key HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G Owners Manual

Interio
r Feature s
Key s an d Ignitio n ........ . 10 1
Steerin g Colum n Lock /
Ignitio n Switc h ...... . 10 1
LOC K ............ . 10 1
AC C .............. . 10 1
O N ............... . 10 1
STAR T ............ . 10 1
Ke y Remova l ......... . 10 2
Ke y Reminde r ........ . 10 2

Guar d Agains t Thef t ... . 10 2

Lock s ................. . 10 3
Powe r Doo r Lock s ..... . 10 4

Child-Saf e Doo r Lock s . . 10 5

Mirror s ................ . 10 5
Interio r Mirro r ........ . 10 5
Powe r Mirror s ........ . 10 5
Vanit y Mirror s ........ . 10 6 Powe
r Window s ......... . 10 7
Checkin g th e Circui t
Breake r ............ . 10 8
Tailgat e ............... . 10 8
Operatio n ............ . 10 8
Hoo d Releas e ........... . 10 9
Interio r Light s .......... . 11 0
Luggag e Ligh t ........ . 11 0

Dom e Ligh t .......... . 11 1

Courtes y Light s ....... . 11 2
Ma p Light s ........... . 11 2
Moonroo f .............. . 11 2 Convenience
s ........... . 11 3
Beverag e Holde r ...... . 11 3
Su n Viso r ............ . 11 4
Glov e Bo x ........... . 11 4
Assis t Gri p ........... . 11 5
Hor n Butto n .......... . 11 5
Til t Steerin g Whee l .... . 11 5
Cigarett e Lighte r ...... . 11 6
Ashtray s ............. . 11 6
Accessor y Powe r Outlet s . 11 7
Interio r Feature s

Key
s an d Ignitio n

You r Passpor t come s wit h tw o

keys .

Th e ke y cod e numbe r i s stampe d
o n th e meta l plat e attache d to th e
ke y ring .
Fo r vehicl e security :
Recor d th e ke y cod e number .
Kee p th e ke y cod e numbe r
plat e in a saf e place , NO T IN
TH E VEHICLE . I
f th e origina l key s ar e lost ,

duplicate s ca n b e mad e usin g th e

ke y cod e number . Contac t an y

Hond a deale r o r a locksmith .

Steerin g Colum n
Lock/Ignitio n Switc h

Th e ignitio n switch , o n th e righ t
sid e o f th e steering column, ha s
fiv e positions : LOC
K — Th e norma l parkin g
position . Thi s lock s th e steerin g
an d prevent s norma l us e o f th e
steerin g wheel .
Th e ke y ca n b e remove d onl y
whe n th e ignitio n is i n thi s
position . O n automati c
transmissio n models , th e ignitio n
switc h canno t b e turne d to th e
"EOCK " positio n unles s th e shif t
leve r ha s firs t bee n place d in th e
"P " position . Th e shif t leve r i s
the n locked .
AC C (Accessory) — In thi s
position , yo u ca n us e som e
electrica l accessorie s whe n th e
engin e is no t running .
O N — Th e norma l drivin g

position .

START —This positio n start s th e
engine . Th e switc h return s t o O N
whe n yo u releas e th e key .

Interio r Feature s

META
L PLAT E
WIT H KE Y COD E

Th
e anti-thef t steerin g colum n
loc k i s no t interconnecte d wit h th e
parkin g brake . Yo u mus t alway s
se t th e parkin g brak e whe n
leavin g th e vehicle .
T o preven t dischargin g th e battery ,
avoi d us e o f electrica l accessorie s
wit h th e engin e shu t off .
Fo r easie r ke y operatio n whe n
unlocking , rotat e th e steerin g
whee l slightl y t o reliev e pressur e
o n th e steerin g lock .

Ke y Remova l

Manual Transmission
Wit h th e vehicl e full y stopped ,
remov e th e ke y fro m th e switc h
b y turnin g i t t o th e "LOCK "
positio n an d removin g it . Automatic
Transmission

Wit h th e vehicl e full y stopped , plac e

th e automati c transmissio n shif t

leve r i n "P " (Park ) position . Tur n

th e ke y t o th e "LOCK " position .

