Driving a car, especially a posh one like a BMW, should be a pleasure. Arriving should be an event, and when you get to where you’re going, the last thing you want to do is get a nasty gravel rash on those expensive alloys.

All parking assistants are the same, right?

Funny you should ask, because no, they are not all the same.

Some need the driver to shift gears and operate the brakes and accelerator, some do the lot, including the steering and gears. Genesis even gives the driver the option of being in, or outside the car. You have to keep your finger on a button, but the car does the work.

BMW have taken things a little further by making the entire shebang 100% automated. The only thing the driver has to do is activate the system and select which parking spot he or she wants.

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How does it work?

  • Activate the system by pressing the button with the Park Sensor icon. (centre console near camera button)
  • Drive slowly forward to allow the system to size up the spaces.
  • Once a spot is found (either parallel or at the kerbside), a chime sounds and icon appears on the centre screen.
  • If multiple spaces are available, drive on until you reach the one you fancy the most
  • Touch the space that has been indicated on the screen while your foot is on the brake
  • Release the brake and allow the system to whisk you into a spot.
  • Once the parking is completed, the doors unlock Parking brake activates, and Park is selected.
  • It will also get you out of kerbside spots too

Job done.

You don’t even have to bother locking or unlocking the doors, if activated in the infotainment menu, the system does it all for you.

Our full review and video will follow, meanwhile we hope you find this helpful.

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