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2008 Ridgeline
Owner’s Manual
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© 2007 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. P/N 00X31-SJC-6202
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Owner’s Identification This owner’s manual should be considered OWNER a permanent part of the vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold. This owner’s manual covers all models of ADDRESS the Ridgeline. You may find descriptions of equipment and features that are not on your STREET particular model. The information and specifications included CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP CODE/ in this publication were in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor Co., POSTAL CODE Ltd. re
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Introduction Congratulations! Your selection of a 2008 Honda Ridgeline was a wise As you read this manual, you will investment. It will give you years of driving pleasure. find information that is preceded by a symbol. This One of the best ways to enhance the enjoyment of your new vehicle is to information is intended to help you read this manual. In it, you will learn how to operate its driving controls and avoid damage to your vehicle, other convenience items. Afterwards, keep this owner’s ma
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Introduction California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Event Data Recorders This vehicle is equipped with one or more devices commonly referred to as event data recorders. These devices record front seat belt use, front passenger seat occupancy, airbag deployment data, and the failure of any airbag system component. This data belongs to the vehicle owner and m
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AFewWordsAboutSafety Your safety, and the safety of others, You will find this important safety information in a variety of forms, is very important. And operating this including: vehicle safely is an important responsibility. Safety Labels on the vehicle. Safety Messages preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of To help you make informed three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. decisions about safety, we have These signal words mean: provided operating procedures and other informa
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Important Handling Information Your vehicle has higher ground clearance than a passenger vehicle designed for use only on pavement. Higher ground clearance has many advantages for off-highway driving. It allows you to travel over bumps, obstacles, and rough terrain. It also provides good visibility so you can anticipate problems earlier. Your vehicle also has a shorter wheelbase, allowing it to respond quicker to the steering wheel than other sport utility vehicles with a longer wheelbase. In a
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INDEX Contents Your Vehicle at a Glance (main controls) ................................................................................................3 Driver and Passenger Safety (seat belts, SRS, and child protection) .............................................................5 Instruments and Controls (indicators, gauges, dashboard, and steering column)...........................................57 Features (climate control, audio, steering wheel, security, cruise control, and HomeLink)..
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Overview of Contents Contents Before Driving Technical Information A convenient reference to the What gasoline to use, how to break- ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, sections in this manual. in your new vehicle, and how to load and technical information. luggage and other cargo. Your Vehicle at a Glance Warranty and Customer A quick reference to the main Driving Relations controls in your vehicle. The proper way to start the engine, (U.S. and Canada only) shift the transmission, and park; pl
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Your Vehicle at a Glance Your Vehicle at a Glance INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS (P.59) DRIVER’S FRONT REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH PASSENGER’S FRONT GAUGES (P.70) (P.9, 23) (P.172) AIRBAG COMPASS AIRBAG (P.9, 29) AUDIO SYSTEM (P.135) PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE AUXILIARY INPUT (P.111) JACK (P.165) MIRROR CONTROLS (P.113) HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS (P.124) POWER DOOR LOCK CLIMATE CONTROL MASTER SWITCH SYSTEM(P.130) (P.83) POWER WINDOW GLOVE BOX SWITCHES (P.117) (P.107) HOOD RELEASE HANDLE (P.183) FUEL F
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Your Vehicle at a Glance 2 MOONROOF SWITCH INSTRUMENT PANEL SHIFT LEVER (P.201) (P.110) BRIGHTNESS (P.78) 1 VTM-4 LOCK (P.206) HORN SELECT BUTTON MULTI-CONTROL LEVER (P.70) (WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ WASHERS/TURN SIGNALS/ RESET BUTTON HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS) (P.70) (P.75) BED LIGHT SWITCH PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR (P.122) (P.29) HEADLIGHT CONTROL (P.76) DIAL HAZARD WARNING BUTTON VEHICLE STABILITY (P.79) ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM OFF SWITCH (P.216) CRUISE BUTTON (P.169) REMOTE AUDIO VOICE CONTROL CRUIS
