Honda ACC indicator
Honda’s Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) indicator: white when ACC is switched on, green when the RES/+/SET/− switch is pressed, and amber for a problem with the system.
How to read it
Honda’s 2024 Civic manual says ACC with Low Speed Follow helps keep a constant speed and a set following interval behind a vehicle detected ahead and, if that vehicle stops, can slow and stop the car without the driver keeping a foot on the brake or the accelerator. The ACC indicator lights up in white when the driver presses its button, and in green when the driver presses the RES/+/SET/− switch up or down.
Also searched as: ACC light, Adaptive Cruise Control light, Honda ACC with Low Speed Follow light.
Honda lights vary by model and year. The owner’s manual for the vehicle says what each light means on it, and a Honda dealer or a qualified mechanic can say what it means for a particular car.
The amber light
An amber ACC indicator comes on if there is a problem with ACC with Low Speed Follow. The manual adds that it may come on for a while when the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded, and that ACC is then canceled automatically.
What the manual says to do
If the amber indicator comes on while driving, Honda’s manual says: “Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.”
Look-alikes
Switched to ordinary cruise control, the Civic shows a separate Cruise Mode indicator: white in cruise mode, and green once a speed has been set.
What NHTSA calls it
NHTSA calls this kind of system adaptive cruise control: it automatically adjusts the vehicle’s speed to keep a pre-set distance from the vehicle in front. NHTSA notes that makers use different names for the same driver assistance technologies.
Read next
- Next in Honda dashboard symbolsHonda LKAS indicatorHonda’s Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) indicator: white when LKAS is switched on, green while it is working, and amber for a problem with the system.
- The same shape in Accessibility symbolsTTY symbolA telephone handset above a keyboard is the International Symbol of TTY. It marks a text telephone, a TTY, which lets people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired type a phone conversation.
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The same shape elsewhere
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Sources
- 2024 Honda Civic Sedan Owner’s Manual, American Honda Motor Co. (copy hosted by Dealer eProcess), Indicators, p. 107; Honda Sensing: Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow, p. 536
- Driver Assistance Technologies, U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Driving Control Assistance: Adaptive Cruise Control
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