2000 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

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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
Defog and Defrost

T o remov e fo g fro m th e insid e o f th e
windows : 1
. Pres s th e button .
2 . 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 .
3 . Tur n o n th e rea r windo w deffoge r
t o hel p clea r th e rea r window . 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
. Pres s th e button .
3 . Adjus t 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

Heatin
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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
underneat h 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 ,
sto p th e fa n an d tur n th e
temperatur e contro l dia l 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 i n cold weather ,
unti l th e engin e coolan t warm s u p
enoug h t o 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

Climat
e Contro l Syste m
Only on cars with automatic air
conditioning system

Th e automati c climat e contro l
syste m in you r Hond a pick s th e
prope r combinatio n o f ai r condi -
tioning , heating , an d ventilatio n to
maintai n th e interio r temperatur e
yo u select . Th e syste m als o adjust s
th e fa n spee d an d ai r flo w levels .
Th e directio n o f ai r flo w fro m th e
vent s in th e cente r an d eac h sid e o f
th e dashboar d is adjustable .
T o adjus t th e ai r flo w fro m th e
cente r vent , mov e th e ta b up-and -
dow n an d side-to-side .
O n th e driver's-sid e vent , mov e th e
ven t up-and-dow n an d mov e th e ta b
side-to-side . O n th e passenger's-sid e
vent , mov e th e ta b up-and-dow n an d
mov e th e ven t side-to-side .
Th e sid e vent s ca n b e opene d an d
close d wit h th e dial s underneat h

them .
CENTE
R VENT S

Th e climat e contro l syste m draw s ai r
throug h th e exterio r vent s a t th e
botto m of th e windshield . Kee p
thes e vent s clea r o f leave s an d othe r

debris .
DRIVER'S-SID
E VEN T

Fo r th e climat e contro l syste m to

provid e heatin g an d cooling , th e

engin e mus t b e running .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Climat
e Contro l Syste m
PASSENGER'S-SID E VEN T

Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Fully-automati c Operatio n

Auto Button

T o pu t th e Automati c Climat e
Contro l i n fully-automati c mode ,
pres s th e AUT O butto n an d se t th e
desire d temperatur e b y turnin g th e
temperatur e contro l dial . Yo u wil l
se e AUT O in th e system' s display .Th
e ligh t abov e th e butto n
als o show s yo u whic h mode ,
Recirculatio n o r Fres h Air , i s

selected .

Whe n th e syste m is i n full y
automati c mode , th e aut o idl e sto p
functio n wil l no t b e activated .
Th e syste m automaticall y select s th e
prope r mi x o f conditione d and/o r
heate d ai r tha t will , a s quickl y a s
possible , rais e o r lowe r th e interio r
temperatur e fro m its curren t leve l t o
th e se t temperature . FA
N SPEE D BUTTO N
TEMPERATUR
E
CONTRO L DIA L

MOD E BUTTO N
OFF BUTTO N
Whe n yo u se t th e temperatur e t o it s
lowe r limi t (60°F/18°C ) o r it s uppe r
limi t (90°F/32°C) , th e syste m run s
a t ful l coolin g o r heatin g only . I t doe s
no t regulat e th e interio r temperature .
Whe n th e temperatur e is se t
betwee n th e lowe r an d uppe r limits ,
th e syste m regulate s th e interio r
temperatur e t o th e se t value . I
n col d weather , th e fa n wil l no t
com e o n automaticall y unti l th e ca r
ha s bee n drive n fo r a shor t tim e an d
th e heate r start s t o develo p war m air .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s AUT
O BUTTO N
ECO
N BUTTO N

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Pressin g th e OF F butto n shut s th e
climat e contro l syste m completel y
off . Kee p th e syste m completel y of f
onl y fo r shor t periods . T o kee p stal e
ai r an d mustines s fro m collecting ,
yo u shoul d hav e th e fa n runnin g a t

al l times .

Semi-automati c Operatio n
Yo u ca n manuall y selec t variou s
function s o f th e Climat e Contro l
syste m whe n it i s i n AUTO . Al l othe r
feature s remai n automaticall y
controlled . Makin g an y manua l
selectio n cause s th e wor d AUT O to

g o out .
FA
N SPEE D BUTTO N

TEMPERATUR
E
CONTRO L DIA L
MOD E BUTTO N
RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N

ECON Button
Thi s butto n turn s th e ai r
conditionin g o n an d off . Whe n th e
ai r conditionin g is turne d o n wit h
thi s button , th e aut o idl e sto p
functio n wil l activat e a t a
temperatur e ove r approximatel y
41° F (5°C) .
I
f th e coolin g provide d in ECO N
mod e is no t adequate , pres s th e Aut o
button . (Se e pag e 9 0 .)

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
ECO
N BUTTO N

Climat
e Control System
Recirculation Button
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 abov e thi s butto n i s 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) .
Yo u can , fo r example , manuall y pu t
th e syste m in recirculatio n mod e
whe n drivin g throug h a n are a o f
smok e o r fumes .
Fan Speed Button
Yo u ca n manuall y selec t th e fa n
spee d wit h th e fa n spee d button .
Pressin g th e butto n repeatedl y
make s th e fa n ru n faster . Th e fa n
spee d is show n b y bar s i n th e display .
I f th e fa n is a t it s highes t speed ,
pressin g th e butto n agai n take s i t t o
it s lowes t speed .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
MOD
E BUTTO N

RECIRCULATIO N BUTTO N
ECO
N BUTTO N
FA
N SPEE D BUTTO N TEMPERATO
R
CONTRO L DIA L

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Mode Button
Us e th e MOD E butto n to selec t th e
vent s th e ai r flow s from . Som e ai r
wil l flo w fro m th e dashboar d corne r
vent s in al l modes . Eac h tim e yo u
pres s th e MOD E button , th e displa y
show s th e mod e selected . Pres s th e
butto n fou r time s t o se e al l th e

modes .
Ai
r flo w is divide d betwee n
th e floo r vent s an d th e defroste r
vent s a t th e bas e o f th e windshield . Ai
r flow s fro m th e floo r

vents .
Th
e mai n ai r flo w is divide d
betwee n th e dashboar d vent s an d
th e floo r vents. Th
e mai n ai r flo w come s
fro m th e dashboar d vents .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s