2018 HONDA CLARITY PLUG IN HYBRID parking brake

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide ❙ Power Window Switches (P 156)
❙ Trunk Opener (P 150)
❙ Driver’s Knee Airbag (P 61)❙ Door Mirror Controls (P 174)
❙ Power Door Lock Master Switch (P 148)
❙ Fuel Fill Door Release Button (P 452)
❙ Memory Buttons *
(P 171)
❙ SET Button *
(P 171)
❙ Interior Fuse Box (P 556)❙ Automatic Brake Hold Button (P 435)❙ Driver’s Front Airbag (P 57)
❙ Passenger’s Front Airbag (P 57)
❙ SPORT Button (P 389)
❙ Glove Box (P 185)
❙ Electric Parking Brake Switch (P 431)
❙ Shift Button
Electronic Gear Selector (P 382)
❙ Accessory Power Socket (P 189)
❙ Hood Release Handle (P 481)❙ ECON Button (P 388)
❙ HV Button (P 16)
❙ Rearview Mirror (P 173)18 CLARITY PHEV CSS-31TRW6000.book 8 ページ ２０１７年８月３１日　木曜日　午後２時４ ９分

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide ❙ Maintenance Under the Hood (P 480)
❙ Windshield Wipers (P 166, 496)
❙ Tires (P 499, 522)
❙ Door Lock/Unlock Control (P 139)
❙ Power Door Mirrors (P 174)
❙ Headlights (P 162, 494)
❙ Front Turn Signal Lights (P 161, 494)
❙ How to Refuel (P 452)
❙ High-Mount Brake Light (P 495)
❙ Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P 152)
❙ Opening/Closing the Trunk (P 150)
❙ Tail/Rear Side Marker Lights (P 495)
❙ Brake Lights (P 495)
❙ Rear Turn Signal Lights (P 495)
❙ Back-Up Lights (P 495)
❙ Taillights (P 495)
❙ Trunk Release Button (P 151)
❙ Rear License Plate Light (P 495)
❙ Multi-View Rear Camera (P 449)❙ Parking/Daytime Running Lights (P 162, 165, 494)
❙ Front Side Marker Lights (P 162, 494)
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Quick Reference Guide
Instrument Panel (P 85)
Lights On Indicator
System Indicators
12-Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator Anti-lock Brake
System ( ABS )
IndicatorVehicle Stability Assist
(VSA ® ) System
Indicator
VSA ® OFF Indicator Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator
System Indicators High Beam Indicator
Seat Belt Reminder
IndicatorSystem Indicators
System Message
Indicator
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Red)Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
Gauges (P 121)
/Driver Information Interface (P 124)
/
System Indicators (P 86)
Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
IndicatorsSpeedometer
Automatic Brake Hold
System Indicator Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Amber)SPORT Mode Indicator
Collision Mitigation
Brake System TM

(CMBS TM
) IndicatorRoad Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator
Automatic Brake Hold
IndicatorREADY Indicator
POWER SYSTEM
IndicatorGear Position
Indicator
Fuel GaugeDriver Information
InterfaceHigh Voltage Battery
Charge Level Gauge
POWER / CHARGE Gauge
Low Fuel IndicatorAdaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) with Low Speed
Follow (LSF) Indicator
Lane Keeping Assist
System (LKAS) IndicatorDeceleration Paddle Selector Indicator
System Indicators
ECON Mode Indicator
EV Indicator
U.S.
CanadaHV Indicator
HV Charge Indicator
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp U.S.
Canada U.S.
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 369)
Electronic Gear Selector (P 382)
● Select ( P
and depress the brake pedal when turning on the power.
Park
Press the ( P
button.
Used when parking or before turning the power on or off.
Transmission is locked.
Reverse
Press back the ( R
button.
Used when reversing.
Neutral
Press the ( N
button.
Transmission is not locked.
Drive
Press the ( D
button.
Used for normal driving.Gear Position Indicator
The gear position indicator
and the shift button
indicator indicate the
current gear selection.
Gear Position Indicator Shift Button
Indicator● Gear selection
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Quick Reference Guide Why doesn’t the curved
blue line in the meter
appear even when the EV
indicator is on? The vehicle is performing a system check. 2 Auto Engine Stop/Start (P13)
Why does the beeper
sound when I start driving? The beeper sounds when the driver and/or front passenger are
not wearing their seat belts.
Why does a beeper sound
when I walk away from the
vehicle after I close the
door? The beeper sounds if you move outside the walk away auto lock
operating range before the door completely closes. 2 Locking the doors and trunk (Walk away auto lock) (P 140)
Pressing the electric
parking brake switch does
not release the parking
brake. Why? Press the electric parking brake switch with the brake pedal
depressed.
Depressing the accelerator
pedal does not release the
parking brake
automatically. Why? ●
Fasten the driver’s seat belt. ●
Check if the transmission is in ( P
or ( N
. If so, select any other
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Quick Reference Guide
Why does the gear position
automatically change to ( P

when I open the driver's
door to check for parking
space lines when
reversing? ●
Fasten the driver’s seat belt. ●
Close the driver's door and manually change the gear
position.
u When opening the driver’s door
(P 385)
Why do I hear a screeching
sound when I apply the
brake pedal? The brake pads may need to be replaced. Have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer.
I’m seeing an amber
indicator of a tire with an
exclamation point. What is
that? The Tire Pressure Monitoring Syst em (TPMS) needs attention. If
you recently inflated or changed a tire, you have to recalibrate
the system.
u TPMS Calibration
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Instrument Panel Indicators Indicator Name On/Blinking Explanation Message
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red) ●
Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off if the parking brake
has been released. ●
Comes on when the parking brake
is applied, and goes off when it is
released. ●
Comes on when the brake fluid
level is low. ●
Comes on if there is a problem
with the brake system. ●
The beeper sounds and the
indicator comes on if you drive
with the parking brake not fully
released. ●
Comes on while driving - Make sure
the parking brake is released. Check the
brake fluid level. 2 What to do when the indicator
comes on while driving P. 548 ●
Comes on along with the parking
brake and brake system indicator
(amber) - Immediately stop in a safe
place. Contact an authorized Honda
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer for repair.
The brake pedal becomes harder to
operate. Depress the pedal further than
you normally do. ●
Comes on along with the ABS
indicator - Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In
Hybrid dealer. 2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On or Blinks P. 548U.S.
Canada
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Continued
Instrument Panel
Indicator Name On/Blinking Explanation Message
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red) ●
Comes on for about 15 seconds
when you push the electric parking
brake switch while the power
mode is in VEHICLE OFF. ●
Stays on for about 15 seconds
when you set the power mode to
VEHICLE OFF while the electric
parking brake is set. ●
Blinks and the parking brake and
brake system indicator (amber) comes
on at the same time - There is a
problem with the electric parking brake
system. The parking brake may not be
set.
Avoid using the parking brake and have
your vehicle checked by an authorized
Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer
immediately. 2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On or Blinks at the Same
Time When the Brake System
Indicator (Amber) Comes On P. 550 —
Automatic Brake
Hold System
Indicator ●
Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off. ●
Comes on when the automatic
brake hold system is on. 2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 435
Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator ●
Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off. ●
Comes on when the automatic
brake hold is activated. 2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 435
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Canada
(Red)
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