instrument panel HONDA S2000 2000 1.G User Guide

Steering Wheel Controls
3. Press and release the SET I decel
button on the steering wheel.
The
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel comes on to
show the system is now activated.
The cruise control may not hold
the set speed when you are going
up and down hills.
If your speed
increases going down a hill, use
the brakes to slow down to the
desired speed. This
will cancel the
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cruise control. To resume the set
speed, press the
RESUME/ accel
button.
The CRUISE CONTROL
light on the instrument panel
comes
on.
Changing the Set Speed
You can increase the set cruising
speed
in any of these ways:
• Press and hold the RESUME/
accel button. The car will acceler­
ate. When you reach the desired
cruising speed, release the button.
• Push on the accelerator pedal. Ac­
celerate to the desired cruising
speed and press the
SET I decel
button.
• To increase your speed in very
small amounts, tap the
RESUME/
accel button repeatedly. Each time
you
do this, your car will speed up
about 1 mph
(1.6 km/h).
You can decrease the set cruising
speed
in any of these ways:
• Press and hold the SET I decel
button.
The car will decelerate.
Release the button when you
reach the desired speed.
• To slow down in very small
amounts, tap the
SET I decel
button repeatedly. Each time you
do this, your car will slow down
about 1 mph
(1.6 km/h).
• Tap the brake or clutch pedal
lightly with your foot.
The
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel
will go out.
When the car slows to the desired
speed, press
the SET I decel button.
The car will then maintain the
desired speed.

Even with the cruise control turned
on, you can still use the accelerator
pedal to speed up for passing. After
completing the pass, take your foot
off the accelerator pedal.
The car
will return to the set cruising speed.
Resting your foot on the brake or
clutch pedal
will cause the cruise
control to cancel.
Cancelling the Cruise Control
You can cancel the cruise control in
any
of these ways:
• Tap the brake or clutch pedal.
• Press the SET I decel and RE­
SUME/ accel buttons at the same
time.
• Press the Cruise Control Master
Switch.
When you tap the brake or clutch
pedal, or press the SET and
RE­
SUME buttons at the same time, the
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel will
go out and the
car
will begin to slow down. You can
use the accelerator pedal in the
normal way.
The system remembers the
previously-set cruising speed. To
return to that speed, accelerate to
above
25 mph (40 km/h) and press
the
RESUME/ accel button until the
Steering Wheel Controls
CRUISE CONTROL light comes on.
The car will accelerate to the same
cruising speed as before.
Pressing the Cruise Control Master
Switch turns the system completely
off and erases the previous cruising
speed from memory.
To use the
system again, refer to
Using the
Cruise Control
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ACCESSORY (I) -In this position,
you can operate
the audio system
and the accessory power socket.
ON (II) -This is the normal key
position when driving. All features
and accessories on
the car are usable.
Several of
the lights on the instru­
ment panel come on as a test when
you
turn the ignition switch from
ACCESSORY to
ON.
The engine can be started with the
key in this position by pressing the
engine START button (see page
131 ).
The engine will not start if the
Immobilizer System does not
recognize the key's coding (see page
59).
You will hear a reminder beeper if
you leave
the key in the ignition
switch in
the LOCK (0) or
ACCESSORY (I) position and open
the driver's door. Remove the key to
turn off the beeper.
Keys and Locks
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Your car's windows are electrically­
powered.
Turn the ignition switch to
ON (II) to raise or lower either
window.
Each door
has a switch that controls
its window.
To open the window,
push
the switch down and hold it.
Release the switch when you want
the window to stop. Close the
window by pulling back on
the
switch and holding it.
Power Windows
The driver's armrest has a master
power window control panel.
To
open the passenger's window, push
down on the switch and hold it down
until
the window reaches the desired
position.
To close the window, pull
back on
the window switch. Release
the switch when the window gets to
the position you want.
Closing a power window on
someone's hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passenger
is
away from the window before
closing it. ··---
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Power Windows
The master control panel also con­
tains
these extra features:
AUTO-To open the driver's
window fully, push
the window
switch firmly down and release
it.
The window automatically goes all
the way down. To stop the window
from going all the way down, pull
back on the window switch briefly.
To open the driver's window only
partially, push
the window switch
down lightly and hold
it. The window
will stop as soon as you release the
switch.
The AUTO function only works to
lower
the driver's window. To raise
the window, you must pull back on
the window switch and hold it until
the window reaches the desired
position.
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The MAIN switch controls power to
the passenger's window. With this
switch off,
the passenger's window
cannot
be raised or lowered. The
MAIN switch does not affect the
driver's window. Keep
the MAIN
switch off when you have a child in
the car so the child does not
get
injured by operating the window
unintentionally.

Convertible Top
Convertible Top Cover
Use the convertible top cover when
the top
is folded to help prevent
foreign objects, dirt, etc., from
getting into the material and
mechanism.
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1. Remove the convertible top cover
from the trunk.
2. Connect the snaps on the top
cover to the four pins on the back
of the interior panel.
3. Hook the fastener string to the pin
on each side wall of the passenger
compartment.

Hazard Warning
Push the red button next to the roof
switch to turn on the hazard warning
lights (four-way flashers). This
causes
all four outside turn signals
and both indicators in the instrument
panel to flash.
Use the hazard
warning lights
if you need to park in
a dangerous area near heavy traffic,
or
if your vehicle is disabled.
Mirrors
Keep the inside and outside mirrors
clean and adjusted for best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors before
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions.
The night position reduces
glare from headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.
Hazard Warning, Mirrors
Adjusting the Power Mirrors
Adjust the outside mirrors with the
adjustment switch on the driver's
door armrest:
1. Turn the ignition switch 0 N (II).
2. Move the selector switch to L
(driver's side)
orR (passenger's
side).
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Mirrors, Parking Brake
3. Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to move the
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 you can't
move a mirror out of position by
accidentally bumping the switch.
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Parking Brake
To apply the parking brake, pull the
lever up fully.
To release it, pull up
slightly, push the button, and lower
the lever.
The parking brake light on
the instrument panel should go out
when the parking brake is fully
released (see page
44 ) . If you try to
drive the vehicle without releasing
the parking brake, the ABS indicator
may come on, and the ABS may not
work properly.
I NOTICE
Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and axles.