mirror HONDA HR-V 2020 Owner's Manual (in English)

Contents
Child Safety P. 64Exhaust Gas Hazard P. 77Safety Labels P. 78
Tailgate P. 156 Security System P. 159
Operating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel P. 165 Adjusting the Mirrors P. 187
Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items P. 201 Heating and Cooling System
* P. 212
Audio Error Messages P. 323General Information on the Audio System P. 329
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 370, 393
Off-Highway Driving Guidelines P. 430 When Driving P. 432 Honda Sensing®* P. 460
Multi-View Rear Camera P. 511 Refueling P. 513 Fuel Economy and CO
2 Emissions P. 515
Maintenance Under the Hood P. 529 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 541
Checking and Maintaining Tires P. 555 Battery P. 566 Remote Transmitter Care P. 568
Cleaning P. 571 Accessories and Modifications P. 576
Engine Does Not Start P. 591 Jump Starting P. 594 Shift Lever Does Not Move P. 596
Emergency Towing P. 609 When You Cannot Open the Tailgate P. 610
Devices that Emit Radio Waves P. 617 Reporting Safety Defects P. 618
Authorized Manuals P. 623 Customer Service Information P. 624
Quick Reference GuideP. 4
Safe DrivingP. 33
Instrument PanelP. 79
ControlsP. 133
FeaturesP. 227
DrivingP. 423
MaintenanceP. 517
Handling the UnexpectedP. 579
InformationP. 613
IndexP. 626
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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
*1 : Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
❙ENGINE START/STOP Button*1 (P166)
❙Steering Wheel Adjustments (P186)
❙Hazard Warning Button
❙Ignition Switch* (P165)
❙Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Button* (P456)
❙ (Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA®) System OFF) Button (P451)
❙Heated Windshield Button* (P183)
❙Road Departure Mitigation Button* (P495)
❙Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM (CMBSTM) OFF Button* (P463)
❙ECON Button (P446)
❙Rear Defogger (P182)
❙Heating and Cooling System* (P212)
❙Audio/Information Screen (P235, 256)
❙System Indicators (P80)
❙Heated Mirror Icon* (P182)
❙Climate Control System* (P216)
❙Audio System (P228)
❙Navigation System*
() See the Navigation System Manual
❙Gauges (P113)
❙Information Display* (P115)
❙Multi-Information Display* (P118)
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch (P503)
❙Hood Release Handle (P530)
❙Fuel Fill Door Release Handle (P514)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag (P53)
❙Interior Fuse Boxes (P606)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P53)
❙Power Window Switches (P162)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P150)
❙Door Mirror Controls (P189)
❙Automatic Brake Hold Button (P506)
❙Seat Heater Icons* (P211)
❙Glove Box (P203)
❙Accessory Power Socket (P207)
❙USB Port(s) (P229)
❙Shift Lever
Continuously Variable
Transmission
(P440, 442)
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Front Seat (P190)
❙Side Airbags (P57)
❙Accessory Power Socket
(P207)
❙Side Curtain Airbags (P59)
❙Interior Lights (P201)
❙Seat Belts (P40)
❙Seat Belt with Detachable Anchor (P47)
❙Cargo Area Light (P202)
❙Cargo Floor Box (P206)
❙Accessory Power Socket* (P207)
❙Rear Seat (P193)
❙Map Lights (P202)
❙Sun Visors
❙Grab Handle
❙Coat Hook (P208)
❙Seat Belts (Installing a Child Seat) (P71)
❙Seat Belt to Secure a Child Seat (P73)
❙Moonroof Switch* (P164)
❙Vanity Mirrors
❙Rearview Mirror (P187)
❙HomeLink® Buttons* (P368)
❙Cargo Cover* (P210)
❙LATCH to Secure a Child Seat (P69)
* Not available on all models
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Power Door Mirrors (P189)
❙Maintenance Under the Hood (P529)
❙Windshield Wipers (P179, 551)
❙Tires (P555, 582)
❙Fog Lights* (P174, 545)
❙Rear Wiper (P181, 553)
❙How to Refuel (P514)
❙Multi-View Rear Camera (P511)
❙Back-Up Lights (P548)
❙Brake/Tail/Rear Side Marker Lights (P549)
❙Rear Turn Signal Lights (P547)
❙Rear License Plate Lights (P550)
❙High-Mount Brake Light (P549)
❙Side Turn Signal Lights* (P170, 546)
❙Door Lock/Unlock Control (P139)
❙Opening/Closing the Tailgate (P156)
❙Tailgate Release Button (P157)
❙Lock Button* (P140)
❙Headlights (P171, 541)
❙Front Turn Signal Lights (P170, 543)
❙Front Side Marker Lights (P171, 544)
❙Parking/Daytime Running Lights (P544)
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Quick Reference Guide
Safe Driving (P 33)
Airbags (P50)
● Your vehicle is fitted with ai rbags to help protect you and
your passengers during a moderate-to-severe collision.
