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HandsFreeLink Control Unit Update(With navigation) (2016-17): Procedure

NOTE:
  • Before you update the HandsFreeLink control unit, check the vehicle battery condition first , and connect a jumper battery (not a battery charger) to maintain system voltage.
  • Never press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode during the update. If there is a problem with the update, leave the vehicle in ON mode.
  • To ensure the latest program is installed, do a HandsFreeLink control unit update whenever the HandsFreeLink control unit is substituted or replaced.
  • The HandsFreeLink control unit is updated via Bluetooth using the HFL control unit update application on the HDS PC. Make sure the HDS PC is inside the vehicle when updating the HandsFreeLink control unit.
  • Check any official Honda service website for more information about updating the HandsFreeLink control unit.
  1. HandsFreeLink Control Unit - Update

    2. Press and hold the MENU button, the NAV button, and the BACK button for 3 seconds or more, and the System Diagnostic Mode begins.

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    3. Select the Self-Diagnosis Mode from the Select Diagnosis Items menu

    4. When the System Links test finishes, select the HFL (A).

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    5. Open the HFL control unit update application on the HDS PC

    6. Select the Reflash from the vehicle's HFL screen.

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    7. A PASS (pin code) (A) appears on the vehicle's HFL software update screen. To start the update, enter this PASS into the HFL control unit update application on the HDS PC.

    NOTE: If the HandsFreeLink control unit is not able to connect with the HFL control unit update application after 5 minutes, the HandsFreeLink control unit times out. If the HandsFreeLink control unit times out, press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode, then go to step 1 and try again.
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    8. When the update finishes successfully, the message appears on the vehicle's HFL screen. Select OK to check that the HandsFreeLink control unit is updated. If the unit did not update, press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode, and wait at least 2 minutes, then go to step 1 and try again. If you cannot select the HFL from the System Links menu, go to step 9.

    Update success 

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    Update failed 

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    9. Press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode and then select the ON mode

    10. Open the HFL control unit update application on the HDS PC

    11. Use the previously used PASS to start the HandsFreeLink control unit update.

    NOTE: If the HFL update was unsuccessful, the previously used pin code is displayed on the HFL control unit update application on the HDS PC

    12. Update the HandsFreeLink control unit. If you cannot access the HandsFreeLink control unit, restart your HDS PC, then go to step 9

    13. When the update finishes successfully, press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode and then select the ON mode.

    14. Go into the System Diagnostic Mode, and check the HFL S/W (software) version that appears on the vehicle's HFL screen

    15. To end the System Diagnostic Mode, select Return until the map screen is displayed, or press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode.