2020 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN manual transmission

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide
❙Door Mirror Controls (P179)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag
(P49)
❙Rearview Mirror (P178)
❙Accessory Power Socket
(P194)
❙Hood Release Handle (P555)
❙Trunk Opener (P150)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P148)
❙Power Window Switches (P156)
❙Interior Fuse Box (P641)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P49)
❙USB Port (P215)
❙Shift Lever
Continuously Variable
Transmission
* (P444, 446)
Manual Transmission* (P450)
❙ECON Button* (P454)
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch (P526)
❙Automatic Brake Hold Button (P529)
❙USB Port* (P215)
❙Wireless Charger* (P195)
❙SPORT Button* (P453)
❙Glove Box (P190)
❙HomeLink® Buttons* (P365)
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Quick Reference Guide
Instrument Panel (P 75)
System Indicators
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp
Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
Charging System
Indicator
Anti-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
Speedometer Fuel Gauge
Immobilizer System
Indicator/Security
System Alarm Indicator
Shift Lever Position Indicator
*/Transmission System 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)
SPORT Mode
Indicator*
Ambient Meter*/
Shift Up Backlight*
Gauges (P 111)/Driver Information Interface (P 113)/System Indicators (P 76)
M (7-speed manual shift mode)
Indicator/Shift Indicator
*
Auto High-Beam
Indicator*
Shift Up Indicator*
Shift Down Indicator*
* Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 427)
Manual Transmission* (P 450)
Continuously Variable Transmission*
(P 444, 446)
●Shift to (P and depress the brake pedal when starting the engine.● Shifting
M Indicator
Shift Indicator
ParkTurn off or start the engine.
Transmission is locked.
NeutralTransmission is not locked.
Drive (S)● Better acceleration.
● Increased engine braking.
● Going up or down hills.
● On models with paddle
shifter, 7-speed manual
shift mode can be used.
Models without
paddle shifterModels with
paddle shifter
Depress the brake pedal
and press the release button
to move out of
(P.
Press the release button to
move the shift lever.
Move the shift lever without
pressing the release button.
ReverseUsed when reversing.
Drive● Normal driving.
● On models with paddle
shifter, 7-speed mode can
be used temporarily.
Low*
●Further increased engine
braking.
● Going up or down hills. Shift Down
(
-
Paddle Shifter Shift Up (
+
Paddle Shifter
7-Speed Manual Shift
Mode* (P448)
● Allows you to manually shift
the transmission up or down
without removing your hands
from the steering wheel.
When the shift lever is in (S●Pulling a paddle shifter
changes the mode from
continuously variable
transmission to 7-speed manual
shift mode.
● The M indicator and the
selected speed number are
displayed in the shift indicator.
When the shift lever is in (D● Pulling a paddle shifter
temporarily chan ges the mode
from continuously variable
transmission to 7-speed manual
shift mode. The selected speed
number is displayed in the shift
indicator.
Release
Button Shift Lever
*
Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Shift Lever
Position
Indicator
*
●Indicates the current shift lever
position.
2Shifting P. 444, 446—
Transmission
System
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the igniti on switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Blinks if the transmission system
has a problem.
●Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden
starts and acceleration and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.
M (7-speed
manual shift
mode) Indicator/
Shift Indicator
*
●Comes on when 7-speed manual
shift mode is applied.
2 7-Speed Manual Shift Mode P. 448—
Shift Up
Indicator*●Comes on when shifting up is
recommended.2Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 451—
Shift Down
Indicator*●Comes on when shifting down is
recommended.2Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 451—
* Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
*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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Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets
abnormally high.
2Overheating P. 632
●Appears when you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1 without fastening the driver’s seat belt.
●Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.
●Appears if the automatic brake hold is automatically
canceled while it is in operation.●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
●Appears when the automatic brake hold system is
turned off.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 529
Continuously
variable
transmission models
Manual
transmission
models
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MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the automatic brake hold button is
pressed without wearing the driver’s seat belt.●Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 529
●Appears when the automa tic brake hold button is
pressed without depressing the brake pedal while
the automatic brake hold is in operation.●Press the automatic brake ho ld button with the brake
pedal depressed.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 529
●Appears when the parking brake is applied
automatically while it is in operation.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 529
2 Parking Brake P. 526
Continuously
variable
transmission models
Manual
transmission
models
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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
•Appears when the electric parking brake switch is
pressed without depressing the brake pedal while
the electric parking brake is in operation.• Press the electric parking brake switch with the brake
pedal depressed.
2 Parking Brake P. 526
Continuously
variable
transmission models
Manual
transmission
models
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