2021 HONDA CLARITY PLUG-IN transmission

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Quick Reference Guide
Power SourceElectricHybridEngine
EV indicator
POWER /CHARGE
GaugeThe readings on the blue barThe readings on the white bar
Driving state
Light to mid acceleration or cruise●Only the electric motor provides
propulsion to the wheels.
Mild to heavy acceleration●The electric motor provides
propulsion to the wheels.
●The engine drives the generator,
supplying electricity to the electric
motor for added power or to the
High Voltage battery for charging.
The vehicle is cruising at a higher
speed.
●Propulsion is provided by the
engine, coupled through the gears
to the transmission. This is
indicated by the gear icon in
the display.
Energy flow
Comes
onGoes
off
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 373)
Electronic Gear Selector (P 386)
●Select (P and depress the brake pedal when turning on the power.
Park
Press the
(P button.
Used when parking or before turning the power on or off.
Transmission is locked.
Reverse
Press back the
( R button.
Used when reversing.
Neutral
Press the
( N button.
Transmission is not locked.
Drive
Press the
( D button.
Used for normal driving.
Gear Position Indicator
The gear position indicator
and the shift button
indicator indicate the
current gear selection.
Gear Position Indicator Shift Button
Indicator
Gear selection
*
Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Why doesn’t the curved
blue line in the meter
appear even when the EV
indicator is on?The vehicle is performing a system check.
2Auto Engine Stop/Start (P13)
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.
Why does a beeper sound
when I walk away from the
vehicle after I close the
door?The beeper sounds if you move outside the walk away auto lock
operating range before the door completely closes.
2Locking the doors and trunk (Walk away auto lock ®) (P 142)
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.
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uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
Safe Driving
1Passenger Front Airbag Off Indicator
The passenger airbag off indicator may come on and
go off periodically if the tota l weight on the seat is
near the airbag cutoff threshold. For a small adult,
depending on physique and posture, the system may
not recognize him/her as an adult and thus deactivate
the front passenger’s airbag.
If this occurs, please confirm that the conditions set
forth in the above bullet points on the previous page
are met.
If the above conditions are met and the indicator is
still on, then with the transmission in park, turn the
ignition off and back on.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer as soon as
possible if:
•All of the above conditions are met, and the
indicator comes on with an adult seated in the
front passenger seat.
•The seat is empty and the indicator is off.
Do not allow an adult passe nger to ride in the front
seat when the indicator is on.
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
READY Indicator
●Comes on when the vehicle is
ready to drive.●May go off if the POWER SYSTEM or
transmission system indicator comes on.
2 Turning on the Power P. 380
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off either
when the power system is on or
after several seconds if the vehicle
did not start. If “readiness codes”
have not been set, it blinks five
times before it goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the emissions control systems
or electric vehicle system.
●Blinks when a misfire in the
engine's cylinders is detected.
●Readiness codes are part of the on board
diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.
2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 577●Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Comes on when there is no gasoline in
the fuel tank, and goes off after vehicle is
refueled, power mode is turned on,
vehicle is driven, and the power system is
turned off multiple times. If it does not go
off, have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe
place where there are no flammable
objects. Stop the power system for 10
minutes or more, and wait for the engine
to cool down. Then, take the vehicle to a
dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Comes On or Blinks P. 553
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Transmission
System Indicator
●All the gear positions may light for
several seconds, and go off.●When all the gear positions illuminate,
immediately stop your vehicle in a safe
place.
●Indicators go off if there is no problem.
However, even if they go off, take your
vehicle to a dealer for inspection.
●The indicated current gear
selection blinks if there is a
problem with the transmission
system.●Avoid sudden starts, and acceleration,
and stop in a safe place immediately.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
●The indicated current gear
selection or all the gear positions
blink if you cannot select
(P due
to a transmission system failure.
●The engine can be activated as a
temporary measure.
2 If the Transmission System Indicator
Blinks along with the Warning
Message P. 558
●Set the parking brake when parking.●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when you set the power mode to ON
without fastening the driver’s seat belt.
●Appears if the gear position has been automatically
changed to
(P and the driver attempts to take the
vehicle out of
(P but does not have his or her
seatbelt fastened.
●Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.
2 Shift Operation P. 388
●Appears when you try to change the gear position
without depressing the brake pedal while the
transmission is in
(P or (N.
●Depress the brake pedal, then select a shift button.
●Appears when you try to change the gear position
without releasing your foot off the accelerator pedal
while the transmission is in
(P or (N.
●Release your foot off the acce lerator pedal, then select
a shift button.
●Appears when the transmission system temperature
is too high.●Park in a safe place, and a llow the system to cool down
sufficiently.
●Appears when you depress the accelerator pedal
while the transmission is in
(N.
●Release the accelerator pedal.●Depress the brake pedal, then select a shift button to
start driving.
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the parking button is pressed while
the vehicle is moving.
●Appears if you change the gear position to (R while
the vehicle is moving forward, or to
(D while the
vehicle is reversing.
●Make sure that the vehicle comes to a stop before
operating the select button.
●Appears if there is a proble m with the electric system.●Appears when you set the power mode to OFF while
driving.
●Immediately stop in a safe place and set the parking
brake.
●Resume driving if the message disappears.●If there is a problem with the transmission system, the
transmission system indicator comes on.
2 Transmission System Indicator P. 94
●Appears when the vehicle is stopped with the driver’s
seat belt unfastened and there is a chance that the
vehicle may roll unintentionally.●Press the (P button before releasing the brake pedal
when idling, parking, or exiting the vehicle.
2 Shift Operation P. 388
●Appears for a few seconds if you have not pressed
the
(N button long enough to initiate Neutral-Hold
mode.2 If you want to keep the transmission in (N
position [car wash mode] P. 390
●Appears when you press and hold (N button for
more than 2 seconds.●Disappears when you set the gear position to other than
(N.
2 If you want to keep the transmission in (N
position [car wash mode] P. 390
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