ECO mode HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G User Guide

Key
s an d Ignitio n

You r Passpor t come s wit h tw o

keys .

Th e ke y cod e numbe r i s stampe d
o n th e meta l plat e attache d to th e
ke y ring .
Fo r vehicl e security :
Recor d th e ke y cod e number .
Kee p th e ke y cod e numbe r
plat e in a saf e place , NO T IN
TH E VEHICLE . I
f th e origina l key s ar e lost ,

duplicate s ca n b e mad e usin g th e

ke y cod e number . Contac t an y

Hond a deale r o r a locksmith .

Steerin g Colum n
Lock/Ignitio n Switc h

Th e ignitio n switch , o n th e righ t
sid e o f th e steering column, ha s
fiv e positions : LOC
K — Th e norma l parkin g
position . Thi s lock s th e steerin g
an d prevent s norma l us e o f th e
steerin g wheel .
Th e ke y ca n b e remove d onl y
whe n th e ignitio n is i n thi s
position . O n automati c
transmissio n models , th e ignitio n
switc h canno t b e turne d to th e
"EOCK " positio n unles s th e shif t
leve r ha s firs t bee n place d in th e
"P " position . Th e shif t leve r i s
the n locked .
AC C (Accessory) — In thi s
position , yo u ca n us e som e
electrica l accessorie s whe n th e
engin e is no t running .
O N — Th e norma l drivin g

position .

START —This positio n start s th e
engine . Th e switc h return s t o O N
whe n yo u releas e th e key .

Interio r Feature s

META
L PLAT E
WIT H KE Y COD E

Adjustin
g th e Soun d

Bass , Treble , Balance , an d Fade r
ar e eac h adjustable . Yo u selec t
whic h o f thes e yo u wan t t o adjus t
b y pressin g th e MOD E butto n
severa l times . Th e selecte d mode ,
BAS , TRE , FAD , o r BA L is show n
i n th e display .

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o

mode s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
BA L adjust s th e side-to-sid e
strength , whil e FA D adjust s th e
front-to-bac k strength .
Selec t BA L o r FA D b y pressin g
th e MOD E button . Adjus t th e
Balanc e o r Fade r t o you r likin g b y pressin
g th e o r ke y b y th e
MOD E button . Th e numbe r i n th e
displa y (fro m R 7 t o L 7 fo r BAL ,
fro m R 7 t o F 7 fo r FAD ) show s
yo u th e curren t setting . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e mode s t o
adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
Selec t TR E o r BA S b y pressin g
th e MOD E button . Adjus t th e desire
d mod e b y pressin g th e o
r key . Th e displaye d numbe r
(fro m — 5 to 5 ) show s yo u th e
curren t setting . Th
e syste m wil l automaticall y
retur n th e displa y t o norma l mod e
abou t seve n second s afte r yo u sto p
adjustin g a mod e wit h th e keys .

Radi o Frequencie s an d
Receptio n

Fo r information , se e pag e 136 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

