Honda 2012 Owner's manual

Contents

This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of

the vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.

This owner’s manual covers all models of the Civic 4-Door. You

may find descriptions of equipment and features that are not on

your particular model.

Images throughout this owner’s manual (including the front

cover) represent features and equipment that are available on

some, but not all, models. Your particular model may not have

some of these features.

This owner’s manual is for vehicles sold in the United States

The information and specifications included in this publication

were in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor

Co., Ltd. reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change

specifications or design at any time without notice and without

incurring any obligation.

2 Safe Driving P. 23

For Safe Driving P. 24 Seat Belts P. 28 Airbags P. 35

2 Instrument Panel P. 65

Indicators P. 66 Gauges and Displays P. 78

2 Controls P. 97

Setting the Clock P. 98 Locking and Unlocking the Doors P. 99

Opening and Closing the Moonroof

*

P. 116

Adjusting the Seats P. 126

2 Features P. 143

Audio System

*

P. 144 Audio System Basic Operation

*

P. 147

Bluetooth

®

HandsFreeLink

®*

P. 177

2 Driving P. 201

Before Driving P. 202 Towing a Trailer P. 207

Refueling P. 234 Fuel Economy P. 237

2 Maintenance P. 239

Before Performing Maintenance P. 240 Maintenance Minder™ P. 243

Checking and Maintaining Wiper Blades P. 278

Heating and Cooling

*

System Maintenance P. 291

2 Handling the Unexpected P. 297

Tools P. 298 If a Tire Goes Flat P. 299

Overheating P. 311 Indicator, Coming On/Blinking P. 313

2 Information P. 323

Specifications P. 324 Identification Numbers P. 328

Emissions Testing P. 331 Warranty Coverages P. 333

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and Canada.

Contents

Child Safety P. 50 Exhaust Gas Hazard P. 62 Safety Labels P. 63

Opening and Closing the Trunk P. 109 Security System P. 112 Opening and Closing the Windows P. 114

Operating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel P. 117 Adjusting the Mirrors P. 125

Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items P. 134 Heating and Cooling

*

P. 140

Audio Error Messages

*

P. 172 General Information on the Audio System

*

P. 174

When Driving P. 211 Braking P. 229 Parking Your Vehicle P. 233

Accessories and Modifications P. 238

Maintenance Under the Hood P. 251 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 268

Checking and Maintaining Tires P. 280 Battery P. 289 Remote Transmitter Care

*

P. 290

Cleaning P. 292

Engine Does Not Start P. 306 Jump Starting P. 307 Shift Lever Does Not Move P. 310

Fuses P. 318 Emergency Towing P. 321

Devices that Emit Radio Waves P. 329 Reporting Safety Defects P. 330

Authorized Manuals P. 335 Customer Service Information P. 336

Quick Reference Guide

P. 2

Safe Driving

P. 23

Instrument Panel

P. 65

Controls

P. 97

Features

P. 143

Driving

P. 201

Maintenance

P. 239

Handling the Unexpected

P. 297

Information

P. 323

Index

P. 337

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Visual Index

❙ System Indicators (P 66)

❙ Gauges (P 78)

❙ Information Display

*

(P 80)

❙ Navigation System

*

() See Navigation System Manual

❙ Audio System

*

(P 144)

❙ Hazard Warning Button

❙ Heating and Cooling

*

System

(P 140)

❙ Rear Window Defogger (P 123)

❙ Seat Heater Switches

*

(P 139)

❙ Ignition Switch (P 117)

❙ Steering Wheel Adjustments

(P 124)

❙ (Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA

®

)

System OFF) Button

*

(P 223)

❙ ECON Button

*

(P 123)

❙ Multi-Information Display

*

(P 82)

❙ Heated Mirror Button

*

(P 123)

❙ (Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA

®

)

System OFF) Button

*

(P 223)

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❙ Headlights/Turn Signals (P 118)

❙ Fog Lights

*

(P 120)

❙ Wipers/Washers (P 121)

❙ Cruise Control Buttons

*

(P 220)

❙ Km/Mile Change Knob (P 78)

❙ CLOCK Knob

*

(P 98)

❙ MENU Button

*

(P 86)

❙ / / / Buttons

*

(P 86)

+

–

❙ Navigation System Voice Control Buttons

*

() See Navigation System Manual

❙ Bluetooth

®

HandsFreeLink

®

System

Voice Control Buttons

*

(P 177)

❙ (SEL/RESET) Knob (P 80)

❙ SOURCE Button

*

(P 86)

❙ (Display/Information) Button

*

(P 82)

❙ Horn (Press an area around .)

