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Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Steerin g Whee l Adjustmen t
Se e page 18 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 .
To 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 to mov e it 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 in a
crash .
Adjus t th e steerin g whee l onl y
whe n th e ca r i s stopped .
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Steerin
g Whee l Control s
Cruis e Contro l
On LX and EX models in the U.S., and
EX model in Canada
Cruis e contro l allow s yo u t o 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 as 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
those conditions .
The cruise control, as it operates,
moves the accelerator pedal. You can
damage your car's accelerator
mechanism by resting your foot under
the pedal and blocking the movement.
Using the Cruise Control
1 . Pus h in th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h t o 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 t o th e desire d cruisin g
spee d abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h) .
Instrument s an d Control s
Imprope
r us e o f th e cruis e
contro l ca n lea d to 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 .
NOTIC E
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Steerin
g Whee l Controls , Key s an d Lock s
Whe n yo u ta p th e brak e o r clutc h
pedal , o r pres s th e SE T an d RE -
SUM E button s a t th e sam e time , th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l wil l g o ou t an d th e
ca r wil l begi n to slo w down . Yo u ca n
us e th e accelerato r peda l i n th e
norma l way .
Th e syste m remember s th e
previously-se t cruisin g speed . T o
retur n to tha t speed , accelerat e to
abov e 2 5 mp h (4 0 km/h ) an d pres s
th e RESUME/acce l butto n unti l th e
CRUIS E CONTRO L ligh t come s on .
Th e ca r wil l accelerat e t o th e sam e
cruisin g spee d a s before .
Pressin g th e Cruis e Contro l Maste r
Switc h turn s th e syste m completel y
of f an d erase s th e previou s cruisin g
spee d fro m memory . T o us e th e
syste m again , refe r t o Using the
Cruise Control.
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
Trun k releas e handl e
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 handl e
an d rea r sea t trun k acces s 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 . (Se e
Trunk , pag e 7 6 . )
Yo u shoul d hav e receive d a ke y
numbe r plat e wit h you r se t o f keys .
Yo u wil l nee d thi s ke y numbe r i f yo u
eve r hav e t o ge t a los t ke y replaced .
Kee p th e plat e store d in a saf e place .
Whe n replacin g keys , us e onl y
Honda-approve d ke y blanks .
Remote Transmitter
Standard on the DX Value Package and
EX models in the U.S., and SE model in
Canada
Optional on the LX model in the U.S.
You r ca r als o come s wit h tw o remot e
transmitters ; se e pag e 7 3 fo r a n
explanatio n o f th e operation .
Instrument s an d Control s
Key
s
KE Y
NUMBE R
PLAT E
MASTE
R
KEY S
VALE
T
KE Y
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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 i n 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-thef t loc k 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 .
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 .
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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 .
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
tur n of f th e beeper . Doo
r Lock s
Eac h doo r ha s a loc k ta b o n th e top .
Pus h th e ta b dow n to loc k th e doo r
an d pul l i t u p to unlock .
T o loc k an y passenger' s doo r whe n
gettin g ou t o f th e car , pus h th e loc k
ta b dow n an d clos e th e door . T o loc k
th e driver' s door , pul l th e outsid e
doo r handl e an d pus h th e loc k ta b
down . Releas e th e handle , the n clos e
th e door . Th
e fron t door s ca n b e locke d an d
unlocke d fro m th e outsid e wit h th e
key .
Instrument s an d Control s
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Key
s an d Lock s
Powe r Doo r Lock s
On DX Value Package, LX and EX
models in the U.S., and SE and EX
models in Canada
Th e maste r doo r loc k switc h allow s
contro l of all doo r lock s fro m th e
driver' s door . Pus h th e switc h dow n
t o loc k al l doors , an d u p to unloc k
them . Al
l door s loc k whe n yo u pus h dow n
th e loc k ta b o n th e driver' s door , o r
loc k th e driver' s doo r fro m th e
outsid e wit h th e key . Onl y th e driver' s
doo r unlock s whe n yo u us e th e ke y
o r loc k tab . T o unloc k th e passen -
gers ' doors , us e th e maste r doo r loc k
switc h o r th e loc k ta b o n eac h door .
Instrument s an d Control s
MASTE
R DOO R LOC K SWITC H
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Key
s an d Lock s
Standard on the DX Value Package and
EX models in the U.S., and SE model in
Canada
Optional on the LX model in the U.S.
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 is i n th e cente r position ) wil l
com e on whe n yo u pres s th e
UNLOC K button . I f yo u d o no t ope n
an y o f th e doors , th e ligh t wil l g o ou t
i n abou t 3 0 second s an d th e door s
wil l automaticall y relock . I f yo u
reloc k th e door s wit h th e remot e
transmitte r befor e 3 0 second s hav e
elapsed , th e ligh t wil l g o of f
immediately .
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 .
Panic Mode
Pani c mod e allow s yo u t o remotel y
activat e you r car' s hor n an d exterio r
light s t o 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 on e second .
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
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II) .
Pani c mod e wil l no t activat e if th e
ignitio n switc h is i n th e
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II ) position .
CONTINUED
Instrument s an d Control s
Remot
e Transmitte r
LE D
UNLOC K
BUTTO N
LOC
K
BUTTO N
PANI C
BUTTO N
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Key
s an d Lock s
Replacing the Battery
Whe n th e remot e transmitter' s
batter y begin s t o ge t weak , i t ma y
tak e severa l pushe s o n th e butto n to
loc k o r unloc k th e doors , an d th e
LE D wil l ge t dim . Replac e th e
batter y a s soo n a s possible .
Batter y type : CR202 5 T
o replac e th e battery , remov e th e
roun d cove r o n th e bac k o f th e trans -
mitte r b y turnin g i t counterclockwis e
wit h a coin .
Remov e th e ol d batter y an d not e th e
polarity. Make sur e th e polarit y o f
th e ne w batter y i s th e sam e ( + sid e
facin g up) , the n inser t i t i n th e
transmitter . Reinstal
l th e cushio n ring . Alig n th e
mar k o n th e cove r wit h th e
mar k o n th e transmitter ,
the n se t th e cove r i n plac e an d tur n it
clockwise .
Afte r th e batter y is changed , th e
transmitte r mus t b e synchronize d
wit h th e mai n unit . Wit h th e door s
an d trun k li d closed, press eithe r th e
LOC K o r UNLOC K butto n si x times .
Instrument s an d Control s
Ope
n
Clos e
ROUN
D
COVE R
CUSHIO N
RIN G
BATTER Y