door lock HONDA CIVIC COUPE 2000 7.G Owners Manual

Drive
r an d Passenge r Safet y

Thi s sectio n give s yo u importan t

informatio n abou t ho w to protec t

yoursel f an d you r passengers . I t

show s yo u ho w to us e sea t belt s

properly . I t explains your Supple -

menta l Restrain t System . An d it tell s

yo u ho w to properl y restrai n infant s
an d childre n in you r car .

Importan t Safet y Precautions......... . 6

You r Car' s Safet y Features............. . 7

Sea t Belts....................................... . 8
Airbags...........................................
. 9

Seat s & Seat-Backs..................... . 1 0

Hea d Restraints.......................... . 1 0

Doo r Locks.................................. . 1 1

Pre-Driv e Safet y Checklist........ . 1 1

Protectin g Adults............................ . 1 2

1 . Clos e an d Loc k th e Doors..... . 1 2

2 . Adjus t th e Fron t Seats........... . 1 2

3 . Adjus t th e Seat-Backs............ . 1 3

4 . Adjus t th e Hea d Restraints... . 1 4

5 . Faste n an d Positio n th e Sea t

Belts..................................... . 1 5

6 . Adjus t th e Steerin g Wheel.... . 1 8

7 . Maintai n a Prope r Sittin g

Position................................ . 1 8

Advic e fo r Pregnan t Women..... . 1 9

Additiona l Safet y Precautions... . 1 9

Protectin g Children........................ . 2 1

Al l Childre n Mus t B e

Restrained............................... . 2 1

Childre n Shoul d Si t i n th e Bac k

Seat........................................... . 2 2

Th e Passenger' s Airba g Pose s

Seriou s Risk s t o Children...... . 2 2

I f Yo u Mus t Driv e wit h Severa l

Children................................... . 2 4
I
f a Chil d Require s Clos e
Attention.................................. . 2 4
Additiona l Safet y Precautions... . 2 4
Genera l Guideline s fo r Usin g

Chil d Seats............................... . 2 5

Protectin g Infants....................... . 2 9
Protectin g Smal l Children......... . 3 3
Protectin g Large r Children....... . 3 7
Usin g Chil d Seat s wit h
Tethers..................................... . 4 0
Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r

Sea t Belts................................. . 4 2

Sea t Bel t Syste m Components.. . 4 2
Lap/Shoulde r Belt...................... . 4 2
La p Belt........................................ . 4 3
Sea t Bel t Maintenance............... . 4 4
Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r

SRS........................................... . 4 5

SR S Components........................ . 4 5

Ho w You r Airbag s Work........... . 4 5
Ho w th e SR S Indicato r Ligh t
Works....................................... . 4 7

SR S Service.................................. . 4 7

Additiona l Safet y Precautions... . 4 8

Carbo n Monoxid e Hazard............. . 4 9

Safet y Labels................................... . 5 0

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

You
r Car' s Safet y Feature s
Doo r Lock s
Keepin g you r door s locke d reduce s
th e chanc e o f bein g throw n ou t o f
th e ca r durin g a crash . I t als o help s
preven t occupant s fro m accidentall y
openin g a doo r an d fallin g out , an d
outsider s fro m unexpectedl y openin g
you r doors . Pre-Driv
e Safet y Checklis t
T o mak e sur e yo u an d you r
passenger s ge t th e maximu m
protectio n fro m you r car' s safet y
features , chec k th e followin g eac h
tim e befor e yo u driv e away :
Al l adults , an d childre n wh o hav e
outgrow n chil d safet y seats , ar e
wearin g thei r sea t belt s an d
wearin g the m properl y (se e pag e
15 ).

An y infan t o r smal l chil d is
properl y restraine d in a chil d sea t

i n th e bac k sea t (se e pag e 21 ).
Fron t sea t occupant s ar e sittin g
uprigh t an d a s fa r bac k a s possibl e
fro m th e steerin g whee l an d
dashboar d (se e pag e 12 ). Seat-back
s ar e uprigh t (se e pag e
13 ). Hea
d restraint s ar e properl y
adjuste d (se e pag e 1 4 ) .
Al l door s ar e close d an d locke d
(seepag e 11 ). Al
l carg o i s properl y store d o r
secure d (se e pag e 151 ).
Th e res t o f thi s sectio n give s mor e
detaile d informatio n abou t ho w yo u
ca n maximiz e you r safely .
Remember , however , tha t n o safet y
syste m ca n preven t al l injurie s o r
death s tha t ca n occu r i n sever e
crashes , eve n whe n sea t belt s ar e
properl y wor n an d th e airbag s deploy .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Protectin
g Adult s

Introductio n
Th e followin g page s provid e
instruction s o n ho w to properl y
protec t th e drive r an d othe r adul t

occupants .

