7-Inch Color Touch-Screen with HondaLink® plus Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ Compatibility (LX, EX, Sport Hybrid)

What’s the Benefit?

The 7-inch color touch-screen enables users to engage their audio system and select smartphone-based apps on a large, engaging and easy-to-use interface.

The Feature:

CR-V LX, EX and Sport Hybrid trims feature a 7-inch color touch-screen.

• It is the gateway to many audio sources, Apple CarPlay^®16, Android Auto™¹⁷ and HondaLink^®23 features.
• To take advantage of all the available features requires a connection between the system and the user’s smartphone via Bluetooth^®1 HandsFreeLink^® and a USB cable plugged into the USB-A Smartphone/Audio Interface² at the front of the center console.
• After pairing a compatible iPhone⁴⁶ or Android™⁴⁷ phone, the phone’s features populate on the touch-screen—so there’s no need to ever touch the phone while driving.
• Control phone features—including music and messaging—without touching the phone by using Siri^® or The Google Assistant.
• It makes using the phone easier while also reducing the potential for driver distraction.
• Android Auto™¹⁷ and Apple CarPlay^®16 are also compatible with a number of 3rd-party smartphone apps like iHeartRadio⁵⁴.
• When downloaded to the user’s Android or iPhone⁴⁶, their icons will appear on the touch-screen and can be controlled by voice commands.
• Compatible phones include iPhone 5 and newer, and most Android phones with Lollipop or newer operating system (OS).

The HondaLink^®22 smartphone app suite of features includes service-appointment scheduling at Honda dealerships, location searches, weather information, service messages from Honda and much more.

• These features and services become available after downloading the HondaLink app from the App Store or Google Play, then pairing the user’s smartphone to their vehicle.
• Access HondaLink features in-car through the 7-inch color touch-screen or from anywhere else using the HondaLink smartphone app (cell signal required).

Watch Honda How-To Basic Audio Controls Video
Watch Honda How-To Apple CarPlay® Video
Watch Honda How-To Android Auto™ Video