The OptiView system replaces all conventional mirror arms and mirrors. It uses five exterior cameras, two on each side of the vehicle, which are mounted above the door frames close to the leading edge of the A-pillars and a fifth camera which replaces the forward facing Cyclops mirror.
Offering close-range, wide-angle and blind spot displays, the cameras provide the driver with an overview of the traffic situation surrounding the vehicle, especially when performing manoeuvring, turning or performing lane changes. The cameras are splash and waterproof, self-cleaning and heated automatically, thereby ensuring pin-sharp images are transmitted to the vehicles internal displays even when driving in low light or at night.
Two digital display screens, a 12-inch on the driver’s side and a 15-inch on the co-driver’s side, are mounted on the inside of the vehicle’s A-pillars, where the driver would expect to see traditional mirrors. Each of these screens displays high-definition live feed data from around the vehicle at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. To enhance the driver’s view the display brightness and contrast can be adjusted individually, either automatically or manually, via the door control module. Additionally, the mirror-replacement system automatically filters out disruptions in the camera footage and optimises the image clarity, delivering a glare-free view of the traffic behind and to the sides, while also reducing dazzle from other vehicles’ lights in the dark.
Powered by MAN’s Euro6e compliant 12.4-litre, six-cylinder in-line D26 engine, producing 375 kW (510 hp), Hammond Transports’ new vehicle has been allocated to driver Scott Bryden.
Managing director Terry Hammond said: “Scott is getting just over 13.77 mpg from his new truck, which puts it 3.03 mpg ahead of our previous TGX’s. This bodes well for the future as the vehicle beds in and loosens up.”
Hammond Transports new TGX is equipped with emergency brake assist, turn assist, lane change support, lane return assist, ACC Stop&Go, MAN AttentionGuard, high beam assist, airbag and a driver’s seat belt tensioner system.
This latest vehicle was supplied through MAN’s Direct Truck Sales function and was prepared and PDI’d by MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd’s franchised partner Harris Truck & Van, of Witham, Essex. Throughout the vehicles working life, its servicing needs will be addressed through the MAN Truck & Bus dealer network.