2000 HONDA INSIGHT light

Keys 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 .
Th e engin e wil l no t star t i f th e
Immobilize r Syste m doe s no t
recogniz e th e key' s codin g (se e pag e
66 ). Yo
u wil l hea r a reminde r beepe r i f
yo u leav e th e ke y in 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 .
Instrument s an d Control s

Keys an d Lock s
Remot e Transmitte r
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 , bot h
door s lock . Th e sid e marke r light s
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 parkin g light s an d taillight s
flas h twice . Th e passenger' s doo r
unlock s whe n yo u pus h th e butto n a
secon d time . Th
e interio r ligh t (i f th e interio r ligh t
switc h i s 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
eithe r door , 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 .
You canno t loc k o r unloc k th e door s
wit h th e remot e transmitte r i f eithe r
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 .
Horn Operation
The hor n wil l soun d if yo u pus h th e
LOC K butto n a secon d tim e withi n
fiv e second s o f lockin g th e doors .
CONTINUED
Instrument s an d Control s
LE
D
LOC KBUTTO N
PANI C
BUTTO N
UNLOC
K
BUTTO N

Keys an d Lock s
Panic Mode
Panic mod e allow s yo u t o remotel y
activat e you r car' s securit y syste m to
attrac t attention . Whe n activated , th e
hor n wil l sound , an d th e exterio r
light s wil l flas h 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 .
To 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) .
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 th e
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
Open
Clos e

Power Window s
Your car' s window s ar e electrically -
powered . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h to
O N (II ) t o rais e o r lowe r eithe r
window .MAIN SWITC H
There is a maste r powe r windo w
contro l pane l o n th e dashboard . T o
ope n th e passenger' s window , pus h
down o n th e switc h an d hol d it dow n
unti l th e windo w reache s th e desire d
position . T o clos e th e window , pus h
u p o n th e windo w switch . Releas e
th e switc h whe n th e windo w get s t o
th e positio n yo u want . 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 down , 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 .
Instrument s an d Control s
CONTINUED
Closing a powe r windo w o n
someone' s hand s o r finger s ca n
caus e seriou s injury .
Mak e sur e you r passenge r i s
awa y fro m th e windo w befor e
closin g it .
DRIVER' S WINDO W SWITC H

Mirrors, Parkin g Brake , Storag e Bo x
Mirror s
Keep 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 .
Parking Brak e
To 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 46 ).
Driving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and axles.
You r ca r ha s a storag e bo x unde r th e
carg o compartment . T o ope n th e
storag e box , pul l th e strap .
Instrument s an d Control s
TAB PARKIN
G BRAK E LEVE R
STRAP
Storag e Bo x
NOTIC E

Accessory Powe r Socke t
To us e th e accessor y powe r socket ,
pul l u p 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) .
It wil l no t powe r a n automotiv e typ e
cigarett e lighte r element .
Instrument s an d Control s
ACCESSOR
Y POWE R SOCKE T

Interior Ligh t
Ceilin g Light s
DOOR ACTIVATE D
The interio r 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 interio r ligh t
come s o n whe n yo u ope n eithe r door .
I n th e O N position , th e interio r ligh t
stay s o n continuously .
Spotlights
Turn o n th e spotligh t b y pushin g th e
butto n nex t t o eac h light . Pus h th e
butto n agai n t o tur n i t off . Yo u ca n
us e th e spotlight s a t al l times . Carg
o Are a Ligh t
Th e carg o are a ligh t ha s a two -
positio n switch . I n th e OF F (down )
position , th e ligh t doe s no t com e on .
I n th e O N (up ) position , th e ligh t
come s o n whe n yo u ope n th e hatch .
Instrument s an d Control s

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 .
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 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 t o 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