2000 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN ECO mode

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

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 .
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Instrument s an d Control s

Remot
e Transmitte r

LE D

UNLOC K
BUTTO N
LOC
K

BUTTO N

PANI C

BUTTO N

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

Pres s th e EJEC T butto n to remov e
th e dis c fro m th e player .
I f yo u ejec t th e disc , bu t d o no t
remov e it fro m th e slot , th e syste m
wil l automaticall y reloa d th e dis c
afte r 1 5 second s an d pu t th e C D
playe r i n paus e mode . T o begi n
playin g th e disc , pres s th e C D button .
CD Changer
Usin g th e instruction s tha t cam e
wit h th e changer , loa d th e desire d
CD s in th e magazine , an d loa d th e
magazin e in th e changer . Pla y onl y
standar d roun d discs . Odd-shape d
CD s ma y ja m in th e driv e o r caus e
othe r problems .
Pres s th e CD/TAP E button . Yo u wil l
se e "CD " i n th e display . Th e syste m
wil l star t t o pla y th e firs t trac k o f th e
firs t disc . Whe n tha t dis c ends , th e
nex t dis c in th e magazin e is loade d
an d played . Afte r th e las t dis c
finishes , th e syste m return s t o dis c 1 . T
o selec t a differen t disc , pres s th e
appropriat e prese t butto n (1 — 6). I f
yo u selec t a n empt y slo t i n th e
magazine , th e change r will , afte r
findin g tha t slo t empty , tr y t o loa d
th e C D in th e nex t slot . Thi s
continue s unti l i t find s a C D to loa d
an d play .
CD Player and Changer
Yo u ca n us e th e TUNE/SEE K
switc h t o selec t track s withi n a disc .
I f yo u pres s an d releas e th e TUNE /
SEE K switch , th e syste m wil l mov e
t o th e beginnin g o f a track . Pres s th e sid
e t o mov e t o th e beginnin g o
f th e nex t track , an d th e sid e
t o mov e t o th e beginnin g o f th e
curren t track .
I f yo u pus h an d hol d th e TUNE /
SEE K switch , yo u wil l hea r a bee p
an d th e syste m wil l continu e t o mov e
acros s tracks . Releas e th e switc h
whe n yo u thin k i t ha s reache d th e
desire d plac e o n th e disc . REPEA
T — Whe n yo u activat e th e
Repea t featur e b y pressin g th e RP T
button , th e syste m continuousl y
replay s th e curren t track . Yo u wil l
se e RP T in th e displa y a s a reminder .
Pres s th e RP T butto n agai n t o tur n it
off .
T o tak e th e syste m ou t o f C D mode ,
pres s th e AM/F M butto n o r inser t a
cassett e in th e player . I f a tap e is
alread y i n th e cassett e player , pres s
th e CD/TAP E button . Whe n yo u
retur n to C D mode , pla y wil l contin -
u e a t th e sam e poin t tha t i t lef t off .
I f yo u tur n th e syste m of f whil e a C D
i s playing , eithe r wit h th e PWR/VO L
kno b o r th e ignitio n switch , pla y wil l
continu e a t th e sam e poin t whe n yo u
tur n i t bac k on .
Protectin g Compac t Disc s

Fo r informatio n o n ho w to handl e

an d protec t compac t discs , se e pag e

132 .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

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 . Whe n th e syste m is
i n th e SCA N mode , SC N show s i n
th e display . 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 .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

AM/F
M

BUTTO NSCA
N BUTTO N

PWR/VO L

KNO B
SEE
K SWITC H
TUNE BA R

Audi
o Syste m

Dolb y B nois e reductio n turn s o n
whe n yo u inser t a cassette . I f th e
tap e wa s no t recorde d wit h Dolb y B
nois e reduction , tur n it of f b y pressin
g th e button .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d of
th e tape , i t wil l automaticall y revers e
directio n an d pla y th e othe r side . I f
yo u wan t t o remov e th e cassett e
fro m th e drive , pres s th e EJEC T

