Recent cars have an increasing number of features and even though they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Honda Pilot, depending on its features, it can be tricky to figure out how to start a Honda Pilot? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will explain the several techniques to start a Honda Pilot with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Honda Pilot with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Honda Pilot with key?
So we commence our content which is designed to teach you how to start a Honda Pilot, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Honda Pilot:
- Find the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on Honda Pilot that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Insert the key into this one.
- Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to consult our content on orange lights on Honda Pilot to learn the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Honda Pilot starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Honda Pilot,
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How to start a Honda Pilot with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Honda Pilot with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Honda Pilot equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is roughly the same, so don’t be reluctant to return to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Honda Pilot with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Honda Pilot is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is commonly based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly located on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Honda Pilot
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Honda Pilot
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How do I start a Honda Pilot without a key?
And to conclude, we will find out, how to start a Honda Pilot without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. However, you should know that if your Honda Pilot is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Honda Pilot).
There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Honda Pilot.
If you wish more tutorials on the Honda Pilot, go to our Honda Pilot category.
