2000 HONDA PASSPORT Owners Manual

If you keep driving with the
malfunction indicator lamp on,
you can damage your vehicle's emissions controls and engine.Those repairs may not be covered
by your vehicle's warranties.

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This light comes on for a few seconds when you turn the key to

the "ON" position

If it comes on at any other time, it

indicates that there is a problem in
the throttle "drive-by-wire"
system. With the light on, your

vehicle goes into "limp home"

mode — the engine runs on three

cylinders, and the accelerator

pedal no longer controls engine
speed.
As soon as it is safe, pull off the
road and turn off the engine.
Restart the engine to reset the
system. If the light remains on, or
comes on again while driving, have the vehicle towed to your
Honda dealer for repair.

Turn Signa l

Indicator s

A green light flashing on the instrument panel lets you know
that the front and rear turn signal lights are working. If the light
stays on and does not flash, check
for a burned out bulb. If there is no light when the lever is moved,check the fuse and bulb.
Whenever the Hazard Warning
Flasher Switch is on, both turn signals will flash.
Lo
w Fue l Indicato r

This light comes on when the tank
becomes nearly empty. Fill up the tank as soon as possible.
If the low fuel indicator light
comes on when the fuel tank is
not nearly empty, have the fuel
tank sensing unit and related
components inspected and
repaired by your Honda dealer.
Driving on a road with many
sharp curves may cause the fuel
indicator light to blink
intermittently. This is normal.
Low Oi l

Pressur e Indicato r

This light is designed to come on
to provide a "bulb check" when
the key is turned to the "ON"
position, but should go out after
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the engine is started. If the light
fails to come on with the key
turned to the "ON" position, it
could indicate a burned out bulb
or a blown fuse. Have the system
repaired if the light does not come on when checking.
Occasionally, this light may
flicker momentarily while the
engine is running, but this will not
harm the system. However, if the light remains on during normal
engine operation, the engine should be stopped until the cause
of the trouble can be located and
corrected. The source of the
trouble could be either of the
following: Low engine oil level

Loss of engine oil pressure
Running the engine with low oil
pressure can cause serious mechanical damage almostimmediately. Turn off the engine
as soon as you can safely get the
vehicle stopped.

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Automati
c Transmissio n

4-WHEE L DRIV E (4WD )
INDICATO R LIGH T
ANTI-LOC
K BRAK E SYSTE M
INDICATO R

Manua l Transmissio n
UPSHIFT INDICATO R LIGH T
Upshif
t Indicato r
Manual transmission only A "U/S" (upshift) light will come
on to indicate that you can get
better fuel economy by shifting to
the next higher gear if conditions
permit. Best fuel economy can be achieved by accelerating slowly
and shifting to the next higher gear
when the "U/S" light comes on.
Safe operation of the vehicle may
require a different shifting schedule than indicated by the
"U/S" light to adapt to weather,
road, or traffic conditions. The
"U/S" light should be ignored when downshifting or when hard
acceleration is required for satisfactory performance.
For the best compromise between
vehicle performance and fuel
economy, upshift the transmission

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U/S

as indicated by the "U/S" (upshift)
light on the instrument panel.
If vehicle speed drops below
20 mph (30 km/h), or if the
engine is not running smoothly,
you should downshift to the next lower gear. You may need to
downshift two or more gears to
keep the engine running smoothly or for satisfactory performance.
This indicator comes on for a fewseconds when you turn the
ignition switch to the "ON"
position. 4-Whee
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(4WD ) Indicato r

4WD models only

This indicator lights when the 4-Wheel Drive system is engaged.
With the 4WD-2WD switch in the "OFF" or 2WD position, this light
will come on to provide a "bulb
check" when the key is turned to the "ON" position, but should go
out after the engine is started.
If the 4WD-2WD switch is in the "ON" or 4WD position, this light
will come on when the key is
turned to the "ON" position and
remain on after the engine is
started.
Anti-Loc
k Indicato r
This light will come on and go out when the ignition switch is turned
to the "ON" position. (If the light
does not come on, see your Honda
dealer to have the system

repaired.)

