Backup Camera Grid Lines gone after OnStar/XM setup - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 02:39 PM

Anybody else lose the backup camera grid lines after their OnStar/XM setup? Mine was there and working until after I set those up last night. Not sure which did it, or if it was even related. Otherwise, all I did was go through the settings and set both doors to unlock with the remote key. That's all I've done.

I've searched camaro5.com and Google in general and the answers are pretty general with no real solution. I can tell you for a fact that the grid lines were there prior to settings up those two services last night.

I've gone in and tried to turn the 'Symbols', and whatever else I can find in Display and Backup Camera options off, go Home, and then back in and turn on with no change.

*confused*

Green Machine · 04-17-2014, 02:42 PM

Mine never had grid lines...

Sent from somewhere on the road.

Spektrum · 04-17-2014, 02:42 PM

I never had the grid lines when I got my '13 1LE in January, I thought it was unusual. I checked my brother-in-law's '13 ZL1 and he doesn't have them, so I thought it was a feature not included with the Camaro.

I'd like to be wrong, though, and get them re-enabled!

SSMY1LE · 04-17-2014, 02:44 PM

Me too, I tried looking for any info but still nothing.

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 02:46 PM

My guess is that your dealer had already pre-configured/connected XM or OnStar on the car in order to test or demo it. My car was delivered untouched. My guess is that connecting with OnStar somehow turns/disables this feature just based on my limited exposure. Lots of people were saying it was 'removed' on models after 2013 or 2012 because of a lawsuit, but I GUARANTEE that the grid lines were there prior to doing one of those two things. And that would explain why some people have it and some don't. I'm just curious how many that have grid lines (if any) ever setup XM or OnStar.

There has to be an answer to this somewhere. Either a setting I'm missing or an update that's pushed down through one of the services that inadvertently disables or removes that feature.

Green Machine · 04-17-2014, 02:46 PM

I've read older threads and I don't think gm put the grid on their camera system.

Sent from somewhere on the road.

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Spektrum

I never had the grid lines when I got my '13 1LE in January, I thought it was unusual. I checked my brother-in-law's '13 ZL1 and he doesn't have them, so I thought it was a feature not included with the Camaro.

I'd like to be wrong, though, and get them re-enabled!

I've been in my friends 2013 ZL1 several times and his grid lines are there. He has XM setup but no OnStar. My bet is OnStar, as it connects to the computer/system to pull vehicle information to send back to dealer for maintenance records.

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Machine

I've read older threads and I don't think gm put the grid on their camera system.

Sent from somewhere on the road.

It was there, I swear! Wish I had a picture prior to last night.

TxBandit911 · 04-17-2014, 02:56 PM

Has anyone contacted gm about this for a solid answer? Its odd that they wouldn't be there, my dads '14 Silverado has them, but my 1LE doesn't...why?

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TxBandit911

Has anyone contacted gm about this for a solid answer? Its odd that they wouldn't be there, my dads '14 Silverado has them, but my 1LE doesn't...why?

Like I said, it WAS there, on my new 2014 1LE. Then after OnStar/XM....GONE.

I don't think it has anything to do with "didn't come on/with my car". I think we have to be careful with the wording. I'm PROOF that it IS/WAS there, but something removes or disables it. Again, my guess is OnStar, but if so, I want to know why. Is it an error in how OnStar syncs/configures with the onboard system, or is something else at play here?

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 03:03 PM

I have contact one of the GM Support Rep's on here through PM. Waiting on an answer.

wocampb · 04-17-2014, 03:05 PM

According to several posts I have read on here, the MyLink system is made by Panasonic and either GM or Panasonic did not want to pay the patent fees associated with using the grid lines on their system so they are not there on the systems. The alerts for the backup sensors still show up so that is what you might have seen.

zim2323 · 04-17-2014, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wocampb

According to several posts I have read on here, the MyLink system is made by Panasonic and either GM or Panasonic did not want to pay the patent fees associated with using the grid lines on their system so they are not there on the systems. The alerts for the backup sensors still show up so that is what you might have seen.

False!

As I've said, I had FULL GRID LINES as well as symbols and sounds.

Green Machine · 04-17-2014, 03:22 PM

Someone drank the koolaid. Lol jk

Sent from somewhere on the road.

