charging HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G Owners Manual

th
e syste m repaire d if th e ligh t
doe s no t com e o n whe n th e ke y i s
turne d t o th e "ON " positio n
withou t th e engin e runnin g o r
whe n th e parkin g brak e is set .
Thi s ligh t doe s no t eliminat e th e
nee d fo r brak e inspectio n an d
maintenance . Th e brak e flui d
leve l mus t b e checke d regularly .
Se e th e maintenanc e sectio n o f
thi s manua l fo r othe r brak e

checks .

I f th e ligh t remain s o n afte r
engin e star t u p wit h th e parkin g
brak e released , o r come s o n
durin g operatio n o f th e vehicle , i t
ma y mea n tha t ther e is somethin g
wron g wit h th e brak e system .
What to do?
1 . Chec k t o se e if th e parkin g

brak e ha s bee n full y released .
2
. I f i t has , pul l of f th e roa d an d
sto p carefully . Remembe r that :
Stoppin g distance s ma y b e
longer . Yo
u ma y hav e t o pus h
harde r o n th e pedal .
Th e peda l ma y g o dow n
farthe r tha n normal .
3 . Hav e th e vehicl e towe d t o th e
neares t Hond a deale r fo r

repair .

D o no t continu e t o driv e wit h th e
brak e syste m ligh t on . Ther e ma y
b e a seriou s proble m wit h th e
brakin g system . Drivin g unde r
thi s conditio n is hazardou s an d
coul d lea d t o a n accident .
Th e brak e syste m ligh t doe s no t
indicat e tha t th e parkin g brak e i s
full y set . Whe n applyin g th e
parkin g brake , alway s pul l i t u p a s
fa r a s possible .
Hig
h Bea m

Th e headligh t hig h bea m indicato r
light s u p whe n th e headlight s ar e
o n hig h beam .

Chargin g Syste m

Thi s ligh t shoul d com e o n whe n
th e ke y i s turne d t o th e "ON "
positio n an d th e alternato r i s no t
charging . Th e ligh t ma y sta y o n a t
engin e idle ; however , i t shoul d g o
of f an d sta y of f abov e th e norma l
engin e idl e speed . I f th e ligh t
come s o n whil e driving , th e
chargin g syste m shoul d b e
checke d a t onc e s o th e batter y wil l
no t completel y discharge . Sto p th e
engine , an d chec k fo r a broke n
driv e belt . I f i t i s broken , o r i f th e
driv e bel t i s no t responsibl e fo r
th e trouble , hav e you r Hond a
deale r inspec t an d correc t th e
fault . I f th e driv e bel t i s broken ,
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