D3 and D4 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2000 (in English) Owner's Guide

Key
s an d Lock s
Childproo f Doo r Lock s
Th e childproo f doo r lock s ar e
designe d t o preven t childre n seate d
i n th e rea r fro m accidentall y openin g
th e rea r doors . Eac h rea r doo r ha s a
loc k leve r nea r th e edge . Wit h th e
leve r i n th e LOC K position , th e doo r
canno t b e opene d fro m th e insid e
regardles s o f th e positio n o f th e loc k
tab . T o ope n th e door , pul l th e loc k
ta b u p an d us e th e outsid e doo r
handle .
Trun
k

Yo u ca n ope n th e trun k i n thre e

ways :
Pul
l th e trun k releas e handl e t o
th e lef t o f th e driver' s seat . Us
e th e maste r ke y t o ope n th e
trun k lock . Th e vale t ke y doe s no t
wor k i n thi s lock . Pres
s th e trun k releas e butto n o n
th e remot e transmitter .
(SE , E X an d EX-V 6 model s only )
T
o clos e th e trunk , pres s dow n o n

th e trun k lid .
Se e pag e 16 8 fo r carg o loadin g an d

weigh t limi t information . Kee p th e

trun k li d close d a t all time s whil e
drivin g to avoi d damagin g th e lid ,

an d to preven t exhaus t ga s fro m

gettin g int o th e interior . Se e Carbo n

Monoxid e Hazar d o n pag e 47 .

Instrument s an d Control s
TRUN
K RELEAS E HANDL E MASTE
R KE Y

LEVE
R

Key
s an d Lock s

T o protec t item s i n th e trun k whe n
yo u nee d to giv e th e ke y t o someon e

else :

1 . Loc k th e trun k releas e handl e
wit h th e maste r key . Als o mak e
sur e th e trun k pass-throug h cove r
i s locke d (se e pag e 91 ) .
2 . Giv e th e perso n th e vale t key . Glov
e Bo x
Ope n th e glov e bo x b y squeezin g th e
handle . Clos e it wit h a fir m push .
Loc k o r unloc k th e glov e bo x wit h
th e maste r key .
Th e glov e bo x ligh t come s o n onl y
whe n th e instrumen t pane l light s ar e

on .

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A
n ope n glov e bo x ca n caus e
seriou s injur y t o you r passenge r
i n a crash , eve n if th e
passenge r i s wearin g th e sea t
belt .
Alway s kee p th e glov e bo x
close d whil e driving .
MASTE
R KE Y
GLOVE BO X

HomeLin
k Universa l Transmitte r

4 . Pres s an d releas e th e butto n o n
th e HomeLin k transmitter . (Th e
sam e butto n yo u traine d wit h
th e "Trainin g th e Transmitter "

procedure. )

5 . Pres s an d releas e th e
HomeLin k transmitte r butto n
again . Thi s shoul d tur n of f th e
trainin g ligh t o n th e garag e
doo r opene r unit . (Som e
system s ma y requir e yo u t o
pres s an d releas e th e butto n u p
t o thre e times. )
6 . Pres s th e transmitte r butto n
again . I t shoul d operat e th e
garag e door .
Retrainin g a Butto n
T o trai n a n alread y programme d
transmitte r butto n t o operat e a ne w

device :

1. Selec t th e transmitte r butto n
yo u wan t t o train . 2
. Pres s an d hol d th e transmitte r
butto n unti l th e re d ligh t begin s
t o flas h slowl y (approximatel y
2 0 seconds) .
3 . Whil e continuin g t o hol d th e
transmitte r button , plac e th e
remot e contro l fo r th e devic e 1
t o 3 inche s fro m th e HomeLin k
transmitter .
4 . Pres s an d hol d th e butto n o n th e
remot e control . Hol d bot h
button s unti l th e re d ligh t
begin s t o flas h rapidly .
5 . Releas e bot h buttons . Th e
transmitte r shoul d no w b e
traine d t o operat e th e device .

