Honda Civic Hatchback (2018 year). Instruction - part 17

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Audio/Information Screen

Features

Audio/Information Screen

Displays the audio status and wallpaper. From this display, you can go to various 
setup options.

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Using the 

 button

Press the 

 (display) button to change the display.

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Switching the Display

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Using the 

 button

You can edit, add, and delete the contents shown on 
the driver information interface.

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Driver Information 
Interface

 (Display) Button

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Using the audio/information screen

Select 

 to go to the home screen.

Select Phone, Info, Audio, Settings, Navigation

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, HondaLink, Smartphone 

Connection (Apple CarPlay, Android Auto), App List, or Instrument Panel.

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Phone

Displays the HFL information.

2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®

*

 P. 407

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Using the audio/information screen

Touchscreen operation

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Use simple gestures - including touching, swiping 
and scrolling - to operate certain audio functions.

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Some items may be grayed out during driving to 
reduce the potential for distraction.

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You can select them when the vehicle is stopped or 
use voice commands.

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Wearing gloves may limit or prevent touchscreen 
response.

You can change the touchscreen sensitivity setting.

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Home Screen

Models without navigation system

Models with navigation system

* Not available on all models

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Info

Displays Trip Computer or Clock/Wallpaper. Select 

 on the Info Menu screen 

to see all available options: Trip Computer, Voice Info, Clock/Wallpaper and 
System/Device Information.

Trip Computer:
• Current Drive tab: Displays the current trip information.
• History of Trip A tab: Displays information for the three previous drives. The 

information is stored every time you reset Trip A.
To delete the history manually, select Delete history on the History of Trip A 
tab. The confirmation message appears on the screen, then select Yes.

Voice Info: Displays a list of all voice commands.

Clock/Wallpaper: Displays the clock and wallpaper.

System/Device Information:
• System Info: Displays the software version of the audio system.
• USB Info: Displays the memory usage of the USB device.

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Audio

Displays the current audio information.

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Settings

Enters the customizing menu screen.

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Navigation

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Displays the navigation screen.

2 Refer to the Navigation System Manual

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HondaLink®

Connects with your smartphone

*1

 to play personalized music, information, and 

social media streams.

2 HondaLink® P. 310

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Smartphone Connection

Connects with your smartphone

*1

 and allows some apps on your smartphone to be 

used on the audio system.

2 Apple CarPlay P. 318
2 Android Auto P. 321

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App List

Adds or removes apps or widgets on the Home screen.

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Instrument Panel

Selects from three customizable settings for the driver information interface.

*1: Available on specific phones only. Check

 

automobiles.honda.com/handsfreelink/

 

for U.S. 

and

 

www.handsfreelink.ca

 

for Canada for compatible phones and

 

hondalink.com

 

for U.S. and

 

honda.ca/hondalink

 

for Canada for feature details.

* Not available on all models

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1. Select .
2. Select and hold an icon.

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The screen switches to the customization 
screen.

3. Drag and drop the icon to where you want 

it to be.

4. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the home 
screen.

You can edit, add, or delete the meter contents on the driver information interface.

1.
2. Settings
3. System
4. Configuration of Instrument Panel

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Changing the Home Screen Icon Layout

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Customizing the Meter

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Customizing the Meter

You can store up to three customized configurations. 
To select or customize a configuration, press Swap 
Config..
When you select Swap Config. during 
customization, the settings you changed will be 
saved.
When you select 

 during customization, the 

settings you changed will not be saved and you will 
be returned to the Configuration of Instrument 
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Editing order

To change the order of the icons on the driver information interface, first select:

1. Edit Order

2. Select the icon you want to move.

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You will see arrows on both sides of the 
selected icon.

3. Select the left or right arrow repeatedly to 

move the icon to your desired position.

4. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the 
Configuration of Instrument Panel 
screen.

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Editing order

You can use an alternative method to change the 
order of the icons. First select:
1. Edit Order
2. Select and hold the icon you want to move.
3. Drag and drop the icon to where you want it to 

be.

4. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the Configuration of 

Instrument Panel screen.

Edit Order

Select

Arrow icons

OK

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Adding contents

You can add icons to the driver information interface. To add icons, first select:

1. Add

2. Select an icon you want to add.

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You will see a plus mark on the upper 
right hand corner of the selected icon.

3. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the 
Configuration of Instrument Panel 
screen.

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Adding contents

Icons that are grayed out cannot be selected.

If an icon has a plus mark in the upper-right corner, it 
means that the icon has already been added.

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Range

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Fuel

 Maintenance 
   Minder TM

 Speed unit & 
    Disp Off

Turbo Meter

Phone

SMS & Mail

Navigation & 
  Compass

Add

Add

Add

Select

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Deleting contents

To delete contents on the driver information interface, first select:

1. Delete

2. Select an icon you want to delete.

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The icon with an 

 on the upper right 

hand corner can be deleted.

3. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the 
Configuration of Instrument Panel 
screen.

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Deleting contents

You can also delete contents by selecting:
1. Delete or Edit Order
2. Select and hold an icon you want to delete.
3. Drag and drop the icon to the trash icon.
4. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the Configuration of 

Instrument Panel screen.

Delete

Select

OK

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You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the audio/information screen.

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Import wallpaper

You can import up to five images, one at a time, for wallpaper from a USB flash 
drive.

1. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB 

port.

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2. Select Settings.
3. Select Clock.
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type, then open 

the Wallpaper tab.

