2019 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID ABS

135uu Indicators u Driver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
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Instrument Panel
Message Condition Explanation●
Blinks when you fail to steer the vehicle. The beeper
sounds simultaneously. ●
Operate the steering wheel to resume the LKAS.●
Appears when the LKAS is in operation, or the LKAS
button is pressed, but there is a problem with a
system related to the LKAS. The LKAS cancels
automatically. The beeper s ounds simultaneously if
selected by customization. ●
If any other system indicators come on, such as the
VSA ® , ABS and brake system, take appropriate action. 2 Indicators P. 78●
Appears if there is a pr oblem with the adaptive
damper system. ●
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer. Your vehicle will
have normal damping abili ty without the adaptive
damper feature.●
Appears if the ECON mode or SPORT mode *
cannot
be changed due to certain situations, such as a
system error or adverse driving conditions. 2 ECON Button P. 492
2 SPORT Mode *
P. 491Models with adaptive damper system
* Not available on all models

453Driving This chapter discusses driving and refueling.
Before Driving ................................... 454
Towing a Trailer ................................ 459
When Driving
Starting the Engine .......................... 465
Precautions While Driving................. 473
Automatic Transmission *
/Continuously
Variable Transmission *
................... 474
Shifting .................... 475, 482, 484, 488
SPORT Mode *
.................................. 491
ECON Button ................................... 492
Adaptive Damper System *
............... 493
Vehicle Stability Assist ® (VSA ® ), aka
Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
System.......................................... 494 Agile Handling Assist ............................. 496 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)..... 497
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) -
Required Federal Explanation ......... 500
Blind spot information System *
........... 502
LaneWatch TM
*
.................................. 505
Honda Sensing ® ................................ 507
Collision Mitigati on Braking System TM

(CMBS TM
) ....................................... 510
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) *
....................... 519
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) *
....... 535
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS).... 550 Road Departure Mi tigation (RDM)
System ........................................ 558
Traffic Sign Recognition System ....... 562
Front Sensor Camera ....................... 568
Radar Sensor ................................... 570
Braking
Brake System ................................... 571
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ........... 581
Brake Assist System ......................... 582
Parking Your Vehicle ........................ 583
Multi-View Rear Camera .................. 594
Refueling ........................................... 597
Fuel Economy and CO 2
Emissions .... 600
Turbo Engine Vehicle ....................... 601
* Not available on all models

uu Honda Sensing ® u Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF) *
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Driving ■ Automatic cancellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC with LSF is automatically canceled. An y of these conditions may cause the ACC
with LSF to automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.)
• When the radar sensor at the lower part of the front bumper gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of you cannot be detected.
• An abnormal tire condition is dete cted, or the tires are skidding.
• Driving on a mountainous road, or driving off road for extended periods.
• Abrupt steering wheel movement.
• When the ABS, VSA ® or CMBS TM
is activated.
• When the ABS or VSA ® system indicator comes on.
• When the vehicle is stopped on a very steep slope.
• When you manually apply the parking brake.
• When the detected vehicle wi thin the ACC with LSF range is too close to your vehicle.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area around the camera, including
the windshield, gets dirty.
• When the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
• When passing through an enclos ed space, such as tunnel.
In the following cases, a buzzer sounds, ACC with LSF is deactivated, and the Cruise
Cancelled: Slope Too Steep. Watch Downhill Speed message appears in the
driver information interface.
• The vehicle has repeatedly applied the brakes to main tain the set speed (for
example, you are descending a long slope).
The ACC with LSF automatic cancellation can be also triggered by the following
causes. In these cases, the parking brake will be automatically applied.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfasten ed when the vehicle is stationary.
• The vehicle stops for mo re than 10 minutes.
• The engine is turned off. 1 Automatic cancellation
Even though ACC with LSF has been automatically
canceled, you can still resu me the prior set speed.
Wait until the condition that caused ACC with LSF to
cancel improves, then press the SET / – button.

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547uu Honda Sensing ® u Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) *
Driving
■ Automatic ca ncellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC is automatically cancel ed. Any of these conditions may cause the ACC to
automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.)
• When the radar sensor at the lower part of the front bumper gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of yo u cannot be detected.
• An abnormal tire condition is de tected, or the tires are skidding.
• Driving on a mountainous road, or driving off road for extended periods.
• Abrupt steering wheel movement.
• When the ABS, VSA ® or CMBS TM
is activated.
• When the ABS or VSA ® system indicator comes on.
• When you manually apply the parking brake.
• When the detected vehicle within the AC C range is too close to your vehicle.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area around the camera, including
the windshield, gets dirty.
• When the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
• When passing through an enclos ed space, such as tunnel.
• Ignoring shift down indication shown in the tachometer display will cancel the
ACC after about 10 seconds.
• The engine speed goes into the tachometer’s red zone.
• The engine speed goes to below 1,000 rpm.
• You shift into neutral temporarily when shifting into a higher or lower gear.
In the following cases, a buzzer sounds, ACC is deactivated, and the Cruise
Cancelled: Slope Too Steep. Watch Downhill Speed message appears in the
driver information interface.
• The vehicle has repeatedly applied the brakes to maintain the set speed (for
example, you are descending a long slope). 1 Automatic cancellation
Even though ACC has been automatically canceled,
you can still resume the prior set speed.
Wait until the condition that caused ACC to cancel
improves, then press the SET / – button.

