Where to Position the Vehicle at the Starting Point for Parallel Parking?

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At the beginning of parallel parking, the vehicle should be driven to about two-thirds of the length behind the adjacent vehicle. Then, start turning the steering wheel to reverse. Related techniques are as follows: Maintaining distance: It is advisable to keep the distance between the vehicle body and the left line of the parking space at about 30cm. A distance that is too large (over 40cm) may cause the left front corner of the vehicle to scrape the line when reversing, while a distance that is too small (under 20cm) may result in the vehicle pressing against the corner of the parking space when entering. Steering wheel operation: For older models like the Volkswagen Santana, the first steering action when reversing should be turning the wheel one and a half turns to the full lock. The optimal distance on the right side when parking should be maintained at 20-30cm. If the distance is too wide, it may cause the left front corner of the vehicle to scrape the line during reversing. Alternative method: If the first steering action when reversing is turning the wheel one full turn, the distance on the right side when parking can be maintained between 20-50cm. The advantage of this method is that it almost never results in scraping the line or pressing against the corner of the parking space. With this method, the first steering point should be initiated several tens of centimeters earlier than the previous method.