2001 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN lock

Protecting Children

Lock all doors and the trunk when
your car is not in use. Children
who play in cars can accidentally get trapped inside the trunk.
Teach your children not to play in or around cars. Know how to
operate the emergency trunk
opener (see page 81) and decide if your children should be shownhow to use this feature.

Keep car keys and remotetransmitters out of the reach of

children. Even very young
children learn how to unlock
vehicle doors, turn on the ignition, and open the trunk, which can
lead to accidental injury or death. General Guidelines for Using
Child Seats
The following pages give general guidelines for selecting and installing
child seats for infants and smallchildren.

Selecting a Child Seat

To provide proper protection, a child seat should meet three
requirements:

1. The child seat should meet safety
standards. The child seat should
meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 (FMVSS 213)or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 213 (CMVSS 213). Look
for the manufacturer's statement of compliance on the box and seat.
2. The child seat should be of the

proper type and size to fit the child.

Infants: Children up to about one
year old should be restrained in a rear-facing, reclining child seat. Only
a rear-facing seat provides the
proper support to protect an infant's
head, neck, and back. See page 28 for additional information on
protecting infants.

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Protecting Children

When properly installed, a rear- facing child seat may prevent thedriver or a front-seat passenger from
moving the seat as far back as
recommended (see page 12). Or it
may prevent them from locking the seat-back in the desired upright
position (see page 13).
In either case, we recommend that
you place the child seat directly behind the front passenger seat,
move the front seat as far forward as
needed, and leave it unoccupied. Or
you may wish to get a smaller child seat that allows you to safely carry a
front passenger.
Rear-Facing Child Seat Installation

The lap/shoulder belts in the back seats have a locking mechanism that
must be activated to secure a child

seat.

The following pages provide instructions and tips on how tosecure a rear-facing child seat with
this type of seat belt.
If you have a child seat designed to
attach to the vehicle's lower
anchorages, follow the instructions
on page 38. 1. With the child seat in the desired
back seating position, route the
belt through the child seat according to the seat maker's
instructions, then insert the latch
plate into the buckle.

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2. To activate the lockable retractor, slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor (you might hear aclicking noise as the belt retracts).
3. After the belt has retracted, tug on it. If the belt is locked, you will not
be able to pull it out. If you can pull
the belt out, it is not locked and
you will need to repeat these steps. 4. After confirming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat will not be secure.
To remove slack, it may help to put weight on the child seat, or
push on the back of the seat, while
pulling up on the belt. 5. Push and pull the child seat
forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure enough to stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers. If the child seat is not secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract fully, then repeat these
steps.

To deactivate the locking mechanism and remove a child seat,
unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat
belt, and let the belt fully retract.
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Protecting Children
If it is necessary to put a forward-
facing child seat in the front, move
the vehicle seat as far to the rear as
possible, be sure the child seat is
firmly secured to the car, and the child is properly strapped in the seat.
Child Seat Installation

The lap/shoulder belts in the back and front passenger seating positions
have a locking mechanism that must
be activated to secure a child seat.
The following pages provide instructions on how to secure aforward-facing child seat with this
type of seat belt.
If you have a child seat designed to
attach to the vehicle's lower
anchorages, follow the instructions
on page 39 . 1. With the child seat in the desired
seating position, route the belt
through the child seat according
to the seat maker's instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the buckle.

Driver and Passenger Safety

Improperly placing a forward-
facing child seat in the front seat can result in serious injuryor death if the front airbags
inflate.

If you must place a forward-
facing child seat in front, move
the vehicle seat as far back as possible and properly restrain
the child.

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2. To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor (you might hear a
clicking noise as the belt retracts).
3. After the belt has retracted, tug on
it. If the belt is locked, you will not
be able to pull it out. If you can pull
the belt out, it is not locked and
you will need to repeat these steps.
4. After confirming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat will not be secure. It
may help to put weight on the
child seat, or push on the back of
the seat, while pulling up on the
belt.

5. Push and pull the child seat
forward and from side to side to

verify that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving

maneuvers. If the child seat is not

secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to

retract fully, then repeat these

steps.

To deactivate the locking
mechanism in order to remove a

child seat, unlatch the buckle,

unroute the seat belt, and let the belt

fully retract.