Thes e instruction s als o appl y t o
childre n wh o hav e outgrow n chil d
seat s an d ar e large enoug h to wea r
lap/shoulde r belts . (Se e pag e 3 7 fo r
importan t additiona l guideline s o n
ho w to properl y protec t large r
children. ) 1.Clos
e an d Loc k th e Door s
Afte r everyon e ha s entere d th e car ,
b e sur e th e door s ar e close d an d

locked .

Fo r safety , lockin g th e door s reduce s
th e chanc e tha t a passenger ,
especiall y a child , wil l ope n a doo r
whil e th e ca r i s movin g an d
accidentall y fal l out . I t als o reduce s
th e chanc e o f someon e bein g throw n
ou t o f th e ca r durin g a crash .
Fo r security , locke d door s ca n
preven t a n outside r fro m
unexpectedl y openin g a doo r whe n
yo u com e to a stop .
Se e pag e 7 1 fo r ho w to loc k th e

doors .
2.Adjus
t th e Fron t Seat s
An y drive r wh o sit s to o clos e t o th e
steerin g whee l i s a t ris k o f bein g
seriousl y injure d o r kille d b y strikin g
th e steerin g wheel , o r fro m bein g
struc k b y a n inflatin g airba g durin g a

crash .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Protectin
g Childre n

I f Yo u Mus t Driv e wit h Severa l
Childre n
You r ca r ha s thre e seatin g position s
i n th e bac k sea t wher e childre n ca n
b e properl y restrained .
I f yo u eve r hav e t o carr y mor e tha n
thre e childre n in you r car :
Plac e th e larges t chil d i n th e fron t
seat , provide d th e chil d is larg e
enoug h t o wea r a sea t bel t
properl y (se e pag e 3 7 ) .
Mov e th e vehicl e sea t a s fa r t o th e
rea r a s possibl e (se e pag e 12 ).
Hav e th e chil d si t uprigh t an d wel l
bac k in th e sea t (se e pag e 18 ).
Mak e sur e th e sea t bel t i s properl y
positione d an d secure d (se e pag e
15 ). I
f a Chil d Require s Clos e
Attentio n
Man y parent s sa y the y prefe r t o pu t
a n infan t o r smal l chil d i n th e fron t
passenge r sea t s o the y ca n watc h th e
child , o r becaus e th e chil d require s
attention .
Placin g a chil d in th e fron t sea t
expose s th e chil d t o hazard s fro m
th e airbag , an d payin g clos e
attentio n t o a chil d distract s th e
drive r fro m th e importan t task s o f
driving , placin g bot h o f yo u a t risk .
I f a chil d require s physica l attentio n
o r frequen t visua l contact , w e
strongl y recommen d tha t anothe r
adult ride wit h th e chil d i n th e bac k
seat . Th e bac k sea t i s fa r safe r fo r a
chil d tha n th e front . Additiona
l Safet y Precaution s

Use childproof door locks to
prevent children from opening the
doors. Usin g thi s featur e wil l
preven t childre n fro m openin g th e
door s an d accidentall y fallin g ou t
(se e pag e 7 5 ) .

Use the main power window
switch to prevent children from
opening the rear windows. Usin g

thi s featur e wil l preven t childre n
fro m playin g wit h th e windows ,
whic h coul d expos e the m to
hazard s o r distrac t th e drive r (se e
pag e 8 1 ) .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Sea t Belt s
Sea t Bel t Syste m Component s

You r sea t bel t syste m include s lap /
shoulde r belt s i n th e fron t seat s an d
th e oute r bac k seats , an d a la p bel t i n
th e cente r bac k seat .
Th e sea t bel t syste m als o
include s a ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l t o remin d yo u an d
you r passenger s t o faste n you r belts .
I f th e driver' s sea t bel t i s no t
fastene d befor e th e ignitio n is turne d
O N (II) , th e ligh t wil l com e o n an d a
beepe r wil l als o sound . Th e beepe r
wil l sto p afte r a fe w seconds , bu t th e
ligh t wil l sta y o n unti l th e driver' s
sea t bel t i s fastened . Lap/Shoulde
r Bel t
Thi s sea t bel t ha s a singl e bel t tha t
goe s ove r you r shoulder , acros s you r
ches t an d acros s you r hips .
T o faste n th e belt , inser t th e latc h
plat e int o th e buckle , the n tu g o n th e
bel t t o mak e sur e th e buckl e is

