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You may want to have this technology that enables you to keep your eyes on the road and hands on the steering wheel.  With this feature of the Honda Cars made available by Vista Honda Ventura, now you can play music, make phone calls and all at once.  Well that is convenience rolled into one.

Honda introduces this Bluetooth technology to make your driving experience easier like you’ve never tried before.  It is just easy.

If you want use the Honda Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® system or play music from your phone using its audio system with the Bluetooth audio feature, first make sure it is a compatible mobile phone.  To know about the compatibility of the mobile phone, look up http://hondahflaccessory.com/findpair.taf for a list of the compatible mobile phones.

Here is the process of setting-up the system.  First, the mobile phone must be paired.  Next, set the transmission into a park mode then start the car ignition.  Shift the position of the climate control, which is situated in the car ceiling, to make sure it is facing away to the microphones.  This is important to help minimize noise and help the system recognize voice prompt.  Now you can locate the hands – free button, it is located in the lower left side of the steering wheel.  By pressing and then releasing the button, make a voice command saying “phone set – up” after the beep. Then, in the multi-information display “phone set –up” will appear.  A list of available commands will then be shown the system.  Press and release the button and then say “pair”. When the system recognizes the voice, it will prompt a four digit code that would be encoded in the phone. HandsFreeLink® would be in discovery mode and then continue to the pairing process. Each phone requires different procedures for pairing; please refer to the phone manual to serve as a guide for set –up.  When the system is then recognized by the phone, type in the four digit code required. The system would let you name the device. Press and release the talk button and say the name.  This completes the procedure for setting up the Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® to your personal phone.

The procedure can be repeated for several phones but remember that six phones can be paired with the Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®.  This is to serve different driver however it can’t be used all at the same time.

Vista Honda of Ventura, Califonia, introduces its new 2011 Honda Pilot SUV power-driven by a 3.5-liter i-VTEC^® V-6 engine, which brings a remarkable 250 horsepower and 253 lb-ft of torque. Honda’s innovative Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM^®) aids to increasingly boost its mileage while lowering emissions by automatically deactivating and reactivating multiple cylinders, depending on the driver’s desire. You can ride smoothly with its 4-wheel independent suspension features a MacPherson front strut/multi-link rear design intended for a smooth ride and excellent wheel handling. The Variable Torque Management^® 4-wheel drive system (VTM-4^®) automatically shifts power to the rear wheels when the system identifies loss of front-wheel drive traction.

Honda Pilot, being one of the original innovators in the crossover SUV division, has successfully raised the distinction of on-road driving style, three-row passenger facility and higher fuel efficiency compared to usual SUV designs. Honda Pilot continuously represented the refined, comfortable, and family-oriented automobile choice that could accommodate a maximum of eight passengers and an extensive variety of useful capabilities and finest features during its second generation. Being fresh in year 2011, the availability of the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ expands to the Pilot EX-L model, a feature previously exclusive to the top-level Pilot Touring model.

According to Vicki Poponi, the assistant Vice President of Product Planning for American Honda Motor Co., Inc., “The Honda Pilot excels at providing the capabilities that people desire most from a family-oriented SUV.” She continued, “The Pilot emphasizes safety, versatile cargo areas and comfortable space for adults and children, while also providing a smart balance between all-weather capabilities, refined driving dynamics and overall fuel efficiency.”

Honda Pilot is available in four model selections— LX, EX, EX-L and Touring. Each presented in either a two-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive design.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently awarded the all new 2011 Honda Odyssey with the 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK and a 5 Star rating from the Overall Vehicle Score respectively under their own individual testing guidelines.

The award is another historic milestone for the Odyssey as no other minivan has received both awards for this year.

IIHS’ award is the agency’s highest honor that recognizes vehicles for its capability to protect its occupants from all angles in case of a car crash like front, rear and side crashes. It is also included the rollover performance based on the standard set by IIHS as well as the more thorough roof strength test and having a standard electronic stability control system. With all these tests, the Odyssey passed it all with flying colors.

Aside from taking the TOP SAFETY PICK award, the Honda Odyssey became one of the first vehicles to be awarded by the NHTSA with the best possible OVS of 5 Stars.

The OVS is recent addition of the federal government’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) that had just been implemented to all 2011 models. The Odyssey got the nod of the agency after it hurdled all tests with the best possible 5 star rating. Tests like frontal crash safety test and the both sides safety tests all got a 5 star rating. For the rollover test, the Odyssey managed to achieved a four star rating.

Such recognition won’t be possible without the Odyssey’s exclusive Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure that protects its occupants from crashes. The ACE design uses a system of connected structural elements that evenly distribute crash energy throughout the front of the Odyssey.

This crash energy management helps reduce the impact to the passenger compartment. Furthermore, Odyssey is equipped with standard safety equipment like its Vehicle Stability Assist or VSA, a three row side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, a dual stage multiple threshold front airbags, driver’s front side airbag and a front passenger side airbag.

Truly, the all new 2011 Honda Odyssey is your All American vehicle, having been designed, engineered and manufactured right at their Honda Manufacturing of Alabama using local and globally sourced parts, and is readily available at Vista Honda in Ventura, California.

For more information about the 2011 Honda Odyssey visit Vista Honda at Ventura, California or check our website at www.vistahonda.com.