2012 Honda Pilot Owner's Manual - Page 21

Protecting Adults and Teens Introduction The following pages provide instructions on how to properly protect the driver, adult passengers, and teenage children who are large enough and mature enough to drive or ride in the front. See pages 38 59 for important guidelines on how to properly protect infants, small children, and larger children who ride in your vehicle. 1. Close and Lock the Doors After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure the doors and the tailgate are closed and locked. Your vehicle has a dooropen indicator on the instrument panel to indicate when any door is open. Except Touring models On Touring models Your vehicle also has a tailgate, glass hatch, and door open indicator on the information display to indicate when the tailgate, the glass hatch, or a specific door is open. You will see the appropriate indicator(s) for each condition. Your vehicle also has a tailgate, glass hatch, and door open indicator on the multi-information display to indicate when the tailgate, the glass hatch, or a specific door is open. You will see the appropriate indicator(s) and message(s) for each condition. Driver and Passenger Safety When one or more doors are open, the ''DOOR OPEN'' message will come on. CONTINUED 13