HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2000 (in English) Owners Manual

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 .

Instrument s an d Control s

RELEAS
E BUTTO N

Sea
t Adjustment s

Foldin g Rea r Sea t
Th e bac k o f th e rea r sea t fold s down ,
givin g yo u direc t acces s t o th e trunk .
Th e seat-bac k ca n b e release d fro m
insid e th e ca r o r insid e th e trunk .
T o fol d dow n th e seat-bac k fro m
insid e th e car , inser t th e maste r ke y
i n th e loc k o n th e rea r shelf . Tur n
th e ke y clockwise , pul l dow n th e to p
o f th e seat-back , the n releas e th e
key . Whe
n storin g cargo , yo u ca n mov e
th e rea r cente r shoulde r bel t ou t o f
th e wa y b y removin g th e bel t fro m
th e guide . T
o releas e th e seat-bac k fro m insid e
th e trunk , pul l th e releas e loo p unde r
th e rea r shelf .
T o loc k th e seat-bac k upright , pus h it
firml y agains t th e rea r shelf . Mak e
sur e it i s latche d in plac e b y pullin g
o n th e to p o f th e seat .

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Instrument s an d Control s
MASTE
R KE Y

Sea
t Adjustment s

Mak e sur e al l rea r shoulde r belt s ar e
positione d in fron t o f th e rea r seat -
bac k wheneve r th e seat-bac k is i n it s
uprigh t position .
Mak e sur e al l item s i n th e trunk , o r
item s extendin g throug h th e openin g
int o th e bac k seat , ar e secured .
Loos e item s ca n fl y forwar d an d
caus e injur y i f yo u hav e t o brak e
hard . Se e Carryin g Carg o o n pag e

166 .
Neve
r driv e wit h th e seat-bac k
folde d dow n an d th e trun k li d open .

Se e Carbo n Monoxid e Hazar d o n

pag e 47 . Rea
r Sea t Armres t
On all models except DX
Th e rea r sea t armres t i s locate d a t
th e cente r o f th e rea r seat . Pivo t i t
dow n to us e it .

Instrument s an d Control s

Sea
t Adjustment s

Trunk Pass-through Cover

Th e pass-throug h cove r ca n b e
opene d fro m eithe r side ; i t fold s
forwar d ont o th e cente r armrest .
Ope n th e cove r b y slidin g th e kno b
downwar d an d pushin g o r pullin g o n
th e cover . T o clos e th e cover , swin g
i t u p an d pus h firml y o n th e top .
Mak e sur e it latche s properly .
Mak e sur e al l item s i n th e trun k an d
thos e extendin g throug h th e pass -
throug h ar e secured . Fo
r security , thi s cove r ca n b e
locke d an d unlocke d onl y wit h th e
maste r key . T o loc k th e cover , inser t
th e ke y an d tur n it clockwise .
Neve r driv e wit h thi s cove r ope n an d
th e trun k li d open .
Se e Carbo n Monoxid e Hazar d o n
pag e 47 .

Instruments an d Control s

KNO
B

LI D

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 .
Instrument s an d Control s

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 .

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Instrument s an d Control s

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

Powe
r Windows , Moonroo f

Th e maste r contro l pane l als o con -
tain s thes e extr a features :
AUT O — To ope n th e driver' s
windo w fully , pus h th e windo w
switc h firml y dow n an d releas e it .
Th e windo w automaticall y goe s al l
th e wa y down . T o sto p th e windo w
fro m goin g al l th e wa y down , pul l
bac k o n th e windo w switc h briefly .
T o ope n th e driver' s windo w onl y
partially , pus h th e windo w switc h
dow n lightl y an d hol d it . Th e windo w
wil l sto p a s soo n a s yo u releas e th e

switch .

