2012 HONDA RIDGELINE Owners Manual

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ÛÝPress the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
There are three language selections
you can make: English, Spanish, and
French. To choose the language you
want, f ollow these instructions: Select the desired language by
pressing the SEL/RESET button,
then enter your selection by pressing
and holding the SEL/RESET button.When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display returns to the
‘‘LANGUAGE SELECTION

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Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Ref er to the navigati
on system manual.
To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.
If equipped
On models with navigation system.
On models without navigation system.
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Controls Near the Steering Wheel
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MOONROOF SWITCH
REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS HEADLIGHT CONTROL DIAL
STEERING WHEEL
ADJUSTMENTSEL/RESET BUTTON
INFO ( ) BUTTON
SELECT BUTTON
TRIP/RESET BUTTON
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. CRUISE CONTROLS
HAZARD WARNING BUTTON
MULTI-CONTROL LEVER
(WINDSHIELD WIPERS/
WASHERS/TURN SIGNALS/
HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS)
(P.131)
(P.94)(P.95)
FOG LIGHTS (P.99)
(P.76)
(P.76)
(P.76)
(P.76)
(P.76)
(P.203)
(P.221)
INSTRUMENT PANEL
BRIGHTNESS (P.98)
SHIFT LEVER
VTM-4 LOCK
BED LIGHT SWITCH (P.144)
(P.97)
(P.210)
(P.142)
SEAT HEATERS
INTERIOR LIGHT CONTROL
SWITCH
(P.126)
HORN
(P.99)
VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS INFO ( ) BUTTON
(P.273)
(P.278)
BLUETOOTH
HANDSFREELINK
SYSTEM VOICE CONTROL
BUTTONS
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)
OFF SWITCH
(P.294)2
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4
5
5
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OFF
INT: Intermittent
INT TIME ring
LO: Low speed
HI: High speedMIST
Windshield washers
Turn signal
High beams
Flashhighbeams The multi-control lever has many
f unctions, including windshield
wipers and washers, turn signals,
headlight high beams, and headlight
high beam f lashing.
To select a position, turn the rotary
switch,pushthebuttonontheendof
the lever, or push the lever up, down,
f orward, or backward.
The wipers are not activated. The wipers run at low speed.
The wipers run at high speed.
The length of the wiper
interval is varied automatically
according to the vehicle

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OFF
Parking and indicator lights
Headlights
Push down on the
multi-control lever to signal a lef t
turn and up to signal a right turn. To
signal a lane change, push lightly on
the lever and hold it. The lever will
return to center when you release it
or complete a turn.
To turn on the high
beams, push the multi-control lever
f orward until you hear a click. The
blue high beam indicator will come
on (see page ). Pull the lever back
to return to the low beams.
To f lash the high beams, pull the
lever back lightly, then release it.
The high beams will stay on as long
as you hold the lever back.
Your vehicle has heating wires at the
bottom of the windshield to help
heat the wiper blades and the
windshield. If the outside
temperature is near f reezing, the
heater turns on automatically when
you turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position. The heater turns
of f automatically when the outside
temperature is above f reezing.
This f unction helps to increase wiper
perf ormance when the wiper arms
sit in the parked position in snowy or
icy conditions.
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Headlight Control Dial
Turn Signal
High BeamsAutomatic Heated Wiper Zone
Multi-Control L ever, Headlights
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µIf you remove the key f rom the
ignition switch with the headlight
control dial on, but do not open the
door, the lights will turn of f af ter 10
minutes.
Turning the dial to
the ‘‘

With the headlight control dial of f ,
the daytime running lights come on
when you turn the ignition switch to
the ON (II) position and release the
parkingbrake.Theyremainonuntil
you turn the ignition switch of f , even
if you set the parking brake.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn them on
with the headlight control dial.If you see a ‘‘CHECK DRL
SYSTEM