Rear Window Shade Control

[kavisic]

Does anyone know if there is a way to keep the rear window shade from going down when going from Park to Reverse? I realize its probably a safety thing, however the backup camera should take care of that.
My fear is the wear factor especially since there is no way to keep it lubricated. I live in sunny, hot West Texas so keeping it turned off is not really an option.
(2015 3.8 Ultimate)

 

[EdP]

Does anyone know if there is a way to keep the rear window shade from going down when going from Park to Reverse? I realize its probably a safety thing, however the backup camera should take care of that.
My fear is the wear factor especially since there is no way to keep it lubricated. I live in sunny, hot West Texas so keeping it turned off is not really an option.
(2015 3.8 Ultimate)

They make safety devices so they cannot be defeated. Probably some state laws about obstruction too. I imagine their lawyers wont' let you do it. Maybe you can put it up and disconnect the wire.

 

[edwin.foster]

They make safety devices so they cannot be defeated. Probably some state laws about obstruction too. I imagine their lawyers wont' let you do it. Maybe you can put it up and disconnect the wire.

Has anyone ever found a way to keep the shade up in reverse. Like others, I never look in the rearview mirror when backing up. I only use the side mirrors and the camera. I also believe that it is a wear item and if I don't need the thing to go down, why allow it. I gave gone through the fuse that's to see what fuse it may use, and did not even see it listed. So I assume it is in the same circuit with something that I would probably need so that it could not be defeated. If anyone found a solution, please let me know.

 

[srobak]

Pull the fuse. Otherwise - leave it do what it is supposed to do - and consider modifying your driving habits back to what was taught in driver's ed.

Side mirrors do not show what is behind you - and the backup camera is a supplemental safety device - not a primary one. Using the rear-view mirror is an excellent habit to have... especially once the rear view cam goes out. And it will. It is just as essential to do this as it is look over your shoulders to blind spots when changing lanes after having already checked your mirrors. </oldmansoapbox>

 

[lobsenza]

I actually modified my rear sunshade so it goes up when I shut the car off and down when I start the car. I haven't had an issue with it.

 

[joegr]

I actually modified my rear sunshade so it goes up when I shut the car off and down when I start the car. I haven't had an issue with it.

That's actually how I wish mine worked. (Not so much that I am willing to modify it.)

 

[lobsenza]

That's actually how I wish mine worked. (Not so much that I am willing to modify it.)

I have done this modification in 3 vehicles so far. Two of them were Genesis sedans.

 

[Mcc]

Smart idea not telling anyone how you did it.

 

[joegr]

Smart idea not telling anyone how you did it.

Looking at the service manual, I can see a few ways to do it. I think this is one of those if you have to ask, it would probably be a lot of work to explain it and you probably wouldn't want to attempt it.

 

[lobsenza]

I don't mind. I used a timer relay to mimic pressing the sunshade switch. The timer waits a few seconds for everything to initialize and then briefly "presses the button". It "presses the button again" when the car is shut off. The sunshade will occasionally get out of sync, but not too often. To get it back in sync, just press the sunshade button, I also included an on/off button in case I don't want the automated operation.

If anyone is interested in doing this, I can provide more detail.

I did a similar circuit to turn on the heated/cooled seats when i start the car.

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