This allowed me to see anyone coming up behind me at night when i was sitting in the airport parking lot waiting to pick up my wife after a flight or whatever. When i was test driving the ed ram 1500 before purchase one of the vehicles had the ability to turn on the backup cam while driving forward.
Activating The Camera While Driving Great Feature
Turn on backup camera while driving ram. I wired it up so that it could be always on. You cant use your backup camera while in drive if its only powered while youre in reverse. The sierras rear backup camera is activated when reverse is selected. Is this option of viewing the camera a. It also unlocks the dvd play while driving and does all sorts of neat functions like 0 60 times and other things. The rear view camera backup camera will activate with the ignition switch onengine on and the shift lever in the rreverse position.
First youll need a backup camera thats powered independently of the reverse light. If u get a lockpic u can cycle through up to 3 different cameras while driving. How to use your cars backup camera correctly duration. On my ram 1500 i had added a dvd player that had rca inputs so it was extremely cheap to add a backup camera probably 10 15 iirc. Can you turn on the rear camera while driving click to expand. After reading your post i tried to bring that view up using the camera.
This system is a supplemental system that shows behind the vehicle through the audio screen while backing up unless equipped with a navigation systemthen will display on the navgation screen. In the end i purchased a 2015 with the 84 screen and backup cam. How to turn on backup camera while driving no mods duration. Pressing and holding the radio home button for five seconds brings up the camera menu screen to select the trailer camera image. I had one on my 1500 wish i would have taken it off before i traded it. An extremely common wiring configuration is to use the reverse light.
I dont remember but i think it was a 2016. Second youll need a system to that is also powered independently of the reverse light.