climate control HONDA PILOT 2005 1.G User Guide

ÎÎIn Canada, Honda vehicles comply
with the Canadian emission
requirements, as specif ied in an
agreement with Environment
Canada, at the time they are
manuf actured.
Your vehicle has a positive
crankcase ventilation system. This
keeps gasses that build up in the
engine’s crankcase f rom going into
the atmosphere. The positive crankcase ventilation valve routes
them from the crankcase back to the
intake manif old. They are then
drawn into the engine and burned.
As gasoline evaporates in the f uel
tank, an evaporative emissions
control canister f illed with charcoal
adsorbs the vapor. It is stored in this
canister while the engine is of f . Af ter
the engine is started and warmed up,
the vapor is drawn into the engine
and burned during driving.
The onboard ref ueling vapor
recovery (ORVR) system captures
the f uel vapors during ref ueling. The
vapors are adsorbed in a canister
f illed with activated carbon. While
driving, the f uel vapors are drawn
into the engine and burned of f .
The burning of gasoline in your
vehicle’s engine produces several by-
products. Some of these are carbon
monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen
(NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC).
Gasoline evaporating f rom the tank
also produces hydrocarbons. Con-
trolling the production of NOx, CO,
and HC is important to the environ-
ment. Under certain conditions of
sunlight and climate, NOx and HC
react to f orm photochemical ‘‘smog.’’
Carbon monoxide does not contri-
bute to smog creation, but it is a
poisonous gas.
The United States Clean Air Act
sets standards f or automobile
emissions. It also requires that
automobile manufacturers explain to
owners how their emissions controls
workandwhattodotomaintain
them. This section summarizes how
the emissions controls work.
Scheduled maintenance is on page
.
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Crankcase Emissions Control
System Evaporative Emissions Control
System
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
Recovery
The Clean Air Act
Emissions Cont rols
T echnical Inf ormation
251

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Economy, Fuel .150
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Emergencies on the Road . 223
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Battery, Jump Starting . 230
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Brake System Indicator . 236
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Changing a Flat Tire . 225
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Charging System Indicator . 234
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Checking the Fuses . 239
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 234
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 235
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Overheated Engine . 232
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Emergency Brake .93
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Emergency Flashers .73
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Emergency Towing .237
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Emissions Controls .251
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Emissions Testing, State . 254
Engine ....
Coolant Temperature Gauge . 67
Malf unction Indicator ................................
Lamp .58, 235
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DANGER, Explanation of . ii
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Dashboard .2, 56
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Daytime Running Lights . 72
Daytime Running Lights .......................................
Indicator .63
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Dead Battery .230
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Def ects, Reporting Saf ety . 260
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Def ogger, Rear Window . 73
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Def rosting the Windows . 101,103
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Dimensions .246
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Dimming the Headlights . 71
Dipstick ..........
Automatic Transmission . 204
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Engine Oil .149
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Directional Signals . 62,71
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Disc Brake Wear Indicators . 169
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Disposal of Used Oil .201
Doors ..............
Locking and Unlocking . 78
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 248
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Driver and Passenger Safety . 7...........................................
Driving .157
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Economy .150
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DVD Player .125
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DVD Player Error Message . 134
Change Oil
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How to .200
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When to .192, 193
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Charging System Indicator . 58,234
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 158
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Childproof Door Locks . 79
Child Seats .........................................
LATCH .43
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Tether Anchorage Points . 47
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Climate Control System . 104
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Clock, Setting the .124
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Code, Audio System .123
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CO in the Exhaust .251
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Cold Weather, Starting in . 159
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Compact Spare Tire .224
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Console Compartment . 95
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Consumer Inf ormation . 258
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Controls, Instruments and . 55
Coolant ........................................
Adding .202
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Checking .149
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Proper Solution .202
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Temperature Gauge . 66
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .251
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Cruise Control Operation . 138 ....
Customer Service Inf ormation . 258
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