Activating the Electrical System in an Emergency

The mechanical key can be used to activate the electrical system when the electric system cannot be turned on because the Honda SMART Key battery becomes weak or dead.

Set up to ID number input mode

Check the ID number on the ID tag.

Remove the front seat using a 5 mm Hex wrench provided in the tool kit.

To access the tool kit, remove the rear seat.

Remove the fuse box cover B.

Pull out the SMART ECU fuse with the fuse puller furnished in reverse side of the fuse box cover A and wait about 2 minutes before insert the SMART ECU fuse again.

Push and hold the ignition (On) switch for more than 4 seconds.

The steering lock indicator comes on and the system enters the ID number input mode.

SMART ECU fuse Fuse box cover A Fuse box cover B Fuse puller

ID number

ID number input

You can input your ID number by pushing the ignition (On) switch and Turn the ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) counterclockwise. Input the ID number on the ID tag in order from the left in turn by pushing the ignition (On) switch.

The ID number is input according to the number of times the ignition (On) switch is pushed.

Push the ignition (On) switch the desired number of times, then turn the ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) counterclockwise to fix the current digit (the steering lock indicator goes off briefly and comes on again), and input the next digit, and then repeat until all the digits are input.

While inputting the ID number, if the button is not pressed for about 60 seconds, the inputted ID number is cancelled and the system returns to the state before removing the SMART ECU fuse (the steering lock indicator goes off).

Example:

To input “0”, turn the ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) counterclockwise without pushing the ignition (On) switch, and then input next digit.

To input “0” Ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) ID number No push Ignition (On) switch

To input “1”, push the ignition (On) switch once, and then turn the ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) counterclockwise to input the next digit.

Ignition switch knob / (Off/Lock) ID number Push one time Ignition (On) switch To input “1”

ID number input success

After the last digit of the ID number is inputted, ID number is authenticated, the steering lock indicator will flash every 2 seconds.

Push the ignition (On) switch within 30 seconds after the ID number is authenticated.

If the steering is locked

The steering will be unlocked. To active the electrical system, push the ignition (On) switch once again within 30 seconds after the ID number is authenticated.

If the steering is unlocked

The electrical system will be activated. You can start the engine.

You can turn off the engine and electrical system and also lock the steering using the ignition switch. The ignition switch operation is disabled 30 seconds after the electrical system is turned off.

To activate the electrical system again, repeat the procedures for activating the electrical system in an emergency.

ID number input failure

If the ID number is not authenticated after inputting, the steering lock indicator goes off. The steering cannot be unlocked and the electrical system will not activate.

Repeat the procedures for activating the electrical system in an emergency.

ID number input cancel

If you input the wrong number, you can cancel ID number input by not operating the switch for about 60 seconds (the steering lock indicator goes off ).

Repeat the procedures for activating the electrical system in an emergency.

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