HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2009 8.G Owners Manual

To clear the windows f aster, you can
close the dashboard corner vents by
rotating the wheel below each vent.
This sends more warm air to the
windshield def roster vents. Once the
windshield is clear, select f resh air
mode to avoid f ogging the windows.
For your saf ety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving.
Select . When you select
, the system automatically
switches to f resh air mode and
turns on the A/C. The A/C
indicator will not come on, if it was
previously of f .
Select .
Set the f an and temperature
controls to maximum level.
Set the f an to the desired speed, or
high f or f aster def rosting.
Select . When you select
, the system automatically
switches to f resh air mode and
turns on the A/C. The A/C
indicator will not come on, if it was
previously of f .
Adjust the temperature so the
airflow feels warm.
Select to help clear the
rear window.
To increase airf low to the
windshield, close the corner vents.
To remove f og f rom the inside of the
windows:
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Climat e Cont rol
T o Def og and Def rost
T o Remove Exterior Frost or Ice
From the Windows
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Press the OFF button. However, a
lack of airf low can cause the
windowstofogup.Youshouldkeep
the fan on at all times so stale air and
moisture do not build up in the
interior and cause f ogging.To regulate the interior temperature
and humidity, the climate control
system has two sensors. A sunlight
sensor is located in the top of the
dashboard and a temperature/
humidity sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
To Turn Everything Off
Sunlight, Temperature, and
Humidity Sensors
Climat e Cont rol
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TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
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Read the appropriate pages in this
section f or operation of the audio
systems installed in your vehicle.
For vehicles without navigation
system, see pages through .
For vehicles with navigation system,
see pages through .
If your vehicle has a dif f erent audio
system, ref er to its manual f or
operating instructions.112146
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Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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TUNE/SOUND KNOB
PWR/VOL KNOB
PRESET BUTTONSSEEK BUTTONAUTO SELECT BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON AM/FM BUTTON
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CONT INUED
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor10seconds.Whenit
plays a station 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.
The seek f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
SEEK bar, then release it.
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.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds. Each side of the buttons
(1 through 6) can store one
f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
You can use any of f ive methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushingthePWR/VOLknoborthe
AM/FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
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To Select a Station TUNE
SEEK
SCAN
Preset
To Play the AM/FM Radio
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)
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To turn of f auto select,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM, and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
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AUTO SELECT
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)
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µ You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons to adjust
the illumination of the audio system
(see page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f .
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BALANCE adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while FADER adjusts the
front-to-back strength.
The SVC
mode controls the volume based on
vehicle speed. The f aster you go, the
louder the audio volume becomes.
As you slow down, the audio volume
decreases.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. The def ault setting is MID.
Turn the SOUND (TUNE) knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
If you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, and
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the SOUND
(TUNE) knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’ in
the display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode.
Use the TREBLE/
BASS modes to adjust the tone to
your liking. 75
A udio System L ighting
Balance/Fader
Speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC)
Treble/Bass
A djusting the Sound (Models without navigation system)
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Your audio system is capable of
receiving XM Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio
,Inc.
XM Radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM Radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
Playing the XMRadio (Models without navigation system)
Opt ional on U.S. models
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DISPLAY BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONSCD BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
AUX BUTTON
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You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
Turn the TUNE knob to
change channel selections. Turn the
knob right f or higher numbered
channels and lef t f or lower
numbered channels. In the category
mode, you can only select channels
within that category.
Press either side of the CATEGORY
button ( or ) to select
another category.
In channel mode, you can select all
of the available channels. In category
mode, such as Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc., you can select all of the
channels within that category.
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the ‘‘AUX’’
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the knob. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display. To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the DISP button until
themodechanges.
Each time you press and release the
DISP button, the display changes in
the f ollowing sequence: Channel
name, channel number, category,
artist name, and music title.
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Operating the XM Radio
TUNE
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
MODE
Playing the XMRadio (Models without navigation system)
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