What are the reversing techniques without a rearview camera?

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VanLilliana
07/29/25 12:04pm
The following are reversing techniques without a rearview camera: 1. If there is no rearview camera, you need to use the rearview mirrors to judge whether there are obstacles behind the vehicle and the distance to them while reversing. 2. When reversing, accurately judge the posture of the car body and the distance to the obstacles behind. 3. If you want the rear of the car to move to the left, turn the steering wheel to the left. If you want the rear of the car to move to the right, turn the steering wheel to the right. 4. If you want the front of the car to move to the left, turn the steering wheel to the right. If you want the front of the car to move to the right, turn the steering wheel to the left. The techniques for using rearview mirrors while reversing are as follows: 1. When reversing, you can lower the rearview mirror on this side by 15 degrees to make it easier to observe the ground conditions at the rear of the vehicle. 2. The rearview mirror on the driver's side is a flat mirror, which provides a relatively small field of view but a more realistic sense of distance. Usually, the scenery in the mirror will appear smaller than when viewed directly, and judging through positional relationships and changes in position (distance) is a trick when using the mirror. 3. Before reversing, first check the situation behind the car, estimate the reversing route, and determine whether the front of the car will hit any obstacles. Try not to press the accelerator while reversing, and control the speed to avoid going too fast. 4. According to the needs of the rear movement direction, use your left hand to turn the steering wheel: if the rear needs to move to the right rear, turn the steering wheel to the right; otherwise, turn it to the left. 5. Do not keep looking behind the car during the reversing process. Under the premise of ensuring safety behind the car, you need to observe the left and right rearview mirrors from time to time, pay attention to the distance between obstacles and the car body, and use the steering wheel to correct the position of the car body while reversing accordingly. 6. Adjust the left rearview mirror. The correct position for the left rearview mirror is to place the distant horizon in the center when adjusting the up and down positions, and adjust the left and right positions so that the car body occupies 1/4 of the mirror area. 7. Adjust the right rearview mirror. Because the driver's seat is on the left, it is not so easy for the driver to grasp the situation on the right side of the car. In addition, sometimes there is a need for roadside parking. When adjusting the up and down positions of the right rearview mirror, a larger ground area should be left, accounting for about 2/3 of the mirror area. As for the left and right positions, adjust them so that the car body occupies 1/4 of the mirror area.
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