2005 HONDA PILOT change time

T his Owner’s Manual should be considered
a permanent part of the vehicle and should
remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
T his Owner’s Manual covers all models of
the Pilot. You may f ind descriptions of
equipment and f eatures that are not on your
particular model.
T he inf ormation and specif ications included
in this publication were in ef f ect at the time
of approval f or printing. Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd. reserves the right, however, to
discontinue or change specif ications or
design at any time without notice and
without incurring any obligation whatsoever.
Owner’s Identif ication
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OWNER’S SIGNATURE
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CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP CODE/
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(Date sold to original retail purchaser)
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MIST
OFF
INT Intermittent
LO Low speed
HI High speed
Windshield Washers
Push the right lever up or down to
select a position. The wipers run at high
speed until you release the lever. Rotate the switch clockwise to
turn the rear window wiper ON.
Hold past ON to turn the window
wiper on and to spray the window
washer.
OFF
Rotate the switch
counterclockwise to spray the
window washer without activating
the wiper.
The wipers run at low speed. The wipers are not activated.
The length of the wiper
interval is varied automatically
according to the vehicle’s speed.
Vary the delay by turning the INT
TIME ring. If you turn it to the
shortest delay, the wipers will
change to low speed operation
when the vehicle speed exceeds 12
mph (20 km/h).
The wipers run at high speed. Pull the
wiper control lever toward you and
hold it. The washers spray until
you release the lever. The wipers
run at low speed, then complete
one more sweep af ter you release
the lever.
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HI
Windshield Washer
Windshield Wipers and Washers
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With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
insert a CD into the CD slot. The
drive will pull the CD in the rest of
the way and begin to play it.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the track playing is
shown in the display. The system will
continuously play a CD until you
change modes. To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press the RPT button again
to turn it off.
This f eature plays the
tracks in random order. To activate
Random Play, press and release the
RDM button. You will see RDM in
the display. This continues until you
press the RDM button again.
Each time you press and
release /( ), the player skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release /( )
to skip backward to the beginning of
the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe /( )or /
( ). You will see CUE or REW in
the display.
Playing a CD, CD Changer
T o Play a CD REPEA T
RANDOM
SK IP
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.

If you press the eject button while
listening to the radio or tape, or with
the audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in the numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the CDs f rom the changer.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, and you do not
press any of the numbered button,
the system will wait f or 10 seconds,
then stop the load operation and
begin playing the last CD loaded.
If you press any of the numbered
button while a disc is playing, the
system will stop playing that disc and
start the loading sequence. It will
then play the disc just loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate numbered
button. Select an empty position, and
press the numbered button f or that
position (1 to 6). The system will
stop playing the current CD and start
the loading sequence. It will then
play the CD just loaded. To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. The
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
CD in that position. If you do not
load another CD, after 10 seconds
the system begins playing the next
disc in the changer.
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds and begin
playing it.
To remove a dif f erent CD f rom the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate numbered button.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst. You
can eject up to six discs, one at a
time.
Removing CDs f rom the Changer
CD Changer
Features
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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. When you are f inished,
release the CLOCK button. If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, you will
need to set the clock.
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 (preset 6)
buttonsetstheclockbacktothe
previous hour. If the displayed time
is af ter the half hour, the clock sets
f orward to the beginning of the next
hour.
For example: 1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:52 will reset to 2:00 Therightdisplayshowsthetime
when the ignition is in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Press and hold the SET (TUNE)
button until the numbers f lash.
Change the hours by pressing the
H ( ) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time. Change
the minutes by pressing the M ( )
button until the numbers advance to
the desired time. When you are
finished, press the SET button again.
LX model
EX and EX-L models
Setting the Clock
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SET
BUTTON CLOCK
H BUTTON
RESET
MH M BUTTON
CLOCK CLOCK BUTTON
LX MODEL
EX and EX-L
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Some DVDs have menus that allow
you to select a dubbed language,
subtitles, a chapter list, previews, etc.
Themenucontentswillvaryfrom
DVD to DVD. In the
MENU selection mode, pressing the
RETURN button for less than two
seconds changes the MENU display
to the previous page.
