Find Your Parked Car on iPhone with Apple Maps

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No one likes getting lost in a parking lot or not being able to find their car parked several blocks over. Apple Maps' parked car feature allows you to use Maps to find your car in a sea of vehicles. For this to work, your car will need either CarPlay or a Bluetooth stereo that your iPhone pairs with. Here’s how to find your parked car using Apple Maps on iPhone.

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Why You'll Love This Tip

• Never worry about getting lost in a parking lot or on the way back to your street-parked car again.
• Navigate to your vehicle more reliably than using the key fob.

Enable iOS Parked Car Feature

First, you need to set up and turn on the iOS parked car feature. To do this:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
   
   
    
2. Scroll down and tap on Maps.
   
   
    
3. Under the Your Car heading, toggle on Show Parked Location.
   
   

This will allow your parked car to appear on the map as a blue pin if your location can be determined when parking. For the connection to be established, your phone must be connected to your car’s Bluetooth or CarPlay stereo.

Find Parked Car with Your iPhone

With this feature on, Maps will automatically remember where you’ve parked your car. Read below to learn how to find your parked car once the feature has been enabled. To learn more Apple Maps tips and tricks, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter.

1. Open the Maps app.
   
   
    
2. A blue pin will show you where your car is parked.
3. Tap the pin to see more specific information and add notes or photos to help you remember the exact location.
   
   

With this simple trick, you can easily find and even get directions to your parked car! No more forgetting exactly where you're parked.