latched .
T
o unloc k th e belt , pus h th e re d
PRES S butto n o n th e buckle .
Guid e th e bel t acros s you r bod y t o
th e doo r pillar . Afte r exitin g th e car ,
b e sur e th e bel t i s ou t o f th e wa y an d
wil l no t ge t close d in th e door .
Al l lap/shoulde r belt s hav e a n
emergenc y lockin g retractor .
I n norma l driving , th e retracto r let s
yo u mov e freel y i n you r sea t whil e i t
keep s som e tensio n o n th e belt .
Durin g a collisio n o r sudde n stop ,
th e retracto r automaticall y locks the
bel t t o hel p restrai n you r body .
Al l th e lap/shoulde r belt s excep t th e
driver' s hav e a n additiona l lockin g
mechanis m tha t mus t b e activate d t o
secur e a chil d seat . (Se e page s
3 0 an d 3 4 fo r instruction s o n ho w to
secur e chil d seat s wit h thi s typ e o f
sea t belt. )
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Steerin
g Whee l Controls , Key s an d Lock s

Whe n yo u ta p th e brak e o r clutc h
pedal , o r pres s th e SE T an d RE -
SUM E button s a t th e sam e time , th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l wil l g o ou t an d th e
ca r wil l begi n to slo w down . Yo u ca n
us e th e accelerato r peda l i n th e
norma l way .
Th e syste m remember s th e
previously-se t cruisin g speed . T o
retur n to tha t speed , accelerat e to
abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h ) an d pres s
th e RESUME/acce l butto n unti l th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t come s on .
Th e ca r wil l accelerat e t o th e sam e
cruisin g spee d a s before .
Pressin g th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h turn s th e syste m completel y
of f an d erase s th e previou s cruisin g
spee d fro m memory . T o us e th e
syste m again , refe r t o Using the

Cruise Control.
You
r ca r come s wit h tw o maste r
key s an d a vale t key .
Th e maste r ke y fit s al l th e lock s o n
you r car :
Ignitio n

Door s

Trun k
Trun k releas e handl e
Rea r sea t trun k acces s
Th
e vale t ke y work s onl y i n th e
ignitio n an d th e doo r locks . Yo u ca n
kee p th e trunk , trun k releas e handl e
an d rea r sea t trun k acces s locke d
whe n yo u leav e you r ca r an d th e
vale t ke y a t a parkin g facility . (Se e
Trunk , pag e 7 6 . )
Yo u shoul d hav e receive d a ke y
numbe r plat e wit h you r se t o f keys .
Yo u wil l nee d thi s ke y numbe r i f yo u
eve r hav e t o ge t a los t ke y replaced .
Kee p th e plat e store d in a saf e place .
Whe n replacin g keys , us e onl y
Honda-approve d ke y blanks .

Remote Transmitter
Standard on the DX Value Package and
EX models in the U.S., and SE model in

Canada

Optional on the LX model in the U.S.
You r ca r als o come s wit h tw o remot e
transmitters ; se e pag e 7 3 fo r a n
explanatio n o f th e operation .

Instrument s an d Control s

Key
s

KE Y

NUMBE R

PLAT E
MASTE
R

KEY S
VALE
T

KE Y

Key
s an d Lock s

ACCESSOR Y (I ) — In thi s position ,
yo u ca n operat e th e audi o syste m
an d th e accessor y powe r socket .
O N (II ) — Thi s i s th e norma l ke y
positio n whe n driving . Al l feature s
an d accessorie s o n th e ca r ar e usable .
Severa l o f th e light s o n th e instru -
men t pane l com e o n a s a tes t whe n
yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h fro m
ACCESSOR Y to ON .
STAR T (III ) — Us e thi s positio n
onl y t o star t th e engine . Th e switc h
return s t o O N (II ) whe n yo u le t g o o f
th e key .
Yo u wil l hea r a reminde r beepe r i f
yo u leav e th e ke y i n th e ignitio n
switc h in th e LOC K (0 ) o r
ACCESSOR Y (I ) positio n an d ope n
th e driver' s door . Remov e th e ke y t o
tur n of f th e beeper . Doo
r Lock s
Eac h doo r ha s a loc k ta b o n th e top .
Pus h th e ta b dow n to loc k th e doo r
an d pul l i t u p to unlock .
T o loc k an y passenger' s doo r whe n
gettin g ou t o f th e car , pus h th e loc k
ta b dow n an d clos e th e door . T o loc k
th e driver' s door , pul l th e outsid e
doo r handl e an d pus h th e loc k ta b
down . Releas e th e handle , the n clos e
th e door . Th
e fron t door s ca n b e locke d an d
unlocke d fro m th e outsid e wit h th e
key .

