Method and device for safely parking a vehicle
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1. A method of parking a vehicle, comprising:
- during a parking maneuver of the vehicle, with detection equipment of the vehicle monitoring an actual distance of the vehicle from a road edge fixture relative to a specified distance value; and
upon completion of the parking maneuver, automatically controlling at least two wheels of the vehicle to turn the wheels toward the road edge fixture in a direction of travel, wherein the automatic controlling of the wheels comprises turning the wheels to a lesser extent when the actual distance is finally less than the specified distance value and turning the wheels to a greater extent when the actual distance is finally greater than or equal to the specified distance value.
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Abstract
In a method and a device for safely parking a vehicle, an actual distance of the vehicle from a road edge fixture is monitored relative to a specified minimum distance value during a manual or automatic parking maneuver, and upon completion of the parking maneuver, at least two wheels of the vehicle are automatically controlled to turn toward the road edge fixture in the direction of travel dependent on the actual distance relative to the specified minimum distance value.
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1. A method of parking a vehicle, comprising:
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during a parking maneuver of the vehicle, with detection equipment of the vehicle monitoring an actual distance of the vehicle from a road edge fixture relative to a specified distance value; and upon completion of the parking maneuver, automatically controlling at least two wheels of the vehicle to turn the wheels toward the road edge fixture in a direction of travel, wherein the automatic controlling of the wheels comprises turning the wheels to a lesser extent when the actual distance is finally less than the specified distance value and turning the wheels to a greater extent when the actual distance is finally greater than or equal to the specified distance value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of parking a vehicle, comprising:
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during a parking maneuver of the vehicle, with detection equipment of the vehicle monitoring an actual distance of the vehicle from a road edge fixture relative to a specified distance value; and upon completion of the parking maneuver, automatically controlling at least two wheels of the vehicle to turn the wheels toward the road edge fixture in a direction of travel, wherein the automatic controlling of the wheels comprises turning the wheels when the actual distance is finally greater than or equal to the specified distance value, and not turning the wheels when the actual distance is finally less than the specified distance value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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