Image Display - Vehicles Equipped With An 4.2 in (107 mm) Display

NOTE: The luggage compartment lid must remain closed for correct operation of the rear parking aid camera system.

The rear park aid camera image is displayed by the FCDIM when the reverse gear is selected. To determine the selector lever (automatic transmission) or gearshift lever (manual transmission) position and enable the rear park aid camera display, the PCM sends the gear position message over the HS-CAN1 to the GWM. The GWM then sends the message to the APIM on the HS-CAN3.

The BCM provides power to the rear view camera when the ignition is in the ON position. The BCM rear parking aid camera stand by mode is used to turn off the camera video signal when the vehicle speed is 10 mph (16 km/h) or greater or turn on the camera video signal when the vehicle speed is 8 mph (13 km/h) or lower. The camera generates a video signal any time it's on regardless of the current configuration. If the camera is not configured properly, some features may be inoperative. When the rear parking aid camera is on, the image signal is sent from the camera on shielded twisted pair wires to the APIM, which displays the image on the FCDIM.

The following parking aid camera system features are configured by the driver using the FCDIM:

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. The image will not be displayed if the vehicle is shifted into park.

The following camera system feature are not driver selectable and always on:

Fixed guidelines -- assists the driver with aligning the vehicle with an object.
Active guidelines -- displays the intended path of the vehicle based upon steering angle input.

To turn the visual park aid alert and manual zoom features on and off, the driver generated commands originate from two different buttons on the FCDIM. The commands are sent by the FCDIM which is hardwired to the APIM. The APIM sends the driver generated commands over the HS-CAN3 to the GWM. The GWM then sends the commands to the BCM on the HS-CAN1. The BCM then sends the command to the rear parking aid camera via the LIN circuit. The visual park aid alert feature is generated by the APIM and the manual zoom is generated by the rear parking aid camera.

The video delay feature is generated by the APIM. The FCDIM settings menu is used to turn the video delay feature on and off. The video delay feature is initialized off and remains in the last mode based on the driver's setting.

The fixed and active guidelines are generated by the rear parking aid camera and are not selectable by the driver.