HONDA PASSPORT 2000 2.G Owners Manual

The anti-theft steering column
lock is not interconnected with the
parking brake. You must alwaysset the parking brake when
leaving the vehicle.
To prevent discharging the battery, avoid use of electrical accessories
with the engine shut off.
For easier key operation when
unlocking, rotate the steering
wheel slightly to relieve pressure
on the steering lock.

Ke y Remova l

Manual Transmission With the vehicle fully stopped,remove the key from the switch
by turning it to the "LOCK"
position and removing it. Automatic Transmission

With the vehicle fully stopped, place
the automatic transmission shift

lever in "P" (Park) position. Turn

the key to the "LOCK" position.

Ke y Reminde r
The key reminder circuit causes a beeper to sound when the door is
held open with the key left in theignition switch. This is to help
prevent accidentally locking the
key inside the vehicle.
The beeper stops when the door is

closed or when the key is removed.

Guar d Agains t Thef t
Your new Passport has features to
help prevent theft of the vehicle, its equipment, and its contents.
These anti-theft features work
depending on how well you use

them.

Park in a well-lighted areawhenever possible.
Lock the steering column and
take the key with you.
— Turn the ignition switch to "LOCK" and remove the key.
This locks both the ignition switch and steering control.
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Removing the key from the
ignition switch while driving
locks the steering. This can
cause you to lose control.
Remove the key from the
ignition switch only when
parked.

Fully close all windows and
lock all doors. This activates
the anti-theft system (see page
148).

Keep costly items out of sight.
— Never leave things of value in plain sight on the seat or floor.
— The glove box offers a place to hide small items (and if
locked, protects them even

more).
Lock
s

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POWE
R EXTERIO R
MIRROR S
CHILD-SAF E
DOO R LOCK S DOO
R LOCK S

Powe
r Doo r Lock s
The power door lock system has lock buttons on the driver's and
front passenger's door armrests.
Either button controls all four
door locks and the tailgate.
Press the front of the lock buttonto lock all the doors, and the rear
of the button to unlock all doors. The lock knob on each door
controls only that door. Push thelock knob down to lock, and pull
it up to unlock. To lock any
passenger's door from the outside, push the lock knob down and
close the door.
Locking the driver's door fromthe outside with the key locks
all the doors and the tailgate. To
unlock only the driver's door
from the outside, turn the key and
release it. To unlock the remaining doors, turn the key a
second time within three seconds. Unlocking the passenger's door
with the key unlocks only that
door. To unlock the remaining
doors, open the door and use the
armrest lock button.
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UNLOC
K LOC
K
DRIVER' S SID E

DOO R LOC K
LOC
K
UNLOC K

PASSENGER' S

SID E DOO R

LOC K

Child-Saf
e Doo r Lock s
The rear doors can be locked to
prevent children from opening the door from the inside.
This is done by depressing the
lever shown in the illustration. To
disengage the lock, open the door
from the outside and raise thelever.
Mirror
s

Interio r Mirro r

To adjust, move the mirror right or left and up or down.
Pull the lever to switch the mirror to night operation. This reduces
the glare from the headlights of
following vehicles.
Powe
r Mirror s

Adjust the outside mirrors with
the adjustment switch on the

dashboard.

1. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
2. Move the selector switch to L (driver's side) or R
(passenger's side).
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DA Y
NIGH T
ADJUSTMEN
T

SWITC H

SELECTO
R
SWITC H

3. Push the appropriate edge of
the adjustment switch to movethe mirror right, left, up, or

down.

4. When you finish, move the selector switch to the center(off) position. This turns off
the adjustment switch so a
mirror will not be moved out of position if you accidentally
bump the switch. The outside mirror on the

passenger's side has curved glass.

Objects look farther away than
they really are. Use this mirror to
get a "wide view." Do not use it to
judge the distance of things
behind you.
Vanit
y Mirror s
The vanity mirrors are on the back of the sun visors.
On the EX model, the light next to
the mirror will come on when the
headlight switch is in either ON

position.

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Powe
r Window s
All the windows can be operated
by the window control switches on the driver's door panel. Theignition key must be in the "ON"
position.
The passengers' windows can also
be operated by the window
control switch on each
passenger's door. To lower a window, press on the
front edge of the window controlswitch. Hold the switch down until
the window reaches the desired
position. To raise a window, pull back on the front edge of the switch. The driver's window can be
lowered automatically by pressing
the window switch down firmly
and releasing it. To stop the
window from going down all the
way, pull back on the switch
briefly. If you press lightly on the
window switch and hold it, the
window will stop when you
release the switch.Interio r Feature s
DOW N
AUT O DOW N
DRIVER'
S
WINDO W
CONTRO L

DOW N
U
P U
P
DOW N
FRON
T
PASSENGER' S
WINDO W
CONTRO
L REA
R
PASSENGER' S
WINDO W
CONTRO L

Closing 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.
U
P

DOW N
U
P

The LOCK button on the driver's
door panel removes power from
the passengers' windows. Only
the driver's window can be raised
and lowered. Checkin
g th e Circui t Breake r
In the event the power windows

d o no t
operate
, chec k th e circui t
breaker .
To reset the circuit breaker, first turn the ignition switch off, and
then push the knob on the circuit
breaker. The windows should
now operate.
If the circuit breaker
immediately goes off again or
the windows do not operate,
have the electrical system checked by a dealer as soon as

possible.
Operatio
n

The tailgate has a hatch glass and a door. The hatch glass must be
raised before opening the door.
To unlock the hatch glass, use the ignition key in the outside tailgate
lock. The outside tailgate lock
also locks and unlocks with the
power door locks.
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Tailgat
e

PASSENGERS '

WINDO W LOC K

Lock
Unlock
OF
F
ON

Make sure the rear window wiper
is off and in its parked position.
Turn the key clockwise and push
the outside lock to unlock the
glass. Raise the glass, then pull
the door handle to unlock the door.
Hoo
d Releas e

The hood release lever is on the
left side of the instrument panel.
T o Ope n
1. Pull the lever to release the hood lock. 2. Lift the under-hood lever
while lifting the hood slightly.
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Pul l

3. Raise the hood, and hold it

open with the hood support
rod in the hole on the right
side of the hood.
T
o Clos e

1. Lift the hood slightly to remove tension from thesupport rod.

2. Place the support rod in its retaining clip and lower the

hood.

Make sure the hood is latched securely before beginning to

drive.
Luggag
e Ligh t

The cargo compartment light switch is built into the light

housing.

The switch has three positions: O N — Light turns on and remains
on regardless of tailgate opening.
DOO R — Light turns on when
the hatch glass is opened.
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r Light s

O N
DOOR
OF F

OF
F — Light remains off
regardless of tailgate opening.
To prevent the light from being left on, keep the switch set in
DOOR position.
Dom
e Ligh t

The dome light switch is built into the light housing. The switch has
three positions:
O N — The light will turn on and
stay on regardless of door
position.
OF F — The light stays off
regardless of door position. DOO
R — The light turns on
when any of the doors or the
hatch glass is opened.
It is best to set the switch in the DOOR position, so the light
comes on when you enter the
vehicle.
EX model only The ceiling light (with the switch in the DOOR position) also comes
on when you unlock the door with the remote transmitter (see page
147).
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OF F

DOOR
O
N