MOD
E ADJUS T BUTTON SDISPLA
Y
MOD
E

Operatin
g th e Cassett e Playe r

Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in
ACCESSOR Y o r ON . Mak e sur e
th e tap e openin g o n th e cassett e is
facin g t o th e right , the n inser t th e
cassett e mos t o f th e wa y int o th e
slot . Th e syste m wil l pul l i t i n th e
res t o f th e way , an d begi n t o play .
Th e tap e directio n indicato r wil l
ligh t t o sho w yo u whic h sid e o f th
e cassett e is playing . Th e
indicate s th e sid e yo u inserte d
facin g upwar d is no w playing . I f
yo u wan t t o pla y th e othe r side , pres
s th e (prese t 2 ) button .
I f th e cassett e wa s recorde d usin g
Dolb y nois e reduction , tur n it o n b
y pressin g th e (prese t 5 ) button
. Yo u wil l se e i n th e
display .
Yo u ca n switc h betwee n th e
cassett e an d th e radi o b y pressin gth
e FM/A M an d TAP E buttons .
Whe n yo u pres s th e FM/A M
butto n wit h a cassett e playing , th e
radi o begin s t o pla y an d th e
cassett e stop s bu t doe s no t eject .
T o begi n playin g th e cassett e a t
th e sam e point , pres s th e TAP E
button .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d
o f th e tape , i t wil l automaticall y
revers e directio n an d pla y th e
othe r side . I f yo u wan t t o remov e
th e cassett e fro m th e drive , pres s
th e EJEC T button .
Whe n yo u tur n of f th e ignitio n
switch , th e syste m stop s th e tap e
bu t doe s no t ejec t th e cassette . I t
wil l begi n t o pla y whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h bac k on . T o
ejec t th e tape , eve n wit h th e
ignitio n switc h off , pres s th e
EJEC T button . Tap
e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n
us e th e FF , REW , o r AP S functio n
t o fin d a desire d program .
FF/RE W — Fas t Forwar d an d
Rewin d mov e th e tap e rapidly . Pres
s an d releas e th e butto n (prese
t 1 ) t o rewind , o r th e
butto n (prese t 3 ) t o fas t forward .
Yo u wil l se e RE W or F F in th e display
. Pres s th e butto n t o
retur n t o PLA Y mode . I f th e
syste m reache s th e en d o f th e tap e
whil e i n fas t forwar d o r rewind , i t
automaticall y stop s tha t function ,
reverse s direction , an d begin s t o

play .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

2
. Us e th e TUNE , SEEK , o r
SCA N functio n t o fin d a
desire d station .
3 . Pic k th e Prese t butto n yo u
wan t fo r tha t station . Pres s th e
butto n an d hol d i t unti l yo u
hea r a beep .
4 . Repeat step s 1 to 3 to stor e a
tota l o f si x station s o n A M
an d twelv e o n FM .
Once a station' s frequenc y i s
stored , simpl y pres s an d releas e
th e prope r prese t butto n t o tun e t o
it . Th e numbe r o f th e prese t
butto n yo u hav e selecte d is show n
i n th e display . Adjustin
g th e Soun d

Bass , Treble , Balance , an d Fader
are each adjustable . Yo u selec t
whic h yo u wan t t o adjus t b y
pushin g th e Audi o Control knob
severa l times . Th e selecte d mode ,
BAS , TRE , BAL , o r FAD , i s
show n in th e display .

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o

mode s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m each speaker.
BA L adjust s th e side-to-sid e
strength , whil e FA D adjust s th e
front-to-bac k strength .
Selec t BA L o r FA D b y pressin g
th e Audi o Contro l knob . Adjus t
the Balanc e o r Fader to you r
likin g b y turnin g th e kno b
(withou t pressin g in o n it) . Th e
numbe r i n th e displa y (fro m R 7 to
L 7 fo r BAL , fro m R 7 to F 7 fo r
FAD ) show s yo u th e curren t

setting .
Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e mode s to
adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
Selec t TR E o r BA S b y pressin g
th e Audi o Contro l knob . Adjus t
th e displaye d mod e t o you r likin g
b y turnin g th e kno b (withou t
pressin g in o n it) . Th e displaye d
numbe r (fro m -5 t o 5 ) show s yo u
th e curren t setting .
Th e syste m automaticall y return s
th e displa y t o norma l mod e abou t
seve n second s afte r yo u sto p
pressin g o r turnin g th e Audi o
Contro l knob .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

FF/RE
W — Fas t Forwar d an d
Rewin d mov e th e tap e rapidly .
Pres s an d releas e th e RE W sid e o f
th e TUN E ba r t o rewind , o r th e
F F sid e t o fas t forward . Yo u wil l
see RE W or F F in th e display .
Pres s th e sam e sid e o f th e tun e ba r
t o retur n t o PLA Y mode .
I f th e syste m reaches th e en d o f
th e tap e whil e i n fas t forwar d o r
rewind , i t automaticall y stop s tha t
function , reverse s direction , an d
begin s t o play .
APS - The Automatic Program

Searc h (APS ) functio n allow s yo u
t o fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g o r passage
. Us e th e (prese t 1 ) o r (prese
t 2 ) butto n t o activat e

APS .

