2001 HONDA ACCORD spare tire

Store the wheel cover or center
cap in the trunk. Make sure it does
not get scratched or damaged.
Store the jack in its holder. Turn
the jack’s end bracket to lock it in
place. Replace the cover. Store the
tools.
Place the flat tire face down in the
spare tire well.
Remove the spacer cone f rom the
wing bolt, turn it over, and put it
back on the bolt.
Securetheflattirebyscrewing
the wing bolt back into its hole. Diagnosing why your engine won’t
start f alls into two areas, depending
on what you hear when you turn the
key to START (III):
Youhearnothing,oralmost
nothing. The engine’s starter
motor does not operate at all, or
operates very slowly.
You can hear the starter motor
operating normally, or the starter
motor sounds like it is spinning
f aster than normal, but the engine
does not start up and run.
17.
18.
19. 20.
21.
T aking Care of t he Unexpect ed
Changing a Flat Tire, If Your Engine Won’t Start
If Your Engine Won’t Start
302WWIINNGGBBOOLLTTSSPPAACCEERRCCOONNEE Loose items can fly around the
interior in a crash and could
seriously injure the occupants.
Store the wheel, jack and tools
securely before driving.

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Specif ications
T echnical Inf ormation
328 Tires
T125/70D15
29 psi (200 kPa , 2.0 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
P195/70R14 90S
P195/65R15 89H P205/65R15 92V
T135/90D15
30 psi (210 kPa , 2.1 kgf/cm)
Size
Pressure
Front/Rear
Spare
Front/Rear
Spare
1: DX
2: LX,EX
3 : 4-cylinder models
4 : 6-cylinder models 124
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124

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Capacities Chart . 326
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 49
.............................
Carrying Cargo . 188
Cassette Player
............................................
Care . 151
...........................
Operation . 130, 148
..............
CAUTION, Explanation of . ii
..........................
CD Changer . 133, 165
.......................................
CD Player . 142
........................
Certif ication Label . 324
............................................
Chains . 273
....................
Changing a Flat Tire . 297
............
Changing Engine Coolant . 241
Changing Oil
........................................
How to . 235
......................................
When to . 224
...
Charging System Indicator . 54, 310
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 192
..................
Childproof Door Locks . 79
.......................................
Child Seats . 27
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 38
...................................
Cleaner, Air . 253
Cleaning
....................
Aluminum Wheels . 289 ...................................
Carpeting . 290
......................................
Exterior . 288
.........................................
Fabric . 291
.......................................
Interior . 290
...................................
Seat Belts . 292
...........................................
Vinyl . 291
......................................
Window . 292
...............
Climate Control System . 117
.........................
Clock, Setting the . 102
...................................
Clutch Fluid . 252
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CO in the Exhaust . 333
........................................
Coin Box . 103
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Cold Weather, Starting in . 194
..............................
Compact Spare . 296
.................
Console Compartment . 103
...............
Consumer Inf ormation . 340
.............
Controls, Instruments and . 51
Coolant
........................................
Adding . 239
....................................
Checking . 184
.........................
Proper Solution . 239
...................
Temperature Gauge . 59
....................
Corrosion Protection . 293
Crankcase Emissions Control
........................................
System . 333
..............
Cruise Control Operation . 68 ..........
Customer Relations Of f ice . 340
................
DANGER, Explanation of . ii
.......................................
Dashboard . 52
................
Daytime Running Lights . 63
............
Def ects, Reporting Saf ety . 344
................
Def ogger, Rear Window . 64
....................................
Dimensions . 328
...............
Dimming the Headlights . 62
Dipstick
.
Automatic Transmission . 247, 248
..................................
Engine Oil . 182
..........................
Directional Signals . 64
........
Disc Brake Wear Indicators . 203
.....................
Disposal of Used Oil . 238
Doors
..............
Locking and Unlocking . 74
......................
Power Door Locks . 75
..........
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 329
Downshif ting, 5-speed Manual
.............................
Transmission . 195
.....................................
Drive Belts . 266
...........
Driver and Passenger Safety . 5
Index
C
D
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CONT INUED
..........................
Setting the Clock . 101
The 5-speed Manual .........................
Transmission . 195
.....
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 197
........................
Shif t Lock Release . 200
....................................
Side Airbags . 45
...
How Your Side Airbags Work . 45
How The Side Airbag Indicator
............................
Light Works . 46
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement . 279
...............................
Signaling Turns . 64
.....................................
Snow Tires . 273
...................
Solvent-type Cleaners . 288
........................
Sound System . 125, 153
Spare Tire
......................................
Inf lating . 297
............................
Specif ications . 330
........
Spark Plugs, Replacing . 256, 258
....................
Specif ications Charts . 328
..................................
Speed Control . 68
........................
Speed Limiter . 196, 200
...................................
Speedometer . 58
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 43
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 23
.....
How Your Airbags Work . 43, 45 How Your SRS Indicator
.......................................
Works . 43
........................
SRS Components . 43
..................................
SRS Service . 48
.............................
SRS Indicator . 43, 55
....
START (Ignition Key Position) . 74
.......................
Starting the Engine . 193
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude . 194
................
With a Dead Battery . 306
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine . 308
Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment . 67
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock . 73
...........
Stereo Sound System . 125, 153
...........................
Storing Your Car . 287
........................................
Sun Visor . 105
........................
Sunglasses Holder . 106
Supplemental Restraint System
......................................
Servicing . 48
.........................
SRS Indicator . 43, 55
...................
System Components . 43
..................................
Synthetic Oil . 235 .....................................
Tachometer . 58
......
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in . 281
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected . 295
...........................
Tape Player . 130, 160
Technical Descriptions
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 329
.....
Emissions Control Systems . 332
.....................
Oxygenated Fuels . 331
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter . 335
.......................
Temperature Gauge . 59
.............
Tether Attachment Points . 37
..
Three Way Catalytic Converter . 335
..........................
Time, Setting the . 101
....................................
Timing Belt . 267
....................................
Tire Chains . 273
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat . 297
Index
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Tires . 267
..............................
Air Pressure . 268
.........................
Checking Wear . 270
..........................
Compact Spare . 298
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 331
......................................
Inf lation . 268
..................................
Inspection . 270
...................................
Replacing . 271
......................................
Rotating . 271
...........................................
Snow . 273
............................
Specif ications . 328
...................
Tools, Tire Changing . 297
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer . 211
................
Emergency Wrecker . 320
Transmission Checking Fluid Level, ......................
Automatic . 247, 248
Checking Fluid Level, ...................................
Manual . 248
..................
Fluid Selection . 247, 248
..............
Identif ication Number . 319
.............
Shif ting the Automatic . 196
..................
Shif ting the Manual . 195
.....................................
Treadwear . 329
.......................................
Trip Meter . 59 ................................................
Trunk . 80
.................................
Opening the . 80
...................
Open Monitor Light . 56
....................................
Turn Signals . 64
.....................
Underside, Cleaning . 293
Unexpected, Taking Care
..........................................
of the . 295
....
Unif orm Tire Quality Grading . 329
........................
Unleaded Gasoline . 178
.....................
Upholstery Cleaning . 292
.......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of . 238
................................
Vanity Mirror . 105
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load . 189
......................
Vehicle Dimensions . 326
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number . 324
.............................
Vehicle Storage . 287
.................................................
VIN . 324
...............................
Vinyl Cleaning . 293
..................................
Viscosity, Oil . 235 .............
WARNING, Explanation of . ii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of . 50
..................
Warranty Coverages . 341
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level . 246
.....................................
Operation . 65
.........................................
Washing . 290
..................
Waxing and Polishing . 289
Wheels
...............
Adjusting the Steering . 66
............
Alignment and Balance . 270
..........................
Compact Spare . 296
......................................
Wrench . 298
Windows .....................................
Cleaning . 292
..................
Operating the Power . 97
...........................
Rear, Def ogger . 66
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning . 64
.......................................
Washers . 66
Wipers, Windshield
.......................
Changing Blades . 263
.....................................
Operation . 64
....................................
Worn Tires . 270
Index
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VIII