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Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
If an error occurs while using the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, you may see the 
following error messages. If you cannot cl ear the error message, contact a dealer.
Error MessageSolution
A charging error has occurred with the connected device. 
When safe, please check the comp atibility of the device and 
USB cable. Please see your owner's manual for more details.
This USB device is incompat ible. Please see your owner's 
manual for more details.
Appears when an incompatible device is connected. Disconnect 
the device. Then, turn the audio sy stem off and turn it again. Do 
not reconnect the device that caused the error.
Unable to start Apple CarPlay.  When safe, please confirm the 
USB connection.Appears when Apple CarPlay or Android Auto fails to recognize 
your device.
Check if your device is compatible with Apple CarPlay or Android 
Auto, or the latest version of the app is installed on your device.
Unable to start Android Auto.  When safe, please confirm the 
USB connection.
Unable to start Apple CarPlay.  When safe, please try again.Appears when Apple CarPlay or Android Auto fails to recognize 
your device.
Reconnect your device and try again.
Unable to start Android Auto. When safe, please try again.
Unable to start Apple CarPlay with your device. Your device is 
connected in digital audio mode.Appears when your connected devi ce is incompatible with Apple 
CarPlay.
Check if your device is comp atible with Apple CarPlay. 
Models with two displays
Information Screen
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM
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Error MessageSolution
This device is not compatible with Android Auto.
Appears when your connected device is incompatible with 
Android Auto.
Check if your device is compatible  with Android Auto or the latest 
version of the app is installed on your device.
Please update to the latest  version of Android Auto.Appears when your version of the Android Auto is not supported. 
Update Android Auto to the latest version.
Connection failed. Please confirm Bluetooth connection 
status and try again.Appears when Bluetooth® connection is failed.
Check the  Bluetooth® connection of this audio system and your 
connected device.
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General Information on the Audio System
SiriusXM® Radio Service*
1.You need your radio ID ready before regist ering for subscription. To see the ID in 
the On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM, select channel up/down icons until  CH 000 
and the radio ID appears.
2. Have your radio ID and credit card numb er ready, and either call or visit the 
SiriusXM ® website to subscribe.
Switch to the SiriusXM ® mode by pressing the  MODE button on the steering wheel, 
or through the On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM, and stay in this mode for about 30 
minutes until the service is activated. Make  sure your vehicle is in an open area with 
good reception.
Loading...:
SiriusXM ® is loading the audio or program information.
No Signal:
The signal is too weak in the current location.
Unsubscribed channel:
You are not subscribed to  the channel selected.
Unavailable channel:
No such channel exists, the channel is not part of your subscription, or the artist or 
title information is unavailable.
Check the antenna, Disconnect ed antenna, Shorted antenna:
There is a problem with the SiriusXM ® antenna. Contact a dealer.
■Subscribing to SiriusXM® Radio
■Receiving SiriusXM ® Radio
■SiriusXM ® Radio Display Messages
1 Subscribing to SiriusXM ® Radio
Contact Information for SiriusXM ® Radio:
•U.S.: SiriusXM ® Radio at  www.siriusxm.com/
subscribenow , or 1-866-635-2349.
•Canada: SiriusXM ® Canada at  www.siriusxm.ca/
subscribe-now , or 1-877-209-0079.
1Receiving SiriusXM ® Radio
The SiriusXM ® satellites are in orbit over the equator; 
therefore, objects south  of the vehicle may cause 
satellite reception interruptions. Sa tellite signals are 
more likely to be blocked by tall buildings and 
mountains the farther north  you travel from the 
equator.
You may experience rece ption problems under the 
following circumstances:
•In a location with an obstruction to the south of 
your vehicle.
•In tunnels
•On the lower level of a multi-tiered road
•Large items carried on the roof rack
* Not available on all models
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uuGeneral Information on the Audio System uRecommended CDs
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Recommended CDs
• Use only high-quality CD-R or CD-RW discs labeled for audio use.
• Use only CD-R or CD-RW discs on which the recordings are closed.
• Play only standard round-shaped CDs.
• Some software files may not allow for  audio play or text data display.
