Honda 2017 Civic Owner's Manual page 424

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Starting to Drive
Continuously variable transmission models
1. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, put the shift lever in
when reversing.
2. With the parking brake applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal.
u Make sure the parking brake indicator goes off.
2 Parking Brake P. 498
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Hill start assist system
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Manual transmission models
Depress the clutch pedal, and shift to one of the forward gears when facing uphill,
or R when facing downhill, then release the brake pedal. (
Continuously variable transmission models
Move the shift lever to ( D , ( S , or
downhill, then release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
All models
3. Turn the ignition switch to START
without depressing the accelerator pedal.
L ( * when facing uphill, or ( R when facing
1Starting the Engine
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Do not hold the key in START
seconds.
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If the engine does not start right away, wait for at
least 30 seconds before trying again.
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If the engine starts, but then immediately stops,
wait at least 30 seconds before repeating step 3
while gently depressing the accelerator pedal.
Release the accelerator pedal once the engine
starts.
The immobilizer system protects your vehicle from
theft. If an improperly coded key (or other device) is
used, the engine's fuel system is disabled.
D . Select
( ( R 2 Immobilizer System P. 157
1Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
does not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.
uuWhen DrivinguStarting the Engine
for more than 10
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