2005 HONDA PILOT buttons

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
Press the RR A/C MANUAL button
to enable the rear A/C control panel.
The indicator in the button will come
on. A passenger in the second row
can then use the temperature control
dial, f an speed dial, and mode
buttons to adjust the temperature
and airflow to their preference. This
is limited by the system’s minimum
and maximum temperature.
EX and EX-L models
Climat e Cont rol
Using the Rear A /C Unit
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Features
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REAR A/C CONTROL BUTTON SUNLIGHT SENSORTEMPERATURE SENSOR
AUTO BUTTON

Playing the Radio
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PWR/VOL
KNOB
PWR/VOL KNOB
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
SEEK
BUTTONSTUNE/
MODE
KNOB
SEEK
BUTTONS
AUTO SELECT BUTTON PRESET BUTTONSPWR/VOL KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR
SCAN
INDICATOR TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP
BAR SCAN BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
FM BUTTONAM BUTTON
MODE
KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
TUNE/MODE KNOB
SCAN
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
AM/FM BUTTON
LX MODEL
EX-L MODEL with RES EX and EX-L
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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/VOL knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the PWR/VOL knob.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down f rom 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 f ive seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it for five seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again. Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pickapresetbutton,andholdit
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. You can use any of f ive methods to
find radio station on the selected
band: , , , the
preset buttons, and 1.
2.
3.
4.
CONT INUED
Playing the Radio
To Play the Radio
SEEK
SCANPreset
TUNE To Select a Station T UNE SEEK SCA N AUTO SELECT.
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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. Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob 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 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. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the MODE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display. The
system will automatically return the
display to the selected audio mode
about f ive seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode. Press the MODE knob repeatedly to
display the Bass (BAS), Treble
(TRE), Balance (BAL), and Fader
(FAD) settings. press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
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 buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if Auto
Select cannot f ind a strong station
f or every preset button.
If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described previously. 72To turn of f Auto Select,
Playing the Radio
AUTO SELECT
A udio System L ighting Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader Adjusting the Sound
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Playing a CD
Features
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PWR/VOL KNOBREPEAT INDICATOR
CD SLOT
CD EJECT
BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL
KNOB PWR/VOL
KNOB
CD SLOT
CD EJECT
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BUTTONS
SKIP BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP BAR
RANDOM INDICATOR
CD BUTTON
CD BUTTON CD BUTTON
CD EJECT
BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON
LX MODEL
EX-L MODEL with RES EX and EX-L
MODELS

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If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it f inds a CD to load
and play. To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the appropriate
preset buttons (1 6). On the model
with Navigation System, use the
preset 5 (DISC ) button to select
previous disc, or the preset 6 (DISC ) button to select the next disc in
sequence. The audio system has an in-dash CD
changer that holds up to six discs.
To load CDs or operate CD changer,
the ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. Press and release any of the
numbered buttons on the CD
changer. The indicator over the
button begins to blink green.
When the indicator blinks green
and red insert a CD into the slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. If you do not load a CD
within 10 seconds, the indicator
stops f lashing, and system selects
the next CD in the changer.
To load another CD, repeat steps 1
and 2. Do this again until all six
positions are loaded. The system
will begin playing the last CD
loaded.
1.
2.
3.
EX and EX-L modelsOperating the In-Dash CD
Changer
L oading CDs in the Changer
CD Changer
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Playing a T ape
Features
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PWR/VOL
KNOBPWR/VOL
KNOB
TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
REW
BUTTON PLAY/PROG BUTTONFF BUTTON
SEEK BUTTONS TAPE
EJECT
BUTTON
TAPE
EJECT
BUTTONTAPE
BUTTON
SKIP BUTTONS
PLAY/PROG
BUTTON
REW BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB
FF BUTTON
SKIP BAR
TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
REW BUTTON
PLAY/PROG
BUTTON
TAPE BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
DOLBY BUTTON
TAPE SLOT
REPEAT
BUTTON DOLBY BUTTON DOLBY
BUTTON
FF BUTTON TAPE SLOT
REPEAT
BUTTON
LX MODEL
EX-L MODEL with RES EX and EX-L
MODELS

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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Make
sure the open side of the tape is
facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.
The tape direction indicator will
come on to show you which side of
the tape is playing. The indicates
the side you inserted upward is now
playing. If you want to play the other
side, press the PLAY/PROG button.
When the player reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator comes on. If the tape
was not recorded in Dolby, turn it of f
by pressing the NR button. Dolby
remains of f until you press the NR
button again.
When you turn the
system back on, the tape player will
be in pause mode. Press the PLAY/
PROG button to resume play. To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM or CD/CHG (CD/TAPE)
button. To change back to the tape
player, press the TAPE button.
To rewind the tape,
push the REW button. You will see
REW in the display. To f ast f orward
the tape, push the FF button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the FF,
REW, or PLAY/PROG button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
forward.
Press the / ( )
buttons to f ind the beginning of the
current song or passage. Press the / ( ) buttons to find the
beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it.
To remove the tape, press the eject
button. If you want to turn the player
off, press the PWR/VOL knob or
turn off the ignition. The tape will
remain in the drive.
LX Models
Optional on LX models
Dolby noise reduction is manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a TapeT ape Search Functions
FF/REW
SK IP
Playing a T ape
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