5. Select Add New.

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The picture name is displayed on the list.

6. Select a desired picture.

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The preview is displayed on the left side 
on the screen.

7. Select Start Import to save the data.

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The display will return to the wallpaper 
list.

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Wallpaper Setup

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Wallpaper Setup

The wallpaper you set up on Clock Wallpaper/Type 
cannot be displayed on the driver information 
interface.

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When importing wallpaper files, the image must be 
in the USB flash drive’s root directory.
Images in a folder cannot be imported.

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The file name must be fewer than 64 characters.

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The file format of the image that can be imported 
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).

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The individual file size limit is 5 MB.

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The maximum image size is 4,096 × 4,096 pixels. If 
the image size is less than 800 × 480 pixels, the 
image is displayed in the middle of the screen with 
the extra area appearing in black.

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If the USB flash drive does not have any pictures, 
the No files detected message appears.

After changing the screen interface design, you can 
change the wallpaper by following procedure.
1. Select .
2. Select and hold empty space on the home screen.

The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

3. Select Change wallpaper.
4. Select Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers.

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Select wallpaper

1. Select Settings.
2. Select Clock.
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type, then open the Wallpaper tab.

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The screen changes to the wallpaper list.

4. Select a desired wallpaper.

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The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

5. Select Set.

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The display will return to the wallpaper list.

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To view wallpaper once it is set

1. Select .
2. Select Info.
3. Select .
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper.

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Delete wallpaper

1. Select Settings.
2. Select Clock.
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type, then open the Wallpaper tab.

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The screen changes to the wallpaper list.

4. Select a wallpaper that you want to delete.

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The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

5. Select Delete.

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A confirmation message appears on the screen.

6. Select Yes to delete completely.

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The display will return to the wallpaper list.

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Wallpaper Setup

From the pop-up menu, select Preview to see a 
preview at full-size screen.

To go back to the previous screen, select OK, or 
select .

When the file size is large, it takes a while to be 
previewed.

To delete all wallpapers you add, select Delete All, 
then Yes.

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To change to a next screen

Selecting   or  , or swiping the screen left or right changes to the next screen.

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Home Screen

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Home Screen

The home screen has 5 pages (fixed). You cannot add 
any more pages.

Select 

 to go directly back to the first page of the 

home screen from any page.

Swipe

 Icon

 Icon

Current page position

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To use apps or widgets

1. Select .
2. Select App List or 

 icon.

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The App screen appears.

3. Select the app or widget you want to use.

Preinstall app list:
• Browser:  Displays the web browser utilized 

by smartphone and Wi-Fi connection.

• Calculator: Displays Calculator.
• Gallery: Displays images.
• Downloads: Displays the data 

downloaded from the web browser and so 
on.

• App Installer: Check with a Honda dealer 

for apps that are available for installation.

• Search: Displays various retrieval screen.

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To use apps or widgets

Select and hold a selected app or widget to add that 
app’s or widget’s shortcut on the home screen.

Pre-installed apps may not start up normally. If this 
occurs, you need to reset the system.

2 Defaulting All the Settings P. 380

If you perform Factory Data Reset, it may reset all 
the settings to their factory default.

2 Defaulting All the Settings P. 380

In case those apps still do not startup normally even 
after Factory Data Reset, contact your dealer.

There is a possibility that a browser is shut down in 
the situation of the use. In that situation, the screen 
will return to before the browser startup.

Do not install apps other than those confirmed by a 
Honda dealer. Installation of unauthorized apps may 
introduce data corruption risks to your vehicle's 
information and your privacy.

You can delete user installed apps by the following 
procedure.
1. Select .
2. Select Settings.
3. Select System.
4. Select the Others tab.
5. Select Detail Information.
6. Select Apps.
7. Select an app that you want to delete.
8. Select Delete.
Pre-installed apps cannot be deleted.

Models without navigation system

App List Icon

Models with navigation system

 (App list) Icon

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To add app or widget icons on the home screen

App or widget icons can be added on the home screen.

1. Select .
2. Select .
3. Select and hold empty space on the home 

screen.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

4. Select Add App or Add Widget.

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The App/Widget screen appears.

Select and hold.

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5. Select and hold an app or widget icon you 

want to add.

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The screen switches to the customization 
screen.

6. Drag and drop the icon to where you want 

it to be.

7. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the home 
screen.

Select and hold.

Drag and drop.

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To move icons on the home screen

You can change location on the home screen.

1. Select and hold an icon.

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The screen switches to the customization 
screen.

2. Drag and drop the icon to where you want 

it to be.

3. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the home 
screen.

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To move icons on the home screen

You can also move the Phone, Info, Audio, 
Settings, Navigation

*

, HondaLink, Smartphone 

Connection, App List, and Instrument Panel icons 
in the same manner.

Select and hold.

Drag and drop.

* Not available on all models

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To remove icons on the home screen

You can delete the icons on the home screen.

1. Select and hold an icon.

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The screen switches to the customization 
screen.

2. Drag and drop the icon you want to remove 

to the trash icon.

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The icon is removed from the home 
screen.

3. Select OK.

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The screen will return to the home 
screen.

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To remove icons on the home screen

You cannot delete the Phone, Info, Audio, 
Settings, Navigation

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, HondaLink, Smartphone 

Connection, App List, and Instrument Panel 
icons.

Apps or widgets will not be deleted by deleting the 
icon on the home screen.

Select and hold.

Drag and drop to 
the trash icon.

* Not available on all models