2009 HONDA RIDGELINE bulb

Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket. Push the new bulb straight
into the socket until it bottoms.
Push the socket into the light
assembly, and turn it clockwise
until it locks.
Remove the mounting screw f rom
the bed light assembly.
Pull out the light assembly.
Remove the socket f rom the light
assembly by turning it one-quarter
turn counterclockwise.
Turn on the lights to make sure
the new bulb is working.
Reinstall the light assembly in the
bumper.
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
5.
6.
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Lights
Maint enance
343
SCREW
SCREW BULB
SOCKET
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If your seat belts get dirty, use a sof t
brush with a mixture of mild soap
and warm water to clean them. Do
not use bleach, dye, or cleaning
solvents. Let the belts air-dry bef ore
you use the vehicle.Dirt build-up in the loops of the seat
belt anchors can cause the belts to
retract slowly. Wipe the insides of
the loops with a clean cloth
dampened in mild soap and warm
water or isopropyl alcohol.
Reinstall the light assembly.
Turn on the lights to make sure
the new bulb is working.
Reinstall the mounting screw, and
tighten it securely.
6.
7.
8.
Cleaning the Seat Belts
Lights, Cleaning the Seat Belts
344
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Accessories and Modif ications .257
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.....................................
Position) .102
............
Accessory Power Sockets .139
...........................
AC Power Outlet .141
................
Active Head Restraints .124
....................
Additives, Engine Oil .327
........
Adjusting the Steering wheel .99
...........................
Advanced Airbags .27
...............................
Airbag (SRS) .9,23
..............
Air Conditioning System .146
.................................
Usage .147,153
Air Outlets ...............
(Vents) .148,151,155,156
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires .350
......................................
Antif reeze .329
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) ...............................
Indicator .66,289
...................................
Operation .289
..............
Anti-thef t, Audio System .204
Anti-thef t Steering Column
............................................
Lock .102
........................................
Armrests .122
................
Audio System .159,167,173 ...
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .104
Automatic Heated Wiper
..............................
Zone .95,150,156
...
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners .21
.............
Automatic Speed Control .207
..............
Automatic Transmission .271
..........................
Capacity, Fluid .388
...............
Checking Fluid Level .331
.......................................
Shif ting .271
Shif t Lever Position ...............................
Indicators .271
................
Shif t Lever Positions .272
....................
Shif t Lock Release .275
......................
Auxiliary Input Jack .203
Back Window .......................................
Indicator .75
...........................
Operation .128,129
Battery Charging System ...........................
Indicator .63,374
............................
Jump Starting .370
..............................
Maintenance .356
............................
Specif ications .389Bed Lights
.......................................
Indicator .74
...................................
Operation .144
..............................
Bef ore Driving .247
....................................
Belts,Seat .8,20
.........................
Beverage Holders .137
.......
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink.217
..................................
Booster Seats .52
Brakes ...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) .289
.............
Break-in, New Linings .248
...........................................
Fluid .334
............
Bulb Replacement .340,341
.......................................
Parking .132
.................
System Indicator .65,376
........................
Wear Indicators .288
.............................
Braking System .288
.................
Break-in, New Vehicle .248
..
Brightness Control, Instruments .98
Index
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Bulb Replacement..........................
Back-up Lights .340
..............................
Brake Lights .340
.................................
Bed Lights .343
.........
Daytime Running Lights .339
.................................
Fog Lights .339
Front Turn Signal /Parking/ .......................
Hazard Lights .338
.................................
Headlights .336
.........
High-mount Brake Light .341
.................
License Plate Lights .342
Rear Bulbs (Brake/Taillights,
Turn Signal/Hazard Lights, ................
Back-up Lights) .340
............................
Specif ications .389
......................
Bulbs, Halogen .336,339
...................
Capacities Chart .388,389
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard .55
.........................
Cargo Hooks .118,137
.............................
Carrying Cargo .259
.............
CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
.........................................
CD Care .198
..........................
CD Changer .181,189CD Player/Changer Error
...................................
Messages .201
.......................................
CD Player .175
........................
Certif ication Label .386
....................................
Chains, tire .354
Change Oil ........................................
How to .327
......................................
When to .313
....................
Changing a Flat Tire .361
...
Charging System Indicator .63,374
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving .269
................
Childproof Door Locks .104
.....................................
Child Saf ety .34
..............................
Booster Seats .52
...................................
Child Seats .41
.....
Important Saf ety Reminders .34
..........................................
Inf ants .39
..........................