If the light remains on after
engine start-up or comes on
during operation of the vehicle, stop as soon as possible and turn
the key off. Then start the engine
to reset the system. If the light stays on, or it comes on again
while you're driving, the anti-lock
brake system should be checked at your Honda dealer.
Until you get it fixed, you'll have
normal brakes, but you won't
have anti-lock.
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The indicator light comes on for a
few seconds when the ignition
switch is turned to the "ON"

position.
If the light flashes, it means the
computer controlling the
transmission has found a problem.
Have the automatic transmission checked by your Honda dealer as
soon as possible. You can safely
drive the vehicle while the light is
flashing, but the computer may
put the transmission into its "backup mode."
In the backup mode, the
transmission may not shiftautomatically. If the transmission
does not shift automatically, you must move the shift lever to
change gears. This chart shows the shift lever position and the
gear range that will result. "L" position First gear
"2" position Third gear
"3" position Fourth gear
"D" position Fourth gear
When the transmission is in
backup mode and does not shift
automatically, you should move

the selector lever to the
appropriate position for your

driving needs, as follows:

Select "3" or "D" for high speed

driving (over 50 mph, 80 km/h).

Select "2" for moderate speed
driving (between 15 mph [25

km/h] and 50 mph [80 km/h]).

Select "L" when starting from a

stop, driving up or down a steep

hill, or for engine braking when
towing a trailer downhill.

Do not exceed 65 mph (45 mph if

towing a trailer).

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Depending on the type of problem,
the "CHECK TRANS" light will
flash but the transmission may continue to shift automatically. If
the transmission is shifting
normally, you do not have tochoose gears with the shift lever.
However, continued operation of the vehicle with this light flashingcan cause serious mechanical
damage. You should have the vehicle serviced by your Honda
dealer as soon as possible.
Winte r Driv e Indicato r
Automatic Transmission only

The "Winter Drive" light will

come on when you push the

Winter Drive button with the
engine running and the
transmission lever in the "D"

range.
It also comes on for a few seconds
when you turn the ignition switch
to the "ON" position.
Refer to "Driving PatternSelector" later in this section.
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Automatic Transmission only
The "Power Drive" light will

come on when you push the
Power Drive button with the
engine running.
It also comes on for a few seconds
when you turn the ignition switch
to the "ON" position.
Refer to "Driving PatternSelector" later in this section.
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Automati
c Transmissio n
Flui d Temperatur e Indicato r
The "A/T OIL TEMP" indicator

light warns that the automatic
transmission fluid temperature is

high.
The indicator light should turn onwhen the ignition switch is turned
to the "ON" position, but should
go out after a few seconds. If this light comes on while you are
driving, slow down and pull off the
road. Stop the vehicle at a safe
place and put the shift lever in "P"
position. With the engine idling,
wait until the light goes off. If thelight goes off, you can drive the
vehicle again. If the light does not
go off, have the automatic
transmission lubricating system
checked as soon as possible by
your Honda dealer.
Driving with the "AIT OIL TEMP" light constantly on will cause
serious mechanical damage to the
automatic transmission. Windshiel
d Wiper/Washe r
The lever on the right side of the steering column controls the
windshield wipers. Move the lever
down to select the various windshield wiper speeds.
In INT, the wipers operate every
few seconds. In LO and HIGH, the
wipers run continuously.
In INT, you can vary how often the
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wipers sweep the windshield by
turning the INT TIME ring. The
interval can be adjusted within a
range of approximately 3 to 17
seconds.
Windshield Washer Operation

To operate the windshield washers, pull back on the
windshield wiper control lever.
The washers will spray, and the
wipers will run at low speed, for
as long as you hold the lever. The
wipers will continue to run for a
short time after you release the

lever.
Windshield Washer Fluid Check the washer fluid level
regularly. Do it more often during poor weather
conditions. Use windshield washer fluid to
prevent freezing and for better cleaning.
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