This section gives information about
the controls and displays
that
contribute to the daily operation of
your Honda.
All the essential
controls are within easy reach.
Control Locations ............................ 42
Indicator Lights ................................ 43
Gauges .............................................. 47
Speedometer ................................ 4 7
Select Button ................................ 4 7
Tachometer .................................. 4 7
Temperature Gauge ....................
47
Fuel Gauge ................................... 48
Odometer ...................................... 48
Trip Meter .................................... 48
Maintenance Required
Indicator ....................................
49
Controls Near the Steering
Wheel ........................................
50
Headlights .................................... 51
Daytime Running Lights ............. 52
Instrument Panel Brightness ..... 52
Turn Signals ................................. 53
Windshield Wipers ...................... 53
Windshield Washers ................... 54
Steering Wheel Controls ................ 55
Cruise Control .............................. 55
Keys and Locks ................................ 58
Keys ............................................... 58
Immobilizer System ..................... 59
Ignition Switch ............................. 60
Instruments and Controls
Power Door Locks ....................... 62
Remote Transmitter .................... 63
Trunk ............................................ 66
Console Compartments .............. 67
Seat Adjustments ............................. 68
Power Windows ............................... 69
Convertible Top ............................... 71
Opening the Convertible Top ..... 71
Closing the Convertible Top ...... 7 4
Convertible Top
Cover.. .............. 76
Maintenance ................................. 77
Hazard Warning ............................... 79
Mirrors .............................................. 79
Adjusting the Power Mirrors ..... 79
Parking Brake .................................. 80
Beverage Holder .............................. 81
Accessory Power Socket ................ 81
Audio Panel. ...................................... 82
Interior Lights .................................. 83
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Gauges
Fuel Gauge
This shows how much fuel you have.
It is most accurate when the car is on
level ground.
It may show slightly
more or less than the actual amount
when you are driving on curvy or
hilly roads.
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Odometer
The odometer shows the total dis
tance your car has been driven.
It
displays in miles and kilometers.
It is illegal under U.S. federal law and
Canadian provincial regulations to
disconnect, reset,
or alter the
odometer with the intent to change
the number of miles
or kilometers
indicated.
Trip Meter
This meter shows the number of
miles or kilometers driven since you
last reset it.
There are two trip meters, Trip A
and Trip
B. Switch between Trip A
and Trip B by pressing the
TRIP
button repeatedly. Each trip meter
works independently, so you can
keep track of two different distances.
To reset a trip meter, display it and
then press and hold
the TRIP button
until you
hear a beep and the
number resets to
0.0.
Controls Near the Steering Wheel
Daytime Running Lights
Canadian models only
With the headlight switch off, the
high beam headlights come on with
reduced brightness when you turn
the ignition switch to
0 N (II) and
release
the parking brake. They
remain on until you turn the ignition
off, even
if you set the parking brake.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn
them on
with the switch.
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Instrument Panel Brightness
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The buttons in the lower left corner
of the instrument panel adjust
the
brightness of the display in five steps.
Push the + or -button five times
to see the full range.
The display dims when the parking
lights or headlights are turned
on.
Adjust the brightness to the desired
level with the headlight switch off,
and also with the headlight switch
on.
Both settings will remain at those
levels until you change them.
With
the headlight switch on, you
can switch the display to full daytime
brightness by pushing and holding
the
+ button. Push the -button to
return the display to
the original
brightness.
Operating the Radio
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system.
Turn the
system on by pushing the
PWR/
VOL
knob. Adjust the volume by
turning the same knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the
AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed
if the station is broadcast
ing
in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
You can use any of four methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band:
TUNE, SEEK, SCAN or the
Preset buttons.
TUNE -Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the ~ side of the bar to tune
to a higher frequency, and the
~ side to tune to a lower
frequency.
The frequency numbers
will start to change rapidly. Release
the bar when the display reaches the
desired frequency. To change
the
frequency in small increments, press
and release the
TUNE bar quickly.
Audio System
SEEK -The SEEK function
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate
it, press
the
SEEK bar on either the 1<111<111 or
~ side, then release it.
Depending on which side you press,
the system scans upward or
down
ward from the current frequency. It
stops when it finds a station with a
strong signal.
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Audio System
SCAN -The SCAN function
samples
all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band.
To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. When the system is
in the SCAN mode, SCAN shows in
the display.
The system will scan up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it finds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately five seconds.
If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
for the next strong station and play
that for five seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the
SCAN button
again.
Preset -You can store the fre
quencies of your favorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one frequency
on the
AM band, and two on the FM
band.
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Audio System
AUTO SELECf -If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations
in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will flash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode for several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking for stations with strong
signals;
It stores the frequencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations
in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not find six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0"
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored.
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If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other frequencies
in the preset
buttons.
Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN function to find the desired
frequencies,
then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
SCAN BUTTON
A.SELBUTTON
Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies
that you preset pre
viously. When you return home, turn
off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the frequencies you
originally set.
Audio System
Audio System Lighting
The audio system illuminates when
the parking lights are on, even
if the
radio is turned off.
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Radio Frequencies
Your Honda's radio can receive the
complete AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these frequen
cies:
AM band:
530 to 1,710 kilohertz
FMband:
87.7 to 107.9 megahertz
Radio stations on
the AM band are
assigned frequencies at least ten
kilohertz apart
(530, 540, 550).
Stations on the FM band are
assigned frequencies
at least 0.2
megahertz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3). Stations
must use these exact
frequencies.
It is fairly common for
stations to round-off the frequency
in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a frequency of
100.9 even
though the announcer may identify
the station as
"FM101."
Audio System
Operating the CD Player
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used for the radio.
With the ignition switch in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (lD, insert
the disc into the
CD slot. Push the
disc
in halfway, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way and begin to
play.
The number of the track that is
playing is shown
in the display.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. In
all
cases, play only standard round discs.
Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
drive or cause other problems.
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin
ning and play that disc again.
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