engine coolant HONDA CR-V 2001 RD1-RD3 / 1.G Owners Manual

Gauge
s

Fue l Gaug e
Thi s show s ho w muc h fue l yo u have .
I t i s mos t accurat e whe n th e vehicl e
i s o n leve l ground . I t ma y sho w
slightl y mor e o r les s tha n th e actua l
amoun t whe n yo u ar e drivin g o n
curv y o r hill y roads . Th
e gaug e stay s a t th e sam e fue l
leve l readin g afte r yo u tur n of f th e
ignition . Whe n yo u ad d fuel , th e
gaug e slowl y change s t o th e ne w
readin g afte r yo u tur n th e ignitio n
switc h bac k O N (II) . Temperatur
e Gaug e
Thi s show s th e temperatur e o f th e
engine' s coolant . Durin g norma l
operation , th e pointe r shoul d ris e
fro m th e botto m whit e mar k t o abou t
th e middl e o f th e gauge . I n sever e
drivin g conditions , suc h a s ver y ho t
weathe r o r a lon g perio d o f uphil l
driving , th e pointe r ma y ris e t o th e
uppe r whit e zone . I f i t reache s th e
re d (Hot ) mark , pul l safel y t o th e
sid e o f th e road . Tur n to pag e 27 9 fo r
instruction s an d precaution s o n
checkin g th e engine' s coolin g

system .

Instrument s an d Control s

ODOMETE
R
TRI
P METE R
RESE T BUTTO NTEMPERATUR
E
GAUG E
FUE
L GAUG E

SPEEDOMETE R

TRI
P METE R
TACHOMETE R

Servic
e Statio n Procedure s

3 . Inser t i t al l th e wa y bac k in it s tube .
UPPE
R MAR K

4 . Remov e th e dipstic k agai n an d
check th e level . I t shoul d b e
betwee n th e uppe r an d lowe r
marks .

I f i t
i
s nea r o r belo w th e lowe r mark ,
see Adding Oil on pag e 211.
Engine
Coolant Check

MI N

Loo k a t
th
e coolan t leve l i n th e
radiato r reserv e tank . Mak e sur e it i s
betwee n th e MA X an d MI N lines . I f
i t i s belo w th e MI N line , se e Addin g
Engin e Coolan t o n pag e 21 5 fo r
informatio n o n addin g th e prope r

coolant .

Refe r t o Owne r Maintenanc e
Check s o n pag e 20 9 fo r informatio n
o n checkin g othe r item s i n you r
Honda .
Befor e Drivin g
LOWE
R MAR K
RESERV
E TAN K

MA X