2000 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN light

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Mak e sur e th e rea r windo w is clea r
an d yo u hav e goo d visibilit y befor e
startin g t o drive .
Th e defogge r an d antenn a wire s o n
th e insid e o f th e rea r windo w ca n b e
accidentall y damaged . Whe n
cleanin g th e glass , alway s wip e sid e
t o side . Steerin
g Whee l Adjustmen t

See page 16 for important safety
information about how to properly

position the steering wheel.

Mak e an y steerin g whee l adjustmen t
befor e yo u star t driving .
T o adjus t th e steerin g whee l upwar d
o r downward :
1 . Pus h th e leve r unde r th e steerin g
colum n al l th e wa y down . 2
. Mov e th e steerin g whee l t o th e
desire d position , makin g sur e th e
whee l point s towar d you r chest ,
no t towar d you r face . Mak e sur e
yo u ca n se e th e instrumen t pane l
gauge s an d th e indicato r lights .
3 . Pus h th e leve r u p t o loc k th e
steerin g whee l i n tha t position .
4 . Mak e sur e yo u hav e securel y
locke d th e steerin g whee l i n plac e
b y tryin g t o mov e i t u p an d down .
Instrument s an d Control s

Adjustin
g th e steerin g whee l
positio n whil e drivin g ma y
caus e yo u t o los e contro l o f th e
ca r an d b e seriousl y injure d i n a
crash .
Adjus t th e steerin g whee l onl y
whe n th e ca r i s stopped .

Steerin
g Whee l Control s

Cruis e Contro l

Except for DX model in the U.S.

Cruis e contro l allow s yo u to maintai n
a se t spee d abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h )
withou t keepin g you r foo t o n th e
accelerato r pedal . I t shoul d b e use d
fo r cruisin g o n straight , ope n
highways . I t i s no t recommende d fo r
condition s suc h a s cit y driving ,
windin g roads , slipper y roads , heav y
rain , o r ba d weather . Yo u shoul d
hav e ful l contro l o f th e ca r unde r
thos e conditions .
Using
the Cruise Control

1 . Pus h in th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h to th e lef t o f th e steerin g

column . Th e indicato r i n th e

switc h wil l light .

2 . Accelerat e to th e desire d cruisin g

spee d abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h) .
3
. Pres s th e SET/dece l butto n o n th e
steerin g wheel . Th e CRUIS E
CONTRO L ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l come s o n to
sho w th e syste m is no w activated .
Instrument s an d Control s

Imprope
r us e o f th e cruis e
contro l ca n lea d t o a crash .
Us e th e cruis e contro l onl y
whe n travelin g o n ope n
highway s i n goo d weather .
RESUME/acce
l

CANCE L

SET/dece l
CRUIS
E CONTRO L MASTE R SWITC H

Steerin
g Whee l Control s

Th e cruis e contro l ma y no t hol d th e
se t spee d whe n yo u ar e goin g u p an d
dow n hills . I f you r spee d increase s
goin g dow n a hill , us e th e brake s to

slo w dow n to th e desire d speed . Thi s

wil l cance l th e cruis e control . T o

resum e th e se t speed , pres s th e

RESUME/acce l button . Th e

CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t o n th e

instrumen t pane l come s on .

Whe n climbin g a stee p hill , th e

automati c transmissio n ma y

downshif t t o hol d th e se t speed .
Changing the Set Speed

Yo u ca n increas e th e se t cruisin g

spee d in an y o f thes e ways :
Pres
s an d hol d th e RESUME /

acce l button . Th e ca r wil l acceler -

ate . Whe n yo u reac h th e desire d

cruisin g speed , releas e th e button .
Pus
h o n th e accelerato r pedal . Ac -

