2000 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN clock

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 to 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 0
Indicato r Lights............................... . 5 1

Gauges............................................. . 5 6

Speedometer............................... . 5 6
Tachometer................................. . 5 6
Odometer..................................... . 5 6
Tri p Meter................................... . 5 7
Temperatur e Gauge................... . 5 7
Fue l Gauge.................................. . 5 7
Maintenanc e Require d

Indicator................................... . 5 8

Control s Nea r th e Steerin g
Wheel....................................... . 5 9
Headlights................................... . 6 0

Automati c Lightin g Of f

Feature..................................... . 6 1
Daytim e Runnin g Lights............ . 6 1

Instrumen t Pane l Brightness.... . 6 1

Tur n Signals................................ . 6 2 Windshiel
d Wipers..................... . 6 2
Windshiel d Washers.................. . 6 4

Hazar d Warning.......................... . 6 4

Rea r Windo w Defogger............. . 6 4
Steerin g Whee l Adjustment...... . 6 5
Steerin g Whee l Control s ............... . 6 6
Cruis e Control............................. . 6 6
Remot e Audi o Control s ............. . 6 8
Key s an d Locks............................... . 6 9

Keys.............................................. . 6 9

Immobilize r System.................... . 7 0
Ignitio n Switch............................ . 7 1
Doo r Locks.................................. . 7 2
Powe r Doo r Locks...................... . 7 3
Remot e Transmitter................... . 7 4
Childproo f Doo r Locks.............. . 7 8

Trunk........................................... 78

Glov e Box.................................... .
7
9

HomeLin k Universa l Transmitter........ . 8 0

Importan t Safet y Precautions... . 8 0

Trainin g th e Transmitter........... . 8 0
Trainin g Wit h a Rollin g Cod e

System.......................................
8 2

Erasin g Codes............................. .
8
3

Sea t Adjustments............................ . 8 4

Fron t Sea t Adjustments............. . 8 4 Driver'
s Sea t Manua l Heigh t
Adjustment.............................. . 8 5
Driver' s Sea t Powe r Heigh t
Adjustment.............................. . 8 5
Driver' s Sea t Ful l Powe r
Adjustments............................ . 8 6
Driver' s Lumba r Support........... . 8 7
Hea d Restraints.......................... . 8 8
Foldin g Rea r Seat....................... . 8 9
Rea r Sea t Armrest...................... . 9 0
Trun k Pass-throug h Cover........ . 9 1
Sea t Heaters.................................... . 9 2
Powe r Windows.............................. . 9 3
Moonroof......................................... . 9 4

Mirrors............................................. . 9 5

Adjustin g th e Powe r Mirrors.... . 9 6

Parkin g Brake................................. 97

Digita l Clock.................................... . 9 8

Consol e Compartment................... . 9 9
Coi n Box.......................................... . 9 9
Beverag e Holder........................... . 10 0
Su n Visor........................................ . 10 1
Vanit y Mirror................................ . 10 1
Sunglasse s Holder........................ . 10 2
Accessor y Powe r Socket............. . 10 2
Interio r Lights............................... . 10 3
Instrument s an d Control s

Sea
t Adjustment s

Foldin g Rea r Sea t
Th e bac k o f th e rea r sea t fold s down ,
givin g yo u direc t acces s t o th e trunk .
Th e seat-bac k ca n b e release d fro m
insid e th e ca r o r insid e th e trunk .
T o fol d dow n th e seat-bac k fro m
insid e th e car , inser t th e maste r ke y
i n th e loc k o n th e rea r shelf . Tur n
th e ke y clockwise , pul l dow n th e to p
o f th e seat-back , the n releas e th e
key . Whe
n storin g cargo , yo u ca n mov e
th e rea r cente r shoulde r bel t ou t o f
th e wa y b y removin g th e bel t fro m
th e guide . T
o releas e th e seat-bac k fro m insid e
th e trunk , pul l th e releas e loo p unde r
th e rea r shelf .
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 .

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Instrument s an d Control s
MASTE
R KE Y

Sea
t Adjustment s

Trunk Pass-through Cover

Th e pass-throug h cove r ca n b e
opene d fro m eithe r side ; i t fold s
forwar d ont o th e cente r armrest .
Ope n th e cove r b y slidin g th e kno b
downwar d an d pushin g o r pullin g o n
th e cover . T o clos e th e cover , swin g
i t u p an d pus h firml y o n th e top .
Mak e sur e it latche s properly .
Mak e sur e al l item s i n th e trun k an d
thos e extendin g throug h th e pass -
throug h ar e secured . Fo
r security , thi s cove r ca n b e
locke d an d unlocke d onl y wit h th e
maste r key . T o loc k th e cover , inser t
th e ke y an d tur n it clockwise .
Neve r driv e wit h thi s cove r ope n an d
th e trun k li d open .
Se e Carbo n Monoxid e Hazar d o n
pag e 47 .

