turn signal HONDA ELEMENT 2009 1.G Owner's Manual

A
Accessories andModifications
..........................
205
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key Position)
...................................
79
Accessory Power Sockets
..........
100
Additives, Engine Oil
.................
252
Adjusting the Steering Wheel
......
74
Advanced Airbags
........................
27
Airbag (SRS)
............................
9,22
Air Conditioning System
............
104
Air Pressure, Tires
..............
271,272
Alcohol in Gasoline
....................
198
Antifreeze
...................................
254
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) Indicator Light
..................
59,225
Operation
................................
225
Anti-theft, Audio System
.............
188
Anti-theft Steering Column Lock
.........................................
79
Audio System
.............................
109
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners...
20
Automatic Speed Control
...........
193 Automatic Transmission
............
219
Capacity, Fluid
........................
309
Checking Fluid Level
..............
256
Shifting
...................................
219
Shift Lever Position Indicators
............................
219
Shift Lock Release
...................
221
Automatic Transmission Fluid
...
256
Auxiliary Input Jack
...................
192
B
Battery Charging System
Indicator
........................
58,295
Jump Starting
..........................
291
Maintenance
...........................
277
Specifications
..........................
310
Before Driving
...........................
197
Belts, Seat
................................
8,18
Beverage Holders
........................
99
Booster Seats
...............................
50
Brakes
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...........
225
Break-in, New Linings
.............
198 Bulb Replacement
...................
266
Fluid
.......................................
258
Parking
....................................
94
System Design
........................
224
System Indicator
...............
58,297
Wear Indicators
.......................
225
Braking System
..........................
224
Break-in, New Vehicle
................
198
Brightness Control, Instruments
..............................
72
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lights
........................
266
Brake Lights
...........................
266
Daytime Running Lights
.........
262
Front Parking/Turn Signal Lights
..................................
263
Front Side Marker Lights
........
265
Headlights
..............................
261
High-mount Brake Lights
........
267
Rear Bulbs
..............................
266
Rear License Plate Lights
........
267
Side Turn Signal Lights
...........
264
Specifications
..........................
310
Taillights
.................................
266
Turn Signal Lights
..................
266
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Index
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INDEX
2009 Element

Heating and Cooling
..................
104
Hood, Opening and Closing the
..........................................
200
Horn
............................................
69
Hydraulic Clutch
........................
258
I
Identification Number, Vehicle
...................................
306
Ignition Keys
.........................................
75
Switch
......................................
79
Immobilizer System
.....................
76
Important Safety Precautions
.........
6
Indicators, Instrument Panel
........
57
ABS (Anti-lock Brake)
..............
59
Brake (Parking and Brake System)
.........................
58,297
Charging System
..............
58,295
Cruise Control
..........................
60
Cruise Main
.............................
60
Door and Tailgate Open
...........
61
DRL (Daytime Running Lights)
..................................
60 High Beam
...............................
61
Key (Immobilizer System)
.......
60
Lights On
.................................
61
Low Fuel
..................................
61
Low Oil Pressure
..............
58,295
Low Tire Pressure
.............
62,227
Maintenance Minder
.........
59,243
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
.............................
58,296
Passenger Airbag Off
...............
32
Seat Belt Reminder
.............
18,58
Side Airbag Off
....................
32,59
SRS
.....................................
31,59
TPMS
................................
63,228
Turn Signal and Hazard Warning
...............................
60
VSA OFF
..................................
62
VSA System
.............................
62
Washer Level
...........................
61
Individual Map Lights
..................
95
Infant Restraint
............................
40
Infant Seats
..................................
40
Tether Anchorage Point
...........
48
Inflation, Proper Tire
..................
271
Recommended Pressures
.......
272
Inside Mirror
...............................
93 Inspection, Tire
..........................
273
Installing a Child Seat
..................
43
Instrument Panel
..........................
57
Instrument Panel Brightness
.......
72
Instruments and Controls
.............
55
Interior Lights
..............................
95
Introduction
...................................
i
iPod
®Error Messages
................
172
J
Jacking up the Vehicle
...............
283
Jack, Tire
...................................
283
Jump Starting
.............................
291
K
Keys
.............................................
75
L
Label, Certification
.....................
306
Lane Change, Signaling
...............
71
Lap/Shoulder Belt
.................
14,19
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Index
V
INDEX
2009 Element

