2001 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

The odometer shows the total dis-
tance your car has been driven. It
displays in miles and kilometers.
It is illegal under U.S. f ederal law and
Canadian provincial regulations to
disconnect, reset, or alter the
odometer with the intent to change
the number of miles or kilometers
indicated.
The Display Change button switches
the speedometer reading between
miles per hour and kilometers per
hour. It also changes the odometer
and trip meters to read in miles or
kilometers correspondingly. To
change the readings, push the
Display Change button until the
display changes.
This shows your speed in miles per
hour (mph) or kilometers per hour
(km/h). Odometer
Display Change Button
Speedometer
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This display shows the current, or
instantaneous fuel mileage you are
getting.The trip meters show the number of
miles or kilometers driven since you
last reset them.
There are two trip meters: Trip A
and Trip B. Each trip meter works
independently, so you can keep track
of two dif f erent distances. To change
the display to show Trip A, Trip B, or
the odometer, press the Trip button
repeatedly.To reset a trip meter, display it, then
press and hold the Trip button until
the numbers reset to 0.0.
You can turn off this display at any
time. See page .
To change the meter reading in the
display, push the display change
button.
(U.S.: miles per hour and mpg,
Canada: kilometer per hour and
l/100 km)
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Current Fuel Mileage T rip Meters
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When you reset a trip meter, the
average fuel mileage for that trip
meter also resets.
When a trip meter is displayed, the
average fuel mileage you have been
getting during that trip is shown in
the Fuel Mileage display. This
number is updated once per minute.
This display can be turned of f at any
time. See page . You can use this f unction to display
the distance and average f uel
mileage f or a segment of a trip.
To display the segment distance and
f uel mileage, press and release the
FCD Select button. The Segment
Display indicator will come on to
remind you that this is the segment
distance and fuel mileage display.
To reset the display, press and hold
the FCD Select button until the
display resets to zero and dashes.
The system then begins displaying
the distance and average f uel
mileage f rom that point. The display
is updated once per minute.
To switch between the segment
display and the Trip Meter/
Odometer display, press and release
the FCD Select button.
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Trip Mileage Segment Distance and Fuel
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You can temporarily turn off the
Current Fuel Mileage and Fuel
Mileage displays.
To turn them off:
When the odometer is displayed, the
Fuel Mileage display shows the
lif etime f uel mileage. This is the
average f uel mileage your vehicle
has gotten since the last time the
display was reset. To reset this display, turn the
ignition switch to ON (II). If the
engine is running, make sure the
transmission is in neutral and the
parking brake is set. Use the Trip
button to display the odometer. Then
press and hold the Trip button until
the Lif etime Fuel Mileage Display
begins to blink (approximately f ive
seconds). Release the Trip button,
then press it again while the display
is blinking and hold it until the
display clears to dashes.
Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
If the engine is running, make
sure the transmission is in neutral
andtheparkingbrakeisset.
Use the Trip button to select Trip
A, Trip B, or the odometer.
Press and hold the FCD Select
button f or approximately three
seconds. The Current Fuel
Mileage display will turn of f .
Press and hold the FCD Select
button again. The Fuel Mileage
display f or the meter you are
displaying (Trip A, Trip B, or
odometer) will turn of f .
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T urning Of f the Mileage Displays
Lifetime Fuel Mileage
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Use the Trip button to select
another mileage display.
Press and hold the FCD Select
button again to turn off that
display.
Use the Trip button to select the
third display.
Press and hold the FCD Select
button again to turn off that
display.
Although the displays are turned off,
the average f uel mileages continue
to be calculated. The displays will
turn back on when you press and
hold the FCD Select button again. This gauge shows you the state of
charge of the battery for the
Integrated Motor Assist (IMA). This
battery is recharged by the engine,
anddischargedbytheIMAwhenit
is assisting the engine with powering
the vehicle.The gauge reading may drop near
the bottom under driving conditions
that require assist f or a long time,
such as prolonged acceleration or
climbing a long hill. The engine will
recharge the battery as you continue
driving.
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With 5-speed With CVT (U.S. only)
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This gauge shows the status of the
Integrated Motor Assist. If the
indicator is on the lef t side of the
gauge, the IMA battery is being
charged. If the indicator is on the
right side of the gauge, the IMA is
assisting the engine.
If the battery is mostly discharged,
the Auto Idle Stop operation is
disabled. (See pages )
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With 5-speed With CVT (U.S. only)
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Charge/Assist Gauge
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