Honda Civic Owners Manual: Interior Lights

Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items

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Interior Light Switches

ON The interior lights come on regardless of whether the doors are open or closed. Door activated The interior lights come on in the following situations: When any doors are opened. You ...

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Honda Civic Owners Manual. With Little Chance of a Collision
The CMBSTM may activate even when you are aware of a vehicle ahead of you, or when there is no vehicle ahead. Some examples of this are:  When Passing Your vehicle approaches another vehicle ahead of you and you change lanes to pass.  At an intersection Your vehicle approaches or pa ...