HONDA PILOT 2023 Owners Manual

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■Detection limitations
• A vehicle suddenly crosses in front of you.
• The interval between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you is too short.
• A vehicle cuts in front of you at a slow speed, and it brakes suddenly.
• You accelerate rapidly and approach the vehicle ahead of you at high speed.
• The vehicle ahead of you is a motorcycle, bicycle, mobility scooter, or other small
vehicle.
• There are animals in front of your vehicle.
• You drive on a curved or winding or undulating road that makes it difficult for the
sensor to properly detect a vehicle in front of you.
• A vehicle ahead of you stops and the sp eed difference between your vehicle and
the vehicle ahead of you is significantly large.
• An oncoming vehicle suddenly comes in front of you.
• Your vehicle abruptly crosses over in front of an oncoming vehicle.1ACC with Low Speed Follow Conditions and Limitations
If the front of the vehicle is impacted in any of the
following situations, the ra dar sensor may not work
properly. Have your vehi cle checked by a dealer:
•The vehicle mounted onto a bump, curb, chock,
embankment, etc.
•You drive the vehicle where water is deep.
•Your vehicle has a frontal collision.
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• Driving through a narrow metal bridge.
• The vehicle ahead of you brakes suddenly.
• The vehicle ahead of yo u has a unique shape.
• Your vehicle or the vehicle ahead of you is driving on one edge of the lane.
Sensor detects upper section of
an empty carrier truck. Panel truck,
tanker truck,
etc.
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• When the minimum ground clearance of a vehicle ahead of you is extremely high.
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Increase or decrease the vehicle speed using the RES/+/SET/− switch on the steering
wheel.
• Each time you press the RES/+/SET/− switch up or down, the vehicle speed is
increased or decreased by about 1 mph or 1 km/h accordingly.
• If you keep the RES/+/SET/− switch pressed up or down, the vehicle speed
increases or decreases by about 5 mph or 5 km/h accordingly.
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed1 To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
If a vehicle detected ahead is going at a speed slower
than your increased set speed, ACC with Low Speed
Follow may not accelerate y our vehicle. This is to
maintain the set interval between your vehicle and
the vehicle ahead.
When you depress the accelerator pedal and then
press down and release the RES/+/SET/− switch, the
current speed of the vehicle is set.
To increase speed
To decrease speed
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Press the Interval butt on to change the ACC
with Low Speed Follow following-interval.
Each time you press the button, the following-
interval (the interval behind a vehicle detected
ahead of you) setting cycles through furthest,
far, mid, and neares t following-intervals.
Determine the most appropriate following-
interval setting based on your specific driving
conditions. Be sure to adhere to any
following-interval requ irements set by local
regulation.
■To Set or Change Following-interval
Interval Button
Models with A-type meter
Models with B-type meter
Interval Button
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The higher your vehicle’s following-speed is , the longer the nearest, mid, far, or
furthest following-interval becomes. See the following examples for your reference.
When your vehicle stops automatically beca use a vehicle detected ahead of you has
stopped, the interval between the two vehicl es will vary based on the ACC with Low
Speed Follow interval setting.
*1 : Models with A-type meter
*2 : Models with B-type meter
Following-intervalWhen the Set Speed is:
50 mph (80 km/h)65 mph (104 km/h)
Nearest
83 feet
25 meters 1.1 sec100 feet
31 meters 1.1 sec
Mid
108 feet
33 meters 1.5 sec137 feet
42 meters 1.5 sec
Far
154 feet
47 meters 2.1 sec200 feet
61 meters 2.1 sec
Furthest
213 feet
65 meters
2.9 sec282 feet
86 meters
2.9 sec
*2*1
*2*1
*2*1
*2*1
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To cancel ACC with Low Speed Follow, do any
of the following:
• Press the CANCEL button.
u The indicator (green) on the gauge
changes to the indicator (white).
• Press the button.
u indicator (green) goes off.
• Depress the brake pedal while the vehicle is
moving forward.
u The indicator (green) on the gauge
changes to the indicator (white).