Th e AUT O functio n onl y work s t o
lowe r th e driver' s window . T o rais e
th e window , yo u mus t pul l bac k o n
th e windo w switc h an d hol d it unti l
th e windo w reache s th e desire d

position .
Th
e MAI N switc h control s powe r t o
th e passengers ' windows . Wit h thi s
switc h off , th e passengers ' window s
canno t b e raise d o r lowered . Th e
MAI N switc h doe s no t affec t th e
driver' s window . Kee p th e MAI N
switc h of f whe n yo u hav e childre n in
th e ca r s o the y d o no t injur e them -
selve s b y operatin g th e window s
unintentionally .
Th e powe r windo w syste m ha s a key -
of f dela y function . Th e window s wil l
stil l operat e fo r u p t o te n minute s
afte r yo u tur n of f th e ignition .
Openin g eithe r fron t doo r cancel s
th e dela y function . Yo u mus t tur n
th e ignitio n switc h O N (II ) agai n
befor e yo u ca n rais e o r lowe r th e
windows . Moonroo
f

On EX and EX V-6 models

Th e moonroo f ha s tw o positions : i t
ca n b e tilte d u p in th e bac k fo r
ventilation , o r i t ca n b e sli d bac k int o
th e roof . Us e th e switc h unde r th e
lef t dashboar d ven t t o operat e th e
moonroof . Th e ignitio n switc h mus t
b e O N (II) .
Instrument s an d Control s MOONROO
F SWITC H

Moonroof
, Mirror s

T o til t u p th e bac k o f th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e cente r butto n (
) To clos e th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e to p o f th e switc h (
) To ope n th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e botto m o f th e switc
h ( ) Releas e th e switc h
whe n th e moonroo f get s t o th e
desire d position . Mak e sur e
everyone' s hand s ar e awa y fro m th e
moonroo f befor e openin g o r closin g

it .
Th
e moonroo f ha s a key-of f delay .
Yo u ca n stil l ope n an d clos e th e
moonroo f fo r u p t o te n minute s afte r
yo u tur n of f th e ignition . Th e key-of f
dela y cancel s a s soo n a s yo u ope n
eithe r fron t door . Yo u mus t the n
tur n th e ignitio n O N (II ) fo r th e
moonroo f t o operate .
If you try to open the moonroof in
below-freezing temperatures, or when
it is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or motor.
Mirror
s

Kee p th e insid e an d outsid e mirror s
clea n an d adjuste d fo r bes t visibility .
B e sur e t o adjus t th e mirror s befor e
yo u star t driving .
Th e insid e mirro r ha s da y an d nigh t
positions . Th e nigh t positio n reduce s
glar e fro m headlight s behin d you .
Fli p th e ta b o n th e botto m edg e o f
th e mirro r t o selec t th e da y o r nigh t
position .

Instrument s an d Control s

Openin
g o r closin g th e

moonroo f o n someone' s hand s

o r finger s ca n caus e seriou s

injury .

Mak e sur e al l hand s an d finger s

ar e clea r o f th e moonroo f

befor e openin g o r closin g it .

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TA
B

Mirror
s

Adjusting the Power Mirrors

On all models except DX

Adjus t th e outsid e mirror s wit h th e

adjustmen t switc h o n th e driver' s

doo r armrest :
1
. Tur n th e ignitio n switc h O N (II) .
2 . Mov e th e selecto r switc h to L
(driver' s side ) o r R (passenger' s

side) .

3. Pus h th e appropriat e edg e o f th e
adjustmen t switc h to mov e the
mirro r right , left , u p o r down .
4 . Whe n yo u finish , mov e the
selecto r switc h to th e cente r (off )
position . Thi s turn s of f th e
adjustmen t switc h s o yo u can' t
mov e a mirro r ou t o f positio n b y
accidentall y bumpin g th e switch .
Instrument s an d Control s

SELECTO
R SWITC H

ADJUSTMENT SWITC H

Mirrors, Parkin g Brak e
On all Canadian models except DX
model
Th e outsid e mirror s ar e heate d t o re -
mov e fo g an d frost . Wit h th e ignitio n
switc h O N (II) , tur n o n th e heater s
b y pressin g th e button . Th e ligh t i n
th e butto n come s o n a s a reminder .
Pres s th e butto n agai n t o tur n th e
heater s off . Parkin
g Brak e
T o appl y th e parkin g brake , pul l th e
leve r u p fully . T o releas e it , pul l u p
slightly , pus h th e button , an d lowe r
th e lever . Th e parkin g brak e ligh t o n
th e instrumen t pane l shoul d g o ou t
whe n th e parkin g brak e is full y
release d wit h th e engin e runnin g
(se e pag e 52 ).
Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and axles.
Instrument s an d Control s
HEATED MIRRO R BUTTO N
PARKING BRAK E LEVE R
NOTIC E