Inside Rear View Mirror Compass
The compass indicates the direction in which the vehicle is heading. See Fig 1. Push the COMP switch to turn the compass system on and off.
The earth magnetism sensor has been built into the inside of the mirror which has less influence on the magnetization of the vehicle. Thus, the accuracy has been improved. The compass indicates the North as 0° and the forward direction of the vehicle by 8 azimuths.
By operating the COMP switch, whether or not to indicate the compass, establishment of the compass zone and calibration can be performed.
If the ignition switch was turned off with the system on, the system will automatically turn back on when the ignition switch is turned on.
The compass may not show the correct direction in the following conditions:
- The vehicle is stopped immediately after turning. The compass does not adjust while the vehicle is stopped.
- The ignition switch is turned off immediately after turning.
- The vehicle is on an inclined surface.
- The vehicle is in a place where the earth's magnetic field is subject to interference by artificial magnetic fields (underground parking, under a steel tower, between buildings, roof parking, near a crossing, near a large vehicle, etc.).
- The vehicle is magnetized (there is a magnet or a metal object on or near the inside rear view mirror).
- The battery has been disconnected.
Your vehicle is out of the set zone. The compass works to calibrate the direction automatically while the vehicle is in motion, if deviation is small.