Problems with Driver distraction settings on our new Clarity, Please help!

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Dr. Robert Cohen

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05E53F15-E1FC-432C-A5D6-ACC53A3E19AA.webp F35E92ED-3E9E-4FE9-8CA3-34DAA097CA18.webp A918272D-B44B-4F4A-86F7-4D0DD28D21B4.webp 5FE18376-293E-4EC2-87B8-0E01539F2372.webp Greetings everyone, we are the proud owners of a 2018 clarity hybrid plug-in in green with tan interior.I have been driving the car for a day with no problems entering navigation information, adjusting the climate control, and other adjustments while driving. This morning, while my wife plugged her car in to connect to Apple CarPlay, some form of menu appeared and she assumed it was access to her phone but after connecting her phone to the Apple CarPlay she lost the ability, while driving, to make many adjustments to the AC system, navigation, and many other aspects of the user interface. While I have heard that other Hondas have similar issues, there has always been a way to enter the sub system through the head unit and to turn it off. However, I have attempted and watched several videos of other Honda's but these do not seem to turn off the distracted driver system setting on the clarity. In fact we cannot seem to find the actual toggle switch to turn it off. Can anyone help? The car was not doing this for the first few days and now it is much less enjoyable to drive. There is no reference to this in the manual or way to turn it off. By the way, when we stop at a light or in traffic, the system is now accessible but is soon as you start to move, everything grays out. Thanks so much in advance.
 
Dr. Robert Cohen said:
This morning, while my wife plugged her car in to connect to Apple CarPlay, some form of menu appeared and she assumed it was access to her phone but after connecting her phone to the Apple CarPlay she lost the ability, while driving, to make many adjustments to the AC system, navigation, and many other aspects of the user interface.
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In Android Auto (not sure for Apple CarPlay) hitting the lower right button in the Android Auto interface (looks like an analog gauge) brings up the option to "Return to Honda". This then restores the normal Honda infotainment screen. Hitting the Android Auto icon then switches back.

For climate control settings, you should be able to hit the Climate button below the screen to open the climate control screen, right?

I don't believe there is any way to remove the distracted driver setting while within Android Auto or Apple Carplay as that is a feature of the respective app, not a Honda setting.

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I’ll check this out! Thank you. Funny enough, she forgot her phone today and she stated all was back to normal. She then deleted her Apple CarPlay profile and declined Honda’s emergency calling feature at start up. We’ll see if this helps. Thanks again
 
Kendalf said:
In Android Auto (not sure for Apple CarPlay) hitting the lower right button in the Android Auto interface (looks like an analog gauge) brings up the option to "Return to Honda". This then restores the normal Honda infotainment screen. Hitting the Android Auto icon then switches back.

For climate control settings, you should be able to hit the Climate button below the screen to open the climate control screen, right?

I don't believe there is any way to remove the distracted driver setting while within Android Auto or Apple Carplay as that is a feature of the respective app, not a Honda setting.

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How did you customize that screen?? Never seen that before!?!

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Here's the link to the thread with instructions on changing to this alternative "skin" for the infotainment screen. This was one of the first things I did when I got the car and I've completely forgotten that this isn't the default screen! In fact, I can't even remember what the default screen looks like!
Center Display Screen "Skins"
 
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