Larger Children .51
.........................................
LATCH .43
......................
Risks with Airbags .35
.............................
Small Children .40
....................................
Tether .43,48
.........
Where Should a Child Sit? .35
.......................................
Child Seats .41
.........................................
LATCH .43
..........
Tether Anchorage Points .48 ...............
Climate Control System .152
..............................................
Clock .205
....................................
Coat Hooks .138
.....................
Code, Audio System .204
........................
CO in the Exhaust .397
......................
Compact Spare Tire .360
.........................................
Compass .210
.................
Console Compartment .136
.................
Consumer Inf ormation .404
.............
Controls, Instruments and .59
Coolant
........................................
Adding .329
....................................
Checking .253
.........................
Proper Solution .329
...................
Temperature Gauge .76
..............................
Courtesy Light .143
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .397
Cruise Control .......................................
Indicator .67
...................................
Operation .207
...................................
Cup Holders .137
.............
Customer Service Of f ice .404
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Gas Mileage, Improving .254
Gasoline
...............
Fuel Reserve Indicator .68
...........................................
Gauge .76
................
Octane Requirement .248
........................
Tank, Filling the .249
................
Gas Station Procedures .249
Gauges
...
Engine Coolant Temperature .76
...............................................
Fuel .76
...............................
Speedometer .76.................................
Tachometer .76
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight .......................................
Rating) .294
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight .......................................
Rating) .294
............
Gearshif t Lever Positions .272
......................................
Glove Box .138
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight .......................................
Rating) .294
....
Halogen Headlight Bulbs .336,339
...........................
HandsFreeLink
.217
..............................
HFL Buttons .218
..............
Hazard Warning Flashers .99
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank .249
Filters
.........................
Dust and Pollen .345
...............................................
Oil .328
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning .99
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a .361
.....................................
Floor Mats .345
Fluids ..........
Automatic Transmission .331
..........................................
Brake .334
..........................
Power Steering .335
.......................
Rear Differential .333
...................
Transf er Assembly .333
..................
Windshield Washer .330
FM Stereo Radio ...................................
Reception .165
.................
Folding the Rear Seats .125
........................................
Fog Lights .97
..........................
Four-way Flashers .99
..............................
Front Seat .119,121
............................
Adjusting .119,121
.....................................
Airbags .9,25
.......................................
Heaters .126
.................................................
Fuel .248
......................
Fill Door and Cap .249
...........................................
Gauge .76................
Octane Requirement .248
...............................
Oxygenated .248
........................
Reserve Indicator .68
........................
Tank, Filling the .249
...............................
Fuel Economy .254
Actual Mileage and EPA Fuel Economy Estimates .......................
Comparison .254
......
Calculating Fuel Economy .256
.............
Fuel Economy Factors .255
........
Improving Fuel Economy .255
.....................
Fuses, Checking the .378
Index
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Identif ication Number, Vehicle .386 Ignition
............................................
Keys .100
.........................................
Switch .102
............
Timing Control System .398
......................
Immobilizer System .101
.........
Important Safety Precautions .6
.................................
In-Bed Trunk .116
..................
Emergency Opener .117
............................
Open Indicator .75
.........
Indicators, Instrument Panel .61
...............
ABS (Anti-lock Brake) .66
.......................
A/T Temperature .69
....................
Back Window Open .75
.............................
Bed Lights On .74
Brake (Parking and Brake ....................................
System) .65
........................
Charging System .63
.............................
Cruise Control .67
.................................
Cruise Main .67
...................................
Door Open .75
DRL (Daytime Running ......................................
Lights) .67
...................................
High Beam .67
....................
In-Bed Trunk Open .75
........
Key (Immobilizer System) .66
.....................................
Lights On .69......................................
Low Fuel .68
........................
Low Oil Pressure .63
......................
Low Tire Pressure .72
..................
Maintenance Minder .71
Malf unction Indicator Lamp
.......................................
(MIL) .63
...........................
Side Airbag Of f .64
.......................................
Seat Belt .62
..........................
Security System .68
...............................................
SRS .64
..............................
Tailgate Open .75
.......................
TPMS System .72,73
Turn Signal and Hazard ...................................
Warning .66
............................
VSA Activation .71
.................................
VSA System .70
..........................................
VTM-4 .70
..............................
Washer Level .67
..................
Individual Map Lights .143
...............................
Inf ant Restraint .39
......................................
Inf ant Seats .39
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire .349
.................................
Headlights .94,95
........................................
Aiming .336
..............
