Cruise Control HONDA CR-V 2000 RD1-RD3 / 1.G Owners Manual

Indicato
r Light s

U.S .

Anti-lock Brak e

Syste m (ABS )
Indicato r

Only on models equipped with ABS (see
page 165 )
Thi s ligh t normall y come s o n whe n
yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h O N (II )
an d goe s of f afte r th e engin e starts .
I f i t come s o n a t an y othe r time ,
ther e is a proble m in th e ABS . I f thi s
happens , tak e th e vehicl e t o you r
deale r t o hav e it checked . Wit h th e
ligh t on , you r vehicl e stil l ha s norma l
brakin g abilit y bu t n o anti-lock .
Lo w Fue l Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n a s a reminde r
tha t yo u mus t refue l soon .
Hig
h Bea m Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n wit h th e hig h
bea m headlights . Se e pag e 6 0 fo r
informatio n o n th e headligh t

controls .

O n Canadia n models , thi s indicato r
come s o n wit h reduce d brightnes s
whe n th e Daytim e Runnin g Light s

(DRL ) ar e o n (se e pag e 60 ).

Cruis e Contro l Indicato r
Tailgate-ope n Indicato r

Thi s ligh t come s o n if th e tailgat e is
no t close d tightly .
Tur
n Signa l an d Hazar d Warnin g

Indicator s

Th e lef t o r righ t tur n signa l ligh t

blink s whe n yo u signa l a lan e chang e
o r turn . I f th e ligh t doe s no t blin k o r
blink s rapidly , i t usuall y mean s on e
o f th e tur n signa l bulb s i s burne d ou t
(se e pag e 23 3 ) . Replac e th e bul b a s
soo n a s possible , sinc e othe r driver s
canno t se e tha t yo u ar e signalling .
Whe n yo u tur n o n th e Hazard
Warnin g switch , bot h tur n signa l
light s blink . Al l tur n signal s o n th e
outsid e o f th e vehicl e shoul d flash .

Instrument s an d Control s

Canad
a

AB S

CRUISE

CONTRO L

Thi s light s whe n yo u se t th e cruis e
control . Se e pag e 6 6 fo r informatio n
o n operatin g th e cruis e control .

Steerin
g Whee l Control s

Cruis e Contro l
Cruis e contro l allow s yo u t o maintai n
a se t spee d abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h )
withou t keepin g you r foo t o n th e
accelerato r pedal . I t shoul d b e use d
fo r cruisin g o n straight , ope n
highways . I t i s no t recommende d fo r
condition s suc h a s cit y driving ,
windin g roads , slipper y roads , heav y
rain , o r ba d weather . Yo u shoul d
hav e ful l contro l o f th e vehicl e unde r
thos e conditions .
The
cruise control, as it operates,

moves the accelerator pedal. You can

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

the pedal and blocking the movement.
Using the Cruise Control

1 . Pus h in th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h to th e lef t o f th e steerin g

column . Th e indicato r i n th e

switc h wil l light .

2 . Accelerat e to th e desire d cruisin g

spee d abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h) .
Instrument s an d Control s
NOTIC
E

Imprope r us e o f th e cruis e
contro l ca n lea d t o a crash .
Us e th e cruis e contro l onl y
whe n travelin g o n ope n
highway s i n goo d weather .

Steerin
g Whee l Control s

Eve n wit h th e cruis e contro l turne d
on , yo u ca n stil l us e th e accelerato r
peda l t o spee d u p fo r passing . Afte r
completin g th e pass , lak e you r foo t
of f th e accelerato r pedal . Th e vehicl e
wil l retur n to th e se t cruisin g speed .
Restin g you r foo t o n th e brak e peda l
wil l caus e th e cruis e contro l t o

cancel .
Cancelling the Cruise Control
Yo u ca n cance l th e cruis e contro l i n
an y o f thes e ways : Ta
p th e brak e pedal . Pres
s th e SET/dece l an d RE -
SUME/acce l button s a t th e sam e
time . Pres
s th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switch .
Whe n yo u ta p th e brak e o r clutc h
pedal , o r pres s th e SE T an d RE -
SUM E button s a t th e sam e time , th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l wil l g o ou t an d th e
vehicl e wil l begi n t o slo w down . Yo u
ca n us e th e accelerato r peda l i n th e
norma l way .
Th e syste m remember s th e
previously-se t cruisin g speed . T o
retur n t o tha t speed , accelerat e t o
abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h ) an d pres s th
e RESUME/acce l butto n unti l th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t come s on .
Th e vehicl e wil l accelerat e t o th e
sam e cruisin g spee d a s before .
Pressin g th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h turn s th e syste m completel y
of f an d erase s th e previou s cruisin g
spee d fro m memory . T o us e th e
syste m again , refe r t o Using the

Cruise Control.

Instrument s an d Control s