2000 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

Gauges
5. Us e th e Tri p butto n to selec t
anothe r mileag e display .
6 . Pres s an d hol d th e FC D Selec t
butto n agai n t o tur n of f tha t
display .
7. Us e th e Tri p butto n to selec t th e
thir d display .
8 . Pres s an d hol d th e FC D Selec t
butto n agai n t o tur n of f tha t
display .
Althoug h th e display s ar e turne d off ,
th e averag e fue l mileage s continu e
t o b e calculated . Th e display s wil l
tur n bac k o n whe n yo u pres s an d
hol d th e FC D Selec t butto n again . Batter
y Leve l Gaug e
Thi s gaug e show s yo u th e stat e o f
charg e o f th e batter y fo r th e
Integrate d Moto r Assis t (IMA) . Thi s
batter y is recharge d b y th e engine ,
an d discharge d b y th e IM A whe n i t
i s assistin g th e engin e wit h powerin g
th e vehicle . I
f th e batter y is mostl y discharged ,
th e Aut o Idl e Sto p operatio n is
disabled . (Se e pag e 134 )
Instrument s an d Control s
BATTER Y LEVE L GAUG E

Charge/Assist Gaug e
This gaug e show s th e statu s o f th e
Integrate d Moto r Assist . I f th e
indicato r i s o n th e lef t sid e o f th e
gauge , th e IM A batter y i s bein g
charged . I f th e indicato r i s o n th e
righ t sid e o f th e gauge , th e IM A is
assistin g th e engine .
Gauges
Instrument s an d Control s
IMA CHARGE/ASSIST GAUGE

Gauges
Fuel Gaug e
Thi s show s ho w muc h fue l yo u have .
I t i s mos t accurat e whe n th e ca r i s o n
leve l ground . I t ma y sho w slightl y
mor e o r les s tha n th e actua l amoun t
whe n yo u ar e drivin g o n curv y o r
hill y roads . Temperatur
e Gaug e
Thi s show s th e temperatur e o f th e
engine' s coolant . Durin g norma l
operation , th e readin g shoul d b e in
th e middl e o f th e gauge . I n sever e
drivin g conditions , suc h a s ver y ho t
weathe r o r a lon g perio d o f uphil l
driving , th e readin g ma y reac h nea r
th e re d mark . I f i t reache s th e re d
mark , pul l safel y t o th e sid e o f th e
road . Tur n t o pag e 21 6 fo r
instruction s an d precaution s o n
checkin g th e engine' s coolin g
system .
Tachomete r
Th e tachomete r show s th e engin e
spee d i n revolution s pe r minut e
(rpm) . T o protec t th e engin e fro m
damage , neve r driv e wit h th e
tachomete r needl e i n th e re d zone .
Instrument s an d Control s
MAINTENANC
E REQUIRE D
INDICATO R SPEEDOMETE
R
FUE L GAUG E
TRI P METER/ODOMETE R
TRIP BUTTO N
TEMPERATUR
E GAUG E DISPLA
Y CHANG E
BUTTO N
TACHOMETE R

Gauges
Maintenanc e Require d Indicato r
This indicato r remind s yo n tha t i t i s
tim e t o tak e you r ca r i n fo r
schedule d maintenance .
Refer t o th e Maintenanc e Schedule s
for Norma l an d Sever e Driving -
Condition s o n page s 1 50 — 15 4.
Whe n th e distanc e drive n sinc e th e
las t schedule d maintenanc e reache s
6,00 0 mile s (9,60 0 km) , th e indicato r
start s blinking . I f yo u excee d 7,50 0
mile s (12,00 0 km) , th e indicato r
stay s on .
You r deale r wil l rese t thi s indicato r
afte r completin g th e schedule d
maintenance . I f thi s maintenanc e is
don e b y someon e othe r tha n you r
Hond a dealer , rese t th e indicato r a s
follows .
T o rese t th e maintenanc e require d
indicator , tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
O N (II) , an d continu e to hol d th e tri p
button .
Instrument s an d Control s
INDICATO R

