REAR VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM
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The rear view monitor system camera is lo-
cated on the back door as shown in the il-
lustration.
The camera uses a special lens. The per-
ceived distance from images that appear
on the screen differs from the actual dis-
tance.
When the camera is used under fluores-
cent lights, sodium lights, mercury lights
etc., the lights and the illuminated areas
may appear to flicker.
In the following cases, it may become diffi-
cult to see the images on the screen, but
this is not a malfunction.
In the dark (for example, at night)
When the temperature near the lens is
high or low
When water droplets are adhering to
the camera, or when humidity is high
(for example, when it rains)
When foreign matter (for example,
mud) is adhering to the camera
When the camera has scratches or dirt
on it
When the sun or the beam of head-
lights is shining directly into the camera
lens
If a bright light (for example, sunlight re-
flected off the vehicle body) is picked up by
the camera, the smear effect
∗, peculiar to
the CCD camera, may occur.
∗: Smear effect — A phenomenon that oc-
curs when a bright light (for example, sun-
light reflected off the vehicle body) is
picked up by the camera; when trans-
mitted by the camera, the light source ap-
pears to have a vertical streak above and
below it.