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Driver and Passenger Safety Driver and Passenger Safety This section gives you important Additional Information About Your All Children Should Sit in a information about how to protect Seat Belts.................................. 18 Back Seat .................................. 33 yourself and your passengers. It Seat Belt System Components... 18 The Passenger’s Front Airbag shows you how to use seat belts. It Lap/Shoulder Belt....................... 19 Can Pose Serious Risks .......... 33 expla
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Important Safety Precautions You’ll find many safety Restrain All Children every additional drink. So don’t drink recommendations throughout this Children age 12 and under should and drive, and don’t let your friends section, and throughout this manual. ride properly restrained in a back drink and drive, either. Therecommendationsonthispage seat, not the front seat. Infants and are the ones we consider to be the smallchildrenshouldbe restrained Control Your Speed most important. in a child seat
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Driver and Passenger Safety Your Vehicle’s Safety Features Your vehicle is equipped with many (1) (11) (10) features that work together to (4) (7) (9) (10) (3) protect you and your passengers during a crash. Some features do not require any action on your part. These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment, front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering column, and tensioners that tighten the front seat belts in a crash. (2) (6) However, yo
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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features Seat Belts Why Wear Seat Belts Your vehicle is equipped with seat Seat belts are the single most belts in all seating positions. effectivesafetydevicefor adultsand Not wearing a seat belt properly larger children. (Infants and smaller increases the chance of serious The pickup bed is not equipped with children must be properly restrained injury or death in a crash, even seats or seat belts. Do not let anyone in child seats.) though your vehicle has airbags. ride i
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Driver and Passenger Safety Your Vehicle’s Safety Features Keep you from being thrown out Airbags of the vehicle. Help keep you in a good position should the airbags ever deploy. A good position reduces the risk of injury from an inflating airbag and allows you to get the best advantage from the airbag. Of course, seat belts cannot completely protect you in every crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts can reduce your risk of serious injury. Your vehicle has a supplemental Your vehicle has side airbags
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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features The most important things you need What you should do: Always wear to know about your airbags are: your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back from the Airbags do not replace seat belts. steering wheel as possible while They are designed to supplement allowing full control of the vehicle. A the seat belts. front passenger should move their seat as far back from the dashboard Airbags offer no protection in rear as possible. impacts, or minor frontal or
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Driver and Passenger Safety Protecting Adults and Teens Introduction Your vehicle has a door and 2.Adjust the Front Seats The following pages provide tailgate monitor on the instructions on how to properly instrument panel to indicate when a protect the driver, adult passengers, specific door or the tailgate is not and teenage children who are large tightly closed. enough and mature enough to drive or ride in the front. Your vehicle also has an In-Bed Trunk open See pages 32 36 for important i
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Protecting Adults and Teens If you sit too close to the steering 3.Adjust the Seat-Backs wheel or dashboard, you can be seriously injured by an inflating front Sitting too close to a front airbag, or by striking the steering airbag can result in serious wheel or dashboard. injury or death if the front airbags inflate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Always sit as far back from the Canada recommend that drivers front airbags as possible. allow at least 10 inches
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Driver and Passenger Safety Protecting Adults and Teens 4.Adjust the Head Restraints When a passenger is seated in the rear center seating position, make Reclining the seat-back too far sure the center head restraint is can result in serious injury or adjusted to its highest position. death in a crash. Adjust the seat-back to an upright position, and sit well Improperly positioning head back in the seat. restraints reduces their effectiveness and you can be seriously injured in a crash. Reclini
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Protecting Adults and Teens 5.Fasten and Position the Seat If necessary, pull up on the belt again Belts to remove any slack, then check that Insert the latch plate into the buckle, the belt rests across the center of then tug on the belt to make sure the your chest and over your shoulder. belt is securely latched. Check that the belt is not twisted, because a This spreads the forces of a crash twisted belt can cause serious over the strongest bones in your injuries in a crash. upper body. Impr
