Honda Pilot Owners Manual

uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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Provides assistance to keep the vehicle in  the center of the lane, when the vehicle 
nears a white or yellow line, steering force  of the electric power steering will become 
stronger.
When the vehicle enters th e warning area, LKAS alerts  you with slight steering 
wheel vibration as we ll a warning display.
■Lane Keep Support Function1Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
When the vehicle enters the warning area, lane 
departure warning is...

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uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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The system can be used when th e following conditions are met.
• The lane in which you are driving has detectable lane markers on both sides, and 
your vehicle is in the center of the lane.
• The vehicle speed is between about 45 and 90 mph (72 and 145 km/h).
• You are driving on a straight or slightly curved road.
• The turn signals are off.
• The brake pedal is not depressed.
• The wipers are not in  continuous operation.
■How to...

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3. Keep your vehicle near the center of the 
lane while driving.
u The dotted outer lines change to solid 
ones once the system starts operating 
after detecting the left and right lane 
markings.
To cancel the LKAS:
Press the  MAIN or LKAS button.
The LKAS is turned off every time you stop the 
engine, even if you turned it on the last time 
you drove the vehicle.
Models with ACC is shown.
■To cancel
1 When the System can be Used
The LKAS...

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uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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■The system operation is suspended if 
you:
• Set the wipers to continuous operation.
u Turning the wipers off resumes the 
LKAS.
• Decrease the vehicle speed to about 40 
mph (64 km/h) or less.
u Increasing the vehicle  speed to about 45 
mph (72 km/h) or more resumes the 
LKAS.
• Depress the brake pedal.
u The LKAS resumes and starts detecting 
the lane lines again once you release the 
brake pedal.
• Set the wiper switch to  AUTO...

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uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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■The LKAS may automatically be suspended when:
• The system fails to detect lane lines.
• The steering wheel is quickly turned.
• You fail to steer the vehicle.
• The vehicle speed is over the pos ted speed limit, on a curve road.
Once these conditions no longer exis t, the LKAS automatically resumes.
■The LKAS may automatically be canceled when:
• The camera temperature gets too high.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area...

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uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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The system may not detect lane markings and therefore may not keep the vehicle in 
the middle of a lane under certain conditions, including the following:
■Environmental conditions
• Driving in bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.).
• Sudden changes between light and dark, such as an entrance or exit of a tunnel.
• There is little contrast between lane lines and the roadway surface.
• Driving into low sunlight (e.g., at dawn or...

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uuWhen Driving uLane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)*
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■Roadway conditions
• Driving on a snowy or wet roadway (obscured lane marking, vehicle tracks, 
reflected lights, road  spray, high contrast).
• Driving on a road with temporary lane markings.
• Faint, multiple, or varied lane markings  are visible on the roadway due to road 
repairs or old lane markings.
• The roadway has merging, split, or crossing  lines (e.g., such as at an intersection 
or crosswalk).
• The lane markings are extremely...

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uuWhen Driving uVehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System
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Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®), aka Electronic 
Stability Control (ESC), System
VSA ® helps to stabilize the vehicle during corn ering if the vehicle turns more or less 
than what was intended. It also assists in  maintaining traction on slippery surfaces. 
It does so by regulating engine outp ut and selectively applying the brakes.
When VSA ® activates, you may notice that the 
engine...

uuWhen Driving uVehicle Stability Assist (VSA® ), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System
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This button is on the driver side control panel. 
To partially disable VSA ® functionality/
features, press and hold it until you hear a 
beep.
The traction control stops fully functioning, 
allowing the wheels to sp in more freely at low 
speed. The VSA ® OFF indicator will also come 
on and a message on the MID informs you 
that the mode is changed.
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uuWhen Driving uAgile Handling Assist System
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Agile Handling Assist System
Lightly brakes each of the front and rear  wheels, as needed, when you turn the 
steering wheel, and helps support the vehi cle’s stability and performance during 
cornering.1 Agile Handling Assist System
The agile handling assist  system cannot enhance 
stability in all driving situat ions. You still need to drive 
and corner at speeds appr opriate for the conditions 
and always leave a sufficient margin of safety....