Method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during a parking manoeuvre into a lateral parking space, in which method the motor vehicle is parked forwards into the lateral parking space, comprising the following steps: (a) detecting the surroundings of the motor vehicle with a surroundings sensor system, and evaluating data, detected by the surroundings sensor system, in order to detect a lateral parking space, and (b) if the motor vehicle dips at least partially into a lateral parking space, carrying out a reversing movement which is directed straight ahead, • followed by a forward movement which comprises a circular arc segment with full lock of the steerable wheels in a first direction, and a circular arc segment with a lock of the steerable wheels in a second direction which is opposed to the first, and an orientation straight line if direct parking into the parking space is possible with this forward movement; • or if parking in a total of two movements is not possible, followed by a forward movement with which the motor vehicle drives at least partially past the lateral parking space, a reversing movement which ends with cornering with full lock of the steerable wheels, in order to move the motor vehicle into a position which permits forward parking into the lateral parking space in one movement and a final forward movement for parking the motor vehicle in the lateral parking space; or (c) if the motor vehicle has driven at least partially past the lateral parking space, carrying out a reversing movement which ends with cornering with partial lock or full lock of the steerable wheels, in order to move the motor vehicle into a position which permits forward parking into the lateral parking space in one movement, followed by a final forward movement for parking the motor vehicle in the lateral parking space. (a) detecting the surroundings of the motor vehicle with a surroundings sensor system, and evaluating data, detected by the surroundings sensor system, in order to detect a lateral parking space, and (b) if the motor vehicle dips at least partially into a lateral parking space, carrying out a reversing movement which is directed straight ahead, • followed by a forward movement which comprises a circular arc segment with full lock of the steerable wheels in a first direction, and a circular arc segment with a lock of the steerable wheels in a second direction which is opposed to the first, and an orientation straight line if direct parking into the parking space is possible with this forward movement; • or if parking in a total of two movements is not possible, followed by a forward movement with which the motor vehicle drives at least partially past the lateral parking space, a reversing movement which ends with cornering with full lock of the steerable wheels, in order to move the motor vehicle into a position which permits forward parking into the lateral parking space in one movement and a final forward movement for parking the motor vehicle in the lateral parking space; or • followed by a forward movement which comprises a circular arc segment with full lock of the steerable wheels in a first direction, and a circular arc segment with a lock of the steerable wheels in a second direction which is opposed to the first, and an orientation straight line if direct parking into the parking space is possible with this forward movement; • or if parking in a total of two movements is not possible, followed by a forward movement with which the motor vehicle drives at least partially past the lateral parking space, a reversing movement which ends with cornering with full lock of the steerable wheels, (c) if the motor vehicle has driven at least partially past the lateral parking space, carrying out a reversing movement which ends with cornering with partial lock or full lock of the steerable wheels, in order to move the motor vehicle into a position which permits forward parking into the lateral parking space in one movement, followed by a final forward movement for parking the motor vehicle in the lateral parking space.