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Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

Seat Belt System Components

Your seat belt system includes lap/ shoulder belts in all five seating
positions.
The seat belt system alsoincludes a light on the
instrument panel to remind you and
your passengers to fasten your belts. If the driver's seat belt is not
fastened before the ignition is turned ON (II), the light will come on and a
beeper will also sound. The beeper
will stop after a few seconds, but the light will stay on until the driver'sseat belt is fastened. Lap/Shoulder Belt
This seat belt has a single belt that goes over your shoulder, across yourchest and across your hips.
To fasten the belt, insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the
belt to make sure the buckle is

latched.
To unlock the belt, push the red
PRESS button on the buckle.
Guide the belt across your body to
the door pillar. After exiting the car, be sure the belt is out of the way and
will not get closed in the door.
All seat belts have an emergency locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move freely in
your seat while it keeps some tension on the belt. During a collisionor sudden stop, the retractor
automatically locks the belt to help
restrain your body.
The seat belts in all seating positions except the driver's have an additional
locking mechanism that must be activated to secure a child seat. (See
pages 29 and 33 for instructions on
how to secure child seats with this
type of seat belt.)
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SHOULDER
PORTION

UPPER SEAT
BELT ANCHOR

LATCH
PLATE
BUCKLE LAP PORTION

Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

If the shoulder part of the belt is
pulled all the way out, the locking
mechanism will activate. The belt
will retract, but it will not allow the passenger to move freely.
To deactivate the locking mechanism, unlatch the buckle and
let the seat belt fully retract. To
refasten the belt, pull it out only as
far as needed.
See page 14 for instructions on how
to wear the lap/shoulder belt
properly. Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
The SRS indicator light willcome on if there is a
problem with your automatic seat
belt tensioners (see page 45 ).
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S R S

Instruments and Controls

This section gives information about
the controls and displays thatcontribute to the daily operation of

your Honda. All the essential
controls are within easy reach.

Control Locations............................ 52

Indicator Lights................................ 53

Gauges.............................................. 58
Speedometer................................ 58

Tachometer.................................. 58

Odometer...................................... 58

Trip Meter.................................... 59
Temperature Gauge.................... 59
Fuel Gauge................................... 59

Maintenance Required
Indicator.................................... 60

Controls Near the Steering Wheel........................................ 61
Headlights.................................... 62
Automatic Lighting Off Feature...................................... 63
Daytime Running Lights............. 63 Instrument Panel Brightness..... 63
Turn Signals................................. 64
Windshield Wipers...................... 64
Windshield Washers................... 66
Hazard Warning........................... 66
Rear Window Defogger.............. 66

Steering Wheel Adjustment....... 67

Steering Wheel Controls ................ 68 Cruise Control.............................. 68
Remote Audio Controls .............. 70
Keys and Locks................................ 71
Keys...............................................71

Immobilizer System..................... 72
Ignition Switch............................. 73
Door Locks................................... 74
Power Door Locks....................... 75
Remote Transmitter.................... 76Childproof Door Locks............... 80
Trunk............................................ 80 Inside Trunk Opener................... 82
Glove Box..................................... 82

HomeLink Universal Transmitter......... 83

Seat Adjustments............................. 88
Front Seat Adjustments.............. 88

Driver's Seat Manual Height
Adjustment............................... 89
Driver's Seat Power Height

Adjustment............................... 89

Driver's Seat Full Power
Adjustments............................. 90

Driver's Lumbar Support............ 91
Front Passenger's Seat
Adjustments............................. 92

Head Restraints........................... 92

Folding Rear Seat........................ 93
Rear Seat Armrest....................... 94
Trunk Pass-through Cover......... 95

Seat Heaters..................................... 96

Power Windows............................... 97

Moonroof.......................................... 98

Mirrors.............................................. 99
Adjusting the Power Mirrors... 100

Parking Brake................................ 101

Digital Clock................................... 102
Console Compartment.................. 103

Coin Box......................................... 103

Beverage Holder............................ 104

Sun Visor......................................... 105

Vanity Mirror................................. 105
Sunglasses Holder......................... 106

Accessory Power Socket.............. 106
Interior Lights................................ 107

Instruments and Controls