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uu Honda Sensing ®u Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow
Driving
■Automatic cancellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC with Low Speed Follow is automatically canceled. Any of these conditions may
cause the ACC with Low Speed Fo llow to automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.).
• When the radar sensor inside the front grille gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of yo u 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 or VSA ® or CMBS
TM is activated.
• When the ABS or VSA ® system indicator comes on.
• When the vehicle is stopped on a very steep slope.
• When you manually apply the parking brake.
• When the detected vehicle within the AC C with Low Speed Follow 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 enclosed space, such as tunnel.
The ACC with Low Speed Follow automatic ca ncellation can be also triggered by the
following causes. In these cases, the parking brake will be automatically applied.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfastene d when the vehicle is stationary.
• The vehicle stops for more than 10 minutes.
• The power system is turned off.
In the following cases, a bu zzer sounds, ACC with Low Speed Follow is deactivated,
and the Cruise Cancelled: System Not Available message appears in the driver
information interface.
• The vehicle has repeatedly applied the brakes to maintain the set speed (for
example, you are descending a long slope).
1 Automatic cancellation
Even though ACC with Low Speed Follow has been
automatically canceled, you can still resume the prior
set speed. Wait until the condition that caused ACC
with Low Speed Follow to cancel improves, then
press the RES/+ button.
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uu Honda Sensing ®u Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow
Driving
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 indicator (green) 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 automatica lly compensate for natural steering pull,
Straight Driving Assist makes it easier for you to keep your vehicle in a straight line.
Each time you press the RES/+ or –/SET button, the vehicle speed is increased or
decreased by about 1 mph (1 km/h).
If you keep the RES/+ or –/SET button pressed, the vehicle 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.
u The indicator (green) on the driver information interface change to the
indicator (white.)
• Press the button.
u indicator (green) goes off.
• Depress the brake pedal.
u The indicator (green) on the driver information interface change to the
indicator (white.)
■To Set the Vehicle Speed
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
■To Cancel1 To 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 button is turned off.
At vehicle speeds of 22 m ph (35 km/h) or less, cruise
control canceled automatically.
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uuHonda Sensing ®u Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
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Driving
The system can be used when the following conditions are met.
• The lane in which you are driving has dete ctable lane markers on both sides, and
your vehicle is in the center of the lane.
• The vehicle is traveling between about 45 and 90 mph (72 and 145 km/h).
• You are driving on a straight or slightly curved road.
• The turn signals are off.
• The brake pedal is not depressed.
• The wipers are not in high speed operation.
■How to activate the system
1.Press the LKAS button.
u Lane outlines appear on the driver
information interface.
The icon is on in the driver information
interface.
The system is ready to use.
■When the System can be Used1Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
If the vehicle drifts toward ei ther left or right lane line
due to the system applying torque, turn off the LKAS
and have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
LKAS Button
(white)
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uuHonda Sensing ®u Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
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Driving
■The system operation is suspended if
you:
• Set the wipers to high speed.
u Turning the wipers off, setting it to LO,
or the wipers are operating intermittently
resumes the LKAS.
• Decrease the vehicle speed to about 40
mph (64 km/h) or less.
u Increasing the vehicle speed to about 45
mph (72 km/h) or more resumes the
LKAS.
• Depress the brake pedal.
u The LKAS resumes and starts detecting
the lane lines again once you release the
brake pedal.
• Your vehicle is driving to the right or the left
of the lane.1The system operation is suspended if you:
You can change the setting for the LKAS.
LKAS suspended beep ON and OFF can be selected.
2 Vehicle Customization P. 143
2 Customized Features P. 465
When the LKAS is suspended,
the lane lines on the driver
information interface change
to contour lines, and the beeper
sounds (if activated). (white) is on.
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uuHonda Sensing ®u Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) System
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Driving
The system becomes ready to start sear ching for lane markings when all the
following conditions are met:
• The vehicle is traveling between about 45 and 90 mph (72 and 145 km/h).
• The vehicle is on a straight or slightly curved road.
• The turn signals are off.
• The brake pedal is not depressed.
