2012 HONDA PILOT Owners Manual

You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
To turn the system completely off,
press the ON/OFF button.
Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only.
To keep stale air and mustiness
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times.
When you press this button, the
indicator comes on, and the
passenger

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on, air f rom the vehicle

For your saf ety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving.
Airf low is divided between
the f loor and corner vents and the
defroster vents at the base of the
windshield.
This button directs the main airflow
to the windshield for faster
def rosting. It also overrides any
mode selection you may have made.
When you select , the system
automatically switches to f resh air
mode and turns on the A/C. For
f aster def rosting, manually set the
fanspeedtohigh.Youcanalso
increase airf low to the windshield by
closing the corner vents on the
dashboard. To close the vents, rotate
the wheel under each corner vent.
When you turn of f by
pressing the button again, the
system returns to its former settings. When the indicator in the button is
on, the f ront passenger

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Press the temperature control
button to increase the temperature
of airflow, and the button to
decrease it. The temperature you
adjust is shown in the system display.
When this button is on, you will see
LOCK on the system display. The
rear climate controls can only be
controlled by the f ront control panel.
Seepage forhowtousetherear
lock button.
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Rear Climate Controls
Climate Control System
Rear Lock Button Temperature Control
Features
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REAR CONTROL PANEL
AUTO BUTTON
REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
MODE BUTTON
REAR LOCK BUTTON REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTONS
FAN CONTROL/
OFF BUTTON
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Press the fan control button
to increase the f an speed and airf low.
Press the button to
decrease it. The level of the f an
speed is shown in the display.
Each time you press the mode
button, the mode display changes
from to .
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the upper vents on the back of
the center console.
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the lower vents. Pressing the AUTO button puts the
system in automatic operation mode.
The rear system automatically
adjusts the fan speed and airflow
levels to maintain the selected
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment. You will see AUTO in
the display.
To shut of f the rear climate control
system, press the OFF button until
the system shuts off, or push and
hold rear lock button f or 3 seconds.
To turn on the system, press the rear
lock button once, or press f an speed
up button on rear control.
Fan Cont rol
Mode Cont rol Automatic Operation
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The temperatures of the driver

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
and humidity sensor next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Climate Control System
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TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
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An audio system is standard on all
models. Read the appropriate pages
(as shown below) to use your
vehicle