2013 HONDA RIDGELINE buttons

µEach time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP bar, the player skips f orward to
the beginning of the next track (f ile
in MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to
To move rapidly within a track or f ile,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
Use the SEEK/SKIP bar while a disc
is playing to select passages and
change tracks (files in MP3 or
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc and use either
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar to
change f iles.
To select a dif f erent disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page ).
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play. When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
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. 182
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SK IPT o Change or Select T racks/Files
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WMA mode).previous track. skip to the beginning of the

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µ When the first track in the last disc,
or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE/FOLDER bar
also turns off the scan feature.
Each time you press and release
the SCAN button, the mode
changes from scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
‘‘ SCAN’’ shows in the display.
The system will then play the first
track/f ile in the f irst main f older in
the f irst disc f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing f irst tracks/f iles
f or 10 seconds each. When it plays a
track/file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.
This feature,
when activated, samples the first file
in each f older on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
the folder scan feature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
Youwillsee‘‘ SCAN’’inthe
display. The system will then play
the f irst f ile in the main f olders f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the
f ollowing f irst f iles f or 10 seconds
each. When it plays a f ile that you
want to continue listening to, press
and hold the SCAN button.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, or selecting a different
disc (using the preset buttons) or
folder (using the TUNE/FOLDER
bar) turns off the SCAN or
In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
DISC SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
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F-SCAN feature.

The indicators above the disc
buttons of the empty positions will
blink, and the green load indicator
above the CD slot comes on.If you press the LOAD button while
a CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the f irst CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate disc button.
Select an empty disc button (the
indicator above the button is of f ),
and press the button. The system
will stop playing the current CD and
start the loading sequence. It will
then play the CD just loaded.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit. Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns amber and blinks as the CD
is loaded.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again on
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot. 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
album, artist, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLD indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
DISP button while a disc without text
data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
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This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
f older scan f eature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see ‘‘F-SCAN’’ in the display.
The system will then play the first
f ile in the main f olders f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f irst f ile in
each f older f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, or selecting a dif f erent
disc (using the preset buttons) or
f older (using the TUNE bar) turns
of f the SCAN or F-SCAN f eature.
This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a current f older in
random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3
or WMA. To activate folder random
play, press and release the RDM
button repeatedly. You will see
‘‘F-RDM’’ in the display. The system
will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button again, or you select a
different folder with the TUNE bar.
Each time you press and release
the RDM button, the mode
changes from folder random play,
to within a disc random play,
then to normal play. The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button or touch the TRACK
SCAN icon on the screen. You will
see ‘‘SCAN’’ in the display. You will
get a 10 second sampling of each
track/f ile in the disc/f older. Press
andholdtheSCANbuttonortouch
the TRACK SCAN icon again to get
out of scan mode and play the last
track sampled.
In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
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F-SCAN
FOLDER RANDOM SCAN
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Units manuf actured between April 1,
1982 and January 1, 1993 may be
equipped with saf ety stop and
reverse f eatures. If your unit does
not have an external entrapment
protection system, an easy test to
conf irm the f unction and
perf ormance of the saf ety stop and
reverse f eature is to lay a 2 4
under the closing door. The door
should stop and reverse upon
contacting the piece of wood.
As an additional safety feature,
garage door openers manuf actured
af ter January 1, 1993 are required to
have external entrapment protection
systems, such as an electronic eye,
which detect an object obstructing
the door. Refer to the safety information that
came with your garage door opener
to test that the safety features are
f unctioning properly. If you do not
have this information, contact the
manuf acturer of the equipment.
Bef ore programming HomeLink to a
garage door or gate opener, make
sure that people and objects are out
of thewayof thedevicetoprevent
potential injury or damage.
When programming a garage door
opener, park just outside the garage.
If you just
received your vehicle and have not
trained any of the buttons in
HomeLink bef ore, you should erase
any previously learned codes bef ore
training the first button. To do this,
press and hold the two outside
buttons on the HomeLink
transceiver for about 20 seconds,
until the red indicator f lashes.
Release the buttons, then proceed to
step 1.
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Important Saf ety Precautions T raining HomeL ink
Bef ore you begin
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If you are training the second or third buttons, go directly to step 1.
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Bluetooth
handsf reelink.honda.com
www.handsfree link.ca,HandsFreeLink(HFL)
allows you to place and receive
phone calls using voice commands,
without handling your cell phone.
Press and
release to give a command or answer
a call.
Press and
release to end a call, go back to the
previous command, or cancel the
command.
To use HFL, you need a
Bluetooth- compatible cell phone.
For a list of compatible phones,
pairing procedures, and special
feature capabilities:
In the U
.S.,
visit or call (888) 528-7876.
In Canada, visit
or call (888) 528-7876.
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On models wit h navigat ion syst em
HFL Buttons
BluetoothHandsFreeL ink
Using HFL
HFL Talk button
HFL Back button
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HFL BACK BUTTON
NAVI VOICE
CONTROL
BUTTONS HFL TALK
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Filters.........................
Dust and Pollen .342
...............................................
Oil .326
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Flashers, Hazard Warning . 99
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a . 359
.....................................
Floor Mats .342
Fluids ..........
Automatic Transmission . 329
..........................................
Brake .331
..........................
Power Steering .332
.......................
Rear Differential .386
...................
Transf er Assembly . 387
..................
Windshield Washer . 328
FM Stereo Radio ...................................
Reception .165
.................
Folding the Rear Seats . 125
........................................
Fog Lights .97
..........................
Four-way Flashers .99
..............................
Front Seat .119, 121
............................
Adjusting .119, 121
.....................................
Airbags .9, 25
.......................................
Heaters .126
.................................................
Fuel .244
......................
Fill Door and Cap .246
...........................................
Gauge .76
................
Octane Requirement . 244...............................
Oxygenated .245
........................
Reserve Indicator .68
........................
Tank, Filling the .246
...............................
Fuel Economy .252
Actual Mileage and EPA Fuel Economy Estimates .......................
Comparison .252
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Calculating Fuel Economy . 254
.............
Fuel Economy Factors . 253
........
Improving Fuel Economy . 253
.....................
Fuses, Checking the .376
...............
Gas Mileage, Improving . 252
Gasoline ...............
Fuel Reserve Indicator . 68
...........................................
Gauge .76
................
Octane Requirement . 244
........................
Tank, Filling the .246
................
Gas Station Procedures . 246
Gauges ...
Engine Coolant Temperature . 76
...............................................
Fuel .76
...............................
Speedometer .76
.................................
Tachometer .76 GAWR (Gross Axle Weight
.......................................
Rating) .292
GCWR (Gross Combined .................
Weight Rating) . 292, 386
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Gearshif t Lever Positions . 270
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Glove Box .138
GVWR (Gross Vehicle .................
Weight Rating) . 292, 386
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Halogen Headlight Bulbs . 333,336
...........................
HandsFreeLink
. 217
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HFL Buttons .217
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Hazard Warning Flashers . 99G H
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