Ke y Reminde r

Th e ke y reminde r circui t cause s a
beepe r t o soun d whe n th e doo r i s
hel d ope n wit h th e ke y lef t i n th e
ignitio n switch . Thi s i s t o hel p
preven t accidentall y lockin g th e
ke y insid e th e vehicle .
Th
e beepe r stop s whe n th e doo r i s

close d o r whe n th e ke y i s removed .

Guar d Agains t Thef t

You r ne w Passpor t ha s feature s t o
hel p preven t thef t o f th e vehicle ,
it s equipment , an d it s contents .
Thes e anti-thef t feature s wor k
dependin g o n ho w wel l yo u us e

them .

Par k i n a well-lighte d are a
wheneve r possible .
Loc k th e steerin g colum n an d
tak e th e ke y wit h you .
- Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
"LOCK " an d remov e th e key .
Thi s lock s bot h th e ignitio n
switc h an d steerin g control .
Interio r Feature s Removin
g th e ke y fro m th e

ignitio n switc h whil e drivin g

lock s th e steering . Thi s ca n
caus e yo u to los e control .
Remov e th e ke y fro m th e
ignitio n switc h onl y whe n

parked .

B
e carefu l whe n yo u ar e usin g th e
beverag e holder . A spille d liqui d
tha t i s ver y ho t ca n scal d yo u o r
you r passengers . Spille d liquid s
ca n als o damag e th e upholstery ,
carpeting , an d electrica l
component s i n th e interior .
Sun Visor

The su n viso r ca n b e pivote d t o
th e sid e whe n unhooked . Glov
e Bo x
Ope n th e glov e bo x b y pullin g th e

handle .

Th e glov e bo x ca n b e locke d an d
unlocke d wit h th e ignitio n key .
Interio r Feature s 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 .

Comfor
t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Th e heatin g an d ai r conditionin g
syste m in you r vehicl e provide s a
comfortabl e drivin g environmen t
i n al l weathe r conditions .
Th e audi o syste m ha s man y
features . Thi s sectio n describe s
thos e feature s an d ho w to us e

them .
Heatin
g an d Coolin g ..... . 12 0
Ventilatio n ............. . 12 2
Audi o Syste m ........... . 12 5
AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o
Audi o Syste m (LX , EX ) 12 5
Operatin g th e Radi o . . 12 5
Adjustin g th e Soun d . . 12 7
Operatin g th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 12 8
Carin g fo r th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 13 0
Operatin g th e Optiona l
C D Change r ....... . 13 1
AM/FM/Cassette /
C D Change r Stere o
Audi o Syste m (EX-L ) . . 13 3
Operatin g th e Radi o . . 13 3
Adjustin g th e Soun d . . 13 5
Radi o Frequencie s . . . 13 6
Operatin g th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 13 8
Carin g fo r th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 14 1
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
Operatin
g th e
C D Change r ....... . 14 2
Protectin g
Compac t Disc s ..... . 14 6
Cruis e Contro l .......... . 14 7
Keyles s Entr y .......... . 15 1
Anti-Thef t Syste m ....... . 15 2
Digita l Cloc k ........... . 15 3

Adjustin
g th e Soun d

Bass , Treble , Balance , an d Fade r
ar e eac h adjustable . Yo u selec t
whic h o f thes e yo u wan t t o adjus t
b y pressin g th e MOD E butto n
severa l times . Th e selecte d mode ,
BAS , TRE , FAD , o r BA L is show n
i n th e display .

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o

mode s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
BA L adjust s th e side-to-sid e
strength , whil e FA D adjust s th e
front-to-bac k strength .
Selec t BA L o r FA D b y pressin g
th e MOD E button . Adjus t th e
Balanc e o r Fade r t o you r likin g b y pressin
g th e o r ke y b y th e
MOD E button . Th e numbe r i n th e
displa y (fro m R 7 t o L 7 fo r BAL ,
fro m R 7 t o F 7 fo r FAD ) show s
yo u th e curren t setting . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e mode s t o
adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
Selec t TR E o r BA S b y pressin g
th e MOD E button . Adjus t th e desire
d mod e b y pressin g th e o
r key . Th e displaye d numbe r
(fro m — 5 to 5 ) show s yo u th e
curren t setting . Th
e syste m wil l automaticall y
retur n th e displa y t o norma l mod e
abou t seve n second s afte r yo u sto p
adjustin g a mod e wit h th e keys .

