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**Title:** Mastering Parking and Driving Essentials
**Summary:**
* **Pre-Parking Essentials:**
+ Adjust seat for comfort and safety (height, incline, and headrest)
+ Properly adjust mirrors (driver's side, passenger's side, and rearview)
+ Ensure clear view of dashboard and maintain a safe driving position (hands at 9 and 3 on the steering wheel)
* **Parking Tips:**
1. **45-Degree Parking:** Align right side mirror with left taillight of adjacent car, turn wheel right, and pull in.
2. **Perpendicular Parking:** Align right side mirror with parking spot line, turn wheel right, and pull in.
3. **Backing into a Parking Space:** Drive past the spot, signal, check surroundings, reverse in while turning the wheel right, and straighten out when aligned.
4. **Parallel Parking:**
- Choose a suitable spot (at least 1.5 times car length)
- Drive alongside the car in front of the spot, then reverse in while turning the wheel right, using side mirrors for alignment.
**Goal:** Build confidence and skills in parking and driving through practice and attention to essential details.
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**Vehicle Setup**
1. Adjusting the seat is the first thing to do when getting behind the wheel.
2. The seat height should allow a clear view of the dash panel and the road.
3. For shorter drivers, a cushion or wedge can be used to improve visibility.
4. The seat incline should be around 100 to 110 degrees for comfort and safety.
5. The headrest should be adjusted to support the head in the middle.
**Mirror Adjustment**
6. The driver's side mirror should be adjusted to barely see the side of the rear bumper.
7. To adjust the driver's side mirror, lean left and align it with the rear fender.
8. The passenger side mirror should be adjusted to barely see the side of the rear bumper when leaning right.
9. The rearview mirror should provide a perfectly centered view of the back window.
**Driving Position**
10. Hands should be placed on the wheel at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions (or 8 and 4, alternatively).
11. This hand position replaces the outdated 10:00 and 2:00 position for safety reasons.
12. The driver should have at least a foot of space between their body and the dash.
**Parking**
13. For 45-degree parking, ensure the spots are slanted towards you, not away.
14. Align the right side view mirror with the left taillight of the adjacent car for 45-degree parking.
15. For perpendicular parking, align the right side view mirror with the right line of the parking spot.
**Backing into a Parking Space**
16. Drive two spots past the desired parking space before reversing.
17. Signal intentions to other drivers and check for oncoming vehicles before reversing.
18. Turn the steering wheel to the right and slowly accelerate backward into the space.
**Parallel Parking**
19. Choose a parking spot with at least one and a half times the length of your car.
20. Drive forward until your car is next to the car in front of the parking spot (car number one).
21. Back up in a straight line, looking over your right shoulder through the lower corner of your back window.
22. Turn the wheel to the right when the back of car number one is visible in the right corner.