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Su
n Visor , Vanit y Mirro r
Su n Viso r
T o us e th e su n visor , pul l i t down .
Yo u ca n als o us e th e su n viso r a t th e
sid e window . Remov e th e suppor t
ro d fro m th e cli p an d swin g th e su n
viso r towar d th e sid e window . I n thi s
position , th e su n viso r ca n b e
extende d b y slidin g ou t th e
extension .
Mak
e sur e yo u pu t th e su n viso r
bac k in plac e whe n yo u ar e gettin g
int o o r ou t o f th e car . D o no t us e th e
su n viso r extensio n ove r th e rea r
vie w mirror . Vanit
y Mirro r
T o us e a vanit y mirro r o n th e bac k o f
th e su n visor , pul l u p th e cover .
Th e ligh t besid e th e mirro r come s
o n onl y whe n th e parkin g light s ar e
on .
Instrument s an d Control s
SU
N VISO R
EXTENSIO
N
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Coi
n Box , Cente r Pocket , Accessor y Powe r Socke t
Coi n Bo x
COI N BO X
Th e coi n bo x i s locate d unde r th e ai r
vent . T o ope n th e coi n box , pul l th e
botto m edge . Clos e it wit h a fir m
push .
Cente
r Pocke t
On LX and LX-V6 models
Th e cente r pocke t i s locate d unde r
th e audi o system . T o ope n th e lid ,
pul l i t down . Clos e it wit h a fir m push .Accessor
y Powe r Socke t
T o us e th e accessor y powe r socket ,
pul l ou t o n th e cover . Th e ignitio n
switc h mus t b e in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r O N (II) .
Thi s socke t i s intende d t o suppl y
powe r fo r 1 2 vol t D C accessorie s
tha t ar e rate d 12 0 watt s o r les s (1 0
amps) .
I t wil l no t powe r a n automotiv e typ e
cigarett e lighte r element .
Instrument s an d Control s
ACCESSOR
Y POWE R SOCKE T
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Interio
r Light s
Ceilin g Ligh t
Th e ceilin g ligh t ha s a three-positio n
switch . I n th e OF F position , th e ligh t
doe s no t com e on . I n th e cente r
position , th e ceilin g ligh t come s o n
whe n yo u ope n eithe r door .
EX, EX-V6
Afte r bot h door s ar e close d tightly ,
th e ligh t dim s slightly , the n fade s ou t
i n abou t 1 0 seconds . I n th e O N
position , th e ceilin g ligh t stay s o n
continuously .
LX, LX-V6
Th e ligh t goe s ou t whe n bot h door s
ar e closed .
On EX and EX-V6 models
Th e ceilin g ligh t (wit h th e switc h i n
th e cente r position ) als o come s o n
whe n yo u unloc k th e doo r wit h th e
remot e transmitte r (se e pag e 7 8 ) .
Th e ligh t fade s ou t afte r bot h door s
ar e closed .
Spotlight
s
Tur n o n th e spotligh t b y pushin g th e
butto n nex t t o eac h light . Pus h th e
butto n agai n t o tur n it off . Yo u ca n
us e th e spotlight s a t al l times .
Instrument s an d Control s
DOO
R ACTIVATE D
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Interio
r Light s
Instrument s an d Control s
Courtes
y Light s
Th e courtes y ligh t i n eac h doo r
come s o n whe n th e doo r i s opened ,
an d goe s ou t whe n th e doo r i s closed .
You r ca r als o ha s a courtes y ligh t i n
th e ignitio n switch . Thi s ligh t come s
o n whe n yo u ope n th e driver' s door .
I t remain s o n fo r severa l second s
afte r th e doo r i s closed .
DOO
R LIGH TIGNITIO
N SWITC H LIGH T
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Comfor
t an d Convenienc e Feature s
Th e heatin g an d ai r conditionin g
system s in you r Hond a provid e a
comfortabl e drivin g environmen t i n
al l weathe r conditions .
Th e standar d audi o syste m ha s
man y features . Thi s sectio n de -
scribe s thos e feature s an d ho w to
us e them . (I f yo u selecte d a n
optiona l audi o system , refe r t o th e
operatin g instruction s tha t cam e
wit h it. )
On EX and EX-V6 models
You r Hond a ha s a n anti-thef t audi o
syste m tha t require s a cod e numbe r
t o enabl e it .
Th e securit y syste m help s to dis -
courag e vandalis m an d thef t o f you r
Honda .
Heatin
g an d Cooling..................... . 11 0
Wha t Eac h Contro l Does......... . 11 0
Ho w to Us e th e System............ . 11 3
T o Tur n Everythin g Of f .......... . 11 6
Climat e Contro l System............... . 11 7
Fully-automati c Operation....... . 11 9
Semi-automati c Operation....... . 12 0
Sunligh t Sensor /
Temperatur e Sensor............ . 12 4
Audi o Syste m (LX , LX-V6).......... . 12 5
AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o
Audi o System........................ . 12 5
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 12 6
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 12 9
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 13 0
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 13 0
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 13 0
Operatin g th e Optiona l C D
Player/Changer.................... . 13 3
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 13 6 Audi
o Syste m (EX , EX-V6).......... . 13 7
AM/FM/C D Audi o System.... . 13 7
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 13 8
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 14 2
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 14 3
Radi o Frequencies.................... . 14 3
Radi o Reception........................ . 14 3
Operatin g th e C D Player......... . 14 5
Operatin g th e C D Changer..... . 14 7
Protectin g Compac t Discs....... . 14 8
C D Playe r Erro r Indications.... . 14 9
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 15 0
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 15 1
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 15 2
Carin g fo r th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 15 4
Remot e Audi o Control s ........... . 15 5
Thef t Protection....................... . 15 6
Securit y System............................ . 15 7
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
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Heatin
g an d Coolin g
On LX, LX-V6 and EX models
Prope r us e o f the Heatin g an d
Coolin g syste m ca n mak e th e
interio r dr y an d comfortable , an d
kee p th e window s clea r fo r bes t
visibility .
