2001 HONDA PASSPORT Owners Manual

T
o remov e th e rea r ashtra y fo r
cleaning , ope n th e ashtray , pus h
th e meta l plat e down , the n pivo t
th e ashtra y ou t an d up .
Accessor
y Powe r Outlet s

Ther e ar e tw o accessor y powe r
outlets . On e i s locate d in th e fron t
console . Th e othe r i s locate d i n
th e lef t rea r o f th e carg o
compartment .

T o us e a n accessor y powe r socket ,

th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in

AC C o r ON . Thes
e socket s ar e intende d t o
suppl y powe r fo r 1 2 vol t D C
accessorie s tha t ar e rate d 12 0
watt s o r les s (1 0 amps) . The y wil l
no t powe r a n automotive-typ e
cigarett e lighte r element .
Interio r Feature s

Pres
s dow n o n
th e meta l tab .

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Comfor
t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Th e heatin g an d ai r conditionin g
syste m in you r vehicl e provide s a
comfortabl e drivin g environmen t
i n al l weathe r conditions .
Th e audi o syste m ha s man y
features . Thi s sectio n describe s
thos e feature s an d ho w to us e

them .
Heatin
g an d Coolin g ..... . 12 0
Ventilatio n ............. . 12 2
Audi o Syste m ........... . 12 5
AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o
Audi o Syste m (LX , EX ) 12 5
Operatin g th e Radi o . . 12 5
Adjustin g th e Soun d . . 12 7
Operatin g th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 12 8
Carin g fo r th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 13 0
Operatin g th e Optiona l
C D Change r ....... . 13 1
AM/FM/Cassette /
C D Change r Stere o
Audi o Syste m (EX-L ) . . 13 3
Operatin g th e Radi o . . 13 3
Adjustin g th e Soun d . . 13 5
Radi o Frequencie s . . . 13 6
Operatin g th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 13 8
Carin g fo r th e
Cassett e Playe r .... . 14 1
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
Operatin
g th e
C D Change r ....... . 14 2
Protectin g
Compac t Disc s ..... . 14 6
Cruis e Contro l .......... . 14 7
Keyles s Entr y .......... . 15 1
Anti-Thef t Syste m ....... . 15 2
Digita l Cloc k ........... . 15 3

Heatin
g an d Coolin g

This syste m combine s heatin g an d
coolin g capabilitie s fo r comfor t i n
al l weathe r conditions .
Durin g ai r conditionin g operation ,
sligh t increase s an d decrease s i n
engin e speed/powe r ma y b e
noticed . Thi s is normal , a s th e
syste m is designe d t o cycl e th e
compresso r O N an d OF F to
maintai n desire d cooling . Th e
reduce d compresso r operatio n
shoul d benefi t fue l economy .

Ai r Conditionin g Switc h

Pus h thi s switc h t o operat e th e ai r
conditionin g system . Th e light -
emittin g diod e i n thi s switc h light s
t o sho w th e syste m is operating .
T o tur n of f th e ai r conditioning ,
pus h thi s switc h i n again .
Ai r conditionin g wil l no t operat e
withou t th e fa n contro l leve r i n
on e o f th e "ON " positions .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
FA
N CONTRO L LEVE RAI
R SELECTO R KNO B
AI R CONDITIONIN G BUTTO N
TEMPERATUR
E
CONTRO L KNO B
DEFROS
T

FOOT/DEFROS
T

FOO
T
BI-LEVE
L
FAC
E
OUTSID
E AI R

AIR-SOURC
E

SELECTO R LEVE R

RECIRCULATE D AI R

US E BI-LEVE L IN THI S
RANG E FO R COO L
UPPE R LEVE L AI R AN D
WAR M FLOO R LEVE L AI R

Fa
n Contro l Leve r

Th e fa n contro l leve r
(OFF-1-2-3-4 ) provide s spee d
contro l o f th e blowe r fa n i n al l Ai r
Selecto r Leve r positions .

Temperatur e Contro l Kno b

Th e temperatur e contro l kno b
regulate s th e temperatur e o f th e ai r
enterin g th e passenge r
compartmen t i n al l ai r selecto r
leve r positions .

Air-Sourc e Selecto r Leve r

Th e intak e o f outsid e ai r an d th e
circulatio n o f insid e ai r i s
controlle d b y slidin g thi s leve r lef t
o r right .
Circulatin g onl y insid e ai r fo r
a n extende d perio d wit h th e ai r
conditionin g "OFF " ma y caus e
windshiel d clouding . Fo r effectiv e
ventilation , switc h to outsid e ai r a s

soo n a s possible .
Ai
r Selecto r Kno b

Th e ai r selecto r kno b regulate s ai r
flo w fro m th e upper , floo r an d
defroste r outlets .

