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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
Civic Hybrid. You may f ind descriptions of
equipment and f eatures that are not on your
particular model.
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(including the f ront cover) represent f eatures
and equipment that are available on some,
but not all, models. Your particular model
may not have some of these f eatures.
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discontinue or change specif ications or
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This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations . 56
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Instrument Panel . 57
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Instrument Panel Indicators . 58
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Gauges . 65
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Odometer . 65
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Display Change Button . 66
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Instant Fuel Economy . 66
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Temperature Gauge . 66
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Trip Meter . 67
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Average Fuel Economy . 67
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Fuel Gauge . 67
Outside Temperature
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Indicator . 68
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Check Fuel Cap Message . 69
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Maintenance Minder . 69
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IMA Battery Level Gauge . 70
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Charge/Assist Gauge . 71
Controls Near the Steering ...........................................
Wheel . 72
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Windshield Wipers and Washers . 73
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Turn Signals and Headlights . 74
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Daytime Running Lights . 75
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 75
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Hazard Warning Button . 76
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Rear Window Def ogger . 76
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Steering Wheel Adjustment . 77 ...............................
Keys and Locks . 78
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Immobilizer System . 79
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Ignition Switch . 80
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Door Locks . 81
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Power Door Locks . 81
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Childproof Door Locks . 82
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Auto Door Locking/Unlocking . 82
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Auto Door Locking . 82
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Auto Door Unlocking . 85
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Trunk . 88
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Emergency Trunk Opener . 88
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Remote Transmitter . 89
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Seats . 91
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Seat Heaters . 96
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Power Windows . 97
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Mirrors . 98
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Parking Brake . 99
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Interior Convenience Items . 100
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Beverage Holders . 101
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Accessory Power Socket . 101
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Glove Box . 101
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Console Compartment . 101
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Interior Lights . 102
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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This indicator comes on f or several
seconds when you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. If it
comes on at any other time, it
indicates that the passenger’s side
airbag has automatically shut off.
For more inf ormation, see page .
This indicator normally comes on f or
a f ew seconds when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position. If it comes on at any other
time, there is a problem with the
ABS. If this happens, have your
vehicle checked at a dealer. With
this indicator on, your vehicle still
has normal braking ability but no
anti-lock f unction. For more
inf ormation, see page .The lef t or right turn signal indicator
blinks when you signal a lane change
or turn. If an indicator does not blink
or blinks rapidly, it usually means
one of the turn signal bulbs is
burned out (see pages and ).
Replace the bulb as soon as possible,
since other drivers cannot see that
you are signaling.
When you press the hazard warning
button, both turn signal indicators
and all turn signals on the outside of
the vehicle f lash.
This indicator comes on brief ly when
you turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position. It will then go of f if
you have inserted a properly coded
ignition key. If it is not a properly
coded key, the indicator will blink,
and the engine’s f uel system will be
disabled (see page ).
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Instrument Panel Indicators
Anti-lock Brake System
(A BS) Indicator Immobilizer System
Indicator
Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
Side Airbag Of f
Indicator
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This shows the temperature of the
engine’s coolant. During normal
operation, the reading should be in
the middle of the gauge. In severe
driving conditions, such as very hot
weather or a long period of uphill
driving, the reading may reach near
the red mark. If it reaches the red
(Hot) mark, pull saf ely to the side of
theroad.Seepage for
instructions and precautions on
checking the engine’s cooling
system.
Every time you press the display
change button, the display changes
f rom the instant f uel economy to the
temperature gauge, or f rom the
temperature gauge to the instant f uel
economy.
The average fuel mileage and instant
f uel economy are shown with mpg or
l/100 km.
This display shows the current, or
instant f uel economy you are getting.
It shows the number of mpg or l/100
km.
Press and hold the display change
button until you hear a beep. The
speedometer, trip meter, average
f uel economy, and instant f uel
economy displays switch between
the selected miles or kilometers
readings.
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Temperature Gauge
Instant Fuel Economy
Gauges
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The childproof door locks 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 the inside
regardless of the position of the lock
tab. To open the door, push the lock
tab in, and use the outside door
handle.Your vehicle has customizable
settings f or the doors to
automatically lock and unlock. There
are default settings for each of these
f eatures. You can turn of f or change
the settings for these features as
described on the f ollowing pages.
The auto door locking f eature has
three possible settings:
The auto door locking is
deactivated all the time.
The doors lock whenever you
move the shift lever out of the
Park (P) position.
The doors lock when the vehicle
speedreaches10mph(15km/h).
This is the def ault setting.
When you customize the setting,
make sure your vehicle is parked
saf ely, the engine is of f , and the
parking brake is applied. Make all
settings bef ore you start driving.
Childproof Door L ocks A uto Door L ocking/Unlocking A uto Door L ocking
Door L ocks
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You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
Turn the TUNE knob to
change channel selections. Turn the
knob right f or higher numbered
channels and lef t f or lower
numbered channels. In the category
mode, you can only select channels
within that category.
Press either side of the CATEGORY
button ( or ) to select
another category.
In channel mode, you can select all
of the available channels. In category
mode, such as Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc., you can select all of the
channels within that category.
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the ‘‘AUX’’
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the knob. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display. To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the DISP button until
themodechanges.
Each time you press and release the
DISP button, the display changes in
the f ollowing sequence: Channel
name, channel number, category,
artist name, and music title.
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Operating the XM Radio
TUNE
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
MODE
Playing the XMRadio (Models without navigation system)
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Each time you press the DISP button,
the display shows you the text data
on a disc, if the disc was recorded
with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
The display shows up to 16
characters of selected text data (the
foldername,filename,etc.).If the
text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You will also see some text data
under these conditions:
When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA. Use the SEEK/SKIP button while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3/WMA
mode).
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name. In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER knob to select f olders on
the disc, and use the SEEK/SKIP
button to change f iles.
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T o Change or Select T racks/Files
T ext Dat a Display Funct ion
Playing a Disc (Models wit hout navigation syst em)
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In MP3 or WMA modeIn MP3 or WMA mode
This feature,
when activated, replays all f iles in
the selected f older in the order they
are compressed. To activate folder
repeat, press the RPT button twice.
You will hear a beep and see F-RPT
in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing the RDM button,
or selecting a dif f erent f older with
the TUNE knob also turns of f the
repeat f eature.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal play. This f eature plays
the tracks within a disc (the f iles
within a f older in MP3 or WMA
mode) in random order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. In MP3 or WMA mode,
press the RDM button repeatedly to
select RDM (within a f older random
play). You will see RDM in the
display. Press the RDM button f or 2
seconds to return to normal play. This
feature, when activated, plays all
filesineachfolderinrandomorder.
To activate folder random, press the
RDM button twice. You will hear a
beep and see F-RDM in the display.
The system will then select and play
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate f older random by
pressing the RDM button again, or
by selecting a dif f erent f older with
the TUNE knob.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play to random
play (within a f older random play),
then to normal play.
CONT INUED
FOL DER-REPEA T RANDOM (Random within a
disc/f older) FOL DER-RA NDOM
Playing a Disc (Models wit hout navigation syst em)
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