2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE lights

You
r Ca r a t a Glanc e

INSTRUMEN T PANEL BRIGHTNESS

(P .
64 )
WINDSHIELD

WIPERS/WASHERS

(P . 65 , 66 ) REAR
WINDOW DEFOGGER

(P .
67)

MOONROOF SWITCH

(P .
98 )

CRUIS E
CONTRO
L

(P .
69 )

HEADLIGHTS/TUR N SIGNAL S
(P . 62 , 64 )
TIL
T ADJUSTMEN T

(P .
68 )
HOR
N

(P .
61 )
REMOT E AUDI O CONTROLS (P . 155 )
(o n EX-V 6 model )
CRUISE
CONTROL

(P .
69 )HAZARD
WARNING LIGHTS

(P .
66 )

Instrument
s an d Control s

Thi s sectio n give s informatio n abou t

th e control s an d display s tha t
contribut e t o th e dail y operatio n o f

you r Honda . Al l th e essentia l

control s ar e withi n eas y reach .

Contro l Locations........................... . 5 2

Indicato r Lights............................... . 5 3

Gauges............................................. . 5 8

Speedometer............................... . 5 8

Tachometer................................. . 5 8

Odometer..................................... . 5 8

Tri p Meter................................... . 5 9
Temperatur e Gauge................... . 5 9

Fue l Gauge.................................. . 5 9

Maintenanc e Require d
Indicator................................... . 6 0
Control s Nea r th e Steerin g
Wheel....................................... . 6 1

Headlights................................... . 6 2

Automati c Lightin g Of f

Feature..................................... . 6 3

Daytim e Runnin g Lights............ . 6 3

Instrumen t Pane l Brightness.... . 6 4

Tur
n Signals................................ . 6 4
Windshiel d Wipers..................... . 6 5
Windshiel d Washers.................. . 6 6

Hazar d Warning.......................... . 6 6

Rea r Windo w Defogger............. . 6 7
Steerin g Whee l Adjustment...... . 6 8
Steerin g Whee l Control s ............... . 6 9
Cruis e Control............................. . 6 9
Remot e Audi o Control s ............. . 7 2
Key s an d Locks............................... . 7 2
Keys.............................................. . 7 2
Immobilize r System.................... . 7 3
Ignitio n Switch............................ . 7 5
Powe r Doo r Locks...................... . 7 6
Lockou t Prevention................ . 7 7
Remot e Transmitter................... . 7 8

Trunk........................................... . 8 1

Glov e Box.................................... . 82
HomeLin k Universa l
Transmitter................................. . 8 3

Sea t Adjustments............................ . 8 7

Fron t Sea t Adjustments............. . 8 7
Driver' s Sea t Manua l Heigh t
Adjustment.............................. . 8 8
Driver' s Sea t Powe r Heigh t
Adjustment.............................. . 8 8

Driver'
s Sea t Powe r
Adjustments............................ . 8 9
Driver' s Lumba r Support........... . 9 0
Rea r Sea t Access........................ . 9 1
Hea d Restraints.......................... . 9 2
Foldin g Rea r Seat....................... . 9 3
Sea t Heaters.................................... . 9 5
Powe r Windows.............................. . 9 6
Moonroof......................................... . 9 8

Mirrors............................................. . 9 9

Adjustin g th e Powe r Mirrors.... . 9 9

Parkin g Brake............................... . 10 0
Digita l Clock.................................. . 10 1
Sunglasse s Holder........................ . 10 1
Beverag e Holder........................... . 10 2
Consol e Compartment................. . 10 3
Su n Visor........................................ . 10 4
Vanit y Mirror................................ . 10 4
Coi n Box........................................ . 10 5
Cente r Pocket............................... . 10 5
Accessor y Powe r Socket............. . 10 5
Interio r Lights............................... . 10 6
Ceilin g Light.............................. . 10 6