Fac e — Ai r i s

conditione d a s i t passe s
throug h th e syste m an d is
discharge d fro m th e uppe r outlet s
an d kne e leve l outlet . Thi s
positio n is use d fo r mos t ai r
conditionin g situations .
Bi-Ieve l — Air i s
conditione d an d
discharge d fro m th e uppe r outlet s
an d th e floo r outlets . Th e ai r fro m
th e floo r outlet s i s warme r tha n
th e ai r fro m th e uppe r outlet s i n
thi s position . However , whe n th e
temperatur e contro l kno b i s
move d t o eithe r th e ful l "HOT " o r
th e ful l "COLD " position , th e ai r
fro m th e floo r outlet s an d th e ai r fro
m th e uppe r outlet s wil l b e th e
sam e temperature . Thi s positio n
give s coo l uppe r leve l ai r an d
war m floo r leve l ai r whe n th e
temperatur e contro l i s adjuste d
betwee n COL D an d HOT .
Thi s i s usefu l i n coo l weathe r wit h
brigh t sunligh t conditions .
Foo t — Ai r i s
delivere d fro m th e floo r
outlet s wit h a smal l amoun t fro m
th e windshiel d defroste r outlet s
an d th e sid e windo w defroste r

outlets .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Foot/Defros
t — Ai r
come s fro m th e floo r
outlets , windshiel d defroste r
outlet s an d sid e windo w defroste r
outlets . Whe n yo u selec t
Foot/Defrost , th e A/ C turn s o n (i f
i t i s no t alread y on) , an d outsid e
ai r i s selecte d automatically .
Becaus e o f th e automati c
operation , yo u wil l no t se e th e
ligh t i n th e A/ C button . Th e
syste m goe s bac k t o you r forme r
setting s whe n yo u mov e th e kno b
t o an y othe r position .
Whe n th e windshiel d glas s an d
doo r glas s ar e fogg y o r frosty , us e
thi s Foot/Defros t mod e t o clea r
of f th e glas s whil e maintainin g th e
heatin g performance .

Defros t — Ai r i s
conditione d an d
delivere d fro m th e windshiel d
defroste r outlet s wit h a smal l
amoun
t delivere d fro m th e sid e
windo w defroste r outlets . Thi s
positio n i s recommende d fo r
condition s o f sever e foggin g an d
icin g only . Whe n yo u selec t
Defrost , th e A/ C turn s o n (i f i t i s
no t alread y on) , an d outsid e ai r i s
selecte d automatically . Becaus e o f
th e automati c operation , yo u wil l
no t se e th e ligh t i n th e A/ C button .
Th e syste m goe s bac k t o you r
forme r setting s whe n yo u mov e
th e kno b t o an y othe r position .
Operatin g Tip s - Us e th e heate r
wit h th e air-sourc e selecto r leve r
a t th e outsid e ai r position . Thi s
wil l minimiz e windshiel d
cloudin g whil e quickl y warmin g
th e interio r o f th e vehicle . Fo r
bes t results , engag e th e A/ C
compresso r t o minimiz e
windshiel d clouding .
Ventilatio
n

You r vehicl e ha s a flow-throug h
ventilatio n syste m tha t provide s
a suppl y o f outsid e ai r int o th e
vehicl e whe n it i s movin g an d th e
air-sourc e selecto r leve r i s i n th e
outsid e ai r position . Whe n th e
vehicl e i s no t i n motion , yo u ca n
ge t a stead y flo w o f outsid e ai r
wit h th e heate r o r ai r conditionin g
blowe r running .
Wit h th e sid e window s close d an d
th e air-sourc e selecto r leve r i n th e
outsid e ai r position , th e flow -
throug h ventilatio n syste m
provide s outsid e ai r flo w int o th e
fron t ai r inle t grilles , throug h th e
vehicl e an d ou t th e rea r ai r
exhaus t outlet .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Operatin
g Tip s
Clea
r sno w an d ic e fro m th e
hoo d an d ai r inle t i n fron t o f
th e windshield . Thi s help s th e
heate r an d defroste r wor k
bette r an d reduce s th e chanc e
o f foggin g th e insid e o f th e
windshield . Alway
s kee p th e fron t inle t
grille s clea r o f obstruction s
(leaves , ice , snow , etc.) .
Alway s kee p th e undersea t
ai r pat h clea r o f objects .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

SID
E VENT S
CENTER VENT S
SIDE VENT S
Ai
r Vent s
Center and Side Air Outlets

The directio n o f ai r flo w ca n
b e controlle d horizontall y an d
verticall y wit h th e knobs .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s