Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2018 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 351

Interior equipment / Front View Monitor
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WARNING
Because the range of the image captured by the camera is limited, always check the traffic around the vehicle directly with your eyes when driving the vehicle.
NOTE
. The range of the displayed image may differ depending on the vehicle status or the road surface status.. Because the Front View Monitor system uses a specially designed lens, the sense of distance in the displayed image is different from the actual distance.. The camera image may be difficult to view in the following situations. This is not a malfunction. – Dark place( at night) – High or low temperature around the lens – Water contacts lens or in high humidity( rainy weather) – There is foreign materials( such as mud) around the camera – Sunlight or headlight beam directly shines towards the camera lens
. Under an artificial light such as a
fluorescent lamp, sodium-vapor lamp or mercury lamp, the lighted portion may look like it is flickering( flicker phenomenon).. While the display has cooled down, the image may leave traces or become darker than usual, causing a difficulty in viewing the screen. Always check the traffic around the vehicle directly with your eyes while driving the vehicle.. The following incidents should not be deemed a malfunction. – The camera lens may become foggy when the humidity is high on a rainy day. – The light from a vehicle or building located ahead may be reflected towards the camera image while driving at night. – In a dark place or while driving at night, the camera image may be adjusted to make noises less visible. Therefore, the image may look like a monochromatic image or the image colors may differ from the actual colors. The camera image may be deteriorated in regard to sharpness at the center and four corners of the screen. This is not a malfunction.
& Guiding line
1) Guiding line 2) Warning message
The guiding line that indicates the width and the front end of your vehicle is displayed on the display.
& Handling of camera
CAUTION
Observe the following instructions. Otherwise, the system may malfunction.
. Do not apply any strong impact to the camera such as banging it or hitting it with an object. The mounting angle may change.
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