2003 HONDA PILOT ECO mode

Panic mode allows you to remotely
activate your vehicle’s horn and
lights to attract attention. When
activated, the horn will sound, and
the headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights, taillights and
instrument panel lights will f lash f or
about 30 seconds. To activate panic
mode,pressandholdthePANIC
button f or about one second.When the remote transmitter’s
battery begins to get weak, it may
take several pushes on the button to
lock or unlock the doors and the
tailgate, and the LED will get dim.
Replace the battery as soon as
possible.
Battery type: CR2025
To cancel Panic mode bef ore 30
seconds, press any button on the
remote transmitter. You can also
turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Panic mode will not activate if the
key is in the ON (II) position.
To replace the battery, remove the
round cover on the back of the trans-
mitter by turning it counterclockwise
with a coin.
CONT INUED
Panic Mode
Replacing t he Bat t ery
Keys and Locks
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ROUND
COVERBATTERY

To adjust the seat-back angle of the
third seat, pull on the handle on the
back of the seat-back, move the seat-
back to the desired position, and
release the handle. Let the seat-back
latch in the new position.
To change the seat-back angle of the
seats in the second row, pull up on
thehandleontheoutsideof theseat-
back.
The height of your driver’s seat is
adjustable. Turn the front dial on the
outside of the seat cushion to raise
the front of the seat bottom, and turn
the rear dial to raise the rear.On LX model
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Second and T hird Row Seat
Adjustments
Driver’s Seat Manual Height
Adjustment
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SECOND
SEAT
THIRD
SEAT
HANDLE

When the system is in FULL AUTO,
the rear A/C passenger control dial
cannot be used. The system will
cycle on and of f automatically to
bring the interior to the set
temperature.
To enable the rear A/C passenger
control dial, press the RR A/C
Manual button on the control panel.
The light in the button will come on.When the rear A/C passenger
control dial is enabled, the passenger
in the second row can use the rear
A/C passenger control dial to adjust
the temperature up to 21°F (10°C)
higher or lower than the f ront. This
is limited by the minimum and
maximum system temperatures.With the passenger control dial on
the back of the center console, you
can adjust the rear temperature
independently of the f ront.
On EX model
On EX modelOn LX model
Rear A /C Cont rol But t on Rear A /C Passenger Cont rol Dial
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AUTO BUTTON
REAR A/C CONTROL BUTTON CONTROL DIAL

µIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a ‘‘0’’
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored. To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the f requencies you
originally set.
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AUTO SELECT INDICATOR
SCAN BUTTON
TUNE
KNOB
A.SEL BUTTON
SEEK BAR

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Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the TUNE knob. The mode changes
fromBAStoTREtoFADtoBAL,
and then back to the selected audio
mode, each time you press the
TUNE knob. Each mode is shown in
the display as it changes.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
TUNE knob. Adjust the Balance or
Fader to your liking by turning the
TUNE knob.
The displayed number shows you
the current setting.
When the adjustment level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’. Use these modes to
adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the TUNE
knob. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the TUNE knob.
The displayed number shows you
the current setting.
When the adjustment level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’. The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode with the
TUNE knob.
Adjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
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Adjustment Level
TUNE KNOB

The audio system display usually
shows the time when the ignition
switch is in ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II). It shows the operation mode of
the radio, CD player, or optional
cassette player or CD changer when
you operate them, then goes back to
the time display af ter f ive seconds.You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, pressing and
holding the clock button, then
pressing the RESET button (preset
6) sets the clock back to the previous
hour. If the displayed time is af ter
the half hour, the clock is set
f orward to the beginning of the next
hour.If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, the time
setting will be lost. To set the time
again, follow the setting procedure. For example:
1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:52 will reset to 2:00
To set the clock, press and hold the
CLOCK (SCAN/RPT) button.
Change the hours by pressing the H
(preset 4) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time. Change
the minutes by pressing the M
(preset 5) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time.
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Digital Clock
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RESET
MH
CLOCK BUTTON

You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdtheSEEK/SKIPbar.Press
the side to move f orward. You
will see CUE in the display. Press theside to move backward. You
will see REW displayed. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.
Press the eject button to remove the
disc f rom the drive.
If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc
af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . You can switch to the radio while a
CD is playing by pressing the AM/
FM button. Press the CD button to
return to playing the CD. The CD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin-
ning and play that disc again.
Each time you press and release theside of the SEEK/SKIP bar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
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The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the PLAY/
PROG button. Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the NR button.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
f rom the drive, press the EJECT
button on the cassette player. Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the PLAY/PROG button.
To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM, or CD/TAPE button. To
change back to the cassette player,
press the CD/TAPE button.
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