• Some versions of MP3, WMA or AAC formats may be unsupported.1Recommended CDs
A Dual-disc cannot play on this audio unit. If recorded 
under certain conditions, a  CD-R or CD-RW may not 
play either.
■CDs with MP3, WMA or AAC files
The CD packages or jackets should have one of these marks.
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■Protecting CDs
Follow these precautions when handling or storing CDs:
• Store a CD in its case when it is not being played.
• When wiping a CD, use a soft clean cloth  from the center to the outside edge.
• Handle a CD by its edge. Never touch either surface.
• Never insert foreign obje cts into the CD player.
• Keep CDs out of direct sunlight and extreme heat.
• Do not place stabilizer rings or labels on the CD.
• Avoid fingerprints, liquids,  and felt-tip pens on the CD.1Protecting CDs
NOTICE
Do not insert a damaged CD.  It may be stuck inside 
and damage the audio unit.
Examples:
●Damaged CDs Bubbled/
Wrinkled
With Label/
Sticker Using 
Printer Label 
Kit
Sealed With Plastic Ring●Poor quality 
CDs
Chipped/
Cracked Warped Burrs
●Small CDs
3-inch 
(8-cm) 
CD
●Bubbled, wrinkled, labeled, and 
excessively thick CDs
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uuGeneral Information on the Audio System uCompatible iPod, iPhone, and USB Flash Drives
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Compatible iPod, iPhone, and USB Flash Drives
■iPod and iPhone Model Compatibility
Model
Made for iPod (5th generation)
Made for iPod classic 160GB (Late 2009)/iPod classic (120GB)/iPod classic
Made for iPod nano (7th generation)/iP od nano (6th generation)/iPod nano (5th 
generation)/iPod nano (4th generation)/i Pod nano (3rd generation)/iPod nano (2nd 
generation)/iPod nano
Made for iPod touch (6th generation)/iPod touch (5th generation)/iPod touch (4th 
generation)/iPod touch (3rd generation) /iPod touch (2nd generation)/iPod touch
Made for iPhone 7 Plus/iPhone 7/iPhone  6s Plus/iPhone 6s/iPhone 6 Plus/iPhone 6/
iPhone 5c/iPhone 5s/iPhone 5/iPhone 4s/iPhone 4/iPhone 3GS/iPhone 3G
Model
Made for iPod (5th generation)
Made for iPod classic 160GB (Late 2009)/iPod classic (120GB)/iPod classic
Made for iPod nano (7th generation)/iP od nano (6th generation)/iPod nano (5th 
generation)/iPod nano (4th generation)/i Pod nano (3rd generation)/iPod nano (2nd 
generation)/iPod nano
Made for iPod touch (6th generation)/iPod touch (5th generation)/iPod touch (4th 
generation)/iPod touch (3rd generation) /iPod touch (2nd generation)/iPod touch
Made for iPhone X/iPhone 8 Plus/iPhone  8/iPhone 7 Plus/iPhone 7/iPhone SE/
iPhone 6s Plus/iPhone 6s/iPhone 6 Plus/iPhone 6/iPhone 5c/iPhone 5s/iPhone 5/
iPhone 4s/iPhone 4/iPhone 3GS/iPhone 3G
1 iPod and iPhone Model Compatibility
This system may not work with all software versions 
of these devices.
The Lightning connector works with iPhone X, iPhone 
8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 7  Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, 
iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s,  iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, 
iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, iPod touch (6th 
generation), iPod touch (5 th generation), iPod nano 
(7th generation).
The 30-pin connector works with iPhone 4s, Phone 4, 
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod touch (4th generation), 
iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (2nd 
generation), iPod touch, iPod nano (6th generation), 
iPod nano (5th generation), iPod nano (4th generation), 
iPod nano (3rd generation),  iPod nano (2nd generation), 
iPod nano, iPod classic 160G B (Late 2009), iPod classic 
(120GB), iPod classic, iPod (5th generation).