Automatic Lighting Off .96
.................................
Control Dial .95
............
Daytime Running Lights .97
..................
High Beam Indicator .67
.....
High Beams, Turning on .94,95
............
Low Beams, Turning on .95
.........................
Reminder Chime .96
Replacing Halogen ..............................
Bulbs .336,339
..................................
Turning On .95
............................
Head Restraints .122
.............................
Heated Mirrors .134
...............................
Heaters, Seats .126
.............
Heating and Cooling .147,153
.................
High-Low Beam Switch .94
HomeLink
Universal
................................
Transceiver .213
.......................
Hood, Opening the .252
..............................................
Horn .4,93
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Jacking Up the Vehicle .363
.......................................
Jack, Tire .363
................................
Jump Starting .370
................................................
Keys .100
.......................
Label, Certif ication .386
.................
Lane Change, Signaling .95
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts .16,21
...........................
Light Control Dial .95Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement .336
.......................................
Indicator .69
.......................................
Interior .142
.........................................
Parking .95
..................................
Turn Signal .95
............................
Load Limits .260,293
....
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .102
Locks
.....
Anti-thef t Steering Column .102
............................
Fuel Fill Door .249
..................................
Glove Box .138
.............................
In-Bed Trunk .116
..................
Lockout Prevention .103
...............................
Power Door .103
........................
Low Coolant Level .253
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator .68
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .63,374
Lubricant Specif ications
..................................
Chart .388,389
...........
Luggage, Storing (Cargo) .259 ..................................
Maintenance .311
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks .323
................................
Minder .313-324
.........................
Minder Indicator .71
..........................................
Saf ety .312
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .63,375
............
Manual Seat Adjustments .119
...............................
Meters, Gauges .76
........................
Mirrors, Adjusting .134
...............
Modif ying Your Vehicle .258
.......................................
Moonroof .131
.............
Multi-Inf ormation Display .82
............
Engine Oil Lif e Display .317
...........
Maintenance Items .321,324
...................
Neutral Gear Position .273
..................
New Vehicle Break-in .248
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of .i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication .386
........................
Inf ormation Display .77
.........
Engine Oil Lif e Indicator .313
...........
Maintenance Items .316,324
.................................
Inside Mirror .133
.............................
Inspection, Tire .350
........................
Instrument Panel .4,93
........
Instrument Panel Brightness .98
...............................
Interior Lights .142
........................................
Introduction .i
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CONT INUED
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline .248
.........................................
Odometer .76
....................
Of f -Highway Driving .306
...................
Of f -Road Precautions .307
Oil
........................
Change, How to .327
......................
Change, When to .313
......................
Checking Engine .253
...........................................
Filter .328
..............
Pressure Indicator .63,374
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart .326
.........
ON (Ignition Key Position) .102
............................
Outside Mirrors .134
....................
Overheating, Engine .372
....
Owner’s Maintenance Checks .323
.........................
Oxygenated Fuels .248
..............
Panel Brightness Control .98
........................
Park Gear Position .272
...........................................
Parking .286
...............................
Parking Brake .132.................................
Parking Lights .95
..
Parking Over Things that Burn .287
.............................
PGM-FI System .398
Pickup Bed .........................
Carrying Cargo .259
.........................................
Lights .144
..............
Power Seat Adjustments .121
...............
Power Socket Locations .139
.........
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .18
.........
Protecting Adults and Teens .11
...
Additional Safety Precautions .19
.....
Advice f or Pregnant Women .18
........................
Protecting Children .34
.....................
General Guidelines .34
.......................
Protecting Inf ants .39
.......
Protecting Larger Children .51
.........
Protecting Small Children .40
Using Child Seats with
.....................................
Tethers .48
.............................
Using LATCH .43
...................
Radiator Overheating .372
Radio/CD Sound
.......................
System .159,167,173 .................
Rear Dif f erential Fluid .333
..
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement .340
...........................
Rearview Mirror .133
..
Rearview Mirror with Compass .210
....................
Rear (Back) Window .129
.....
Reclining the Seat-Backs .120,121
................
Remote Audio Controls .202
.....................
Remote Transmitter .110
Replacement Inf ormation ................
Engine Oil and Filter .327
..........................................
Fuses .378
................................
Light Bulbs .336
........................................
Minder .324
................................
Timing Belt .336
...........................................
Tires .361
.............................
Wiper Blades .346
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .22
...
Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant .253
..................
Reverse Gear Position .272
................................
Rotation, Tire .351
Index
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