lock HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2000 (in English) Owner's Guide

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

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

Digita
l Cloc k

Th e digita l cloc k display s th e tim e
wit h th e ignitio n switc h in an y

position .

T o se t th e clock :
1 . Pres s an d hol d th e H butto n unti l
th e hou r advance s t o th e desire d

hour .

2 . Pres s an d hol d th e M butto n unti l
th e number s advanc e t o th e
desire d minutes . Yo
u ca n us e R to quickl y se t th e tim e
t o th e neares t hour . I f th e displaye d
tim e is befor e th e hal f hour , pressin g
R set s th e cloc k bac k t o th e previou s
hour . I f th e displaye d tim e is afte r
th e hal f hour , pressin g R set s th e
cloc k forwar d t o th e beginnin g o f th e
nex t hour .
Fo r example : 1:06
would RESE T to 1:00.
1:52 woul d RESE T to 2:00.
Instrument s an d Control s

H
MR

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

Except EX-V6 model

Prope r us e o f th e Heatin g an d
Coolin g syste m ca n mak e th e

interio r dr y an d comfortable , an d

kee p th e window s clea r fo r bes t

visibility .

I f you r ca r doe s no t hav e ai r

conditioning , i t ca n b e installe d a t
an y time . You r deale r ca n instal l a

Genuin e Hond a ai r conditionin g

syste m tha t meet s Honda' s hig h

qualit y standard s an d is designe d to

exactl y fi t you r car . Pleas e contac t

you r deale r fo r mor e information .

Wha t Eac h Contro l Doe s
Fa n Contro l Dia l

Turnin g this dial clockwis e increase s

the fan' s speed , whic h increase s ai r

flow .

Temperatur e Contro l Dia l
Turnin g thi s dia l clockwis e increase s
th e temperatur e o f th e ai r flow . Ai
r Conditionin g (A/C ) Butto n
Ai r Conditionin g is optiona l o n th e

U.S . D X model .

Thi s butto n turn s th e ai r condi -
tionin g O N an d OFF . Th e indicato r
abov e th e butto n light s whe n th e
A/ C is on .
Rea r Windo w Defogge r Butto n
Thi s butto n turn s th e rea r windo w
defogge r o n an d of f (se e pag e 64 ) . Recirculatio
n Butto n
Thi s butto n control s th e sourc e o f
th e ai r goin g int o th e system . Whe n
th e indicato r abov e thi s butto n is lit ,
ai r fro m th e car' s interio r i s sen t
throug h th e syste m agai n (Recircula -
tio n mode) . Whe n th e indicato r i s off ,
ai r i s brough t i n fro m outsid e th e ca r
(Fres h Ai r mode) .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s FA
N CONTRO L DIA L MODE BUTTON S
TEMPERATUR
E

CONTRO L DIA L
REA R WINDO W

DEFOGGE R

BUTTO N
AI
R CONDITIONIN G
BUTTO N
RECIRCULATIO
N
BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Recirculatio n Butto n
Thi s butto n control s th e sourc e o f
th e ai r goin g int o th e system . Whe n
th e indicato r abov e thi s butto n is lit ,
ai r fro m th e car' s interio r i s sen t
throug h th e syste m agai n (Recircula -
tio n mode) . Whe n th e indicato r i s off ,
ai r i s brough t i n fro m outsid e th e ca r
(Fres h Ai r mode) .
Yo u can , fo r example , manuall y pu t
th e syste m in recirculatio n mod e
whe n drivin g throug h a n are a o f
smok e o r fumes .

Fan Control Dial

Yo u ca n manuall y selec t th e fa n
spee d b y turnin g th e fa n contro l dial .
Whe n yo u tur n th e dia l clockwise ,
th e fa n is take n ou t o f automati c
mod e an d start s t o ru n a t it s lowes t
speed . Turnin g th e dia l full y
clockwis e increase s th e fan' s speed ,
whic h increase s ai r flow .
Mode
Button

