Civic L4-1.3L Hybrid (2008)
New IMA Battery Type:
(Example shown for a 2006-08 Civic Hybrid)
New-type IMA batteries are shipped with an instruction package that includes an extra battery code label. This peel-off label has the same 3-character
battery code found on the battery case. This code is used to update the BCM's or MCM's software, matching the vehicle's IMA control unit to the IMA
battery being installed.
NOTE:
Clean the driver's doorjamb, and apply the extra IMA battery code label below the door striker.
DETERMINING CORRECT IMA SOFTWARE AND MATCHING IT TO THE IMA BATTERY
1. Use the Honda Diagnostic System (HDS) to bring up the IMA System Data List. At the top of the Data List screen is the program P/N; this P/N
identifies which IMA battery software is currently installed in the vehicle. For example, the HDS IMA Data List screen-shot below shows a program
P/N of 1K101-RMX-A070.
IMA System Data List Screen on the HDS
2. On the IMA Software Chart below, note that there are two possible matches for IMA software program P/N 1K1O1-RMX-A070, which is listed as
1K101 - RMX-*x** in the program P/N column. The "x" in the last 4-digits of the program P/N is the "identifier which tells what IMA software is
currently installed. So for this vehicle, the second character within A070 is a "0 (zero)." Referring to the Identifier column in the chart, a "0" means
that this is the IMA software program P/N for a 2006-08 Civic Hybrid with an original IMA battery type.
