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Turn the rear temperature control
dial clockwise to increase the
temperature of the airflow. When is selected, airf low is
divided between the rear f loor vents
and rear ceiling vents. When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear f loor vents. When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear ceiling vents. Select the vents the air flows from
with the mode control dial. Turn the fan control dial clockwise
to increase f an speed and airf low. The rear control panel can only be
used when the rear controller dial on
the f ront control panel is in the ON
position.
On LX and Canadian DX modelsRear Control Panel
Vents, Heating, and A/C
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MODE CONTROL DIAL
REAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
FAN CONTROL DIAL
LX and Canadian DX models
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Û Ý Press the top ( ) of the f an control
button to increase the f an speed and
airf low. Press the bottom ( ) of the
button to decrease it. The level of
the f an speed is shown in the display.
Each time you press the mode
button, the mode display changes
from , to , then to
.
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear ceiling vents.
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear f loor vents.
When is selected, airf low is
divided between the rear f loor vents
and rear ceiling vents. Pressing the AUTO button puts the
system in automatic operation mode.
The rear system automatically
adjusts the fan speed and airflow
levels to maintain the selected
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment.
Pressing the OFF button shuts off
the rear climate control system.
Press the top ( ) of the
temperature control button to
increase the temperature of airf low,
and the bottom ( ) of the button to
decrease it. The temperature you
adjust is shown in the system display. The rear control panel can only be
used when the indicator in the REAR
LOCK button on the f ront control
panel is off.
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
Vents, Heating, and A/C
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TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTON FAN CONTROL
BUTTON
EX, EX-L and Touring models
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The direction and quantity of airf low
f rom each rear ceiling vent is
adjustable.
To adjust the direction of air coming
f rom a rear ceiling vent, move the
tab in the center of each vent back-
and-forth, and rotate the vent with
the tab. The lever next to each vent
can be opened and closed to regulate
the amount of airf low.Theclimatecontrolsystemhasthree
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. There is also a rear
sensor on the rear sidewall near the
exhaust vent. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Rear Ceiling Vents
Vents, Heating, and A/C, Climate Control Sensors
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SUNLIGHT SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
TAB
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An audio system is standard on all
models. Read the appropriate pages
(as shown below) to use your
vehicle’s audio system.
On LX and Canadian DX models, see
pages through .
For vehicles without navigation
system, see pages through .
For vehicles with navigation system,
see pages through .
For vehicles with rear entertainment
system, see pages through .234 251
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Audio System
Features
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EX and EX-L models
EX-L model with Rear Entertainment
System U.S. EX-L and Touring models with
Rear Entertainment System with
Navigation System
LX and Canadian DX models
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
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SEEK BAR
AUTO SELECT BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB
SCAN BUTTONFM BUTTON
AM BUTTON TUNE/SOUND KNOB
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it
press the or side of the bar,
then release it. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
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To Play the AM/FM Radio SCAN
To Select a Station
TUNE
SEEK
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
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µ If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
appears in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
1.
2.
3.
4. 275To turn of f auto select
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
AUTO SELECT
Preset
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Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the bass, treble,
balance, and f ader settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the SOUND
(TUNE) knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode. Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
of f .
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader A udio System L ighting
Features
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
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CD SLOT
CD BUTTON SKIP BAR
DISC BUTTON DISC BUTTON
DISP BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
SCAN/RPT
BUTTON
RDM BUTTON
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 99
f olders, or up to 255 tracks/f iles.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED FORMAT,
andthenskipstothenextfile.
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
To Play a Disc
Features
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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