Complete Approach-to-Landing Sequence

Let us review a complete approach and landing sequence from initial contact with approach control to parking at the gate. This demonstrates how all the procedures fit together:
Ground data-aircraft="OE-CMV (Airbus A320)">

Complete IFR Approach and Landing Sequence

Munich Approach / Tower / Ground · OE-CMV (Airbus A320)

PILOT: Munich Approach, OE-CMV, descent from flight level two-two-zero, inbound Munich.
ATC OE-CMV, Munich Approach, descend to flight level one-five-zero, expect approach runway 08 left.
PILOT: Descend to flight level one-five-zero, expect runway 08 left, OE-CMV. [... descent continues ...]
ATC: OE-CMV, vector heading two-seven-zero, descend to three thousand feet.
PILOT: Heading two-seven-zero, descend to three thousand, OE-CMV. [... vectors for approach setup ...]
ATC: OE-CMV, descend to two thousand feet, continue vectors for localizer runway 08 left.
PILOT: Descend to two thousand, continue vectors, OE-CMV. [... final vector ...]
ATC: OE-CMV, heading one-eight-five, descend to one thousand five hundred, CLEARED for ILS approach runway 08 left.
PILOT: Heading one-eight-five, descend to one thousand five hundred, CLEARED for ILS runway 08 left, OE-CMV. [... aircraft established on localizer ...]
PILOT: Munich, OE-CMV, established on localizer runway 08 left.
ATC: OE-CMV, continue approach.
PILOT: Continue approach, OE-CMV. [... descent to decision altitude ...]
PILOT: Munich Tower, OE-CMV, decision height, visual with runway.
ATC: OE-CMV, runway 08 left CLEARED to land, wind one-eight-zero degrees four knots, runway dry.
PILOT: Runway 08 left CLEARED to land, wind one-eight-zero four, OE-CMV. [... landing ...]
PILOT: Munich Tower, OE-CMV, on the ground.
ATC: OE-CMV, continue taxiing, exit left at taxiway three.
PILOT: Exit left taxiway three, OE-CMV. [... on taxiway ...]
PILOT: Munich Tower, OE-CMV, runway vacated.
ATC: OE-CMV, ROGER, CONTACT ground one-two-one decimal five for gate.
PILOT: Ground one-two-one decimal five, OE-CMV.

Note

Descent from FL220 to FL150 | Expect RWY 08L | Vectors 270° to 3000 ft | Descend 2000 ft, vectors | Final vector 185°, 1500 ft, ILS cleared | Established on LOC | Decision height, visual | RWY 08L cleared to land | Exit taxiway 3 | Vacated runway