❙ Brightness Control (P 122)

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(P 82)

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Visual Index

4

❙ Door Mirror Controls

*

(P 125)

❙ Passenger's Front Airbag

(P 38)

❙ Parking Brake (P 229)

❙ Glove Box (P 135)

❙ Rearview Mirror (P 125)

❙ Accessory Power Socket

(P 137)

❙ Shift Lever

Automatic Transmission

(P 214)

Manual Transmission

(P 217)

❙ Hood Release Handle (P 253)

❙ Fuel Fill Door Release Handle (P 235)

❙ Driver’s Pocket

❙ Trunk Release (P 109)

❙ Power Door Lock Master Switch

*

(P 104)

❙ Power Window Switches (P 114)

❙ Auxiliary Input Jack

*

(P 145)

❙ Interior Fuse Box (P 319)

❙ Driver's Front Airbag (P 38)

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❙ Seat Belt to Secure a Child Seat (P 59)

❙ Seat Belt (Installing a Child Seat) (P 57)

❙ Sun Visors

❙ Vanity Mirrors

❙ Moonroof Switch

*

(P 116)

❙ Map Lights

*

(P 134)

❙ USB Adapter Cable

*

(P 145)

❙ Accessory Power

Socket

*

(P 137)

❙ Front Seat (P 126)

❙ Seat Belts (P 28)

❙ Side Airbags (P 42)

❙ Rear Seat (P 132)

❙ LATCH to Secure a Child Seat (P 55)

❙ Ceiling Light (P 134)

❙ Side Curtain Airbags (P 45)

❙ Coat Hook (P 138)

❙ Grab Handle

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❙ Maintenance Under the Hood (P 251)

❙ Windshield Wipers (P 121)

❙ Tires (P 280)

❙ Fog Lights

*

(P 120)

❙ Door Lock/Unlock Control (P 101)

❙ Power Door Mirrors

*

(P 125)

❙ Headlights (P 118)

❙ Front Turn Signal/Parking/Side Marker Lights (P 118)

❙ How to Refuel (P 235)

❙ High-Mount Brake Light

*

(P 277)

❙ Emergency Trunk Release Lever

(P 111)

❙ Opening/Closing the Trunk (P 109)

❙ Back-Up Lights (P 275)

❙ Brake/Taillights (P 275)

❙ Rear Turn Signal Lights (P 275)

❙ Rear Side Marker Lights (P 275)

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(P 278)

(P 273)

(P 299)

(P 272)

(P 268)

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Eco Assist System

*

(P 123)

Ambient Meter

● Changes color to reflect your driving

style.

Green: Fuel efficient driving

Blue green: Moderate acceleration/

deceleration

Blue: Aggressive acceleration/

deceleration

● The ambient meter color changes in

accordance with your brake or

accelerator pedal operation.

ECON Button (P 123)

Helps maximize fuel economy.

ECON Mode Indicator (P 75)

Comes on when the ECON button is pressed.

This message is displayed for a few seconds

when the ECON button is pressed.

Models with multi-information display

* Not available on all models

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Safe Driving (P 23)

Airbags (P 35)

● Your vehicle is fitted with airbags to help protect you and

your passengers during a moderate-to-severe collision.

Child Safety (P 50)

● All children 12 and younger should be seated in the rear seat.

● Smaller children should be properly restrained in a forward-facing child seat.

● Infants must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child seat.

Exhaust Gas Hazard (P 62)

● Your vehicle emits dangerous exhaust gases that contain carbon

monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces where carbon

monoxide gas can accumulate.

Before Driving Checklist (P 27)

● Before driving, check that the front seats, head restraints,

steering wheel, and mirrors have been properly adjusted.

Seat Belts (P 28)

● Fasten your seat belt and sit upright well

back in the seat.

● Check that your passengers are wearing

their seat belts correctly.

Fasten your lap belt as

low as possible.

