Honda Ridgeline (2019 year). Manual

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator

●

Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the engine starts.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the EPS system.

●

Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)

System Indicator Comes On P. 589

Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if the tire pressure of
any of the tires becomes
significantly low.

●

Blinks for about one minute, and
then stays on if there is a problem
with the TPMS with Tire Fill
Assist, or when a compact spare
tire is temporarily installed.

●

Comes on while driving - Stop in a safe
place, check tire pressures, and inflate the
tire(s) if necessary.

●

Blinks and remains on - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. If the vehicle is fitted
with a compact spare, get your regular tire
repaired or replaced and put back on your
vehicle as soon as you can.

Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators

●

Blinks when you operate the turn
signal lever.

●

Blink when you press the hazard
warning button.

●

Does not blink or blinks rapidly - A turn
signal light bulb has blown. Change the
bulb immediately.

2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 542, 543

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High Beam
Indicator

●

Comes on when the high beam
headlights are on.

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Lights On
Indicator

●

Comes on whenever the light
switch is on, or in AUTO when
the exterior lights are on.

●

If you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK) while the lights are on, a chime sounds
when the driver’s door is opened.

—

Auto high-beam
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on when all the operating
conditions of the Auto high-
beam are met.

2 Auto High-Beam (High Beam Support

System)

P. 151

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Fog Light
Indicator

●

Comes on when the fog lights
are on.

—

Immobilizer
System Indicator

●

Comes on briefly when you set
the power mode to ON, then
goes off.

●

Comes on if the immobilizer
system cannot recognize the key
information.

●

Blinks - You cannot start the engine. Set the
power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), then
select the ON mode again.

●

Repeatedly blinks - The system may be
malfunctioning. Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.

●

Do not attempt to alter this system or add
other devices to it. Electrical problems can
occur.

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* Not available on all models

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Security System
Alarm Indicator

●

Blinks when the security system
alarm has been set.

2 Security System Alarm P. 133

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System Message
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on along with a beep
when a problem is detected. A
system message on the multi-
information display appears at
the same time.

●

While the indicator is on, press the

(information) button to see the message
again.

●

Refer to the Indicators information in this
chapter when a system message appears on
the multi-information display. Take the
appropriate action for the message.

●

The multi-information display does not
return to the normal screen unless the
warning is canceled, or the

button

is pressed.

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CRUISE MAIN
Indicator

●

Comes on when you press the
CRUISE button.

2 Cruise Control

P. 447

—

CRUISE
CONTROL
Indicator

●

Comes on when you have set a
speed for cruise control.

2 Cruise Control

P. 447

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Indicator

* Not available on all models

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Smart Entry
System Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on as soon as a problem is
detected in the smart entry
system

or keyless starting

system.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

All-wheel drive
(AWD) Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the AWD system.

●

Blinks when the differential
temperature is too high.

●

Stays on constantly - The engine drives
the front wheels only in this state. Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place,
change to

(

P, and idle the engine until the

indicator goes off. If the indicator does not
stop blinking, take your vehicle to a dealer.

2 Intelligent Variable Torque

P. 481

* Not available on all models

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode
to ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

●

Comes on when the RDM
system shuts itself off.

●

Stays on - The temperature inside the camera
is too high.
Use the climate control system

/heating and

cooling system

to cool down the camera.

The system activates when the temperature
inside the camera cools down.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

●

Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

* Not available on all models

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
Indicator (Amber)

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with ACC.

●

Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

Comes on if anything covers the
radar sensor cover and prevents
the sensor from detecting a
vehicle in front.

●

May come on when driving in bad
weather (rain, snow, fog, etc.)

●

ACC has been automatically
canceled.

●

When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop
your vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off
dirt using a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the message does not disappear even
after you clean the sensor cover.

Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
Indicator (Green)

●

Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.

2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

P. 457

—

●

Comes on if the temperature
inside the camera is too high.

●

ACC has been automatically
canceled.

●

Use the climate control system

/heating

and cooling system

to cool down the

camera.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled
down. Pressing the MAIN button can
resume the system.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

P. 457

* Not available on all models

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS) Indicator
(Amber)

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the LKAS.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS) Indicator
(Green)

●

Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.

2 Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)

P. 470

—

●

Comes on when the LKAS is in
operation, or the LKAS button is
pressed, but the temperature
inside the front sensor camera is
too high. The LKAS cancels
automatically. The beeper sounds
simultaneously.

●

Use the climate control system

/heating and

cooling system

to cool down the camera.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled
down and the system activates normally.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

●

Comes on when the area around
the camera is blocked by dirt,
mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a
safe place, and wipe it off with a
soft cloth.

