New 5th Generation Honda Stepwagon

[Blooper77]

1) Philosurfer - Blue

2) bb1314 - Purple

3) Vinljp - Purple

4) Blooper77- Grey

5) Edix3x2 - white

6) Stepwgn2015 - white

7) Nightjar - white

8) KennyHWK - purple

 

Hi guys, just found this thread.

I'm also waiting for my Spada, ETD hopefully in Nov.

 

 

 

Welcome Kenny to the club!

Nightjar, have you tried driving off before sliding door closes properly?

There will be a message in Japanese :P

 

Btw I give up controlling my right foot already...see how's the consumption lar...

 

My Freed also had this message, it was in Mandarin. I guess they though SG was a place in China...:P

 

But after I changed the car alarm system, the message was not able to activate anymore.

 

Seems the installer screwed up....so take care.

[Nightjar]

Nightjar, have you tried driving off before sliding door closes properly?

There will be a message in Japanese :P

 

Btw I give up controlling my right foot already...see how's the consumption lar...

 

Stepwgn2015,

 

I have not tried this stunt yet. Is it an audio warning or some words flashing on the instrument penal? i still don't understand what meanings are some of the indicators in this van. Do you notice the colour of the instrument panel backlight can change by itself from blue to maroon? When I first collected the car, the backlight was blue colour. After a few days of driving I noticed it had turned to maroon and stayed in this colour up till now. Is it an indication on the state of the battery (high/low charge)?

 

Since you are not controlling your right foot now, would you try shifting the gear lever down from "D" to "S" and see what is the difference? In other CVT cars that I have driven I never noticed there was a "S" shifting for the gear.

[KennyHWK]

 

Welcome Kenny to the club!

 

My Freed also had this message, it was in Mandarin. I guess they though SG was a place in China...:P

 

But after I changed the car alarm system, the message was not able to activate anymore.

 

Seems the installer screwed up....so take care.

Thanks Blooper77!

 

Stepwgn2015,

 

I have not tried this stunt yet. Is it an audio warning or some words flashing on the instrument penal? i still don't understand what meanings are some of the indicators in this van. Do you notice the colour of the instrument panel backlight can change by itself from blue to maroon? When I first collected the car, the backlight was blue colour. After a few days of driving I noticed it had turned to maroon and stayed in this colour up till now. Is it an indication on the state of the battery (high/low charge)?

 

Since you are not controlling your right foot now, would you try shifting the gear lever down from "D" to "S" and see what is the difference? In other CVT cars that I have driven I never noticed there was a "S" shifting for the gear.

The colour of the instrument panel backlight indicates the fuel consumption. Red = bad, Blue = neutral, green = good. So when u accelerate, it will turn red. When cruising, it will go green.

Hope that helps

[Nightjar]

Thanks Blooper77!

 

The colour of the instrument panel backlight indicates the fuel consumption. Red = bad, Blue = neutral, green = good. So when u accelerate, it will turn red. When cruising, it will go green.

Hope that helps

Thanks Kenny! Very useful information.

[bb1314]

Welcome Kenny!

 

Rearranged the list, and also indicated 7 or 8 seater for others who are curious to know.

 

1) Nightjar - white7 (collected)

2) Stepwgn2015 - white7 (collected)

3) Philosurfer - Blue8

4) bb1314 - Purple7

5) Vinljp - Purple

6) Blooper77- Grey

7) Edix3x2 - white8

8) KennyHWK - purple

[Nightjar]

Thanks Kenny! Very useful information.

Kenny, one more thing.... While the two light strips sandwiching the speedo digital reading change colour between green, red and momentarily a very light yellow tone according to the energy consumption, the two back light at the extreme corners of the instrument panel remained red all the time. When I first collected the car this corner backlight was blue colour, and only switched to red after 4 or 5 days of driving. Does it mean my battery charging is low and the battery has not come back to the normal level, or that the fuel consumption is bad? My average fc is now 13kmpl.

