2001 HONDA PASSPORT Owners Manual

Mak
e sur e th e rea r windo w wipe r
i s of f an d i n it s parke d position .
Tur n th e ke y clockwis e an d pus h
th e outsid e loc k t o unloc k th e
glass . Rais e th e glass , the n pul l
th e doo r handl e t o unloc k th e
door .
Hoo
d Releas e

Th e hoo d releas e leve r i s o n th e
lef t sid e o f th e instrumen t panel .
T o Ope n
1 . Pul l th e leve r t o releas e th e
hoo d lock .
2
. Lif t th e under-hoo d leve r

whil e liftin g th e hoo d slightly .

Interio r Feature s

Pul
l

3
. Rais e th e hood , an d hol d it
ope n wit h th e hoo d suppor t
ro d in th e hol e o n th e righ t

sid e o f th e hood .
T
o Clos e

1 . Lif t th e hoo d slightl y t o
remov e tensio n fro m th e
suppor t rod .
2 . Plac e th e suppor t ro d in it s
retainin g cli p an d lowe r th e

hood .

Mak e sur e th e hoo d is latche d
securel y befor e beginnin g to

drive .
Luggag
e Ligh t

Th e carg o compartmen t ligh t
switc h i s buil t int o th e ligh t

housing .

Th e switc h ha s thre e positions :
O N — Ligh t turn s o n an d remain s
o n regardles s o f tailgat e opening .
DOO R — Ligh t turn s o n whe n
th e hatc h glas s is opened .
Interio r Feature s
O
N
DOOR

Interio
r Light s

OFF

OF
F — Ligh t remain s of f
regardles s o f tailgat e opening .
T o preven t th e ligh t fro m bein g
lef t on , kee p th e switc h se t i n
DOO R position .
Dom
e Ligh t

Th e dom e ligh t switc h is buil t int o
th e ligh t housing . Th e switc h ha s
thre e positions :
O N — Th e ligh t wil l tur n o n an d
sta y o n regardles s o f doo r
position .
OF F — Th e ligh t stay s of f
regardles s o f doo r position . DOO
R — Th e ligh t turn s o n
whe n an y o f th e door s o r th e
hatc h glas s i s opened .
I t i s bes t t o se t th e switc h in th e
DOO R position , s o th e ligh t
come s o n whe n yo u ente r th e
vehicle .

EX model only

Th e ceilin g ligh t (wit h th e switc h
i n th e DOO R position ) als o come s
o n whe n yo u unloc k th e doo r wit h
th e remot e transmitte r (se e pag e

151 ).

Interio r Feature s

OF
F
DOORO
N

Courtes
y Light s

Ther e is a courtes y ligh t i n eac h
fron t doo r panel . Bot h courtes y
light s com e o n whe n an y doo r i s

opened .
Ma
p Light s

Th e ma p light s ar e i n th e botto m
o f th e rea r vie w mirror . T o tur n o n
a light , pus h th e switch . EX
model only
Th e moonroo f ha s tw o positions :
i t ca n b e tilte d u p i n th e bac k fo r
ventilation , o r i t ca n b e sli d bac k
int o th e roof . Us e th e switc h
abov e th e rea r vie w mirro r t o
operat e th e moonroof . Th e
ignitio n mus t b e ON .
T o til t u p th e bac k o f th e
moonroof , pus h th e switc h
forwar d an d hol d it . T o clos e th e
moonroof , pul l th e switc h

backward .

Interio r Feature s OPE
N

OF F
ON

TILT
CLOS
E
Moonroo
f

T
o slid e th e moonroo f back , pul l
th e switc h backwar d an d releas e
it . Th e moonroo f wil l slid e ope n
automatically . T o sto p th e
moonroo f a t th e desire d position ,
pus h th e switc h in eithe r direction ,
the n releas e it .
T o clos e th e moonroof , pus h th e
switc h forwar d an d hol d it .
Releas e i t whe n th e moonroo f
reache s th e desire d position .
Whe n th e moonroo f near s th e
full y close d position , i t wil l sto p
automatically . Mak e sur e you r
passenger s ar e clea r o f th e
moonroof , the n releas e th e switc h
an d pus h it forwar d agai n t o clos e
th e moonroo f completely .
Beverag
e Holde r

Th e fron t beverag e holde r i s i n th e
fron t console . Th
e rea r beverag e holde r i s i n th e
bac k o f th e fron t console . T o us e
thi s beverag e holder , pivo t th e li d
down , the n pivo t u p th e wir e
rings . Revers e thi s procedur e to
clos e th e beverag e holder .
Interio r Feature s

Convenience
s

B
e carefu l whe n yo u ar e usin g th e
beverag e holder . A spille d liqui d
tha t i s ver y ho t ca n scal d yo u o r
you r passengers . Spille d liquid s
ca n als o damag e th e upholstery ,
carpeting , an d electrica l
component s i n th e interior .
Sun Visor

The su n viso r ca n b e pivote d t o
th e sid e whe n unhooked . Glov
e Bo x
Ope n th e glov e bo x b y pullin g th e

handle .

Th e glov e bo x ca n b e locke d an d
unlocke d wit h th e ignitio n key .
Interio r Feature s A
n ope n glov e bo x ca n
caus e seriou s injur y t o you r
passenge r i n a crash , eve n if
th e passenge r i s wearin g th e
sea t belt .
Alway s kee p th e glov e bo x
close d whil e driving .

Assis
t Gri p
A n assis t gri p i s locate d abov e
eac h window . Hor
n Butto n
T o soun d th e horn , pres s th e
cente r o f th e steerin g whee l

airbag .

HORN ARE A Til
t Steerin g Whee l
See page 15 for important
information about how to properly
position the steering wheel.
Th e releas e leve r fo r th e til t
steerin g whee l i s o n th e lef t sid e
o f th e steerin g column .
T o adjus t th e heigh t o f th e
steerin g wheel , pus h u p o n th e
lever . Th e steerin g whee l ha s si x
Interio r Feature s

positions
. Mov e th e steerin g
whee l t o th e desire d position , the n
releas e th e lever . Tr y t o mov e th e
steerin g whee l u p an d dow n t o
mak e sur e i t i s locke d i n position .
Mak e sur e th e steerin g whee l doe s
no t bloc k you r vie w o f an y o f th e
instrumen t pane l gauges or
indicators .
Cigarett
e Lighte r

Th e cigarett e lighte r i s o n th e
instrumen t panel . Th e ignitio n
switc h mus t b e i n ACCESSOR Y
o r O N fo r th e cigarett e lighte r t o
work . T o operate , pus h it in .
Whe n i t heats , i t automaticall y
pop s ou t read y fo r use . Avoi d
holdin g th e lighte r i n b y han d
whil e it i s heating , a s damag e t o
th e heatin g elemen t ma y result .
Ashtray
s

T o ope n eithe r ashtray , pul l i t out .
T o remov e th e fron t ashtra y fo r
cleaning , ope n it , the n remov e th e
inne r par t o f th e ashtra y b y liftin g
u p o n bot h side s nea r th e front .
Interio r Feature s

Adjustin
g th e steerin g whee l

positio n whil e drivin g ma y

caus e yo u t o los e contro l o f

th e vehicl e an d b e seriousl y
injure d in a crash .
Adjus t th e steerin g whee l onl y

whe n th e vehicl e i s stopped .