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Auto Idle Stop

Driving

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Auto Idle Stop may not activate when:

•

The vehicle is stopped by braking suddenly.

•

The steering wheel is operated.

•

The fan speed is high.

•

The climate control system is in use, and there is a significant difference between
the set temperature and the actual interior temperature.

•

The climate control system is in use, and humidity in the interior is high.

•

The rear fan is set to maximum speed.

Auto Idle Stop may not activate under other conditions when the rear climate
control system is in use.

•

The brake pedal is released (without the automatic brake hold system activated).

•

The accelerator pedal is depressed (with the automatic brake hold system
activated).

Automatic Brake Hold

P. 565

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The Engine Automatically Restarts When:

The Engine Automatically Restarts When:

If you are using an electronic device during Auto Idle
Stop, the device may temporarily be turned off when
the engine restarts.

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Auto Idle Stop

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Driving

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The engine restarts even if the brake pedal is depressed

when:

•

The Auto Idle Stop

OFF

button is pressed.

•

The steering wheel is operated.

•

The transmission is put into

(

, or when it is set from

(

If you put the transmission into

(

after the Auto Idle Stop activates, the Auto

Idle Stop continues to operate. In this case, the engine restarts when you
depress the brake pedal.

•

The pressure on the brake pedal is reduced and the vehicle starts moving while
stopped on an incline.

•

The brake pedal is released slightly during a stop.

•

The battery charge becomes low.

•

The accelerator pedal is depressed.

•

The driver’s seat belt is unlatched.

•

is on (indicator on).

•

The climate control system is in use, and the difference between the set
temperature and actual interior temperature becomes significant.

•

The climate control system is being used to dehumidify the interior.

•

The rear fan is set to maximum speed.

Auto Idle Stop may not activate under other conditions when the rear climate
control system is in use.

•

When the Intelligent Traction Management is set to

Snow

•

The vehicle ahead of you starts again when your vehicle stops automatically with
ACC with Low Speed Follow.

Briefly keeps the brake applied after releasing the brake pedal to restart the engine.
This can keep your vehicle from unexpectedly moving while on an incline.

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Starting Assist Brake Function

The engine restarts even if the brake pedal is depressed

when:

*1: With the automatic brake hold system activated,
you can release the brake pedal while Auto Idle Stop
is in operation.
If the automatic brake hold system has been turned
off, or if there is a problem with the system, the
engine will restart automatically when you release
the brake pedal.

Automatic Brake Hold

P. 565

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Intelligent Traction Management

Driving

Intelligent Traction Management

The Intelligent Traction Management optimizes vehicle performance to help you
drive on various surfaces. The system has available modes to select from:

Normal

and

Snow

Press the

SNOW

button to select the appropriate mode. The mode you select

appears on the driver information interface. When the vehicle is turned off and
restarted, Intelligent Traction Management mode will revert to

Normal

SNOW

Button

Normal

Provides balanced
driving performance
on most road
surfaces.

Snow

Use when driving on
snowy road surfaces.

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Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System

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Driving

Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

), aka Electronic

Stability Control (ESC), System

VSA

helps to stabilize the vehicle during cornering if the vehicle turns more or less

than what was intended. It also assists in maintaining traction on slippery surfaces.
It does so by regulating engine output and selectively applying the brakes.

When VSA

activates, you may notice that the

engine does not respond to the accelerator.
You may also notice some noise from the
hydraulic brake system. You will also see the
indicator blink.

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VSA

Operation

Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

), aka Electronic Stability Control

(ESC), System

The VSA

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.

When the VSA

system indicator comes on and stays

on while driving, there may be a problem with the
system. While this may not interfere with normal
driving, have your vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.

VSA

cannot enhance stability in all driving situations

and does not control the entire braking system. You
still need to drive and corner at speeds appropriate
for the conditions and always leave a sufficient
margin of safety.

The main function of the VSA

system is generally

known as Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The
system also includes a traction control function.

