HONDA RIDGELINE 2021 Owner's Manual (in English)

uuAudio System uAudio Remote Controls
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Features
Steering Wheel (Menu) Button
• When listening to the radio
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Scan, Save Preset , or
Seek.
• When listening to the SiriusXM®
*
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Scan, Save Preset ,
Channel , or Category .
• When listening to a USB flash drive
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Scan, Repeat , or
Random .
• When listening to an iPod
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Repeat or Shuffle .
• When listening to a Bluetooth® Audio
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Pause or Play.
• When listening to Pandora ®
*
Press : To display the menu items. You can select Bookmark or Play/Pause .
1Audio Remote Controls
The button is availabl e only when the audio
mode is FM, AM, SiriusXM ®
*, USB, iPod, Pandora®*,
or Bluetooth ® Audio.
* Not available on all models

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Features
Audio System Basic Operation
To use the audio system function, the power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON.
: Select to go to the home screen.
2 Using the audio/information screen
P. 213
: Select to display any mode.
The available modes include Sound, View
Radio Text , Music Search, and play modes.
: Select to go back to the previous display.
: Select to change the audio/information
screen brightness.
Select once and select
(- or (+ to make
an adjustment. u Each time you select , the mode
switches among the daytime mode,
nighttime mode and off mode.
1Audio System Basic Operation
Audio Menu Items
2 Station List P. 237, 238
2 Music Search List P. 248, 257
2 Scan P. 237, 246, 258
2 Play Mode P. 249, 258
(Day/Night) Icon
(Home) Icon
(Menu) Icon
(Back) Icon

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Features
Audio/Information Screen
Displays the audio status and wallpaper. From this display, you can go to various
setup options.
■Using the button
Press the (display) butto n to change the display.
■Switching the Display
Audio/Information Screen
(Display) Button

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Features
■Using the audio/in formation screen
Select to go to the home screen.
Select the following icons on the home screen.
■Phone
Displays the HFL information.
2 Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 329
1 Using the audio/in formation screen
Touchscreen Operation
•Use simple gestures - in cluding touching, swiping,
and scrolling - to operate certain audio functions.
•Some items may be grayed out during driving to
reduce the potential for distraction.
•You can select them when the vehicle is stopped or
use voice commands.
•Wearing gloves may limit or prevent touchscreen
response.
•You can use the microfiber cleaning cloth included
in your owner’s kit to remo ve dust or fingerprints
from the touchscreen.
You can change the touchs creen sensitivity setting.
2 Customized Features P. 298
Home Screen (Home) Icon

uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
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Features
■Info
Displays Trip Computer , Voice Info , Clock/Wallpaper and System/Device
Information .
Trip Computer :
• Current Drive tab: Displays the current trip information.
• History of Trip A tab: Displays information for the three previous drives. The
information is stored every time you reset Trip A.
To delete the history manually, select Delete History on the History of Trip A
tab. The confirmation message ap pears on the screen, then select Yes.
Voice Info : Displays the all commands list.
Clock/Wallpaper : Displays the clock and wallpaper.
System/Device Information :
• System Info: Displays the software version of the audio system.
• USB Info : Displays the memory usage of the USB device.
■Audio
Displays the current audio information.
■Settings
Enters the customiz ing menu screen.
2Customized Features P. 298
■Navigation*
Displays the navigation screen.
2Refer to the Navigation System Manual
1Info
When you select Info Top from the customize
settings, displays Trip Computer or Clock/
Wallpaper .
2 Customized Features P. 298
* Not available on all models

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Features
■HondaLink
Displays the HondaLink ® screen.
2HondaLink ® P. 261
■Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Displays the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto screen.
2Apple CarPlay P. 269
2 Android Auto P. 273
■Truck Bed Audio*
Displays the Truck Bed Audio System screen.
2Truck Bed Audio System* P. 277
* Not available on all models

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Features
1. Select .
2. Select and hold an icon.
u The screen switches to the customization
screen.
3. Drag and drop the icon to where you want
it to be.
4. Select OK.
u The screen will return to the home
screen.
■Changing the Home Screen Icon Layout1Changing the Home Screen Icon Layout
It is not possible to cha nge the position of the
icon.

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Features
You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the audio/ information screen.
■Import wallpaper
You can import up to five images for wallpaper from a USB flash drive.
1.Connect the USB flash drive to the USB
port.
2 USB Ports P. 205
2.Select Settings .
3. Select Clock/Info .
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open
the Wallpaper tab.
5. Select Add New .
u The picture name is displayed on the list.
6. Select a desired picture.
u The preview is displayed on the left side
on the screen.
7. Select Start Import to save the data.
u The display will return to the wallpaper
list.
■Wallpaper Setup1Wallpaper Setup
The wallpaper you set up on Clock/Wallpaper Type
cannot be displayed on the multi-information display.
•When importing wallpaper f iles, the image must be
in the USB flash drive’s root directory.
Images in a folder cannot be imported.
•The file name must be fewer than 255 characters.
•The file format of the im age that can be imported
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).
•The individual file size limit is 5 MB.
•The maximum image size is 4,096 × 4,096 pixels. If
the image size is less than 800 × 480 pixels, the
image is displayed in the middle of the screen with
the extra area appearing in black.
•If the USB flash drive doe s not have any pictures,
the No files detected message appears.

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Features
■Select wallpaper
1. Select Settings .
2. Select Clock/Info .
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open the Wallpaper tab.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Select a desired wallpaper.
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. Select Set.
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.
■To view wallpaper once it is set
1. Select .
2. Select Info.
3. Select .
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper .
■Delete wallpaper
1. Select Settings .
2. Select Clock/Info .
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open the Wallpaper tab.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Select a wallpaper that you want to delete.
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. Select Delete.
u A confirmation message appears on the screen.
6. Select Yes to delete completely.
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.
1Wallpaper Setup
From the pop-up menu, select Preview to see a
preview at full-size screen.
To go back to the previous screen, select OK, or
select .
When the file size is large, it takes a while to be
previewed.
To delete all wallpapers you add, select Delete All,
then Yes.

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Features
■To move to the next screen
Selecting or , or swiping the screen left or right changes to the next screen.
■Home Screen1Home Screen
The home screen has 5 pages (fixed). You cannot add
any more pages.
Swipe
Icon
IconCurrent page position