■To Cancel1To Cancel
Resuming the prior set speed: After you have
canceled ACC with Low Speed Follow, you can
activate the ACC with Low Speed Follow with the
prior set speed displayed on the gauge (in gray) by
pressing the RES/+/SET/− switch up even if the
vehicle is stopped.
When you turn the ACC with Low Speed Follow off
by pressing the CANCEL button or depressing the
brake pedal, the prior set speed is displayed on the
gauge in gray.
When pressing the RES/+/SET/− switch up, the ACC
with Low Speed Follow is activated with displayed
speed.
If the indicator (white) is displayed and you press
the RES/+ /SET/− switch up, but no prior set speed (in
gray) is displayed, the sp eed will be set to your
vehicle's current speed.
CANCEL Button
Button
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■Automatic cancellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC with Low Speed Follow is automatically canceled. Any of these conditions may
cause the ACC with Low Speed Fo llow to automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.)
• When the radar sensor behind the Honda emblem gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of yo u cannot be detected.
• An abnormal tire condition is detected, or the tires are skidding.
• Driving on a mountainous road for extended periods, or driving off road.
• Abrupt steering wheel movement.
• When the ABS, VSA ®, CMBS
TM, or Low Speed Braking Control* is activated.
• When the ABS or VSA ® system indicator comes on.
• When the vehicle is stopped on a very steep slope.
• When you manually apply the parking brake.
• When the detected vehicle within the AC C with Low Speed Follow range is too
close to your vehicle.
• When accelerating rapidly.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area around the camera, including
the windshield, gets dirty.
• The vehicle has repeatedly applied the brakes to maintain the set speed (for
example, you are descending a long slope).
• When the system doesn't detect any drivi ng actions from the driver for a certain
amount of time while the LKAS is also activated.
• When the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
• When passing through an enclosed space, such as tunnel.
• When the parking brake and brake system indicator (amber) comes on.
1To Cancel
The set speed cannot be set or resumed when ACC
with Low Speed Follow has been turned off using the
button. Press the button to activate the
system, then set the desired speed.
(white)
Prior Set Speed (gray)
Models with A-type meter
Models with B-type meter
Prior Set Speed (gray)
(white)
* Not available on all models
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The ACC with Low Speed Follow automatic ca ncellation can be also triggered by the
following causes. In these cases, the pa rking brake will be automatically applied.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfasten ed when the vehicle is stationary.
• The vehicle stops for mo re than 10 minutes.
• The engine is turned off.
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Press and hold the interval button for one
second. Cruise mode selected appears on
the driver information interface for two
seconds, and then the mode switches to
Cruise.
The comes on.
• Green: The system is on.
• White: The system is standby.
To switch back to ACC with Low Speed
Follow, press and hold the interval button
again for one second.
Take your foot off the pedal and press the RES/+/SET/– switch up or down when
you reach the desired speed.
The moment you release the RES/+/SET/– switch, the set speed is fixed, and cruise
control begins. The color of indicator changes from white to green and set speed
appears on the gauge.
When you use cruise control, Straight Drivin g Assist (a feature of the Electric Power
Steering system) is activated.
By enabling the steering system to automatica lly compensate for natural steering pull,
Straight Driving Assist makes it easier for you to keep your vehicle in a straight line.
■When to use
Desired speed in a range above roughly 25 mph (40 km/h).
■To Switch ACC with Low Speed Follow to Cruise Control1 To Switch ACC with Low Speed Follow to Cruise Control
Always be aware which mode you are in. When you
are driving in Cruise mode, the system will not assist
you to maintain a following-interval from a vehicle
ahead of you.
You cannot switch ACC with Low Speed Follow to
Cruise Control in the following situations:
•When the vehicle speed is set.
•When ACC with Low Speed Follow is not activated.
You can switch the displayed set speed
measurements on the gauge or audio/information
screen between mph and km/h. 2 Settings
* P. 140
2 Customized Features P. 429
(white)
(white)
ACC with Low
Speed Follow ON
Cruise Control ONInterval Button
■To Set the Vehicle Speed
* Not available on all models
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