VSA

System

Indicator

When Driving

Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System

500

Driving

This button is on the driver side control panel.
To partially disable VSA

functionality/

features, press and hold it until you hear a
beep.

Your vehicle will have normal braking and
cornering ability, but traction control function
will be less effective.

To restore VSA

functionality/features, press

the

(VSA

OFF) button until you hear a

beep.

VSA

is turned on every time you start the

engine, even if you turned it off the last time
you drove the vehicle.

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VSA

On and Off

Vehicle Stability Assist

(VSA

), aka Electronic Stability Control

(ESC), System

In certain unusual conditions when your vehicle gets
stuck in shallow mud or fresh snow, it may be easier
to free it with the VSA

temporarily switched off.

When the button is pressed, the traction control
function becomes less effective. This allows for the
wheels to spin more freely at low speed. You should
only attempt to free your vehicle with the VSA

off if

you are not able to free it when the VSA

is on.

Immediately after freeing your vehicle, be sure to
switch VSA

on again. We do not recommend driving

your vehicle with the VSA

system switched off.

You may hear a motor sound coming from the
engine compartment while system checks are being
performed immediately after starting the engine or
while driving. This is normal.

VSA

OFF

Indicator

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Agile Handling Assist

Driving

Agile Handling Assist

Lightly brakes each of the front and rear 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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When Driving

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire Fill Assist

Driving

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire
Fill Assist

Monitors the tire pressure while you are
driving. If your vehicle’s tire pressure becomes
significantly low, the Low Tire Pressure/TPMS
indicator comes on and a message appears on
the driver information interface.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire Fill Assist

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.

If the Low Tire Pressure/TPMS Indicator
Comes On or Blinks

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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 audibly and visually informs you of
changes in tire pressure of the individual tire that you
are adjusting using audible and visual indications.

If a change in tire pressure has been significant, the
system beeps and the hazard lights flash continuously
for five seconds when the specified tire pressure is
reached. Stop filling the tire.

Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire Fill Assist

Driving

To select the tire pressure monitor, please
follow the following steps using the buttons
on the steering wheel.

Set the power mode to ON.

Press the

(home) button.

Press the

button repeatedly until

Maintenance

appears.

Press the

ENTER

button and select

Tire

Pressure

by pressing the

button.

Press the

ENTER

button and the tire

pressure appears on the driver information
interface.

The pressure for each tire is displayed in psi.

Tire Pressures Low

is displayed when a tire

has significantly low pressure. The specific tire
is displayed on the screen.

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Tire Pressure Monitor

Tire Pressure Monitor

The pressure displayed on the driver information
interface can be slightly different from the actual
pressure as measured by a gauge. If there is a
significant difference between the two values, or if
the Low Tire Pressure/TPMS indicator and the
message on the driver information interface do not
go off after you have inflated the tire to the specified
pressure, have the system checked by a dealer.

Tire Pressure Monitor Problem

may appear if you

drive with the compact spare tire, or there is a
problem with the TPMS.

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required Federal Explanation

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.

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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

Driving

Blind spot information System

Is designed to detect vehicles in specified alert zones adjacent to your vehicle,
particularly in harder to see areas commonly known as “blind spots.” When the
system detects vehicles approaching from behind in adjacent lanes, the appropriate
indicator comes on for a few seconds, providing assistance when you change lanes.

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How the system works

Blind spot information System

Important Safety Reminder

Like all assistance systems, blind spot information
system has limitations. Over reliance on the blind spot
information system may result in a collision.

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
may not come on due to obstruction (splashes,
etc.) even without the

Blind Spot Info Not

Available

driver information interface appearing.

•

The blind spot information system alert indicator
may come on even with the message appearing.

The blind spot information system alert indicator may
not come on under the following conditions:

•

A vehicle does not stay in the alert zone for more
than two seconds.

•

A vehicle is parked in a side lane.

