HandsFreeLink Control Unit Update: Update

NOTE: 

• Before you update the HandsFreeLink control unit, check the vehicle 12 volt battery condition first , and connect a jumper battery (not a battery charger) to maintain system voltage.
• Never turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) 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

  1. Turn the vehicle to the ON mode.

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  2. Make sure the audio system is turned off

  3. Press and hold the preset No. 1 and No. 6 buttons

  4. While holding the buttons, press the POWER button

  5. Release all the buttons, and the self-diagnosis begins

  6. Push and hold the PHONE button for 5 seconds

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

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  8. Push the preset No. 2 button several times until update appears on the multi-information display unit

  9. Push the VOL PUSH SELECT button

  10. A PASS (pin code) 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, turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode, then go to step 1 and try again.

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  11. When the update finishes successfully, the message Update completed appears on the vehicle's HFL screen. Select OK to check that the HandsFreeLink control unit is updated. If the unit did not update, turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) 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 12

  12. Turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode and then the ON mode

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

  14. 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

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

  16. When the update finishes successfully, turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode and then the ON mode

  17. Go into the self-diagnostic function, and check the HFL S/W (software) version that appears on the vehicle's HFL screen

  18. To end the self-diagnostic function, turn the audio system off, or turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode.