MONITOR SYSTEM GENERAL

  1. OUTLINE

    1. Rear Monitor System

      1. To assist the driver in parking the vehicle by monitoring the area behind it, the rear monitor system has a rear television camera assembly mounted on the back door*1 or back door spare tire carrier*2.

      2. This system consists of the rear television camera assembly, the multi display assembly*3, the accessory meter assembly*4.

        • *1: Models without back door spare tire carrier

        • *2: Models with back door spare tire carrier

        • *3: Models with navigation system

        • *4: Models without navigation system

  2. PRECAUTION

    1. Do not rely entirely on the rear monitor system. Use caution, just as when driving any vehicle.

    2. Never drive while looking only at the screen. The image on the screen may differ from actual conditions. Backing up while looking only at the screen may cause an accident or cause the vehicle to hit an object. Be sure to confirm the safety of the surroundings when driving the vehicle.

    3. The camera uses a wide-angle lens. The perceived distance from images that appear on the screen differs from the actual distance.

    4. In the following cases, it may become difficult to see the images on the screen, but this is not a malfunction:

      1. In the dark (for example, at night).

      2. When the temperature near the lens is very high or low.

      3. When water droplets are adhering to the camera, or when humidity is high (for example, when it rains).

      4. When the camera has scratches or dirt on it.

      5. When foreign matter (for example, mud) is adhering to the camera lens.

      6. When the sun or the beam of headlights is shining directly into the camera lens.

    5. If a bright light (for example, sunlight reflected off the vehicle body) is picked up by the camera, the smear effect* (peculiar to the CCD camera) may occur.

      Tech Tips

      *: A phenomenon that occurs when a bright light (for example, sunlight reflected off the vehicle body) is received by the camera and transmitted to the screen. The light source will appear to have a vertical streak above and below it.

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      *a Bright Light *b Vertical Streak