light Acura Integra 2000 Sedan Owner's Guide

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Cruis e Contro l
Cruise control allows you to maintain
a set speed above 25 mph (40 km/h)
without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal. It should be used
for cruising on straight, open
highways. It is not recommended for conditions such as city driving,
winding roads, slippery roads, heavy rain, or bad weather. You should
have full control of the car under
those conditions.
The cruise control, as it operates,

moves the accelerator pedal. You can

damage your car's accelerator mechanism by resting your foot under

the pedal and blocking the movement.
Using the Cruise Control
1. Push in the Cruise Control Master Switch to the left of the steering
column. The indicator in the
switch will light.
2. Accelerate to the desired cruising speed above 25 mph (40 km/h).
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Improper use of the cruise

control can lead to a crash.

Use the cruise control only

when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
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3. Press and release the SET/decel
button on the steering wheel. The
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel comes on to
show the system is now activated.

The cruise control may not hold

the set speed when you are going
up and down hills. If your speed

increases going down a hill, use

the brakes to slow down to the

desired speed. This will cancel the
cruise control. To resume the set

speed, press and hold the

RESUME/accel button until the
CRUISE CONTROL light on the

instrument panel comes on. When

climbing a steep hill, the automatic
transmission may downshift to
hold the set speed.

Changing the Set Speed

You can increase the set cruising
speed in any of these ways: Press and hold the RESUME/
accel button. The car will acceler-
ate. When you reach the desired
cruising speed, release the button. Push on the accelerator pedal. Ac-
celerate to the desired cruising
speed and press the SET/decel

button.
You can decrease the set cruising
speed in any of these ways: Press and hold the SET/decel
button. The car will decelerate. Release the button when you
reach the desired speed.
Tap the brake or clutch pedal
lightly with your foot. The CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel will go out.
When the car slows to the desired
speed, press the SET/decel button.
The car will then maintain the
desired speed.

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RESUME
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acce l

SET/dece l

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Even with the cruise control turned on, you can still use the accelerator
pedal to speed up for passing. After
completing the pass, take your foot
off the accelerator pedal. The car
will return to the set cruising speed.
Resting your foot on the brake or
clutch pedal will cause the cruise
control to cancel. Cancelling the Cruise Control
You can cancel the cruise control in
any of these ways: Tap the brake or clutch pedal.
Press the SET/decel and RE-
SUME/accel buttons at the same
time. Press the Cruise Control Master

Switch.

When you tap the brake or clutch
pedal, or press the SET and RE-
SUME buttons at the same time, the CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel will go out and the car will begin to slow down. You can
use the accelerator pedal in the

normal way.
If you use the brake or clutch pedal
to cancel cruise control, the system
remembers the previously-set cruising speed. To return to that
speed, accelerate to above 25 mph (40 km/h) and press the RESUME/
accel button until the CRUISE CON-
TROL light comes on. The car will accelerate to the same cruising
speed as before.
Pressing the Cruise Control Master
Switch turns the system completely
off and erases the previous cruising
speed from memory. To use the
system again, refer to Using the

Cruise Control.

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Key
s an d Lock s

LOC K (0 ) — You can insert or
remove the key only in this position.
To switch from ACCESSORY to LOCK, you must push the key in
slightly as you turn it. If your car has
an automatic transmission, the shift
lever must also be in Park. The anti-
theft lock will lock the steering
column when you remove the key. If the front wheels are turned, the
anti-theft lock may sometimes make
it difficult to turn the key from
LOCK to ACCESSORY. Firmly turn
the steering wheel to the left or to
the right as you turn the key. ACCESSOR
Y (I ) — In this position,
you can operate the audio system and the cigarette lighter.
O N (II ) — This is the normal key
position when driving. All features
and accessories on the car are usable. Several of the lights on the instru-
ment panel come on as a test when
you turn the ignition switch from ACCESSORY to ON. STAR
T (III ) — Use this position
only to start the engine. The switch
returns to ON (II) when you let go of
the key.
The engine will not start if the Immobilizer System does not
recognize the key's coding (see page 69).
You will hear a reminder beeper if
you leave the key in the ignition switch in the LOCK (0) or
ACCESSORY (I) position and open
the driver's door. Remove the key to
turn off the beeper.