Radi o Frequencie s an d
Receptio n

Fo r information , se e pag e 136 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

MOD
E ADJUS T BUTTON SDISPLA
Y
MOD
E

(Standard
on the EX model)

Yo u ca n loc k an d unloc k you r
vehicl e wit h th e remot e

transmitter . Whe n yo u pus h th e

LOC K button , al l th e door s an d
th e tailgat e lock . Th e parkin g

lights , taillights , an d licens e plat e

ligh t wil l flas h once . I f yo u pres s
th e LOC K butto n a secon d time ,
th e hor n wil l hon k t o confir m tha t

everythin g locked .
Whe
n yo u pus h th e UNLOC K
butto n once , onl y th e driver' s
doo r unlocks . Pus h th e butto n a
second time , withi n thre e seconds,
t o unloc k th e remainin g door s an d
th e tailgate . Th e parkin g lights ,
taillights , an d licens e plat e ligh t
wil l flas h twic e whe n yo u pus h
th e UNLOC K butto n the firs t

time .

Th e dom e ligh t wil l com e o n (i f
th e dom e ligh t switc h is i n th e
cente r position ) whe n yo u pres s
th e UNLOC K button . I f yo u d o
no t ope n an y o f th e door s o r th e
hatc h glass , the ligh t wil l g o ou t i n
abou t 3 0 seconds , th e door s an d
tailgat e automaticall y relock , an d
th e anti-thef t syste m sets .
Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e
vehicl e wit h th e remot e transmitte
r i f an y door , th e
tailgate , o r th e hoo d is no t full y
closed , o r th e ke y is in th e ignitio n
switch . Whe n yo u pus h th e LOC K
button , th e hor n wil l bee p si x
time s t o notif y yo u tha t somethin g
i s ajar .
Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e
vehicl e wit h th e remot e
transmitte r i f th e ke y i s i n th e
ignitio n switch .

Pani c Mod e

Pani c mod e allow s yo u to
remotel y soun d th e vehicle' s hor n
t o attrac t attention . T o activat e
thi s mode , pres s an d hol d th e
PANI C butto n fo r abou t on e
second . You r vehicle' s hor n wil l
soun d fo r abou t 3 0 seconds .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Keyles
s Entr y

LOC K
UNLOC K
PANI C

T
o cance l pani c mod e befor e 3 0
seconds , pres s an y butto n o n th e
remot e transmitter . Yo u ca n also
tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o

ACCESSORY .
Th
e anti-thef t syste m is designe d
t o protec t you r vehicl e an d it s
contents fro m theft . An y attemp t
t o forcibl y ope n an y door , th e
tailgate , o r th e hoo d withou t usin g
th e ke y o r th e remot e transmitte r
wil l caus e th e syste m to alarm .
Th e hor n sound s an d th e
headlight s flas h fo r approximatel y
thre e minutes . Th e starte r moto r
circui t i s disable d s o th e engin e
canno t b e started . Afte r thre e
minutes , th e syste m resets .
Activatin
g th e Syste m

Th e syste m activate s
automaticall y whe n al l th e doors ,
th e tailgate , an d th e hoo d ar e full y
close d an d locked .
Loc k th e door s wit h th e key , th e
remot e transmitter , o r th e doo r
loc k button/knob . Th e anti-thef t
syste m indicato r wil l com e o n t o
sho w tha t i t i s activating . Afte r
abou t 1 0 seconds , th e ligh t wil l
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
Anti-Thef
t Syste m