[Vinljp]

Kenny, one more thing.... While the two light strips sandwiching the speedo digital reading change colour between green, red and momentarily a very light yellow tone according to the energy consumption, the two back light at the extreme corners of the instrument panel remained red all the time. When I first collected the car this corner backlight was blue colour, and only switched to red after 4 or 5 days of driving. Does it mean my battery charging is low and the battery has not come back to the normal level, or that the fuel consumption is bad? My average fc is now 13kmpl.

 

HI Nightjar,

 

Have you tried downloading the Japanese Manual from the Japanese Honda Website?

http://www.honda.co.jp/ownersmanual/HondaMotor/auto/?m=stepwgnspada&y=2015

 

After doing so, UNLOCK the document (http://smallpdf.com/unlock-pdf).

 

Then go to Google Translate and copy/ paste the Jap words from the manual and you get it to be translated into English.

You may only open the unlocked PDF file in Chrome to be able to copy & paste.

If you open the saved file and open it with a normal PDF Reader, some how it still does not allow you to copy.

 

I tried to paste the unlocked document but its too big to do so.

 

All our questions should be able to be answered, except its a little tedious (you know what I mean...copy & pasting)

Edited October 3, 2015 by Vinljp

[Vinljp]

Found the answers to your questions;

 

Eco Assist System

Quick Guide

※ 1: Honda smart key system equipped vehicles has been applied in place of the engine switch.

Ambient meter

● it will display the status of the operation.

Depending on the state of the driving operation, the color of the meter will change.

● meter color

Green: fuel-saving state

Pale green: gentle acceleration and deceleration state

Orange: rapid acceleration / deceleration state

Purple: rapid acceleration / deceleration state

Step WGN

Step WGN Spada

ECON indicator (P79)

Press the ECON switch,

It lights up when you ECON mode

You.

ECON switch (P274)

To facilitate the energy-saving operation

It will control to.

Pressing the ECON switch, message

It will show a few seconds the sage.

Multi-information

Display vehicles

● change of meter color of normal

Engine switch ambient meter is lit at the time of 1 ※

When it is, it is possible to change the color of the meter by the select / reset knob

You. The color will change each time you press the select / reset knob.

Amber → yellow → blue → violet → pink → Red → A

Go back to members

Violet → pink → Red → Amber → yellow → blue → Bas

Return to the Ioretto

Mail with the ability to customize the multi-information display

You can change the Tar color.

2 customization feature (P106)

Information Display vehicles

[bb1314]

interesting... I read from somewhere can customize the meter color for the cool spirit with multi information display. Didnt realize Spada can change color too.

 

Tried reading the manual but cannot understand. See the highlighted part. the translation is:

Step WGN Spada

Violet → pink → Red → Amber → yellow → blue → return to the Violet

 

I believe the one Kenny mentioned is the left hand side about green, orange, purple. Under what circumstances it will change the violet--pink--red-- etc?

[bb1314]

Oh... So we can actually customize the color by pressing select/reset button?

[Wildaltum]

Hi Nigthjar, for the 'S' gear, it is more like "sports" meaning the gear will hold and you will be able to speed up faster. I had this on my Toyota Sienta and my current Toyota Noah. It is good to use when I drive to Malaysia and you are going uphill with full load, you will see your car picking up speed and overtaking a lot of cars. It is good to use it when you go up Genting. One way to test this "S" is Benjamin Sheares Bridge, try it and you will see your car speeding away when you are carrying full load.

 

Is there a "B"? "B " is like engine braking, can use it if you are going downhill like Genting. Seldom used.

[Blooper77]

 

Welcome Kenny!

 

Rearranged the list, and also indicated 7 or 8 seater for others who are curious to know.

 

1) Nightjar - white-7 (collected)

2) Stepwgn2015 - white-7 (collected)

3) Philosurfer - Blue-8

4) bb1314 - Purple-7

5) Vinljp - Purple

6) Blooper77- Grey-8

7) Edix3x2 - white-8

8) KennyHWK - purple[/quote

 

Cheers

[Streamium70]

finally managed to see a white stepwagon on the road this morning along Yishun at about 11.30am. Belong to anyone here?