Instruments an d Control s

KNO
B

LI D

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 : 1:06
would RESE T to 1:00.
1:52 woul d RESE T to 2:00.
Instrument s an d Control s

H
MR

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

Except EX-V6 model

Prope r us e o f th e 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 .

I f you r ca r doe s no t hav e ai r

conditioning , i t ca n b e installe d a t
an y time . You r deale r ca n instal l a

Genuin e Hond a ai r conditionin g

syste m tha t meet s Honda' s hig h

qualit y standard s an d is designe d to

exactl y fi t you r car . Pleas e contac t

you r deale r fo r mor e information .

Wha t Eac h Contro l Doe s
Fa n Contro l Dia l

Turnin g this dial clockwis e increase s

the 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
Ai r Conditionin g is optiona l o n th e

U.S . D X model .

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 .
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 64 ) . 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) .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s FA
N CONTRO L DIA L MODE BUTTON S
TEMPERATUR
E

CONTRO L DIA L
REA R WINDO W

DEFOGGE R

BUTTO N
AI
R CONDITIONIN G
BUTTO N
RECIRCULATIO
N
BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

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) .
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 .

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 .
Som
e ai r wil l com e ou t o f th e sid e

vent s i n al l modes .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

MOD
E BUTTO NFAN CONTRO L DIA L
RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Yo u ca n us e an y o f fou r method s t o
fin d radi o station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , SCA N o r th e
Prese t buttons .
TUN E — Us e th e TUN E kno b t o
tun e th e radi o t o a desire d frequency .
Tur n th e kno b clockwis e t o tun e t o a
highe r frequenc y an d
counterclockwis e t o tun e t o a lowe r
frequency .
SEE K — Th e SEE K functio n
searche s th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pres s eithe
r SEE K butto n o r the n
releas e it . Dependin g o n whic h
SEE K butto n yo u press , th e syste m
scan s upwar d o r downwar d fro m th e
curren t frequency . I t stop s whe n i t
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal . SCA
N — Th e SCA N functio n
sample s al l th e station s wit h stron g
signal s o n th e selecte d band . T o
activat e it , pres s th e SCA N button ,
the n releas e it . Th e syste m wil l sca n
u p th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h a
stron g signal . Whe n it find s one , i t
wil l sto p an d pla y tha t statio n fo r
approximatel y fiv e seconds . I f yo u d o
nothing , th e syste m wil l the n sca n
fo r th e nex t stron g statio n an d pla y
tha t fo r fiv e seconds . Whe n it play s a
statio n tha t yo u wan t t o continu e
listenin g to , pres s th e SCA N butto n

again .

Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e fre -
quencie s o f you r favorit e radi o
station s i n th e si x prese t buttons .
Eac h butto n wil l stor e on e frequenc y
o n th e A M band , an d tw o o n th e F M

band .
T
o stor e a frequency :
1 . Selec t th e desire d band , A M o r
FM . FM 1 an d FM 2 le t yo u stor e
tw o frequencie s wit h eac h Prese t
button .
2 . Us e th e TUN E o r SEE K functio n
t o tun e th e radi o t o a desire d
station .
3 . Pic k th e Prese t butto n yo u wan t
fo r tha t station . Pres s th e butto n
an d hol d it unti l yo u hea r a beep.
4 . Repea t step s 1 to 3 to stor e a tota l
o f si x station s o n A M an d twelv e

o n
FM .

Onc e a station' s frequenc y is stored ,

simpl y pres s an d releas e th e prope r
prese t butto n t o tun e t o it .
Th e prese t frequencie s wil l b e los t i f
you r car' s batter y goe s dead , i s
disconnected , o r th e radi o fus e is
removed .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Coolin
g Syste m
1. Mak e sur e th e engin e an d radiato r
ar e cool .
2 . Tur n th e radiato r ca p counter -
clockwise , withou t pressin g dow n
o n it , unti l i t stops . Thi s relieve s
an y pressur e remainin g in th e
coolin g system .
3
. Remov e th e radiato r ca p b y

pushin g dow n an d turnin g

counterclockwise .

4 . Th e coolan t leve l shoul d b e u p to

th e bas e o f th e fille r neck . Ad d

coolan t i f i t i s low .

5 . Pu t th e radiato r ca p bac k on .

Tighte n it fully .

Maintenanc e
Removin
g th e radiato r ca p
whil e th e engin e is ho t ca n
caus e th e coolan t t o spra y out ,
seriousl y scaldin g you .
Alway s le t th e engin e an d
radiato r coo l dow n befor e
removin g th e radiato r cap . RADIATO
R CA P
4-cylinde r model s 6-cylinde
r model s
RADIATO R CA P