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Removing the key from the

ignition switch while driving

locks the steering. This can cause you to lose control.
Remove the key from the

ignition switch only when

parked.

Key
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Glov e Bo x
Open the glove bohx by pulling the
bottom of the handle. Close it with a
firm push. Lock or unlock the glove
box with the master key. The glove box light comes on only
when the instrument panel lights are

on.
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t Adjustment s
See pages 12 — 13 for important safety
information and warnings about how to properly position seats and seat-backs.

Adjust the seat before you start
driving.

To adjust the seat forward and
backward, pull up on the lever under the seat cushion's front edge. Move
the seat to the desired position and
release the lever. Try to move the seat to make sure it is locked in
position.
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An open glove box can cause

serious injury to your passenger

in a crash, even if the

passenger is wearing the seat

belt.

Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.

Powe
r Window s

Your car's windows are electrically- powered. Turn the ignition switch to
ON (II) to raise or lower any window.
Each door has a switch that controls
its window. To open the window,
push the switch down and hold it.
Release the switch when you want
the window to stop. Close the
window by pushing the switch up and holding it. The driver's armrest has a master
power window control panel To
open any of the passengers' windows,
push down on the appropriate switch
and hold it down until the window
reaches the desired position. To
close the window, push up on the
window switch. Release the switch
when the window gets to the position
you want. The master control panel also con-
tains these extra features:
AUT O — To open the driver's
window fully, push the window
switch firmly down and release it.
The window automatically goes all the way down. To stop the windowfrom going all the way down, push
the window switch up briefly.
To open the driver's window only partially, push the window switchdown lightly and hold it. The window
will stop as soon as you release the
switch.

The AUTO function only works to lower the driver's window. To raise
the window, you must push the window switch up and hold it until
the window reaches the desired
position.

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Closing a power window on
someone's hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.
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Mirror
s
Keep the inside and outside mirrors
clean and adjusted for best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors before
you start driving. The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare from headlights behind you. Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night

position.
Adjusting the Power Mirrors

Adjust the outside mirrors with the adjustment switch on the driver's

door:

1. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
2. Move the selector switch to L (driver s side) or R (passenger's

side).

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SELECTO
R SWITC H

TA B

Mirrors
, Parkin g Brak e
3. Push the appropriate edge of the adjustment switch to move the
mirror right, left, up or down.
4. When you finish, move the selector switch to the center (off)
position. This turns off the adjustment switch so you can't
move a mirror out of position by accidentally bumping the switch. Parkin
g Brak e
To apply the parking brake, pull the lever up fully. To release it, pull up slightly, push the button, and lower
the lever. The parking brake light on
the instrument panel should go out
when the parking brake is fully
released (see page 54).
Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes

and axles.

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PARKIN G BRAK E LEVE R
ADJUSTMEN
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SWITC H

Beverag
e Holde r

To open the beverage holder, push on the front to get it pop out slightly.Then pull it out the rest of the way.
To close it, push it until it latches.
Be careful when you are using the
beverage holder. A spilled liquid that
is very hot can scald you or your
passengers. Spilled liquids can also damage the upholstery, carpeting,
and electrical components in the
interior.
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Pus
h

Consol
e Compartment , Cigarett e Lighte r
Consol e Compartmen t
To open the console compartment, pull up the front edge of the lid.
To close, lower the lid and push it down until it latches. The pocket on the underside of the
console compartment lid can be used
to hold cards. Cigarett
e Lighte r
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) for the
cigarette lighter to work. To heat up
the lighter, push it in. It will pop out
when it is ready for use. Do not hold
the lighter in while it is heating up,
you could cause it to overheat.
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CIGARETT
E LIGHTE R

CAR
D HOLDE R

CONSOL E COMPARTMEN T