Honda HR-V (2023 year). Manual in english - page 26

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When Driving

Agile Handling Assist

Driving

Agile Handling Assist

Lightly brakes the front wheels, as needed, when you turn the steering wheel, and
helps support the vehicle’s stability and performance during cornering.

Agile Handling Assist

The agile handling assist cannot enhance stability in
all driving situations. You still need to drive and
corner at speeds appropriate for the conditions and
always leave a sufficient margin of safety.

When the VSA

system indicator comes on and stays

on while driving, the agile handling assist does not
activate.

You may hear a sound coming from the engine
compartment while the agile handling assist is
activated. This is normal.

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Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System

Driving

Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System

Your vehicle is equipped with the AWD system. When the system senses a loss of
front wheel traction, it automatically transfers some power to the rear wheels. This
allows you to utilize all available traction and may increase mobility.

You still need to exercise the same care when accelerating, steering, and braking
that you would in a two wheel drive vehicle.

If you excessively spin all four wheels and overheat the AWD system, only the front
wheels receive power. Stop until the system cools down.

Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System

NOTICE

Do not continuously spin the front tires of your
vehicle. Continuously spinning the front tires can
cause transmission or rear differential damage.

The AWD system may not function properly if tire
type and size are mixed. Make sure to use the same
size and type of tire, and the air pressures as
specified.

Tire and Wheel Replacement

P. 588

* Not available on all models

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Driving

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Instead of directly measuring the pressure in each tire, the TPMS on this vehicle
monitors and compares the rolling radius and rotational characteristics of each
wheel and tire while you are driving to determine if one or more tires are
significantly under-inflated.

This will cause the low tire pressure/TPMS
indicator to come on and a message to appear
on the gauge.

U.S. models only

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

The system does not monitor the tires when driving
at low speed.

Conditions such as low ambient temperature and
altitude change directly affect tire pressure and can
trigger the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator to come
on.

Tire pressure checked and inflated in:

•

Warm weather can become under-inflated in
colder weather.

•

Cold weather can become overinflated in warmer
weather.

The low tire pressure/TPMS indicator will not come
on as a result of overinflation.

The TPMS may not function properly if tire type and
size are mixed. Make sure to use the same size and
type of tire.

Checking and Maintaining Tires

P. 581

The low tire pressure/TPMS indicator may come on
with a delay or may not come on at all when:

•

You rapidly accelerate, decelerate, or turn the
steering wheel.

•

You drive on snowy or slippery roads.

•

Tire chains are used.

The low tire pressure/TPMS indicator may come on
under the following conditions:

•

A compact spare tire is used.

•

There is a heavier and uneven load on the tires than
the condition at calibration.

•

Tire chains are used.

Low Tire Pressure/TPMS Indicator

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Driving

You must start TPMS calibration every time you:

•

Adjust the pressure in one or more tires.

•

Rotate the tires.

•

Replace one or more tires.

Before calibrating the TPMS:

•

Set the cold tire pressure in all four tires.

Checking Tires

P. 581

Make sure:

•

The vehicle is at a complete stop.

•

The transmission is in

(

•

The power mode is in ON.

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TPMS Calibration

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

The Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

) system, Vehicle

Stability Assist

(VSA

)

OFF

, Adaptive Cruise Control

(ACC) with Low Speed Follow, low tire pressure/
TPMS

, parking brake and brake system and safety

support indicators may come on in amber along with
a message in the gauge when you set the power
mode to ON after reconnecting the battery.
Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph (20 km/h).
Each indicator should go off. If any do not, have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.

TPMS Calibration

TPMS cannot be calibrated if a compact spare tire is installed.
The calibration process requires approximately 30
minutes of cumulative driving at speeds between 30-
60 mph (48-97 km/h).
During this period, if the power mode is set to ON
and the vehicle is not moved within 45 seconds, you
may notice the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator
comes on briefly. This is normal and indicates that the
calibration process is not yet complete.

If the tire chains are installed, remove them before
calibrating the TPMS.

If the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator comes on even
when the properly inflated specified regular tires are
installed, have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

We recommend that the tires be replaced with the
same brand, model, and size as the originals. Ask a
dealer for details.

* Not available on all models

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Driving

When you calibrate the TPMS, do the
following.

Settings

P. 123

Press the

(home) button, to select

Settings

, then press the left selector wheel.

Vehicle settings

appears on the display.

Roll the left selector wheel.

TPMS calibration

appears on the

display.

Models with 7-in. Color Touchscreen

* Not available on all models

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

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Press the left selector wheel.

The display switches to the
customization setup screen, where you
can select

Cancel

Calibrate

Roll the left selector wheel and select

Calibrate

, then press the left selector

wheel.

Calibration started

screen appears,

then the display returns to the
customization menu screen.

•

If the

Calibration failed to start

message

appears, repeat step 4.

•

The calibration process finishes
automatically.

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Driving

When you calibrate the TPMS, do the
following.

Customized Features

P. 345

Set the power mode to ON.

Press the

button.

Select

Vehicle Settings

Select

TPMS Calibration

Select

Calibrate

Cancel

•

If the

Calibration Failed To Start.

message appears, repeat step 5.

•

The calibration process finishes
automatically.

Models with 9-in. Color Touchscreen

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required Federal Explanation

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Driving

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required
Federal Explanation

Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked
monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure
recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard
or tire inflation pressure label.

(If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated
on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should
determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.)

As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with
a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that illuminates a low
tire pressure telltale

when one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated.

Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you
should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure.

Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces
fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle’s
handling and stopping ability.

U.S. models

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required Federal Explanation

Driving

Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance, and it is the driver’s responsibility to maintain
correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the
level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.

Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction
indicator to indicate when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system detects a malfunction, the
telltale will flash for approximately one minute and then remain
continuously illuminated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.

When the malfunction indicator is illuminated, the system may
not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended.

TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including
the installation of replacement or alternate tires or wheels on the
vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly.

Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to
continue to function properly.

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Blind Spot Information System

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Driving

Blind Spot Information System

When the system detects vehicles approaching from behind in adjacent lanes, the
appropriate indicator comes on, providing assistance when you change lanes.

The system activates when your vehicle is moving forward at about 20 mph (32 km/h)
or above.

Alert zone range
A: Approx. 1.6 ~ 10 feet (0.5 ~ 3 meters) from vehicle side.
B: Approx. 10 feet (3 meters) from rear bumper.
C: Approx. 10 ~ 82 feet (3 ~ 25 meters) behind from rear bumper. (The faster the
approaching vehicle, the further away it will be detected.)

The initially set alert zone is alert zone 1. Over time, after the vehicle has been driven
on straight roads with traffic and roadside objects, the system will adapt and expand
the alert zone (alert zone 1 and 2).

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How the System works

Blind Spot Information System

Important Safety Reminder

Like all assistance systems, the Blind Spot Information
System has limitations. Always look in your mirrors,
to either side of your vehicle, and behind you for
other vehicles before changing lanes. Overreliance on
the Blind Spot Information System may result in a
collision.

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer in the
following situations:

•

The rear bumper or area around the radar sensors
is strongly impacted.

•

The indicator does not come on even if a vehicle in
the alert zone should have been detected.

•

The rear bumper or any system components need
to be repaired.

If the rear bumper or any system components are
repaired, the system will revert to alert zone 1 only
until it is able to adapt and expand to alert zone 1
and 2.

Radar Sensors: underneath the
rear bumper corners

: Alert zone 1

: Alert zone 2

* Not available on all models

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Blind Spot Information System

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When the system detects a vehicle

Blind Spot Information System alert indicator:
Located on the outside rearview mirror on
both sides.

Comes on when:

•

A vehicle approaches you from behind to
overtake you at a speed difference of no
more than about 31 mph (50 km/h).

•

You pass a vehicle at a speed difference of
no more than about 12 mph (20 km/h).

Blinks and a beeper sounds when:

You use the turn signal lever to signal a turn in
the direction of the detected vehicle while the
Blind Spot Information System alert indicator
is on.

The beeper sounds three times.

Blind Spot Information System

For proper Blind Spot Information System operation:

•

Always keep the rear bumper and area around the
radar sensors clean.

•

Do not cover the rear bumper corner area with
labels or stickers of any kind.

The system is for your convenience only. Even if an
object is within the alert zone, the following
situations may occur:

•

The Blind Spot Information System alert indicator
does not come on and the message

Blind spot

information system not available

appears on

the driver information interface.

•

The Blind Spot Information System alert indicator
may come on even with the message displayed.

Comes On

Blinks

* Not available on all models

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Blind Spot Information System

Driving

You can turn the system on and off using the driver information interface.

Switching the Display

P. 107

Safety Support

P. 118

The Blind Spot Information System will stay on the previously selected on (checked)
or off (unchecked) setting each time you start the engine.

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Blind Spot Information System On and Off

Blind Spot Information System

You can change the settings for the Blind Spot
Information System.

Settings

P. 123

Customized Features

P. 345

* Not available on all models

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Blind Spot Information System

Driving

The Blind Spot Information System alert indicator may not come on under the
following conditions:

•

There is a large speed difference between your vehicle and the vehicle in the
adjacent lane.

•

A vehicle is parked in a side lane.

•

An object not detected by the radar sensors approaches or passes your vehicle.

•

The vehicle driving in the adjacent lane is a motorcycle or other small vehicle.

The Blind Spot Information System may not operate correctly under the following
conditions:

•

Making a turn at an intersection.

•

Objects (guard rails, poles, trees, etc.) are detected.

•

An object that does not reflect radio waves well or a motorcycle, is in the alert
zone.

•

Driving on a curved road.

•

A vehicle is moving from a far lane to the adjacent lane.

•

The system picks up signal interference such as other radar sensors from another
vehicle or strong radio wave transmitted from a facility nearby.

•

The rear bumper or the area around the radar sensors is covered by dirt, mud,
snow, ice, etc.

•

The rear bumper or the area around the radar sensors has been damaged or
deformed.

•

In bad weather (heavy rain, snow, and fog).

•

Making a short turn or driving on a bumpy road that slightly tilts the vehicle.

•

An object such as a bicycle rack is attached to the rear of the vehicle.

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Blind Spot Information System Conditions and Limitations

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Driving

Honda Sensing

is a driver support system which employs the use of two distinctly

different kinds of sensors: the sonar sensors located in the front and rear bumpers,
and the front grille, and a front wide view camera mounted to the interior side of
the windshield, behind the rearview mirror.

Honda Sensing

is a driver support system which employs the use of a front wide

view camera mounted to the interior side of the windshield, behind the rearview
mirror.

Models with Low Speed Braking Control

Models without Low Speed Braking Control

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Honda Sensing

Driving

Honda Sensing

has the following functions.

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The functions which do not require switch operations to activate