2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

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Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Fully-automati c Operatio n
Contro l i n fully-automati c mode ,
pres s th e AUT O butto n an d se t th e
fa n contro l dia l t o AUTO , the n se t
th e desire d temperatur e b y turnin g
th e temperatur e contro l dial . Yo u wil l
se e FUL L AUT O in th e system' s
display . Th e ligh t abov e th e butto
n als o show s yo u whic h
mode , Recirculatio n o r Fres h Air , i s

selected .

Th e syste m automaticall y select s th e
prope r mi x o f conditione d and/o r
heate d ai r tha t will , as quickl y as
possible , rais e o r lowe r th e interio r
temperatur e fro m it s curren t leve l t o
th e se t temperature .
Whe n yo u se t th e temperatur e t o it s
lowe r limi t (60°F/18°C ) o r it s uppe r
limi t (90°F/32°C) , th e syste m run s
a t ful l coolin g o r heatin g only . I t doe s
no t regulat e th e interio r temperature .
Whe n th e temperatur e is se t betwee
n th e lowe r an d uppe r limits ,
th e syste m regulate s th e interio r
temperatur e t o th e se t value .
I n col d weather , th e fa n wil l no t
com e o n automaticall y unti l th e ca r
ha s bee n drive n fo r a shor t tim e an d
th e heate r start s t o develo p war m air . Pressin
g th e OF F butto n shut s th e
climat e contro l syste m completel y
off . Kee p th e syste m completel y of f
onl y fo r shor t periods . T o kee p stal e
ai r an d mustines s fro m collecting ,
yo u shoul d hav e th e fa n runnin g a t
al l times .

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TEMPERATUR
E
CONTRO L DIA L FUL
L AUT O
DISPLA Y FA
N CONTRO L DIA L

AUT O BUTTO N
OF
F BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Semi-automati c Operatio n

Yo u ca n manuall y selec t variou s
function s o f th e Climat e Contro l
syste m whe n it i s i n FUL L AUTO .
Al l othe r feature s remai n auto -
maticall y controlled . Makin g an y
manua l selectio n cause s th e wor d
FUL L to g o out .

Air Conditioning (A/C) Button
Pres s th e A/ C butto n t o tur n th e ai r
conditionin g o n an d off . Yo u wil l se e
A/ C O N o r A/ C OF F in th e display .
Whe n yo u tur n th e A/ C off , th e sys -
te m canno t regulat e th e insid e tem -
peratur e if yo u se t th e dia l belo w th e
outsid e temperature . Wit h th e A/ C
on , us e th e temperatur e contro l dia l
t o adjus t th e temperatur e o f th e ai r
flo w to a comfortabl e setting . Recirculation Button
Thi s butto n control s th e source of
th e ai r goin g int o th e system . Whe n
th e indicato r abov e thi s butto n is lit ,
ai r fro m th e car' s interio r i s sen t
throug h th e syste m agai n (Recircula -
tio n mode) . Whe n th e indicato r i s off ,
ai r i s brough t i n fro m outsid e th e ca r
(Fres h Ai r mode) .
Yo
u can , fo r example , manuall y pu t

th e syste m in recirculatio n mod e
whe n drivin g throug h a n are a o f
smok e o r fumes .
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TEMPERATUR
E

CONTRO L DIA L AI
R CONDITIONIN G BUTTO N
RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Fan Control Dial

Yo u ca n manuall y selec t th e fa n
spee d b y turnin g th e fa n contro l dial .
Whe n yo u tur n th e dia l clockwise ,
th e fa n is take n ou t o f automati c
mod e an d start s t o ru n a t it s lowes t
speed . Turnin g th e dia l full y
clockwis e increase s th e fan' s speed ,
whic h increase s ai r flow .

Mode Button

Us e th e MOD E butto n t o selec t th e
vent s th e ai r flow s from . Som e ai r
wil l flo w fro m th e dashboar d corne r
vent s i n al l modes . Eac h tim e yo u
pres s th e MOD E button , th e displa y
show s th e mod e selected . Pres s th e
butto n fou r time s t o se e al l th e

modes .

CONTINUED

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MOD
E BUTTO NFAN CONTRO L DIA L

Climat
e Contro l Syste m Th
e mai n ai r flo w is divide d
betwee n th e floo r vent s an d de -
froste r vent s a t th e bas e o f th e wind -

shield .
Th
e mai n ai r flo w come s
fro m th e floo r vents . Th
e mai n ai r flo w is divide d
betwee n th e dashboar d vent s an d
th e floo r vents . Th
e mai n ai r flo w come s
fro m th e dashboar d vents .
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Climat
e Contro l Syste m
Th
e butto n direct s th e mai n
ai r flo w to th e windshiel d fo r faste r
defrosting . I t als o override s an y
MOD E selectio n yo u ma y hav e made . Whe
n yo u selec t th e A/ C
turn s o n automaticall y an d th e
syste m select s Fres h Ai r mode . Fo r
faste r defrosting , manuall y se t th e
fa n spee d to high . Yo u ca n als o
increas e ai r flo w to th e windshiel d b y
closin g th e sid e vent s i n th e

dashboard .
Whe
n yo u tur n of f b y
pressin g th e butto n again , th e
syste m return s t o it s forme r settings .
Rea r Windo w Defogge r Butto n
Thi s butto n turn s th e rea r windo w
defogge r o n an d of f (se e pag e 67 ) .

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REA
R WINDO W DEFOGGE R BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Sunligh t Sensor/Temperatur e

Senso r

Th e climat e contro l syste m ha s tw o
sensors . A sunligh t senso r i s locate d
i n th e to p o f th e dashboar d an d a
temperatur e senso r i s nex t t o th e
steerin g column . D o no t cove r th e
sensor s o r spil l an y liqui d o n them .
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SUNLIGH
T SENSO R TEMPERATUR
E SENSO R

Audi
o Syste m

AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o Audi o

Syste m

For LX and LX-V6 models

You r Honda' s audi o syste m provide s
clea r receptio n o n bot h A M an d F M
bands , whil e th e prese t button s allo w
yo u t o easil y selec t you r favorit e
stations .
Th e cassett e syste m feature s Dolb y
B * nois e reduction , automati c
sensin g o f chromium-dioxid e (CrO 2)
tape , an d autorevers e fo r continuou s

play .

* Dolb y nois e reductio n manufacture d unde r

licens e fro m Dolb y Laboratorie s Licensin g Corpo -

ration . "DOLBY " an d th e double- D symbo l
ar
e trademark s o f Dolb y Laboratorie s

Licensin g Corporation .

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