Park like a pro

What if your Ranger doesn’t have Active Park Assist 2.0¹ fitted as standard? No problem, our handy hints on parallel and perpendicular parking will have you parking your rig like a pro in no time at all.

Depending on the variant, there are three levels of camera type, including a 360-degree camera2, reversing camera with Hitch View and Split View capability3, and a regular reversing camera4. Select different view types via the menu button on the SYNC®4A screen (press Controls and then press Camera).

The 360-degree camera2 provides top-down all-around visibility when parking, either in a parking bay, avoiding obstacles or when parallel parking. The cameras are mounted in the grille, side mirrors and near the tailgate handle. The split-view display allows you to toggle through different camera displays by pressing the camera button on the touchscreen. The forward view is available in Park (P), Neutral (N), or Drive (D), while the rear view is automatically triggered in Reverse (R).

Parallel parking

The trick is to find a spot that’s big enough to take your vehicle (it should be around 1.5 times the length of your vehicle).
Once you’ve determined that your vehicle will fit in the parking space, pull right up alongside the vehicle in front of the parking spot until your rear bumper is level with its rear bumper. You can also use your wing mirrors as a reference if the vehicle in front is the same length as yours.
Make sure you’ve flicked on your indicator and then select Reverse (R) gear. Slowly release the brake while turning your steering wheel anti-clockwise (don’t turn the wheel when stationary as this places stress on the steering system) and then begin reversing.
You’ll be able to use your 360-degree surround camera² view and reversing camera view³, too to help reverse into the parking space, as you’ll be able to instantly see where your vehicle is in relation to those around you. If you’re feeling a bit old-school and just want to use your mirrors, then watch the vehicle in your rear-view mirror. As you’re reversing it should ‘move’ from one side of the mirror to the other. Stop once half of that vehicle appears on that other side of the mirror.
Straighten up the steering and continue to reverse slowly, using your reversing camera and parking sensors (the rear parking sensors start beeping when there’s an object 1.8 m behind you and become louder the closer you get to the other vehicle) get as close as you can and then stop, move the gear selector to Drive and inch forward until you’re spaced evenly in the parking spot. And that’s all there is to it.
It’s worth noting that if you’ve selected to have rear camera delay “ON”, then the reversing camera and 360-degree camera will remain on while driving forward in the parking spot (up to 10km/h). If rear camera delay is “OFF” you can access the front camera and 360-degree view, if fitted, by pressing controls on the touchscreen and then selecting camera to select that forward view.