2007 HONDA RIDGELINE parking brake

Your vehicle has customizable
settings f or the doors to
automatically lock and unlock. Make
all settings bef ore you start driving.
T he childproof door loc
k

s are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position, the door
cannot be opened f rom inside
regardless of the position of the lock
tab. To open the door, pull the lock
tab up, and use the outside door
handle. Make sure the shif t lever is in the
Park (P) position.
Apply the parking brake, and close
the driver’s door.
With the auto door locking and
unlocking, the In-Bed Trunk also
locks and unlocks (the tailgate does
not lock).
T he auto door loc
k

ing f eature has
three possible settings:
The doors lock whenever you
move the shift lever out of the
Park (P) position.
The doors lock when the vehicle
speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h).
The auto door locking is
deactivated all the time. 1.
2.
Locks all doors when the shif t lever is
moved out of Park (P).
Automatic (Auto) Door L ocking/
Unlocking
Childproof Door L ocks
A uto Door L ockingTo program the Park Lock mode:
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LOCK LEVER
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position (do not start the
engine).
3.

Locks all doors when the vehicle’s speedreaches about 9 mph (15 km/h).
Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’ s door. You will hear a
clicking sound, and af ter about 5
seconds, you will hear another
clicking sound.
Release the switch, and turn the
position within 5 seconds.
Make sure the shi

f t lever is in the
Park (P) position.
(II) position (do not start the
engine). Push and ho
l
d the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’ s door. You will hear a
clicking sound, and af ter about 5
seconds, you will hear another
clicking sound.
Release the switch, and turn the
ignition s w

itch to the
position within 5 seconds.
Apply the parking brake, and close
the driver’s door.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
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5.
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(I)
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
ACCESSORY
(I)
7. Move the shift lever to PARK (P).
To program the Drive Lock mode:

Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound af ter about 5
seconds.
Make sure the shif t lever is in the
Park (P) position. Release the switch, and turn the
ignition switch to the
position within 5 seconds. T
he driver’ s
door and then In-Bed
Trunk unlocks whenever you move
the shift lever to the PARK (P)
position.
All doors and the In-Bed trunk
unlocks whenever you move the
shift lever to the PARK (P) position.
T
he auto door
unloc

king f eature has
three modes (Park Unlock, Ignition
Switch, and Deactivated), with five
possible settings:
The driver’s door and the In-Bed
Trunk unlocks whenever you turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK (0) position.
All doors and the In-Bed Trunk unlocks
whenever you tur n

the ignition switch to
theLOCK (0) position.
The auto door unlocking settings
are deactivated.
Apply the parking brake, and
open
the driver’s door.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position (do not start the engine).
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5. 4.
2.
3.
To turn off the Auto Lock modes:A uto Door Unlocking
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(I) ACCESSORY
Park Unlock mode:
Ignition Switch mode:
Deactivated:

Make sure the shi

f t lever is in
Park (P), and close the driver’s
door. Pushandholdtherearof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound. Continue to hold
down the switch:
Release the
s

witch, and turn the
ignition switch to the Make sure the shif t lever is in the
Park (P) position.
Turn the ig n

ition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position (do not start the engine). Apply the parking brake, and close
the driver’s door.
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3.
Unlocks driver’s door or all doors whenthe shift lever is moved to Park (P). Unlocks driver’ s door or a ll doors when
the ignition switch is out of the ON (II)posit ion.*
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To program the Park Unlock mode:U n l o c k mode:
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position within 5 seconds.
(I) ACCESSORY
µ
about 5 sec
o
nds) to
activate the driver’s door unlock
f eature.
(af ter about 10 seconds) to activate the all door unlock
feature.
Or, until you hear a third click
µUntil you hear a second click
(af ter
To program the Ignition Sw itch
U n l o c k mode:
ÎIf equipped

Apply the parking brake, and
open the driver’s door.
Make sure the s
hi

f t lever is in the
Park (P) position.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position (do not start the
engine).
Push and hold the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdtherearof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound. Continue to hold
down the switch:
Pushandholdtherearof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound, and af ter about 5
seconds, you will hear another
clicking sound.
4.
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2.
3.
5. 4.
T o turn off the door unlock
modes:
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µ about 5 seconds) to
activate the dr
iv

er’s door unlock
f eature.
(af ter abo u

t 10 seconds) to
activate the all door unlock
feature.
Rele

ase the s

witch, and turn the
ignition switch to the
position within 5 seconds.
(I) ACCESSORY
Or, until you hear a third click
µUntil you hear a second click
(af ter
6. 7. Move the shift lever to PARK (P). Release the switch, and turn the
ignition switch to the
position within 5 seconds.
5.
(I) ACCESSORY

You can open and close the
moonroof for up to 10 minutes after
you turn off the ignition switch.
Op ening either front door cancels
this function.
To apply the parking brake, push the
pedal down with your foot. To
release it, pull the release handle
fully. The parking brake indicator on
the instrument panel should go out
when the parking brake is fully
released, and the ignition switch is in
the ON (II) position (see page ).
To tilt up the back of the moonroof ,
press and hold the center part of the
switch ( ). To close the
moonroof , press and hold the upper
part of the switch ( ). To open
the moonroof , press and hold the
lower part of the switch ( ).
Release the switch when the
moonroof gets to the desired
position.
Make sure everyone’s hands are
away f rom the moonroof bef ore
opening or closing it.
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Parking Brake
Moonroof , Parking Brake
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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PARKING BRAKE PEDALRELEASE
HANDLE
Opening or closing the
moonroof on someone’s hands
or fingers can cause serious
injury.
Make sure all hands and fingers
are clear of the moonroof
before opening or closing it. If you try to open the moonroof in
below-f reezing temperatures, or when
it is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or its
motor.

Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted for best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors before
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare from headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position. Therearviewmirrorhasacompass
function
to indicate the vehicle’s
direction.
Refer to on page . 168
If equippedMirrors
Compass
Parking Brake, Mirrors
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TABDriving the vehicle with the parking
brake applied can damage the rear
brakes and axles. A beeper will sound
if the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake on.

Put your f ingers under the f ront
edge of the hood. The hood latch
handle is above the ‘‘H’’ logo. Pull
this handle until it releases the
hood, then lif t the hood.Pull the support rod out of its clip,
and insert the end into either of
the designated holes pointed to by
an arrow.
To close the hood, lif t it up slightly to
remove the support rod f rom the
hole. Put the support rod back into
its holding clip. Lower the hood to
about a f oot (30 cm) above the
f ender, then let it drop. Make sure it
is securely latched.
If the hood latch handle moves
stif f ly, or you can open the hood
without lifting the handle, the
mechanism should be cleaned and
lubricated.
Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle under the lower lef t
corner of the dashboard. The
hood will pop up slightly.
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Service Station Procedures
Opening and Closing the Hood
Bef ore Driving
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCH SUPPORT ROD