Information display system for a vehicle

An information display system for a vehicle, said information display system comprising:

• a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said information display system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
• a control operable to access electronically stored instructions;
• wherein said electronically stored instructions pertain to at least one of (i) an accessory of the equipped vehicle and (ii) operation of the equipped vehicle;
• a rearward facing camera of the equipped vehicle;
• said rearward facing camera comprising an imaging array sensor;
• wherein said display screen displays video images captured by said rearward facing camera of the equipped vehicle for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver;
• wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display said instructions;
• and
• wherein said instructions comprise at least one of (a) at least one instruction pertaining to how to service an accessory of the equipped vehicle to remediate a fault condition, (b) a video clip pertaining to how to service an accessory of the equipped vehicle to remediate a fault condition, (c) at least one instruction pertaining to how to operate an accessory of the equipped vehicle and (d) a video clip pertaining to how to operate an accessory of the equipped vehicle.

An information display system for a vehicle, said information display system comprising:

• a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said information display system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
• a rearward facing camera of the equipped vehicle;
• said rearward facing camera comprising an imaging array sensor;
• wherein said display screen displays video images captured by said rearward facing camera of the equipped vehicle for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver;
• wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display information pertaining to at least one of (i) an accessory of the equipped vehicle and (ii) operation of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said information display system is operable to display on said display screen said information only when the equipped vehicle is one of (a) shifted into park, (b) traveling at a speed below a threshold speed and (c) stationary;
• and
• wherein said information pertains to at least one of (a) how to operate an accessory of the equipped vehicle or a component thereof, (b) how to control an accessory of the equipped vehicle or a component thereof, (c) how to adjust an accessory of the equipped vehicle or a component thereof, (d) how to repair an accessory of the equipped vehicle or a component thereof and (e) how to replace an accessory of the equipped vehicle or a component thereof.