Patent ID: 7734392

Claim:
An information display system for a vehicle, said information display system comprising: an interior rearview mirror assembly disposed in an interior cabin of a vehicle, wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror reflective element having a transflective mirror reflector disposed at a surface thereof; a video display screen disposed at said interior rearview mirror assembly, and wherein, when operated to display information, said video display screen displays information that is viewable through said transflective mirror reflector by a driver of the vehicle; wherein said video display screen is operable to display information comprising video images captured by a rearward facing camera of the vehicle for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver; and wherein said video display screen is further operable to display information comprising at least one instruction pertaining to an accessory of the vehicle, said display of said instruction including at least one of (a) text pertaining to said accessory, (b) an icon pertaining to said accessory and (c) an image pertaining to said accessory, wherein said video display screen is operable to display information pertaining to an owner's manual of the vehicle.