HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G Owners Manual

parkin
g brak e first , the n plac e th e
transmissio n i n "P " (Park )
position , eve n o n leve l surfaces .
Whe n parkin g a vehicl e equippe d
wit h a manua l transmissio n o n a n
upwar d slop e o r o n a leve l
surface , plac e th e shif t leve r i n th e
"1 " (firs t gear ) position .
Whe n parkin g a vehicl e equippe d
wit h a manua l transmissio n o n a
downwar d slope , plac e th e shif t
leve r i n th e "R " (Reverse )

position .
Accelerato
r Peda l

Th e accelerato r peda l i s use d t o
var y engin e powe r an d thu s

regulat e engin e an d vehicl e speed .
Clutc
h Peda l

Manual Transmission
Th e clutc h peda l i s use d to engag e
o r disengag e th e clutch , thereb y
connectin g o r disconnectin g th e
engin e fro m th e manua l
transmissio n an d drivelin e to th e
drivin g wheels .
Whe n th e peda l i s full y released ,
th e clutc h is engaged , drivin g th e

transmissio n an d th e driv e wheels .

D o no t allo w you r foo t t o res t o n
th e clutc h peda l whe n no t usin g

th e clutch .

Instrument s an d Control s

ACCELERATO
R
PEDA L
CLUTCH
PEDA L

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Seat
s

Seat Adjustmen t ......... . 9 0
Manua l Fron t Sea t

Adjustment s .......... . 9 1

Driver' s Sea t
Ful l Powe r Adjustment s . . 9 2
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . .
Rea r Sea t ............... . 9 4

Foldin g .............. . 9 4

Unfoldin g ............ . 9 6

Seat s
93

Sea
t Adjustmen t

HEAD RESTRAIN T
FORE/AF T SEA T
ADJUSTMEN T

(LX , E X shown )
FRON
T SEA T
LAP/SHOULDE R BEL T
RECLININ G
ADJUSTMEN T

(LX , E X shown )

Seat s

Th
e EX- L mode l ha s a powe r
adjustabl e driver' s seat . O n th e
othe r models , th e driver' s sea t
adjust s manually .
Th e fron t passsenger' s sea t an d
th e rea r sea t i n al l model s adjus t
manually .

Manua l Fron t Sea t
Adjustment s

See pages 10 -11 for important
safety information and warnings
about how to properly position

seats and seat-backs.

Th e fron t seat s ma y b e adjuste d
forwar d o r backwar d b y pullin g
u p o n th e leve r a t th e fron t o f th e
sea t an d the n usin g bod y pressur e
t
o mov e th e sea t t o th e desire d

position .
Le t g o o f th e leve r an d th e sea t
wil l loc k int o th e desire d position .Afte
r adjustin g th e seat , us e you r
bod y weigh t t o tr y t o mov e i t
forwar d an d backward . Sea t
movemen t indicate s tha t a t leas t
on e o f th e sea t adjuster s di d no t
latch . Lif t th e leve r an d readjus t
th e seat . I f th e sea t wil l no t latc h
firml y i n positio n afte r severa l
attempts , tak e th e vehicl e t o you r
deale r fo r service . A n unlatche d
sea t coul d increas e you r chanc e o f
injur y i n a n accident .
Alway s adjus t th e sea t befor e yo u
star t driving . Tryin g t o mov e th e
sea t whil e th e vehicl e is movin g
coul d caus e yo u t o los e control .

Seat s

Th
e fron t seat-back s ca n b e tilte d
backwar d if s o desired , usin g th e
leve r o n th e doo r sid e o f eac h
fron t seat .
Rais e th e leve r an d us e bod y
pressur e to mov e th e seat-bac k to
th e desire d position . Le t g o o f th e
leve r an d th e seat-bac k wil l loc k

int o th e desire d position .
Kee
p th e sea t belt' s webbin g an d
latc h clea r o f th e sea t part s whe n
yo u til t th e foldin g seat s forwar d
o r backward . Thi s help s t o
preven t damag e t o th e sea t bel t

system .