●

May come on when driving in
bad weather (rain, snow, fog,
etc.)

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.

* Not available on all models

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Blind spot
information (BSI)
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Stays on while BSI is turned off.

—

●

Comes on when mud, snow, or
ice accumulates in the vicinity of
sensor.

●

Comes on while driving - Remove the
obstacle in the vicinity of sensor.

2 Blind spot information (BSI) System

P. 486

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.

●

Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.

ECON Mode
Indicator

●

Comes on when you press the
ECON button.

2 ECON Button P. 444

* Not available on all models

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Collision
Mitigation Braking
System

(CMBS

)

Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on when you deactivate
the CMBS

. A multi-information

display message appears for five
seconds.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the CMBS

●

Stays on constantly without the CMBS

off - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Collision Mitigation Braking System

(CMBS

)

P. 494

* Not available on all models

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On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Collision
Mitigation Braking
System

(CMBS

)

Indicator

●

Comes on when the CMBS

system shuts itself off.

●

Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

●

When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off dirt using
a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
message does not disappear even after you
clean the sensor cover.

2 Collision Mitigation Braking System

(CMBS

)

P. 494

●

Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high. Use the climate control
system

/heating and cooling system

to cool

down the camera. The system activates when
the temperature inside the camera cools
down.

2 Front Sensor Camera

P. 450

* Not available on all models

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On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Bed Lights On
Indicator

●

Comes on when the bed lights
are on.

●

Comes on for 30 minutes when
you set power mode to
ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK) without turning off the
bed lights, then goes off.

2 Bed Lights P. 186

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Multi-Information Display Warning and Information Messages

The following messages appear only on the multi-information display. Press the

(information) button to see the message again

with the system message indicator on.

*1:When the tailgate is dropped open, the message does not appear.

Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears if a door, the trunk or the tailgate

is not

completely closed.

●

Goes off when all the doors, the trunk and the tailgate
are closed.

Indicators

Multi-Information Display Warning and Information Messages

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when there is a problem with the sensor on the
battery.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Checking the Battery P. 556

●

Appears along with the battery charging system
indicator when the battery is not charging.

●

Turn off the climate control system

/heating and cooling

system

and rear defogger to reduce electricity

consumption.

2 If the Charging System Indicator Comes On P. 587

●

Appears when the scheduled maintenance is due soon.

●

Consequently, Maintenance Due Now and
Maintenance Past Due follow.

2 Maintenance Minder Messages on the Multi-

Information Display P. 524

●

Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets
abnormally high.

2 Overheating P. 585

* Not available on all models

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when the starter system has a problem.

●

Hold the ENGINE START/STOP button up to 15
seconds to start the engine.

2 Starting the Engine P. 434

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

Appears when the steering wheel is locked.

●

Move the steering wheel left and right while pressing
the ENGINE START/STOP button.

●

Appears when the power mode is in ACCESSORY.

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U.S.

Canada

Canadian models

Indicators

Multi-Information Display Warning and Information Messages

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears after the driver’s door is opened when the
power mode is in ACCESSORY.

●

Press the ENGINE START/STOP button twice with your
foot off the brake pedal to change the power mode to
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).

●

Appears when you close the door with the power mode
is in ON without the smart entry remote inside the
vehicle.

●

Disappears when you bring the smart entry remote back
inside the vehicle and close the door.

2 Smart Entry Remote Reminder P. 144

●

Appears when the smart entry remote battery becomes
weak.

●

Replace the battery as soon as possible.

2 Replacing the Button Battery P. 557

●

Appears if the smart entry remote battery is too weak to
start the engine or the key is not within operating range
to start the engine.
The beeper sounds six times.

●

Bring the smart entry remote in front of the ENGINE
START/STOP button.

2 If the Smart Entry Remote Battery is Weak P. 579

●

Appears three seconds after the To Start, Hold
Remote Near Start Button, then To Start Engine
messages appeared sequentially.

●

Unless you bring the smart entry remote in front of the
ENGINE START/STOP button, this message does not
appear.

2 If the Smart Entry Remote Battery is Weak P. 579

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears if there is a problem with the cooling system.

●

Drive slowly to prevent overheating and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer as soon as possible.

●

Appears when the transmission system temperature is
too high.

●

Stop in a safe place and move the shift lever to

(

●

Let the engine idle until the message disappears.

●

Appears if the shift lever is in a position other than

(

and you press the ENGINE START/STOP button to turn
the engine off.

●

Move the shift lever to

(

P and then press the ENGINE

START/STOP button twice.

●

Appears when you set the power mode to ACCESSORY
or ON.

2 Starting the Engine P. 434

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