automatic transmission HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK 2018 Owner's Manual (in English)

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Door Mirror Controls (P195)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag
(P49)
❙Glove Box (P206)
❙Rearview Mirror (P194)
❙Hood Release Handle (P574)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P160)
❙Power Window Switches (P172)
❙Interior Fuse Box (P669)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P49)
❙Shift Lever
Continuously Variable
Transmission
(P459, 461)
Manual Transmission (P466)
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch (P532)
❙USB Port* (P231)
❙Wireless Charger* (P212)
❙Automatic Brake Hold
Button
(P536)
❙ECON Button* (P470)
❙Drive Mode Switch* (P471)
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Quick Reference Guide
Instrument Panel (P 77)
System Indicators
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp
Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
Charging System
IndicatorAnti-lock Brake
System (
ABS)
Indicator
Vehicle Stability Assist
(VSA ®) System
Indicator
VSA ® OFF Indicator Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
Electric Power
Steering (EPS) System
Indicator
Lights Indicators
Lights On Indicator
High Beam Indicator Seat Belt Reminder
Indicator
System Indicators
CRUISE CONTROL

Indicator
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Red) Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
Door and Hatch Open
Indicator CRUISE MAIN
Indicator
Tachometer Fuel Gauge
Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator Shift Lever Position Indicator
*
Low Fuel Indicator
Gauges (P 118)/Information Display* (P 120)/
Driver Information Interface
* (P 123)/System Indicators (P 78)
ECON Mode Indicator Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
Maintenance Minder
Indicator
Models with information display
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Amber)
System Indicators
Automatic
Brake Hold
System Indicator
Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator
Temperature Gauge
Brake Depressing
Indicator
Continuously variable
transmission models
Brake Depressing
Indicator
Manual transmission
models
Fog Light Indicator*
M
(7-speed manual shift mode)
Indicator/Shift Indicator*
Speedometer
* Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Why does the beeper
sound when I start driving?The beeper sounds when the driver and/or front passenger are
not wearing their seat belts.
Pressing the electric
parking brake switch does
not release the parking
brake. Why?Press the electric parking brake switch with the brake pedal
depressed.
Depressing the accelerator
pedal does not release the
parking brake
automatically. Why?●Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
●Check if the transmission is in (P* or (N. If so, select any other
position.
Why do I hear a screeching
sound when I apply the
brake pedal?The brake pads may need to be replaced. Have your vehicle
inspected by a dealer.
I’m seeing an amber
indicator of a tire with an
exclamation point. What is
that?The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)* needs attention. If
you recently inflated or changed a tire, you have to recalibrate
the system.
2 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)* (P527)
* Not available on all models
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Maintenance
Minder
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on when the scheduled
maintenance is due soon.
2Maintenance MinderTM P. 563—
Brake
Depressing
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.
●Blinks when the electric parking
brake switch is pressed without
depressing the brake pedal while
the electric parking brake is in
operation.
●Blinks while driving - Press the electric
parking brake switch with the brake pedal
depressed.
2 Parking Brake P. 532
—
●Blinks when the automatic brake
hold button is pressed without
depressing the brake pedal while
the automatic brake hold is in
operation.
●Blinks if the automatic brake hold
is automatically canceled while it
is in operation. The beeper
sounds.
●Blinks while driving - Press the
automatic brake hold button with the
brake pedal depressed.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
—
Continuously
variable
transmission
models
Manual
transmission
models
Electric Parking Brake System
Automatic Brake Hold System
* Not available on all models
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages*
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets
abnormally high.2Overheating P. 659
●Appears while you are cust omizing the settings and
the shift lever is moved out of
(P.