Instrument s an d Control s

Key
s an d Lock s

Powe r Doo r Lock s
On DX Value Package, LX and EX
models in the U.S., and SE and EX
models in Canada
Th e maste r doo r loc k switc h allow s
contro l of all doo r lock s fro m th e
driver' s door . Pus h th e switc h dow n
t o loc k al l doors , an d u p to unloc k
them . Al
l door s loc k whe n yo u pus h dow n
th e loc k ta b o n th e driver' s door , o r
loc k th e driver' s doo r fro m th e
outsid e wit h th e key . Onl y th e driver' s
doo r unlock s whe n yo u us e th e ke y
o r loc k tab . T o unloc k th e passen -
gers ' doors , us e th e maste r doo r loc k
switc h o r th e loc k ta b o n eac h door .
Instrument s an d Control s
MASTE
R DOO R LOC K SWITC H

Key
s an d Lock s

Standard on the DX Value Package and
EX models in the U.S., and SE model in
Canada

Optional on the LX model in the U.S.

Yo u ca n loc k an d unloc k you r ca r
wit h th e remot e transmitter . Whe n
yo u pus h th e LOC K button , al l door s
lock . Th e parkin g lights , sid e marke r
lights , an d taillight s flas h once .
Whe n yo u pus h th e UNLOC K butto n
once , onl y th e driver' s doo r unlocks .Th
e remainin g door s unloc k whe n
yo u pus h th e butto n a secon d time .
Th e parkin g lights , sid e marke r
lights , an d taillight s flas h twice .
Th e ceilin g ligh t (i f th e ceilin g ligh t
switc h is i n th e cente r position ) wil l
com e on 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 doors , th e ligh t wil l g o ou t
i n abou t 3 0 second s an d th e door s
wil l automaticall y relock . I f yo u
reloc k th e door s wit h th e remot e
transmitte r befor e 3 0 second s hav e
elapsed , th e ligh t wil l g o of f
immediately .
Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e door s
wit h th e remot e transmitte r i f an y
doo r i s no t full y close d o r th e ke y is
i n th e ignitio n switch .
Panic Mode

Pani c mod e allow s yo u t o remotel y
activat e you r car' s hor n an d exterio r
light s t o attrac t attention . Whe n
activated , th e hor n wil l sound , an d
th e exterio r light s wil l flash , fo r
abou t 3 0 seconds . T o activat e pani c
mode , pres s an d hol d th e PANI C
butto n fo r abou t on e second .
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 als o
tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II) .
Pani c mod e wil l no t activat e if th e
ignitio n switc h is i n th e
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II ) position .
CONTINUED

Instrument s an d Control s

Remot
e Transmitte r

LE D

UNLOC K
BUTTO N
LOC
K

BUTTO N

PANI C

BUTTO N

Key
s an d Lock s

Replacing the Battery

Whe n th e remot e transmitter' s
batter y begin s t o ge t weak , i t ma y
tak e severa l pushe s o n th e butto n to
loc k o r unloc k th e doors , an d th e
LE D wil l ge t dim . Replac e th e

batter y a s soo n a s possible .

Batter y type : CR202 5 T
o replac e th e battery , remov e th e
roun d cove r o n th e bac k o f th e trans -
mitte r b y turnin g i t counterclockwis e
wit h a coin .
Remov e th e ol d batter y an d not e th e
polarity. Make sur e th e polarit y o f
th e ne w batter y i s th e sam e ( + sid e
facin g up) , the n inser t i t i n th e
transmitter . Reinstal
l th e cushio n ring . Alig n th e
mar k o n th e cove r wit h th e
mar k o n th e transmitter ,
the n se t th e cove r i n plac e an d tur n it

clockwise .

Afte r th e batter y is changed , th e
transmitte r mus t b e synchronize d
wit h th e mai n unit . Wit h th e door s
an d trun k li d closed, press eithe r th e
LOC K o r UNLOC K butto n si x times .
Instrument s an d Control s

Ope
n

Clos e
ROUN
D

COVE R

CUSHIO N
RIN G

BATTER Y