ignition HONDA CR-V 2004 RD4-RD7 / 2.G Owner's Manual

The outside mirrors are heated to re-
move fog and frost. With the ignition
switch in the ON (II) position, turn
on the heaters by pressing the but-
ton. The light in the button comes on
as a reminder. Press the button
again to turn the heaters off.
On EX and EX-L models in Canada
Power Mirror Heaters
Mirrors
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Sitting on or getting under the table,
or putting heavy objects on the table,
may damage or deform it.
Do not put any items on the table
while driving. They may f all down or
f ly around when you go around
corners or brake hard.These sockets are intended to supply
power f or 12 volt DC accessories
that are rated 120 watts or less (10
amps).
When both sockets are being used,
the combined power rating of both
accessories should be 120 watts or
less (10 amps). To power an accessory, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
These sockets will not power an
automotive type cigarette lighter
element. A ccessory Power Sockets
Center Table, A ccessory Power Sockets
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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Turn
the system on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM or FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and .
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press either SEEK button ( or ),
then release it.
The SCAN f unction
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan f or
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about f ive seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it for five seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again. Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. 2.
3.
4. 1.
To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
TUNE SEEK
SCAN
Preset
Playing the Radio
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ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
insert a CD into the CD slot. The
drive will pull the CD in the rest of
the way and begin to play it. You
operate the CD player with the same
controls used f or the radio. The
number of the track playing is shown
in the display. The system will
continuously play a CD until you
change modes.
Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display.
The disc number f or an empty
position is highlighted and the red
light starts blinking.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green CD load indicator comes on. Insert it only about
half way, the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ in the display. The CD
load indicator turns red and blinks
as the CD is loaded.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, the
system begins playing the last CD
loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Select
the empty position (the disc number
indicator is not highlighted) and
press the appropriate preset bar or
touch a disc icon. The current CD
stops playing and starts the loading
sequence. The CD just loaded will
play. Each time you press and release ,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or . You will see
CUE or REW in the display.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press the RPT button again
to turn it off.
This f eature plays the
tracks in random order. To activate
Random Play, press and release the
RDM button. You will see RDM in
the display. This continues until you
press the RDM button again.
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3. 2.
OnEXmodelinU.S.,andEXandEX-L models in Canada
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
CD Player To Change Tracks (SK IP)
REPEAT
RANDOM
L oading t he In-Dash CD Changer
Playing a CD
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Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button to play the CD.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the CD will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
A CD changer is available f or your
vehicle. It holds up to six CDs. You
operate the CD changer with the
same controls used f or the in-dash
CD player.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The CD and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a different CD, use the preset button
(1 6). If you select an empty slot in
the magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. Load the desired CDs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with it.
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Playing a CD, CD Changer
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
T o Stop Playing a CD
Operating Optional CD Changer
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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Make
sure the open side of the tape is
facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the tape is
playing. The indicates the side
youinsertedupwardinnowplaying.
If you want to play the other side,
press the PROG button. When the
player reaches the end of the tape, it
will automatically reverse direction
and play the other side. Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator will light in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
NR button. Dolby remains of f until
you press the NR button again.
To remove the tape, press the
EJECT button. If you want to turn
the player of f , press the PWR/VOL
knob or turn of f the ignition. The
tape will remain in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,the
tape will begin playing where it lef t
off. To switch to the radio or CD player
while a Tape is playing, press the
AM, FM or CD button. To change
back to the tape player, press the
TAPE button.
To rewind the tape,
push the REW button. You will see
REW in the display. To f ast f orward
the tape, push the FF button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the FF,
REW, or PLAY button to take the
system out of rewind or f ast f orward.
Press buttontofindthe
beginning of the current song or
passage. Press button to f ind the
beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it.
Dolby noise reduction manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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Playing a T ape
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a TapeT ape Search Functions
FF/REW
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Apply the parking brake.
In cold weather, turn of f all
electrical accessories to reduce
the drain on the battery.
Push the clutch pedal down all the
way.
Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park. Press on the brake pedal.Without touching the accelerator
pedal, turn the ignition key to the
START (III) position. Do not hold
the key in START for more than
15 seconds at a time. If the engine
does not start right away, pause
f or at least 10 seconds bef ore
trying again.
If the engine does not start within
15 seconds, or starts but stalls
right away, repeat step 4 with the
accelerator pedal pressed halfway
down. If the engine starts, release
pressure on the accelerator pedal
so the engine does not race.If the engine still does not start,
press the accelerator pedal all the
way down and hold it there while
starting in order to clear f looding.
If the engine still does not start,
return to step 5.
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3. 4.
5.6.
Manual Transmission:
Automatic Transmission:
Starting the Engine
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NOTICE: The engine is harder to start
in cold weather. Also, the thinner air
f ound at altitudes above 8,000 f eet
(2,400 meters) adds to this problem.