Us e th e MOD E butto n t o selec t th e
vent s th e ai r flow s from . Som e ai r
wil l flo w fro m th e dashboar d corne r
vent s i n al l modes . Eac h tim e yo u
pres s th e MOD E button , th e displa y
show s th e mod e selected . Pres s th e
butto n fou r time s t o se e al l th e

modes .
Som
e ai r wil l com e ou t o f th e sid e

vent s i n al l modes .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

MOD
E BUTTO NFAN CONTRO L DIA L
RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Yo u ca n us e an y o f fou r method s t o
fin d radi o station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , SCA N o r th e
Prese t buttons .
TUN E — Us e th e TUN E kno b t o
tun e th e radi o t o a desire d frequency .
Tur n th e kno b clockwis e t o tun e t o a
highe r frequenc y an d
counterclockwis e t o tun e t o a lowe r
frequency .
SEE K — Th e SEE K functio n
searche s th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pres s eithe
r SEE K butto n o r the n
releas e it . Dependin g o n whic h
SEE K butto n yo u press , th e syste m
scan s upwar d o r downwar d fro m th e
curren t frequency . I t stop s whe n i t
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal . SCA
N — Th e SCA N functio n
sample s al l th e station s wit h stron g
signal s o n th e selecte d band . T o
activat e it , pres s th e SCA N button ,
the n releas e it . Th e syste m wil l sca n
u p th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h a
stron g signal . Whe n it find s one , i t
wil l sto p an d pla y tha t statio n fo r
approximatel y fiv e seconds . I f yo u d o
nothing , th e syste m wil l the n sca n
fo r th e nex t stron g statio n an d pla y
tha t fo r fiv e seconds . Whe n it play s a
statio n tha t yo u wan t t o continu e
listenin g to , pres s th e SCA N butto n

again .

Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e fre -
quencie s o f you r favorit e radi o
station s i n th e si x prese t buttons .
Eac h butto n wil l stor e on e frequenc y
o n th e A M band , an d tw o o n th e F M

band .
T
o stor e a frequency :
1 . Selec t th e desire d band , A M o r
FM . FM 1 an d FM 2 le t yo u stor e
tw o frequencie s wit h eac h Prese t
button .
2 . Us e th e TUN E o r SEE K functio n
t o tun e th e radi o t o a desire d
station .
3 . Pic k th e Prese t butto n yo u wan t
fo r tha t station . Pres s th e butto n
an d hol d it unti l yo u hea r a beep.
4 . Repea t step s 1 to 3 to stor e a tota l
o f si x station s o n A M an d twelv e

o n
FM .

Onc e a station' s frequenc y is stored ,

simpl y pres s an d releas e th e prope r
prese t butto n t o tun e t o it .
Th e prese t frequencie s wil l b e los t i f
you r car' s batter y goe s dead , i s
disconnected , o r th e radi o fus e is
removed .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Preparin
g to Driv e

Yo u shoul d d o th e followin g check s
an d adjustment s ever y da y befor e
yo u driv e you r car .
1 . Mak e sur e al l windows , mirrors ,
an d outsid e light s ar e clea n an d
unobstructed . Remov e frost , snow ,
o r ice .
2 . Chec k tha t th e hoo d an d trun k ar e
full y closed .
3 . Visuall y chec k th e tires . I f a tir e
look s low , us e a gaug e t o chec k it s

pressure .

4 . Chec k tha t an y item s yo u ma y b e
carryin g wit h yo u insid e ar e store d
properl y o r fastene d dow n

securely .
5
. Chec k th e adjustmen t o f th e sea t
(se e pag e 8 4).
6 . Chec k th e adjustmen t o f th e
insid e an d outsid e mirror s (se e
pag e 9 5).
7 . Chec k th e adjustmen t o f th e
steerin g whee l (se e pag e 65 ).
8 . Mak e sur e th e door s ar e securel y

close d an d locked .

9 . Faste n you r sea t belt . Chec k tha t
you r passenger s hav e fastene d
thei r sea t belt s (se e pag e 14 ). 10.Tur
n th e ignitio n switc h O N (II) .
Chec k th e indicato r light s i n th e
instrumen t panel .
11.Star t th e engin e (se e pag e 171 ).
12 . Chec k th e gauge s an d indicato r
light s i n th e instrumen t pane l (se e
pag e 51 ).
Drivin g

