HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2000 Owner's Manual (in English)

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Thi s sectio n cover s th e more -
commo n problem s tha t motorist s
experienc e wit h thei r vehicles . I t
give s yo u informatio n abou t ho w to
safel y evaluat e th e proble m an d wha t
t o d o t o correc t it . I f th e proble m ha s
strande d yo u o n th e sid e o f th e road ,
yo u ma y b e abl e to ge t goin g again .
I f not , yo u wil l als o fin d instruction s
o n gettin g you r ca r towed . Compac
t Spar e Tire...................... .
270

Changing a
Fla
t Tire.................... .

271

I f You r
Engin
e Won' t Start.......... .

276

Nothin g Happen s
o
r th e
Starte r Moto r Operates
Ver y Slowly............................ .

277

The Starte r
Operates
Normally................................ .

278

Jum p Starting................................ .
278

If You r
Engin
e Overheats............ .

281

Lo w Oi l
Pressur
e Indicator......... .

283

Chargin g Syste m
Indicator..........
.

284

Malfunctio n Indicato r
Lam
p ....... .

285

Brak e Syste m
Indicator...............
.

286

Closin g th e
Moonroof..................
.

287

Fuses..............................................
287

Checkin g an d
Replacing..........
.

289

Emergenc y Towing...................... .
293

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Compac
t Spar e Tir e

You r ca r ha s a compac t spar e tir e
tha t take s u p les s space . Us e thi s
spar e tir e a s a temporar y replace -
men t only . Ge t you r regula r tir e
repaire d o r replace d an d pu t bac k o n
you r ca r a s soo n a s yo u can .
Chec k th e inflatio n pressur e o f th e
compac t spar e tir e ever y tim e yo u
chec k th e othe r tires . I t shoul d b e
inflate d to :
6 0 ps i (42 0 kPa , 4. 2 kgf/cm 2)
Follo
w thes e precaution s wheneve r
yo u ar e usin g th e compac t spar e tire :
D o no t excee d 5 0 mp h (8 0 km/h )
unde r an y circumstances .
Thi s tir e give s a harshe r rid e an d
les s tractio n o n som e roa d sur -
face s tha n th e regula r tire . Us e
greate r cautio n whil e drivin g o n

thi s tire .

D o no t moun t sno w chain s o n th e
compac t spare .
Th e whee l o f th e compac t spar e
tir e is designe d especiall y to fi t
you r car . D o no t us e you r spar e
tir e o n anothe r vehicl e unles s it i s
th e sam e mak e an d model .
Th
e compac t spar e tir e ha s a shorte r
trea d lif e tha n a regula r tire . Replac e
i t whe n yo u ca n se e th e trea d wea r
indicato r bars . Th e replacemen t
shoul d b e th e sam e siz e an d desig n
tire , mounte d o n th e sam e wheel .
Th e compac t spar e tir e is no t
designe d t o b e mounte d o n a regula r
wheel , an d th e compac t whee l i s no t
designe d fo r mountin g a regula r tire .

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INDICATO
R LOCATIO N MAR K
TREA D WEA R INDICATO R BA R

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

I f yo u hav e a fla t tir e whil e driving ,
sto p in a saf e plac e t o chang e it .
Stoppin g in traffi c o r o n th e shoulde r
o f a bus y roa d is dangerous . Driv e
slowl y alon g th e shoulde r unti l yo u
ge t t o a n exi t o r a n are a t o sto p tha t
i s fa r awa y fro m th e traffi c lanes .
1. Par k th e ca r o n firm , leve l an d
non-slipper y groun d awa y fro m
traffic . Pu t th e transmissio n i n
Par k (automatic ) o r Revers e
(manual) . Appl y th e parkin g brake .
2 . Tur n o n th e hazar d warnin g light s
an d tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
LOC K (0) . Hav e al l th e
passenger s ge t ou t o f th e ca r whil e
yo u chang e th e tire . 3
. Ope n th e trunk . Rais e th e trun k
floo r b y liftin g u p o n th e bac k edge .
4 . Unscre w th e win g bol t an d tak e
th e spar e tir e ou t o f it s well .
5 . Th e tool s ar e i n th e too l bo x o n
th e righ t sid e o f th e trunk . Tak e
th e tool s ou t o f th e too l box .

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Th
e ca r ca n easil y rol l of f th e

jack , seriousl y injurin g anyon e
underneath .
Follo w th e direction s fo r
changin g a tir e exactly , an d
neve r ge t unde r th e ca r whe n i t
i s supporte d onl y b y th e jack . TRUN
K FLOO RTOO
L BO X
SPAR E TIR E
JACK

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

6 . Th e jac k is behin d a cove r i n th e
righ t fender . Remov e th e cove r b y
turnin g th e handl e counterclock -
wise , the n pullin g o n th e cover . 7
. Tur n th e jack' s en d bracke t
counterclockwis e t o loose n it , the n
remov e th e jack . 8
. Loose n th e fou r whee l nut s (4 -
cylinder ) o r fiv e (V-6 ) 1/ 2 tur n
wit h th e whee l wrench .

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JAC
K WHEE
L NUT S

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

9 . Locat e th e jackin g poin t neares t
th e tir e yo u nee d t o change . I t i s
pointe d t o b y a n arro w molde d int o
th e undersid e o f th e body . Plac e
th e jac k unde r th e jackin g point .
Tur n th e en d bracke t clockwis e
unti l th e to p o f th e jac k contact s
th e jackin g point . Mak e sur e th e
jackin g poin t ta b is restin g in th e
jac k notch . 10. Us
e th e extensio n an d whee l
wrenc h a s show n to rais e th e
vehicl e unti l th e fla t tir e is of f th e
ground .

