2020 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN Owner's Manual (in English)

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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
*2:Canadian models only: Apply and hold th e brake pedal before turning the ignition on.
*3:Canadian models without smart entry system
*4:Canadian models with smart entry system
*5:Continuously variable transmission models
*6:Manual transmission models
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Immobilizer
System Indicator
• Blinks if the immobilizer system
cannot recognize the key
information.•Blinks - You cannot start the engine.
Turn the ignition switch to LOCK
(0*1,
pull the key out*2, and then insert the key
and turn it to ON
(w*1 again.
Indicator
*3, *5
*3, *6
*3
*4, *5
*4, *6
*4, *5
*4, *6
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Immobilizer
System Indicator
•Blinks if the immobilizer system
cannot recognize the key
information.●Repeatedly blinks - The system may be
malfunctioning. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Do not attempt to alter this system or add
other devices to it. Electrical problems can
occur.—
Security System
Alarm Indicator
• Blinks when the security system
alarm has been set.
2 Security System Alarm P. 153—
ECON Mode
Indicator*
●Comes on when you press the
ECON button.2ECON Mode* P. 454
Road Departure
Mitigation
(RDM) Indicator
●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 the RDM system.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Comes on if the RDM is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected,
then re-connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Indicator
Indicator
* Not available on all models
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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator
●Comes on when the RDM system
shuts itself off.●Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high.
Use the climate contro l system to cool
down the camera.
The system activates when the
temperature inside the camera cools
down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 523
●Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off with
a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the indicator and message come back on
after you cleaned the area around the
camera.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 523
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.
●Indicator may come on
temporarily when the Maximum
Load Limit is exceeded.
●Make sure the total load is within the
Maximum Load Limit.
2Maximum Load Limit P. 431●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow
* 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 ACC with Low Speed
Follow
*.
●Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Comes on if the ACC with Low
Speed Follow* is deactivated
temporarily after the battery has
been disconnected, then re-
connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with ACC with Low Speed
Follow
*.●Indicator may come on
temporarily when the Maximum
Load Limit is exceeded.
●ACC with Low Speed Follow* has
been automatically canceled.
●Make sure the total load is within the
Maximum Load Limit.
2 Maximum Load Limit P. 431●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.—
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow
* Indicator
(Green)
●Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.
2Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with
Low Speed Follow* P. 480
2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* P. 496—
* Not available on all models
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS ) 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 the LKAS.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Lane Keeping
Assist System
( LKAS ) Indicator
(Green)●Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.
2Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
P. 511—
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
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Collision
Mitigation
Braking
System
TM
(CMBSTM)
Indicator
• Comes on for a few seconds
when you turn the ignition switch
to ON
(w*1, then goes off.
• Comes on when you deactivate
the CMBS
TM. A driver information
interface message appears for five
seconds.
• Comes on if there is a problem
with the CMBS
TM.
●Stays on constantly without the
CMBSTM off - Have your vehicle checked
by a dealer.
2 Collision Mitigation Braking
SystemTM (CMBSTM) P. 470
• Comes on if the CMBSTM is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected,
then re-connected.• Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The i ndicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
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Collision
Mitigation
Braking
System
TM
(CMBSTM)
Indicator
• Comes on when the CMBSTM
shuts itself off.• Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off with
a soft cloth.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 523
•When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop
your vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off
dirt using a soft cloth. Indicator may take
some time to go off after the radar sensor
is cleaned.
• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the indicator does not go off even after
you clean the sensor cover.
2 Collision Mitigation Braking
SystemTM (CMBSTM) P. 470
2 Radar Sensor P. 525
•Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high. Us e the climate control
system to cool do wn the camera. The
system activates when the temperature
inside the camera cools down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 523
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the CMBSTM.●Indicator may come on
temporarily when the Maximum
Load Limit is exceeded.
●Make sure the total load is within the
Maximum Load Limit.
2 Maximum Load Limit P. 431●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
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Driver Information Interface Warning and Information Messages
The following messages appear only on the driver information interface. Press the (display/information) button to see the mess age
again with the system message indicator on.
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears if any door or the trunk is not completely
closed.
●Appears if any door or the trunk is opened while
driving. The beeper sounds.
●Goes off when all doors and the trunk are closed.
●Appears when the washer fluid gets low.●Refill the washer fluid.
2Refilling Window Washer Fluid P. 567
●Appears when the scheduled maintenance is due
soon.
●Consequently, Maintenance Due Now and
Maintenance Past Due follow.
2Maintenance Minder Messages on the Driver
Information Interface P. 549
●Appears when there is a pr oblem with the sensor on
the battery.●Have your vehicle ch ecked by a dealer.
2Checking the Battery P. 590
●Appears along with the battery charging system
indicator when the batte ry is not charging.●Turn off the climate control sy stem and rear defogger to
reduce electricity consumption.
2 If the Charging System Indicator Comes On P. 634
Canadian models
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