Yo
u ma y driv e you r ne w vehicl e
fro m its ver y firs t mile/kilomete r
withou t followin g a forma l
"break-in " schedule. However ,
ther e ar e thing s yo u ca n d o durin g
th e firs t fe w hundre d miles /
kilometer s o f drivin g tha t wil l ad d
t o th e futur e performanc e an d
econom y o f you r vehicle.
I t i s recommende d tha t you r speed
durin g th e firs t 50 0 mile s (80 0
kilometers ) b e limite d to a
maximu m o f 5 5 mp h (9 0 km/h )
an d tha t yo u d o no t driv e fo r lon g
period s a t an y one constant speed,
eithe r fas t o r slow . Durin g thi s
period , avoi d full-throttl e start s
and , i f possible , avoi d har d stops ;
especiall y durin g th e firs t 20 0
mile s (32 0 kilometers ) o f driving .
Alway s driv e a t moderate speed
unti l th e engin e ha s completel y
warme d up .
Parkin
g

Whe n leavin g you r vehicl e

unattended :
Set
th e parkin g brake . Place
th e shif t leve r i n "P "
(Park ) positio n fo r automati c

transmission .
Whe
n parkin g a vehicl e equippe d
wit h a manua l transmissio n o n a n
upwar d slope , o r o n a leve l
surface , plac e th e shif t leve r i n
th e "1st " position . Whe
n parkin g a vehicl e
equippe d wit h a manua l
transmissio n o n a downwar d
slope , plac e the shif t leve r i n
th e "R " (Reverse ) position . Tur
n the ke y t o th e "LOCK "

position .
Remov
e th e key . Th e beeper
wil l remin d you . Clos
e al l window s an d loc k al l

doors .
Chec
k to mak e certai n th e
light s ar e turne d off . Th e
beeper wil l remin d you . I
f you r vehicl e is equippe d wit h
a transfe r case (4WD) , mak e
sur e th e shif t leve r i s in 4 H o r

4L .

Parkin g Tip s
Neve
r driv e th e vehicl e wit h

th e parkin g brak e set . Thi s ca n

overhea t th e rea r brakes ,

reducin g thei r effectivenes s an d
causin g excessiv e wea r o r

damage .
Alway
s appl y th e parkin g brak e

wheneve r yo u leav e th e vehicle ,

whethe r i t i s equippe d wit h a

manua l o r automati c transmission .

Drivin g Tip s

Ne
w Vehicl e Break-I n

Identificatio
n Number ,

Vehicl e ................ . 23 2

Ignitio n

Key s ................. . 10 1
Switc h ............... . 10 1
Timin g Contro l Syste m . . . 250

Illuminatio n Contro l ...... . 7 3
Importan t Safet y Precaution s .. . 4
Indicators ,
Instrumen t Pane l ........ . 5 7
Indicator s an d Gauge s ..... . 5 7
Infants , Protectin g .......... . 2 6
Inflation , Prope r Tir e . . . 164 , 23 9
Insid e Mirro r ............ . 10 5
Inspection , Tir e .......... . 16 5
Instrumen t Pane l Brightness .
See Illuminatio n Contro l
Interio
r Cleanin g ......... . 22 6
Interio r Light s ........... . 11 0

Introductio n ............... . i

Jack , Tir e ............... . 18 7
Jackin g
u
p th e Vehicl e ..... . 18 7
Jum p Startin g ............ . 18 4
Keyles s Entr y ............ . 15 1
Key s ................... . 10 1
Label , Certificatio n ....... . 23 4

Labels , Safety , Locatio n o f . . 4 8
Lan e Change , Signalin g .... . 7 5

La p Bel t ................ . 4 2
Lap/Shoulde
r Belt s ....... . 4 1
Lever , Transfe r ......... . 80 , 8 4
Liftin g Point s ............ . 18 7
Lighter , Cigarett e ......... . 11 6
Light s
Bul b Replacemen t ...... . 24 3

Dom e Ligh t ...........
111

Indicator .............. . 6 1

Luggag e .............. . 11 0

Tur n Signa l ........... . 6 4
Limite d Sli p Differentia l ... . 18 2
Loadin g Carg o ........... . 23 3
LOC K (Ignitio n Ke y Position ) 10 1
Lock s .................. . 10 3
Anti-Thef t Steerin g Colum n 10 2
Child-Saf e Doo r ........ . 10 5
Powe r Doo r ........... . 10 4

Tailgat e .............. . 10 8

Lo w Coolan t Leve l ....... . 21 7