HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G Owners Manual

For your saf ety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving.
Airf low is divided between
the f loor and corner vents and the
defroster vents at the base of the
windshield.
This button directs the main airflow
to the windshield for faster
def rosting. It also overrides any
mode selection you may have made.
When you select , the system
automatically switches to f resh air
mode and turns on the A/C. For
f aster def rosting, manually set the
fanspeedtohigh.Youcanalso
increase airf low to the windshield by
closing the corner vents on the
dashboard. To close the vents, rotate
the wheel under each corner vent.
When you turn of f by
pressing the button again, the
system returns to its former settings. When the indicator in the button is
on, the f ront passenger

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Press the temperature control
button to increase the temperature
of airflow, and the button to
decrease it. The temperature you
adjust is shown in the system display.
When this button is on, you will see
LOCK on the system display. The
rear climate controls can only be
controlled by the f ront control panel.
Seepage forhowtousetherear
lock button.
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Rear Climate Controls
Climate Control System
Rear Lock Button Temperature Control
Features
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REAR CONTROL PANEL
AUTO BUTTON
REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
MODE BUTTON
REAR LOCK BUTTON REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTONS
FAN CONTROL/
OFF BUTTON
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Press the fan control button
to increase the f an speed and airf low.
Press the button to
decrease it. The level of the f an
speed is shown in the display.
Each time you press the mode
button, the mode display changes
from to .
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the upper vents on the back of
the center console.
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the lower vents. Pressing the AUTO button puts the
system in automatic operation mode.
The rear system automatically
adjusts the fan speed and airflow
levels to maintain the selected
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment. You will see AUTO in
the display.
To shut of f the rear climate control
system, press the OFF button until
the system shuts off, or push and
hold rear lock button f or 3 seconds.
To turn on the system, press the rear
lock button once, or press f an speed
up button on rear control.
Fan Cont rol
Mode Cont rol Automatic Operation
Climate Control System
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The temperatures of the driver

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
and humidity sensor next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Climate Control System
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TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
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An audio system is standard on all
models. Read the appropriate pages
(as shown below) to use your
vehicle

Audio System
Without Navigation system
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Canadian EX models EX-L models without RearEntertainment System EX-L models with Rear
Entertainment System
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Audio System
With Navigation system
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Touring models
U.S. EX-L models
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (U.S. LX model)
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PRESET BUTTONS
DISPLAY
FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON
TITLE BUTTON A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON FOLDER BAR
SCAN BUTTON /VOL (POWER/VOLUME) KNOB
SKIP BUTTON
SKIP BUTTON
TUNE/ (SOUND) KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. Each time you press and release
either of the SKIP buttons ( or
), the radio f requency changes
in small increments.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
either of the SKIP buttons ( or ), then release it.
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To Select a Station
To Play the Radio
SCAN
TUNE
SK IP
Playing the FM/AM Radio (U.S. LX model)
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