HONDA INSIGHT 2002 1.G Owners Manual

To warm the interior:Start the engine.
Select and Fresh Air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
Adjust the warmth of the air with
the temperature control dial. To remove f og f rom the inside of the
windows:
To remove exterior f rost or ice f rom
the windshield and side windows
after the car has been sitting out in
cold weather:
To rapidly remove exterior f rost or
ice f rom the windshield (on very cold
days), f irst select the Recirculation
mode. Once the windshield is clear,
select the Fresh Air mode to avoid
f ogging the windows.
Press the button.
Adjust the temperature control
dial so the air f low f rom the
def roster vents f eels warm.
Turn on the rear window def ogger
to help clear the rear window.
Start the engine.
Press the button.
Adjust the fan and temperature
controls to maximum.
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For saf ety, make sure you have a
clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving away.To shut of f the system temporarily,
stop the fan and turn the
temperature control dial all the way
to the left.
You should shut the system
completely of f only f or the f irst f ew
minutes of driving in cold weather,
until the engine coolant warms up
enough to operate the heater. Keep
the fan on at all other times so stale
air does not build up in the interior.
These settings direct all the air f low
to the defroster vents at the base of
the windshield and the side window
def roster vents. The air f low will get
warmer and clear the windows faster
as the engine warms up. You can
close the side vents with the dial
next to each vent. This will send
more warm air to the windshield
defroster vents.
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The climate control system draws air
through the exterior vents at the
bottom of the windshield. Keep
these vents clear of leaves and other
debris.For the climate control system to
provide heating and cooling, the
engine must be running.
The automatic climate control
system in your Honda picks the
proper combination of air condi-
tioning, heating, and ventilation to
maintain the interior temperature
you select. The system also adjusts
the fan speed and air flow levels.
The direction of air f low f rom the
vents in the center and each side of
the dashboard is adjustable.
To adjust the air flow from the
center vent, move the tab up-and-
down and side-to-side.
On the driver’s-side vent, move the
vent up-and-down and move the tab
side-to-side. On the passenger’s-side
vent, move the tab up-and-down and
move the vent side-to-side.
Thesideventscanbeopenedand
closed with the dials underneath
them.
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When you set the temperature to its
lower limit (60°F/18°C) or its upper
limit (90°F/32°C), the system runs
at f ull cooling or heating only. It does
not regulate the interior temperature.
When the temperature is set
between the lower and upper limits,
the system regulates the interior
temperature to the set value.In cold weather, the fan will not
come on automatically until the car
has been driven f or a short time and
the heater starts to develop warm air.
To put the Automatic Climate
Control in f ully-automatic mode,
press the AUTO button and set the
desired temperature by turning the
temperature control dial. You will
see AUTO in the system’s display.
The light above the button
also shows you which mode,
Recirculation or Fresh Air, is
selected.
When the system is in f ully
automatic mode, the auto idle stop
f unction will not be activated.
The system automatically selects the
proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air that will, as quickly as
possible, raise or lower the interior
temperature f rom its current level to
the set temperature. Fully-automatic Operation
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Auto Button
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Pressing the OFF button shuts the
climate control system completely
of f . Keep the system completely of f
only f or short periods. To keep stale
air and mustiness f rom collecting,
you should have the f an running at
all times.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the Climate Control
system when it is in AUTO. All other
f eatures remain automatically
controlled. Making any manual
selection causes the word AUTO to
go out.If thecoolingprovidedinECON
mode is not adequate, press the Auto
button. (See page .)
This button turns the air
conditioning on and of f . When the
air conditioning is turned on with
this button, the auto idle stop works
only if the outside temperature is
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Semi-automatic Operation
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This button controls the source of
the air going into the system. When
the indicator above this button is lit,
air f rom the car’s interior is sent
through the system again (Recircula-
tion mode). When the indicator is off,
air is brought in f rom outside the car
(Fresh Air mode).
You can, f or example, manually put
the system in recirculation mode
when driving through an area of
smoke or f umes.You can manually select the f an
speed with the fan speed button.
Pressing the button repeatedly
makes the fan run faster. The fan
speed is shown by bars in the display.
If the f an is at its highest speed,
pressing the button again takes it to
its lowest speed.
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Use the MODE button to select the
vents the air flows from. Some air
will f low f rom the dashboard corner
vents in all modes. Each time you
press the MODE button, the display
shows the mode selected. Press the
button four times to see all the
modes.Air f low is divided between
the f loor vents and the def roster
vents at the base of the windshield.
The main air f low is divided
between the dashboard vents and
the f loor vents. Air f lows f rom the f loor
vents.
The main air flow comes
f rom the dashboard vents.
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Mode Button
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The button directs the main
air f low to the windshield f or f aster
def rosting. It also overrides any
MODE selection you may have made.
When you turn of f by
pressing the button again, the
system returns to its former settings. When you select , the A/C
turns on automatically and the
system selects Fresh Air mode. For
f aster def rosting, manually set the
fanspeedtohigh.Youcanalso
increase air f low to the windshield by
closing the side vents in the
dashboard.
When this mode is selected, the auto
idle stop f unction will not activate.
This button turns the rear window
def ogger on and of f (see pagesand ).
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Rear Window Def ogger Button
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Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is located
in the top of the dashboard and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them. Sunlight Sensor/T emperature
Sensor
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