Adjus t th e seat-bac k befor e yo u
star t driving . Tryin g to adjus t th e
seat-bac k wit h th e vehicl e i n
motio n coul d caus e yo u t o los e

control .
Driver'
s Sea t Ful l Powe r

Adjustment s

See pages 10 -11 for important
safety information and warnings
about how to properly position

seats and seat-backs.

Th e tw o powe r sea t adjustmen t
switche s ar e o n th e outsid e o f th e
sea t bottom . Th e horizonta l
switc h adjust s th e sea t botto m
forwar d an d backward . Th e shor t
vertica l switc h adjust s th e
seat-bac k angle .
Yo u ca n adjus t th e sea t wit h th e
ignitio n switc h in an y position .
Mak e al l adjustment s befor e yo u
star t driving .

Seat s

Pus
h th e horizonta l switc h
forwar d o r backwar d t o mov e th e
sea t forwar d o r backward . Adjus
t th e seat-bac k angl e b y
pushin g th e vertica l switc h in th e
directio n yo u wan t t o move .
Hea
d Restraint s

See page 12 for important safety
information and warnings about
how to properly position the head
restraints.
Hea d restraint s ar e designe d t o
hel p reduc e th e ris k o f nec k
injuries .

Seats

The
y ar e mos t effectiv e whe n yo u
adjus t the m s o th e bac k o f th e
occupant' s hea d rest s agains t th e
cente r o f th e restraint . A talle r
perso n shoul d adjus t th e restrain t
a s hig h a s possible . Pus
h th e loc k kno b t o unloc k th e
hea d restraint . Mov e th e restrain t
u p o r dow n a s required .
Adjus t th e hea d restrain t befor e
yo u star t driving . Tryin g t o adjus t
i t whil e drivin g coul d caus e yo u
t o los e contro l o f th e vehicle .
T o remov e a hea d restrain t fo r
cleanin g o r repair , pus h th e
releas e butto n an d pul l th e
restrain t ou t o f th e seat-back .
Rea
r Sea t

Th e rea r sea t ca n b e folde d
forwar d t o provid e additiona l
carg o area .

Foldin g

1 . Pul l th e stra p towar d th e
outsid e o f th e sea t an d fol d th e

sea t cushio n up .

Seat s
Pul
l th e

strap .

Pus
h t o
releas e
th e lock .

2
. T o remov e a hea d restraint ,
pres s th e releas e kno b an d pul l
u p o n th e restraint . 3
. Fol d th e seat-bac k dow n b y
pullin g th e releas e knob , an d
pullin g th e seat-bac k forward .4
. Unsna p th e stra p o n th e sea t
bottom . Threa d it throug h th e
buckl e o n th e seat-bac k an d

pul l i t tight .

Seats

Pus
h to releas e
th e lock .
Pul
l th e
releas e
knob .

5
. Inser t th e hea d restraint s
betwee n th e seat-bac k an d sea t

cushion .

Mak e sur e th e hea d restraint s ar e

secure d properl y betwee n th e

seat-bac k an d sea t cushion .
Neve
r le t passenger s rid e in th e
carg o are a o r o n to p o f th e

folded-dow n seat . Carr y

passenger s i n th e rea r onl y whe n
the y ar e sittin g o n th e locked ,
uprigh t sea t an d properl y
restraine d b y sea t belts .

Unfoldin g

1 . T o rais e th e seat-back , pul l i t
u p t o th e locke d uprigh t
position . Pul l o n th e seat-bac k
t o verif y bot h latche s ar e

locked .

2 . Whe n latchin g th e rea r sea t
cushio n t o th e floor , pus h th e
cushio n wit h enoug h forc e t o
loc k it .
Afte r this , confir m it i s locke d
b y pullin g th e sea t bel t buckl e

upward .
3
. Mak e sur e tha t th e hea d
restraint s ar e properl y

reinstalle d o n th e to p o f th e

seat-backs .

4 . Verif y tha t th e sea t belt s ar e
route d properl y an d no t

twisted .

Seat s
Drivin
g you r vehicl e withou t

hea d restraint s ca n lea d t o

seriou s injur y t o yo u an d you r

passenge r i n a crash .

Mak e sur e th e hea d restraint s
ar e i n plac e an d adjuste d

properl y befor e driving .