HONDA PILOT 2011 2.G Owners Manual

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
and humidity sensor next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them. Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Climate Control System
Features
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TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
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An audio system is standard on all
models. Read the appropriate pages
(as shown below) to use your
vehicle’s audio system.
For vehicles with rear entertainment
system, see pages through . For LX models, see pagesthrough .
For vehicles with navigation system,
see pages through . For vehicles without navigation
system, see pages through . 225
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252 307 317 348
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Audio System
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LX models
EX and EX-L models without rear
entertainment system
U.S. models are shown.
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Audio System
Features
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EX-L models with rear entertainment systemTouring models
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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SKIP BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON POWER/VOLUME KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
TUNE/SOUND KNOB
FOLDER BAR A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
either of the SKIP buttons ( or ), 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.
When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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CONT INUED
To Select a Station
To Play the FM/AM Radio
TUNE
SK IPSCAN
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Features
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If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. You can store one f requency
on FM1, and one f requency on
FM2witheachpresetbutton.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Pick a preset button (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep. Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Press the A. SEL button. You will see
A. SEL f lashing 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
every preset button. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
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To turn of f auto select
Preset
A UT O SEL ECT
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the display
continues to show the f requency
with the PS name display function on.
To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the ‘‘PS NAME ON’’ message on
the display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
station name.
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows ‘‘PS NAME OFF.’’
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. You can
turn this f unction on or of f .
CONT INUED
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Radio Data System (RDS)
Program Service (PS) Name DisplayFeatures
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µ´SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather JAZZ: Jazz CLASSIC: Classical music RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
With the FM band selected, you can
select the program category
provided by the RDS. Press either
side of the FOLDER bar ( or )
to display and select an RDS
category. The principal RDS
categories are shown as follows;
ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either of the SKIP
buttons ( or ). You will see
the selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When
the system finds a station, the
selected RDS category name will be
displayed again for about 10 seconds.
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Press either side of the FOLDER bar
to select an RDS category. The
displayshowstheselectedRDS
category name f or about 10 seconds.
You can use the search or scan
function to find radio stations on the
selected RDS category. If you do
nothing while the RDS category
name is displayed, the selected
category is canceled.
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Radio Data System (RDS) Category RDS Program Search
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The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal in the selected
RDS category. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When it
f inds a strong signal, it will stop and
play that station for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
RDS inf ormation display f unction is
of f . In this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a RDS station
name.
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
RDS Program SCAN
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basedonthevehiclespeed.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
Press the TUNE (SOUND) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE,
SUBWOOFER, and SVC (speed-
sensitive volume compensation)
settings.
Adjusts the bass.Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. 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. Turn the 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.
Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
Except SVC adjustment
Adjusting the Sound SVC
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
SUBWOOFER
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Speed-sensit ive Volume Compensat ion (SVC)
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