Fo r example , th e firs t son g o n th e
cassett e is playing , an d yo u wan t
t o liste n t o th e thir d song . Pres s twice
; yo u wil l see F F an d 2 in
th e display . Th e syste m wil l fas t
forwar d th e tap e to th e beginnin g o f
th e thir d song , the n retur n to PLA Y

mode .

T o retur n to th e beginnin g o f th e curren
t son g o r passage , pres s
once . T o retur n to th e beginnin g o f
th
e previou s song , pres s
twice .
I f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e tap e befor e findin g th e
selecte d son g o r passage , i t
reverse s directio n an d return s to
PLA Y mode .
T o cance l AP S befor e i t find s the desire
d song , pres s th e o r
butto n again .
REPEA T — Th e Repea t functio n
continuousl y repeat s th e curren t
son g o r passage . Pres s th e RP T
(prese t 5 ) butto n t o activat e it . Yo
u wil l se e RP T in th e display .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d
o f th e curren t son g o r passage , i t
automaticall y goe s int o rewind .
Whe n it gets to th e beginnin g o f
th e sam e son g o r passage, th e
syste m return s t o PLA Y mode .
Thi s continue s unti l yo u
deactivat e Repea t b y pressin g th e
RP T butto n again .
SKI P — Th e SKI P functio n fas t
forward s ove r area s o f blan k tape .
Pres s th e SKI P (prese t 6 ) butto n
t o activat e it . Yo u wil l see SKI P
i n th e display . Afte r th e syste m
find s approximatel y 1 5 second s o f
blan k tape , i t goe s int o fas t
forward . Whe n it senses th e
beginnin g o f th e nex t son g o r
passage , o r reache s th e en d o f th e
tape , i t return s t o PLA Y mode .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Th
e APS , Repeat , an d Ski p
function s us e silen t period s o n th e
tap e t o fin d th e en d o f a son g o r
passage . Thes e feature s ma y no t
wor k t o you r satisfactio n i f ther e
i s almos t n o ga p betwee n
selections , a hig h nois e leve l
betwee n selections , o r a silen t
perio d in th e middl e o f a

selection .

Carin g fo r th e Cassett e Playe r

Th e cassett e playe r pick s u p dir t
an d oxide s fro m th e tape . Thi s
contaminatio n build s u p ove r tim e
an d cause s th e soun d qualit y t o
degrade . T o preven t this , yo u
shoul d clea n th e playe r afte r ever y
3 0 hour s o f use . You r deale r ha s a
cleanin g ki t available .
I f yo u d o no t clea n th e cassett e
playe r regularly , i t ma y eventuall y
becom e impossibl e to remov e th e contaminatio
n wit h a norma l
cleanin g kit .
Us e 100-minut e o r shorte r
cassettes . Cassette s longe r tha n
tha t us e thinne r tap e tha t ma y
brea k o r ja m th e drive .
Loo k a t a cassett e befor e yo u
inser t it . I f th e tap e i s loose ,
tighte n i t b y turnin g on e o f th e
hub s wit h a penci l o r you r finger .
I f th e labe l i s peelin g off , remov e
i t fro m th e cassette o r i t coul d
caus e th e cassette to ja m in th e
player . Neve r tr y t o inser t a
warpe d o r damage d cassett e i n th e

player .

Th e playe r automaticall y eject s
cassette s tha t d o no t pla y properly .
I f i t eject s a cassett e befor e i t
begin s t o play , i t i s probabl y
defectiv e an d shoul d no t b e inserte
d again . Yo u ma y hav e a
cassett e suddenl y sto p playing ,
revers e direction s onc e o r twice ,
an d the n eject . Thi s is normall y an
indicatio n th e tap e i s woun d
unevenly . I t shoul d pla y afte r th e
tap e i s manuall y rewound .
Whe n the y ar e no t i n use , stor e
cassette s i n thei r case s t o protec t
the m fro m dus t an d moisture .
Neve r plac e cassettes wher e the y
wil l b e expose d t o direc t sunlight ,
hig h heat , o r hig h humidity . I f a
cassett e i s expose d t o extrem e
hea t o r cold , le t i t reac h a
moderat e temperatur e befor e
insertin g i t i n th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t foreig n object s
int o th e cassett e player .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

(Standard
on the EX model)