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Instrument Panel (P 65)

U. S.

Canada

U. S.

Canada

System Indicators

Malfunction

Indicator Lamp

Low Oil Pressure

Indicator

Charging System

Indicator

Anti-lock Brake

System (ABS)

Indicator

Vehicle Stability

Assist (VSA

®

) System

Indicator

VSA

®

OFF Indicator

Low Tire Pressure

Indicator

*

/

Low Tire Pressure/

TPMS Indicator

*

Electric Power

Steering (EPS)

Indicator

Lights Reminders

Lights On Indicator

High Beam Indicator

Fog Light Indicator

*

Immobilizer System

Indicator

Seat Belt Reminder

Indicator

System Indicators

Cruise Control

Indicator

*

System Message

Indicator

*

Parking Brake

and Brake System

Indicator

Supplemental

Restraint System

Indicator

Side Airbag Off

Indicator

Door Open Indicator

Cruise Main Indicator

*

Tachometer

Instant Fuel

Economy Gauge

*

Speedometer

Fuel Gauge

Security Alarm

System Indicator

*

Shift Lever Position Indicator

*

Low Fuel Indicator

Gauges (P 78) /Information Display

*

(P 80) /

Multi-Information Display

*

(P 82) /System Indicators (P 66)

Trunk Open Indicator

ECON Mode Indicator

*

TPMS Indicator

*

Turn Signal and

Hazard Warning

Indicators

High Temperature

Indicator

Low Temperature

Indicator

Maintenance Minder

Indicator

*

Daytime Running

Lights Indicator

*

Washer Level

Indicator

*

i-VTEC

Indicator

REV

Indicator

2.4 ℓ engine models

Ambient Meter

*

* Not available on all models

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Controls (P 97)

Turn Signals (P 118)

Turn Signal Control Lever

Right

Left

Lights (P 118)

Light Control Switches

Low Beam

High Beam

Flashing

Wipers and Washers

(P 121)

Wiper/Washer Control Lever

Adjustment Ring

: Long Delay

: Short Delay

MIST

OFF

INT: Low speed with intermittent

LO: Low speed wipe

HI: High speed wipe

Pull toward

you to spray

washer fluid.

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Steering Wheel (P 124)

● To adjust, pull the adjustment lever

towards you, adjust to the desired

position, then lock the lever back in place.

Unlocking the Front

Doors from the Inside

(P 103)

● Pull either front door inner handle to

unlock and open it at the same time.

Trunk (P 109)

● To unlock and open the trunk:

• Pull the trunk release.

• Press the trunk release button

*

.

• Turn the key in the cylinder on the trunk

*

.

Power Door Mirrors

*

(P 125)

● With the ignition switch in ON

(w, move

the selector switch to L or R.

● Push the appropriate edge of the

adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.

Trunk Release

Selector Switch

Adjustment Switch

Power Windows (P 114)

● With the ignition switch in ON

(w, open

and close the power windows.

● If the power window lock button is in the

OFF position, each passenger's window

can be opened and closed with its own

switch.

● If the power window lock button is in the

ON position (indicator is on), each

passenger's window switch is disabled.

Power Window Lock Button

Window

Switch

Indicator

* Not available on all models

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Heating and Cooling

*

System (P 140)

● Rotate the fan control dial to adjust the fan speed and airflow.

● Press the Mode buttons ( / / / ) to select the vents air flows from.

● Rotate the temperature control dial to adjust the temperature.

● Use the button for maximum cool setting.

● Rotate the fan control dial to OFF to turn the system off.

● Press the button to defrost the windshield.

Fan Control

Dial

(Rear Window Defogger/

Heated Mirror

*

) Button

(Windshield

Defroster) Button

A/C (Air Conditioning) Button

*

Air flows from floor and

windshield defroster vents.

Air flows from floor vents.

Air flows from floor and

dashboard vents.

Air flows from dashboard

vents.

Button

*

(Recirculation) Button

Temperature

Control Dial

Button

Clock (P 98)

a Press the CLOCK knob to access the

clock adjustment mode screen.

b Turn the CLOCK knob to adjust the

hours.

c Press the CLOCK knob. The display

switches to minute adjustment.

d Turn the CLOCK knob to adjust the

minutes.

e Press the CLOCK knob to complete

clock adjustment.

The navigation system receives signals from

GPS satellites, updating the clock

automatically.

Models without navigation system

Models with navigation system

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Features (P 143)

Audio system

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Audio Display

AM Button

FM Button

(Power) Button

CD Button

AUX Button

CD Slot

(CD Eject) Button

SCAN Button

Preset Buttons (1-6)

SKIP/SEEK Button

Button

SETUP Button

Selector Knob

Button

(Sound) Button

SKIP/SEEK Button

(P 147)

On models with information display

* Not available on all models

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00230075°

F miles

(P 155)

On models with multi-information display

Multi-Information Display

AM Button

FM Button

SCAN Button

SKIP/SEEK Button

Selector Knob

Button

(Sound)

Button

*

(Power)

Button

CD Button

AUX Button

CD Slot

(CD Eject)

Button

Preset Buttons

(1-6)

Button

SETUP Button

SKIP/SEEK Button

PHONE Button

*

● Audio Remote Controls

*

(P 156)

● / Button

Press and release to adjust the volume up/

down.

