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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 04:43 PM
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Has anyone heard of a way to use the backup camera to keep any eye on the hitch/tongue/coupler while driving on the highway? Possibly through Forscan?

I can set up a WiFi signal a number of ways but the camera is already there and looking right where I want to look.
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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 06:00 PM
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google fmods you need to jailbreak ur apim
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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 08:29 PM
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google fmods you need to jailbreak ur apim
In addition to this, you will also need to use Forscan to disable the VSS Sleep as-built setting to allow the camera to stay on while in motion.

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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 09:17 PM
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When I replaced my camera, I lost my dynamic steering lines but it gave me ability to see camera view at speed. I eventually used Forscan to reinitialize the new camera. My dynamic steering lines came back but I lost the camera view at speed. Only shows a black screen if I hit the camera view button on my headunit until my speed is below 10mph.
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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by artsr2002
When I replaced my camera, I lost my dynamic steering lines but it gave me ability to see camera view at speed. I eventually used Forscan to reinitialize the new camera. My dynamic steering lines came back but I lost the camera view at speed. Only shows a black screen if I hit the camera view button on my headunit until my speed is below 10mph.
You can view it all the time by disabling VSS Sleep in the IPMB. See my post above.
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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jhud14
You can view it all the time by disabling VSS Sleep in the IPMB. See my post above.
Cool. Will look into it. Thanks!
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Old Jul 15, 2025 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jhud14
You can view it all the time by disabling VSS Sleep in the IPMB. See my post above.
Tried to do this the other day but I don't see an IPMB module when I connect Forscan. My truck only has the tailgate camera so I guess I don't have that module.
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Interesting. Thanks for the information. I'll have to look into this as well then.
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Old Jul 16, 2025 | 04:56 AM
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I'll update if I am able to disable VSS Sleep on mine as well.
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