2000 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN light

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

Prope r us e o f the 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 the 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

th e 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

Standard for DX Value Package, LX and

EX models in the U.S., and SE model in
Canada

Optional for other models

Thi s butto n turn s th e ai r condi -
tionin g O N an d OFF . Th e indicato r
i n 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 6 4 ) . 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 i n 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
RECIRCULATIO
N BUTTO N
AI
R CONDITIONIN G
BUTTO N
MOD E CONTRO L DIA L

TEMPERATUR E

CONTRO L DIA L

FA N CONTRO L DIA L

REAR WINDO W

DEFOGGE R
BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Adjustin g th e Soun d
Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
control s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
Th e Balanc e contro l adjust s th e side -
to-sid e strength , whil e th e Fade r
contro l adjust s th e front-to-bac k

strength .

T o adjus t th e fader , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y farther ,
an d adjus t th e front-to-bac k soun d to
you r liking . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
T o adjus t th e balance , pus h o n th e
TREBLE/BALANC E contro l kno b
t o ge t i t t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y
farther , an d adjus t th e side-to-sid e
soun d to you r liking . Pus h th e kno b
bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u
canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e control s
t o adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
T o adjus t th e Trebl e level , pus h o n
th e TREBLE/BALANC E contro l
kno b t o ge t i t t o po p out . Withou t
pullin g it ou t farther , tur n th e kno b
t o adjus t th e trebl e level . Pus h th e
kno b bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o
yo u canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . T
o adjus t th e Bas s level , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Withou t pullin g it ou t
farther , tur n th e kno b to adjus t th e
bas s level . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y

bumpin g it .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

BASS/FADE
R

CONTRO L
TREBLE/BALANC
E

CONTRO L

Audi
o Syste m

Radi o Frequencie s an d Receptio n
Fo r information , Se e pag e 127 .
Audi o Syste m Lightin g
Yo u ca n us e th e instrumen t pane l
brightnes s contro l dia l t o adjus t th e il -
luminatio n o f th e audi o syste m (se e
pag e 62 ). Th e audi o syste m
illuminate s whe n th e parkin g light s
ar e on , eve n if th e radi o is turne d off .
Digita l Cloc k

Th e displa y o f you r audi o syste m
usuall y show s th e tim e whe n th e
ignitio n switc h is in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r O N (II) . I t show s operatio n mod e

o f radio , cassett e player , o r optiona l

C D change r whe n yo u operat e them ,

an d goe s bac k to th e tim e displa y

afte r fiv e seconds .

I f a n erro r occur s whil e operatin g

th e optiona l C D changer , th e displa y

wil l kee p showin g th e erro r cod e an d

wil l no t switc h to th e tim e displa y

unti l th e erro r i s correcte d (se e pag e

120 ). T
o se t th e time , pres s th e CLOC K
(TAPE/CD ) butto n fo r mor e tha n
tw o seconds . T o se t th e hours , pres s
th e H (Prese t 4 ) button . Th e hou r
number s wil l begi n blinking . Kee p
pressin g th e butto n unti l th e
number s advanc e t o th e desire d time .T
o se t th e minutes , pres s th e M
(Prese t 5 ) button . Th e minute s
number s wil l begi n blinking . Kee p
pressin g th e butto n unti l th e
number s advanc e t o th e desire d time .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s CLOC
K BUTTO N
H BUTTO N
M BUTTO NRESE
T BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Adjustin g th e Soun d

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
control s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
Th e Balanc e contro l adjust s th e side -
to-sid e strength , whil e th e Fade r
contro l adjust s th e front-to-bac k

strength .

T o adjus t th e fader , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b to ge t i t
t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y farther ,
an d adjus t th e front-to-bac k soun d to
you r liking . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
T o adjus t th e balance , pus h o n th e
TREBLE/BALANC E contro l kno b
t o ge t i t t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y
farther , an d adjus t th e side-to-sid e
soun d to you r liking . Pus h th e kno b
bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u
canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it .
BASS/FADE
R
CONTRO L
TREBLE/BALANC
E

CONTRO L

Treble/Bas s — Us e thes e control s
t o adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
T o adjus t th e Trebl e level , pus h o n
th e TREBLE/BALANC E contro l
kno b to ge t i t t o po p out . Withou t
pullin g it ou t farther , tur n th e kno b
t o adjus t th e trebl e level . Pus h th e
kno b bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o
yo u canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . T
o adjus t th e Bas s level , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b to ge t i t
t o po p out . Withou t pullin g it ou t
farther , tur n th e kno b to adjus t th e
bas s level . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y

