So I got this new Jeep Grand Cherokee that parks itself. Works like magic every time. So much fun showing friends how it works. On the other hand in my 07 LS I have tried this a few times and it will sometimes start moving into the spot but just shut off in the middle of the operation. Does this work for anybody in their equipped LS460? Was the technology not there yet or is mine just broken? I don't really need this feature but I I would use it if it worked.

 

I tried to use it 1 time and it was a bit more involved than I thought it would be. That in conjunction with the fact it moves so slow and I kept getting errors. I figured by the time the car did it itself, I could have parked on my own and walked to my destination.
Perhaps I was doing something wrong as well... Idk.

 

I've found as long as the rear view camera has clear sight of the parking spot it seems to work quite well. Sometimes you do have to align the box with the parking spot (I've found that with a clear view it auto picks the spot), but after that it parks itself just fine. But do remember that the LS was the first production car with auto parking technology so it is rougher compared to the newer stuff. But all in all, it seems to work just fine - I've had it perfectly park multiple times. I never get any errors unless the car moves too quickly or I tap on the accelerator pedal.

 

Hmm..good points. Thanks for that enoch. The one time I tried it, if I recall correctly, there weren't any cars around and I was trying to parallel park next to a curb. I'll try this again soon and see what happens.

 

I use it about 90% of my parkings. Can't live without it now. rtfm, as usual

 

Well, as you surmise, the Jeep technology is 10 years newer than the Lexus technology used in the 2007 LS460.

 

Agreed. The '07 LS self parking was the first for any automobile and advance technology ten years ago. But its self parking was time consuming and not always accurate and takes practice. Now cheaper cars have the same feature and will self park accurately and fast. My daughter Ford Focus self parking is effortless and accurate.

 

What baffles me is that while other manufacturers perfected the feature, Lexus did away with it altogether.

 

It's not available as an option on newer LS's ? Really ? What year did they stop making it ?

I never used it before but, I should get my 2007 LS460L this week (crossing fingers) and I was really looking forward to using it (as I back into spots every day.)

 

Because it didn't work that well. Rather than have a flawed feature, they just got rid of it.

 

I'm not certain, but I believe it was dropped for the refreshed MY 2013 and newer. Hopefully it is brought back with the new LS. All the hardware is there (and now, more). It's just coding.

 

Self parking works flawlessly on other brands, with Ford pioneering a more reliable system a good number of years ago. Lexus on the other hand left the feature in its infancy and never improved it. I'll admit, buying a Lexus GS in 2012, I was sure that the technology would have trickled down from the LS, but was shocked when I learned it was scrapped altogether.

 

does anyone know how to tell if my car is equipped wit this feature?

I found some screen where there is like a box, or arrows in the rear view cam when I am reversing but I didn't know what it was

 

Hi *****, if your rear view camera screen displays arrows and two small boxes at the bottom corners with car icons, you indeed have the self parking feature. Check out these youtube videos for regular parking and parallel parking using the self parking feature.

 

Now that I have had my car over a week now. I always have backed into spots with my good old' LS430. So I have been playing with the Self park I try to use it every day just to back into a spot.

It's very picky if your angle is not right, or if your just too far away but if your about to back into a spot, hitting the button will back into the spot, you just need to keep your foot on the break, as it will yell at you if it's going too fast.

The thing I DO like about it, if your going between 2 cars, it does a pretty good job of being in the center, and if your just going in painted lines, it's the same, 95% of the time, it's equal on both sides.