Yo u ca n loc k an d unloc k you r
vehicl e wit h th e remot e

transmitter . Whe n yo u pus h th e

LOC K button , al l th e door s an d
th e tailgat e lock . Th e parkin g

lights , taillights , an d licens e plat e

ligh t wil l flas h once . I f yo u pres s
th e LOC K butto n a secon d time ,
th e hor n wil l hon k t o confir m tha t

everythin g locked .
Whe
n yo u pus h th e UNLOC K
butto n once , onl y th e driver' s
doo r unlocks . Pus h th e butto n a
second time , withi n thre e seconds,
t o unloc k th e remainin g door s an d
th e tailgate . Th e parkin g lights ,
taillights , an d licens e plat e ligh t
wil l flas h twic e whe n yo u pus h
th e UNLOC K butto n the firs t

time .

Th e dom e ligh t wil l com e o n (i f
th e dom e ligh t switc h is i n th e
cente r position ) whe n yo u pres s
th e UNLOC K button . I f yo u d o
no t ope n an y o f th e door s o r th e
hatc h glass , the ligh t wil l g o ou t i n
abou t 3 0 seconds , th e door s an d
tailgat e automaticall y relock , an d
th e anti-thef t syste m sets .
Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e
vehicl e wit h th e remot e transmitte
r i f an y door , th e
tailgate , o r th e hoo d is no t full y
closed , o r th e ke y is in th e ignitio n
switch . Whe n yo u pus h th e LOC K
button , th e hor n wil l bee p si x
time s t o notif y yo u tha t somethin g
i s ajar .
Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e
vehicl e wit h th e remot e
transmitte r i f th e ke y i s i n th e
ignitio n switch .

Pani c Mod e

Pani c mod e allow s yo u to
remotel y soun d th e vehicle' s hor n
t o attrac t attention . T o activat e
thi s mode , pres s an d hol d th e
PANI C butto n fo r abou t on e
second . You r vehicle' s hor n wil l
soun d fo r abou t 3 0 seconds .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Keyles
s Entr y

LOC K
UNLOC K
PANI C

switc
h is turne d t o th e "ON "
o r "START " position .
5 . Chec k al l gauges (includin g
th e fue l gauge) .
6 . Release th e parkin g brak e
(an d mak e sur e th e "BRAKE "
ligh t turn s off) .
Se e relate d topic s i n thi s manua l i f
yo u fin d an y problems .

Startin g th e Engin e

1 . Appl y th e parkin g brake .
2 . Manual Transmission: Press
th e clutc h peda l t o th e floo r
an d shif t th e transmissio n t o
th e Neutra l position . Hol d th e
clutc h peda l t o th e floo r whil e
yo u ar e startin g th e engine . A
starte r safet y switc h keep s th e
starte r fro m operatin g i f th e
clutc h peda l i s no t full y

depressed .
Automatic
Transmission:
Plac e th e shif t leve r i n "P "
o r "N " positio n ("P " i s
preferred) . A starte r safet y
switc h prevent s th e starte r
fro m operatin g i f th e shif t
leve r i s i n an y driv e position .
I f i t i s necessary to restar t th e
engin e wit h th e vehicl e
moving , plac e th e shif t leve r
i n "N " (neve r i n "P") .
3 . D o no t touc h th e accelerato r
pedal . Star t th e engin e b y
turnin g th e ignitio n switc h t o
"START. "
I f th e engin e doe s no t star t i n
1 0 seconds , wai t 1 5 seconds to le t
th e starte r coo l down . The n cran k
th e engin e a t wid e ope n throttl e
fo r a maximu m o f 1 0 seconds . I f
th e engin e stil l doe s no t start , wai t
anothe r 1 5 seconds an d repeat th e
entir e procedure . D
o no t cran k th e engin e fo r mor e
tha n 1 0 second s a t a time . Wai t 1 5
second s befor e tryin g again .
4 . Retur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
th e "ON " positio n a s soo n a s
th e engin e starts .
5 . Appl y th e regula r brake s an d
shif t int o th e prope r gear .
Releas e th e parkin g brak e an d
brak e peda l an d driv e off .
I n model s wit h a n automati c
transmission , yo u canno t shif t
fro m "P " (Park ) positio n t o
an y othe r positio n unles s th e
brak e peda l i s applied .
Drivin g Tip s

