Multi-story car parks first appeared in China in the 1980s and have since sprung up in cities across the country. However, for the average person, multi-story car parks are still a relatively new concept.
How to multi-story car park parking is also a common problem for many novice drivers. Should you fold in your side mirrors when parking? This depends on whether your vehicle parameters are suitable for the parking parameters of the multi-story car park. Therefore, before parking, you should first check the warning signs of the multi-story car park. Most multi-story car parks will have such signs to inform users of the precautions.
Whether or not to fold in the side mirrors depends on the type of multi-story car park. According to the industry standard JB/T8713, multi-story car parks can be divided into nine categories: PPY planar moving, PXD lane stacking, PCS vertical lifting, PSH lifting and shifting, PJS simple lifting, PCX vertical circulation, PSX horizontal circulation, PDX multi-layer circulation, and PQS car lifts.
Parking procedure for PSH lifting and shifting multi-story car parks
Parking procedure for PPY planar moving multi-story car parks
Precautions for parking in a multi-story car park
First, pay attention to the parking warning signs, as shown in the figure below:
Semi-automatic multi-story car parks, such as the PSH lifting and shifting type, generally require reverse parking. Fully automatic multi-story car parks, such as the PPY planar moving type, PXD lane stacking type, and PCS vertical lifting type, generally do not require reverse parking.
After entering the multi-story car park, you need to engage the parking brake and fold in the side mirrors.
In multi-story car parks that require reverse parking, there are usually car stoppers or barrier devices. Therefore, you need to control the accelerator and avoid accelerating suddenly when reversing to prevent damaging the car stoppers or causing vehicle damage.
When parking in a fully automatic multi-story car park, there are usually voice or visual prompts. Follow the prompts carefully to complete the parking process smoothly.
Why do you need to fold in your side mirrors when parking in a multi-story car park?
Multi-story car parks achieve the separation of people and vehicles. Mechanical parking equipment During operation, multi-story car parks need to move in multiple directions, including up, down, left, right, forward, and backward. If the side mirrors are not folded in during operation, they may collide with other vehicles, causing damage. Therefore, it is necessary to fold in the side mirrors when parking in a multi-story car park.