Pressing the RETURN button for
more than two seconds while a DVD
is playing brings the system into the
TITLE enter mode. When you enter
your selection, the DVD player will
start playing f rom the selected title.
To change the
color, contrast, aspect ratio, and
brightness of the video screen, press
the DISP button. The current setting
of one will be displayed on the
screen each time you press the
button. Use the and buttons to change the setting
as desired. The display will disappear
f rom the screen several seconds
af ter you stop adjusting the setting.
Many DVDs are recorded with
subtitles or dubbed in multiple
languages. To select subtitles, press
the SUBTITLE button. To select a
dif f erent language than the one
being heard, press the AUDIO
button. Continue to press and release the SUBTITLE or AUDIO
button to scan through all available
languages.
Usethe,,,and buttons to select the desired
menu option. Then press ENT to
enter your selection. Use the and buttons to change
pages. You can also use the
numbered buttons to enter the two-
digit number of a menu option. You
do not have to press ENT. Press the
button again to close the window. On some DVDs,
the scenes are recorded by more
than one camera, giving different
viewpoints of the same scene. By
pressing the ANGLE button, you can
select a dif f erent viewpoint.
Rear Entertainment System
MENU and TITLE Buttons RETURN (T/C) Button
DISP Button
SUBT IT L ES and A UDIO Buttons ANGLE Button
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Help assure your vehicle’s f uture
reliability and perf ormance by paying
extra attention to how you drive
during the f irst 600 miles (1,000 km).
During this period:Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration.
Do not change the oil until the
scheduled maintenance time.
Avoidhardbrakingforthefirst
200 miles (300 km).
Do not tow a trailer.
You should also f ollow these
recommendations with an
overhauled or exchanged engine, or
when the brakes are replaced. We recommend using gasoline
containing detergent additives that
help prevent f uel system and engine
deposits.
In addition, in order to maintain good
perf ormance, f uel economy, and
emissions control, we strongly
recommend, in areas where it is
available, the use of gasoline that
does NOT contain manganese-based
f uel additives such as MMT.Use of gasoline with these additives
may adversely af f ect perf ormance,
and cause the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp on your instrument panel to
come on. If this happens, contact
your dealer f or service.
Some gasoline today is blended with
oxygenates such as ethanol or
MTBE. Your vehicle is designed to
operate on oxygenated gasoline
containing up to 10 percent ethanol
by volume and up to 15 percent
MTBE by volume. Do not use
gasoline containing methanol.
If you notice any undesirable
operating symptoms, try another
service station or switch to another
brand of gasoline.
For f urther important f uel-related
inf ormation, please ref er to your
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Your vehicle is designed to operate
on unleaded gasoline with a pump
octane number of 86 or higher. Use
of a lower octane gasoline can cause
a persistent, heavy metallic rapping
noise that can lead to engine damage.
Premium f uel is recommended when
towing in certain conditions (see
page ).
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Break-in Period, Fuel Recommendation
Break-in Period Fuel Recommendation
Quick Start Guide
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Park with the driver’s side closest
to the gas pump.
Open the f uel f ill door by pulling
onthehandletotheleftof the
driver’s seat.Stop f illing the tank af ter the f uel
nozzle automatically clicks of f . Do
not try to ‘‘top off’’ the tank. Leave
some room f or the f uel to expand
with temperature changes.
even though the tank is not f ull,
there may be a problem with your
vehicle’s fuel vapor recovery
system. The system helps keep
f uel vapors f rom going into the
atmosphere. Consult your dealer.
Remove the f uel f ill cap slowly.
You may hear a hissing sound as
pressure inside the tank escapes.
Put the attachment into the slit. Screw the f uel f ill cap back on
until it clicks at least three times.
If you do not properly tighten the
cap, the check f uel cap indicator
and Malfunction Indicator Lamp
maycomeon(seepages and
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Push the f uel f ill door closed until
it latches.
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If the f uel nozzle keeps clicking of f
Service Station Procedures
Ref ueling
Bef ore Driving
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Pull
FUEL FILL CAP
SLIT
ATTACHMENT
Gasoline is highly flammable
and explosive. You can be
burned or seriously injured
when handling fuel. Stop the engine and keep
heat, sparks, and flame away.
Handle fuel only outdoors.
Wipe up spills immediately.