LATCH Anchorage System
..........
44
Light Control Switch
....................
95
Lights Bulb Replacement
...................
261
Indicator
...................................
57
Interior
.....................................
95
Parking
....................................
71
Turn Signal
..............................
71
Load Limit
..................................
208
LOCK (Ignition Key Position)
......
79
Locks Anti-theft Steering Column
.......
79
Fuel Fill Door
..........................
199
Glove Box
...............................
100
Hatch
.......................................
81
Lockout Prevention
..................
81
Power Door
..............................
80
Tailgate
....................................
82
Low Coolant Level
......................
201
Lower Anchors
.............................
44
Low Fuel Indicator
.......................
61
Low Oil Pressure Indicator
...........................
58,295
Lubricant Specifications Chart...
309
Luggage, Storing (cargo)
...........
207 M
Maintenance
..............................
241
Main Items and Sub Items
......
246
Minder
....................................
243
Minder Indicator
......................
59
Owner's Maintenance Checks
................................
248
Safety
......................................
242
Schedule
.................................
249
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
.......
296
Manual Transmission
.................
217
Checking Fluid Level
..............
257
Shifting
...................................
217
Manual Transmission Fluid
.......
257
Meters, Gauges
............................
64
Methanol in Gasoline
.................
198
Mirrors, Adjusting
........................
93
Modifications
.............................
206
Modifying Your Vehicle
.............
206
N
New Vehicle Break-in
.................
198
Normal Shift Speeds
..................
218 NOTICE, Explanation of
................
i
Numbers, Identification
.............
306
O
Odometer
.....................................
65
Off-Highway Driving Guidelines
..............................
238
Off-Road Precautions
..................
238
Oil Change, How to
......................
252
Change, When to
....................
243
Checking Engine
....................
201
Life, Engine
.............................
243
Pressure Indicator
.............
58,295
Selecting Proper Viscosity Chart
...................................
251
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery
................................
316
ON (Ignition Key Position)
..........
79
Outside Mirrors
...........................
93
Outside Temperature Indicator
....
68
Overhead Console
......................
101
Overheating, Engine
..................
293
Owner's Maintenance Checks
....
248
IndexVI
2009 Element

Rotation, Tire
.............................
274
S
Safety Belts
..............................
8,18
Safety Defects, Reporting (U.S. only)
.......................................
324
Safety Features
..............................
7
Airbags
......................................
9
Head Restraints
........................
13
Seat Belts
..............................
8,14
Seats & Seat-Backs
..............
11,12
Safety Labels, Location of
.............
53
Safety Messages
..........................
iii
Seat Adjustments
.........................
83
Seat Belts
.................................
8,18
Additional Information
.............
18
Advice for Pregnant Women
....
16
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
...........................
20
Cleaning
..................................
268
Lap/Shoulder Belt
..............
14,19
Maintenance
............................
20
Reminder Indicator and Beeper
.............................
18,58 System Components
................
18
Use During Pregnancy
.............
16
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt
..................................
14,19
Seats
............................................
83
Seats, Adjusting the
.....................
83
Sensors Driver's Seat Position Sensor
...
27
Front Passenger's Weight Sensors
................................
27
Impact Sensors
...................
22,23
Serial Number
............................
306
Service Intervals
.........................
243
Service Manual (U.S. only)
........
325
Service Station Procedures
........
199
Setting the Clock
........................
189
Shifting the Automatic Transmission
..........................
219
Shift Lever Position Indicators
...
219
Shift Lock Release
......................
221
Side Airbags
.................................
28
How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
...................
32
How Your Side Airbags Work..28
Off Indicator
.............................
32 Side Curtain Airbags
....................
30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
....................................
30
Side Marker Lights, Bulb
Replacement in
.......................
265
Signaling Turns
............................
60
Snow Tires
.................................
275
Sound System
............................
109
Spare Tire
..................................
282
Inflating
...........................
271,282
Specifications
..........................
310
Spark Plugs
................................
308
Specifications
.............................
308
Speed Control
............................
193
Speed Limiter
......................
218,221
Speedometer
................................
64
SRS, Additional Information
.........
22
Additional Safety Precautions
...
34
Airbag Service
..........................
33
Airbag System Components
.....
22
How the Side Airbag Off
Indicator Works
...................
32
How the SRS Indicator Works..31
How Your Front Airbags Works
..................................
25
How Your Side Airbags Work..28
IndexVIII
2009 Element

Tools, Tire Changing
.................
283
Towing A Trailer
..................................
232
Emergency Wrecker
...............
303
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System
................................
227
Indicator
............................
63,228
Required Federal Explanation
.........................
314
Transmission Checking Fluid Level, Automatic
............................
256
Checking Fluid Level, Manual
................................
257
Fluid Selection
................
256,257
Identification Number
.............
306
Shifting the Automatic
.............
219
Shifting the Manual
.................
217
Treadwear
..................................
311
Trip Meter
...................................
66
Turn Signals
.................................
60
Turn Signals and Headlights
........
71 U
Unexpected, Taking Care of
the
..........................................
281
Uniform Tire Quality Grading (U.S. only)
..............................
311
Unleaded Gasoline
.....................
198
USB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages
...............................
182
Used Oil, How to Dispose of
......
253
V
Vanity Mirror
.............................
101
Vehicle Capacity Load
................
208
Vehicle Dimensions
...................
308
Vehicle Identification Number
...
306
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
®),
aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System....
230
VSA OFF Indicator
..................
230
VSA OFF Switch
.....................
231
VSA System Indicator
..............
62
Vehicle Storage
..........................
278
Ventilation
..................................
106 VIN
............................................
306
Viscosity, Oil
..............................
251
W
WARNING, Explanation of
...........
iii
Warning Labels, Location of
.........
53
Warranty Coverages (U.S. only)
.......................................
323
Washer, Windshield Checking the Fluid Level
........
255
Fluid Level Indicator (Canada only)
.....................................
61
Operation
.................................
70
Wheels
.......................................
271
Alignment and Balance
...........
274
Compact Spare
........................
282
Wrench, Nut
...........................
283
Windows Operating the Power
................
92
Rear, Defogger
.........................
74
Windshield Cleaning
...................................
70
Defroster
.................................
107
Washers
............................
70,255
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2009 Element