2000 HONDA CR-V Owners Manual

Key
s an d Lock s

Key s

The 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 glov e bo x locke d whe n yo u
leav e you r vehicl e an d vale t ke y a t a
parkin g facility .
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 the 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

Som e model s als o com e wit h tw o
remot e transmitters ; se e pag e 7 2 fo r
a n explanatio n o f thei r operation .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 )
CONTINUED
Instrument s an d Control s
You
r vehicl e 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 vehicle : Ignitio
n Door
s Glov
e bo x Tailgat
e
MASTE
R KEY S
VALE
T KE Y

KE Y

NUMBE R

PLAT E

Key
s an d Lock s

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 i n
slightl y a s yo u tur n it . I f you r vehicl e
ha s a n automati c transmission , i t
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 .
ACCESSORY (I) — In this 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 vehicl e ar e
usable . Severa l o f th e light s o n the
instrumen t pane l com e o n a s a tes t
whe n yo u tur n the 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
the 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 t o loc k th e doo r
an d pul l i t u p t o unlock .
T o loc k an y passenger' s doo r whe n
gettin g ou t o f th e vehicle , 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 .
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 t o los e control .
Remov e th e ke y fro m th e
ignitio n switc h onl y whe n

parked .
LOC
K TA B

Key
s an d Lock s

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 . Powe
r Doo r Lock s
MASTE R DOO R LOC K SWITC H
Th e maste r doo r loc k switc h allow s
contro l o f al l 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 t o 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 .
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Key
s an d Lock s

Remot e Transmitte r

UNLOC K
BUTTO N
LOC
K

BUTTO N

TAILGAT E

RELEAS E

BUTTO N

PANI C

BUTTO N

On EX model

Yo u ca n loc k an d unloc k you r vehicl e

wit h th e remot e transmitter . Whe n

yo u pus h th e LOC K button , al l door s

lock .

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 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 o n 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 i s
i n th e ignitio n switch .
T o ope n th e tailgate , pus h an d hol d
th e TAILGAT E RELEAS E butto n
fo r approximatel y on e second . Horn Operation
Th e hor n wil l soun d whe n yo u pus h
th e LOC K butto n twic e withi n fiv e
second s afte r firs t push .

Instrument s an d Control s

LE
D

Key
s an d Lock s

Panic Mode

Pani c mod e allow s yo u t o remotel y
activat e you r vehicle' s securit y
syste m to attrac t attention . Whe n
activated , th e hor n wil l soun d 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 O N (II) .
Pani c mod e wil l no t activat e if th e
ke y is i n th e ignitio n switch .
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
To replac e th e battery , remov e the
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 .

Instrument s an d Control s

Clos
e

Ope
n

CONTINUED

Key
s an d Lock s

Remov e th e ol d batter y an d not e th e
polarity . Mak e sur e th e polarit y o f
th e ne w batter y is 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 .
Transmitter Care
Avoi d sever e shoc k to th e trans -

mitter , suc h a s droppin g o r throwin g

it . Also , protec t i t fro m extrem e ho t

o r col d temperatures .

Clea n th e transmitte r cas e wit h a

sof t cloth . D o no t us e stron g

cleaner s o r solvent s tha t coul d har m

th e case . Immersin g th e transmitte r

i n an y liqui d wil l har m th e trans -
mitte r an d caus e it t o no t functio n

properly .

I f yo u los e a transmitter , yo u wil l

nee d to hav e th e replacemen t
programme d t o you r vehicle' s

syste m by you r Hond a dealer . An y

othe r transmitter s yo u hav e wil l als o

nee d to b e reprogrammed .
As
required by the FCC:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate (he equipment.
This device complies with Industry

Canada Standard RSS-210.

Operation is subject to the following (wo
conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.

Instrument s an d Control s

BATTER
Y
ROUND

COVE R

CUSHIO N
RIN G

Key
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Childproo f Doo r Lock s
Th e childproo f doo r lock s ar e
designe d t o preven t childre n seate d
i n th e rea r fro m accidentall y openin g
th e rea r doors . Eac h rea r doo r ha s a
loc k leve r nea r th e edge . Wit h th e
leve r i n th e LOC K position , th e doo r
canno t b e opene d fro m th e insid e
regardles s o f th e positio n o f th e loc k
tab . T o ope n th e door , pul l th e loc k
ta b u p an d us e th e outsid e doo r

handle .
Tailgat
e
1 . Yo u ca n ope n th e tailgat e in tw o

ways :
Us
e th e ignitio n ke y t o ope n th e
tailgat e lock . TAILGAT
E UNLOC K BUTTO N

CONTINUED

Instrument s an d Control s

LEVE
R
LOC K
KE
Y
Push th e tailgat e unloc k butto n
o n th e dashboar d unde r th e lef t
ai r vent .

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2 . Th e hatc h glas s wil l po p u p
slightly .
3 . Lif t u p th e hatc h glas s fully . 4
. Pul l th e handl e o n th e doo r an d

pul l th e doo r open .

T o clos e th e tailgate , alway s clos e
th e lowe r doo r first . Then , lowe r th e
hatc h glas s an d pres s o n it unti l i t

latches .

Mak e sur e th e doo r an d th e hatc h
glas s ar e locke d securel y befor e
driving . T
o kee p th e tailgat e doo r ope n o n a n
incline , us e th e sto p in th e too l kit .
Th e too l ki t i s i n th e righ t carg o floo r
pocket . Pu t th e sto p o n th e suppor t
stru t a s shown .

Instrument s an d Control s

HATC
H GLAS S

DOOR

HANDL
E

STOP