USB works with iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, 
iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7, iP hone SE, iPhone 6s Plus, 
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iP hone 6, iPhone 5c, iPhone 
5s, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, Phone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 
3G, iPod touch (6th generation), iPod touch (5th 
generation), iPod touch (4th  generation), iPod touch 
(3rd generation), iPod t ouch (2nd generation), iPod 
touch, iPod nano (7th generation), iPod nano (6th 
generation), iPod nano (5th  generation), iPod nano 
(4th generation), iPod nano (3rd generation), iPod 
nano (2nd generation), iPod nano, iPod classic 160GB 
(Late 2009), iPod classic ( 120GB), iPod classic, iPod 
(5th generation).
Models with one display
Models with two displays
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• A USB flash drive of 256 MB or higher is recommended.
• Some digital audio players may not be compatible.
• Some USB flash drives (e.g., a device  with security lockout) may not work.
• Some software files may not allow for audio play or text data display.
• Some versions of MP3, WMA, or AAC formats may be unsupported.
■USB Flash Drives1USB Flash Drives
Files on the USB flash drive are played in their stored 
order. This order may be  different from the order 
displayed on your  PC or device.
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Honda App License Agreement
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (T HIS “AGREEMENT”) WHICH GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE 
INSTALLED ON YOUR HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLE (YOUR “VEHICLE”)  AS WELL AS THE APPLICATIONS, SERVICES, FUNCTIONS, AND 
CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SOFTWARE  (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICES”). YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL 
SERVE AS YOUR CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  THE SOFTWARE IS OWNED (OR LICENSED), PROVIDED, AND/OR 
OPERATED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC., (“HONDA,” “U S,” “WE,” OR “OUR”), WITH ITS BUSINESS ADDRESS AT 1919 
TORRANCE BLVD., TORRANCE, CA 90501. REFERENCE TO “HONDA ” IN THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES HONDA’S PARENT COMPANY AND 
ITS AFFILIATES AND DESIGNATED AGENTS. TH E SERVICES ARE OWNED (OR LICENSED), PROV IDED, AND/OR OPERATED BY HONDA OR A 
THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (A “PROVIDER”). REFERENCE TO  A “PROVIDER” IN THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES SUCH PROVIDER’S 
PARENT COMPANY, AFFILIATES, AND DESIGNATED AGENTS.
A.  Description of the Software.  The SOFTWARE includes the software, firmware and the like, installe d and executing on your VEHICLE 
during manufacture, and thereafter updated from time to time by HONDA, you or an  authorized HONDA dealer (a “DEALER”). The 
SOFTWARE allows you to access and use a va riety of SERVICES, including but not limited to: (a) HONDA applications, services, an d content 
provided through the SOFTWARE (together, “H ONDA SERVICES”); and (b) PROVIDER applications, services, and content provided through 
the SOFTWARE (together, “PROVIDER SERVICES” ), each of which may provide access to various information, media, content, and services.
B. SOFTWARE Licensing and Intellectual Property.
1.  SOFTWARE.  This AGREEMENT grants you a non-exclusive, limited, and re vocable license to use the SOFTWARE and SERVICES solely (a) 
as installed on your VEHICLE by HONDA, (b) as updated on your Vehicle by HONDA, you (but only as and when directed by HONDA), o r a 
DEALER and (c) as permitted unde r the terms of this AGREEMENT.
2.  HONDA Services.  The SOFTWARE may provide you with access to various  HONDA SERVICES. Installation, activation, or use of HONDA 
SERVICES may require your consent to additi onal terms, conditions, and privacy policies applicable to those HONDA SERVICES (the  
“HONDA TERMS”). You acknowledge a nd agree that any collection, use, sharing of data  generated by your VEHICLE or your use of your 
VEHICLE, and your use of the HONDA SERVI CES shall be subject to this AGREEMENT and any additional HONDA TERMS that may be 
specifically applicable to such HONDA SERVI CES or data generation. The HONDA SERVICES may collect, use, and share such data whi le 
you are using the SOFTWARE.
■END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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3. Open-Source Software.  The SOFTWARE and SERVICES may in corporate software licensed to HONDA under free or open-source 
licenses which govern HONDA’s distribution and y our use of such software. HONDA and the third-party authors, licensors, and distributors 
of such software disclaim all warranties and all liability arising  from any and all use or distribution of the software. To the extent such 
software is provided under terms that diffe r from the applicable free or open-source licenses, those terms are offered by HONDA  alone. 
