Vehicles Without Navigation

NOTE:
Failure to follow the procedures and precautions in this bulletin may damage the HFL control unit.

1. Connect a jumper battery to the vehicle and leave it connected during the entire procedure to maintain a steady voltage.

2. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).

NOTE:
The i-MID must be on the audio screen.





3. Press and hold the audio preset No. 1 button, then press and hold the audio preset No.6 button. Finally, press and hold the audio power button. Release the buttons once the audio unit enters the self-diagnosis mode and the "A-Diag DIAG" screen appears.





4. Press and hold the PHONE button for at least 5 seconds to enter the HFL diagnostic mode. One of the following screens appears: "A-Diag XXXXX OK" or "A-Diag---."





5. Press the audio preset No. 2 button several times to cycle through the display screens until you see the A-Diag XX.XX.XXX" screen. Verify that the correct software version is installed.





6. On the HDS laptop, double-click the HFL Control Unit Update icon to launch the Honda HFL (HFT) Control Unit Update Tool (HFL update tool).





7. Press the selector knob on the audio unit to change the HFL update screen. A four-digit PIN code appears. Write it down on a piece of paper or on the RO, and leave it in the vehicle.





8. In the HFL update tool, click on the Bluetooth icon in the upper left-hand corner of the HFL Control Unit Update screen to prepare the HDS Laptop for the pairing process with the vehicle's HFL control unit.





9. In the HFL (HFT) control unit update tool (HFL update tool), the "Pair with HFL" window pops up. Wait a few seconds for the display to show All Detected Bluetooth Devices." If no devices are found after 30 seconds, click on Refresh.





10. In the HFL update tool, select the correct Bluetooth device (if more than one appears) that matches the HandsFreeLink ID code shown in the vehicle's display screen.





11. In the HFL update tool enter the four-digit PIN from the vehicle's display screen into the lower left-hand corner of the pop-up window. Click Pair to begin the pairing process.





12. Wait for the HFL update tool to complete the Bluetooth pairing process.





13. In the HFL update tool, the "Open Update Package" window pops up when the Bluetooth pairing process is complete. The HFL App automatically determines which version of the HFL software is present. The compatible updates will be displayed on the HFL App.

^ If you see: 01.XX.XXX_(TO)_01.XX.XXX update," go to step 14.

^ If you see: "PartNumberFix update," go to PART NUMBER FIX UPDATE PROCEDURE - CR-V, Vehicles without Navigation.





14. Click OK to begin the reflash process.





15. The HFL reflash process begins. Allow several minutes for the programming to complete. The blue bars indicate the programming status and progression.





16. In the HFL update tool, a pop-up window alerts you when the reflash process is finalizing, and then another pop-up informs you that the reflash process has completed.





17. In the HFL update tool, click OK when the pop-up window indicates the reflash process is complete.





18. The HFL update tool indicates the update is complete, and automatically disconnects the Bluetooth connection from the HFL control unit. Close the HFL update tool by clicking on the "X" in the upper right-hand corner.





19. The vehicle's display screen indicates the update status:

^ If successful, an update screen and subsequent updated successfully" messages are displayed. Turn the ignition OFF. Go to step 20.

^ If not successful, a confirmation screen indicates that the process failed. Disregard the reference to the service manual. Go to step 22.

20. Confirm that the HFL control unit is updated:
Repeat steps 2 through 4, then go to step 21.





21. Press the audio preset No.2 button several times to cycle through the display screens until you see the "A-Diag XX.XX.XXX" screen. Verify that the correct software version is installed.

22. Turn the ignition OFF.

23. Repeat steps 2 through 6, then go to step 24.





24. Press the selector knob on the audio unit to change the HFL update screen. A different PIN code is displayed; ignore it. You'll use the PIN you wrote down in step 7.





25. In the HFL update tool, click on the Bluetooth icon to pair to the vehicle's HFL control unit.





26. In the HFL update tool, the "Pair with HFL" window pops up. Wait a few seconds for the display to show "All Detected Bluetooth Devices." If no devices are found after 30 seconds, click on the Refresh button.





27. In the HFL update tool, select the correct Bluetooth device (if more than one appears) that matches the HandsFreeLink ID Code shown in the vehicle's display screen.





28. In the HFL update tool, enter the original 4-digit PIN you wrote down in step 7 into the lower left corner of the popup window. Click Pair to start the pairing process.

29. Do steps 12 through 19 to repeat the HFL control unit update procedure.