Maintenance Schedule
The Maintenance Schedule specifies
how often you should have your
car
serviced and what things need
attention. It is essential that you have
your car serviced as scheduled to
retain its high level of safety,
dependability,
and emissions control
performance.
146 Maintenance
The services and time or distance
intervals shown in
the maintenance
schedule
assume you will use your
car as normal transportation for your
passenger and possessions. You
should also follow these
recommendations:
• Avoid exceeding your car's load
limit.
This puts excess stress on
the engine, brakes, and many
other parts of your car. The load
limit is shown on
the label on the
driver's doorjamb.
• Operate your car on reasonable
roads within
the legal speed limit.
• Drive your car regularly over a
distance of several miles
(kilometers).
• Always use unleaded gasoline with
the proper octane rating (see page
116 ).
Which Schedule to Follow:
Service your car according to the
time and mileage periods on one of
the Maintenance Schedules on the
following pages. Select the schedule
for
"Severe Conditions" if most of
your driving is done
under one or
more of the conditions listed on that
page. Otherwise, follow the schedule
for
"Normal Conditions."
If you are planning to take your
Honda outside the
U.S. or Canada,
contact the tourist bureaus in the
areas you
will be traveling in to find
out about the availability of unleaded
gasoline with the proper octane
rating.
If unleaded gasoline is not available,
be aware
that using leaded gasoline
in your Honda will affect perfor
mance and fuel mileage, and damage
its emissions controls.
It will no
longer comply with
U.S. and
Canadian emissions regulations, and
will be illegal to operate in North
America.
To bring your car back into
compliance will require
the replace
ment of several components, such as
the oxygen sensors and the three
way catalytic converter.
These re
placements are not covered under
warranty.
Driving in Foreign Countries
Technical Information 249
Index
Filters
Oil ................................................ 159
Flashers, Hazard Warning .............. 79
Flat Tire, Changing a .................... 213
Fluids
Brake ...........................................
170
Clutch
.......................................... 171
Manual Transmission ............... 168
Windshield Washer ................... 167
FM Stereo Radio Reception ......... 100
Foreign Countries, Driving in ...... 249
Four-way Flashers ........................... 79
Front End, Towing by Emergency
W reeker ......................................
238
Fuel .................................................. 116
Fill Door and
Cap ....................... 117
Gauge ............................................ 48
Octane Requirement.. ............... 116
Oxygenated ................................ 248
Reserve Indicator .........................
46
Tank, Filling the ......................... 117
Fuel Mileage, Improving ............... 121
Fuel Station Procedures ............... 117
Fuses, Checking the ...................... 232
IV
G
Gasohol ........................................... 248
Gasoline .......................................... 116
Fuel Reserve Indicator. ...............
46
Gauge ............................................ 48
Octane Requirement ................. 116
Oxygenated Fuels ...................... 248
Tank, Filling the .........................
117
Gauges .............................................. 47
Engine Coolant Temperature .... 47
Fuel ................................................ 48
Gearshift Lever Positions
6-speed Manual
Transmission ..........................
133
Glass Cleaning ............................... 208
IH
Halogen Headlight Bulbs .............. 194
Hazard Warning Flashers ............... 79
Headlights
Daytime Running Lights .............
52
High Beam Indicator ................... 46
High Beams, Turning on ............ 51
Low Beams, Turning on ............. 51
Reminder Tone ............................ 51
Replacing Halogen Bulbs ......... 195
Turning on .................................... 51
Heating and Cooling System .......... 86
High Altitude, Starting at.. ............ 132
High-Low Beam Switch .................. 51
High Speed, Shifting at ................. 134
Hood Latch ..................................... 17 4
Hood, Opening
the ........................ 118
Hot Coolant, Warning about ........ 161
Hydraulic Clutch ............................ 171
Hydroplaning .................................. 141
I
Identification Number,
Vehicle ........................................
242
If Your Car has to be Towed ........ 238
Ignition
Keys ...............................................
58
Switch ............................................ 60
Timing Control System ............. 251
Indicator Lights, Instrument
Panel .............................................. 43
Inflation, Proper Tire .................... 185
Inside Mirror .................................... 79
