tow HONDA CLARITY ELECTRIC 2019 Owner's Manual (in English)

Contents
This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of the
vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
This owner’s manual covers all models of your vehicle. You may find
descriptions of equipment and features that are not on your
particular model.
Images throughout this owner’s manu al (including the front cover)
represent features and equipment that are available on some, but
not all, models. Your particular mo del may not have some of these
features.
The information and specifications in cluded in this publication were
in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change specifications
or design at any time without notice and without incurring any
obligation.2 Safe Driving P. 39
For Safe Driving P. 40 Seat Belts P. 44 Airbags P. 52
2Instrument Panel P. 81
Indicators P. 82 Gauges and Driver Information Interface P. 116
2Controls P. 129
Clock P. 130 Locking and Unlocking the Doors P. 131
Operating the Switches Ar ound the Steering Wheel P. 152
Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items P. 176
2 Features P. 195
Audio System P. 196 Audio System Basic Operation P. 202
Customized Features P. 296 HomeLink® Universal Transceiver P. 324
2 Driving P. 361
Before Driving P. 362 Towing a Trailer P. 367
Multi-View Rear Camera P. 440 Charging P. 442
2 Maintenance P. 459
Before Performing Maintenance P. 460 Maintenance MinderTM P. 463
Checking and Maintaining Wiper Blades P. 474
Climate Control System Main tenance P. 489 Cleaning P. 490
2Handling the Unexpected P. 499
If a Tire Goes Flat P. 500 Handling of the Jack P. 512
Indicator, Coming On/Blinking P. 520 Fuses P. 526
When You Cannot Disengage the Charging Connector P. 535
2Information P. 537
Specifications P. 538 Identification Numbers P. 540
Warranty Coverages P. 543 Authorized Manuals P. 545
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Contents
Child Safety P. 67Safety Labels P. 80
Opening and Closing the Trunk P. 144 Security System P. 147 Opening and Closing the Windows P. 150
Adjusting the Mirrors P. 167 Adjusting the Seats P. 169
Climate Control System P. 186
Audio Error Messages P. 274 General Information on the Audio System P. 278
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 327
When Driving P. 368 Braking P. 422Parking Your Vehicle P. 438
Energy Economy P. 458
Maintenance Under the Hood P. 467 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 472
Checking and Maintaining Tires P. 477 12-Volt Battery P. 486 Remote Transmitter Care P. 488
Accessories and Modifications P. 496
Power System Won’t Start P. 513 Jump Starting P. 516 Overheating P. 519
Emergency Towing P. 533 When You Cannot Open the Charge Lid P. 534
When You Cannot Open the Trunk P. 536
Devices that Emit Radio Waves P. 541 Reporting Safety Defects P. 542
Customer Service Information P. 546
Quick Reference GuideP. 6
Safe DrivingP. 39
Instrument PanelP. 81
ControlsP. 129
FeaturesP. 195
DrivingP. 361
MaintenanceP. 459
Handling the UnexpectedP. 499
InformationP. 537
IndexP. 548
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Quick Reference Guide
Wipers and Washers
(P 160)
Wiper/Washer Control LeverAdjustment Ring : Lower speed, fewer sweeps
: Higher speed, more sweeps
MIST
OFF
INT: Low speed with
intermittent
LO : Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe
Pull toward
you to spray
washer fluid.
Steering Wheel (P 166)
● To adjust, push the adjustment lever
down, adjust to the desired position, then
lock the lever back in place.
Unlocking the Front
Doors from the Inside
(P 141)
●Pull either front door inner handle to
unlock and open it in one motion.
● Unlocking and opening the driver’s door
from the inner handle unlocks all the
other doors.
Trunk (P 144)
● To unlock and open the trunk:
•Press the trunk opener on the driver’s
door.
• Press the trunk release button on the
smart entry remote.
• Press the trunk release button on the
trunk lid.
Trunk Opener
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Handling the Unexpected (P 499)
Flat Tire (P 500)
● Park in a safe location and repair the flat
tire using the temporary tire repair kit.