Spotlights................................... . 10 6

Courtes y Lights........................ . 10 7
Instrument s an d Control s

Indicato
r Light s

Doo r an d Brak e Lam p Monito r
Th e appropriat e ligh t come s o n in
thi s displa y if th e trun k o r eithe r
doo r i s no t close d tightly . I f a brak e
ligh t doe s no t work , th e BRAKE
LAMP indicato r come s o n whe n yo u
pus h th e brak e peda l wit h th e
ignitio n switc h O N (II) .
A burne d ou t brak e ligh t i s a hazar d
whe n driver s behin d yo u canno t tel l
yo u ar e braking . Hav e you r brak e
light s repaire d righ t away .
Al l th e light s i n th e monito r displa y
com e o n whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n
switc h O N (II) . Th e light s g o of f
afte r th e engin e start s an d th e trun k
an d bot h door s ar e close d tightly . Tur
n Signa l an d

Hazar d Warnin g
Indicator s

Th e lef t o r righ t tur n signa l ligh t
blink s whe n yo u signa l a lan e chang e
o r turn . I f th e ligh t doe s no t blin k o r
blink s rapidly , i t usuall y mean s on e
o f th e tur n signa l bulb s is burne d ou t
(se e pag e 257 ). Replac e th e bul b a s
soo n a s possible , sinc e othe r driver s
canno t se e tha t yo u ar e signalling .
Whe n yo u tur n o n th e Hazar d
Warnin g switch , bot h tur n signa l
light s blink . Al l tur n signal s o n th e
outsid e o f th e ca r shoul d flash . "Daytim
e Runnin g
Lights " Indicato r

Canadian models only

Thi s indicato r light s whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h to O N (II ) wit h
th e headligh t switc h of f an d th e
parkin g brak e set . I t shoul d g o of f i f
yo u tur n o n th e headlight s o r releas e
th e parkin g brake . I f i t come s o n a t
an y othe r time , i t mean s ther e is a
proble m wit h th e DRL . Ther e ma y
als o b e a proble m wit h th e hig h

bea m headlights .

Instrument s an d Control s
D R L

Indicato
r Light s

Hig h Bea m Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n wit h th e hig h
bea m headlights . Se e pag e 6 2 fo r
informatio n o n th e headligh t
controls .
O n Canadia n models , thi s indicato r
conie s o n wit h reduce d brightnes s
whe n th e Daytim e Runnin g Light s
(DRL ) ar e o n (se e pag e 63 ).
Cruis e Contro l Indicato r
Lo w Fue l Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n a s a reminde r
tha t yo u mus t refue l soon . Washe
r Leve l Indicato r

Canadian models only

Thi s ligh t come s o n whe n th e
washe r flui d leve l i s low . Ad d washe r
flui d whe n yo u se e thi s ligh t com e o n
(se e pag e 224 ).

Instruments an d Control s

CRUIS
E
CONTRO L

Thi s light s whe n yo u se t th e cruis e
control . Se e pag e 6 9 fo r informatio n
o n operatin g th e cruis e control .

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Th e tw o lever s o n th e steerin g
colum n contai n control s fo r drivin g
feature s yo u us e mos t often . Th e lef t
leve r control s th e tur n signals ,
headlights , an d hig h beams . Th e
righ t leve r control s th e windshiel d
washer s an d wipers .
Th e switche s fo r th e hazar d warnin g
light s an d rea r windo w defogge r ar e
located to th e righ t o f th e steerin g

column .

Th e control s unde r th e lef t ai r ven t
ar e fo r th e moonroo f an d th e cruis e

control .

Th e til t adjustmen t leve r o n th e
undersid e o f th e steerin g colum n
allow s yo u to til t th e steerin g wheel .

* : T o us e th e horn , pres s th e pa d

aroun d th e "H " logo .