[KennyHWK]

Kenny, one more thing.... While the two light strips sandwiching the speedo digital reading change colour between green, red and momentarily a very light yellow tone according to the energy consumption, the two back light at the extreme corners of the instrument panel remained red all the time. When I first collected the car this corner backlight was blue colour, and only switched to red after 4 or 5 days of driving. Does it mean my battery charging is low and the battery has not come back to the normal level, or that the fuel consumption is bad? My average fc is now 13kmpl.

Nightjar,

 

The 2 horizontal bars indicate the state of consumption. The 2 patches on the sides are user customizable colours.

 

From the translated info that Vinljp posted, I believe it can be changed by pressing the select / reset knob.

[KennyHWK]

 

HI Nightjar,

 

Have you tried downloading the Japanese Manual from the Japanese Honda Website?

http://www.honda.co.jp/ownersmanual/HondaMotor/auto/?m=stepwgnspada&y=2015

 

After doing so, UNLOCK the document (http://smallpdf.com/unlock-pdf).

 

Then go to Google Translate and copy/ paste the Jap words from the manual and you get it to be translated into English.

You may only open the unlocked PDF file in Chrome to be able to copy & paste.

If you open the saved file and open it with a normal PDF Reader, some how it still does not allow you to copy.

 

I tried to paste the unlocked document but its too big to do so.

 

All our questions should be able to be answered, except its a little tedious (you know what I mean...copy & pasting)

Vinljp

 

Thanks for the great tip!

Updated the list. Mine's an 8 seater.

 

1) Nightjar - white-7 (collected)

2) Stepwgn2015 - white-7 (collected)

3) Philosurfer - Blue-8

4) bb1314 - Purple-7

5) Vinljp - Purple

6) Blooper77- Grey-8

7) Edix3x2 - white-8

8) KennyHWK - purple-8

[KennyHWK]

Hi guys

 

I have started a closed group in facebook named "Honda Stepwgn SG".

My intention is to create a platform for Stepwgn owners and owners-to-be to be able to share Stepwgn pointers and experiences on the go.

I find it much easier to snap and post a pic in facebook as compared to the forum here.

It is a closed group, so only members can see each others' posts.

Pls feel free to join if you are a Stepwgn owner / owner-to-be

[Nightjar]

 

Found the answers to your questions;

 

Eco Assist System

Quick Guide

※ 1: Honda smart key system equipped vehicles has been applied in place of the engine switch.

Ambient meter

● it will display the status of the operation.

Depending on the state of the driving operation, the color of the meter will change.

● meter color

Green: fuel-saving state

Pale green: gentle acceleration and deceleration state

Orange: rapid acceleration / deceleration state

Purple: rapid acceleration / deceleration state

Step WGN

Step WGN Spada

ECON indicator (P79)

Press the ECON switch,

It lights up when you ECON mode

You.

ECON switch (P274)

To facilitate the energy-saving operation

It will control to.

Pressing the ECON switch, message

It will show a few seconds the sage.

Multi-information

Display vehicles

● change of meter color of normal

Engine switch ambient meter is lit at the time of 1 ※

When it is, it is possible to change the color of the meter by the select / reset knob

You. The color will change each time you press the select / reset knob.

Amber → yellow → blue → violet → pink → Red → A

Go back to members

Violet → pink → Red → Amber → yellow → blue → Bas

Return to the Ioretto

Mail with the ability to customize the multi-information display

You can change the Tar color.

2 customization feature (P106)

Information Display vehicles

Hi vinljp, Thank you so much for the good info! They are very useful and I will get the manual translated on a pc tonight.

[Nightjar]

Oh... So we can actually customize the color by pressing select/reset button?

Think i need to follow the manual and explore on this. Initially I had repeatedly pressed the select/reset button in an attempt to change the colour but to no avail.