Honda Ridgeline Owner's Manual page 7

ADVICE
• The smear phenomenon*, characteristic to the
CCD camera, occasionally appears on this rear
camera system, as it uses the solid image pickup
element (CCD element) for the image receiving
element. Note that this phenomenon is not a
problem.
The smear phenomenon occurs under the
following conditions.
• When the camera directly catches the strong
light such as the sunlight, headlight beam, etc.
• When the camera directly catches the strong
light such as the sunlight, etc. reflected by the
car body or a part near the car.
<On monitor screen>
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Smear band
Strong
light point
Bumper
* Smear phenomenon:
Phenomenon where the vertical band appears
above and below the strong light point when the
strong light (e.g. sunlight reflected to the car
body, etc.) is reflected to the lens.
• Replace the fuse with a fuse of the specified
capacity.
Use of a fuse not specified or use of a part but
fuse will case damage to the rear camera
system.
• Stop the rear camera system when a picture is
not reflected in the monitor screen or it smells
abnormally.
The system failure can occur and/or the system
can give out smoke causing unrepairable serious
damage to the system. When either of these
symptoms occurs, stop the system immediately
and consult with your authorized Honda dealer.
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