Once. Never again. Parked in multi-story car park, where I'd never been before. Parked car opposit lift. Went shopping. Came back to level I THOUGHT car was on. Lift doors opened. No car! Don't panic, go down one level. Doors opened for me to see my car! What a relief!
From then on, that would be 25 years' ago, if in strange car park, still park opposite lift, write down lift number, level alpha-character, column number, & where I get out of lift in shops, so I just totally reverse my 'journey' back to my car.
These days I only go to one S/C & in that, have only ever parked in three different sections. There're areas I've NEVER parked, & it's been open since 1979!