Honda HR-V: Starting System - Service Information
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
Removal and Installation
1. Dashboard switch Panel - Remove
2. Engine Start/Stop Switch - Remove

3. All Removed Parts - Install
- Install the parts in the reverse order of removal.
STARTER REMOVAL, INSTALLATION, AND PERFORMANCE TEST
Removal and Installation
1. 12 Volt Battery Terminal - Disconnect
2. Engine Undercover - Remove (With Engine Undercover)
3. Exhaust Pipe A - Remove
4. Intake Manifold Bracket - Remove
5. Connector (CKP Sensor) - Disconnect
6. Harness Holder - Remove

- Remove the harness holder clamps from the brackets
(A).
7. Starter - Remove

Fig. 1: Starter With Torque Specifications
- Remove the starter mounting bolts.

- Disconnect the positive cable (A) and the connector
(B)
- Remove the Starter.
8. All Removed Parts - Install
- Install the parts in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE: Make sure the crimped side of the ring terminal faces away from the
starter when you
connect the positive cable.
Test
1. Starter Performance - Test

- Clamp the starter firmly in a vise
- Make the connections for this test using the thickest (gauge) wire
possible
(preferably the same gauge as used on the vehicle).
NOTE: To avoid damaging the starter, never leave the 12 volt battery
connected
for more than 5 seconds.
- Connect the 12 volt battery as shown, and check for continuity between
the B
terminal and the starter body. If there is continuity, it is working
properly.

- Disconnect the 12 volt battery from the starter body, and check for
continuity
between the B terminal and the starter body. If there is no continuity, it
is working
properly.

- Connect the starter to the 12 volt battery as shown, and confirm that
the
motor runs.
- If the electric current meets the specification when the 12 volt battery
voltage is at 11.5 V, the starter is working properly.
Specification
Electric Current: 90 A or less
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TESTING
ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH TEST
Test
1. Dashboard switch Panel - Remove
2. Engine Start/Stop Switch - Test
Check the engine start/stop switch (A) according to the table.
NOTE:
When an
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Removal & Installation
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations -
Refer to: SRS Component
Location Index (KA/KC), or SRS Component Location Index (KA/KC) and the
precautions and
procedures before doing repairs or service.
1. Driver's Airbag - Remove
2. Lower
Removal
1. Crankshaft - Remove
2. Oil Jet - Remove
3. Metal or Hard Carbon - Remove
If you can feel a ridge of metal or hard carbon around the top of each
cylinder,
remove it with a ridge reamer (A). Follow the reamer manufacturer's
instructions. If the
ridge is not removed, it may damage t