Erasin g Code s

T o eras e th e code s store d in al l
thre e buttons , pres s an d hol d th e
tw o outsid e button s unti l th e re d
ligh t begin s t o flash , the n releas e

th e buttons .
Yo
u shoul d eras e al l thre e code s
befor e sellin g th e vehicle .
As required by the FCC:
This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate

the equipment.

This device complies with Industry

Canada Standard RSS-210.

Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this
device may not cause interference,
and (2) this device must accept any
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
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Sea
t Adjustment s

Al l V- 6 models , an d th e 4-cylinde r E X
mode l wit h leathe r interio r hav e a
powe r adjustabl e driver' s seat .
Th e 4-cylinde r E X mode l withou t
leathe r interio r ha s a powe r sea t
botto m heigh t adjustment . Al l othe r
sea t adjustment s i n thi s mode l ar e

manual .

Th e 4-cylinde r DX , LX , an d S E
model s hav e manua l sea t adjustment s
(se e nex t column) .
Th e fron t passenger' s sea t i n al l
Accor d model s adjust s manually .Fron
t Sea t Adjustment s

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

Adjus t th e sea t befor e yo u star t

driving .
T o adjus t th e sea t forwar d an d
backward , pul l u p o n th e leve r unde r
th e sea t cushion' s fron t edge . Mov e
th e sea t t o th e desire d positio n an d
releas e th e lever . Tr y t o mov e th e
sea t t o mak e sur e it i s locke d in

position .
T
o chang e th e angl e o f th e seat-back ,
pul l u p o n th e leve r o n th e outsid e o f
th e sea t bottom . Mov e th e seat-bac k
t o th e desire d positio n an d releas e
th e lever . Le t th e seat-bac k latc h in
th e ne w position .
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Sea
t Adjustment s

Driver' s Sea t Manua l Heigh t
Adjustmen t

On LX and SE models

Th e heigh t o f you r driver' s sea t i s
adjustable . Tur n th e fron t dia l o n th e
outsid e o f th e sea t cushio n to rais e
th e fron t o f th e sea t botto m an d tur n
th e rea r dia l t o rais e th e rear . Driver'
s Sea t Powe r Heigh t
Adjustmen t
On EX model
Th e heigh t o f you r driver' s sea t i s
powe r adjustable . Pul l u p o n th e
switc h to rais e th e seat . Pus h it dow n
t o lowe r th e seat .
Mak e al l adjustment s befor e yo u
star t driving .

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Sea
t Adjustment s

Driver' s Sea t Ful l Powe r
Adjustment s

On all V-6 models, and the 4-cylinder EX

model with leather interior
See pages 12 — 13 for important safety
information and warnings about how to

properly position seats and seat-backs.

Th e tw o powe r sea t adjustmen t
switche s ar e o n th e outsid e edg e o f
th e sea t bottom . Th e horizonta l
switc h adjust s th e sea t botto m in
severa l directions . Th e shor t vertica l
switc h adjust s th e seat-bac k angle .
Yo u ca n adjus t th e sea t wit h th e
ignitio n switc h i n an y position . Mak e
al l adjustment s befor e yo u star t
driving . Pus
h th e horizonta l switc h forwar d
o r backwar d t o mov e th e sea t
forwar d o r backward . Pul
l u p o r pus h dow n o n th e fron t o f
th e switc h t o mov e th e sea t bottom' s
fron t edg e u p o r down . Pul l u p o r
pus h dow n o n th e rea r o f th e switc h
t o mov e th e rea r o f th e sea t botto m
u p o r down .
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Sea
t Adjustment s

Pul l th e cente r o f th e horizonta l
switc h u p to rais e th e seat . Pus h it
dow n to lowe r th e seat . Adjus
t th e seat-bac k angl e b y
pushin g th e rea r switc h in th e
directio n yo u wan t t o move . Driver'
s Lumba r Suppor t

On EX and EX V-6 models

Var y th e lumba r suppor t b y movin g
th e leve r o n th e righ t sid e o f th e
seat-back . Pivo t th e leve r forwar d
unti l i t stops , the n le t i t return . Doin g
thi s severa l time s adjust s th e lumba r
suppor t throug h it s ful l range .

