Reverse Camera in Off-road Mode

[Michael H.]

Interested in your thoughts as to why the reversing camera is not available in off-road mode.

A couple of times now I have had to disengage off-road mode so I could view the camera.

Do you think it’s a software issue that needs changing, or is there something I'm not considering?

 

[anand]

Interested in your thoughts as to why the reversing camera is not available in off-road mode.

A couple of times now I have had to disengage off-road mode so I could view the camera.

Do you think it’s a software issue that needs changing, or is there something I'm not considering?

There should be a setting to enable it in off-road mode, it defaults to off for those times off road where you a frequently going between drive/reverse and not needing to look behind you when doing it (such as rocking the vehicle)

 

[Michael H.]

There should be a setting to enable it in off-road mode, it defaults to off for those times off road where you a frequently going between drive/reverse and not needing to look behind you when doing it (such as rocking the vehicle)

I don’t see a downside of the camera going on and off during a rocking manoeuvre, but there definitely is a downside in not being able to see directly behind you when reversing off road.

 

[DenisM]

My reversing camera operates in high/ low range and stays on until I tap either
the "exit" or "camera off" command boxes on the screen...

 

[Michael H.]

My reversing camera operates in high/ low range and stays on until I tap either
the "exit" or "camera off" command boxes on the screen...

Yes, but have you engaged Off-road Mode?

 

[DenisM]

Yes, but have you engaged Off-road Mode?

Ah! good question... probably not. Obviously I need to spend more time where conditions warrant "off road" mode rather than exercising the transfer case lever and collar

 

[muxmax]

Hey, I don't know if that is still an issue, but I found out that you can re-activate the camera in off road mode if you re-activate the PDC after turning on the off-road mode. Camera stays on, even if you switch off PDC again afterwards. (at least that is the situation before my expected software update)

 

[Michael H.]

Hey, I don't know if that is still an issue, but I found out that you can re-activate the camera in off road mode if you re-activate the PDC after turning on the off-road mode. Camera stays on, even if you switch off PDC again afterwards. (at least that is the situation before my expected software update)

Another way that works when you're in Offroad mode …

You can tap the 3 bars in the top right of an Offroad screen and you'll see the option to turn the camera on. It stays on till you turn it off.

 

[ddv]

Another way that works when you're in Offroad mode …

You can tap the 3 bars in the top right of an Offroad screen and you'll see the option to turn the camera on. It stays on till you turn it off.

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Had the whole software upgrade yesterday. This rear view camera option within the off-road temperatures submenu is no longer an option for me. My head unit software was previously upgraded to 1946 and remains at that So it appears that the ECU update may have eliminated this option (although I didn’t check whether I had it before the update). have you had the latest overall software update?

 

[Michael H.]

Had the whole software upgrade yesterday. This rear view camera option within the off-road temperatures submenu is no longer an option for me. My head unit software was previously upgraded to 1946 and remains at that So it appears that the ECU update may have eliminated this option (although I didn’t check whether I had it before the update). have you had the latest overall software update?

I’m not exactly sure which update I’ve received. Note that the submenu only appears on the off-road screens when off-road mode is active.

 

[ddv]

I’m not exactly sure which update I’ve received. Note that the submenu only appears on the off-road screens when off-road mode is active.

Thanks Michael. You are so right. I did not realise that Off Road mode had to be engaged before the camera option appeared on the screen. Have just tried this out with Off Road mode engaged and the screen menu changes. This is good news

 

[Tazzieman]

I’m not exactly sure which update I’ve received. Note that the submenu only appears on the off-road screens when off-road mode is active.

Software version accessed as follows

 

[Michael H.]

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That’s what I’ve got, but isn’t that just the head unit software. I’m not sure whether I’ve had my ECUs updated.

 

[Tazzieman]

That’s what I’ve got, but isn’t that just the head unit software. I’m not sure whether I’ve had my ECUs updated.

You'd have to speak with your service guy directly I imagine.
I'm certainly deficient in the ECU update dept!

 

[ddv]

You'd have to speak with your service guy directly I imagine.
I'm certainly deficient in the ECU update dept!

I think that Michael is correct - the software version number refers to the head unit software. I had the head unit software upgraded some time ago without upgrading the ECU's. Its version was ***1946. Yesterday I had the ECU update and the head unit version remained as 1946. My take on this is that the head unit and ECU updates are independent of each other.

 

[j3t3r]

Hey, I don't know if that is still an issue, but I found out that you can re-activate the camera in off road mode if you re-activate the PDC after turning on the off-road mode. Camera stays on, even if you switch off PDC again afterwards. (at least that is the situation before my expected software update)

What does PDC mean here?

 

[Michael H.]

What does PDC mean here?

Park Distance Control (parking sensors).