Honda CR-V: Cross Traffic Monitor* / How the System Works

Honda CR-V 2017-2023 Owner's Manual / Driving / Parking Your Vehicle / Cross Traffic Monitor* / How the System Works

The system activates when:

The power mode is in ON.
The Cross Traffic Monitor system is turned on.
The transmission is in .
Your vehicle is moving at 3 mph (5 km/h) or lower.

Honda CR-V. How the System Works

When a vehicle is detected approaching from a rear corner, Cross Traffic Monitor alerts you with a buzzer and a displayed warning.

The system will not detect a vehicle that approaches from directly behind your vehicle, nor will it provide alerts about a detected vehicle when it moves directly behind your vehicle.

The system does not detect or provide alerts for a vehicle that is moving away from your vehicle, and it may alert for pedestrians, bicycles, or stationary objects.

Cross Traffic Monitor*

* Not available on all models Monitors the rear corner areas using the radar sensors when reversing, and alerts you if a vehicle approaching from a rear corner is detected...

When the System Detects a Vehicle

An arrow icon appears on the side a vehicle is approaching on the audio/information screen. If the on the lower right changes to when the transmission is in , mud snow or ice may have accumulated in the vicinity of the sensor...

Other information:

Honda CR-V 2017-2023 Owner's Manual: Shifting

Change the shift position in accordance with your driving needs. You cannot turn the ignition switch to LOCK *1 and remove the key unless the shift lever is in . The vehicle may move forward very slightly even in while the engine is cold. Depress the brake pedal firmly and, when necessary, apply the parking brake...

Honda CR-V 2017-2023 Owner's Manual: Protecting Child Passengers

Each year, many children are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they are either unrestrained or not properly restrained. In fact, vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death of children ages 12 and under. To reduce the number of child deaths and injuries, every state, Canadian province and territory requires that infants and children be properly restrained when they ride in a vehicle...