buttons HONDA ELEMENT 2010 1.G Owners Manual

Wearing a Lap/ShoulderBelt .................................. 14, 19
Seats ............................................ 83
Head Restraints ........................85
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
Side Curtain Airbags ....................30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work .................................... 30Side 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
Work .................................... 25
How Your Side Airbags Work ..28
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work .................................... 30
SRS Indicator ......................... 31, 59START (Ignition Key Position)
.....79
Starting the Engine ....................216
In Cold Weather at High Altitude ................................ 216
With a Dead Battery ................291
State Emissions Testing .............319
Steam Coming from Engine .......293
Steering Wheel Adjustment ............................... 74
Anti-theft Column Lock ............79
Buttons ........................... 191, 193
Stereo Sound System .................109
Storing Your Vehicle ..................278
Sun Visor ................................... 100
Supplemental Restraint
System .............................. 9, 22
Servicing .................................. 33
SRS Indicator ...................... 31, 59
System Components ................22
Synthetic Oil .............................. 252
T
Tachometer .................................. 64
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Index
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INDEX

ꭧ1: To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.
ꭧ 2: If equipped
ꭧ 3: Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS
(P. 71)
REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS
ꭧ2
(P. 191)
A/T model with navigation system is shown. STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT
(P. 74)
CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS
(P. 193)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
(P. 70)
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF INDICATOR
(P. 32)
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P. 109)
DIGITAL CLOCK
(P. 189)
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER BUTTON
(P. 74)
ACCESSORY POWERSOCKET
(P. 100)
HORN
ꭧ 1
VSA OFF SWITCH
(P. 231)
HAZARD WARNINGBUTTON
(P. 73)
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS
ꭧ
3
Your Vehicle at a Glance
4

ꭧ1: To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.
ꭧ 2: If equipped
ꭧ 3: Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
HAZARD WARNING BUTTON
(P. 73)
CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS (P. 193)
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT (P. 74) HORN
ꭧ
1
A/T model with navigation system is shown. VSA OFF SWITCH
(P. 231)
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
VOICE CONTROLBUTTONS
ꭧ
3
REMOTE AUDIOCONTROLSꭧ2
(P. 191)
HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS
(P. 71)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
(P. 70)
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER BUTTON
(P. 74)
MANUAL TRANSMISSION
(P. 217) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(P. 219) ACCESSORY
POWER SOCKET
(P. 100)
Controls Near the Steering Wheel
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Instruments and Controls
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LX modelEX and SC models
AM/FM BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR SCAN BUTTON
SCAN INDICATOR
VOL/PWRKNOB SEEK/SKIP BAR
PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOBA.SELBUTTON
VOL/PWR KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR
SCAN BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOB A.SEL BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BUTTON
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To Play the Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushing the VOL/PWR knob or the
AM/FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select. TUNE－Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency. SEEK
－The seek function searches
up and down from the current
frequency to find a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
either (
or), then release it.
SCAN －The scan function 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 for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 5 seconds (LX model) or 10
seconds (EX and SC models).
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 5 seconds (LX model)
or 10 seconds (EX and SC models).
When it plays a station you want to
listen to, press the SCAN button again. Preset
－Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM and two
frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset number (1 －6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
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AUTO SELECT－If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Press the A.SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL ’’
flashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode for several
seconds. It stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0 ’’ displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for every
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.
To turn off auto select,press the A.SEL
button. This restores the presets you
originally set. For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page186.
Adjusting the Sound
Press the MODE or SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the bass (BAS),
treble (TRE), balance (BAL), fader
(FAD), and sub-woofer (SUB-W)
ꭧ
settings.ꭧ
: If equipped
Each mode is shown in the display as
it changes. Turn the MODE or
SOUND knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C ’’in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds after you stop adjusting amode. Balance/Fader
－These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming from each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the front-to-back strength.
Treble/Bass/Sub-Woofer －Use
the TRE/BAS/SUB-W modes to
adjust the tone to your liking.
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XM®Radio
On EX and SC models
Your vehicle is capable of receiving XM®Radio anywhere in the United
States, and Canada except Hawaii,
Alaska and Puerto Rico. XM is a
registered trademark of Sirius XMRadio
®, Inc. and XM CANADA®is a
registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
PRESET BUTTONS CATEGORY
BUTTONS
TUNE
KNOB
SCANBUTTON VOL/PWR KNOB XM BUTTON
CHANNEL INDICATOR
CATEGORY INDICATOR
DISP/MODE BUTTON
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SCAN－The scan function gives
you sampling of all channels while in
the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press thebutton. Preset
－You can store up to 12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel from the XM1 band and one
channel from the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
1. Press the XM button. Either XM1 or XM2 will show in the display.
2. Use the TUNE knob, the CATEGORY buttons, or the SCAN
buttons to tune to a desired channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be
selected. In channel mode, all
channels can be selected.
3. Pick the preset button you want for that channel. Press and hold the
button until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the first six channels. 5. Press the XM button again. The
other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper preset button to
tune to it.
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RDM (RANDOM) BUTTONDISC INDICATOR
FOLDER KNOB
SEEK/SKIPBUTTONS
RPT (REPEAT)BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
VOL/PWR
KNOB
RANDOM INDICATORREPEAT INDICATOR
EJECT BUTTON
CD/TAPE BUTTON
CD SLOT CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
FOLDER INDICATOR
EX and SC models
LX model
RANDOM INDICATOR
DISPLAY BUTTON
RPT (REPEAT)BUTTON
SCAN BUTTONCD/AUX BUTTON
VOL/PWR KNOB
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Playing a Disc (Models without navigation system)
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Voice Control System
In addition to the standard audio
controls, the audio system in your
vehicle can be operated using the
voice control system. See the
navigation system manual for
complete details.Playing the FM/AM Radio
AUTO SELECT ICON
AM/FM
BUTTON AUDIO
BUTTON
SCANBUTTON
TUNER BAR PRESET BUTTONS SOUND ICON
BACKGROUND ICON
FM1 ICON
FM2 ICON
AM ICON
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