celerat e t o th e desire d cruisin g
spee d an d pres s th e SET/dece l
button
.
T
o increas e you r spee d in ver y
smal l amounts , ta p th e RESUME /
acce l butto n repeatedly . Eac h tim e
yo u d o this , you r ca r wil l spee d u p
abou t 1 mp h (1. 6 km/h) .
Yo u ca n decreas e th e se t cruisin g
spee d in an y o f thes e ways : Pres
s an d hol d th e SET/dece l
button . Th e vehicl e wil l decelerate .
Releas e th e butto n whe n yo u
reac h th e desire d speed . T
o slo w dow n in ver y smal l
amounts , ta p th e SET/dece l
butto n repeatedly . Eac h tim e yo u
d o this , you r ca r wil l slo w dow n
abou t 1 mp h (1. 6 km/h) . Ta
p th e brake or clutc h peda l
lightl y wit h you r foot . Th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l wil l g o out .
Whe n th e ca r slow s t o th e desire d
speed , pres s th e SET/dece l button .
Th e ca r wil l the n maintai n th e
desire d speed .
Eve n wit h th e cruis e contro l turne d
on , yo u ca n stil l us e th e accelerato r
peda l t o spee d u p fo r passing . Afte r
completin g th e pass , tak e you r foo t
of f th e accelerato r pedal . Th e ca r
wil l retur n to th e se t cruisin g speed .
Restin g you r foo t o n th e brake or
clutc h peda l wil l caus e th e cruis e
contro l t o cancel .

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Instrument s an d Control s

Key
s an d Lock s
Key s

You r ca r come s wit h tw o maste r
key s an d a vale t key .

Th e maste r ke y fit s al l th e lock s o n
you r car : Ignitio
n Door
s
Trun
k
Glov
e bo x
Trun
k releas e handl e
Trun
k pass-throug h cove r
Rea
r sea t trun k acces s Th
e vale t ke y work s onl y i n th e
ignitio n an d th e doo r locks . Yo u ca n
kee p th e trunk , trun k releas e handle ,
trun k pass-throug h cover , rea r sea t
trun k acces s an d glov e bo x locke d
whe n yo u leav e you r ca r an d th e
vale t ke y a t a parkin g facility .
Yo u shoul d hav e receive d a ke y
numbe r plat e wit h you r keys . Yo u
wil l nee d thi s ke y numbe r i f yo u eve r
hav e to ge t a los t ke y replaced . Kee p
th e plat e store d in a saf e place . I f yo u
nee d to replac e a key , us e onl y
Honda-approve d ke y blanks .
Thes e key s contai n electroni c
circuit s tha t ar e activate d b y th e
Immobilize r System . The y wil l no t
wor k t o star t th e engin e if th e
circuit s ar e damaged . Protec
t th e key s fro m direc t
sunlight , hig h temperature , an d
hig h humidity . D
o no t dro p th e key s o r se t heav y
object s o n them . Kee
p th e key s awa y fro m liquids .
I f the y ge t wet , dr y the m immedi -
atel y wit h a sof t cloth .
Th e key s d o no t contai n batteries .
D o no t tr y t o tak e the m apart .
Remote Transmitter
Som e model s als o com e wit h tw o

remot e transmitters ; se e pag e 7 4 fo r

a n explanatio n o f thei r operation .
Instrument s an d Control s
KE
Y
NUMBE R
PLAT E MASTE
R
KE Y
(BLACK)
VALE
T KE Y
(GREY )

Key
s an d Lock s

Ignitio n Switc h

Th e ignitio n switc h is o n th e righ t
sid e o f th e steerin g column . I t ha s

fou r positions :
LOC
K (0 ) ACCESSOR
Y (I ) O
N (II) STAR
T (III ) LOC
K (0 ) —
Yo u ca n inser t o r
remov e th e ke y onl y in thi s position .
T o switc h fro m ACCESSOR Y to
LOCK , yo u mus t pus h th e ke y in
slightl y a s yo u tur n it . I f you r ca r ha s
a n automati c transmission , th e shif t
leve r mus t als o b e in Park . Th e anti -
thef t loc k wil l loc k th e steerin g
colum n whe n yo u remov e th e key .
I f th e fron t wheel s ar e turned , th e
anti-theft lock ma y sometime s mak e
i t difficul t t o tur n th e ke y fro m
LOC K to ACCESSORY . Firml y tur n
th e steerin g whee l t o th e lef t o r t o
th e righ t a s yo u tur n th e key .

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Instrument s an d Control s

Removin
g th e ke y fro m th e

ignitio n switc h whil e drivin g

lock s th e steering . Thi s ca n

caus e yo u to los e control .

Remov e th e ke y fro m th e
ignitio n switc h onl y whe n

parked .

