2018 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK manual transmission

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Door Mirror Controls (P195)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag
(P49)
❙Glove Box (P206)
❙Rearview Mirror (P194)
❙Hood Release Handle (P574)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P160)
❙Power Window Switches (P172)
❙Interior Fuse Box (P669)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P49)
❙Shift Lever
Continuously Variable
Transmission
(P459, 461)
Manual Transmission (P466)
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch (P532)
❙USB Port* (P231)
❙Wireless Charger* (P212)
❙Automatic Brake Hold
Button
(P536)
❙ECON Button* (P470)
❙Drive Mode Switch* (P471)
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Quick Reference Guide
Instrument Panel (P 77)
System Indicators
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp
Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
Charging System
IndicatorAnti-lock Brake
System (
ABS)
Indicator
Vehicle Stability Assist
(VSA ®) System
Indicator
VSA ® OFF Indicator Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
Electric Power
Steering (EPS) System
Indicator
Lights Indicators
Lights On Indicator
High Beam Indicator Seat Belt Reminder
Indicator
System Indicators
CRUISE CONTROL

Indicator
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Red) Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
Door and Hatch Open
Indicator CRUISE MAIN
Indicator
Tachometer Fuel Gauge
Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator Shift Lever Position Indicator
*
Low Fuel Indicator
Gauges (P 118)/Information Display* (P 120)/
Driver Information Interface
* (P 123)/System Indicators (P 78)
ECON Mode Indicator Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
Maintenance Minder
Indicator
Models with information display
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Amber)
System Indicators
Automatic
Brake Hold
System Indicator
Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator
Temperature Gauge
Brake Depressing
Indicator
Continuously variable
transmission models
Brake Depressing
Indicator
Manual transmission
models
Fog Light Indicator*
M
(7-speed manual shift mode)
Indicator/Shift Indicator*
Speedometer
* Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 441)
Release ButtonShift Lever Depress the brake pedal and press the
release button to move out of
(
P.
Move the shift lever without
pressing the release button. Press the release button to
move the shift lever.
Manual Transmission* (P 466)
Continuously Variable Transmission* (P 459)
● Shift to
(P and depress the brake pedal when starting the engine.
● Shifting
Park
Turn off or start the
engine.
Transmission is locked.
Reverse
Used when reversing.
Neutral
Transmission is not
locked.
Drive
Normal driving.
On models with paddle
shifters, 7-speed manual
shift mode can be used
temporarily. Drive (S)
7-speed manual shift mode can be used.
Models with paddle shifters
Low●Further increased engine braking.●Going up or down hills.
Models without paddle shifters
Models without
paddle shiftersModels with
paddle shifters
Drive (S)●Better acceleration.●Increased engine braking.●Going up or down hills.
Models without paddle shifters
*
Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide7-Speed Manual Shift Mode (P463)
● Allows you to manually shift the transmi ssion up or down without releasing your
hands from the steering wheel.
When the shift lever is in (S● Pulling a paddle shifter changes the mode from continuously variable transmission to
7-speed manual shift mode.
● The M indicator and the selected speed number are displayed in the shift indicator.
When the shift lever is in (D●Pulling a paddle shifter temporarily changes the mode from continuously variable
transmission to 7-speed manual shift mode. The selected speed number is displayed in
the shift indicator.
Shift Down
(-
Paddle Shifter Shift Up (
+
Paddle Shifter
Continuously variable transmission models with paddle shifters
Models with information display
Models with driver information interface
M Indicator
Shift Indicator
Shift Indicator M Indicator
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uuIndicators u
Continued
Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Shift Lever
Position
Indicator
*
●Indicates the current shift lever
position.2Shifting P. 459—
M (7-speed
manual shift
mode) Indicator/
Shift Indicator
*
●Comes on when 7-speed manual
shift mode is applied.
2 7-Speed Manual Shift Mode P. 463—
Transmission
System
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Blinks if the transmission system
has a problem.
●Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden
starts and acceleration and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.
Shift Up
Indicator*●Comes on when shifting up is
recommended.2 Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 465, 468—
Shift Down
Indicator*●Comes on when shifting down is
recommended.2Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 465, 468—
* Not available on all models
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Maintenance
Minder
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on when the scheduled
maintenance is due soon.
2Maintenance MinderTM P. 563—
Brake
Depressing
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.
●Blinks when the electric parking
brake switch is pressed without
depressing the brake pedal while
the electric parking brake is in
operation.
●Blinks while driving - Press the electric
parking brake switch with the brake pedal
depressed.
2 Parking Brake P. 532
—
●Blinks when the automatic brake
hold button is pressed without
depressing the brake pedal while
the automatic brake hold is in
operation.
●Blinks if the automatic brake hold
is automatically canceled while it
is in operation. The beeper
sounds.
●Blinks while driving - Press the
automatic brake hold button with the
brake pedal depressed.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
—
Continuously
variable
transmission
models
Manual
transmission
models
Electric Parking Brake System
Automatic Brake Hold System
* Not available on all models
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages*
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets
abnormally high.2Overheating P. 659
●Appears while you are cust omizing the settings and
the shift lever is moved out of
(P.
●Appears while you are cust omizing the settings and
the parking brake is released.2 Customized Features P. 133
●Appears if the automatic br ake hold is automatically
canceled while it is in operation.●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
Continuously variable transmission models
Manual transmission models
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
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Continued
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the automatic brake hold system is
turned off.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the automatic brake hold button is
pressed without wearing the driver’s seat belt.●Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the automatic brake hold button is
pressed without depressing the brake pedal while
the automatic brake hold is in operation.●Press the automatic brake hold button with the brake
pedal depressed.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
●Appears when the parking brake is applied
automatically while it is in operation.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 536
2 Parking Brake P. 532
Continuously
variable transmission
models
Manual transmission
models
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