Child Safety (P64)
● All children 12 and younger should be seated in the rear seat.
● Smaller children should be properly restrained in a forward-facing child seat.
● Infants must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child seat.
Exhaust Gas Hazard (P77)
● Your vehicle emits dangerous exhaust gases that contain
carbon monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces
where carbon monoxide gas can accumulate.
Before Driving Checklist (P38)
● Before driving, check that the front seats, head
restraints, steering wheel, and mirrors have been
properly adjusted.
Seat Belts (P40)
● Fasten your seat belt and sit upright well
back in the seat.
● Check that your passengers are wearing
their seat belts correctly.
Fasten your lap belt as
low as possible.
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Quick Reference Guide
Power Door Mirrors
(P189)
●With the ignition switch in ON
(w*1, move
the selector switch to L or R.
● Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.
*1 : Models with the smart entry system have an
ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition
switch.
Selector Switch
Adjustment Switch
Power Windows (P162)
● With the ignition switch in ON
(w*1, open
and close the power windows.
● If the power window lock button is in the
off position, each passenger’s window
can be opened and closed with its own
switch.
● If the power window lock button is in the
on position (indicator on), each
passenger’s window switch is disabled.
Power Window Lock Button
Window Switch
Indicator
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Quick Reference Guide
Honda Sensing®* (P 460)
Honda Sensing ® is a driver support system
which employs the use of two distinctly
different kinds of sensors, a radar sensor
located in the front grille and a front sensor
camera mounted to the interior side of the
windshield, behind the rearview mirror.
Front Sensor
Camera The camera is located
behind the rearview
mirror.
Radar Sensor The radar sensor is in
the front grille.
Collision Mitigation
Braking System
TM
(CMBS
TM) (P 463)
Can assist you when there is a possibility of
your vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a
pedestrian detected in front of yours. The
CMBS
TM is designed to alert you when a
potential collision is determined, as well as
to reduce your vehicle speed to help
minimize collision severity when a collision is
deemed unavoidable.
Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC)
(P 473)
Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and
a set following interval behind a vehicle
detected ahead of yours, without you
having to keep your foot on the brake or
the accelerator.
Lane Keeping Assist
System (LKAS)
(P 486)
Provides steering input to help keep the
vehicle in the middle of a detected lane and
provides tactile and visual alerts if the
vehicle is detected drifting out of its lane.
Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM) System
(P 495)
Alerts and helps to assist you when the
system detects a possibility of your vehicle
unintentionally crossing over detected lane
markings and/or leaving the roadway
altogether.
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Controls
This chapter explains how to operate the various controls necessary for driving.
