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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 06:04 AM
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2016 front camera...is there a setting so it comes on automatically when I'm moving at just 2-3-4 mph? It's annoying having to press it's icon on the screen when I'm paying attention to parking. Thanks -
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 06:22 AM
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Nope. Only if you were in reverse first. I thought the same thing until everyone pointed out that if it did that it would be coming on every time you approached a light or a stop sign. I find that I don't even use it or look at anymore. Not really needed as far as I'm concerned.
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 06:34 AM
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If we had parking sensors in the front then it would come on when you are driving slowly and the sensors detected an object. We only have cameras with out sensors
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 08:53 AM
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Or, you could just geez out and back in...

But I feel ya. Having to reach over that 4" after shifting into 1st gear to touch the icon is just sooo much of a hassle.
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2016 front camera...is there a setting so it comes on automatically when I'm moving at just 2-3-4 mph? It's annoying having to press it's icon on the screen when I'm paying attention to parking. Thanks -
I agree, that would be a nice feature. The camera icon on the screen is wonky because with an M7 you don't typically creep into a parking space like you can with an A8, so half the time I hit the button its going too fast and the annoying error message blocks the screen. It would be nice to automatically activate.
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It's marginally quicker to get to it by using reverse whenever you can. I prefer to back in and that is one of the reasons, camera pops right up without having to do anything I wouldn't normally be doing.

That said, I've rearranged the icons on my screen so the things I use are one click away. Camera and PDR are things I use a lot, they are on the top row.

Minor inconvenience to get to them and well worth the extra time.
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