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

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• When driving through a narrow iron bridge.
• When the vehicle ahead of you brakes suddenly.
• When the vehicle ahead of you has a unique shape.
• When your vehicle or the vehicle ahead of you is driving on one edge of the lane.
Radar detects upper section of
an empty carrier truck. Panel truck,
tanker truck,
etc.
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Increase or decrease the vehicle speed using the RES/+ or –/SET button on the
steering wheel.
• Each time you press the RES/+ or – /SET button, the vehicle sp eed is increased or
decreased by about 1 mph or 1 km/h accordingly.
• If you keep pressing the RES/+ or –/ SET button, the vehicle speed increases or
decreases by about 5 mph or 5 km/h accordingly.
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed1 To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
If a vehicle detected ahead is going at a speed slower
than your increased set speed, ACC may not
accelerate your vehicle. This is to maintain the set
interval between your vehi cle and the vehicle ahead.
When you depress the accelerator pedal and then
push and release the –/SET button, the current speed
of the vehicle is set.
To increase speed
To decrease speed
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Press the (interval) button to change the
ACC following-interval.
Each time you press th e button, the following-
interval (the interval behind a vehicle detected
ahead of you) setting cycles through extra
long, long, middle, and short following-
intervals.
Determine the most appropriate following-
interval setting based on your specific driving
conditions. Be sure to adhere to any
following-interval requirements set by local
regulation.
■To Set or Change Following-Interval
Interval Button
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The higher your vehicle’s following speed is, the longer the short, middle, long or
extra long following-interval becomes. See the following examples for your
reference.
Following-IntervalWhen the Set Speed is:
50 mph (80 km/h)65 mph (104 km/h)
Short
83.3 feet
25.4 meters
1.1 sec100.4 feet
30.6 meters
1.1 sec
Middle
109.6 feet
33.4 meters 1.5 sec137.4 feet
41.9 meters 1.5 sec
Long
153.8 feet
46.9 meters 2.1 sec199.8 feet
60.9 meters 2.1 sec
Extra
Long213.5 feet
65.1 meters
2.9 sec282.7 feet
86.2 meters
2.9 sec
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To cancel ACC, do any of the following:
• Press the CANCEL button.
• Press the MAIN button.
u The ACC indicator (gr een) goes off.
• Depress the brake pedal.
• Depress the clutch pedal for five seconds or
more.
■To Cancel1To Cancel
Resuming the prior set speed: After you have
canceled ACC, you can resume the prior set speed
while it is still displayed. Press the RES/+ button when
driving at a speed of at least 25 mph (40 km/h) or
more.
The set speed cannot be set or resumed when ACC
has been turned off using the MAIN button. Press
the MAIN button to activate the system, then set the
desired speed.
MAIN Button
CANCEL Button
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■Automatic cancellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC is automatically canceled. Any of these conditions may cause the ACC to
automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.)
• When the radar sensor in th e lower bumper gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of you cannot be detected.
• An abnormal tire condition is detected, 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 ACC 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.
1Automatic 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.
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Press and hold the (interval) button for one
second. Cruise Mode Selected appears on
the driver informatio n interface for two
seconds, and then the mode switches to
Cruise.
To switch back to ACC, press and hold the
button again for one second. ACC Mode
Selected appears on the driver information
interface for two seconds.
■When to use
Desired speed in a range above roughly 25 mph (40 km/h) ~.
Take your foot off the pedal and press the –/ SET button when you reach the desired
speed.
The moment you release the –/SET button, the set speed is fixed, and cruise control
begins. The CRUISE CONTROL indicator comes on.
When you use cruise control, Straight Drivin g Assist (a feature of the Electric Power
Steering system) is activated.
By enabling the steering system to automa tically compensate for natural steering
pull, Straight Driv ing Assist makes it easier for you to keep your vehicle in a straight
line.
■To Switch ACC to Cruise Control1 To Switch ACC to Cruise Control
Always be aware which mode you are in. When you
are driving in Cruise mode, the system will not assist
you to maintain a following-interval from a vehicle
ahead of you.
ACC ON Cruise
Control ON
■To Set the Vehicle Speed
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• Each time you press the RES/+ or – /SET button, the vehicle sp eed is increased or
decreased by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h).
• If you keep the RES/+ or –/ SET button pressed, the vehi cle speed increases or
decreases until you release it . This speed is then set.
To cancel cruise control, do any of the following:
• Press the CANCEL button.
• Press the MAIN button.
• Depress the brake pedal.
• Depress the clutch pedal for five seconds or more.
The CRUISE CONTROL indicator goes off.
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
■To Cancel1To Cancel
Resuming the prior set speed:
After cruise control has be en canceled, you can still
resume the prior set speed by pressing the RES/+
button while driving at a speed of at least 25 mph (40
km/h) or more.
You cannot set or resume in the following situations:
•When vehicle speed is less than 25 mph (40 km/h)
•When the MAIN button is turned off.
At vehicle speeds of 22 m ph (35 km/h) or less, cruise
control canceled automatically.
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