2023 HONDA CRV Owners Manual

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Interior 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 Settings
* P. 135
2 Customized Features P. 376
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 power system 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
Door Activated
Position
ONOFF
ONOFF
Front
Rear
* Not available on all models

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The map lights can be turned on and off by
pressing the switches.
The cargo area lights come on when you open
the tailgate.
■Map Light Switches1Map Light Switches
When the front interior li ght switch is in the door
activated position and any door is open, the map
light will not go off when you press the switches.
■Cargo Area Lights

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Storage Items
Pull the handle to open the glove box.
You can lock the glove box with the built-in
key.
■Glove Box1Glove Box
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
Handle
To Lock

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Pull the handle to open the console
compartment.
■Removable tray*
The tray can be removed and stored on the
bottom surface of the armrest.
■Console Compartment
* Not available on all models

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■Front seat beverage holders
Located in the console between the front
seats.
■Rear seat beverage holders
Fold the armrest down to use the rear seat
beverage holders.
■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.

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■Door beverage holders
Located on both of front and rear door side
pockets.Front seat
Rear seat

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There is a coat hook on the rear left grab
handle.
The tie-down anchors on the cargo area floor
can be used to install a net for securing items.
■Coat Hook1Coat Hook
The coat hook is not desi gned for large or heavy
items.
■Tie-down Anchors1 Tie-down Anchors
Do not let anyone access items in the cargo area
while driving. Loose items can cause injury if you have
to brake hard.
Anchor
Anchor

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The cargo hooks on the both of the cargo area
can be used to hang a light items.
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.
■Cargo Hooks1Cargo Hooks
Do not hang a large object or an object that weighs
more than 6 lbs (3 kg) on the side cargo hooks.
Hanging heavy or large objects may damage the
hooks.
Hook
■Sunglasses Holder1Sunglasses Holder
Keep the holder closed wh ile driving except when
accessing stored items.
Push