Clock.................................................................. 134
Locking and Unlocking the Doors
Key................................................................. 136
Low Smart Entry Remote Signal Strength
*...... 138Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside ... 139Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Inside .. 148
Childproof Door Locks .................................... 151
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking ......................... 152
Customizing the Auto Door Locking/Unlocking Setting
*....................................................... 153
Tailgate ............................................................. 156
Opening/Closing the Tailgate.......................... 157
Security System Immobilizer System......................................... 159
Security System Alarm .................................... 159
Opening and Closing the Windows ................ 162
Moonroof
*........................................................ 164 Operating the Switches Around the Steering
Wheel
Ignition Switch ............................................... 165
ENGINE START/STOP Button ........................... 166
Ignition Switch and Power Mode Comparison .....169Turn Signals ................................................... 170
Light Switches ................................................ 171
Fog Lights
*..................................................... 174
Daytime Running Lights .................................. 175
Auto High-Beam
*........................................... 176
Wipers and Washers....................................... 179
Defogger/Heated Door Mirror*/Heated Windshield*..... 182Brightness Control.......................................... 184
Adjusting the Steering Wheel ......................... 186
Models without smart entry system
Models with smart entry system
Adjusting the Mirrors Interior Rearview Mirror.................................. 187
Power Door Mirrors ........................................ 189
Adjusting the Seats Front Seats ..................................................... 190
Rear Seats ...................................................... 193
Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ................... 196
Head Restraints .............................................. 197
Armrest .......................................................... 200
Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items Interior Lights ................................................. 201
Interior Convenience Items ............................. 203
Heating and Cooling System
*Using Vents, Heating and A/C ........................ 212
Climate Control System*Using Automatic Climate Control ................... 216
Automatic Climate Control Sensors ................ 225
* Not available on all models
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uAuto High-Beam*
Controls
■Automatic switchin g between high-beam and low-beam
When auto-high beam is active, the head lights switch between high beam and low
beam based on the following conditions.
■Manual switching between high-beam and low-beam
If you want to manually switch the h eadlights between high beam and low beam,
follow either of the procedur es below. Note that when you do this, the auto high-
beam indicator will turn off and the auto high-beam will be deactivated.
Using the lever:
Pull the lever toward you for flashing the hi gh beams then release it within about
one second while driving. u To reactivate the auto hi gh-beam, pull the lever toward you for flashing the
high beams then release it while driv ing. The auto high-beam indicator will
come on.
Using the light switch:
Turn the light switch to .
u To reactivate the au to high-beam, turn the light switch to AUTO when the
lever is in the low beam position, the auto high-beam indicator will come on.
1How to Use the Auto High-Beam
In the following cases, th e auto high-beam system
may not switch the head lights properly or the
switching timing may be ch anged. In case of the
automatic switching operat ion does not fit for your
driving habits, please swit ch the headlights manually.
•The brightness of the lights from the preceding or
oncoming vehicle is intense or poor.
•Visibility is poor due to the weather (rain, snow,
fog, windshield frost, etc.).
•Surrounding light sources, such as street lights,
electric billboards and traf fic lights are illuminating
the road ahead.
•The brightness le vel of the road ahead constantly
changes.
•The road is bumpy or has many curves.•A vehicle suddenly appears in front of you, or a
vehicle in front of you is not in the preceding or
oncoming direction.
•Your vehicle is tilted with a heavy load in the rear.•A traffic sign, mirror, or other reflective object
ahead is reflecting strong light toward the vehicle.
•The oncoming vehicle freq uently disappears under
roadside trees or be hind median barriers.
•The preceding or oncoming vehicle is a motorcycle,
bicycle, mobility scooter, or other small vehicle.
The auto high-beam system keeps the headlight low
beam when:
•Windshield wipers are operating.
•The camera has been detected a dense fog.
Switching to high beam:
All of the following conditions
must be met before the high
beams turn on.
•Your vehicle speed is 45 mph
(72 km/h) or more.
• There are no preceding or
oncoming vehicle with
headlights or taillights turned
on.
• There are few street lights on
the road ahead.
Switching to low beam:
One of the following conditions
must be met before the low beams
turn on.
•Your vehicle speed is 30 mph
(48 km/h) or less.
• There is a preceding or
oncoming vehicle with
headlights or taillights turned
on.
• There are many street lights on
the road ahead.
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