04-17-2014, 02:39 PM	#1
zim2323 Drives: 2014 Red Hot 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN Posts: 193	Backup Camera Grid Lines gone after OnStar/XM setup Anybody else lose the backup camera grid lines after their OnStar/XM setup? Mine was there and working until after I set those up last night. Not sure which did it, or if it was even related. Otherwise, all I did was go through the settings and set both doors to unlock with the remote key. That's all I've done. I've searched camaro5.com and Google in general and the answers are pretty general with no real solution. I can tell you for a fact that the grid lines were there prior to settings up those two services last night. I've gone in and tried to turn the 'Symbols', and whatever else I can find in Display and Backup Camera options off, go Home, and then back in and turn on with no change. confused

04-17-2014, 02:42 PM	#2
Green Machine Always Workin Drives: 2021 Mazda MX-5 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 1,362	Mine never had grid lines... Sent from somewhere on the road. __________________ 2023 Vivid Orange 1SS 1LE 6MT Arrived 8/31 Purchased 9/3 2018 1SS 1LE, HyperBlue Metallic (Sold) 2014 1SS 1LE, Black, Twin Turbo (Sold)

04-17-2014, 02:44 PM	#4
SSMY1LE Drives: '14 1LE RS NPP Recaro Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: YYZ Posts: 1,676 View My Garage	Me too, I tried looking for any info but still nothing. __________________ '14 1LE, Recaro, Cammed, Headers, Hi Flows, CAI, Tuned, 486 RWHP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H57UfKCO0EY&feature=youtu.be

04-17-2014, 02:46 PM	#6
Green Machine Always Workin Drives: 2021 Mazda MX-5 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 1,362	I've read older threads and I don't think gm put the grid on their camera system. Sent from somewhere on the road. __________________ 2023 Vivid Orange 1SS 1LE 6MT Arrived 8/31 Purchased 9/3 2018 1SS 1LE, HyperBlue Metallic (Sold) 2014 1SS 1LE, Black, Twin Turbo (Sold)

04-17-2014, 03:05 PM	#12
wocampb Drives: '14 2SS/RS 1LE BRM, '12 Cruze LT 6M Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 706 View My Garage	According to several posts I have read on here, the MyLink system is made by Panasonic and either GM or Panasonic did not want to pay the patent fees associated with using the grid lines on their system so they are not there on the systems. The alerts for the backup sensors still show up so that is what you might have seen. __________________ 2014 - 2SS 1LE Ordered - 10/11/13 TPW - 10/28/13 4B00 - 10/30/13 Arrived at dealer - 11/12/13 Arrived in my garage - 11/15/13 SLP Supercharger, SLP headers, SLP Loudmouth Exhaust, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, 1in Hotchkis Springs, SLP Cold-Air Intake, Painted Chrome Strip, Painted Rear Valance, and more to come soon.

04-17-2014, 02:42 PM	#3
Spektrum Drives: 2013 2SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Behind you! Posts: 488 View My Garage	I never had the grid lines when I got my '13 1LE in January, I thought it was unusual. I checked my brother-in-law's '13 ZL1 and he doesn't have them, so I thought it was a feature not included with the Camaro. I'd like to be wrong, though, and get them re-enabled!

04-17-2014, 02:56 PM	#9
TxBandit911 Call Me"Doc" Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE BLACK Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ft Riley, Kansas Posts: 890	Has anyone contacted gm about this for a solid answer? Its odd that they wouldn't be there, my dads '14 Silverado has them, but my 1LE doesn't...why?

04-17-2014, 03:03 PM	#11
zim2323 Drives: 2014 Red Hot 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN Posts: 193	I have contact one of the GM Support Rep's on here through PM. Waiting on an answer.

04-17-2014, 03:22 PM	#14
Green Machine Always Workin Drives: 2021 Mazda MX-5 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 1,362	Someone drank the koolaid. Lol jk Sent from somewhere on the road. __________________ 2023 Vivid Orange 1SS 1LE 6MT Arrived 8/31 Purchased 9/3 2018 1SS 1LE, HyperBlue Metallic (Sold) 2014 1SS 1LE, Black, Twin Turbo (Sold)