HONDA RIDGELINE 2021 Owner's Manual (in English)

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Features
■To use apps or widgets
1.Select .
2. Select .
u The Apps screen appears.
3. Select the app or widget you want to use.
Preinstalled app list:
• Browser : Displays the web browser utilized
by smartphone and Wi-Fi connection.
• Calculator : Displays Calculator.
• Downloads : Displays the data downloaded
from the web browser and so on.
• Install USB : Check with a Honda dealer for
apps that are available for installation.
• Search : Displays various retrieval screens.
• Settings : Displays the Android setting
screen.1 To use apps or widgets
Select and hold a selected app or widget to add that
app’s or widget’s shortcut on the home screen.
Pre-installed apps may not start up normally. If this
occurs, you need to reset the system. 2 Defaulting All the Settings P. 322
If you perform Factory Data Reset , it may reset all
the settings to their factory default. 2 Defaulting All the Settings P. 322
In case those apps still do not startup normally even
after Factory Data Reset , contact an authorized
Honda dealer.
There is a possibility that a browser is shut down in
the situation of the use. In that situation, the screen
will return to before the browser startup.
Do not install apps other than those confirmed by a
Honda dealer. Installation of unauthorized apps may
introduce data corruption risks to your vehicle’s
information and your privacy.
You can delete user installed apps by the following
procedure.
1. Select .
2. Select Settings .
3. Select System .
4. Select the Others tab.
5. Select Detail Information .
6. Select an app that you want to delete.
7. Select Delete .
Pre-installed apps cannot be deleted.
(APPS)
Icon

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■To add app or widget icons on the home screen
App or widget icons can be added on the home screen. 1.Select .
2. Select .
3. Select and hold empty space on the home
screen.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
4. Select Add App or Add Widget .
u The Apps /Widgets screen appears.
Select and hold.

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5. Select and hold an a pp or widget icon you
want to add.
u The screen switches to the customization
screen.
6. Drag and drop the icon to where you want
it to be.
7. Select OK.
u The screen will return to the home
screen.
Select and hold.
Drag and drop.

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■To move icons on the home screen
You can change location on the home screen. 1.Select and hold an icon.
u The screen switches to the customization
screen.
2. Drag and drop the icon to where you want
it to be.
3. Select OK.
u The screen will return to the home
screen.
Select and hold.
Drag and drop.

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■To remove icons on the home screen
You can delete the icons on the home screen. 1.Select and hold an icon.
u The screen switches to the customization
screen.
2. Drag and drop the icon you want to remove
to the trash icon.
u The icon is removed from the home
screen.
3. Select OK.
u The screen will return to the home
screen.1To remove icons on the home screen
You cannot delete the Phone, Info, Audio ,
Settings , Navigation
*, HondaLink , Smartphone
Connection , and Truck Bed Audio* icons.
Apps or widgets will not be deleted by deleting the
icon on the home screen.
Select and hold.
Drag and drop to
trash icon.
* Not available on all models

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1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
u The status area appears.
2. Select an item to see the details.
3. Select or swipe up from the bottom of
the screen to close the area.
■Status Area
Swipe
Status Area

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You can close specific apps running in the background on the system.
1.Select and hold .
2. Select an app you want to close.
3. Select Stop.
u The display will return to the app list.
■Closing Apps1Closing Apps
If you leave the apps used open in the background,
some apps may stop operati ng properly next time
using them.
If this happens close unused apps.
To close all apps on the system, select Stop All, then
Yes .
You cannot close the HondaLink ® and Garmin
* apps.
* Not available on all models

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Some of the audio system’s apps can be updated wirelessly when connected via Wi-
Fi, or Bluetooth ® in conjunction with the HondaLink ® app installed on a compatible
iOS or Android device. If an update is available, the audio system beeps and a
notification is displayed at the top of the screen with the respective app’s update
icon.
■To update an app: 1.From the top of the screen, swipe down to
see the messages.
2. Select the software update notification
from the list.
■Updating Apps1Updating Apps
The wireless updates are for the apps on the audio
system only.
To update compatible a pps on your iPhone or
Android phone, please visit the App Store or Google
Play Store, respectively.

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3. Select Download .
4. Select OK.

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Adjusting the Sound
1. Select .
2. Select Audio .
3. Select .
4. Select Sound .
Select a tab from the following choices:
• BAS-TRE : Bass, Treble
• FAD-BAL : Fader, Balance
• SUBW
*/CTR-SUBW*: Center*, Subwoofer
• SVC : Speed Volume Compensation
1Adjusting the Sound
The SVC has four modes: Off, Low , Mid, and High.
SVC adjusts the volume level based on the vehicle
speed. As you go faster, audio volume increases. As
you slow down, audi o volume decreases.
You can also adjust the sound by the following
procedure.
1. Select .
2. Select Settings .
3. Select Audio .
4. Select Sound .
When the Truck Bed Audio system is on, only the
BAS-TRE tab is selectable.
Models with Truck Bed Audio System
* Not available on all models