2007 HONDA RIDGELINE light

You can put small items in the upper
console compartment. To use it, pull
up on the lever and lif t up the
armrest.
The upper console compartment has
a removable coin holder. Pull the
coin holder straight up to remove it.
To install it, push it down along the
guides on the side of the
compartment.Spilled liquids can damage the
upholstery, carpeting, and electrical
components in the interior.
There are two cargo hooks f or
plastic grocery bags at the back of
the center console. They are
designed to hold light items. Heavy
objects may damage the hooks. Be caref ul when you are using the
beverage holders. A spilled liquid
that is very hot can scald you or your
passengers. Liquid can also spill
f rom the door panel beverage
holders when you close the doors.
Use only resealable containers in the
door beverage holders. The center console has two beverage
holders on the f ront. Your vehicle
also has beverage holders in the rear
seat armrest and the rear door
panels.
If equipped
Beverage HoldersCargo Hooks
Interior Convenience Items
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COIN HOLDER
CARGO HOOKS

Open the glove box by pulling the
handle. Close it with a f irm push.
Lock or unlock the glove box with
the master key.
The glove box light comes on when
the parking lights are on.Some larger styles of sunglasses
may not f it in the holder.
These hooks are not designed f or
large or heavy items.
To open the sunglasses holder, push
on the rear edge. Make sure the
holder is closed while you are driving.
Glove Box Sunglasses Holder
Coat Hooks
Interior Convenience Items
Inst rument s and Cont rols
115
SUNGLASSES HOLDER
An open glove box can cause
serious injury to your passenger
inacrash,evenifthe
passenger is wearing the seat
belt.
Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.

There are three accessory power
sockets in your vehicle. Two
accessory power sockets are above
the center pocket on the dashboard,
and another is on the back of the
center console.These sockets are intended to supply
power f or 12 volt DC accessories
that are rated 120 watts or less (10
amps).
To use an accessory power socket,
the ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.None of the sockets will power an
automotive type cigarette lighter
element. When both sockets are
being used, the combined power
rating of the accessories should be
120 watts or less (10 amps).
A ccessory Power Sockets
Interior Convenience Items
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FRONT
REAR

Pull up the vanity mirror cover to use
it.
The light comes on when you pull up
the cover.
The light will not come on if the sun
visor is slid outward.
Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
In this position, the sun visor can be
adjusted by moving it on its slider.
Do not use the extended sun visor
over the inside mirror. To use the sun visor, pull it down.
Whenusingthesunvisorforthe
side window, remove the support rod
f rom the clip, and swing it out. Sun Visor Vanity Mirror
Interior Convenience Items
Inst rument s and Cont rols
117
SUN VISOR

When the interior light control switch isin the ON position: When the switch is in the OFF position:
When the switch is in the door position:
None of the lights come on when a
door is opened.
The map lights in the f ront can be
turned on and of f by pushing each
lens. The rear map lights cannot
be used.
All the individual map lights and
the rear console light come on and
stay on as long as the switch
remains in the ON position. The individual map lights and the
rear console light come on when
any door is opened, or when the
remote transmitter or the key is
used to unlock the doors. When
the doors are closed, each
individual map light can be turned
on and of f by pushing the lens.
The lights fade out about 30
seconds after all the doors are
closed.
With any door lef t open and the
key is removed f rom the ignition
switch, the lights stay on about 3
minutes, then go out.
Interior L ight Control Switch
Interior Lights
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ON
OFF
DOOR POSITION

Turn on a front individual map light
by pushing the lens. Push the lens
again to turn it off. With the interior
light control switch in the door
position, a rear map light can be
tu rn ed on by pushing the lens. Push
the lens again to turn it off. The
courtesy light in each door
comes on when you open that door.
The light around the ignition switch
only comes on when you open the
driver’s door. After you close the
door, the ignition switch light fades
out in about 30 seconds.
The courtesy light in the back of the
center console comes on when you
open any door with the interior light
control switch in the door position.
After you close the doors, the light
fades out.
The
map lights stay on when the
interior light control switch is in the
door position and the map light
switch is on.
The courtesy light between the front
map lights comes on when you turn
the parking lights on. To adjust its
brightness, turn the instrument
panel brightness control dial on the
dashboard (see page ). 78
If equipped
Individual Map L ights Individual Interior L ights Courtesy L ight
Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
119

If you turn the ignition switch to
ACCESSORY (I) or LOCK (0)
wi thout turning off the bed lights,
the lights and the indicator will
remain on, then go off after 20
minutes (see page ).
Your vehicle has bed lights in the
pickup bed: a light on each f ront
upper and rear bottom side. With the
shif t lever in the Park position, the
bed lights come on when you push
the bed light switch on the
dashboard, swing open the tailgate,
or open the In-Bed Trunk. The
indicator on the instrument panel
alsocomesontoremindyouthatthe
bed lights are on. To turn of f the lights, push the light
switch again, or close the tailgate
and the In-Bed Trunk.
When you move the shif t lever out of
the Park position, the bed lights go
of f and cannot be used. 69
Bed L ights
120
BED LIGHT SWITCH

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is under the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
On RTS, RTL, and Canadian EXLmodels
Climat e Cont rol Sensors
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
132
SUNLIGHT SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR