[phillipsmichael]

Did your Passport come with the Owner's Manual? It is over 500 pages and my dealer had to order one as it was not in the car.

BTW, there is also a Navigation manual which also is not provided at delivery.

PDF versions of the manuals are available here:

https://owners.honda.com/vehicle-information/manuals?year=2019&model=Passport

 

[phillipsmichael]

When I ran my Passport through a automatic cars was the attendant had buckled up the drivers seat belt. I got in and sat on top of it thinking “ what was the purpose for doing this”?
Just wondering, anyone have a clue?

Hmmm . I haven't seen this before or read about it in the manual. It might just be a local practice. I'll wait to hear what others have to say ...

 

[phillipsmichael]

OK, I just read that it is done so that once the wheels start to move, the car doesn't automatically apply the brakes thinking there is no driver. Of course I never saw this because my car is too old.

Perhaps this is the reason for the car wash mode mentioned above?

 

[phillipsmichael]

Here's where I'm confused. At my car wash where the vehicle is unattended, I first pull in and place the vehicle in Park and exit the vehicle. Select the type of wash I would prefer, then walk inside. The attendant then vacuums the car before positioning the vehicle on the conveyor and is the last person to exit the vehicle.

So the manual isn't clear on this point...if car wash mode is engaged, can the vehicle be shifted to Park, then Drive, then Neutral again and still remain in car wash mode...or does the attendant need to know about how to set car wash mode before THEY exit the vehicle? This may be the reason some have mentioned the attendant fastening the seat belt before exiting the vehicle.

I am not yet an owner, so I cannot test this for myself. Any help?

I'm pretty sure the last action before the conveyor by the attendant either has to be to put the car in neutral/car wash mode or to use the seat belt trick with regular neutral. I imagine there are other cars with different ways to access a car wash mode (if there is one), so the seat belt method may be the safest way to go for the attendants.

I'm glad I can ride through my local car wash for my all-to-infrequent car wash visits.