2012 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN set clock

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This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of
the vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
This owner’s manual covers all models of the Civic 4-Door. You
may find descriptions of equipment and features that are not on
your particular model.
Images throughout this owner’s manual (including the front
cover) represent features and equipment that are available on
some, but not all, models. Your particular model may not have
some of these features.
This owner’s manual is for vehicles sold in the United States
The information and specifications included in this publication
were in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor
Co., Ltd. reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change
specifications or design at any time without notice and without
incurring any obligation.
2Safe Driving P.23
For Safe Driving P. 24 Seat Belts P. 28Airbags P. 35
2Instrument Panel P. 65
Indicators P.66 Gauges and Displays P. 78
2Controls P. 97
Setting the Clock P. 98Locking and Unlocking the Doors P. 99
Opening and Closing the Moonroof* P. 116
Adjusting the Seats P. 126
2Features P. 143
Audio System* P. 144 Audio System Basic Operation* P. 147
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®* P. 177
2 Driving P. 201
Before Driving P. 202 Towing a Trailer P. 207
Refueling P. 234 Fuel Economy P.237
2Maintenance P. 239
Before Performing Maintenance P. 240Maintenance Minder™ P. 243
Checking and Maintaining Wiper Blades P. 278
Heating and Cooling
* System Maintenance P. 291
2 Handling the Unexpected P. 297
Tools P. 298 If a Tire Goes Flat P.299
Overheating P. 311 Indicator, Coming On/Blinking P.313
2Information P. 323
Specifications P. 324 Identification Numbers P. 328
Emissions Testing P. 331 Warranty Coverages P.333
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❙Headlights/Turn Signals (P 118)
❙Fog Lights* (P 120)
❙Wipers/Washers (P 121)
❙Cruise Control Buttons* (P 220)
❙Km/Mile Change Knob (P 78)
❙CLOCK Knob* (P 98)
❙MENU Button* (P 86)
❙ / / / Buttons* (P 86)+–
❙Navigation System Voice Control Buttons*
() See Navigation System Manual
❙Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® System
Voice Control Buttons* (P 177)
❙ (SEL/RESET) Knob (P 80)
❙SOURCE Button* (P 86)
❙ (Display/Information) Button* (P 82)
❙Horn (Press an area around .)
❙Brightness Control (P 122)
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Heating and Cooling* System (P 140)
● Rotate the fan control dial to adjust the fan speed and airflow.
● Press the Mode buttons ( / / / ) to select the vents air flows from.
● Rotate the temperature control dial to adjust the temperature.
● Use the button for ma ximum cool setting.
● Rotate the fan control dial to OFF to turn the system off.
● Press the button to de frost the windshield.
Fan Control
Dial
(Rear Window Defogger/
Heated Mirror
*) Button
(Windshield
Defroster) Button
A/C (Air Conditioning) Button*
Air flows from floor and
windshield defroster vents.
Air flows from floor vents. Air flows from floor and
dashboard vents. Air flows from dashboard
vents.
Button
Button
Button*
(Recirculation) Button
Temperature
Control Dial Button
Button
Clock (P 98)
aPress the CLOCK knob to access the
clock adjustment mode screen.
bTurn the CLOCK knob to adjust the
hours.
cPress the CLOCK knob. The display
switches to minute adjustment.
dTurn the CLOCK knob to adjust the
minutes.
ePress the CLOCK knob to complete
clock adjustment.
The navigation system receives signals from
GPS satellites, updating the clock
automatically.
Models without navigation system
Models with navigation system
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uuGauges and Displays uMulti-Information Display*
Instrument Panel
Multi-Information Display*
The multi-information display shows the odometer, trip meter, outside temperature
indicator*, and other gauges.
It also displays important messages such as warnings and other helpful information.
Press the (display/information) butto n or the (SEL/RESET) knob to change
the display.
■Switching the Display
123456
Genre AAA
Song AAA
Artist AAA
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24.0
123456
123456
123456
Display/
Information
Button Fuel consumption
Audio/HFL
* display
Fuel consumption
Black screen
Full size analogue clock/
Wallpaper
2.4 ℓ engine models
Power monitor
1.8 ℓ engine models
2.4 ℓ engine models
* Not available on all models
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■Customization flow
Press the MENU button.1 Customized Features
You can exit the customizing screen at any time by
pressing the MENU button.
Vehicle Menu
Vehicle Information
Odometer/Trip Meter
Adjust Clock
Maintenance info
Trip Meter Reset
Select Trip/Odometer
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■List of customizable options
*1: Default Setting Setup Group Customizable Features
DescriptionSelectable settings
Vehicle
InformationMaintenance infoReset the Maintenance MinderTM.No/Yes
Odometer/
Trip Meter Trip Meter Reset
Reset the trip meter. Trip A/Trip B
Select Trip/Odometer Switch between odometer, trip meter A, and trip
meter B. ODO
*1/Trip A/Trip B
Adjust ClockSets time display 12 hour or 24 hour and adjust the time.12 h*1/24 h
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*1: Not available on all models
*2: Default Setting
*3: Default Setting for 1.8 ℓ engine models
*4: Default Setting for 2.4 ℓ engine models
*5: Refer to the navigation system manual for complete details.Setup Group Customizable Features
DescriptionSelectable settings
Customize
Settings Display
SetupSelect
Wallpaper
Select the full-size analogue clock or the wallpaper. Clock
*2/Image 1/Image 2/
Image 3
Import
Wallpaper Import an image file for a new wallpaper. Three images can be stored.
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Importing Wallpapers
from USB P. 93
Delete
Wallpaper Delete an image file for a wallpaper.
Image 1/Image 2/Image 3
Trip Meter
Item to
Display Select an item to be displayed along with average
fuel economy.
Range
*2/Elapsed time/
Average speed
Select an item to be displayed along with the instant
fuel economy. Average Fuel
*2/Range/
Elapsed time/Average speed
Welcome
Screen Select whether the welcome screen comes on or not
when you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w.
On*2/Off
Color Theme Changes the co lor of the screen. Blue
*3/Red*4/Amber/Gray
Turn by Turn
Display
*1, *5Select whether the turn-by-tu rn display comes on or
not during the route guidance. On*2/Off
Language
Selection Changes the displayed language.
English
*2/French/Spanish
1.8 ℓ engine models
2.4 ℓ engine models
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■Example for customizing wallpapers
You can customize the display from clock to wallpaper.
Importing Wallpapers from USB
You can import up to three images, one at a time for wallpaper from a USB flash
drive.
Select Import Wallpaper from Customize Settings and properly connect a USB
flash drive to store an image. 1.Connect the USB flash drive to the adapter
cable.
2 USB Adapter Cable P. 145
2.Press the Menu button.
3. Select Customize Settings with the /
button, then pres s the SOURCE button.
4. Select Display Setup with the /
button, then press the SOURCE button.
1 Customize Features
•When importing wallpaper files, the image must be
in the USB flash drive’s root directory. Images in a
folder cannot be imported.
•The file format of the im age that can be imported
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).
•The individual file size limit is 2 MB.
•The maximum image size is 1,920 x 936 pixels. If
the image size was less than 480 x 234 pixels, the
image is displayed in the middle of the screen with
the extra area appearing in black.
•The number of files that can be selected is up
•Up to 64 characters can be displayed in the
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