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.
First, you need to set up and turn on the iOS parked car feature, and then you can use the location to find your parked car with your iPhone. To set up the iOS parked car feature:
Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Scroll down and select Maps.
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.
With this feature on, Maps will automatically remember where you’ve parked your car, but keep in mind that your car’s location will only be updated according to the most recent time your iPhone was connected to CarPlay via plugging it in with a cable unless you’re a owner of the wireless CarPlay system.
Here’s how to find a parked car on iPhone with the Maps app and CarPlay.
Open the Maps app.
A blue pin will show you where your car is parked.
Select the pin to see more specific information and add notes or photos to help you remember the exact location.
Now you can easily find and even get directions to your parked car!
