Going slightly off topic, the wide angle view of the rear camera is awesome for checking rear cross traffic.
It really is. I love the wide-angle view, it's all I use. That + the large side mirrors = so easy to maneuver.
Totally agree. Just be careful with the wide angle ... objects look like they're a lot further away than they actually are! That said, I'm definitely gonna struggle when I rent or borrow a car without all these gadgets though.
Hahaha. How dare he!?!? I hate parking beside big trucks. I've been taking two parking spaces at work but hey these huge trucks at work started it!North America kinda sorta hates youlol
Like @Dretlaw said, only non-luxury model I've seen are Optima EX trims and above (guy has an SX-L at work)
I thought it was just odd when I found out you could push the mirrors both in and *out*. Never seen out before. Also, the person who pushed one of my mirrors in to fit their big-ass pickup in a parking space can go blow his engine.
Have you guys found the top-down view in the rear camera useful? The ones Nissan has is pretty impressive and i feel it puts the Honda top-down view to shame
Agreed !! Hence i don't use that "Automatic brake hold button" because i feel if i ever rent a car and i am stopped at a light , I might just lift my foot off the brake(since i would be used to doing that with the brake hold in ON position) and BOOM !
100% useful, especially when packing up against a concrete wall. I assumed it's a view of your rear bumper, otherwise what's the use. I suppose you could test it easily enough. Put a quarter on your bumper, and then check the view on the screen.Have you guys found the top-down view in the rear camera useful? The ones Nissan has is pretty impressive and i feel it puts the Honda top-down view to shame
Does the top-down view show a top view of my rear bumper? Always has confused me
The Nissan one i noticed actually shows a top view of the top of your car and shows the cars on either side of your car making it easy to park between 2 cars in grocery parking lots, etc.
Where was that camera located?
I believe it's similar to what Toyota now has on some of their new cars...surround view. Camera up front at the grille and one each under the side mirrors and of course the rear trunk.
I actually disliked this feature when I drove a family member's Kia. I don't parallel park as often as I back out of parking spaces, and I always use mirrors instead of turning my body around to reverse. I was annoyed when I couldn't see how I wanted to maneuver the car out of the mirrors. And, that car would always scare the heck out of me when things moved automatically without my inputs; i.e. steering and seats when I turned the car off. I looked like an idiot jumping scared inside the car as if I had seen a cockroach!
Yes I have a 2017 Civic Hatchback Sport Touring and the side mirrors do fold in. Already been thru the car wash! Love this car.
I hear you. It is very annoying when you don't want it. In the cars I've driven, you could disable it.I actually disliked this feature when I drove a family member's Kia. I don't parallel park as often as I back out of parking spaces, and I always use mirrors instead of turning my body around to reverse. I was annoyed when I couldn't see how I wanted to maneuver the car out of the mirrors. And, that car would always scare the heck out of me when things moved automatically without my inputs; i.e. steering and seats when I turned the car off. I looked like an idiot jumping scared inside the car as if I had seen a cockroach!
That sounds pretty cool. I might have to go for a test drive!
On a slightly different note, do you guys know if the default wipers on '16 Civic tourings are "beam" type wipers?