These indicators on the instrument
panel show which position the shif t
lever is in.The ‘‘D’’ indicator comes on f or a
f ew seconds when you turn the
ignition switch to ON (II). If it
f lashes while driving (in any shif t
position), it indicates a possible
problem in the transmission.
If the malf unction indicator lamp
comes on along with the ‘‘D’’
indicator, there is a problem in the
automatic transmission control
system. Avoid rapid acceleration and
havethetransmissioncheckedbya
Honda dealer as soon as possible.
To shif t f rom any position, press
f irmly on the brake pedal and pull
the lever toward you. You cannot
shif t out of Park when the ignition
switch is in LOCK (0) or
ACCESSORY (I).
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Shif t L ever Position Indicators Shif ting
Automatic Transmission
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SHIFT LEVER

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This position mechani-
cally locks the transmission. Use
Park whenever you are turning of f or
starting the engine. To shif t out of
Park, you must press on the brake
pedal and have your f oot of f the
accelerator pedal. If you have done all of the above and
still cannot move the lever out of
Park, see
on
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To avoid transmission damage, come
to a complete stop bef ore shif ting
into Park. The shif t lever must be in
Park bef ore you can remove the key
from the ignition switch.
To shift from Park
to Reverse, press the pedal, then
move the shift lever. To shif t from
Reverse to Neutral, come to a
completestop,andthenshift. Your vehicle has a reverse lockout so
you cannot accidentally shif t to
Reverse when the vehicle speed
exceeds 5 mph (8 km/h).
If you cannot shif t to Reverse when
the vehicle is stopped, press the
brake pedal and slowly shift to
Neutral, and then to Reverse.
If there is a problem in the reverse
lockout system, or your vehicle’s
battery is disconnected or goes dead,
you cannot shif t to Reverse. (Ref er
to Shif t Lock Release on page ).
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To shift from:
PtoR
RtoN
NtoD Dto2 2to1
1to2
2toD
DtoN NtoR RtoP Do this:
Press the brake pedal, then
move the shift lever.
Move the lever.
Park (P) Shif t L ock Release
Reverse (R)
Automatic Transmission
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need to restart a stalled engine, or if
it is necessary to stop brief ly with
the engine idling. Shif t to the Park
position if you need to leave your
vehicle for any reason. Press on the
brake pedal when you are moving
the shift lever from Neutral to
another gear.
Use this position f or
your normal driving. The transmis-
sion automatically selects a suitable
gear f or your speed and acceleration.
You may notice the transmission
shif ting up at higher speeds when
the engine is cold. This helps the
engine warm up f aster. TheOver-drive(O/D)ison
whenever you turn the ignition to
ON (II). Pressing the O/D switch on
the edge of the shif t lever to turn it
of f ; the O/D OFF indicator comes
on.Over-drivecanbeturnedonoroff
only when the ignition switch is in
the ON (II) position and the shif t
lever is in any position.
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Neutral (N)
Drive (D)Over-drive (O/D) Mode
Automatic Transmission
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OVER-DRIVE OFF INDICATOR