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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
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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Powe
r Window s
Th e maste r contro l pane l als o con -
tain s thes e extr a features :
AUT O — To ope n th e driver' s
windo w fully , pus h th e windo w
switc h firml y dow n an d releas e it .
Th e windo w automaticall y goe s al l
th e wa y down . T o sto p th e windo w
fro m goin g al l th e wa y clown , pul l
bac k o n th e windo w switc h briefly .
T o ope n th e driver' s windo w onl y
partially , pus h th e windo w switc h
dow n lightl y an d hol d it . Th e windo w
wil l sto p a s soo n a s yo u releas e th e
switch .
Th e AUT O functio n onl y work s t o
lowe r th e driver' s window . T o rais e
th e window , yo u mus t pul l bac k o n
th e windo w switc h an d hol d it unti l
th e windo w reache s th e desire d
position .
Th
e MAI N switc h control s powe r t o
th e passengers ' windows . Wit h thi s
switc h off , th e passengers ' window s
canno t b e raise d o r lowered . Th e
MAI N switc h doe s no t affec t th e
driver' s window . Kee p th e MAI N
switc h of f whe n yo u hav e childre n in
th e ca r s o the y d o no t injur e them -
selve s b y operatin g th e window s
unintentionally .
Instrument s an d Control s
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Moonroof
, Mirror s
Moonroo f
On U.S. EX model
Us e th e switche s o n th e dashboar d
unde r th e lef t ven t t o operat e th e
moonroof . Th e ignitio n mus t b e O N
(II) .
T o lif t th e rea r o f th e moonroo f fo r ventilation
, pus h th e button .
T o slid e th e moonroo f back , pus h th
e switch . Hol d i t unti l th e
moonroo f reache s th e desire d
position , the n releas e th e switch . T
o clos e th e moonroof , pres s an d hol
d th e switch .
If you try to open the moonroof in
below-freezing temperatures, or when
it is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or motor.
Mirror
s
Kee p th e insid e an d outsid e mirror s
clea n an d adjuste d fo r bes t visibility .
B e sur e t o adjus t th e mirror s befor e
yo u star t driving .
Th e insid e mirro r ha s da y an d nigh t
positions . Th e nigh t positio n reduce s
glar e fro m headlight s behin d you .
Fli p th e ta b o n th e botto m edg e o f
th e mirro r t o selec t th e da y o r nigh t
position .
CONTINUED
Instrument s an d Control s
NOTIC
E
Closin
g th e moonroo f o n
someone' s hand s o r finger s ca n
caus e seriou s injury .
Mak e sur e passenger s ar e
clea r o f th e moonroo f befor e
closin g it .
TAB
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Parkin
g Brak e
T o appl y th e parkin g brake , pul l th e
leve r u p fully . T o releas e it , pul l u p
slightly , pus h th e button , an d lowe r
th e lever . Th e parkin g brak e ligh t o n
th e instrumen t pane l shoul d g o ou t
whe n th e parkin g brak e is full y
release d (se e pag e 55 ). Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and axles.
Instruments an d Control s
PARKIN
G BRAK E LEVE R NOTIC
E
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Accessor
y Powe r Socket , Ashtray s
Accessor y Powe r Socke t
T o us e th e accessor y powe r socket ,
pul l down th e cover . Th e ignitio n
switc h mus t b e in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r O N (II) . Thi
s socke t i s intende d t o suppl y
powe r fo r 1 2 vol t D C accessorie s
tha t ar e rate d 12 0 watt s o r les s (1 0
amps) .
I t wil l no t powe r a n automotiv e typ e
cigarett e lighte r element . Ashtray
s
(Optional )
Fron t an d rea r ashtray s ar e availabl e
a s options . Th e fron t ashtra y fit s i n
th e beverag e holder .
Th e rea r ashtra y fit s i n th e rea r o f
th e cente r armrest .
Ope n th e rea r ashtra y b y swingin g
th e uppe r edg e down . T o remov e th e
ashtra y fo r emptying , ope n th e
ashtra y an d the n lif t i t u p an d out .
Use the ashtray only for cigarettes,
cigars, and other smoking materials.
To prevent a possible fire and damage
to your car, don't put paper or other
things that can burn in the ashtray.
Instrument s an d Control s
ACCESSOR
Y POWE R SOCKE T
NOTICE
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Interio
r Light s
Th e ceilin g ligh t ha s a three-positio n
switch . I n th e OF F position , th e ligh t
doe s no t com e on . I n th e cente r
position , th e ceilin g ligh t come s o n
whe n yo u ope n an y door . I n th e O N
position , th e ceilin g ligh t stay s o n
continuously .
On cars with remote transmitter
Th e ceilin g ligh t (wit h th e switc h i n
th e cente r position ) als o come s o n
whe n yo u unloc k th e doo r wit h th e
remot e transmitte r (se e pag e 7 2 ) .
On EX model
Th e spotlight s hav e a two-positio n
switch . I n th e OF F position , th e ligh t
doe s no t com e on . I n th e O N position ,
th e ligh t stay s o n continuously . Yo u
ca n us e th e spotlight s a t al l times .
Instrument s an d Control s
Ceilin
g Ligh t
DOO R ACTIVATE D
O N
OF F
U.S . E X DOO
R ACTIVATE D
OF F
ON
excep t U.S . E X
Spotlight
s
OF F
O N
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Comfor
t an d Convenienc e Feature s
Th e heatin g an d ai r conditioning *
system s in you r Hond a provid e a
comfortabl e drivin g environmen t i n
al l weathe r conditions .
Th e standar d audi o syste m ha s
man y features . Thi s sectio n de -
scribe s thos e feature s an d ho w to
us e them . (I f yo u selecte d a n
optiona l audi o system , refe r t o th e
operatin g instruction s tha t cam e
wit h it. )
* Ai r conditionin g is standar d o n th e
D X Valu e Package , L X an d E X
model s in th e U.S. , an d S E mode l i n
Canada . I t i s optiona l o n othe r
models .
Heatin
g an d Cooling....................... . 9 0
Wha t Eac h Contro l Does........... . 9 0
Ho w to Us e th e System.............. . 9 2
T o Tur n Everythin g Off............ . 9 7
Audi o Syste m (U.S . D X an d LX ,
an d Canadia n L X an d SE)...... . 9 8
Operatin g th e Radio................... . 9 8
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 10 0
Digita l Clock.............................. . 10 1
Operatin g th e Optiona l Cassett e
Player..................................... . 10 2
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 10 2
Operatin g th e Optiona l
C D Player/Changer............. . 10 4
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 10 6
Audi o Syste m (Canadia n EX ) ..... . 10 7
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 10 8
Adjustin g th e Sound.................. 111
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 11 2
Digita l Clock.............................. . 11 2
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 11 3
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 11 4
Operatin g th e Optiona l
C D Player/Changer............. . 11 7
C
D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 12 0
Audi o Syste m (U.S . D X Valu e
Packag e an d EX).................. . 12 1
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 12 2
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 12 5
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 12 6
Digita l Clock.............................. . 12 6
Radi o Frequencies.................... . 12 7
Radi o Reception........................ . 12 7
Operatin g th e C D Player......... . 12 9
Operatin g th e C D Changer..... . 13 1
Protectin g Compac t Discs....... . 13 2
C D Playe r Erro r Indications.... . 13 3
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 13 4
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 13 5
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 13 6
Carin g fo r th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 13 8
Thef t Protection....................... . 13 9
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s