2012 HONDA RIDGELINE rear view mirror

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
MIRROR CONTROLS
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETS
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
(P.134)
(P.103)
(P.128)
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES
(P.62)
(P.76)
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
(P.132)
(P.139)
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
(P.132) (P.136)
CENTER CONSOLE AUXILIARY INPUT JACK
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P.159)
PASSENGER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
GLOVE BOX
(P.138) (P.9, 25)
(P.146)
(P.152)
(P.205)
DRIVER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
(P.9, 25)
(P.213)
(P.254)
(P.250) REARVIEW MIRROR WITH
COMPASS
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Vehicle with navigation system is shown. (P.103)
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
MIRROR CONTROLS
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETS
(P.134)
(P.139)
(P.132)
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES (P.76)
(P.62)
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
(P.128) PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
(P.132) (P.136) CENTER CONSOLE
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE
HANDLE AUXILIARY INPUT JACK
(P.205)
AUDIO SYSTEM
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
GLOVE BOX
(P.138) (P.146)
(P.152)
(P.159)
(P.254)
(P.250) REARVIEW MIRROR WITH COMPASS
(P.213)
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Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare f rom headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.Therearviewmirrorhasacompass
function to indicate the vehicle

The direction and center position
icons come on when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position. The system then begins to
check the vehicle direction and
illuminates the appropriate icon(s).The compass can be af f ected by
driving near power lines or stations,
across bridges, through tunnels,
over railroad crossings, past large
vehicles, or driving near large
objects that cause magnetic
interference. It can also be affected
by accessories such as antennas and
roof racks that are mounted by
magnets.
Your vehicle has a compass in the
rearview mirror. The compass
indicates the vehicle direction with
illuminated letters: N (north), S
(south), W (west), and E (east). The
center blue icon in the compass is
always on. It serves as a ref erence
point.
To turn the compass on or of f , press
the compass button on the back of
the rearview mirror.
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Compass Function
Compass
Features
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COMPASS
BUTTON
CENTER ICON
REARVIEW MIRROR
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Drive the vehicle slowly in circles
at less than 5 mph (8 km/h) until
the center icon turns blue. This
icon also turns blue by continuing
to drive the vehicle under normal
driving conditions. When you see
an actual heading on the compass,
calibration is completed.
The compass may need to be
manually calibrated af ter exposure to
a strong magnetic field. If the
compassseemstocontinuallyshow
the wrong direction, do this.
Do this procedure in an open
area, away f rom buildings, power
lines, and other vehicles.
With the blue center icon
displayed,pressandholdthe
compass button for about 6
seconds. When the center icon
turns red, release the button.
The compass mirror has a light
sensor behind the right side of the
rearview mirror. Make sure the
extended sun visor or an accessory is
not covering the sensor.
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Compass
Compass Calibration
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