steering HONDA ELEMENT 2007 1.G Owner's Guide

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Specifications
T
echnical Inf ormat ion
245
Air Conditioning Fuses
Battery Lights Tires Alignment
HFC-134a
(R-134a)
12 V 60/55 W (H4/HB2)
0°13’
0.08
in (2.0 mm)
0.0in(0mm)
Refrigerant
type
Charge quantity
Lubricant type Interior
Under-hood
Capacity 12 V 45 AH/20 HR
Headlights
Headlights
High Beam
Headlights Low Beam
Front turn signal/parking
lights
Front side marker lights
Rear turn signal lights
Brake/Taillights
Back-up lights
License plate lights
Ceiling light
Spotlights
Cargo area light
High-mount brake light 12 V
12
V
12
V
12
V
12
V
12
V
12
V
12
V
12
V
21 W
10
W
8W 10
W
3CP
18
W (21 CP)
21/5
W
21
W
3CP 21/5
W
12
V 60 W
12 V 55 W
12 V
12 V 5 W
P215/70R16 99S
0°24’ 1°00’
Size
Pr essure
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
35
psi (240 kPa , 2.4 kgf/cm
)
33
psi (230 kPa , 2.3 kgf/cm
)
P225/55R18
97H
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm)
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
28/8 W
See page237or the fuse label
attached to the inside of the fuse
box door under the steering
column.
See page238or the fuse box
cover.
1°50’
Toe-in
Camber
Caster
1°06’
Front/Rear
Front
Rear
Spare
All models except SC
SC model
1:
2:
(HB3)
(H11) Front
Rear
Front
Rear
Front
1
12
1
1
2
1
2 2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
17.6
µ19.4 oz (500 µ550 g)
12 V µND-OIL8

CONT INUED
....................................
Accessories .143
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) .79
..............
Accessory Power Sockets .97
....................
Additives, Engine Oil .190
.........
Advice f or Pregnant Women .18
.............................
Airbag (SRS) . 11, 24
...
Airbags, Additional Information .24
...
Additional Safety Precautions .36
.............................
Airbag Service .35
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works .34
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .34
..
How the SRS Indicator Works .33
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .27
...
How Your Side Airbags Work .31
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .32
........................
SRS Components .24
..............
Air Conditioning System .102
.........................................
Usage .103
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires .209 ......................................
Alignment .245
......................................
Antif reeze .192
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator . 61, 162
...................................
Operation .161
..............
Anti-thef t, Audio System . 129
.
Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock . 79
......................
Armrests, Front Seat .84
................................
Audio System .107
...
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners . 22
.............
Automatic Speed Control . 133
..............
Automatic Transmission . 155
..........................
Capacity, Fluid .244
...............
Checking Fluid Level . 194
.......................................
Shif ting .155
.
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 155
................
Shif t Lever Positions . 155
....................
Shif t Lock Release . 158
......................
Auxiliary Input Jack .125
Battery Charging System ...........................
Indicator . 60, 231
............................
Jump Starting .227 ..............................
Maintenance .214
............................
Specif ications .245
..............................
Bef ore Driving .137
..................................
Belts, Seat . 10, 20
...........................
Beverage Holders .97
...................................
Body Panels .197
..................................
Booster Seats .52
Brakes ...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) . 161
.............
Break-in, New Linings . 138
....................
Bulb Replacement . 203
...........................................
Fluid .196
.........................................
Parking .93
.................
System Indicator . 60, 233
........................
Wear Indicators .161
.............................
Braking System .160
.................
Break-in, New Vehicle . 138
..
Brightness Control, Instruments . 72
........................
Brights, Headlights .72
Index
A
B
INDEX
I

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CONT INUED
...................................
Fan, Interior .103
.........................................
Features .101
.................
First (1) Gear Position .157
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank .139
Filters
.........................
Dust and Pollen .206
...............................................
Oil .190
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning .73
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a .219
Fluids
..........
Automatic Transmission .194
..........................................
Brake .196
.........................................
Clutch .197
................................
Differential .196
..............
Manual Transmission .195
..........................
Power Steering .197
..................
Windshield Washer .193
FM Stereo Radio ...................................
Reception .111
...........................
Folding Rear Seat .87
..........................
Four-way Flashers .73
..........................
Four-wheel Drive .150
..............................
