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01-23-2026
I'm trying to find a method for having the X5 park into my single bay garage door. There are plenty of methods/videos online on how to get the X5 to self park into parking spot, but I haven't found one that shows how to approach a garage door and have the X5 park itself. The garage doors on my house are very narrow, your typical 7ft wide with the X5 is almost 6ft wide itself, thus you only have about 6" to 8" on each side. Obviously the X5 is screaming as it enters the bay. I can use the back-up assist to have it back out (which is awesome), but how the heck can I get it to roll itself into the garage??
My wife won't dare entry for fear of denting the X5.
We have a 2021 and 2026 X5, and both are equipped with the Parking Assist. If you know of a posted video, please link it.. I've looked for hours without success.
01-23-2026
I recorded the parking path and park on the single side of our garage.
Now all I do is pull onto the drive way, stop, select the path and watch as it parks.
Usually use the time to put the sunglasses away!
01-23-2026
Any way you're able to share that video
01-24-2026
I'll record it once this winter storm has passed through Dallas !!
01-24-2026
Here's a video:

Note the this is for iDrive 8 and above. If you're on iDrive 7 like I am, you're out of luck.
02-01-2026
After recording the path, here's a video of parking into a single garage
02-01-2026
d9hug wrote
After recording the path, here's a video of parking into a single garage
That's an awesome video... but mine wouldn't work, said something about the space being to NARROW (or short)

I'll have to maybe try it like you did, drive pass the door, reverse and then forward again.
02-02-2026
I never thought about trying to go in one arc - too used of parking a Raptor in there with about an inch either side so it was habit!