2000 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

Compac
t Spar e Tir e

You r ca r ha s a compac t spar e tir e
tha t take s u p les s space . Us e thi s
spar e tir e a s a temporar y replace -
men t only . Ge t you r regula r tir e
repaire d o r replace d an d pu t bac k o n
you r ca r a s soo n a s yo u can .
Chec k th e inflatio n pressur e o f th e
compac t spar e tir e ever y tim e yo u
chec k th e othe r tires . I t shoul d b e
inflate d to :

6 0 ps i (42 0 kPa ) Follo
w thes e precaution s wheneve r
yo u ar e usin g th e compac t spar e tire :
D o no t excee d 5 0 mp h (8 0 km/h )
unde r an y circumstances .
Thi s tir e give s a harshe r rid e an d
les s tractio n o n som e roa d sur -
face s tha n th e regula r tire . Us e
greate r cautio n whil e drivin g o n

thi s tire .

D o no t moun t sno w chain s o n th e
compac t spare .
Th e whee l o f th e compac t spar e
tir e is designe d especiall y t o fi t
you r car . D o no t us e you r spar e
tir e o n anothe r vehicl e unles s it i s
th e sam e mak e an d model .
INDICATO
R LOCATIO N MAR K
Th e compac t spar e tir e ha s a shorte r
trea d lif e tha n a regula r tire . Replac e
i t whe n yo u ca n se e th e trea d wea r
indicato r bars . Th e replacemen t
shoul d b e th e sam e siz e an d desig n
tire , mounte d o n th e sam e wheel .
Th e compac t spar e tir e i s no t
designe d to b e mounte d o n a regula r
wheel , an d th e compac t whee l i s no t
designe d fo r mountin g a regula r tire .
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D WEA R INDICATO R BA R

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

I f yo u hav e a fla t tir e whil e driving ,
sto p in a saf e plac e t o chang e it .
Stoppin g in traffi c o r o n th e shoulde r
o f a bus y roa d is dangerous . Driv e
slowl y alon g th e shoulde r unti l yo u
ge t t o a n exi t o r a n are a to sto p tha t
i s fa r awa y fro m th e traffi c lanes . 1
. Par k th e ca r o n firm , level , non -
slipper y groun d awa y fro m traffic .
Pu t th e transmissio n in Reverse .
Appl y th e parkin g brake .
2 . Tur n o n th e hazar d warnin g light s
an d tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
LOC K (0) . Hav e al l th e
passenger s ge t ou t o f th e ca r whil e
yo u chang e th e tire .
3 . Ope n th e hatch . Rais e th e carg o
are a floo r b y liftin g u p o n th e bac k

edge .
4
. Remov e th e storag e bo x fro m th e
carg o are a well .
5 . Tak e th e too l ki t fro m th e spar e
tir e well . Remov e th e jac k (i n th e
jac k cover ) fro m th e insid e o f th e
spar e tire .
6 . Unscre w th e win g bol t an d tak e
th e spar e tir e ou t o f it s well .

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Th
e ca r ca n easil y rol l of f th e
jack , seriousl y injurin g anyon e
underneath .
Follo w th e direction s fo r
changin g a tir e exactly , an d
neve r ge t unde r th e ca r whe n i t
i s supporte d onl y b y th e jack . FLOOR BOARD
TOOL KIT
SPARE TIRE
JACK
STORAGE BOX

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

1 . Rea r tir e only :
Us e a flat-tippe d screwdrive r t o
loose n th e tw o stu d fastener s
holdin g th e rea r whee l skirt . 2
. Pul l th e rea r whee l skir t

downward .

D o no t catc h you r clothe s o r
hand s o n th e hook s o n th e rea r
fende r whe n yo u replac e th e

wheel .
CENTE
R CA P
3 . Remov e th e cente r ca p fro m th e
whee l wit h th e en d o f th e
extensio n o r a flat-tippe d
screwdriver .
4 . Loose n th e fou r whee l nut s 1/ 2
tur n wit h th e whee l wrench .
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R WHEE L SKIR T

STUD

FASTENE R

Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

JACKIN G POIN T
5 . Locat e th e jackin g poin t neares t
th e tir e yo u nee d to change . I t i s
pointe d t o b y a n arro w molde d int o
th e undersid e o f th e body . Plac e
th e jac k unde r th e jackin g point .
Tur n th e en d bracke t clockwis e
unti l th e to p o f th e jac k contact s
th e jackin g point . Mak e sur e th e
jackin g poin t ta b is restin g in th e
jac k notch .
WHEE
L WRENC H
EXTENSIO N
6 . Us e th e extensio n an d whee l
wrenc h a s show n to rais e th e ca r
unti l th e fla t tir e i s of f th e ground .7
. Remov e th e whee l nut s an d fla t
tire . Temporaril y plac e th e fla t tir e
o n th e groun d wit h th e outsid e
surfac e o f th e whee l facin g up .
Yo u coul d scratc h th e whee l i f yo u
pu t i t fac e down .

