2000 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN Owner's Manual (in English)

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

To Cool with A/C

1 . Tur n o n th e A/ C b y pressin g th e
button . Th e ligh t i n th e butto n
shoul d com e o n whe n a fa n spee d
i s selected .
2 . Mak e sur e th e temperatur e
contro l dia l i s al l th e wa y t o th e left . 3
. Selec t
4 . I f th e outsid e ai r i s humid , selec t
Recirculatio n mode . I f th e outsid e
ai r i s dry , selec t Fres h Ai r mode .
5 . Se t th e fa n to th e desire d speed .
I f th e interio r i s ver y war m fro m
bein g parke d in th e sun , yo u ca n coo l
i t dow n mor e rapidl y b y settin g u p
th e control s thi s way :
1 . Star t th e engine .
2 . Tur n o n th e A/ C b y pressin g th e
button . Mak e sur e th e tempera -
tur e contro l dia l i s turne d al l th e
wa y t o th e left .
3 . Se t th e fa n to maximu m speed .
4 . Ope n th e window s partially . Selec t an
d Fres h Ai r mode . Whe
n th e interio r ha s coole d dow n
t o a mor e comfortabl e temperature ,
clos e th e window s an d se t th e
control s a s describe d fo r norma l

cooling .
Ai
r conditionin g place s a n extr a loa d
o n th e engine . Watc h th e engin e
coolan t temperatur e gaug e (se e pag e
58 ) whe n drivin g in stop-and-g o
traffi c o r climbin g a long , stee p hill .
I f i t move s nea r th e re d zone , tur n
of f th e A/ C unti l th e gaug e read s
normally .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature sMOD
E CONTRO L DIA L
TEMPERATUR E
CONTRO L DIA L
FA N CONTRO L DIA L RECIRCULATIO
N BUTTO N


AIR CONDITIONIN G
BUTTO N

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g an d Coolin g

To Heat

T o war m th e interior :
1 . Star t th e engine . 2
. Selec t an d Fres h Ai r mode .
3 . Se t th e fa n to th e desire d speed .
4 . Adjus t th e warmt h o f th e ai r wit h
th e temperatur e contro l dial .
To Heat and Dehumidify with Air

Conditioning

Ai r conditioning , a s it cools , remove s
moistur e fro m th e air . Whe n use d in
combinatio n wit h th e heater , i t
make s th e interio r war m an d dry .
1 . Switc h th e fa n on .
2 . Tur n o n th e ai r conditioning . 3
. Selec t an d Fres h Ai r mode .
4 . Adjus t th e temperatur e contro l
dia l s o th e mixtur e o f heate d an d
coole d ai r feel s comfortable .
Thi s settin g is suitabl e fo r al l drivin g
condition s wheneve r th e outsid e
temperatur e is abov e 32° F (0°C) .
To Defog and Defrost

T o remov e fo g fro m th e insid e o f th e

windows :

1 . Switc h th e fa n on .
2
. Selec t
Whe
n yo u selec t , the
syste m automaticall y switche s to
Fres h Ai r mod e an d turn s o n th e
A/C .
3 . Adjus t th e temperatur e contro l
dia l s o th e ai r flo w fro m th e
defroste r vent s feel s warm .
4 . Tur n o n th e rea r windo w defogge r
t o hel p clea r th e rea r window .
Whe n yo u switc h to anothe r mod e fro
m , the A/ C stay s on .
Pres s th e A/ C butto n t o tur n it off .

CONTINUED

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

T o remov e exterio r fros t o r ic e fro m
th e windshiel d an d sid e window s
afte r th e ca r ha s bee n sittin g ou t i n
col d weather :
1 . Star t th e engine . 2
. Selec t Whe
n yo u selec t , the
syste m automaticall y switche s t o
Fres h Ai r mod e an d turn s o n th e
A/C .
3 . Switc h th e fa n an d temperatur e
control s t o maximum .
T o rapidl y remov e exterio r fros t o r
ic e fro m th e windshiel d (o n ver y col d
days) , firs t selec t th e Recirculatio n
mode . Onc e th e windshiel d is clear ,
selec t th e Fres h Ai r mod e t o avoi d
foggin g th e windows .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s MOD
E CONTRO L DIA L
TEMPERATUR E
CONTRO L DIA L

AIR CONDITIONIN G BUTTO N

FA N CONTRO L DIA L

RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N

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g an d Coolin g

Thes e setting s direc t al l th e ai r flo w
t o th e defroste r vent s a t th e bas e o f
th e windshiel d an d th e sid e windo w
defroste r vents . Th e ai r flo w wil l ge t
warme r an d clea r th e window s faste r
a s th e engin e warm s up . Yo u ca n
clos e th e sid e vent s wit h th e dia l
besid e eac h vent . Thi s wil l sen d
mor e war m ai r t o th e windshiel d
defroste r vents .
Fo r safety , mak e sur e yo u hav e a
clea r vie w throug h al l th e window s
befor e drivin g away .
T
o Tur n Everythin g Of f