button .
Tap
e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n us e
th e FF , REW , SKIP , o r REPEA T
functio n to fin d a desire d program .
FF/RE W — Fas t Forwar d an d Re -
win d mov e th e tap e rapidly . T o re -
win d th e tape , pus h th e RE W button .
Yo u wil l se e RE W in th e display . T o
fas t forwar d th e tape , pus h th e F F
button . Yo u wil l se e F F displayed .
Pres s th e PLA Y butto n t o tak e th e
syste m ou t o f rewin d o r fas t forward .
I f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f th e
tap e whil e in fas t forwar d o r rewind ,
i t automaticall y stop s tha t function ,
reverse s direction , an d begin s t o play .SKI
P — Th e Ski p Functio n allow s
yo u to fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g
o r passage . T o fin d th e beginnin g o f
th e son g o r passag e currentl y
playing , pus h th e SKI P switc h down .
Yo u wil l se e RE W flashin g in th e
displa y a s th e tap e rewinds . T o fin d
th e beginnin g o f th e nex t song , pus h
th e SKI P switc h up . Yo u wil l se e F F
flashin g i n th e displa y a s th e tap e
fas t forwards . Whe n th e syste m
find s th e beginnin g o f a son g o r
passage , i t goe s bac k t o PLA Y mode .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

TUN E — Us e th e TUN E ba r t o tun e
th e radi o t o a desire d frequency . Pres
s th e sid e o f th e ba r t o tun e
t o a highe r frequency , an d th e sid
e t o tun e t o a lowe r
frequency . Th e frequenc y number s
wil l star t t o chang e rapidly . Releas e
th e ba r whe n th e displa y reache s th e
desire d frequency . T o chang e th e
frequenc y i n smal l increments , pres s
an d releas e th e TUN E ba r 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 SEE K ba r o n eithe r th e o r side
, the n releas e it .
Dependin g o n whic h sid e yo u press ,
th e syste m scan s upwar d o r down -
war 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 . 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 . Whe n th e syste m is
i n th e SCA N mode , SCA N show s i n
th e display . 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
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 . 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 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

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Audi
o Syste m

Yo u ca n switc h to th e radi o whil e a
C D is playin g b y pressin g th e AM /
F M button . Pres s th e C D butto n to
retur n to playin g th e CD . Th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e it lef t off .
I f yo u tur n th e syste m of f whil e a C D
i s playing , eithe r wit h th e PWR/VO L
kno b o r b y turnin g of f th e ignition ,
th e dis c wil l sta y in th e drive . Whe n
yo u tur n th e syste m bac k on , th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e it lef t off .
Pres s th e ejec t butto n to remov e th e
dis c fro m th e drive .
I f yo u ejec t th e disc , bu t d o no t
remov e it fro m th e slot , th e syste m
wil l automaticall y reloa d th e dis c
afte r 1 5 second s an d pu t th e C D
playe r i n paus e mode . T o begi n
playin g th e disc , pres s th e C D button .Yo
u ca n us e th e TUN E an d SEEK /
SKI P bar s whil e a dis c is playin g to
selec t passage s an d chang e tracks .
T o mov e rapidl y withi n a track , pres s
an d hol d th e TUN E bar . Pres s th e sid
e to mov e forward . Yo u wil l
se e CU E in th e display . Pres s th e sid
e to mov e backward . Yo u
wil l se e RE W displayed . Releas e th e
ba r whe n th e syste m reache s th e
poin t yo u want . Eac
h tim e yo u pres s th e sid e o f
th e SEEK/SKI P bar , th e syste m
skip s forwar d to th e beginnin g o f th e nex
t track . Pres s th e sid e to
ski p backwar d to th e beginnin g of
th e curren t track . Pres s it agai n to
ski p to th e beginnin g o f th e previou s
track .
REPEA T — To activat e th e Repea t
feature , pres s an d releas e th e RP T
button . Yo u wil l se e RP T in th e
display . Th e syste m continuousl yreplay
s th e curren t track . Pres s th e
RP T butto n agai n t o tur n it off .
RANDO M PLA Y — Thi s feature ,
whe n activated , play s th e track s o n
th e C D in rando m order , rathe r tha n
i n the orde r the y ar e recorde d o n the
CD . T o activat e Rando m Play , pres s
an d releas e th e A . SEL/RD M button .
Yo u wil l se e RD M in the display . Th e
syste m wil l the n selec t an d pla y
track s randomly . Thi s continue s
unti l yo u deactivat e Rando m Pla y b y
pressin g A . SEL/RD M again .
I f the syste m is i n Repea t mode , yo u
mus t tur n it of f b y pressin g the RP T
butto n befor e selectin g Rando m Play .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s