5-spee
d Manua l Transmissio n

Th e manua l transmissio n is syn -
chronize d in al l forwar d gear s fo r
smoot h operation . I t ha s a lockou t s o
yo u canno t shif t directl y fro m Fift h
t o Reverse . Whe n shiftin g u p o r
down , mak e sur e yo u pus h th e clutc h
peda l dow n al l th e way , shif t t o th e
nex t gear , an d le t th e peda l u p
gradually . Whe n yo u ar e no t shifting ,
d o no t res t you r foo t o n th e clutc h
pedal . Thi s ca n caus e you r clutc h to
wea r ou t faster . Com
e to a ful l sto p befor e yo u shif t
int o Reverse . Yo u ca n damag e th e
transmissio n b y tryin g to shif t int o
Revers e wit h th e ca r moving . Pus h
dow n th e clutc h pedal , an d paus e fo r
a fe w second s befor e shiftin g int o
Reverse , o r shif t int o on e o f th e
forwar d gear s fo r a moment . Thi s
stop s th e gear s s o the y won' t "grind. "
Whe n slowin g down , yo u ca n ge t
extr a brakin g fro m th e engin e b y
shiftin g to a lowe r gear . Thi s extr a
brakin g ca n hel p yo u maintai n a saf e
spee d an d preven t you r brake s fro m
overheatin g whil e goin g dow n a
stee p hill . Befor e downshifting ,
mak e sur e engin e spee d wil l no t g o
int o th e tachometer' s re d zon e in th e
lowe r gear . Refe r t o th e Maximu m
Allowabl e Speed s chart .

Driving

Rapi
d slowin g o r speeding-u p
ca n caus e los s o f contro l o n
slipper y surfaces . I f yo u crash ,
yo u ca n b e injured .
Us e extr a car e whe n drivin g o n
slipper y surfaces .

5-spee
d Manua l Transmission , Automati c Transmissio n

Recommende d Shif t Point s
Driv e i n th e highes t gea r tha t let s
th e engin e ru n an d accelerat e
smoothly . Thi s wil l giv e yo u th e bes t
fue l econom y an d effectiv e emis -
sion s control . Th e followin g shif t
point s ar e recommended : Engin
e Spee d Limite r
I f yo u excee d th e maximu m spee d
fo r th e gea r yo u ar e in , th e engin e
spee d wil l ente r int o th e tachometer' s
re d zone . I f thi s occurs , yo u ma y fee l
th e engin e cu t i n an d out . Thi s i s
cause d b y a limite r i n th e engine' s
compute r controls . Th e engin e wil l
ru n normall y whe n yo u reduc e th e
RP M belo w th e re d zone .
Befor e downshifting , mak e sur e th e
engin e wil l no t g o int o th e
tachometer' s re d zon e in th e lowe r

gear .
Automati
c Transmissio n
You r Honda' s transmissio n ha s fou r
forwar d speeds , an d is electronicall y
controlle d fo r smoothe r shifting . I t
als o ha s a "lock-up " torqu e converte r
fo r bette r fue l economy . Yo u ma y
fee l wha t seem s lik e anothe r shif t
whe n th e converte r locks .

Drivin g

Automati
c Transmissio n

Par k (P ) — Thi s positio n mechani -
call y lock s th e transmission . Us e
Par k wheneve r yo u ar e turnin g of f o r
startin g th e engine . T o shif t ou t o f
Park , yo u mus t pres s o n th e brak e
peda l an d hav e you r foo t of f th e
accelerato r pedal . Pres s th e releas e
butto n o n th e sid e o f th e shif t leve r
t o mov e it .
I f yo u hav e don e al l o f th e abov e an d
stil l canno t mov e th e leve r ou t o f
Park , se e Shif t Loc k Releas e o n pag e

178 .

Yo u mus t als o pres s th e releas e
butto n t o shif t int o Park . T o avoi d
transmissio n damage , com e to a
complet e sto p befor e shiftin g int o
Park . Th e shif t leve r mus t b e in Par k
befor e yo u ca n remov e th e ke y fro m
th e ignitio n switch . Revers
e (R ) — To shif t t o Revers e
fro m Park , se e th e explanatio n unde r
Park . T o shif t t o Revers e fro m
Neutral , com e to a complet e sto p an d
the n shift . Pres s th e releas e butto n
befor e shiftin g int o Revers e fro m
Neutral . Neutra
l (N ) — Us e Neutra l i f yo u
nee d to restar t a stalle d engine , o r i f
i t i s necessar y t o sto p briefl y wit h
th e engin e idling . Shif t t o Par k posi -
tio n if yo u nee d to leav e th e ca r fo r
an y reason . Pres s o n th e brak e peda l
whe n yo u ar e movin g th e shif t leve r
fro m Neutra l t o anothe r gear .
Driv e (D 4) — Us e thi s positio n fo r
you r norma l driving . Th e transmis -
sio n automaticall y select s a suitabl e
gea r fo r you r spee d an d acceleration .
Yo u ma y notic e th e transmissio n
shiftin g u p a t highe r speed s whe n
th e engin e is cold . Thi s help s th e
engin e war m up faster .

Drivin g