Yo
u ma y driv e you r ne w vehicl e
fro m its ver y firs t mile/kilomete r
withou t followin g a forma l
"break-in " schedule. However ,
ther e ar e thing s yo u ca n d o durin g
th e firs t fe w hundre d miles /
kilometer s o f drivin g tha t wil l ad d
t o th e futur e performanc e an d
econom y o f you r vehicle.
I t i s recommende d tha t you r speed
durin g th e firs t 50 0 mile s (80 0
kilometers ) b e limite d to a
maximu m o f 5 5 mp h (9 0 km/h )
an d tha t yo u d o no t driv e fo r lon g
period s a t an y one constant speed,
eithe r fas t o r slow . Durin g thi s
period , avoi d full-throttl e start s
and , i f possible , avoi d har d stops ;
especiall y durin g th e firs t 20 0
mile s (32 0 kilometers ) o f driving .
Alway s driv e a t moderate speed
unti l th e engin e ha s completel y
warme d up .
Parkin
g

Whe n leavin g you r vehicl e

unattended :
Set
th e parkin g brake . Place
th e shif t leve r i n "P "
(Park ) positio n fo r automati c

transmission .
Whe
n parkin g a vehicl e equippe d
wit h a manua l transmissio n o n a n
upwar d slope , o r o n a leve l
surface , plac e th e shif t leve r i n
th e "1st " 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 the shif t leve r i n
th e "R " (Reverse ) position . Tur
n the ke y t o th e "LOCK "

position .
Remov
e th e key . Th e beeper
wil l remin d you . Clos
e al l window s an d loc k al l

doors .
Chec
k to mak e certai n th e
light s ar e turne d off . Th e
beeper wil l remin d you . I
f you r vehicl e is equippe d wit h
a transfe r case (4WD) , mak e
sur e th e shif t leve r i s in 4 H o r

4L .

Parkin g Tip s
Neve
r driv e th e vehicl e wit h

th e parkin g brak e set . Thi s ca n

overhea t th e rea r brakes ,

reducin g thei r effectivenes s an d
causin g excessiv e wea r o r

damage .
Alway
s appl y th e parkin g brak e

wheneve r yo u leav e th e vehicle ,

whethe r i t i s equippe d wit h a

manua l o r automati c transmission .

Drivin g Tip s

Ne
w Vehicl e Break-I n

W
e urg e yo u no t t o instal l
oversiz e tire s an d wheel s tha t
woul d chang e you r vehicle' s
rid e heigh t an d possibl y affec t
handlin g an d stability . It
is bes t to replac e al l fou r tire s at
th e sam e time . I f tha t i s no t
possibl e o r necessary , the n replac e
th e tw o fron t tire s o r th e tw o rea r
tire s a s a pair . Replacin g jus t on e
tir e ca n seriousl y affec t you r
vehicle' s handling .
Th e AB S work s b y comparin g th e
spee d o f th e wheels . Whe n
replacin g tires , us e th e sam e siz e
originall y supplie d wit h th e
vehicle . Tir e siz e an d constructio n
ca n affec t whee l spee d an d ma y
caus e th e syste m to wor k
inconsistently .
I f yo u eve r nee d t o replac e a
wheel , mak e sur e th e
replacement' s specification s
matc h th e wheel s tha t originall y
cam e o n you r Honda .
Replacemen
t wheel s ar e availabl e

a t you r Hond a dealer .

Wheel s an d Tire s

Wheels :
1 6 x 7 JJ
Tires :
Standar d o n L X 2W D

225/75R1 6

Standar d o n al l othe r model s

245/70R1 6

See page 25 1 fo r informatio n
abou t DO T Tir e Qualit y Grading .
Drivin g Tip s

Installin
g imprope r tire s o n

you r vehicl e ca n affec t

handlin g an d stability . Thi s

ca n caus e a cras h i n whic h

yo u ca n b e seriousl y hur t o r

killed .

Alway s us e th e siz e an d typ e

o f tire s recommende d in thi s
owner' s manual .