Been bothered by the rattle noise from the dashboard for too many months. Initially wanted to send to SC to get it fix, but then heard they will dismantle the whole dashboard and take few days to find the issue and get it fix, so decided to DIY.

Google around and found out there were 2 main causes of the rattle noise
1. The cover under the steering wheel is loose, i.e. not firmly attach
2. The driver side cover of the dashboard is loose

Mine issue is due to #2. After open up the cover, I discovered the clip pin is broken and therefore it constantly hit the cover (rattle noise) when the car going thru uneven road. I removed the clip pin and since then no more rattle noise

1st need to use a bit of force to detach the cover under the steering whee which is clipped to the dashboard. Then you remove the side cover (the one with the broken pin clip) by using a philip type screwdriver to remove 2 screws. Hope this helps.

Hi all,

Have a question about Siri-Eyes-Free (SEF) and Voice-Recognition-System (VRS).

I'm using iPhone and is connected via bluetooth (Honda handsfree link). Whenever I press the [Talk] button on steering, it always enable Siri Eyes Free. How do I active the VRS?

Based on the Civic User Guide (page 29x), it stated that to enable VRS - press and release [Talk] button... I tried numerous times and just not able to active VRS. It always active SEF. I even tried the other method, i.e. press & hold [Talk] button.. but it's just the same that it activates SEF.

I even deleted the HU bluetooth connection to iPhone and tried the above methods. But when press [Talk] button (either press release or press-hold), the HU will ask for bluetooth connection. Without one, it will not proceed further.

Anyone know what's the trick to enable the VRS or SEF?
Thanks.

SEF is basically iPhone Siri, with that you can ask Siri about weather, time, go Home (Apple Map), create event, send SMS, make call, etc . All these commands are related to iPhone capabilities.

VRS is basically commands for HU such as turn on radio, active Navigation (Garmin app) and go home, etc.

The function of SEF & VRS is to keep our eyes on the road while driving, yet able to safely operate iPhone & HU.

Connected via BT means Siri is now available, but not necessarily is the only one option when [Talk] button is pressed.

BAsed on the user guide - page 29x, we have the option to either activate SEF or VRS. But I only once able to get VRS and the rest of the tries we’re always SEF, even after I rebooted HU & iPhone the result is the same.

Most of car window tints in the market consist of metal and therefore they're not "friendly" to RFID, portable GPS (Garmin, Papago, etc) and mobile phone reception. You are lucky because 3M crystalline tint is metal-free
3M Crystalline tint

You can request your RFID to be placed on your front wind screen, just tell them your tint is metal-free and doesn't cause issue with RFID.

Many entry level and mid level tints might not be privileged to be ceramic based + metal-free.

This post has been edited by tampin: Sep 7 2018, 10:55 AM