Method for classifying parking scenarios for a system for parking a motor vehicle

A method for classifying parking scenarios for an assistance system for parking a motor vehicle, a predefined number of parking scenarios being defined and each parking scenario being described by a predefined number of typical parking scenario criteria, the criteria being based at least on parking-space-specific parameters, the method comprising:

• determining data relating to the environment of the motor vehicle using an environment sensor system of the motor vehicle;
• determining parking-space-specific parameters from the environment data;
• checking the criteria of each parking scenario using the parking-space-specific parameters;
• and
• classifying each parking scenario using the criteria which have been checked;
• wherein the following parking scenarios:
• “reversing into a perpendicular parking space”, “reversing into a parallel parking space”, “driving forward into a perpendicular parking space”, “driving forward into a parallel parking space” and “driving forward into an oblique parking space” are defined
• wherein a type of parking space in the parking scenario is detected by checking criteria including a number of previously found free spaces in which one of perpendicular, parallel, or oblique-type parking is possible.