2001 HONDA PASSPORT lock

Key
s an d Ignitio n

You r Passpor t come s wit h tw o

keys .

Th e ke y cod e numbe r i s stampe d
o n th e meta l plat e attache d to th e
ke y ring .
Fo r vehicl e security :
Recor d th e ke y cod e number .
Kee p th e ke y cod e numbe r
plat e in a saf e place , NO T IN
TH E VEHICLE . I
f th e origina l key s ar e lost ,

duplicate s ca n b e mad e usin g th e

ke y cod e number . Contac t an y

Hond a deale r o r a locksmith .

Steerin g Colum n
Lock/Ignitio n Switc h

Th e ignitio n switch , o n th e righ t
sid e o f th e steering column, ha s
fiv e positions : LOC
K — Th e norma l parkin g
position . Thi s lock s th e steerin g
an d prevent s norma l us e o f th e
steerin g wheel .
Th e ke y ca n b e remove d onl y
whe n th e ignitio n is i n thi s
position . O n automati c
transmissio n models , th e ignitio n
switc h canno t b e turne d to th e
"EOCK " positio n unles s th e shif t
leve r ha s firs t bee n place d in th e
"P " position . Th e shif t leve r i s
the n locked .
AC C (Accessory) — In thi s
position , yo u ca n us e som e
electrica l accessorie s whe n th e
engin e is no t running .
O N — Th e norma l drivin g

position .

START —This positio n start s th e
engine . Th e switc h return s t o O N
whe n yo u releas e th e key .

Interio r Feature s

META
L PLAT E
WIT H KE Y COD E

Th
e anti-thef t steerin g colum n
loc k i s no t interconnecte d wit h th e
parkin g brake . Yo u mus t alway s
se t th e parkin g brak e whe n
leavin g th e vehicle .
T o preven t dischargin g th e battery ,
avoi d us e o f electrica l accessorie s
wit h th e engin e shu t off .
Fo r easie r ke y operatio n whe n
unlocking , rotat e th e steerin g
whee l slightl y t o reliev e pressur e
o n th e steerin g lock .

Ke y Remova l

Manual Transmission
Wit h th e vehicl e full y stopped ,
remov e th e ke y fro m th e switc h
b y turnin g i t t o th e "LOCK "
positio n an d removin g it . Automatic
Transmission

Wit h th e vehicl e full y stopped , plac e

th e automati c transmissio n shif t

leve r i n "P " (Park ) position . Tur n

th e ke y t o th e "LOCK " position .

Ke y Reminde r

Th e ke y reminde r circui t cause s a
beepe r t o soun d whe n th e doo r i s
hel d ope n wit h th e ke y lef t i n th e
ignitio n switch . Thi s i s t o hel p
preven t accidentall y lockin g th e
ke y insid e th e vehicle .
Th
e beepe r stop s whe n th e doo r i s

close d o r whe n th e ke y i s removed .

Guar d Agains t Thef t

You r ne w Passpor t ha s feature s t o
hel p preven t thef t o f th e vehicle ,
it s equipment , an d it s contents .
Thes e anti-thef t feature s wor k
dependin g o n ho w wel l yo u us e

them .

Par k i n a well-lighte d are a
wheneve r possible .
Loc k th e steerin g colum n an d
tak e th e ke y wit h you .
- Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
"LOCK " an d remov e th e key .
Thi s lock s bot h th e ignitio n
switc h an d steerin g control .
Interio r Feature s Removin
g th e ke y fro m th e

ignitio n switc h whil e drivin g

lock s th e steering . Thi s ca n
caus e yo u to los e control .
Remov e th e ke y fro m th e
ignitio n switc h onl y whe n

parked .

Full
y clos e al l window s an d
loc k al l doors . Thi s activate s
th e anti-thef t syste m (se e pag e

152 ).