Additional information regarding fr ee and open-source software incorporated in the SOFTWARE an d SERVICES is available in this manual 
or within the SOFTWARE.
4.  Provider Services.  The SOFTWARE may provide you with access to various PR OVIDER SERVICES. Installation or use of such PROVIDER 
SERVICES may require your consent to additi onal terms, conditions, and privacy policies of the applicable PROVIDER (the “PROVIDER 
TERMS”). This AGREEMENT  restricts the manner in which you can install and use PROVIDER SERVICES but does not grant you a licens e or 
permission to use such PROVIDER SERVICES. Your permission to use  PROVIDER SERVICES is limited and subject to any license grants, 
conditions, and limitations included in the PROVIDER TERMS. You  acknowledge that any collection, use, sharing of your information, 
targeted advertising practice s by PROVIDERS, and your use of  the PROVIDER SERVICES shall be subj ect to both this AGREEMENT and any 
applicable PROVIDER TERMS. The PR OVIDER SERVICES may collect, use, and share such  information while you are using the SOFTWARE.
5. License Limitations an d Restrictions on Use.
(a) Limited License.
 You understand and agree that the SOFTWA RE and SERVICES are licensed, not sold, to you solely for use in accordance 
with this AGREEMENT and any a pplicable PROVIDER TERMS, and an y documentation for the VEHICLE made available to you by HONDA 
(any “DOCUMENTATION”). HONDA and its licensors reserve all rights  in the SOFTWARE and HONDA SERVICES not expressly granted to 
you under this AGREEMENT. PROVIDERS and th eir licensors reserve all rights in the PROVIDER SERVICES not expressly granted to yo u under 
the applicable PROVIDER TERMS.
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(b) Restrictions on Use. The licenses granted under this AGREEMENT do not pe rmit you to use the SOFTWARE or SERVICES on a device 
other than your VEHICLE. As a condition of using the SOFTWARE and SERVICES, you agree that you may not and will not:
6.  Intellectual Property Rights.  All title and intellectual property rights in and  to the SOFTWARE and SERVICES, the accompanying 
DOCUMENTATION, and all copies of the SOFTWARE or SERVICES are ow ned by HONDA, PROVIDERS, or their suppliers or licensors. This 
AGREEMENT does not grant you any rights in  connection with any trademarks or service marks of HONDA, PROVIDERS, or their licens ors, 
affiliates, or suppliers. (1) copy, download, distribute, modify, publish, sell, rent, lease, lend, license, sublicense, reuse, or create derivative works of the 
SOFTWARE or SERVICES or any of the content or other material 
within the SOFTWARE or SERVICES, including without limitation, 
HONDA or PROVIDER names, logos, or any othe r trademarks of HONDA or PROVIDERS or used in association with the SOFTWARE or 
any SERVICES, except as required to use the SOFTWARE or SERVICES  in accordance with this AGREEMENT, any applicable PROVIDER 
TERMS, and the DOCUMENTATION;
(2) access or use the SOFTWARE or SERVICES  in any manner intended to damage or impair the operation of the SOFTWARE or SERVICES  
or interfere with anyone else’s use a nd enjoyment of the SOFTWARE or SERVICES;
(3) access or attempt to access any system or server on which the  SOFTWARE or SERVICES is hosted or modify or alter the SOFTWAR E 
or SERVICES in any way;
(4) use the SOFTWARE or SERVICES for any unlawful pu rpose, or in violation of any third party rights;
(5) use the SOFTWARE or SERVICES in violatio n of any applicable traffic regulations, rules or laws, including but not limited t o any driver 
distraction laws, rules or regulations;
(6) violate the terms of this AGREEMENT, any HONDA TERMS, any PR OVIDER TERMS or other applicable third-party terms, conditions, 
and privacy policies; or
(7) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble , attempt to derive the source code of, nor permit others to reverse engineer, deco mpile, 
or disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of the SOFT WARE or SERVICES, except and only to the extent that such activity is 
expressly permitted (a) by applicable law notwithstanding this limi tation or (b) the terms of applicable free or opensource software 
licenses.
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