heater HONDA CR-V 2000 RD1-RD3 / 1.G Owners Manual

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

To Heat

T o war m th e interior :
1 . Star t th e engine .2
. Selec t an d Fres h Ai r mode .
3 . Se t th e fa n to th e desire d speed .
4 . Adjus t th e warmt h o f th e ai r wit h
th e temperatur e contro l dial .
To Heat and Dehumidify with Air
Conditioning

Ai r conditioning , a s it cools , remove s
moistur e fro m th e air . Whe n use d in
combinatio n wit h th e heater , i t
make s th e interio r war m an d dry .
1 . Switc h th e fa n on .
2 . Tur n o n th e ai r conditioning .
3
. Selec t
an d Fres h Ai r mode .
4 . Adjus t th e temperatur e contro l
dia l s o th e mixtur e o f heate d an d
coole d ai r feel s comfortable .
Thi s settin g is suitabl e fo r al l drivin g
condition s wheneve r th e outsid e
temperatur e is abov e 32° F (0°C) .
To
Defog and Defrost

T o remov e fo g fro m the insid e o f th e
windows :
1 . Switc h th e fa n on . 2
. Selec t Whe
n yo u selec t the
syste m automaticall y switche s t o
Fres h Ai r mod e an d turn s o n th e

A/C .

3 . Adjus t th e temperatur e contro l
dia l s o th e ai r flo w fro m th e
defroste r vent s feel s warm .
4 . Tur n o n th e rea r windo w defogge r
t o hel p clea r the rea r window .
Whe n yo u switc h t o anothe r mod e fro
m the A/C stay s on .
Pres s th e A/ C butto n t o tur n it off .

CONTINUE D

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

Thes e setting s direc t al l th e ai r flo w
t o th e defroste r vent s a t th e bas e o f
th e windshiel d an d th e sid e windo w
defroste r vents . Th e ai r flo w wil l ge t
warme r an d clea r th e window s faste r
a s th e engin e warm s up . Yo u ca n
clos e th e sid e vent s wit h th e dia l
besid e eac h vent . Thi s wil l sen d
mor e war m ai r t o th e windshiel d
defroste r vents .
Fo r safety , mak e sur e yo u hav e a
clea r vie w throug h al l th e window s
befor e drivin g away .
T
o Tur n Everythin g Of f

T o shu t of f th e syste m temporarily ,
tur n th e fa n spee d an d temperatur e
contro l dial s al l th e wa y t o th e left .
Yo u shoul d shu t th e syste m
completel y of f onl y fo r th e firs t fe w
minute s o f drivin g in col d weather ,
unti l th e engin e coolan t warm s u p
enoug h t o operat e th e heater . Kee p
th e fa n o n a t al l othe r time s s o stal e
ai r doe s no t buil d u p in th e interior .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Jum
p Startin g

I f you r vehicle' s batter y ha s ru n
down , yo u ma y b e abl e to star t th e
engin e b y usin g a booste r battery .
Althoug h thi s seem s lik e a simpl e

procedure , yo u shoul d tak e severa l

precautions .

You canno t star t a Hond a wit h a n
automati c transmissio n b y pushin g
o r pullin g it . T
o jum p star t you r vehicle , follo w
thes e direction s closely :
1 . Ope n th e hoo d an d chec k th e
physica l conditio n o f th e batter y
(se e pag e 215 ). I n ver y col d
weather , chec k the conditio n o f
th e electrolyte . I f i t seem s slush y
o r lik e ice , d o no t tr y jum p startin g
unti l i t thaws .

I f a batter y sits in extreme cold, the

electrolyte inside can freeze.
Attempting to jump start with a frozen
battery can cause it to rupture.
2 . Tur n of f al l th e electrica l acces -
sories : heater , A/C , stere o system ,
lights , etc .
Pu t th e transmissio n i n Neutra l o r
Par k an d se t th e parkin g brake .
Takin g Car e o f th e Unexpecte d
NOTIC
E

A
batter y ca n explod e i f yo u d o

no t follo w th e correc t procedure ,

seriousl y injurin g anyon e

nearby .
Kee p al l sparks , ope n flames ,

an d smokin g material s awa y

fro m th e battery .

Chargin
g Syste m Indicato r

CHARGIN G SYSTE M INDICATO R
Thi s indicato r shoul d com e o n whe n
th e ignitio n switc h is O N (II) , an d g o
ou t afte r th e engin e starts . I f i t
come s o n brightl y whe n th e engin e
i s running , i t indicate s tha t th e
chargin g syste m ha s stoppe d
chargin g th e battery . Immediately
turn of f al l electrica l
accessories : radio , heater , A/C , rea r
defogger , cruis e control , etc . Tr y no t
t o us e othe r electrically-operate d
control s suc h a s th e powe r windows .
Kee p the engin e runnin g an d tak e
extr a car e no t t o stal l it . Starlin g th e
engin e wil l discharg e the batter y
rapidly . B
y eliminatin g a s muc h o f th e
electrica l loa d a s possible , yo u ca n
driv e severa l mile s (kilometers )
befor e th e batter y i s to o discharge d
t o kee p th e engin e running . Driv e t o
a servic e statio n o r garag e wher e
yo u ca n ge t technica l assistance .
Takin g Car e o f th e Unexpecte d