Honda CR-V: Audio System Basic Operation / Playing Pandora®
Your audio system allows you to listen to music from the Pandora® app on a compatible smartphone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system, or with an iPhone, you can connect using your USB cable to the USB port.
Pandora®, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission. Pandora is only available in certain countries. Visit the Pandora website for more information.
To find out if your phone is compatible with this feature, visit automobiles.honda.com/handsfreelink/, or call 1-888-528-7876.
To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora® app must first be installed on your phone. Visit www.pandora.com. for more information.
Pandora® is free, personalized radio that plays music and comedy you’ll love. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, tracks, comedians or composers and Pandora® will create a custom station that plays similar tracks. Pandora® also features hundreds of genre stations ranging from Dubstep to Smooth Jazz to Power Workout.
If you cannot operate Pandora® through the audio system, it may be streaming through Bluetooth® Audio. Make sure Pandora® mode on your audio system is selected.
How to Create a Station
You can create a station when playing Pandora®.
- Press the MENU/CLOCK button.
- Rotate
to select New
Station, then press 
. - Rotate
to select an item,
then press 
.- You can select Genre, Current Artist, or Current Track.
Available operating functions vary on software versions. Some functions may not be available on the vehicle’s audio system.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message on the audio/information screen.
Pandora® may limit the total number of skips allowed on the service. If you dislike a track after the skip limit has been reached, your feedback will be saved but the current track will continue to play.
To change stations, press 
on the
main Pandora®
screen, and rotate 
to select
Station List, and
then select a new station.
How to Select a Play Mode
You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a song.
Available mode icons appear above the play mode buttons.
Press the button corresponding to the mode you want to select...
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either
MP3, WMA, AAC *1 or WAV format.
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit...
Other information:
Honda CR-V 2017-2025 Owner's Manual: If a Tire Goes Flat
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Honda CR-V 2017-2025 Owner's Manual: Phone Setup
To pair a cell phone (No phone has been paired to the system) Press the button or the button. Make sure your phone is in search or discoverable mode. Rotate to select Yes, then press . The audio system will enter a waiting mode for pairing...
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Sunglasses Holder
To open the sunglasses holder, press and release the indent. To close, press it again until it latches.
You can store eyeglasses and other small items in this holder.