Economy, Fuel .142
............
Emergencies on the Road .217
.............
Battery, Jump Starting .227
...........
Brake System Indicator .233
................
Changing a Flat Tire .219
.....
Charging System Indicator .231
..................
Checking the Fuses .234
.........
Hazard Warning Flashers .73 .....
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .231
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .232
..................
Overheated Engine .229
...........................
Emergency Brake .93
......................
Emergency Flashers .73
......................
Emergency Towing .239
.......................
Emissions Controls .251
.............
Emissions Testing, State .254
Engine
....
Coolant Temperature Gauge .68
......
Engine Speed Limiter . 154, 157
Malf unction Indicator ................................
Lamp . 60, 232
.........................
Oil Lif e Display .179
........
Oil Pressure Indicator . 60, 231
..............
Oil, What Kind to Use . 189
...............................
Overheating .229
............................
Specif ications .244
.......................................
Starting .152
.
Evaporative Emissions Controls . 251
...............................
Exhaust Fumes .54
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat ........................................
Belts by .18
........
Disc Brake Wear Indicators . 161
.....................
Disposal of Used Oil .191
.
Door and Tailgate Open Monitor . 63
Doors ..............
Locking and Unlocking . 80
......................
Power Door Locks .80
........
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 246
Downshif ting, Manual .............................
Transmission .153
..
Drive Gear Positions, D and D . 156
...........
Driver and Passenger Safety . 7
...........................................
Driving .149
....................................
Economy .142
........................
Driving Guidelines .150
..................
Dust and Pollen Filter . 206
3
Index
E F
INDEX
III
Won’t Start ..................................
225Floor Mats ......................................
205

CONT INUED
.................
Jacking up the Vehicle .221
.......................................
Jack, Tire .219
................................
Jump Starting .227
...............................
Keys and Locks .75
.......................
Label, Certif ication .242
.................
Lane Change, Signaling .71
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts . 15, 21
...........
LATCH Anchorage System .46
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement .198
.......................................
Indicator .59
.........................................
Parking .71
..................................
Turn Signal .71
....................................
Load Limits .146
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .79
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column .79
....................................
Glove Box .97 ............................................
Hatch .81
.................................
Power Door .80
........................................
Tailgate .82
........................
Low Coolant Level .141
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator .63
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 60, 231
.
Low Tire Pressure Indicator . 64, 163
................................
Lower Anchors .46
...
Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a .153
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart .244
.........................................
Luggage .145
..................................
Maintenance .177
........................................
Minder .179
.........................
Minder Indicator .61
...
Owner Maintenance Checks .184
.................................
Record . 186-187
..........................................
Saf ety .178
.
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . 60, 232
...................
Manual Transmission .153
...............
Checking Fluid Level .195
.....
Recommended Shif t Points .154
................................
Shif ting the .153
........
Manual Transmission Fluid .195 .........................
Meters, Gauges . 59, 66
.................................
Mirror, Vanity .99
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting .92
...............
Modif ying Your Vehicle . 144
Monitor, Door and Tailgate .............................................
Open .63
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline . 138
.........................................
Odometer .66
...............................
Odometer, Trip .66
....................
Of f -Highway Driving . 173
...................
Neutral Gear Position . 156
..................
New Vehicle Break-in . 138
.....................
Normal Shif t Speeds .154
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of . i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication . 242
Index
N
O
M
J
K
L
INDEX
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Oil........................
Change, How to .190
......................
Change, When to .179
......................
Checking Engine .141
..............
Pressure Indicator . 60, 231
Selecting Proper Viscosity ......................................
Chart .189
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) .79
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
....................................
Recovery .251
..............................
Outside Mirrors .92
....................
Overheating, Engine .229
.......
Owner Maintenance Checks .184
..............
Panel Brightness Control .72
........................
Park Gear Position .155
...........................................
Parking .159
.................................
Parking Brake .93
Parking Brake and Brake
.................
System Indicator . 60, 233
.................................
Parking Lights .71
..
Parking Over Things that Burn . 159
................................
Playing a Disc .119
..........
Playing the AM/FM Radio . 107Playing the XM Satellite
..........................................
Radio .113
.............................
PGM-FI System .252
..........................
Power Door Locks .80
.................................
Power Mirrors .92
.................
Power Socket Locations . 97
....................
Power Steering Fluid . 197
.........