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Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

8 . Befor e mountin g th e spar e tire ,
wip e an y dir t of f th e mountin g
surfac e o f th e whee l an d hu b wit h
a clea n cloth . Wip e th e hu b
carefully , i t ma y b e ho t fro m

driving .
9
. Pu t o n th e spar e tire . Pu t th e
whee l nut s bac k o n finger-tight ,
the n tighte n the m in a crisscros s
patter n wit h th e whee l wrenc h
unti l th e whee l i s firml y agains t
th e hub . D o no t tr y t o tighte n
the m fully .
10.Lowe
r th e ca r t o th e groun d an d

remov e th e jack .

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Changin
g a Fla t Tir e

11.Tighte n th e whee l nut s securel y in

th e sam e crisscros s pattern . Hav e

th e whee l nu t torqu e checke d a t
th e neares t automotiv e servic e

facility .

Tighte n th e whee l nut s to :

8 0 lbf.f t (108N.m , 1 1 kgf.m )

D o no t catc h you r clothe s o r
hand s o n th e hook s o n th e rea r
fende r whe n yo u replac e th e

wheel .
12.T
o instal l th e rea r whee l skirt ,
plac e th e skir t agains t th e body .
Lin e u p th e slot s o n th e skir t wit h
th e tab s i n th e body , the n pus h th e
skir t upward .
Mak e sur e th e whee l skir t i s
installe d correctly . 13.Tighte
n th e tw o stu d fasteners . Alig
n th e mark s o n th e stu d fastene
r wit h th e mark s o n th e
whee l skirt .

It is not recommended to drive your car-
without the wheel skirts.
It will affect the fuel consumption.

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Changin
g a Fla t Tir e
WIN G BOL T SPACER CON E
14.Remov e th e cente r cap .
Plac e th e fla t tir e fac e dow n i n th e
spar e tir e well .
15.Remov e th e space r con e fro m th e
win g bolt , tur n i t over , an d pu t i t
bac k o n th e bolt .
16.Secur e th e fla t tir e b y screwin g
th e win g bol t bac k int o it s hole . 17.Stor
e th e jac k an d too l ki t bac k i n
th e spar e tir e well .
18.Stor e th e whee l cove r o r cente r
ca p in th e spar e tir e well . Mak e
sur e i t doe s no t ge t scratche d o r

damaged .

19.Instal l th e storag e bo x i n th e carg o
are a well .
20.Lowe r th e carg o are a floor , the n
clos e th e hatch .
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e item s ca n fl y aroun d th e
interio r i n a cras h an d coul d
seriousl y injur e th e occupants .
Stor e th e wheel , jac k an d tool s
securel y befor e driving .

I
f You r Engin e Won' t Star t

Diagnosin g wh y you r engin e won' t
star t fall s int o tw o areas , dependin g
o n wha t yo u hea r whe n yo u tur n th e
ke y t o STAR T (III) :
Yo u hea r nothing , o r almos t
nothing . Th e engine' s starte r
moto r doe s no t operat e a t all , o r
operate s ver y slowly .
Yo u ca n hea r th e starte r moto r
operatin g normally , o r th e starte r
moto r sound s lik e i t i s spinnin g
faste r tha n normal , bu t th e engin e
doe s no t star t u p an d run . Nothin
g Happen s o r th e Starte r
Moto r Operate s Ver y Slowl y
Whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
STAR T (III) , yo u d o no t hea r th e
norma l nois e o f th e engin e tryin g to
start . Yo u ma y hea r a clickin g soun d
o r serie s o f clicks , o r nothin g a t all .
Chec k thes e things :
You r ca r ha s th e Immobilize r
System . Yo u shoul d us e a
properly-code d maste r o r vale t ke y
t o star t th e engin e (se e pag e 66 ).
A ke y tha t i s no t properl y code d
wil l caus e th e immobilize r syste m
indicato r i n th e das h pane l t o blin k
rapidly .
Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II) .
Tur n o n th e headlight s an d chec k
thei r brightness . I f th e headlight s
ar e ver y di m o r don' t ligh t a t all ,
th e batter y is discharged . Se e

Jum p Startin g o n pag e 21 4 .
Tur
n th e ignitio n switc h t o STAR T
(III) . I f th e headlight s d o no t dim ,
chec k th e conditio n o f th e fuses . I f
th e fuse s ar e OK , ther e is proba -
bl y somethin g wron g wit h th e
electrica l circui t fo r th e ignitio n
switc h o r starte r motor . Yo u wil l
nee d a qualifie d technicia n to
determin e th e problem . (Se e

Emergenc y Towin g o n pag e 22 8 .)

I f th e headlight s di m noticeabl y o r
g o ou t whe n yo u tr y t o star t th e
engine , eithe r th e batter y is dis -
charge d o r th e connection s ar e
corroded . Chec k th e conditio n o f
th e batter y an d termina l connec -
tion s (se e pag e 17 5 ) . Yo u ca n
the n tr y jum p startin g th e ca r fro m
a booste r batter y (se e pag e 21 4 ) .
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