•

The speed difference between your vehicle and the
vehicle you are passing is greater than 6 mph (10 km/h).

•

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

•

A vehicle running in the adjacent lane is a
motorcycle or other small vehicle.

WARNING

Failure to visually confirm that it is safe to
change lanes before doing so may result in
a crash and serious injury or death.
Do not rely only on the blind spot
information system when changing lanes.
Always look in your mirrors, to either side
of your vehicle, and behind you for other
vehicles before changing lanes.

●

The transmission is in

(

●

Your vehicle speed is
between 20 mph (32 km/h)
and 100 mph (160 km/h)

Alert zone range

A: Approx. 1.6 ft. (0.5 m)
B: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)
C: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)

Alert Zone

Radar Sensors:
underneath
the rear
bumper
corners

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Blind spot information System

Driving

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When the system detects a vehicle

Blind spot information System

You can change the setting for the blind spot
information system.

Customized Features

P. 413

Turn the system off when towing a trailer. The system
may not work properly for the following reasons:

•

The added mass tilts the vehicle and changes the
radar coverage.

•

The trailer itself can be detected by the radar
sensors, causing the blind spot information system
alert indicators to come on.

Blind spot information system may be adversely
affected when:

•

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

•

An object that does not reflect radio waves well,
such as 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 external electrical interference.

•

The rear bumper or the sensors have been
improperly repaired or the rear bumper has been
deformed.

•

The orientation of the sensors has been changed.

•

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

For proper blind spot information system operation:

•

Always keep the rear bumper corner area clean.

•

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

•

Take your vehicle to a dealer if you need the rear
bumper corner area or the radar sensors to be
repaired, or the rear bumper corner area is strongly
impacted.

The system does not operate when in

(

Comes on when:

●

A vehicle enters the alert zone from behind
to overtake you with a speed difference of no
more than 31 mph (50 km/h) from your
vehicle.

●

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

Comes On

Blind spot information System Alert Indicator:
Located near the pillar on both sides.

Blinks and the beeper sounds when:
You move the turn signal lever in the direction
of the detected vehicle. The beeper sounds
three times.

Blinks

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Blind spot information System

Driving

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Blind spot information system on and off

When you turn the blind spot information
system on and off, do the following.

Press the safety support switch.

Press the

button to select

symbol,

then press

ENTER

A tick appears in the box and the color of
the

symbol changes green when the

system is on. The tick disappear and the
color of the

symbol changes gray

when the system is off.

The blind spot information system is in the
previously selected on or off setting each time
you start the power system.

Button

3 4

Safety Support Switch

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Driving

Honda Sensing

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

different kinds of sensors: a radar sensor located inside the front grille and a front
sensor camera mounted to the interior side of the windshield, behind the rearview
mirror.

Honda Sensing

has following functions.

■

The functions which do not require switch operations to activate

•

Collision Mitigation Braking System

(CMBS

)

P. 512

•

Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) System

P. 548

•

Traffic Sign Recognition System

P. 553

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The functions which require switch operations to activate

•

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow

P. 523

•

Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)

P. 539

510

Honda Sensing

Driving

■

Button

Press to activate standby mode for ACC with
Low Speed Follow. Or press to cancel the
system.

■

LKAS Button

Press to activate standby mode for LKAS. Or
press to cancel this system.

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RES/+ and −/SET Buttons

Press

RES/+

button to resume the ACC with

Low Speed Follow or increase the vehicle
speed.
Press

−/SET

button to set the ACC with Low

Speed Follow or decrease the vehicle speed.

■

Interval Button

Press to change the ACC with Low Speed
Follow following-interval.

■

CANCEL Button

Press to cancel ACC with Low Speed Follow.

■

Operation Switches for the ACC with Low Speed Follow/

LKAS

Button

Interval
Button

CANCEL

Button

LKAS Button

RES/+

Button

−/SET

Button

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