HONDA RIDGELINE 2006 1.G Owners Manual

The driver’s side and passenger’s
side can be controlled independently
by adjusting these dials when the
green indicator in the DUAL button
is on. Your vehicle has two temperature
control dials, one f or the driver, and
one f or the f ront passenger.
Push AUTO or to turn on the
system. The selected temperatures
appear in the display. When the
indicator in the DUAL button is of f ,
you can adjust both sides to the
same temperature by adjusting the
driver’s side temperature control dial.
On RTS, RTL, and Canadian EXLmodels
Dual Temperature Control
T emperat ure Cont rol Dials
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DUAL BUTTON PASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL DIAL
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL DIAL DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY
PASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
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To set the driver’s side temperature
dif f erently than the passenger’s,
press the DUAL button, then turn
the driver’s control dial. To set the
passenger’s side dif f erently than the
driver’s, turn the passenger’s control
dial. You can adjust the passenger’s
side without pressing the DUAL
button first.
When you set the temperature to its
lower or upper limit, it is displayed asor .
Dual Temperature Control
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DRIVER’S SIDE PASSENGER’S SIDE
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Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is under the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
On RTS, RTL, and Canadian EXLmodels
Climat e Cont rol Sensors
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
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SUNLIGHT SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
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Playing the AM/FM Radio
Features
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AM/FM
BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
SOUND BUTTONPOWER BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
VOLUME
KNOB
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON SOUND BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM
BUTTON
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON
POWER BUTTON
VOLUME
KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BAR SEEK/SKIP BARAUTO SELECT
BUTTON
U.S. RT model
U.S. RTS model
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Playing the AM/FM Radio
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AUTO SELECT BUTTONSOUND BUTTONPOWER BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
VOLUME
KNOB
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON SOUND BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON
POWER BUTTON
VOLUME
KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BAR SEEK/SKIP BAR
FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON FM
BUTTON
AM
BUTTON
TUNE BAR AUTO SELECT
BUTTON
Canadian LX model
Canadian EXL model without navigation system
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Playing the AM/FM Radio
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AM/FM
BUTTON
SOUND BUTTON
POWER BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR
VOLUME
KNOB
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON SOUND BUTTONSTEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SEEK/SKIP BAR AUTO SELECT
BUTTONAM/FM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SOUND BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
POWER BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR SCAN BUTTON
POWER BUTTON
VOLUME KNOB
VOLUME KNOB FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
AUTO SELECT
BUTTON
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Canadian EXL model with navigation system
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR button or the AM/FM button
(AMorFMbuttononCanadian
models). Adjust the volume by
turning the volume knob.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset bars, and AUTO SELECT.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system (see page ).
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button). On the
FM band, ST will be displayed if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not
available. Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side 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
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.
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.
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
12 stations. Each side of the bars
(1 6) can store one station on AM,
and two stations on FM.
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2.
3.
4.
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On vehicles with navigation system
T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
SEEK
SCAN PRESET
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If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the SUBWOOFER (if
equipped), BASS, TREBLE, FADER,
and BALANCE settings.
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 bars.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
to adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
youwillsee‘‘ ’’inthedisplay.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 5 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
Adjusts the bass.Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
To turn of f auto select,
If equipped
Playing the AM/FM Radio
Adjusting the Sound
AUTO SELECT
SUBWOOFER
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
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In addition to the knobs, buttons, and
bars on the radio control panel, you
can operate some of the radio
controls on the navigation system
screen. To adjust the sound, push the
AUDIO button, then enter the sound
grid by touching the SOUND icon on
the display.
While you are listening to the radio,
you can change to another band by
pressing the AUDIO button next to
the navigation system screen, and
then touching the desired band icon
(FM1, FM2, or AM).
AUTO SELECT, SCAN, and SOUND
are adjustable f rom the navigation
screen. For an explanation of these
f unctions, see pages and .
Touch the A.
SEL icon to activate the auto select
f unction. You will see A.SEL f lashing
the display.
Touch the SCAN icon to
activate the scan function. You will
see SCAN in the display. Touch the
icon again to deactivate it. 134 135
On vehicles with navigation system
Operating the Radio on the
Navigation System Screen
AUTO SELECT
SCANA djust ing t he Sound
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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AUDIO BUTTON
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To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each
side of the treble or bass adjustment
bar. The adjustment bar shows you
the current setting. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control dial 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 modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjust the f ront-to-back strength. To
adjust the left/right balance, touch
the ‘‘L’’ or ‘‘R’’ icon. To adjust the
front/rear fader, touch the ‘‘FR’’ or
‘‘RR’’ icon.
To see the audio display when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
wait 5 seconds. 75
A udio System L ighting
Treble/Bass L ef t/Right Balance and Front/
Rear Fader
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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