Controls Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
The tw o lever s o n th e steerin g
colum n contai n control s fo r drivin g
feature s yo u us e mos t often . Th e lef t
leve r control s th e tur n signals ,
headlights , an d hig h beams . Th e
righ t leve r control s th e windshiel d
washer s an d wipers .
Th e hazard warnin g light s switc h is
o n th e dashboar d t o th e righ t o f th e
cente r ai r vents .POWE R WINDO W
SWITCHE S
(P . 75 )MIRRO R
CONTROL S
(P. 76 ) WINDSHIEL
D
WIPERS/WASHER S
(P . 61 )
HAZAR DWARNIN GLIGHTS(P. 63 )
HEADLIGHTS /
TUR N SIGNAL S
(P . 59 , 61 ) HOR
N REA
R WINDO W
DEFOGGE R(P. 63 )
Instrument s an d Control s

Controls Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Headlight s
Th e rotatin g switc h o n th e lef t leve r
control s th e lights . Turnin g thi s
switc h t o th e positio n turn s
o n th e parkin g lights , taillights ,
instrumen t pane l lights , side-marke r
lights , an d rea r licens e plat e lights .
Turnin g th e switc h t o th e
positio n turn s o n th e headlights .ignitio
n switc h in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r LOC K (0) , yo u wil l hea r a
reminde r ton e whe n yo u ope n th e
driver' s door .
T o chang e fro m lo w beam s t o hig h
beams , pus h th e tur n signa l leve r
forwar d unti l yo u hea r a click . Th e
blu e hig h bea m indicato r wil l ligh t
(se e pag e 47 ). T o retur n t o lo w
beams , pul l th e tur n signa l leve r
back .
To flas h th e hig h beams , pul l th e
tur n signa l leve r bac k lightly , the n
releas e it . Th e hig h beam s wil l com e
o n an d g o off . Th e hig h beam s wil l
sta y o n fo r a s lon g a s yo u hol d th e
leve r back , n o matte r wha t positio n
th e headligh t switc h is in .
Instrument s an d Control s

Controls Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Daytim e Runnin g Light s
Canadian models only
With th e headligh t switc h off , th e
hig h bea m headlight s com e o n wit h
reduce d brightnes s whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II ) an d
releas e th e parkin g brake . The y
remai n o n unti l yo u tur n th e ignitio n
off , eve n if yo u se t th e parkin g brake .
Th e headlight s rever t t o norma l
operatio n whe n yo u tur n the m o n
wit h th e switch . Instrumen
t Pane l Brightnes s
Th e button s i n th e lowe r lef t corne r
o f th e instrumen t pane l adjus t th e
brightnes s o f th e displa y i n si x steps .
Pus h th e + or — butto n fiv e time s
t o se e th e ful l range . Th
e displa y dim s whe n th e parkin g
light s o r headlight s ar e turne d on .
Adjus t th e brightnes s t o th e desire d
leve l wit h th e headligh t switc h off ,
an d als o wit h th e headligh t switc h on .
Bot h setting s wil l remai n a t thos e
level s unti l yo u chang e them .
Wit h th e headligh t switc h on , yo u
ca n switc h th e displa y t o ful l daytim e
brightnes s b y pushin g an d holdin g
th e + button . Pus h th e — butto n t o
retur n th e displa y t o th e origina l
brightness .
Instrument s an d Control s
BUTTON BUTTO
N

Controls Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l
Turn Signal s
Signa l a tur n o r lan e chang e wit h thi s
lever . Pus h dow n o n th e leve r t o
signa l a lef t turn , an d u p t o signa l a
righ t turn . I f yo u pus h i t u p o r dow n
al l th e way , th e tur n signa l continue s
t o blin k eve n whe n yo u releas e th e
lever . I t shut s of f automaticall y a s
yo u complet e th e turn . T
o signa l a lan e change , pus h lightl y
o n th e tur n signa l leve r i n th e prope r
directio n an d hol d it . Th e leve r wil l
retur n t o th e cente r positio n a s soo n
as yo u releas e it .Windshiel d Wiper s
This leve r control s th e windshiel d
wiper s an d washers . I t ha s fiv e
positions ;
MIST: mis t
OFF : of f
INT : intermitten t
LO: lo w spee d
HI : hig h spee d
T o selec t a position , pus h th e leve r
u p o r down .
Instrument s an d Control s
CONTINUED
TUR
N SIGNA L LEVE R