• The wipers are not in high speed operation.
• The vehicle is not accelerating or braking, and the steering wheel is not being
turned.
• The system makes a determination that th e driver is not actively accelerating,
braking or steering.
■How the System Activates1 Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) System
If LKAS is off and you have selected Narrow from the
customised options using the driver information interface
*
or audio/information screen*, the message below will
appear in case the system dete rmines a possibility of your
vehicle crossing over de tected lane markings.
2 Driver Information Interface Warning and
Information Messages P. 108
2 Vehicle Customization P. 143
2 Customized Features P. 465
1How the System Activates
The RDM system may automa tically shut off and the
safety support indicator (a mber) comes and stays on.
2 Indicators P. 88
RDM system function can be impacted when the
vehicle is:
•Not driven within a traffic lane.
•Driven on the inside edge of a curve, or outside of
a lane.
•Driven in a narrow lane.
* Not available on all models
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Driving
Braking
Brake System
Use the parking brake to keep the vehicl e stationary when parked. When the
parking brake is applied, you can ma nually or automatically release it.
■To apply
The electric parking brake can be applied any
time the vehicle has battery, no matter which
position the power mode is in.
Press the electric parking brake switch gently
and securely. u The parking brake and brake system
indicator comes on.
■Parking Brake1Brake System
When you depress the brak e pedal, you may hear a
whirling sound from the engine compartment. This is
because the brake system is in operation, and it is
normal.
1 Parking Brake
You may hear the electric parking brake system
motor operating from the re ar wheel area when you
apply or release the parking brake. This is normal.
The brake pedal may slightly move due to the electric
parking brake system opera tion when you apply or
release the parking br ake. This is normal.
You cannot apply or release the parking brake if the
battery goes dead.
2 If the Battery Is Dead P. 737
If you press and hold the electric parking brake
switch while driving the brakes on all four
wheels are applied by the VSA ® system until the
vehicle comes to a stop. The electric parking
brake then applies, and the switch should be
released.
Electric Parking Brake Switch
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uu Braking uBrake System
Driving
■To release
The power mode must be in ON in order to
release the electric parking brake.
1. Depress the brake pedal fully.
2. Pull the electric parking brake switch up
gently and securely.
u The parking brake and brake system
indicator goes off.
Manually releasing the parking brake using
the switch helps your vehicle start slowly and
smoothly when facing down hill on steep hills.1 Parking Brake
In the following situations, the parking brake
automatically operates.
•When the vehicle stops more than 10 minutes
while ACC with Low Speed Follow is activated.
•When the driver’s seat belt is unfastened while
your vehicle is stopped au tomatically by ACC with
Low Speed Follow.
•When the engine is turned off, except by Auto Idle
Stop system, while ACC with Low Speed Follow is
activated.
•When the vehicle stops with the automatic brake
hold system activated for more than 10 minutes.
•When the driver’s seat belt is unfastened while
your vehicle is stopped and brake hold is applied.
•When the engine is turned off, except by Auto Idle
Stop system, while brake hold system is applied.
•When there is a problem with the brake hold
system while brake hold is applied.
Electric Parking Brake Switch
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uuBraking uBrake System
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Driving
■To release automatically
Depressing the accelerator pedal releases the parking brake.
Use the accelerator pedal to release th e brake when you are starting the vehicle
facing uphill, or in a traffic jam.
Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
When on a hill, it may require more
accelerator input to release.u The parking brake and brake system
indicator goes off.
You can release the parki ng brake automatically when:
• You are wearing the driver’s seat belt.
• The engine is running.
• The transmission is not in
(P or (N.
1Parking Brake
If the parking brake cannot be released
automatically, release it manually.
When the vehicle is travel ing uphill, the accelerator
pedal may need to be pressed farther to
automatically release the electric parking brake.
The parking brake cannot be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•Malfunction indicator lamp•Transmission system indicator
The parking brake may not be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•Parking brake and bra ke system indicator
•VSA® system indicator•ABS indicator
•Supplemental restraint system indicator
Accelerator Pedal
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