Kee p costl y item s ou t o f sight .
— Never leave things of value in plai n sigh t o n th e sea t o r floor .
— The glove box offers a place to hid e smal l item s (an d i f
locked , protect s the m eve n

more) .
Lock
s

Interior Feature s
POWE
R EXTERIO R

MIRROR S

CHILD-SAF E
DOO R LOCK S DOO
R LOCK S

Powe
r Doo r Lock s
Th e powe r doo r loc k syste m ha s
loc k button s o n th e driver' s an d
fron t passenger' s doo r armrests .
Eithe r butto n control s al l fou r
doo r lock s an d th e tailgate .
Pres s th e fron t o f th e loc k butto n
t o loc k al l th e doors , an d th e rea r
o f th e butto n to unloc k al l doors . Th
e loc k kno b o n eac h doo r
control s onl y tha t door . Pus h th e
loc k kno b dow n t o lock , an d pul l
i t u p t o unlock . T o loc k an y
passenger' s doo r fro m th e outside ,
pus h th e loc k kno b dow n an d
clos e th e door .
Lockin g th e driver' s doo r fro m
th e outsid e wit h th e ke y lock s
al l th e door s an d th e tailgate . T o
unloc k onl y th e driver' s doo r
fro m th e outside , tur n th e ke y an d
releas e it . T o unloc k th e
remainin g doors , tur n th e ke y a
secon d tim e withi n thre e seconds .Unlockin
g th e passenger' s doo r
wit h th e ke y unlock s onl y tha t
door . T o unloc k th e remainin g
doors , ope n th e doo r an d us e th e
armres t loc k button .
Interio r Feature s

LOC
K
UNLOC K
DRIVER'S SID E
DOO R LOC K LOC
K
UNLOC K

PASSENGER' S

SID E DOO R
LOC K

Child-Saf
e Doo r Lock s

Th e rea r door s ca n b e locke d to
preven t childre n fro m openin g th e
doo r fro m th e inside .
Thi s i s don e b y depressin g th e
leve r show n in th e illustration . T o
disengag e th e lock , ope n th e doo r
fro m th e outsid e an d rais e th e
lever . Mirror
s
Interio r Mirro r
T o adjust , mov e th e mirro r righ t
o r lef t an d u p o r down .
Pul l th e leve r t o switc h th e mirro r
t o nigh t operation . Thi s reduce s
th e glar e fro m th e headlight s o f
followin g vehicles .
Powe
r Mirror s

Adjus t th e outsid e mirror s wit h
th e adjustmen t switc h o n th e

dashboard .

1 . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o ON .
2 . Mov e th e selecto r switc h t o L
(driver' s side ) o r R
(passenger' s side) .

Interior Features

NIGH
T
DA
Y
ADJUSTMEN
T
SWITC H
SELECTO
R
SWITC H

Th
e LOC K butto n o n th e driver' s
doo r pane l remove s powe r fro m
th e passengers ' windows . Onl y
th e driver' s windo w ca n b e raise d
an d lowered .

PASSENGERS '

WINDO W LOC K Checkin
g th e Circui t Breake r

I n th e event the powe r window s
d o no t operate , chec k th e circui t
breaker .
T o rese t th e circui t breaker , firs t
tur n th e ignitio n switc h off , an d
the n pus h th e kno b o n th e circui t
breaker . Th e window s shoul d
no w operate .
I f th e circui t breake r
immediatel y goe s of f agai n o r
th e window s d o no t operate ,
hav e th e electrica l syste m
checke d b y a deale r a s soo n a s
possible .
Operatio
n

Th e tailgat e ha s a hatc h glas s and
a door . Th e hatc h glas s mus t b e
raise d befor e openin g th e door .
T o unloc k th e hatc h glass , us e th e
ignitio n ke y i n th e outsid e tailgat e
lock . Th e outsid e tailgat e loc k
als o lock s an d unlock s wit h th e
powe r doo r locks .
Interio r Feature s
Loc
k
Unlock
Tailgat
e
OF F ON

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

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 .