Honda CR-V: Overview of Contents
Contents
A convenient reference to the sections in this manual.
Your Vehicle at a Glance
A quick reference to the main controls in your vehicle.
Driver and Passenger Safety
Important information about the proper use and care of your vehicle’s seat belts, an overview of the supplemental restraint system, and valuable information on how to protect children with child restraints.
Instruments and Controls
Explains the purpose of each instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use the controls on the dashboard and steering column.
Features
How to operate the heating and air conditioning system, the audio system, and other convenience features.
Before Driving
What gasoline to use, how to breakin your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving
The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park; plus what you need to know if you’re planning to tow a trailer.
Maintenance
The maintenance minder shows you when you need to take your vehicle to the dealer for maintenance service.
There is also a list of things to check and instructions on how to check them.
Taking Care of the Unexpected
This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and details how to handle them.
Technical Information
ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada only)
A summary of the warranties covering your new vehicle, and how to contact us for any reason. Refer to your warranty manual for detailed information.
AuthorizedManuals (U.S. only)
How to order manuals and other technical literature.
Index
Service Information Summary
A summary of the information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to
Important Safety Precautions
You’ll find many safety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
The recommendations on this page
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
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VSA OFF Switch
This switch is under the driver’s side
vent. To turn the VSA system on and
off, press and hold it until you hear a
beep.
When VSA is off, the VSA off
indicator comes on as a reminder.
Press and hold the switch again. It
turns the system back on.
VSA is turned on every time you
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System Description
Headlights System Description
The headlight system is composed of the MICU, the headlight and
dimmer/flash-to-pass switches (inside the
combination light switch), the left and right headlights, and the high beam
indicator.
The MICU controls the headlights with a built-in low beam headlight relay