●Appears while you are cust omizing the settings and
the parking brake is released.2 Customized Features P. 133
●Appears if the automatic br ake hold is automatically
canceled while it is in operation.●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
Continuously variable transmission models
Manual transmission models
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages*
Continued
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the automatic brake hold system is
turned off.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the automatic brake hold button is
pressed without wearing the driver’s seat belt.●Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the automatic brake hold button is
pressed without depressing the brake pedal while
the automatic brake hold is in operation.●Press the automatic brake hold button with the brake
pedal depressed.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the parking brake is applied
automatically while it is in operation.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
2 Parking Brake P. 532
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages*
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears if you push the ENGINE START/STOP
button to turn the engine off without the shift lever
in
(P.
●Move the shift lever to (P. The power mode changes to
VEHICLE OFF.
●Move the shift lever to (P, then press the ENGINE
START/STOP button twice.
●Appears when the power mode is in ACCESSORY.
—
●Appears after the driver’s door is opened when the
power mode is in ACCESSORY.●Press the ENGINE START/STOP button twice with your
foot off the brake pedal (automatic transmission) or the
clutch pedal (manual transmission) to change the power
mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).
●Appears when you close the door with the power
mode in ON without the smart entry remote inside
the vehicle.●Disappears when you bring the smart entry remote back
inside the vehicle and close the door.
2 Smart Entry Remote Reminder P. 179
●Appears when the smart entry remote battery
becomes weak.●Replace the battery as soon as possible.
2Replacing the Button Battery P. 615
Continuously
variable transmission
modelsU.S. models
Canadian models
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uuGauges and Displays uDriver Information Interface*
Instrument Panel
*1: Default SettingSetup Group Customizable Features Description Selectable Settings
Door Setup Auto Door Lock
Changes the setting for when the doors
automatically lock. With Vehicle Speed
*1/
Shift
from P /OFF
With Vehicle Speed
*1/ OFF
Auto Door Unlock Changes the setting for when the doors
automatically unlock. When Driver’s Door Opens
*1/
When Shifting Into Park/
When Ignition Switched
OFF /OFF
When Driver’s Door Opens
*1/
When Ignition Switched
OFF /OFF
Key And Remote Unlock
Mode Sets up either the driver’s door or all doors to unlock
on the first operation of the remote or ignition key.
Driver Door
*1/ All Doors
Continuously variable
transmission models
Manual transmission models
Continuously variable
transmission models
Manual transmission models
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uuSecurity System uSecurity System Alarm
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Controls
■Setting the security system alarm
The security system alarm automatically sets when the following conditions have
been met:
• The ignition switch is in LOCK
(0*1, and the key has been removed from the
ignition switch.
• The hood is closed.
• All doors and the hatch are locked from outside with the key, remote transmitter,
or smart entry system
*.
■When the security system alarm sets
The security system alarm indicator in the instrument panel blinks. When the
blinking interval changes after about 15 seconds, the security system alarm is set.
■To cancel the security system alarm
The security system alarm is canceled when the vehicle is unlocked using the remote
transmitter, smart entry system
*, or the ignition swit ch is turned to ON (w*1. The
security system alarm indicator goes off at the same time.
*1: Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an
ignition switch.
1 Security System Alarm
Do not set the security system alarm when someone
is in the vehicle or a window is open. The system can
accidentally activate when:
•Unlocking the door with the lock tab.•Opening the hood with the hood release.
•Taking the transmission out of ( P.
If the battery goes dead after you have set the
security system alarm, the security alarm may go off
once the battery is re charged or replaced.
If this occurs, deactivate the security system alarm by
unlocking a door using the key, remote transmitter or
smart entry system
*.
Continuously variable transmission models
* Not available on all models
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uENGINE START/STOP Button*
Controls
If you leave the vehicle for 30 to 60 minutes with the transmission in (P*1 and the
power mode in ACCESSORY, the vehicle automa tically goes into the mode similar to
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) to avoid draining the battery.
When in this mode:
The steering wheel does not lock.
You cannot lock or unlock doors with th e remote transmitter or the smart entry
system.
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button twice to switch the mode to VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK).
*1: Continuously variab le transmission models
■Automatic Power Off
Canadian models and 2.0 L engine models
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