2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

Sea
t Adjustment s
RELEAS E

T o releas e th e seat-bac k fro m insid e
th e trunk , pul l th e releas e unde r th e
rea r shelf . Pus h th e seat-bac k down ,
the n le t g o o f th e release .
T o loc k th e seat-bac k upright , pus h it
firml y agains t th e rea r shelf . Mak e
sur e it i s latche d in plac e b y pullin g
o n th e to p o f th e seat . Mak
e sur e al l rea r shoulde r belt s ar e
positione d in fron t o f th e rea r seat -
bac k wheneve r th e seat-bac k is i n it s
uprigh t position .
Mak e sur e al l item s in th e trunk , o r
item s extendin g throug h th e openin g
int o th e bac k seat , ar e secured .
Loos e item s ca n fl y forwar d an d
caus e injur y if yo u hav e t o brak e
hard . Se e Carryin g Carg o o n pag e

170 .

Neve r driv e wit h th e seat-bac k
folde d dow n an d th e trun k li d open .

Se e Carbo n Monoxid e Hazar d o n

pag e 49 .

Instrument s an d Control s

Sea
t Heater s
Standard on EX-V6 model in Canada

Bot h fron t seat s ar e equippe d wit h
sea t heaters . Th e ignitio n mus t b e
O N (II ) t o us e them . Pus h th e righ t
sid e o f th e switch , HI , t o rapidl y hea t
u p th e seat . Afte r th e sea t reache s a
comfortabl e temperature , selec t L O
b y pushin g th e lef t sid e o f th e switch .
Thi s wil l kee p th e sea t warm . Th
e H I o r L O indicato r light s an d
remain s li t unti l yo u tur n i t of f b y
pushin g th e opposit e sid e o f th e
switc h lightly . Th e indicato r wil l tur n

off .
I n HI , th e heate r turn s of f whe n th e

sea t get s warm , an d turn s bac k o n
afte r th e seat' s temperatur e drops . I t
continue s t o cycl e a s lon g a s yo u
leav e i t se t o n HI . Th e H I indicato r
remain s li t a s a reminde r tha t yo u
hav e th e heate r on .
I n LO , th e heate r run s continuously .
I t doe s no t cycl e wit h temperatur e

changes .
Follo
w thes e precaution s wheneve r
yo u us e th e sea t heaters : Us
e th e H I settin g onl y t o hea t th e
seat s quickly . Selec t th e L O
settin g whe n th e seat s fee l warm .
Th e H I settin g draw s larg e
amount s o f curren t fro m th e
battery . D
o no t us e th e sea t heaters , eve n
o n th e L O setting , i f th e engin e is
lef t idlin g fo r a n extende d period .
The y ca n weake n th e battery ,
causin g har d starting .
Only on models equipped with side
airbags
Becaus e o f th e sensor s fo r th e sid e
airba g system , ther e is n o heate r i n
th e passenger' s seat-back .

Instrument s an d Control s

SEA
T HEATER S

Powe
r Window s

You r car' s window s ar e electrically -
powered . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
O N (II ) t o rais e o r lowe r an y window .
Eac h doo r ha s a switc h tha t control s
it s window . T o ope n th e window ,
pus h th e switc h dow n an d hol d it .
Releas e th e switc h whe n yo u wan t
th e windo w to stop . Clos e th e
windo w b y pullin g bac k o n th e
switc h an d holdin g it .
The driver' s armres t ha s a maste r
powe r windo w contro l panel . T o
ope n th e passenger' s window , pus h
dow n o n th e switc h an d hol d it dow n
unti l th e windo w reache s th e desire d
position . T o clos e th e window , pul l
bac k o n th e windo w switch . Releas e
th e switc h whe n th e windo w get s t o
th e positio n yo u want .

Instrument s an d Control s
MAI
N SWITC H

DRIVER' S WINDO W SWITC H
Closin
g a powe r windo w o n
someone' s hand s o r finger s ca n
caus e seriou s injury .
Mak e sur e you r passenger s ar e
awa y fro m th e window s befor e
closin g them .

Powe
r Window s
Th e maste r contro l pane l als o con -
tain s thes e extr a features :
AUT O — To ope n th e driver' s
windo w fully , pus h th e windo w
switc h firml y dow n an d releas e it .
Th e windo w automaticall y goe s al l
th e wa y down . T o sto p th e windo w
fro m goin g al l th e wa y down , pul l
bac k o n th e windo w switc h briefly .
T o ope n th e driver' s windo w onl y
partially , pus h th e windo w switc h
dow n lightl y an d hol d it . Th e windo w
wil l sto p a s soo n a s yo u releas e th e

switch .
Th
e AUT O functio n onl y work s t o
lowe r th e driver' s window . T o rais e
th e window , yo u mus t pul l bac k o n
th e windo w switc h an d hol d it unti l
th e windo w reache s th e desire d

position .
Th
e MAI N switc h control s powe r t o
th e passenger' s window . Wit h thi s
switc h off, the passenger' s windo w
canno t b e raise d o r lowered . Th e
MAI N switc h doe s no t affec t th e
driver' s window . Kee p th e MAI N
switc h of f whe n yo u hav e childre n in
th e ca r s o the y d o no t injur e them -
selve s b y operatin g th e windo w
unintentionally .
Th e powe r windo w syste m ha s a key -
of f dela y function . Th e window s wil l
stil l operat e fo r u p to te n minute s
afte r yo u tur n of f th e ignition .
Openin g eithe r doo r cancel s th e
dela y function . Yo u mus t tur n th e
ignitio n O N (II ) agai n befor e yo u ca n
rais e o r lowe r th e windows .

