instrument panel HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G Owners Manual

A convenient ref erence to the
sections in this manual.
A quick ref erence to the main
controls in your vehicle.
Explains the purpose of each
instrument panel indicator and gauge,
and how to use the controls on the
dashboard and steering column.What gasoline to use, how to break-
in your new vehicle, and how to load
luggage and other cargo.
The proper way to start the engine,
shif t the transmission, and park; plus
what you need to know if you

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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GAUGES
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTON
PASSENGER’S
FRONT AIRBAG
DRIVER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE AUDIO SYSTEM
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE MOONROOF SWITCH
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE
REAR CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
REAR HEATING/
COOLING CONTROLS
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
GLASS HATCH
RELEASE BUTTON/
POWER TAILGATE
SWITCH AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS (P.186)
(P.197) (P.199)
(P.192)
(P.67)
HomeLink BUTTONS
(P.437)
(P.80)
(P.11, 28)
(P.137)
(P.497)
(P.144, 149) (P.499)PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
(P.428)HEADPHONE
CONNECTORS (P.428) (P.11, 28)
(P.174)
(P.171)
(P.167)
(P.171) (P.205)
(P.515)
(P.209)
(P.172)
(P.170)
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Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts in all seating positions.
Your seat belt system also includes
an indicator on the instrument panel
and a beeper to remind you and your
passengers to f asten your seat belts.Seat belts are the single most
effectivesafetydeviceforadultsand
larger children. (Inf ants and smaller
children must be properly restrained
in child seats.)
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.
In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces and territories
require you to wear seat belts.
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Seat Belts
Your Vehicle

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The f ollowing pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult
passengers, and teenage children
who are large enough and mature
enough to drive or ride in the f ront.
See pages f or important
guidelines on how to properly
protect inf ants, small children, and
larger children who ride in your
vehicle.
Af ter everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors and the
tailgate are closed and locked. Your vehicle also has a tailgate, glass
hatch, and door open indicator on
the multi-information display to
indicate when the tailgate, the glass
hatch, or a specif ic door is open. You
will see the appropriate indicator(s)
and message(s) f or each condition.
Your vehicle has a door-
openindicatoronthe
instrument panel to indicate when
any door is open. Your vehicle also has a
tailgate, glass hatch, and
door open indicator on the
inf ormation display to indicate when
the tailgate, the glass hatch, or a
specif ic door is open. You will see
the appropriate indicator(s) f or each
condition.
When one or more doors are open,
the ‘‘DOOR OPEN