Wha t Eac h Contro l Doe s
Fa n Contro l Dia l
Turnin g thi s dia l clockwis e increase s
th e fan' s speed , whic h increase s ai r
flow .
Temperatur e Contro l Dia l
Turnin g thi s dia l clockwis e increase s
th e temperatur e o f th e ai r flow .
Ai r Conditionin g (A/C ) Butto n
Thi s butto n turn s th e ai r condi -
tionin g O N an d OFF . Th e indicato r
abov e th e butto n light s whe n th e
A/ C is on . Recirculatio
n Butto n
Thi s butto n control s th e sourc e o f
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) . 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 6 7 ) .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s FA
N CONTRO L DIA L MOD
E BUTTON S TEMPERATUR
E
CONTRO L DIA L
RECIRCULATIO N
BUTTO N AI
R CONDITIONIN G
BUTTO N REA
R WINDO W
DEFOGGE R BUTTO N
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Audi
o Syste m
Adjustin g th e Soun d
Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
control s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
Th e Balanc e contro l adjust s th e side -
to-sid e strength , whil e th e Fade r
contro l adjust s th e front-to-bac k
strength .
T o adjus t th e fader , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y farther ,
an d adjus t th e front-to-bac k soun d to
you r liking . Pus h th e kno b bac k i n
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
T o adjus t th e balance , pus h o n th e
TREBLE/BALANC E contro l kno b
t o ge t i t t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y
farther , an d adjus t th e side-to-sid e
soun d to you r liking . Pus h th e kno b
bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u
canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e control s
t o adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
T o adjus t th e Trebl e level , pus h o n
th e TREBLE/BALANC E contro l
kno b t o ge t i t t o po p out . Withou t
pullin g it ou t farther , tur n th e kno b
t o adjus t th e trebl e level . Pus h th e
kno b bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o
yo u canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . T
o adjus t th e Bas s level , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Withou t pullin g it ou t
farther , tur n th e kno b t o adjus t th e
bas s level . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
Radi o Frequencie s an d Receptio n
Fo r information , Se e pag e 143 .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
BASS/FADE
R
CONTRO L
TREBLE/BALANC
I
CONTRO L
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Audi
o Syste m
Audi o Syste m Lightin g
Yo u ca n us e th e instrumen t pane l
brightnes s contro l kno b t o adjus t th e
illuminatio n o f th e audi o syste m (se e
pag e 64 ). Th e audi o syste m
illuminate s whe n th e parkin g light s
ar e on , eve n if th e radi o is turne d off .
Operatin g th e Cassett e Playe r
Tur n th e audi o syste m ON . Mak e
sur e th e tap e openin g o n th e cassett e
i s facin g t o th e right , the n insert the
cassett e mos t o f th e wa y int o th e slot .
Th e syste m wil l pul l i t i n th e res t o f
th e way , an d begi n t o play .
Th e tap e directio n indicato r wil l ligh t
t o sho w yo u whic h sid e o f th e cassett
e is playing . Th e indicate s
th e sid e yo u inserte d facin g upwar d
i s no w playing . I f yo u wan t t o pla y
th e othe r side , pres s th e PRO G
button . Dolb
y B nois e reductio n turn s o n
whe n yo u inser t a cassette . I f th e
tap e wa s no t recorde d wit h Dolb y B
nois e reduction , tur n i t of f b y pressing
the button .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e tape , i t wil l automaticall y revers e
directio n an d pla y th e othe r side . I f
yo u wan t t o remov e th e cassett e
fro m th e drive , pres s th e EJEC T
button .
Tap e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n us e
th e FF , REW , SKIP , o r REPEA T
functio n t o fin d a desire d program .
FF/RE W — Fas t Forwar d an d Re -
win d mov e th e tap e rapidly . T o re -
win d th e tape , pus h th e RE W button .
Yo u wil l se e RE W in th e display . T o
fas t forwar d th e tape , pus h th e F F
button . Yo u wil l se e F F displayed .
Pres s th e PLA Y butto n t o tak e th e
syste m ou t o f rewin d o r fas t forward .I
f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f th e
tap e whil e i n fas t forwar d o r rewind ,
i t automaticall y stop s tha t function ,
reverse s direction , an d begin s t o play .
SKI P — Th e Ski p Functio n allow s
yo u t o fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g
o r passage . T o fin d th e beginnin g o f
th e son g o r passag e currentl y
playing , pus h th e SKI P switc h down .
Yo u wil l se e RE W flashin g in th e
displa y a s th e tap e rewinds . T o fin d
th e beginnin g o f th e nex t song , pus h
th e SKI P switc h up . Yo u wil l se e F F
flashin g in th e displa y a s th e tap e
fas t forwards . Whe n th e syste m
find s th e beginnin g o f a son g o r
passage , i t goe s bac k t o PLA Y mode .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s