Handling The Unexpected; Smart Entry Remote Battery Strength; Shift Lever Does Not Move - Honda ridgeline Owner's Manual

DRIVING
Refueling from a Portable Fuel Container
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If you need to refuel your vehicle from a portable fuel container, use the funnel
provided with your vehicle.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Press the fuel fill door release button. The fuel fill
door opens.
3. Open the in-bed trunk and pull out the tire tray.
4. Remove the funnel from the tool box.
5. Place the end of the funnel on the lower part of
filler opening, then insert it slowly and fully. Make
sure that the end of the funnel goes down along
with the filler pipe.
6. Fill the tank with fuel from the portable fuel
container. Pour fuel carefully so you do not spill
any.
7. Remove the funnel from the filler neck. Wipe up
any fuel from the funnel before storing it.
8. Shut the fuel fill door by hand.
NOTICE
Do not insert the nozzle of a portable fuel container or any funnel other than the one
provided with your vehicle. Doing so can damage the fuel system.
Do not try to pry open or push open the sealed fuel tank with foreign objects.
This can damage the fuel system and its seal.
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HANDLING THE UNEXPECTED

Learn about what to do in critical or emergency situations.

Smart Entry Remote Battery Strength

Funnel
If the battery life in your remote transmitter is weak, a message appears in the MID with
information on how to start the engine.
1. Touch the back of the remote transmitter to the
ENGINE START/STOP button while the indicator
is flashing.
2. With the brake pedal pressed, press the ENGINE
START/STOP button within 10 seconds.
Funnel

Shift Lever Does Not Move

Follow the procedure below if you cannot move the shift lever out of Park (P).
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Remove the built-in key from the remote transmitter.
3. Open the lid of the console compartment.
4. Wrap a cloth around the tip of a small flat-tip
screwdriver. Put it into the shift lock release slot as
shown in the image, and remove the cover.
5. Insert the key into the shift lock release slot.
6. While pushing the key down, press the shift lever
release button and place the shift lever into Neutral
(N). The lock is now released. Have the shift lever
checked by a dealer as soon as possible.
HANDLING THE UNEXPECTED
Cover
Release
button
Shift lock
release slot
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