T o shu t of f th e syste m temporarily ,
tur n th e fa n spee d an d temperatur e
contro l dial s al l th e wa y t o th e left .
Yo u shoul d shu t th e syste m
completel y of f onl y fo r th e firs t fe w
minute s o f drivin g in col d weather ,
unti l th e engin e coolan t warm s u p
enoug h to operat e th e heater . Kee p
th e fa n o n a t al l othe r time s s o stal e
ai r doe s no t buil d u p in th e interior .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

AM/F M Stere o Audi o Syste m
For DX and LX models in the U.S., and
LX and SE models in Canada

You r Honda' s audi o syste m provide s

clea r receptio n o n bot h A M an d F M

bands , whil e th e prese t button s allo w

yo u to easil y selec t you r favorit e

stations .
Operatin
g th e Radi o
Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e i n
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II ) t o
operat e th e audi o system . Tur n th e
syste m o n b y pressin g th e PWR /
VO L kno b o r th e AM/F M button .
Adjus t th e volum e b y turnin g th e
knob .
Th e ban d an d frequenc y tha t th e
radi o wa s las t tune d t o is displayed .
T o chang e bands , pres s th e AM/F M
button . O n th e F M band , S T wil l b e
displaye d i f th e statio n i s broadcast -
in g in stereo . Stere o reproductio n o n
A M is no t available .
Yo u ca n us e an y o f thre e method s t o
fin d radi o station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , o r th e Prese t

buttons .

TUN E — Us e th e TUNE/SEE K
switc h t o tun e th e radi o t o a desire d frequency
. Pres s th e righ t sid e ( )
t o tun e t o a highe r frequency , o r th e lef
t sid e ( ) to tun e to a lowe r
frequency . Th e frequenc y number s
wil l star t t o chang e rapidly . Releas e
th e switc h whe n th e displa y reache s
th e desire d frequency . T o chang e
th e frequenc y in smal l increments ,
pres s an d releas e th e TUNE/SEE K
switc h quickly .
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
th e TUNE/SEE K switc h unti l yo u
hea r a beep , the n releas e it .
Dependin g o n whic h sid e o f th e
switc h 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 it
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal .
Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e
frequencie 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
frequencie s o n th e F M band .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

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 to 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 to tun e to 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 .

Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s
PWR/VO
L KNO B
STEREO INDICATO R
AM/F
M BUTTO N

TUNE/SEE K SWITC H PRESET BUTTON S

Audio System

Adjusting th e
Soun
d

Bass , Treble , Balance , an d Fade r ar e

eac h adjustable . Yo u selec t whic h o f
thes e yo u wan t t o adjus t b y pressin g
th e MOD E button . Th e mod e
change s fro m BA S to TR E to FA D to
BAL , an d the n bac k t o VO L eac h
tim e yo u pres s th e button . Eac h
mod e is show n in th e displa y a s it

changes .

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
mode s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
BA L adjust s th e side-to-sid e strength ,
whil e FA D adjust s th e front-to-bac k

strength .

Selec t BA L o r FA D b y pressin g th e
MOD E button . Adjus t th e Balanc e o r
Fade r t o you r likin g b y turnin g th e
PWR/VO L knob . Th e indicato r bar s
o n th e displa y sho w yo u th e range . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e mode s t o
adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking . Selec t
TR E o r BA S b y pressing the MOD E
button . Adjus t th e desire d mod e b y
turnin g th e PWR/VO L knob . Th e
indicato r bar s o n th e displa y sho w
yo u th e range . A
s yo u adjus t a mode , yo u wil l hea r a
bee p wheneve r th e indicato r ba r
reache s th e center , fa r left , an d fa r
righ t o f it s range . Th e syste m wil l
automaticall y retur n th e displa y t o
norma l mod e abou t seve n second s
afte r yo u sto p adjustin g a mod e wit h
th e PWR/VO L knob .

Radi o Frequencie s an d Receptio n

Fo r information , Se e pag e 127 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s PWR/VO
L KNO B
MOD
E BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Digita l Cloc k
Th e audi o syste m als o display s th e
time . Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II) .
T o se t th e time , pres s th e CLOC K
button . Th e hou r number s wil l begi n
blinking . Pres s th e Prese t 5 butto n to
ge t th e number s t o coun t down , o r
th e Prese t 6 butto n to ge t th e hour s
t o coun t up .
Pres s th e CLOC K butto n again , an d
th e minute s number s wil l begi n
blinking . Us e th e Prese t 5 or Prese t
6 butto n to chang e th e minute s t o
th e correc t value .
Afte r yo u hav e se t th e clock , pres s
th e CLOC K butto n agai n t o retur n t o
th e norma l display . I f yo u d o not , th e
syste m wil l automaticall y retur n t o
th e norma l displa y abou t seve n
second s afte r yo u sto p pressin g th e
Prese t buttons .
Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s
TIM
E DISPLAYE D
PRESE T 5 BUTTO N
PRESE T 6 BUTTO N
CLOC K BUTTO N