Rear Camera Grid/Guide Lines

[duquephart]

Do the rear camera guide lines relate to any meaningful information? In other systems the horizontal lines let you know approximately how close you are to what you are backing up to.

[SilveradoSaver]

Do the rear camera guide lines relate to any meaningful information? In other systems the horizontal lines let you know approximately how close you are to what you are backing up to.

 

Yes, they line up to where your wheels are turned and direction you're going. I use it all the time to line up to the lines in a parking stall, as well as how close you are to an object.

[duquephart]

On my Acura the furthest line indicates X feet away and so on. The closest indicates approx. 18 inches. That's what I'm getting at, the lines have known values. The camera also has three views, including straight down so you can see where you are in relation to the curb or whatever. Why have lines if they mean nothing? I realize a Silverado is not an Acura - am I asking too much?

[Sean Neilan]

On my Acura the furthest line indicates X feet away and so on. The closest indicates approx. 18 inches. That's what I'm getting at, the lines have known values. The camera also has three views, including straight down so you can see where you are in relation to the curb or whatever. Why have lines if they mean nothing? I realize a Silverado is not an Acura - am I asking too much?

So put the truck in reverse and have someone measure out to each line. Have you looked in the owners manual?

[tmo]

In the Acadia, and maybe others, when you cross into the lines it determines how fast the sensors beep (closest line to the vehicle the faster it beeps and gives a warning on the screen). I know some trucks don't have the sensors, so maybe they are just there for the truck with the backup sensors.

 

 

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[duquephart]

I can go by the beeps. It just seems that for this kind of money GM could calibrate the lines.

[Donstar]

I personally don't think the absence of numbers is a cost saving measure or an oversight by GM. Between the bars on the DIC, the camera, the beeps, and the mirrors you can accurately gauge how close you are to your target! I agree with an earlier post that you could create a scale if this is useful to you.

[SilveradoSaver]

I personally don't think the absence of numbers is a cost saving measure or an oversight by GM. Between the bars on the DIC, the camera, the beeps, and the mirrors you can accurately gauge how close you are to your target! I agree with an earlier post that you could create a scale if this is useful to you.

 

 

Or don't solely rely on the camera and look around at your surroundings lol.

 

The camera is handy but I don't find myself strictly using it. I wouldn't find exact measurements on the screen handy.

[tenscourts]

You can measure the distance for reference but remember the grade will effect the distance. If the ground slopes away or up it can throw off your measurements.

 

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[Uknow87]

I have never measured, but I have backed up to something to the closest line and it seems to be about 2ft. I'm guessing each line is 2ft increments out to 10 ft.

[redwngr]

I can go by the beeps. It just seems that for this kind of money GM could calibrate the lines.

They probably are.

[papageoff]

I feel like I read that they are I. The manual. I'm in the tax collector's office now or I'd look again, but you might check the section on driver-aids.