Indicators Come On
(P 520)
●Identify the indica tor and consult the
owner’s manual.
Power System Won’t Start
(P 513)
● If the 12-volt battery is dead, jump start
using a booster battery.
Blown Fuse

(P 526)
● Check for a blown fuse if an electrical
device does not operate.
Overheating (P 519)
● Park in a safe location. If you do not see
steam under the hood, open the hood,
and let the power system cool down.
Emergency Towing
(P 533)
●Call a professional towing service if you
need to tow your vehicle.
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uuSeat Belts uFastening a Seat Belt
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Safe Driving
3. Position the lap part of the belt as low as
possible across your hips, then pull up on
the shoulder part of the belt so the lap part
fits snugly. This lets your strong pelvic
bones take the force of a crash and reduces
the chance of internal injuries.
4. If necessary, pull up on the belt again to
remove any slack, then check that the belt
rests across the center of your chest and
over your shoulder. Th is spreads the forces
of a crash over the strongest bones in your
upper body.1 Fastening a Seat Belt
To release the belt, push the red PRESS button and
then guide the belt by hand until it has retracted
completely.
When exiting the vehicle, be sure the belt is properly
stowed so that it will not get caught in the closing
door.
When stowing the seat belt, make sure the latch
plate is resting on the stopper.
3WARNING
Improperly positioning the seat belts can
cause serious injury or death in a crash.
Make sure all seat belts are properly
positioned before driving.
Latch
Plate
Stopper
Lap belt
as low as
possible
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Continued
Safe Driving
■When front airbags should not deploy
Minor frontal crashes: Front airbags were designed to supplement seat belts and
help save lives, not to prevent minor scrape s, or even broken bones that might occur
during a less than moderate-to-severe frontal crash.
Side impacts: Front airbags can provide protecti on when a sudden deceleration
causes a driver or front passenger to move toward the front of the vehicle. Side
airbags and side curtain airbags have been specifically designed to help reduce the
severity of injuries that can occur during a moderate-to-severe side impact which
can cause the driver or passenger to move toward the side of the vehicle.
Rear impacts: Head restraints and seat belts ar e your best protection during a rear
impact. Front airbags cannot provide any significant protection and are not designed
to deploy in such collisions.
Rollovers: In a rollover, your best form of protection is a seat belt or, if your vehicle
is equipped with a rollover sensor, both a seat belt and a side curtain airbag. Front
airbags, however, are not designed to depl oy in a rollover as they would provide
little if any protection.
■When front airbags deploy with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden deceleration, a strong impact to the
vehicle framework or suspension might caus e one or more of the airbags to deploy.
Examples include running into a curb, the edge of a hole, or other low fixed object
that causes a sudden deceleration in th e vehicle chassis. Since the impact is
underneath the vehicle, damage may not be readily apparent.
■When front airbags may not deploy , even though exterior damage
appears severe
Since crushable body parts absorb crash energy during an impact, the amount of
visible damage does not always indicate proper airbag operation. In fact, some
collisions can result in severe damage but no airbag deployment because the airbags
would not have been needed or would not have provided protection even if they
had deployed.
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
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Safe DrivingYour front airbags have advanced features to help reduce the likelihood of airbag
related injuries to smaller occupants. The driver’s advanced airbag system includes a
seat position sensor.
Based on information from this sensor and the
severity of the impact, the advanced airbag
system determines the optimal deployment of
the driver’s airbag.
The front passenger’s ad vanced airbag system
has weight sensors.
We advise against allowing a child age 12 or
under to ride in the front passenger’s seat.
However, if you do allow a child age 12 or
under to ride in the front passenger’s
seat, note that the system will automatically
turn off the front passenger’s airbag if the
sensors detect that the child is approximately
65 lbs (29 kg) or less.
■Advanced Airbags1 Advanced Airbags
If there is a problem with the driver’s seat position
sensor, the SRS indicator wi ll come on, and in the
event of a crash, the airbag will deploy (regardless of
the driver’s seating position) with a force
corresponding to the se verity of the impact.
For the advanced airbags to work properly:
•Do not spill any liquid on or under the seats.
