Nissan Altima: Backing up on a steep downhill

Nissan Altima / Nissan Altima Owners Manual / Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems / RearView Monitor (if so equipped) / Difference between predicted and actual distances / Backing up on a steep downhill

When backing up the vehicle down a hill, the

When backing up the vehicle down a hill, the distance guide lines and the vehicle width guide lines are shown farther than the actual distance. For example, the display shows 3 ft (1.0 m) to the place A , but the actual 3 ft (1.0 m) distance on the hill is the place B . Note that any object on the hill is closer than it appears on the monitor.

Backing up on a steep uphill

When backing up the vehicle up a hill, the distance guide lines and the vehicle width guide lines are shown closer than the actual distance. For example, the display shows 3 ft (1.0 m) to the pl ...

Backing up behind a projecting object

The position C is shown farther than the position B in the display. However, the position C is actually at the same distance as the position A . The vehicle may hit the object when backing up to ...