Image Display - 4.2 in (107 mm) Display

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: The lifgate must be fully closed for correct operation of the rear parking aid camera system.

The rear parking aid camera image is displayed by the FCDIM when reverse gear is selected. To determine the selector lever position and enable the camera display, the PCM sends the gear position message to the GWM on the HS-CAN1. The GWM then sends the message to the FCDIM via the HS-CAN3.

The camera is on any time it receives voltage (when the ignition is ON), but a video signal is only generated under certain conditions. When reverse gear is selected, the camera continuously generates a video signal. When any gear except reverse is selected, the camera turns the video signal off when the vehicle speed reaches 10 mph (16 km/h), and turns the video signal on when vehicle speed falls below 5 mph (8 km/h). If the camera is not configured properly, some features may be inoperative. The camera sends the video signal on shielded twisted pair wires to the FCDIM.

The following parking aid camera system are driver selectable:

Visual park aid alert -- assists the driver to visually see the object causing the parking aid system to sound.
Manual zoom -- allows the driver to manually zoom the image.
Video delay -- allows the driver to see the image behind the vehicle after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse into any gear other than park.
Active guidelines -- displays the intended path of the vehicle based upon steering wheel input.

The following camera system features are not driver selectable:

Fixed guidelines -- assists the driver with aligning the vehicle with an object.

The visual park aid alert and video delay are turned on and off in the FCDIM. The visual park aid alert feature is generated by the rear parking aid camera and video delay feature is generated within the FCDIM.

To turn the visual park aid alert and manual zoom features on and off, the driver generated commands originate from the FCDIM on the HS-CAN3. The GWM sends the commands from the HS-CAN3 to the BCM on the HS-CAN1. The BCM then sends the command to the rear parking aid camera via the LIN circuit.

The fixed and active guidelines and the manual zoom are generated by the rear parking aid camera.