2020 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK parking

Contents
This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of the
vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
This owner’s manual covers all models of your vehicle. You may find
descriptions of equipment and features that are not on your
particular model.
Images throughout this owner’s manu al (including the front cover)
represent features and equipment that are available on some, but
not all, models. Your particular mo del may not have some of these
features.
This owner’s manual is for vehicles sold in the United States and
Canada.
The information and specifications in cluded in this publication were
in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change specifications
or design at any time without notice and without incurring any
obligation.2 Safe Driving P. 33
For Safe Driving P. 34 Seat Belts P. 38 Airbags P. 46
2Instrument Panel P. 77
Indicators P. 78 Gauges and Driver Information Interface P. 118
2Controls P. 139
Clock P. 140 Locking and Unlocking the Doors P. 141
Moonroof* P. 166
Adjusting the Seats P. 189
2 Features P. 221
Audio System P. 222 Audio System Basic Operation P. 229, 247
Customized Features P. 339, 346 HomeLink ® Universal Transceiver*P. 376
2 Driving P. 439
Before Driving P. 440 Towing a Trailer P. 446
Parking Your Vehicle P. 554 Multi-View Rear Camera P. 556
2Maintenance P. 565
Before Performing Maintenance P. 566 Maintenance MinderTM P. 569
Checking and Maintaining Wiper Blades P. 600
Climate Control System Maintenance P. 620
2Handling the Unexpected P. 629
Tools P. 630 If a Tire Goes Flat P. 631
Shift Lever Does Not Move P. 661 Overheating P. 662
When You Cannot Unlock the Fuel Fill Door P. 676
2 Information P. 679
Specifications P. 680 Identification Numbers P. 682
Emissions Testing P. 685 Warranty Coverages P. 688
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❚Door Mirror Controls (P188)
❚Glove Box (P199)
❚Rearview Mirror (P186)
❚Hood Release Handle (P577)
❚Power Door Lock Master Switch (P154)
❚Power Window Switches (P163)
❚Interior Fuse Box (P672)
❚Driver’s Front Airbag (P49)
❚Shift Lever
Continuously Variable
Transmission
(P457, 459)
Manual Transmission (P464)
❚Electric Parking Brake Switch (P545)
❚USB Port* (P223)
❚Wireless Charger* (P205)
❚Automatic Brake Hold
Button
(P549)
❚ECON Button* (P468)
❚Drive Mode Switch* (P469)
❚Passenger’s Front Airbag
(P49)
❚HomeLink® Buttons* (P377)
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❚Maintenance Under the Hood (P575)
❚Windshield Wipers (P180, 600)
❚Tires (P605, 631)
❚Fog Lights* (P176, 592)
❚Power Door Mirrors (P188)
❚How to Refuel (P560)
❚High-Mount Brake Light (P599)
❚Opening/Closing the Hatch (P156)
❚Multi-View Rear Camera (P556)
❚Door Lock/Unlock Control (P143)
❚Side Turn Signal Lights* (P172, 597)
❚Headlights (P173, 590)
❚Front Turn Signal Lights (P172, 594)
❚Parking/Daytime Running Lights (P172, 597)
❚Front Side Marker Lights (P595)
❚Taillights (P599)
❚Back-Up Lights (P598)
❚Brake Lights (P598)
❚Rear Turn Signal Lights (P598)
❚Taillights/Rear Side Marker Lights (P599)
❚Rear Wiper (P182, 603)
❚Hatch Release Button (P157)
❚License Plate Light (P599)
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Quick Reference Guide
Instrument Panel (P 77)
System Indicators
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp
Charging System
IndicatorAnti-lock Brake
System (
ABS)
Indicator
Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®) System
Indicator
Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®) OFF
Indicator
Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
*
Electric Power
Steering (EPS) System
Indicator Seat Belt Reminder
Indicator
System Indicators
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Red) Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
Tachometer
Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator
Shift Lever
Position Indicator
*
Low Fuel Indicator
ECON Mode Indicator
*
Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
Parking Brake and
Brake System
Indicator (Amber)
System Indicators
U.S.
Canada
U.S.
Canada Automatic
Brake Hold
System Indicator
Automatic Brake
Hold IndicatorU.S.
Canada
Temperature
Gauge
Lights Indicators
Lights On Indicator
High Beam Indicator
Fog Light Indicator*
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC) with
Low Speed Follow
*
Indicator (Amber/
Green)
System Message
Indicator
Collision Mitigation
Braking System
TM
(CMBSTM) Indicator
Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator
Lane Keeping Assist
System (LKAS)
Indicator (Amber/
Green) M
(7-speed manual shift mode)
Indicator/Shift Indicator
*
Auto High-Beam
Indicator
Shift Up/Down
Indicator
*
Drive Mode Indicator*
Speedometer
Fuel Gauge
Gear Position Indicator*
Gauges (P 118)/Driver Information Interface (P 120)/System Indicators (P 78)
Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
*
Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
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.
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
position.
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 a dealer.
I’m seeing an amber
indicator of a tire with an
exclamation point. What is
that?The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)* needs attention. If
you recently inflated or changed a tire, you have to recalibrate
the system.
2 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)* (P478)
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Instrument Panel
Indicators
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red)
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, 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 for about 15 seconds
when you pull the electric parking
brake switch while the ignition
switch is in LOCK
(0*1.●Stays on for about 15 seconds
when you turn the ignition switch
to LOCK
(0*1 while the electric
parking brake is set.
●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 P. 666
●Comes on along with the ABS
indicator - Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On or Blinks P. 666
●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 a 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. 667
U.S.
Canada
(Red)
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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
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Amber)
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on if there is a problem
with a system related to braking
other than the conventional brake
system.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric parking brake
system or the automatic brake
hold system.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Comes on while driving - Avoid using
the parking brake and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the radar sensor.
●Indicator may come on temporarily
when the Maximum Load Limit is
exceeded.
●Make sure the total lo ad is within the
Maximum Load Limit.
2 Maximum Load Limit P. 443●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
—
U.S.
Canada
(Amber)
U.S.
Canada
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
Continued
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets
abnormally high.2Overheating P. 662
●Appears while you are customizing the settings and
the shift lever is moved out of
(P.
●Appears while you are customizing the settings and
the parking brake is released.2Customized Features P. 130
●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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