bumpin g it .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Audi o Syste m Lightin g
Yo u ca n us e th e instrumen t pane l
brightnes s contro l dia l t o adjus t th e il -
luminatio n o f th e audi o syste m (se e
pag e 62 ). Th e audi o syste m
illuminate s whe n th e parkin g light s
ar e on , eve n if th e radi o is turne d off .
Digita l Cloc k
Th e displa y o f you r audi o syste m
usuall y show s th e tim e whe n th e
ignitio n switc h is i n ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r O N (II) . I t show s operatio n mod e
o f radio , C D player , o r optiona l C D
changer/cassett e playe r whe n yo u
operat e them , an d goe s bac k t o th e
tim e displa y afte r fiv e seconds .
Th e displa y als o goe s bac k t o th e
tim e displa y tw o second s afte r yo u
tur n th e volum e kno b t o adjus t th e
volume .
I f a n erro r occur s whil e operatin g
th e C D playe r o r optiona l C D
changer , th e displa y wil l sho w th e
erro r cod e an d wil l no t switc h t o th e tim
e displa y unti l th e erro r i s
correcte d (se e page s 13 3 an d 134 ).
T o se t th e time , pres s th e CLOC K
(AM/FM ) butto n fo r mor e tha n tw o
second s unti l yo u hea r a beep . Th e
tim e displa y wil l begi n blinking . T o
se t th e hour , pres s an d hol d th e H
(Prese t 4 ) butto n unti l th e hou r
advance s t o th e desire d time . T
o se t th e minutes , pres s an d hol d
th e M (Prese t 5 ) butto n unti l th e
number s advanc e t o th e desire d time .
Whe n yo u ar e finished , pres s th e
CLOC K butto n again . Th e tim e
displa y wil l sto p blinkin g an d th e
tim e is no w set .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s CLOC
K BUTTO N
H BUTTO N
M BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

Carin g fo r th e Cassett e Playe r

Th e cassett e playe r pick s u p dir t an d

oxide s fro m th e tape . Thi s contami -

natio n build s u p ove r tim e an d
cause s th e soun d qualit y to degrade .
T o preven t this , yo u shoul d clea n th e
playe r afte r ever y 3 0 hour s o f use .
You r deale r ha s a cleanin g ki t

available .

I f yo u d o no t clea n th e cassett e
playe r regularly , i t ma y eventuall y
becom e impossibl e to remov e th e

contaminatio n wit h a norma l

cleanin g kit .

Us e 100-minut e o r shorte r cassettes .
Cassette s longe r tha n tha t us e
thinne r tap e tha t ma y brea k o r ja m

th e drive .
Loo
k a t th e cassett e befor e yo u
inser t it . I f th e tap e is loose , tighte n
i t b y turnin g a hu b wit h a penci l o r
you r finger .
I f th e labe l i s peelin g off , remov e it
fro m th e cassett e o r i t coul d caus e
th e cassett e to ja m in th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t a warpe d o r
damage d cassett e in th e player .
Whe n the y ar e no t i n use , stor e
cassette s in thei r case s t o protec t
the m fro m dus t an d moisture . Neve r
plac e cassette s wher e the y wil l b e
expose d to direc t sunlight , hig h heat ,
o r hig h humidity . I f a cassett e is
expose d to extrem e hea t o r cold , le t
i t reac h a moderat e temperatur e
befor e insertin g it i n th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t foreig n object s
int o th e cassett e player . I
f yo u se e th e erro r indicatio n " "(excep
t U.S . D X Valu e Packag
e an d EX)/ " "(U.S .
D X Valu e Packag e an d EX ) o n th e
display , pres s th e EJEC T butto n an d
remov e th e cassett e fro m th e unit .
Mak e sur e th e tap e is no t damaged .
I f th e cassett e wil l no t ejec t o r th e
erro r indicatio n stay s o n afte r th e
cassett e ejects , tak e th e vehicl e to
you r Hond a dealer .

Except U.S. DX Value Package and EX

I f a proble m develop s i n th e connec -

tio n betwee n th e cassett e playe r an d
th
e radio , yo u wil l se e " " in

th e display . Tak e th e vehicl e t o you r

Hond a dealer .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Servic
e Statio n Procedure s

5 . Scre w th e fue l fil l ca p bac k on ,
tighte n it unti l i t click s a t leas t
thre e times . I f yo u d o no t properl y
tighte n th e cap , th e Malfunctio n
Indicato r Lam p ma y com e o n (se e
pag e 251 ).
6 . Pus h th e fue l fil l doo r close d unti l
i t latches . Openin
g th e Hoo d

HOOD

RELEAS E
HANDL E
1 . Shif t t o Par k o r Neutra l an d se t
th e parkin g brake . Pul l th e hoo d
releas e handl e locate d unde r th e
lowe r lef t corne r o f th e dashboard .
Th e hoo d wil l po p u p slightly .
LATC
H

2 . Standin g in fron t o f th e car , pu t
you r finger s unde r th e fron t edg e
o f th e hoo d t o th e righ t o f center .
Slid e you r han d t o th e lef t unti l
yo u fee l th e hoo d latc h handle .
Pus h thi s handl e u p unti l i t
release s th e hood . Lif t th e hood .

Befor e Drivin g

Servic
e Statio n Procedure s

I f yo u ca n ope n th e hoo d withou t
liftin g th e hoo d latc h handle , o r th e
hoo d latc h handl e move s stiffl y o r
doe s no t sprin g bac k a s before , th e
mechanis m shoul d b e cleane d an d
lubricate d (se e pag e 202 ). SUPPOR
T RO D

CLI P

3 . Pul l th e suppor t ro d ou t o f it s cli p
an d inser t th e en d int o th e hol e o n
th e lef t sid e o f th e hood .
T o clos e th e hood , lif t i t u p slightl y t o
remov e th e suppor t ro d fro m th e
hole . Pu t th e suppor t ro d bac k int o
it s holdin g clip . Lowe r th e hoo d t o
abou t a foo t (3 0 cm ) abov e th e
fender , the n le t i t drop . Afte
r closin g th e hood , mak e sur e it
i s securel y latched .

CONTINUED

Befor e Drivin g