Instruments an d Control s

HAZAR
D WARNIN G LIGHT S
HORN *

TIL T ADJUSTMEN T

CRUIS
E
CONTRO L
MOONROO
F
SWITC H
HEADLIGHTS
/
TUR N SIGNAL S WINDSHIEL
D
WIPERS/WASHER SREA
R WINDO W
DEFOGGE R

Controls
Near th e Steerin g Whee l

Headlight s
Th e rotatin g switc h o n th e lef t leve r
control s th e lights . Turnin g thi s switc
h t o th e positio n turn s
o n th e parkin g lights , taillights ,
instrumen t pane l lights , side-marke r
lights , an d rea r licens e plat e lights . Turnin
g th e switc h t o th e
positio n turn s o n th e headlights .I
f yo u leav e th e light s o n wit h th e
ignitio n switc h in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r LOC K (0) , yo u wil l hea r a
reminde r chim e whe n yo u ope n th e
driver' s door .
T o chang e betwee n lo w beam s an d
hig h beams , pul l th e tur n signa l leve r
unti l yo u hea r a click , the n le t go .
Th e blu e hig h bea m indicato r wil l
ligh t (se e pag e 57 ). T
o flas h th e hig h beams , pul l th e
tur n signa l leve r bac k lightly , the n
releas e it . Th e hig h beam s wil l com e
o n an d g o off .
Th e hig h beam s wil l sta y o n fo r a s
lon g a s yo u hol d th e leve r back , n o
matte r wha t positio n th e headligh t
switc h is in .

Instrument s an d Control s

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Automati c Lightin g Of f Featur e

On EX and EX-V6 models

Th e Automati c Lightin g Of f featur e
turn s of f th e headlights , parkin g
lights , taillights , sid e marke r lights ,
licens e plat e light s an d instrumen t
pane l light s withi n 1 5 second s o f
removin g th e ke y fro m th e ignitio n
switc h an d closin g th e driver' s door .
Thi s featur e activate s i f yo u leav e th
e headligh t switc h in th e o
r position , remov e th e key ,
open , the n clos e th e driver' s door .
I f yo u remov e th e ke y fro m th e
ignitio n switc h wit h th e headligh t
switc h on , bu t d o no t ope n th e doo r
an d ge t out , th e light s wil l tur n of f
afte r te n minutes . Th
e light s wil l tur n o n agai n whe n
yo u unloc k o r ope n th e driver' s door .
I f yo u unloc k th e door , bu t d o no t
ope n it withi n 1 5 seconds , th e light s
wil l g o off. Wit h th e driver' s doo r
open , yo u wil l hea r a lights-o n
reminde r chime . Daytim
e Runnin g Light s
(Canadia n Models )
Wit h th e headligh t switc h off , th e
hig h bea m headlight s com e o n wit h
reduce d brightnes s whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II ) an d
releas e th e parkin g brake . The y
remai n o n unti l yo u tur n th e ignitio n
off , eve n if yo u se t th e parkin g brake .
Th e headlight s rever t t o norma l
operatio n whe n yo u tur n the m on
wit h th e switch .
Instrument s an d Control s

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Instrumen t Pane l Brightnes s
Th e kno b o n th e instrumen t pane l
control s th e brightnes s o f th e instru -
men t pane l lights . Tur n th e kno b t o
adjus t th e brightness . Tur
n Signal s
Signa l a tur n o r lan e chang e wit h thi s
lever . Pus h dow n o n th e leve r t o
signa l a lef t turn , an d u p to signa l a
righ t turn . I f yo u pus h i t u p o r dow n
al l th e way , th e tur n signa l continue s
t o blin k eve n whe n yo u releas e th e
lever . I t shut s of f automaticall y a s
yo u complet e th e turn . T
o signa l a lan e change , pus h lightl y
o n th e tur n signa l leve r i n th e prope r
directio n an d hol d it . Th e leve r wil l
retur n to th e cente r positio n a s soo n
a s yo u releas e it .

Instrument s an d Control s
TUR
N SIGNA L LEVER