Key
s an d Lock s

ACCESSOR Y (I ) — In thi s position ,
yo u ca n operat e th e audi o syste m
an d th e accessor y powe r socket .
O N (II ) — Thi s i s th e norma l ke y
positio n whe n driving . Al l feature s
an d accessorie s o n th e ca r ar e usable .
Severa l o f th e light s o n th e instru -
men t pane l com e o n a s a tes t whe n
yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h fro m
ACCESSOR Y to ON .
STAR T (III ) — Us e thi s positio n
onl y t o star t th e engine . Th e switc h
return s t o O N (II ) whe n yo u le t g o o f
th e key .
Before turning the key from ON(II)
to START(III), pause and make sur e th e immobilize r syste m
recognize s th e key' s codin g an d
turns off the immobilizer indicator. Th
e engin e wil l no t star t i f th e
Immobilize r Syste m doe s no t
recogniz e th e key' s codin g (se e pag e
70 ).
Yo u wil l hea r a reminde r beepe r i f
yo u leav e th e ke y i n th e ignitio n
switc h in th e LOC K (0 ) o r
ACCESSOR Y (I ) positio n an d ope n
th e driver' s door . Remov e th e ke y t o
turn off the beeper. Doo
r Lock s
Eac h doo r ha s a loc k ta b o n th e top .
Push the tab down to lock the door
an d pul l i t u p t o unlock .
Instrument s an d Control s LOC
K TA B

Key
s an d Lock s

Lockout Prevention

I f yo u forge t an d leav e th e ke y i n th e
ignitio n switch , Lockou t Preventio n
wil l no t allo w yo u t o loc k th e driver' s
door . Wit h th e driver' s doo r ope n
an d th e ke y in th e ignition , bot h
maste r doo r loc k switche s ar e
disabled . However , i f th e driver' s
doo r i s no t open , th e maste r doo r
loc k switche s ar e no t disabled .
Pushin g th e switc h dow n o n th e
ope n passenger' s doo r wil l loc k al l
doors . I f yo u tr y t o loc k a n ope n
driver' s doo r b y pushin g in th e loc k
tab , th e tab s o n al l door s po p out .
Pushin g in th e loc k ta b o n th e
passenger' s doo r onl y lock s tha t door .Remot
e Transmitte r
On SE, EX and EX- V6 models
Yo u ca n loc k an d unloc k you r ca r
wit h th e remot e transmitter . Whe n
yo u pus h th e LOC K button , al l door s
lock . Th e parkin g lights , sid e marke r
lights , an d taillight s flas h once . Whe
n yo u pus h th e UNLOC K butto n
once , onl y th e driver' s doo r unlocks .
Th e remainin g door s unloc k whe n
yo u pus h th e butto n a secon d time .
Th e parkin g lights , sid e marke r
lights , an d taillight s flas h twice .
Th e ceilin g ligh t (i f th e ceilin g ligh t
switc h i s i n th e cente r position ) wil l
com e o n whe n yo u pres s th e
UNLOC K button . I f yo u d o no t ope n
an y door , th e ligh t stay s o n fo r abou t
1 0 seconds , the n fade s out . I f yo u
reloc k th e door s wit h th e remot e
transmitte r befor e 1 0 second s hav e
elapsed , th e ligh t wil l g o of f
immediately .

Instrument s an d Control s
LE
D
LOCK

BUTTO N

TRUN K
RELEAS E
BUTTO N

PANI C
BUTTO N
UNLOC
K
BUTTO N

Key
s an d Lock s

Yo u canno t loc k o r unloc k th e door s
wit h th e remot e transmitte r i f an y
doo r i s no t full y close d o r th e ke y is
i n th e ignitio n switch .
I f yo u unloc k th e door s wit h th e
remot e transmitter , bu t d o no t ope n
an y o f th e door s withi n 3 0 seconds ,
th e door s automaticall y reloc k an d
th e securit y syste m sets .
Whe n yo u pus h th e LOC K butto n a
secon d tim e withi n 5 second s afte r
yo u hav e locke d th e doors , th e hor n
wil l soun d onc e t o verif y tha t th e
securit y syste m wil l b e set . T
o ope n th e trunk , pus h th e Trun k
Releas e butto n fo r approximatel y
on e second .
Th e trun k wil l no t ope n if th e ke y i s
i n th e ignitio n switch .
Panic
Mode

Pani c mod e allow s yo u to remotel y
activat e you r car' s securit y syste m to
attrac t attention . Whe n activated , th e
hor n wil l sound , an d th e exterio r
light s wil l flash , fo r abou t 3 0 seconds .
T o activat e pani c mode , pres s an d
hol d th e PANI C butto n fo r abou t tw o

seconds .

T o cance l Pani c mod e befor e 3 0
seconds , pres s an y butto n o n th e
remot e transmitter . Yo u ca n als o
tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II) .

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Instrument s an d Control s