ignition HONDA FIT 2008 1.G Owner's Manual

To lock the doors and the tailgate,
push the top of the master door lock
switch on the driver’s door, push in
the lock tab on the driver’s door, or
usethekeyintheoutsidedoorlock
on the driver’s door.
Pushing the bottom of the master
door lock switch unlocks all doors
and the tailgate.
Each door has a lock tab on the top
of the door. Push in the tab to lock
the door, and pull it out to unlock.
To lock the passenger’s door when
getting out of the vehicle, push in the
lock tab and close the door. To lock
the driver’s door, pull and hold the
outside door handle, then push in the
lock tab. Release the handle, then
close the door.
Each f ront door can be locked or
unlocked with the ignition key.
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On Canadian DX model
All models except Sport
All models except Canadian DX
Power Door L ocks
Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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TAB MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
LOCK UNLOCK
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The lock tab on each passenger’s
door locks and unlocks only that
door. Pulling up the driver’s lock tab
only unlocks the driver’s door. To
unlock only the driver’s door f rom
the outside, turn the key and release
it. If you turn it again, the remaining
doors and the tailgate unlock.
To lock a passenger’s door when
getting out of the vehicle, push in the
lock tab and close the door. To lock
the driver’s door, remove key f rom
ignition switch and push in the lock
tab or push the top of the master
door lock switch, then close the door.With the driver’s door open and the
key in the ignition switch, the master
door lock switch is disabled. It is not
disabled if the driver’s door is closed.
If you try to lock the open driver’s
door with the key in the ignition
switch by pushing in the lock tab, the
tabs on all doors pop up when you
close the door.
The childproof door locks are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position, the door
cannot be opened f rom inside
regardless of the position of the lock
tab. To open the door, pull the lock
tab up, and use the outside door
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Lock
Unlock
LEVER
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µ Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Push it
twice to unlock the remaining doors
and the tailgate. Some exterior lights
will f lash twice each time you press
the button.
The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the door activated
position) will come on when you
press the UNLOCK button. If you do
not open any door or the tailgate
within 30 seconds, the light f ades out.
If you relock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
bef ore 30 seconds have elapsed, the
light will go of f immediately.
If you do not open any door or the
tailgate within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock and the security
system will set. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound, and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position.
Press this button once to
lock all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior lights will f lash once. When
you push LOCK twice within 5
seconds, the horn will sound to
verify that the doors and the tailgate
arelockedandthesecuritysystem
has set. You cannot lock the doors
and the tailgate if any door or the
tailgate is not f ully closed or the key
is in the ignition switch.
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On Sport model
UNL OCK PA NIC
LOCK
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON
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µTo open the driver’s
window f ully, push the window
switch f irmly down to the second
detent, and release it. The window
will automatically go down all the
way. To stop the window, pull back
on the window switch briefly.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position to raise or lower any
window. To open the window, push
the switch down and hold it. Release
the switch when you want to stop the
window. To close the window, pull
back on the switch and hold it.
To unlatch the detachable anchor,
insert the latch plate into the slot on
the side of the anchor buckle. Store
the detachable anchor and seat belt
latch plates in the retractor housing.
To close the window, pull back on
the switch and hold it.
AUTO
Power Windows
Seats, Power Windows
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DRIVER’S WINDOW SWITCH
MAIN SWITCH
ANCHOR BUCKLE
LATCH PLATEClosing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.
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Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Move the selector switch to L
(driver’s side) or R (passenger’s
side).
Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare f rom headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.
When you push the MAIN switch in,
the switch is off, and the passenger
windows cannot be raised or lowered.
To cancel this f eature, push on the
switch again to get it to pop out.
Keep the MAIN switch of f when you
have children in the vehicle so they
do not injure themselves by
operating the windows
unintentionally.
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All models except Canadian DX
Adjusting the Power Mirrors
Mirrors
Power Windows, Mirrors
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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SELECTOR SWITCH
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH
TAB
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The ceiling light has a three-position
switch; ON, Door Activated, and
OFF. In the Door Activated (center)
position, the light comes on when
you:Open any door.
Unlock the doors and the tailgate
with the key or the remote
transmitter (if equipped). After all doors are closed tightly, the
light f ades out in about 30 seconds.
The ceiling light (with the switch in
the door activated position) comes
on when you remove the key f rom
the ignition switch. If you do not
open a door, the light f ades out in
about 30 seconds.
To use the accessory power socket,
pull up the cover. The ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position.
It will not power an automotive type
cigarette lighter element.
To use the sun visor, pull it down.
Whenusingthesunvisorforthe
side window, remove the support rod
f rom the clip, and swing it out.
This socket is intended to supply
power f or 12 volt DC accessories
that are rated 120 watts or less (10
amps).
If you leave any door open without
the key in the ignition switch, the
ceiling light will go of f af ter 3
minutes.
Ceiling L ight
A ccessory Power Socket
Sun Visor
Interior Convenience Items, Interior L ights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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DOOR ACTIVATED
OFF ON
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If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor10seconds.Whenit
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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 the or side of the
SEEK bar, 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 10 seconds. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twelve stations.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
to a desired f requency. Press the side of the bar to tune to a
higher f requency, and the side
to tune to a lower f requency.
Each preset button
(1 6) can store one station on AM,
and two stations on FM.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob or the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button except
Sport model). 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/FM
button (AM or FM button). On the
FM band, ST will be displayed if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not
available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select. 1.
2.
3.
4.
SEEK
SCAN
To Play the AM/FM Radio TUNE
PRESET
To Select a Station
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To load or play CDs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the CD player, press the CD
button. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a CD
until you change modes.
Insert a CD about half way into the
CD slot. The drive will pull the CD in
the rest of the way and begin to play
it. When the system reaches the end
of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off. Each time you press and
release the side of the SKIP bar,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or side.
To move rapidly within a
track, press and hold the SEEK/
SKIP bar. Press and hold to
move forward. Press and hold to move backward. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.
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T o Play a CD T o Change or Select T racks SK IP
SEEK
Playing a Disc
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
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 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM or FM button to
switch to the radio while a CD is
playing. To play the CD, press the
CD button.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press it again to turn it of f .
The scan f unction samples
all the tracks on the disc in the order
they are recorded on the CD. To
activate it, press the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each track on the CD. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of the
system and play the last track
sampled. 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. Press it again to return
to normal play. To Stop Playing a CD
REPEAT
SCAN
RANDOM
Playing a Disc
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You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
The disc player can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinCD-
TEXT,MP3,andWMAformats.
When playing a disc in MP3 or WMA,
you will see ‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ in the
display. You can see up to 99 f olders,
and select up to 255 tracks/f iles. Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
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On Sport model
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
Features
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