How to Correct Steering Wheel Timing for Reversing into the Garage in Subject 2?

[Gabriela]

Correcting the steering wheel timing when reversing into the garage in Subject 2 is quite simple: if you steer too early, correct early; if you steer too late, correct late. It's better to steer early than late! Reversing into the garage is the most challenging part of Subject 2, and every driving school emphasizes it as a key training item. Many students don't fully understand the reference points, often leading to steering too early or too late. Steering too early or late isn't the issue—the real problem is not knowing how to correct it. This article shares relevant correction methods: First, for steering too early, take left-side reversing as an example. If you steer too early and don't correct in time, the left rear wheel will press against the upper left corner of the garage. The correction method is: correct early by straightening the car's turning arc, then promptly observe the distance between the car body and the left garage corner through the left mirror. When the distance is about 30 cm, turn the steering wheel back half a turn to return to the normal path. Second, for steering too late, again using left-side reversing as an example, steering too late usually causes the right rear wheel to press against the upper right corner of the garage. If you steer way too late, it's irreparable. If it's just slightly late, correction is still possible by delaying the half-turn correction—essentially "correcting late." When observing through the left mirror, if you've steered slightly late, the distance between the car body and the left garage corner will exceed 30 cm. Don’t rush to correct; instead, continue reversing and correct a bit later to extend the turning arc. Keep observing the left mirror and the alignment between the car body and the garage line, waiting for the right moment to straighten the wheels.