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Sea
t Adjustment s

Hea d Restraint s
See page 14 for important safety
information and a warning about how to
properly position the head restraints. Th
e hea d restraint s hel p protec t yo u
an d you r passenger s fro m whiplas h
an d othe r injuries . The y ar e mos t
effectiv e whe n yo u adjus t the m so
th e bac k o f th e occupant' s hea d rest s
agains t th e cente r o f th e restraint . A
talle r perso n shoul d adjus t th e
restrain t a s hig h a s possible .
Th e fron t hea d restraint s adjus t fo r
height . Yo u nee d bot h hand s t o
adjus t th e restraint . D o no t attemp t
t o adjus t i t whil e driving . T o rais e it ,
pul l upward . T o lowe r th e restraint ,
pus h th e releas e butto n sideway s
an d pus h th e restrain t down . T
o remov e a hea d restrain t fo r
cleanin g o r repair , pul l i t u p a s fa r a s
i t wil l go . Pus h th e releas e butto n
an d pul l th e restrain t ou t o f th e seat -

back .

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RELEAS
E BUTTO N

Sea
t Heater s
On Canadian EX-V6 model and EX
model with leather interior

Bot h fron t seat s ar e equippe d wit h
sea t heaters . Th e ignitio n mus t b e
O N (II ) t o us e them . Pus h th e righ t
sid e o f th e switch , HI , t o rapidl y hea t
u p th e seat . Afte r th e sea t reache s a
comfortabl e temperature , selec t L O
b y pushin g th e lef t sid e o f th e switch .
Thi s wil l kee p th e sea t warm . Th
e H I o r L O indicato r light s an d
remain s li t unti l yo u tur n i t of f b y
pushin g th e opposit e sid e o f th e
switc h lightly . Th e indicato r wil l tur n

off .
I n HI , th e heate r turn s of f whe n th e

sea t get s warm , an d turn s bac k o n
afte r th e seat' s temperatur e drops . I t
continue s to cycl e a s lon g a s yo u
leav e it se t o n HI . Th e H I indicato r
remain s li t a s a reminde r tha t yo u
hav e th e heate r on .
I n LO , th e heate r run s continuously .
I t doe s no t cycl e wit h temperatur e

changes .

Becaus e o f th e sensor s fo r th e sid e
airba g system , ther e is n o heate r i n
th e passenger' s seat-back . Follo
w thes e precaution s wheneve r
yo u us e th e sea t heaters : Us
e th e H I settin g onl y t o hea t th e
seat s quickly . Selec t th e L O
settin g whe n th e seat s fee l warm .
Th e H I settin g draw s larg e
amount s o f curren t fro m th e
battery . D
o no t us e th e sea t heaters , eve n
o n th e L O setting , i f th e engin e is
lef t idlin g fo r a n extende d period .
The y ca n weake n th e battery ,
causin g har d starting .
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Powe
r Window s
On all models except DX

You r car' s window s ar e electrically -
powered . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
O N (II ) t o rais e o r lowe r an y window .
Eac h doo r ha s a switc h tha t control s
it s window . T o ope n th e window ,
pus h th e switc h dow n an d hol d it .
Releas e th e switc h whe n yo u wan t
th e windo w to stop . Clos e th e
windo w b y pushin g th e switc h u p
an d holdin g it .
The driver' s doo r armres t ha s a
maste r powe r windo w contro l panel .
T o ope n an y o f th e passengers ' win -
dows , pus h dow n o n th e appropriat e
switc h an d hol d it dow n unti l th e
windo w reache s th e desire d position .
T o clos e th e window , pul l bac k o n
th e windo w switch . Releas e th e
switc h whe n th e windo w get s t o th e
positio n yo u want .

CONTINUED

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Closin
g a powe r windo w o n
someone' s hand s o r finger s ca n
caus e seriou s injury .
Mak e sur e passenger s ar e
awa y fro m th e window s befor e
closin g them .

DRIVER' S WINDO W
SWITC H MAI
N
SWITC H