•Do not put any object under the passenger’s seat.
•Make sure any objects are positioned properly on
the floor. Improperly pos itioned objects can
interfere with the advanced airbag sensors.
•All occupants should sit upri ght and wear their seat
belts properly.
•Do not cover the passenger ’s side dashboard with
a cloth, towel, cover, etc. 2 Passenger Front Airbag Off Indicator P. 65
Make sure the floor mat behind the front passenger's
seat is hooked to the floor mat anchor. An improperly
placed mat can interfere with the advanced airbag
sensors.
2 Floor Mats P. 491
Driver’s
Seat
Position
Sensor
Passenger’s
Seat
Weight
Sensors
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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
Safe Driving
■When a side airbag deploys with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden acceleration, a strong impact to the side
of the vehicle’s framework can cause a side airbag to deploy. In such cases, there
may be little or no damage, but the side impact sensors detected a severe enough
impact to deploy the airbag.
■When a side airbag may not deploy, even though visible damage appears
severe
It is possible for a side airbag not to deploy during an impact that results in
apparently severe damage. This can occur when the point of impact was toward the
far front or rear of the vehicle, or when the vehicle’s crushable body parts absorbed
most of the crash energy. In either case , the side airbag would not have been
needed nor provided protection even if it had deployed.
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uWipers and Washers
Controls
Wipers and Washers
The windshield wipers and washers can be
used when the power mode is in ON.
■MIST
The wipers run at high speed until you release
the lever.
■Wiper switch (OFF, INT, LO, HI)
Move the lever up or down to change the
wiper settings.
■Adjusting wiper operation
Turn the adjustment ring to adjust the wiper
operation.
■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the lever for more than one
second, the spray stops, the wipers sweep two
or three more times to clear the windshield,
then stop.
■Windshield Wipers/Washers1 Wipers and Washers
NOTICE
Do not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get sc ratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.
Turn the washers off if no washer fluid comes out.
The pump may get damaged.
When the wiper motor is kept running under heavy
load for extended periods of time, this protection
feature is activated, and the wiper speed may
decrease or motor operat ion may stop temporarily.
This function will be canceled within a few minutes
once the load has been reduced; the wiper operation
returns to normal.
If the vehicle speeds up while the wipers are
operating intermittently, the length of the wipe
interval shortens.
When the vehicle speeds up, the wiper operation’s
shortest delay se tting ( ) and the LO setting
become the same.
NOTICE
In cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield.
Operating the wipers in th is condition may damage
the wipers. Use the defroster to warm the
windshield, then turn the wipers on.
MIST
OFF
LO: Low speed wipe
HI : High speed wipe Pull to
use
washer.
INT
Intermittent Time
Adjustment Ring
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
Higher speed, more sweeps
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Driving
This chapter discusses driving and charging.
Before Driving................................... 362
Towing a Trailer ................................ 367
When Driving Turning on the Power ...................... 368
Precautions While Driving................. 371
Transmission .................................... 372
Shifting ............................................ 373
ECON Mode .................................... 379
SPORT Mode.................................... 380
Deceleration Paddle Selector ............ 381
Acoustic Vehicle Al erting System ...... 384
Front Sensor Camera ....................... 385
Road Departure Mi tigation (RDM)
System ........................................ 387
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) ......................... 391
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)...... 406Vehicle Stability Assist ® (VSA ®), aka
Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
System ....................................... 413
Agile Handling Assist ....................... 415Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .. 416Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) -
Required Federal Explanation ......... 418
LaneWatchTM....................................... 420Braking Brake System ................................... 422
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ........... 428 Brake Assist System ......................... 429
Collision Mitigation Braking System
TM
(CMBSTM) ....................................... 430
Parking Your Vehicle When Stopped ................................ 438
Multi-View Rear Camera .................. 440
Charging ............................................ 442
Before Charging .............................. 442
Charge the High Voltage battery using a
Level 1, 2 or SAE J1772 DC charger ...443
Control Box ..................................... 450
High Voltage Battery........................ 455
Using a Timer .................................. 456
Energy Economy ............................... 458
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