Image Display

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The analog rear parking aid camera image is displayed by the audio system display when reverse (R) is selected. To determine the transmission gear position and enable the camera display, the PCM or TCM sends the gear position message to the GWM over the FD-CAN. The GWM then send the message to the BCM via the HS-CAN1.

The analog rear parking aid 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 (R) is selected, the camera continuously generates a video signal. When any gear except reverse (R) is selected, the camera turns the video signal off when the vehicle speed reaches 16 km/h (10 mph), and turns the video signal on when vehicle speed falls below 8 km/h (5 mph). If the camera is not configured properly, some features may be inoperative. The camera sends the video signal on shielded twisted pair of wires to the APIM, which displays the image on the audio system display.

The digital rear parking aid camera image is displayed by the audio system display when reverse (R) is selected. To determine the transmission gear position and enable the camera display, the PCM or TCM sends the gear position message to the the IPMA via the FD-CAN.

The digital rear parking aid 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 (R) is selected, the camera continuously generates a video signal. When any gear except reverse (R) is selected, the camera turns the video signal off when the vehicle speed reaches 16 km/h (10 mph), and turns the video signal on when vehicle speed falls below 8 km/h (5 mph). If the camera is not configured properly, some features may be inoperative. The camera sends the video signal on a coaxial cable to the IPMA then the IPMA sents the signal over a shielded twisted pair of wires for an 8 inch display or a coaxial cable for a 12 inch display to the APIM, which displays the image on the audio system display.

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

The following parking aid camera system features are driver selectable:

Visual park aid alert -- allows the driver to 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 (R) into any gear other than park (P).

The following camera system features are not driver selectable:

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

The audio system display settings menu turns the visual park aid alert and video delay on and off. The visual park aid alert and video delay features are generated within the APIM.