● SOURCE Button

Press and release to change the audio

mode: FM1/FM2/AM/CD/AUX.

● / Button

Radio:Press and release to change the

preset station.

Press and hold to select the next or

previous strong station.

CD/USB device:

Press and release to skip to the

beginning of the next song or

return to the beginning of the

current song.

Press and hold to change a folder.

/ / / Button

+

–

SOURCE

Button

+

–

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Driving (P 201)

2

1

D3

P

R

N

D

Release Button

Shift Lever

Depress the brake pedal and press the

release button to move out of

(P.

Move the shift lever without

pressing the release button.

Press the release button to

move the shift lever.

Manual Transmission (P 217)

Automatic Transmission (P 215)

● Shift to

(P and depress the brake pedal when starting the engine.

● Shifting

Park

Turn off or start the engine.

Transmission is locked.

Reverse

Neutral

Transmission is not locked.

Drive

Normal driving.

Drive (D3)

Used when:

•Going up or down hills

•Towing a trailer in hilly terrain

Second

Used to increase engine braking

(the transmission is locked in 2nd gear)

First

Used to further increase engine braking

(the transmission is locked in 1st gear)

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VSA

®

OFF Button (P 224)

● The vehicle stability assist (VSA

®

) system

helps stabilize the vehicle during

cornering, and helps maintain traction

while accelerating on loose or slippery

road surfaces.

● VSA

®

comes on automatically every time

you start the engine.

● To turn VSA

®

on or off, press and hold

the button until you hear a beep.

Cruise Control

*

(P 220)

● Cruise control allows you to maintain a

set speed without keeping your foot on

the accelerator pedal.

● To use cruise control, press the CRUISE

button, then press once you have

received the desired speed (above 25 mph

or 40 km/h).

Tire Pressure Monitoring

System (TPMS)

(P 225)

● TPMS monitors tire pressure.

● TPMS is turned on automatically every

time you start the engine.

–/SET

U.S. models only

Refueling (P 234)

a Push the fuel fill door

release handle.

b Turn the fuel fill cap

slowly to remove the

cap.

c Place the cap in the

holder on the fuel fill

door.

d After refueling, screw

the cap back on until it

clicks at least once.

Fuel recommendation:

Unleaded gasoline with a pump octane number 87 or

higher required

Premium unleaded gasoline with a pump octane number

91 or higher recommended

Fuel tank capacity: 13.2 US gal (50 L)

1.8 ℓ engine models

2.4 ℓ engine models

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Maintenance (P 239)

Under the Hood (P 251)

● Check engine oil, engine coolant, and windshield washer

fluid. Add when necessary.

● Check brake fluid and clutch fluid.

● Check the battery regularly.

a Pull the hood release handle under the corner of the

dashboard.

b Locate the hood latch lever, pull the lever up, and lift up

the hood.

c When finished, close the hood and make sure it is firmly

locked in place.

Lights (P 268)

● Inspect all lights regularly.

Wiper Blades (P 278)

● Replace blades if they leave streaks

across the windshield.

Tires (P 280)

● Inspect tires and wheels regularly.

● Check tire pressures regularly.

● Install snow tires for winter

driving.

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Handling the Unexpected (P 297)

Flat Tire (P 299)

● Park in a safe location and replace the

flat tire with the compact spare tire in the

trunk.

Indicators Come On

(P 313)

● Identify the indicator and consult the

owner's manual.

Engine Won't Start

(P 306)

● If the battery is dead, jump start using a

booster battery.

Blown Fuse (P 318)

● Check for a blown fuse if an electrical

device does not operate.

Overheating (P 311)

● Park in a safe location. If you do not see

steam under the hood, open the hood,

and let the engine cool down.

Emergency Towing

(P 321)

● Call a professional towing service if you

need to tow your vehicle.

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What to Do If

The ignition switch does

not turn from

(0 to (q.

Why?

●

The steering wheel may be locked.

●

Try to turn the steering wheel left and right

while turning the ignition key.

The ignition switch does

not turn from

(q to (0 and

I cannot remove the key.

Why?

The shift lever should be moved to

(P.

Why does the brake pedal

pulsate slightly when

applying the brakes?

This can occur when the ABS activates, and does not indicate a

problem. Apply firm, steady pressure on the brake pedal. Never

pump the brake pedal.

The rear door cannot be

opened from inside the

vehicle. Why?

Check if the childproof lock is in the

LOCK position. If so, open the rear

door with the outside door handle.

To cancel this function, push the lever

to the UNLOCK position.

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