555uu Honda Sensing ® u Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
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Driving
■ The LKAS may automatically be canceled when:
• The camera temperature gets extremely high or low.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area around the camera, including
the windshield, gets dirty.
• The ABS or VSA ® system engages.
The beeper sounds if the LKAS is automatically canceled.
The system may not detect lane markings and therefore may not keep the vehicle in
the middle of a lane under certain conditions, including the following:
■ Environmental conditions
• Driving in bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.).
• Sudden changes between light and dark, such as an entrance or exit of a tunnel.
• There is little contrast between la ne lines and the roadway surface.
• Driving into low sunlight (e.g., at dawn or dusk).
• Strong light is reflec ted onto the roadway.
• Driving in the shadows of trees, buildings, etc.
• Shadows of adjacent objects ar e parallel to lane markings.
• Roadway objects or structures are misinterpreted as lane markers.
• Reflections on the interi or of the windshield.
• Driving at night or in a dark condition such as a tunnel.■ LKAS Conditions and Limitations

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573 uu Braking u Brake System
Driving
■ Automatic parking brake feature operation
If the automatic parking brake feature has been activated:
• The parking brake is applied automatically when you set the power mode to
VEHICLE OFF.
• To confirm that the parking brake is appl ied, check if the parking brake indicator
(red) is on. 2 P. 575
■ To release automatically
Depressing the accelerator pedal releases the parking brake.
Depress the accelerator pedal while releasin g the clutch pedal releases the parking
brake.
Use the accelerator pedal to release the parking brake when you are starting the
vehicle facing uphill, or in a traffic jam.
Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
When on a hill, it may require more
accelerator input to release.
u The indicator in the switch goes off.
u The parking brake indicator (red) goes
off. 1 Parking Brake
If the parking brake cannot be released
automatically, release it manually.
When the vehicle is travelling uphill, the accelerator
pedal may need to be pressed farther to
automatically release the electric parking brake.
The parking brake cannot be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
• Malfunction indicator lamp
• Transmission indicator
The parking brake may not be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
• Brake system indicator
• VSA ® system indicator
• ABS indicator
• Supplemental restraint system indicator
The clutch pedal is fully depressed before gently
depress the accelerator peda l and release the clutch
pedal. Manual transmission modelsAutomatic transmission/Continuousl y variable transmission models
Automatic transmission/Continuousl y variable transmission models
Manual transmission models
All models
Accelerator Pedal Automatic transmission/Continuously
variable transmission models

uu Braking u Brake System
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Driving Your vehicle is equipped with disc brakes at all four wh eels. The brake assist system
increases the stopping force when you depress the brake pedal hard in an
emergency situation. The an ti-lock brake system (ABS) helps you retain steering
control when braking very hard. 2 Brake Assist System P. 582
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 581
■ Foot Brake 1 Foot Brake
Check the brakes after driving through deep water,
or if there is a buildup of road surface water. If
necessary, dry the brakes by lightly depressing the
pedal several times.
If you hear a continuous me tallic friction sound when
applying the brakes, this is caused by the brake wear
indicator rubbing on the brak e disk and indicates that
the brake pads need to be replaced. Have the vehicle
checked by a dealer. If y ou hear only an occasional
squeak or squeal when y ou initially apply the brake
pedal, this may be nor mal and caused by high
frequency vibration of th e brake pads against the
rotating brake disc.
Constantly using the brak e pedal while going down a
long hill builds up heat, which reduces the brake
effectiveness. Apply engine braking by taking your
foot off the accelerator pe dal and downshifting to a
lower gear/speed po sition. With manual
transmission *
use a lower gear for greater engine
braking.
Do not rest your foot on the brake pedal while
driving, as it will lightly apply the brakes and cause
them to lose effectiveness over time and reduce pad
life. It will also conf use drivers behind you.
Whenever the brakes are activated by CMBS TM
or
another system that automa tically controls braking,
the brake pedal is depr essed and released in
accordance with braking function.
* Not available on all models

581uu Braking u Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
Driving
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Helps prevent the wheels from locking up, and helps you retain steering control by
pumping the brakes rapidly, much faster than you.
The electronic brake distribu tion (EBD) system, which is part of the ABS, also
balances the front-to-rear braking distribution according to vehicle loading.
You should never pump the brake pedal. Let the ABS work for you by always
keeping firm, steady pressure on the brake pe dal. This is sometimes referred to as
“stomp and steer.”
■ ABS operation
The brake pedal may pulsate slightly when the ABS is working. Keep holding the
pedal firmly down. On dry pavement, you w ill need to press on the brake pedal very
hard before the ABS activates. However, you may feel the ABS activate immediately
if you are trying to stop on snow or ice.
ABS may activate when you depres s the brake pedal when driving on:
• Wet or snow covered roads.
• Roads paved with stone.
• Roads with uneven surf aces, such as potholes, cracks, manholes, etc.
When the vehicle speed goes under 6 mph (10 km/h), the ABS stops.■ ABS 1 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) NOTICE
The ABS may not function correc tly if you use a tire of
the wrong size or type.
If the ABS indicator comes on while driving, there
may be a problem with the system. While normal
braking will not be affected, there is a possibility that
the ABS will not be opera ting. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.
The ABS is not designed for the purpose of reducing
the time or distance it takes for a vehicle to stop: It is
designed to limit brake lockup which can lead to
skidding and loss of steering control.
In the following cases, yo ur vehicle may need more
distance to stop than a vehicle without the ABS:
• You are driving on rough or uneven road surfaces,
such as gravel or snow.
• The tires are equipped with snow chains *
.
The following may be observed with the ABS system:
• Motor sounds coming from the engine
compartment when the brakes are applied, or
when system checks are being performed after the
engine has been started and wh ile the vehicle
accelerates.
• Brake pedal and/or the ve hicle body vibration when
ABS activates.
These vibrations and sou nds are normal to ABS
systems and are no cause for concern.
* Not available on all models