This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations . 64 ............................
Instrument Panel . 65
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Instrument Panel Indicators . 67
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Gauges . 80
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Multi-Inf ormation Display . 85
Controls Near the Steering
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Wheel . 122
Windshield Wipers and .................................
Washers . 123
Rear Window Wiper and
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Washer . 124
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Turn Signals and Headlights . 125
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Hazard Warning Button . 129
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Rear Window Def ogger . 129
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 130
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Steering Wheel Adjustment . 132
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Keys and Locks . 133
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Immobilizer System . 134
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Ignition Switch . 136
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Door Locks . 137
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Childproof Door Locks . 143
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Tailgate and Glass Hatch . 143
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Power Tailgate . 144
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Glass Hatch . 148
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Remote Transmitter . 150
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Seats . 154
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Detachable Anchor . 163 ..................................
Seat Heaters . 165
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Power Windows . 167
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Moonroof . 170
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Parking Brake . 171
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Mirrors . 172
Driving Position Memory
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System . 174
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Interior Lights . 176
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Interior Convenience Items . 179
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Center Console . 180
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Console Compartments . 180
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Beverage Holders . 181
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Storage Compartment . 182
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Glove Box . 183
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Integrated Sunshades . 183
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Sunglasses Holder . 183
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Conversation Mirror . 184
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Sun Visor . 184
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Vanity Mirror . 185
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Coat Hooks . 185
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Accessory Power Sockets . 186
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AC Power Outlet . 187
Cargo Floor Storage
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Compartment . 188
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Cargo Net . 188
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Control L ocations
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POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
GAUGES
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE MOONROOF SWITCH MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTON
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
REAR HEATING/
COOLING CONTROLS
AUDIO SYSTEM
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
REAR CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
GLASS HATCH
RELEASE BUTTON/
POWER TAILGATE
SWITCH HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE (P.197)(P.199)
(P.192)
(P.67)
On Touring models is shown. AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS
HEADPHONE
CONNECTORS ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P.186)
(P.80)
(P.172)
(P.171)
(P.137)
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL(P.171)
(P.174)
(P.167)
(P.497)
(P.499) (P.428)
(P.428) (P.205)
(P.515)
(P.209)
(P.437)
(P.170) HomeLink BUTTONS
(P.144, 149)
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The U.S. instrument panel is shown. Dif f erences f or the Canadian models are noted in the tex
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4WD models only
If equipped
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Instrument Panel
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Except T ouring models
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CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR
PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE
SYSTEM INDICATOR
STARTER SYSTEM INDICATOR LOW FUEL INDICATOR
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP
SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATORWASHER LEVEL INDICATOR
SIDE AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
VTM-4 INDICATOR
CHARGING SYSTEM INDICATOR
FUEL ECONOMY INDICATOR
A/T TEMPERATURE
INDICATOR
LOW TIRE PRESSURE
INDICATOR
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)
SYSTEM INDICATOR
INFORMATION DISPLAY
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM
INDICATOR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) INDICATOR
FOG LIGHT
INDICATOR LIGHTS ON INDICATOR
POWER TAILGATE INDICATOR
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
INDICATORCRUISE CONTROL
INDICATOR
SEAT BELT REMINDER
INDICATOR
DOOR-OPEN INDICATOR
MAINTENANCE MINDER INDICATOR (P.75)
(P.68)
(P.68)
(P.75)
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
INDICATOR (P.77) (P.68)
(P.77)
(P.74)
(P.72)
VSA OFF INDICATOR
(P.76) (P.81) (P.76)
(P.70) (P.73)
(P.74)
(P.76)
(P.76)
(P.70) (P.76)
HIGH BEAM INDICATOR (P.76)
(P.69)
(P.67)
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
INDICATOR (P.70)
(P.77)
(P.78)
(P.78)
(P.79)
(P.73)
(P.71)
(P.71)
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: 4WD models only
Instrument Panel
On T ouring models
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CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR
FOG LIGHT
INDICATOR
DOOR-OPEN INDICATOR
MESSAGE INDICATOR
SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM
INDICATOR
MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY LOW FUEL INDICATOR
LIGHTS ON INDICATOR
CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR
LOW TIRE PRESSURE/
TPMS INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR
A/T TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
FUEL ECONOMY INDICATOR
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP
CHARGING SYSTEM INDICATOR
VTM-4 INDICATOR
LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)
SYSTEM INDICATOR (P.68)
(P.75) (P.68)
(P.68)
(P.77) (P.74)
(P.72)
VSA OFF INDICATOR
(P.76) (P.85)(P.76)
(P.70)
(P.76)(P.76)
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
INDICATOR (P.70)
(P.76)
(P.78) (P.77)
(P.75)
(P.79)
HIGH BEAM INDICATOR
PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE
SYSTEM INDICATOR
SEAT BELT REMINDER
INDICATOR (P.76)
(P.69)
(P.67)
SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
INDICATOR (P.70)
(P.71)
(P.71)
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The instrument panel has many
indicators to give you important
inf ormation about your vehicle. This indicator comes on when youturn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. It reminds you and your
passengers to f asten your seat belts.
A beeper also sounds if you have not
f astened your seat belt.
If your f ront passenger does not
f asten their seat belt, the indicator
comes on about 6 seconds af ter the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
(II) position. If either of you do not f asten your
seat belt while driving, the beeper
will sound and the indicator will f lash
again at regular intervals. For more
inf ormation, see page .
You will also see a ‘‘FASTEN SEAT
BELT

This indicator comes on when there
is a system message on the multi-
inf ormation display. Press the INFO
button on the steering wheel (see
page ) to see the message (see
page ).
Most of the time, this indicator
comes on along with other indicators
in the instrument panel such as the
seat belt reminder indicator, SRS
indicator, VSA system indicator, etc.
This indicator comes on f or a f ew
seconds when you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. It
remindsyouthatitistimetotake
your vehicle in f or scheduled
maintenance. The maintenance main
items and sub items will be displayed
in the inf ormation display. See page
f or more inf ormation on the
Maintenance Minder .
This indicator goes of f when your
dealer resets it after completing the
required maintenance service. This indicator normally comes on f or
a f ew seconds when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position. If it comes on at any other
time, there is a problem in the 4WD
system. Take the vehicle to your
dealer to have it checked.
If the indicator blinks while driving,
the VTM-4 fluid temperature is too
high. Pull to the side of the road
when it is saf e, shif t to Park, and let
the engine idle until the indicator
goes out.
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4WD models only
Except Touring models On Touring models
Message Indicator
Maintenance Minder
Indicator VTM-4 Indicator
Instrument Panel Indicators
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Continuing to drive with the VTM-4
indicator blinking may cause serious
damage to the system.
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