DX and LX models:

D o no t attemp t t o forcibl y pr y th e
whee l cove r of f wit h a screwdrive r
o r othe r tool . Th e whee l cove r
canno t b e remove d withou t firs t
removin g th e whee l nuts . 11. Remov
e th e whee l nut s an d fla t
tire . Temporaril y plac e th e fla t tir e
o n th e groun d wit h th e outsid e
surfac e o f th e whee l facin g up .
Placin g th e whee l fac e dow n coul d
ma r it s finish .

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JACKIN
G POIN T
WHEE
L WRENC H
EXTENSIO
N

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

12. Before mountin g th e spare tire ,
wip e an y dir t of f th e mountin g
surfac e o f th e whee l an d hu b wit h
a clea n cloth . Wip e th e hu b
carefully , i t ma y b e ho t fro m

driving .
13. Pu
t o n th e spar e tire . Pu t th e
whee l nut s bac k o n finger-tight ,
the n tighte n the m in a crisscros s
patter n wit h th e whee l wrenc h
unti l th e whee l i s firml y agains t
th e hub . D o no t tr y t o tighte n
the m fully . 14. Lowe
r th e ca r t o th e groun d an d

remov e th e jack .

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BRAK
E HU B

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

15. Tighte n th e whee l nut s securel y in
th e sam e crisscros s pattern . Hav e
th e whee l nu t torqu e checke d a t
th e neares t automotiv e servic e
facility .
Tighte n th e whee l nut s to :
8 0 lbf .
ft (108N .
m,1 1 kgf .
m ) 16
. SE, EX, EX-V6 models
Remov e th e cente r ca p befor e
storin g th e fla t tir e in th e trun k

well .

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4-cylinde
r mode l 6-cylinder mode l

Changin
g a Fla t Tire , I f You r Engin e Won' t Star t

17 . Plac e th e fla t tir e fac e dow n in th e
spar e tir e well .
18 . Remov e th e space r con e fro m th e
win g bolt , tur n it over , an d pu t i t
bac k o n th e bolt .
19 . Secur e th e fla t tir e b y screwin g
th e win g bol t bac k int o it s hole . 20
. Stor e th e jac k in it s holder . Tur n
th e jack' s en d bracke t t o loc k i t i n
place . Replac e th e cover . Stor e th e

tools .

21 . Stor e th e whee l cove r o r cente r

ca p in th e trunk . Mak e sur e it doe s

no t ge t scratche d o r damaged .
I
f You r Engin e Won' t Star t
Diagnosin g wh y you r engin e won' t
star t fall s int o tw o areas , dependin g
o n wha t yo u hea r whe n yo u tur n th e
ke y t o STAR T (III) :
Yo u hea r nothing , o r almos t
nothing . Th e engine' s starte r
moto r doe s no t operat e a t all , o r
operate s ver y slowly .
Yo u ca n hea r th e starte r moto r
operatin g normally , o r th e starte r
moto r sound s lik e i t i s spinnin g
faste r tha n normal , bu t th e engin e
doe s no t star t u p an d run .
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Loos
e item s ca n fl y aroun d th e
interio r i n a cras h an d coul d
seriousl y injur e th e occupants .
Stor e th e wheel , jac k an d tool s
securel y befor e driving .

WIN
G BOL T
SPACER
CON E

I
f You r Engin e Won' t Star t

Nothin g Happen s o r th e Starte r
Moto r Operate s Ver y Slowl y
Whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
STAR T (III) , yo u d o no t hea r th e
norma l nois e o f th e engin e tryin g to
start . Yo u ma y hea r a clickin g soun d
o r serie s o f clicks , o r nothin g a t all .
Chec k thes e things :
You r ca r ha s th e Immobilize r
System . Yo u shoul d us e a
properly-code d maste r o r vale t ke y
t o star t th e engin e (se e pag e 55 ).
A ke y tha t i s no t properl y code d
wil l caus e th e immobilize r syste m
indicato r i n th e das h pane l t o blin k
rapidly . Chec
k th e transmissio n interlock .
I f yo u hav e a manua l transmission ,
th e clutc h peda l mus t b e pushe d
al l th e wa y t o th e floo r o r th e
starte r wil l no t operate . Wit h a n
automati c transmission , i t mus t b e
i n Par k o r Neutral .
Tur n th e ignitio n switc h to O N (II) .
Tur n o n th e headlight s an d chec k
thei r brightness . I f th e headlight s
ar e ver y di m o r don' t ligh t a t all ,
th e batter y is discharged . Se e

Jum p Startin g o n pag e 278 .
Tur
n th e ignitio n switc h t o STAR T
(III) . I f th e headlight s d o no t dim ,
chec k th e conditio n o f th e fuses . I f
th e fuse s ar e OK , ther e is proba -
bl y somethin g wron g wit h th e
electrica l circui t fo r th e ignitio n
switc h o r starte r motor . Yo u wil l
nee d a qualifie d technicia n to
determin e th e problem . (Se e

Emergenc y Towin g o n pag e 29 3 . )

I f th e headlight s di m noticeabl y o r
g o ou t whe n yo u tr y t o star t th e
engine , eithe r th e batter y is dis -
charge d o r th e connection s ar e
corroded . Chec k th e conditio n o f
th e batter y an d termina l connec -
tion s (se e pag e 23 3 ) . Yo u ca n
the n tr y jum p startin g th e ca r fro m
a booste r batter y (se e pag e 278 ).

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