A method for operating a parking assistance system and a parking assistance system
for a vehicle, is characterized by the following steps: a) determination of the
length and/or width of a parking space when passing the parking space; b) determination
of at least one feasible parking process for the vehicle for entering into or exiting
the parking space; c) instructing the driver as to which direction the vehicle
shall be moved and how far the steering wheel must be turned, and d) automatic
braking and/or acceleration of the vehicle during the parking process into or out
of a parking space, wherein steps c) and d) can be effected in any order, one after
the other and/or at the same time.