Instrument s an d Control s

Moonroo
f
On EX and EX-V6 models

Th e moonroo f ha s tw o positions : i t
ca n b e tilte d u p in th e bac k fo r
ventilation , o r i t ca n b e sli d bac k int o
th e roof . Us e th e switc h unde r th e
lef t dashboar d ven t t o operat e th e
moonroof . Th e ignitio n switc h mus t
b e O N (II) . T
o til t u p th e bac k o f th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e cente r butto n (
) . T o clos e th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e to p o f th e switc h (
) . T o ope n th e moonroof ,
pres s an d hol d th e botto m o f th e switc
h ( ) Releas e th e switc h
whe n th e moonroo f get s t o th e
desire d position . Mak e sur e
everyone' s hand s ar e awa y fro m th e
moonroo f befor e openin g o r closin g

it .
Th
e moonroo f ha s a key-of f delay .
Yo u ca n stil l ope n an d clos e th e
moonroo f fo r u p t o te n minute s afte r
yo u tur n of f th e ignition . Th e key-of f
dela y cancel s a s soo n a s yo u ope n
eithe r door . Yo u mus t the n tur n th e
ignitio n O N (II ) fo r th e moonroo f t o

operate .

If you try to open the moonroof in below-freezing temperatures, or whenit is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or motor.
Instrument s an d Control s
MOONROO
F
SWITC H
Opening o r closin g th e
moonroo f o n someone' s hand s
o r finger s ca n caus e seriou s
injury .
Mak e sur e al l hand s an d finger s
ar e clea r o f th e moonroo f
befor e openin g o r closin g it .
NOTIC
E

Mirror
s

Kee p th e insid e an d outsid e mirror s
clea n an d adjuste d fo r bes t visibility .
B e sur e t o adjus t th e mirror s befor e
yo u star t driving .
Th e insid e mirro r ha s da y an d nigh t
positions . Th e nigh t positio n reduce s
glar e fro m headlight s behin d you .
Fli p th e ta b o n th e botto m edg e o f
th e mirro r t o selec t th e da y o r nigh t

position .
Adjustin
g th e Powe r Mirror s
Adjus t th e outsid e mirror s wit h th e
adjustmen t switc h o n th e driver' s
doo r armrest :
1 . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h O N (II) .
2 . Mov e th e selecto r switc h to L
(driver' s side ) o r R (passenger' s

side) .
3
. Pus h th e appropriat e edg e o f th e
adjustmen t switc h to mov e th e

mirro r right , left , u p o r down .
4 . Whe n yo u finish , mov e the

selecto r switc h to th e cente r (off )

position . Thi s turn s of f th e

adjustmen t switc h s o yo u can' t
mov e a mirro r ou t o f positio n b y

accidentall y bumpin g th e switch .
Instrument s an d Control s
CONTINUED
TA
B
ADJUSTMENT SWITC H

SELECTO
R SWITC H

Mirrors
, Parkin g Brak e

Available on all Canadian models

Th e outsid e mirror s ar e heate d to re -
mov e fo g an d frost . Wit h th e ignitio n
switc h O N (II) , tur n o n th e heater s
b y pressin g th e button . Th e ligh t i n
th e butto n come s o n a s a reminder .
Pres s th e butto n agai n to tur n th e
heater s off . Parkin
g Brak e

PARKIN G BRAK E LEVE R

T o appl y th e parkin g brake , pul l th e
leve r u p fully . T o releas e it , pul l u p
slightly , pus h th e button , an d lowe r
th e lever . Th e parkin g brak e ligh t o n
th e instrumen t pane l shoul d g o ou t
whe n th e parkin g brak e is full y
release d wit h th e engin e runnin g
(se e pag e 54 ). Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and axles.
Instrument s an d Control s
HEATE
D MIRRO R BUTTO N
NOTIC
E

Digita
l Clock , Sunglasse s Holde r

Digita l Cloc k

Th e digita l cloc k display s th e tim e
wit h th e ignitio n switc h in an y

position .

T o se t th e clock :
1 . Pres s an d hol d th e H butto n unti l
th e hou r advance s t o th e desire d

hour .
2
. Pres s an d hol d th e M butto n unti l
th e number s advanc e t o th e
desire d minutes .
Yo u ca n us e R to quickl y se t th e tim e
t o th e neares t hour . I f th e displaye d
tim e is befor e th e hal f hour , pressin g
R set s th e cloc k bac k t o th e previou s
hour . I f th e displaye d tim e is afte r
th e hal f hour , pressin g R set s th e
cloc k forwar d t o th e beginnin g o f th e
nex t hour .
Fo r example : 1:0
6 woul d RESE T to 1:00 . 1:5
2 woul d RESE T to 2:00 .
Sunglasse
s Holde r

SUNGLASSE S HOLDE R
T o ope n th e sunglasse s holder , pus h
o n th e fron t edge . I t wil l unlatc h an d
swin g down . T o clos e it , pus h it unti l
i t latches . Mak e sur e th e holde r i s
close d whil e yo u ar e driving .
CONTINUED
Instrument s an d Control s

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