start stop button HONDA RIDGELINE 2023 Owners Manual

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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
❚Gauges (P110)
❚Multi-Information Display
(P111)
❚System Indicators (P78)
❚ECON Button (P403)
❚Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM
(CMBSTM) OFF Button (P429)
❚Heated Windshield Button* (P159)
❚Parking Sensor System Button* (P474)
❚Steering Wheel Adjustments (P163)
❚ENGINE START/STOP Button (P145)
❚AC Power Outlet Button* (P192)
❚Road Departure Mitigation Button
(P462)
❚ (Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA ®)
System OFF) Button
(P413)
❚Bed Light Button (P193)
❚Audio System (P204)
❚Navigation System*
() See the Navigation System Manual
❚Hazard Warning Button
❚Rear Defogger/Heated Door Mirror*
Button
(P159)
❚Climate Control System (P195)
❚Front Seat Heaters and Seat
Ventilation Buttons* (P189)
❚Front Seat Heater Buttons* (P188)

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Quick Reference Guide
Controls (P115)
Clock (P116)
aSelect , then select Settings.
bSelect Clock/Info , then Clock
Adjustment .
cAdjust the hours and minutes by
selecting / .
dSelect OK to set the time.
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ENGINE START/STOP
Button
(P145)
Press the button to ch ange the vehicle’s
power mode.
Turn Signals (P148)
Lights (P149)
Turn Signal Control Lever
Right
Left
Light Control Switches
Low Beam High Beam
Flashing
* Not available on all models

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Quick Reference Guide
What to Do If
The power mode does not
change from VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK) to ACCESSORY.
Why?
●The steering wheel may be locked.
●Move the steering wheel left and right
after pressing the ENGINE START/STOP
button.
Why does the brake pedal
pulsate slightly when
applying the brakes?This can occur when the ABS activates and does not indicate a
problem. Apply firm, steady pressure on the brake pedal. Never
pump the brake pedal.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) (P470)
The rear door cannot be
opened from inside the
vehicle. Why?Check if the childproof lock is in
the lock position. If so, open the
rear door with the outside door
handle.
To cancel this function, slide the
lever up to the unlock position.
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator
●Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the engine starts.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the EPS system.
●Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)
System Indicator Comes On P. 559
Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if the tire pressure of
any of the tires becomes low.
●Blinks for about one minute, and
then stays on if there is a problem
with the TPMS with Tire Fill
Assist, or when a compact spare
tire is temporarily installed.
●Comes on while driving - Stop in a safe
place, check tire pressures, and inflate the
tire(s) if necessary.
●Blinks and remains on - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. If the vehicle is fitted
with a compact spare ti re, get your regular
tire repaired or replaced and put back on
your vehicle as soon as you can.
Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
●Blinks when you operate the turn
signal lever.
●Blink along with all turn signals
when you press the hazard
warning button.
●Does not blink or blinks rapidly
2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 511, 512
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High Beam
Indicator●Comes on when the high beam
headlights are on.——

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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Keyless Access
System Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on as soon as a problem is
detected in the keyless access
system or push button starting
system.
●Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
All-wheel drive
( AWD ) Indicator*
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the AWD system.
●Blinks when the differential
temperature is too high.
●Stays on constantly - The engine drives
the front wheels only in this state. Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Blinks while driving - The engine drives
only the front wheels in this state. Stop in a
safe place, shift to
(P, and idle the engine
until the indicator goes off. If the indicator
does not stop blinking, take your vehicle to
a dealer.
2 Intelligent Variable Torque
Management (i-VTM4TM) AWD System*
P. 415
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MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the starter system has a problem.●As a temporary measure, press and hold the ENGINE
START/STOP button for up to 15 seconds while
pressing the brake pedal, ma nually start the engine.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Appears when the steering wheel is locked.●Move the steering wheel left and right while pressing
the ENGINE START/STOP button.
●Appears when the power mode is in ACCESSORY.
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U.S.
Canada
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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears after the driver’s door is opened when the
power mode is in ACCESSORY.●Change the power mode to VEHICLE OFF.
2 ENGINE START/STOP Button P. 145
●Appears when you close the door with the power mode
in ON without the keyless remote inside the vehicle.●Disappears when you bring the keyless remote back
inside the vehicle and close the door.
2Keyless Remote Reminder P. 147
●Appears when the keyless remote battery becomes
weak.
2Replacing the Remote Battery P. 527
●Appears if the keyless remote battery is too weak to
start the engine or the key is not within operating range
to start the engine.
The beeper sounds six times.●Bring the back of the keyless remote into contact with
the ENGINE START/STOP button.
2If the Keyless Remote Battery is Weak P. 550
●Appears three seconds after the To Start, Hold
Remote Near Start Button, then To Start Engine:
Brake + Push messages appeared sequentially.●Unless you bring the back of the keyless remote into
contact with the ENGINE START/STOP button, this
message does not appear.
2 If the Keyless Remote Battery is Weak P. 550

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MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears if there is a problem with the cooling system.●Drive slowly to prevent overheating and have your
vehicle checked by a deal er as soon as possible.
●Appears when the transmission system temperature is
too high. The vehicle does not operate properly.●Stop in a safe place in (P.●Let the engine idle until the message disappears.
●Appears after you set the power mode to ACCESSORY
or ON.2Starting the Engine P. 385
●Appears when the engine does not restart automatically
due to the following reasons:
-The hood is open.
- There is a problem in the sy stem that disables Auto
Idle Stop.●Follow the normal procedure to start the engine.
2 Starting the Engine P. 385
●Appears when you attempt to change to another shift
position with the transmission in
(P and the engine
OFF.
●To select another shift position while in (P, the engine
must be ON.
●Appears when you try to chan ge the shift position after
the position has automatically been changed to
( P with
the driver’s door open and the driver’s seat belt
unfastened.
●Press the (P button If you leave the vehicle.

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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when you put the transmission into (N, then
release the
(N button.2 If you want to keep the transmission in (N
position [car wash mode] P. 399
●Appears when you press and hold the (N button for
more than 2 seconds.●Disappears when you set the sh ift position to other than
(N.
2If you want to keep the transmission in (N
position [car wash mode] P. 399
●Appears when the engine stops without the
transmission in
(P, and does not restart automatically.●Appears if you open the hood while Auto Idle Stop
activates.
●If you want to set the power mode to ON, put the
transmission into
(P.●If you want to start the engine, follow the normal
procedure.
2 Starting the Engine P. 385
●Appears when you try to change the shift position
without depressing the brake pedal.●Depress the brake pedal, then change the shift position.
●Appears when you try to change the shift position
without releasing your foot off the accelerator pedal.●Release your foot off the accelerator pedal, then change
the shift position.

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MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the (P button is pressed while the
vehicle is moving.
●Appears if you put the transmission into (R while the
vehicle is moving forward, or into
(D while the vehicle
is reversing.
●Make sure that the vehicle comes to a stop before
operating the shift button.
●Appears when you set the power mode to ON without
fastening the driver’s seat belt.
●Appears when you change the shift position after (P
has been automatically selected with the driver’s door
open, the driver’s seat belt unfastened, then the brake
pedal is released.
●Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.
2 Shift Operation P. 397
●Appears when you press the (P button but it is not
engaged due to low ATF temperature.●Depress the brake pedal until this message disappear.
●Appears when you depress the accelerator pedal while
the transmission is in
(N.
●Remove your foot off the accelerator pedal. When
driving, depress the brake pedal and operate the shift
position.
●Appears if there is a problem with the automatic
lighting control system.●Appears while driving - Manually turn the lights on,
and have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
(White)