The invention relates to a device for recording a lateral environment of a vehicle (2), by means of a sensor (14), arranged laterally on the vehicle (2), comprising a transmitter unit for the transmission of electromagnetic radiation into a monitored space and a receiver unit for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from an object in the monitoring space, whereby on receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation, recorded signals may be generated by the receiver unit. According to the invention, the device is characterised in that the monitoring space comprises at least two recording regions (18; 16, 18, 20), whereby a first recording region (18) is arranged essentially perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis and has a first opening angle and the second recording region (16, 18, 20) has a second opening angle which is larger than the first opening angle. The recorded signals from the first recording region (18) may be supplied to a parking aid device, whereby a parking gap (4) may be measured on the vehicle (2) driving past the parking gap (4) and the recorded signals from the second recording region (16, 18, 10) may be supplied to an environment monitoring device.
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