Honda Civic Owner's Manual page 70

Indicator Name
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
12 Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator
Shift Lever
Position
Indicator
On/Blinking
Comes on when you set the power
●
mode to ON, and goes off when
the engine starts, or after several
seconds if the engine did not start.
If "readiness codes" have not been
set, it blinks five times before it
goes off.
Comes on if there is a problem
●
with the emissions control system.
Blinks when a misfire in the
●
engine's cylinders is detected.
Comes on when you set the power
●
mode to ON, and goes off when
the engine starts.
Comes on when the 12 volt
●
battery is not charging.
Indicates the current shift lever
●
position.
Explanation
Readiness codes are part of the on board
●
diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.
2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 363
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 the vehicle to a dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Comes On or Blinks P. 350
Comes on while driving - Turn off the
●
climate control system and rear defogger
in order to reduce electricity
consumption.
2 If the 12 Volt Battery Charging
System Indicator Comes On P. 349
2 Shifting P. 243
uuIndicatorsu
Message
—
Continued 69