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 18
........................
Preparing to Drive .151
.........
Protecting Adults and Teens . 12
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 18
.....
Advice f or Pregnant Women . 18
........................
Protecting Children .37
Protecting Inf ants and Small .......................................
Children .42
...........
Protecting Larger Children . 51
.....................
Using Booster Seat .52
...................
Radiator Overheating . 229
.............
Radio/CD Sound System . 107
..................
RadioThef t Protection . 129
Readiness Codes ........................... 254
.................
Rear Dif f erential Fluid . 196
.......................................
Rear Doors .81 ..
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement . 203
..........................
Rear Seat, Folding .87
............................
Rear View Mirror .92
.................................
Rear Windows .93
......................................
Def ogger .73
......................
Wiper and Washer .70
...............
Reclining the Seat Backs . 83
..............
Reclining the Front Seats . 86
.......
Recommended Shif t Speeds . 154
...
Recommended Tire Pressures . 209
.............................
Reminder Lights .59
...............
Removing the Rear Seats . 89
.......................
Remote Transmitter .77
................
Remote Audio Controls . 132
Replacement Inf ormation ..............
Dust and Pollen Filter . 206
................
Engine Oil and Filter . 190
..........................................
Fuses .234
................................
Light Bulbs .198
...........................................
Tires .208
.............................
Wiper Blades .206
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .23
..........
Reporting Saf ety Def ects . 260
Reserve Tank, Engine ...............................
Coolant . 141, 192
Index
R
P
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CONT INUED
...............................
Restraint, Child .37
..................
Reverse Gear Position .156
......................................
Roof Rack .147
................................
Rotation, Tire .211
................................
Safety Belts . 10, 20
.........
Safety Defects, Reporting .260
.................................
Saf ety Features .9
.........................................
Airbags .11
.....................................
Seat Belts .10
.............
Saf ety Labels, Location of .55
..............................
Saf ety Messages .iii
................................
Satellite Radio .113
...................................
Seat Belts . 10, 20
...............
Additional Information .20
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .22
.....................................
Cleaning .205
................
Lap/Shoulder Belt . 15, 21
................................
Maintenance .22
.....................
Reminder Light . 20, 60
.............
Replacing Af ter a Crash .23
...................
System Components .20
...............
Use During Pregnancy .18 ...
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt .15
........................
Seats, Adjusting the .83
.............
Second (2) Gear Position . 157
.....................
Selecting a Child Seat .44
...............................
Serial Number .242
...........................
Service Intervals .185
...........................
Service Manual .261
...........
Service Station Procedure . 139
..........................
Setting the Clock .130
.....
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 155
........................
Shif t Lock Release .158
....................................
Side Airbags .31
................................
Of f Indicator .34
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement .201
...............................
Signaling Turns .71
............................................
Skylight .93
.....................................
Snow Tires .213
................................
Sound System .107
......................................
Spare Tire .218
......................................
Inf lating .218
............................
Specif ications .245
....................
Specif ications Charts . 244
................................
Speed Control .133
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 24
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 36.............................
Airbag Service .35
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .34
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .34
..
How the SRS Indicator Works . 33
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work .27
...
How Your Side Airbags Work . 31
How Your Side Curtain Airbags .........................................
Work .32
........................
SRS Components .24
.............................
SRS Indicator . 33, 61
....
START (Ignition Key Position) . 79
..............
State Emissions Testing . 254
.......................
Starting the Engine .152
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .152
................
With a Dead Battery . 227
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine . 229
Steering Wheel ..................................
Adjustment .74
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock . 79
Index
INDEX
S
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CONT INUED
Tailgete............................................
Locks .82
..............................
Open Monitor .63
..........
Taillights, Changing Bulbs .203
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected .217
Technical Descriptions
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading .246
.....
Emissions Control Systems .251
..........
State Emissions Testing .254
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter .253
.....................
Tensioners, Seat Belt .22
.......................
Temperature Gauge .68
..............
Tether Anchorage Points .50 Tire Pressure Monitoring System
..................................
(TPMS) .163
.......................................
Indicator .65
................
Thef t Protection, Radio .129
..
Three Way Catalytic Converter .253
..................
Tilt the Steering Wheel .74
..........................
Time, Setting the .130
....................................
Tire Chains .213
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat .219
...........................
