Why is the left side narrow and the right side wide when reversing into the right parking space?

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SanJosephine
07/30/25 6:57am
When reversing into the right parking space, the situation where the left side is narrow and the right side is wide is actually caused by turning the steering wheel too late during the reversing process. If the rear of the car is still far from the corner of the parking space (not yet around 30 cm), but the right front door handle has already reached or passed the extension line of the right boundary of the parking space, then the steering wheel has been turned too late, making it easy to hit the left corner or boundary of the parking space. Here are the correct handling methods: 1. If you notice that the left side is narrow and the right side is wide in the rearview mirror after most of the car has entered the parking space, you can turn the steering wheel to the right by 1/4 turn at this point. Once the car body is straight, return the steering wheel to the center. 2. When the car body is parallel to the parking space but the entire car is slightly to the left, if no adjustment is made, it is very easy to hit the left front corner of the parking space when exiting to the left. Therefore, you can first turn the steering wheel to the right by 1/4 turn, ensuring the front wheels do not easily cross the line. When the right-side distance is about right, turn the steering wheel to the left by 1/4 turn. Once the car body is parallel to the parking space again, return the steering wheel to the center.
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