GF54.65-P-0005-03LEJ Reversing Camera (RFK), Operating Notes

GF54.65-P-0005-03LEJ Reversing Camera (RFK), Operating Notes
- with CODE (218) Backup camera

Reversing camera, general operating notes
The reversing camera system enables the driver to select between two parking modes:
- Reverse parking
- Parallel parking

The parking mode last selected is activated by engaging reverse gear.
A40/9 It is possible to change between reverse parking and parallel parking via the central front operating unit.

The operating notes for the reversing camera comprise the following notes:
^ Operating notes for parallel parking
^ Operating notes for reverse parking

Component Identification:

The operating instructions for parallel parking are comprised of the following operating notes:
^ Move to start position
^ Determining final parking position
^ Transition from first to second steering angle

Component Identification:

The start position is parallel with a distance of one meter to the vehicle parking in front.
Furthermore, the driver seat of the vehicle parking in front should be at the level of the rear axle of the vehicle you are driving.

The two vertical help lines represent the end of the vehicle rear of the vehicle parked in front.
If this is not the case, the driver must first reset straightahead until one of the help lines touches the end of the vehicle rear.

Component Identification:

Once the start position for parking is defined, then the desired parking position must be set. For this purpose the driver with the vehicle at a standstill must firstly turn in the steering wheel. In the COMAND display (A40/8) a parking frame (shown green here) is now inserted with which the driver has to determine the target position. This parking frame turns in ratio to the steering angle, i.e. with the aid of the steering wheel the driver can define the position of the parking frame and thus the final parking position. The driver can also use the parking frame to determine whether the parking space is suitable for his/her vehicle.

Once the driver has defined the parking position with the aid of the parking frame, the backup camera control unit (N66/2) then uses the collated data to define the parking position and the required steering angle for the subsequent first steering angle.

The color of the parking frame must be green in order to reach the parking space with the adjusted steering angle. If the parking frame is colored red, then the steering angle must be continually adapted until the parking frame turns green.

Component Identification:

First steering angle:
Once the parking position has been defined, the driver moves the vehicle backwards. During this phase the driver must maintain the previously defined steering angle. A guide line appears in the COMAND display as soon as the vehicle approaches the edge of the road. This guide line can be used by the driver to determine when he/she should initiate the next steering maneuve As soon as the guide line virtually touches the edge of the road, the driver stops the vehicle and turns the steering wheel up to the limit stop in the opposite direction.

To prevent the driver relying solely on the COMAND display and as a result ignoring the immediate environment, no help lines are displayed in the parking space during the first steering maneuver.

Second steering angle:
As soon as the steering wheel is on the limit stop, the distance lines appear again in the COMAND display which are already known from reverse parking. These lines can be used by the driver to maneuver the vehicle such that the best parking position is achieved.

Component Identification:

The operating note for reverse parking is comprised of the following operating notes:
^ Display of help lines
^ Parking procedure
^ Display of distance lines

Display of help lines
Virtual extension of longitudinal axis of the vehicle (green help lines):
The green help lines represent a virtual extension of the vehicle. The distance between the green help lines is slightly more than the vehicle width.

Virtual steering angle (yellow help lines):
The yellow help lines are shown as soon as the driver turns the steering wheel. They indicate to the driver the path which the vehicle would follow with the currently applied steering angle. This curve is automatically adapted to the situation as the steering angle changes. The distance between the yellow help lines is slightly more than the vehicle width.

Parking procedure
In order to park the driver now has to adapt the steering angle until an outer line of the yellow guide lines virtually touches the parking space marking in the COMAND display.
This parking space marking can, e.g. be another vehicle or a line on the asphalt. The driver now has to turn back the steering and adapt the steering angle correspondingly until the parking space limits represented run parallel to the current direction of travel. Next the driver must turn the steering wheel back into the straight- ahead position in order to drive in a straight line up to the final parking position in the parking lot.

Component Identification:

In the straight-ahead position of the steering (steering angle = 0°) the yellow help lines are congruent with the green help lines. As soon as the lines are congruent, the green help lines are no longer displayed.

By means of distance lines the driver is informed about the distances from the virtual bumper to the obstacles. No acoustic information and warning messages are output during reverse parking.