valkraider Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Park Assist is pretty cool. We have lots of experience parallel parking - and with the rear-view camera it's pretty easy. Still, I wanted to play with Park Assist. Tonight we messed around with it. It works well. But it is no good for busy streets. It is too slow, and makes you pull pretty far ahead of the spot which means on a busy street people will come right up behind you and then you can't park. On a not busy side street it works great. FYI: Our dealer warned us about two things: 1. It needs a curb. If there is no curb it will just drive onto the grass and never straighten out. 2. It will not work next to a lifted truck or high box truck (like a Penske moving van or similar). Th sensors won't see the truck because its too high and the sensors can't find the bumper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdefny Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Fascinating. I would think such a feature would be most helpful in an urban environment, but it sounds like it would not help. Luckily, the car is easy to park anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 It is helpful in an urban environment. Just not on a busy street. We are in an urban environment, not all streets are busy. AllOur side streets are just perfect for park assist. The main streets will be tricky if there is a lot of traffic. The system just can't do it as fast as a human. It easily takes twice as long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 I can see what you mean by using it on a busy street. I did notice how forward it pulls when it is seeking the parking spot, and indeed that would be a problem in dense traffic. I haven't tried it again since our first week of getting our C-Max--too freaky for me LOL. Seriously we have few times when we need to parallel park in our area, but hubby loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdefny Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 In NYC all of the streets are pretty busy and the spaces are tight. I don't mind telaying traffic for an extra few seconds, but can it handle a tight space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 We haven't tried a really tight space yet. Really, with the backup camera it's super easy to do it ourselves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 In NYC all of the streets are pretty busy and the spaces are tight. I don't mind telaying traffic for an extra few seconds, but can it handle a tight space?I practiced with it in tight spots, and it seemed to handle tight ones just fine--my girlfriend got sweaty palms and couldn't stop giggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) This post can be deleted. Edited December 27, 2012 by valkraider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) In NYC all of the streets are pretty busy and the spaces are tight. I don't mind telaying traffic for an extra few seconds, but can it handle a tight space? How is this?(Sorry for the blur, I had to run out in the street in the dark to capture this pic) (notice the trailer hitch) It was pretty hard to get out of the spot, as there is no "get out assist". Edited December 27, 2012 by valkraider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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