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Honda Accord (2019 year). Manual - part 6

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On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Parking Brake
and Brake
System
Indicator
(Amber)

• Comes on if there is a problem with

a system related to braking other
than the conventional brake
system.

• Comes on if there is a problem with

the electric parking brake system.

• Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle

checked by a dealer.

• Comes on while driving - Avoid using

the parking brake and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.

U.S.

Canada

(Amber)

U.S.

Canada

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Parking Brake
and Brake
System
Indicator
(Amber)

• Comes on if there is a problem with

the automatic brake hold system.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 577

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Comes on if there is a problem with
the radar sensor.

●

Indicator may come on temporarily
when the Maximum Load Limit is
exceeded.

●

Make sure the total load is within the
Maximum Load Limit.

2 Maximum Load Limit P. 457

●

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

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U.S.

Canada

(Amber)

U.S.

Canada

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Automatic
Brake Hold
System
Indicator

●

Comes on when the automatic
brake hold system is on.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 577

Automatic
Brake Hold
Indicator

●

Comes on when the automatic
brake hold is activated.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 577

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U.S.

Canada

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Explanation

Message

Malfunction
Indicator Lamp

• After you have set the power mode

to ON, the vehicle performs system
checks. However, if the readiness
codes have not been set by that
time, this indicator will blink five
times and then go off.

• Comes on if there is a problem with

the emissions control system.

• Blinks when a misfire in the

engine’s cylinders is detected.

• Readiness codes are part of the on board

diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.

2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 707

• Comes on while driving - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe

place where there are no flammable
objects. Stop the engine for 10 minutes or
more, and wait for it to cool down. Then,
take your vehicle to a dealer.

2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp

Comes On or Blinks P. 682

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Charging
System
Indicator

• Comes on when the battery is not

charging.

• Stop in a safe place and have your vehicle

checked by a dealer immediately.

2 If the Charging System Indicator

Comes On P. 681

Gear Position
Indicator

• Indicates the current gear selection.

2 Shifting P. 475, 48 2, 484

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M (sequential
mode

/7-speed

manual shift
mode

)

Indicator

/Gear

Selection
Indicator

• Comes on when the sequential

mode

/7-speed manual shift mode

is applied.

2 Sequential Mode P. 480
2 7-Speed Manual Shift Mode P. 486

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* Not available on all models

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Transmission
System
Indicator

• The current gear selection blinks if

the transmission system has a
problem.

• Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden

starts and acceleration and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• The indicated current gear selection

blinks if you cannot put the
transmission into

(

R due to a

transmission system failure.

• Avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration

and high speed, and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.

• The indicated current gear selection

blinks if the transmission system has
a problem and the performance of
the vehicle is reduced.

• Avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration

and high speed, and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.

• The indicated current gear selection

blinks if the transmission system has
a problem and the paddle shifters
cannot be used.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer

immediately.

Automatic transmission models

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Transmission
System
Indicator

• The current gear position or all the

gear positions blink if there is a
problem with the transmission and
the vehicle is no longer able to run.

• Immediately park your car in a safe place.

2 Emergency Towing P. 693

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• The current gear position or all the

gear positions blink if there is a
problem with the transmission and
it is not possible to select

(

• Depending on the circumstances, you can

set the power mode to ON as an
emergency measure.

2 If the Transmission Indicator Blinks

along with the Warning Message
P. 687

• While the vehicle is stopped, apply the

parking brake.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer

immediately.

Automatic transmission models

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Transmission
System
Indicator

●

Blinks if the transmission system has
a problem.

●

Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden
starts and acceleration and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

●

Blinks if the transmission system has
a problem and the performance of
the vehicle is reduced.

●

Avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration
and high speed, and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.

●

Blinks if the transmission system has
a problem and the paddle shifters
cannot be used.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.

Continuously variable transmission models

Models with paddle shifters

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Shift Up
Indicator

●

Comes on when shifting up is
recommended.

2 Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 489

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Shift Down
Indicator

●

Comes on when shifting down is
recommended.

2 Shift Up/Down Indicators P. 489

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Seat Belt
Reminder
Indicator

• Blinks and the beeper sounds for a

few seconds if you are not wearing
a seat belt when you set the power
mode to ON, then the indicator
comes on.

• If the front passenger is not

wearing a seat belt, the indicator
comes on a few seconds later.

• Blinks while driving if either you

and/or the front passenger has not
fastened a seat belt. The beeper
sounds and the indicator blinks at
regular intervals.

• The beeper stops and the indicator goes

off when you and the front passenger
fasten their seat belts.

• Stays on after you and/or the front

passenger has fastened the seat
belt(s) - A detection error may have
occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 39

Low Fuel
Indicator

• Comes on when the fuel reserve is

running low (approximately
2.2 U.S. gal./8.4 L left).

• Blinks if there is a problem with the

fuel gauge.

• Comes on - Refuel your vehicle as soon

as possible.

• Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a

dealer.

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Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator

• Comes on if there is a problem with

the ABS.

• Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle

checked by a dealer. With this indicator
on, your vehicle still has normal braking
ability but no anti-lock function.

2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 581

Supplemental
Restraint
System
Indicator

• Comes on if a problem with any of

the following is detected:

- Supplemental restraint system
- Knee airbag system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner

• Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle

checked by a dealer.

Auto High-
Beam Indicator

• Comes on when all the operating

conditions of the auto high-beam
are met.

2 Auto High-Beam P. 197

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Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®)
System
Indicator

●

Blinks when VSA® is active.

●

Comes on if there is a problem with
the brake assist system, VSA®
system or hill start assist system.

●

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

2 Vehicle Stability Assist® (VSA®), aka

Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
System P. 494

●

Comes on if the VSA® system is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected, then
re-connected.

●

Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph
(20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it
does not, have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

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Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®)
OFF Indicator

●

Comes on when you partially
disable VSA®.

2 VSA® On and Off P. 495

●

Comes on if the VSA® system is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected, then
re-connected.

●

Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph
(20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it
does not, have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System
Indicator

• Comes on if there is a problem with

the EPS system.

• Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle

checked by a dealer.

2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)

System Indicator Comes On P. 685

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Low Tire
Pressure/TPMS
Indicator

●

May come on briefly if the power
mode is set to ON and the vehicle is
not moved within 45 seconds, to
indicate the calibration process is
not yet complete.

●

Comes on and stays on when:
- One or more tires’ pressures are

determined to be significantly low.

- The system has not been

calibrated.

●

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

●

Stays on after the tires are inflated to
the recommended pressures - The
system needs to be calibrated.

2 TPMS Calibration P. 497

●

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

●

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.

●

Comes on if the TPMS is deactivated
temporarily after the battery has
been disconnected, then re-
connected.

●

Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph
(20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it
does not, have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

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Turn Signal and
Hazard
Warning
Indicators

• Blinks when you operate the turn

signal lever.

• Blink along with all turn signals if

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. 633, 63 4

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High Beam
Indicator

• Comes on when the high beam

headlights are on.

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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

while the lights are on, a chime sounds
when the driver’s door is opened.

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Fog Light
Indicator

• Comes on when the fog lights are

on.

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* Not available on all models

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*1:Canadian models only: Apply and hold the brake pedal before selecting the ON mode.
*2:Automatic transmission/Continuously variable transmission models for Canadian models
*3:Manual transmission models for Canadian models

Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Immobilizer
System
Indicator

• Blinks if the immobilizer system

cannot recognize the key
information.

• Blinks - You cannot start the engine. Set

the power mode to VEHICLE OFF

, 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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