2022 HONDA RIDGELINE Owners Manual

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Interior/Exterior Convenience Items
Interior Lights
■ON
The interior lights come on regardless of
whether the doors are open or closed.
■Door activated
The interior lights come on in the following
situations:
• When any doors are opened.
• You unlock the driver’s door.
• When the power mode is set to VEHICLE
OFF.
■OFF
The interior lights remain off regardless of
whether the doors are open or closed.
■Interior Light Switches1 Interior Light Switches
In the door activated position, the interior lights fade
out and go off about 30 seconds after the doors are
closed.
The lights go off after about 30 seconds in the
following situations:
•When you unlock the driver’s door but do not open
it.
•When you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF but
do not open a door.
You can change the interi or lights dimming time.
2 Customized Features P. 298
The interior lights go off im mediately in the following
situations:
•When you lock the driver’s door.•When you close the driver’s door in ACCESSORY
mode.
•When you set the power mode to ON.
To avoid draining the ba ttery, do not leave the
interior light on for an extended length of time when
the engine is off.
If you leave any of the doors open in VEHICLE OFF
mode, the interior light s go off after about 15
minutes.
Door Activated Position
OFF
ON
Models without moonroof
Door Activated Position
Models with moonroof
OFFON

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■Front
The map lights can be turned on and off by
pressing the buttons
* or lenses*.
■Rear
The map lights can be turned on and off by
pressing the lenses when the front interior
light switch is in the door activated position.
■Map Light Switches1 Map Light Switches
When the interior light swit ch is in the door activated
position and any door is open, the map light will not
go off when you press the lens.
Models without moonroofModels without moonroof
Models with moonroof
* Not available on all models

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Storage Items
Pull the lever to open the glove box. You can
lock the glove box with the built-in key.
■Glove Box1Glove Box
The glove box light comes on when the parking lights
are on.
3WARNING
An open glove box can cause serious injury
to your passenger in a crash, even if the
passenger is wearing the seat belt.
Always keep the glove box closed while
driving.
Glove Box
To Lock

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To open the console compartment, press the
button to unlock the li d, and then slide it
rearward.
■Console Tray
Slide the tray when you use the console
compartment.
■Console Compartment
Button
Tray

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■Front seat beverage holders
Are located in the console between the front
seats.
■Door side beverage holders
Are located on the lower section of each inner
door panel.
■Beverage Holders1 Beverage Holders
NOTICE
Spilled liquids damage the upholstery, carpeting, and
electrical components in the interior.
Be careful when you are us ing the beverage holders.
Hot liquid can scald you.
Front
Rear

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■Rear seat beverage holders
Fold the armrest down to use the rear seat
beverage holders.
There are coat hooks on the rear grab handle
of both sides. Pull them down to use them.
■Coat Hooks1 Coat Hooks
The coat hooks are not desi gned for large or heavy
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To open the sunglasses holder, push and
release the indent. To close, push it again until
it latches.
You can store eyeglasses and other small
items in this holder.
■Conversation mirror*
The sunglasses holder comes with a mirror.
Open the sunglasses holder fully, then push it
back to the first indent.
You can use the mirror to view the rear seats.
■Sunglasses Holder1Sunglasses Holder
Keep the holder closed wh ile driving except when
accessing stored items.
Push
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Other Interior Convenience Items
The accessory power sockets can be used when the power mode is in ACCESSORY
or ON.
■Accessory power socket (console panel)
Open the cover to use it.
■Accessory power socket (console
compartment)
Open the cover to use it.
■Accessory Power Sockets1 Accessory Power Sockets
Do not insert an automotive type cigarette lighter
element. This can overheat the power socket.
The accessory power socket is designed to supply
power for 12-volt DC accessories that are rated
180 watts (15 amps) or less.
To prevent battery drain, use the power socket only
when the engine is running.
When the accessory power soc ket is not in use, close
the cover to prevent any small foreign objects from
getting into the power socket.