2007 HONDA RIDGELINE ignition

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
1.
2.
3. 5. 4.
6.
4.
5.
CONT INUED
Door L ocks
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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).
1.
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.
1.
2. 4. 3.
1.
2.
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.*
CONT INUED
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.
1.
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

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Pressthisbuttononce
tounlockthedriver’ sdoorandthe
In-BedTrunk.Pushittwiceto unlock
theremainingdoors. If you press the
button twice and hold for 3–5 seconds,
the side windows will roll down (see
page 107).
When you press the UNLOCK
button, the front and rear individual
map lights, depending on the interior
light control switch position, will
come on (see page ). If you do
not open any door, the lights stay on
for about 30 seconds, then go out. If
you relock the doors and the In-Bed
Trunk with the remote transmitter
before 30 seconds have elapsed, the
lights will go off immediatel y.
Press
this button once to
lock all doors and the In-Bed Trunk.
Some exterior and interior lights will
flash once.
WhenyoupushLOCKtwicewithin5
seconds,youwillheara hornto
verifythatthedoorsa ndIn-Bed
Trunkarelockedandthesecurity
system(ifequipped)hasset.This
buttondoesnotworkifan ydooris
notfullyclosedorthekeyisinthe
ignitionswitch. Press
and hold this
button for about 1 second to attract
attention; the horn will sound and
the exterior lights will flash for about
30 seconds. To cancel panic mode,
press any other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. Panic
mode does not work when the key is
in the ignition switch.
If
you do not open any door within 30
seconds, the doors automatically
relock, and the security system sets
(if equipped). The UNLOCK button
does not work when the key is in the
ignition switch.
You can also open all side windows
f rom outside the vehicle with the
remote transmitter (see page ). 107
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UNL OCK
LOCK PA NIC
Remote Transmitter
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89
LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON
Some exterior and interior lights will
f lash twice each time you push the
button.

See page for information on
cargo loading and weight limits.
You can also store and lock items in
the In-Bed Trunk (see page ).
If
you do not fasten the seat belt, you
first hear the seat belt reminder
alarm, then the tailgate reminder
beeper sounds.
The indicator does not monitor the
tailgate when it is dropped open.
This
indicator is in the door and
tailgate open monitor on the
instrument panel. It comes on when
the tailgate is swung open or it is not
completely closed. This indicator
worksevenifthekeyisnotinthe
ignition switch.
If the tailgate is swung open or not
closed tightly when the ignition
switch is in the ON (II) position, you
will hear six beeps and see the
indicator blinking. The indicator
stays on until you close the tailgate.
The beeper also sounds and the
indicator blinks when you move the
shift lever out of the Park or neutral
position.
Do
not allow anyone to hang on the
swung open tailgate. This could
damage the tailgate.
Do not leave the tailgate swung open.
The tailgate may swing and shut
accidentally. This could cause
serious injuries.
Thebedlightscomeonwhenyou
sw ing open the tailgate. You can also
turn the bed lights on or off by
pushing the bed light switch on the
dashboard (see page ). 120 95
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Loading Cargo
T ailgat e Open Indicat or
Dual-Action Tailgate
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µ
Moves the seat forward
and backward.
The
controls for the power
adjustable driver’s seat are on the
outside edge of the seat bottom. You
can adjust the seat with the ignition
switch in any position. Make all seat
adjustments before you start driving.
Moving the long horizontal switch
adjusts the seat bottom in several
directions. The seat bottom adjusts
in the direction you move the switch.
The short vertical switch adjusts the
seat-back angle. Moves
the whole seat up
and forward, or down
and backward. The front
of the seat also tilts up or
down at the same time.
Moves the front of the
seat up or down.
Raises or lowers the seat. Adjusts
the seat-back
angle forward or
backward.
Increases or decreases
the lumbar support.
(RTL and Canadian EXL
models)
See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position the seats and seat-backs. 11 13
On RTS, RTL, and Canadian EXL
models
Power Seat A djustments
Seats
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