Tire Inf ormation .246
.................................
Tire Labeling .248
...............................................
Tires .208
..............................
Air Pressure .209
.........................
Checking Wear .210
..........................
Compact Spare .218
....
DOT Tire Quality Grading .246
......................................
Inf lation .208
..................................
Inspection .210
.....
Low Pressure Indicator . 64, 163
..............................
Maintenance .211
...................................
Replacing .211
......................................
Rotating .211
...........................................
Snow .213
............................
Specif ications .245
................................
Tire Chains .213
...................
VSA and Tire Sizes .166 ...................
Tools, Tire Changing .219
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer .167
................................
Emergency .239
...
Equipment And Accessories .169
.............................
Weight Limit .167
.....
Trailer, Driving Saf ely With a .171
.............................
Trailer Loading .168
...........................
Traction Devices .213
Transmission
Checking Fluid Level, ..............................
Automatic .194
Checking Fluid Level, ...................................
Manual .195
..................
Fluid Selection . 194, 195
..............
Identif ication Number .243
.............
Shif ting the Automatic . 155
..................
Shif ting the Manual . 153
......................
Transmitter, Remote .77
...................................
Treadwear .246
.......................................
Trip Meter .66
....................................
Turn Signals .71
...................
Stereo Sound System . 107
....................
Storing Your Vehicle .215
Supplemental Restraint ................................
System . 11, 24
......................................
Servicing .35
.........................
SRS Indicator . 33, 61
...................
System Components . 24
..................................
Synthetic Oil .190
Index
T
VIII
Turn Signal and Hazard
Warning Indicators .................. 62

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Unexpected, Taking Care ..........................................
of the .217
..
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . 246
........................
Unleaded Gasoline .138
.......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of .191 .......................................
XM Radio .113
..................................
Vanity Mirror .99
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load .146
......................
Vehicle Dimensions .244
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number .242
.............................
Vehicle Storage .215
.....................................
Ventilation .104
.................................................
VIN .242
..................................
Viscosity, Oil .189
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
........................................
System .165
.............................
VSA Of f Switch .166
VSA System and Activation
.....................................
Indicators .64 ............
WARNING, Explanation of .iii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of .55
..................
Warranty Coverages . 259
Washers, Windshield ........
Checking the Fluid Level .193
.....................................
Operation .70
...........................................
Wheels .208
...............
Adjusting the Steering .74
............
Alignment and Balance .211
..............................
Replacement .211
............................
Specif ications .212
...............................
Nut Wrench .220
Windows ..................
Operating the Power .91
..............................................
Rear .93
...........................
Rear, Def ogger .73
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning .70
...................................
Def roster .105
.....................................
Washers .193
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades .206
.....................................
Operation .70
....................................
Worn Tires .210 .....
Wrecker, Emergency Towing .239
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Index
INDEX
U
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X
IX

Service Information Summary
Gasoline:
Fuel Tank Capacity:
Recommended Engine Oil:
Automa tic Transmission Fluid: Brake
Fluid:
Tire Pressure (measured cold):
Manual
Transmission Fluid:
Rear Differential Fluid:
Power Steering Fluid: Spare Tire Pressure:
15.9
US gal (60
)
4.4 US qt (4.2
)
Unleaded
gasoline, pump octane
number of 87 or higher.
API Premium grade 5W-20
detergent oil (see page ).
Oil change capacity (including
filter): Honda
Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
DOT 3 preferred, or a DOT 3 or
DOT 4 brake fluid as a temporary
replacement (see page ).
Honda ATF-Z1 (Automatic
Transmission Fluid) preferred, or
aDEXRON
III ATF as a
temporary replacement (see page
). Honda
Manual Transmission
Fluid preferred, or an SAE 10W-30
or 10W-40 motor oil as a
temporary replacement (see page
).
Capacity (including differential):
2.0 US qt (1.9
)
Honda Dual Pump Fluid. Do not
use ATF.
Capacity:
1.1 US qt (1.0
)
Honda Power Steering Fluid
preferred, or another brand of
power steering fluid as a
temporary replacement. Do not
use ATF (see page ). Front:
33 psi (230 kPa , 2.3 kgf/cm
)
Rear: 35 psi (240 kPa , 2.4 kgf/cm
)
Front/Rear: 32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
SC model
189 195
197 196
All models except SC
194