display HONDA CIVIC 2002 7.G Owners Manual

This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your Honda. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations . 58
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Indicator Lights . 59
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Gauges . 66
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Speedometer . 66
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Tachometer . 66
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Odometer/Trip Meter . 66
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Fuel Gauge . 67
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Temperature Gauge . 68
Controls Near the Steering .......................................
Wheel . 69
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Headlights . 70
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Daytime Running Lights . 71
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 71
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Turn Signals . 72
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Windshield Wipers . 72
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Windshield Washers . 74
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Hazard Warning . 74
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Rear Window Def ogger . 75
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Steering Wheel Adjustment . 76
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Keys and Locks . 77
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Keys . 77
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Immobilizer System . 78
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Ignition Switch . 80
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Door Locks . 81
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Power Door Locks . 82
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Remote Transmitter . 83 ..............
Childproof Door Locks . 86
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Trunk . 86
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Emergency Trunk Opener . 87
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Seat Adjustments . 88
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Front Seat Adjustments . 88
Driver’s Seat Height
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Adjustment . 89
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Driver’s Seat Armrest . 89
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Head Restraints . 90
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Folding Rear Seat . 91
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Power Windows . 93
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Moonroof . 95
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Mirrors . 96
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Adjusting the Power Mirrors . 96
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Parking Brake . 97
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Glove Box . 98
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Beverage Holder . 99
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Console Compartment . 100
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Coin Box . 101
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Center Pocket . 101
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Accessory Power Socket . 101
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Interior Lights . 102
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Ceiling Light . 102
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Spotlights . 103
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Courtesy Light . 103
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols57

This shows how much f uel you have.
It is most accurate when the car is on
level ground. It may show slightly
more or less than the actual amount
whenyouaredrivingoncurvyor
hilly roads.
There are two trip meters: Trip A
and Trip B. The odometer and the
two trip meters use the same display.
Switch between these displays and
the odometer by pressing the Select/
Reset button repeatedly. Each trip
meter works independently, so you
can keep track of two dif f erent
distances.
To reset a trip meter, display it, and
then press and hold the Select/Reset
button until the number resets to‘‘0.0’’.
The needle returns to the bottom
after you turn off the ignition. Thegauge shows the f uel level reading
immediately af ter you turn the
ignition switch back ON (II).
Gauges
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Fuel Gauge
DX
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Please ref uel early, as driving to the
last drop of f uel can result in damage
to the engine and/or three way catalytic
converter.

Your Honda’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset buttons allow
you to easily select your f avorite
stations.The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob.
For DX model in the U.S. and Canada
Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
AM/FM Stereo Audio System
Operating the Radio
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, AUTO
SELECT, and the Preset buttons.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the TUNE knob to the right to
tune to a higher f requency, or to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
Turn the knob right or lef t until the
display reaches the desired
f requency. The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
theSEEKbaroneitherthe or side, then release it.
Depending on which side you press,
the system scans upward or down-
ward f rom the current f requency. It
stops when it finds a station with a
strong signal. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. When the system is
in the SCAN mode, SCAN shows in
the display. The system will scan up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it f inds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
TUNE SEEK SCA N
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µIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will appear in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a ‘‘0’’
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored. Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the f requencies you
originally set.
If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
AUTO SELECT
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Use these modes to
adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the TUNE
knob. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the TUNE knob. The level
number on the display shows you the
range. The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode with the
TUNE knob.
For inf ormation, See page .
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the TUNE knob. The mode changes
fromBAStoTREtoFADtoBAL,
and then back to the selected audio
mode, each time you press the
TUNE knob. Each mode is shown in
the display as it changes.
Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
TUNE knob. Adjust the Balance or
Fader to your liking by turning the
TUNE knob. The level number on
the display shows you the range.
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.
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Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Audio System
Adjusting the Sound
Treble/BassRadio Frequencies and Reception
Balance/Fader
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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 radio is turned of f .
The audio system display usually
shows the time when the ignition
switch is in ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II). It shows the operation mode of
the radio, optional cassette player, or
optional CD player/changer when
you operate them, then goes back to
the time display af ter f ive seconds.
To set the hours, press the H (Preset
4) button while pressing the CLOCK
button. Press and hold the H button
until the hour advances to the
desired time.
To set the minutes, press the M
(Preset 5) button while pressing theCLOCK button. Press and hold the
M button until the minutes numbers
advance to the desired time.
You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, the clock is set
back to the previous hour by
pressing and holding the CLOCK
button, then pressing the RESET
(Preset 6) button. If the displayed
time is af ter the half hour, the clock
is set forward to the beginning of thenext hour.
1:06 would RESET to 1:00.
1:52 would RESET to 2:00.
For example:
If your car’s battery is disconnected
or goes dead, the time setting will be
lost. To set the time again, f ollow the
setting procedure.
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Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
A udio System L ighting
Digital Clock
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The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
autoreverse f or continuous play.
To operate the cassette player, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY(I) or ON(II). Make
sure the tape opening on the cassette
is f acing to the right, then insert the
cassette most of the way into the slot.
The system will pull it in the rest of
the way, and begin to play.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the PLAY/
PROG button.
Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the NR button.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the buttonagain.
If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
f rom the drive, press the EJECT
button on the cassette player.
To switch to the radio or optional CD
player/changer while listening to a
tape, press the AM/FM or CD/
TAPE button. To change back to the
cassette player, press the CD/TAPE
button.
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Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Operating the Optional Cassette
Player
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With a cassette playing, you can use
the FF, REW, SKIP, or REPEAT
f unction to f ind a desired program.
Fast Forward and Re-
wind move the tape rapidly. To re-
wind the tape, push the REW button.
You will see REW in the display. To
fast forward the tape, push the FF
button. You will see FF displayed.
Press the PLAY/PROG button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
f orward. If the system reaches the
end of the tape while in f ast f orward
or rewind, it automatically stops that
f unction, reverses direction, and
begins to play.
The Skip Function allows
you to f ind the beginning of a song
or passage. To f ind the beginning of
the song or passage currently
playing, push the lower part of the
SKIP bar. You will see REW f lashing
in the display as the tape rewinds. To f ind the beginning of the next song,
push the upper part of the SKIP bar.
You will see FF f lashing in the
display as the tape f ast f orwards.
When the system finds the
beginning of a song or passage, it
goes back to PLAY mode.
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Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
T ape Search Functions
FF/REW
SK IP
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µThe Repeat f unction
continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT
displayed as a reminder. When the
system reaches the end of the song
or passage currently playing, it will
automatically go into rewind. When
it senses the beginning of the same
song or passage, the system returns
to PLAY mode. It will continue to
repeat this same program until you
deactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again.
The SKIP and REPEAT f unctions
use silent periods on the tape to f ind
the end of a song or passage. These
f eatures may not work to your
satisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.Damaged cassettes can jam inside
the drive or cause other problems.
See page for information on
cassette care and protection.
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Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Caring f or Cassettes
REPEAT
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