Front Parking Aid Camera: Notes

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The front parking aid camera image is displayed by the audio system display in park (P), neutral (N) or drive (D) when the camera selection switch is pressed. To determine the selector lever position and enable the camera display, the PCM sends the gear position message to the GWM. The GWM then sends the message to the APIM.

The camera is on any time it receives voltage (when the ignition is on), but a video signal is only generated under certain conditions. The IPMB turns the front camera video off when the vehicle speed reaches 10 km/h (6 mph). The front camera display can be turned back on when the vehicle speed falls below 10 km/h (6 mph) and the camera selection switch is pressed. 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 IPMB, which displays the image. The IPMB then sends the video signal on shielded twisted pair wires to the APIM, which displays the image on the audio system display.

The following parking aid camera system features are driver selectable:

Visual park aid alert -- assists the driver to visually see the object causing the parking aid system to sound.
180 degree view -- allows the driver to manually select the 180 degree views.
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:

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

The audio system display settings menu is used to turn 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.

To turn the 180 degree view feature on and off, the driver uses an on screen button located on the audio system display. The driver generated commands originate at the audio system display, which is hardwired to the APIM. The APIM sends the driver generated commands to the GWM. The GWM then sends the commands to the IPMB. The IPMB sends the 180 degree view command to the front parking aid camera via the LIN circuit. The 180 degree view is generated by the front parking aid camera.