2001 HONDA PASSPORT Owners Manual

Afte
r inflating , th e airbag s
immediatel y deflat e s o the y won' t
interfer e wit h th e driver' s
visibility , o r th e abilit y t o stee r o r
operat e othe r controls .
Th e tota l tim e fo r inflatio n an d
deflatio n is approximatel y
one-tent h o f a second , s o fas t tha t
mos t occupant s ar e no t awar e tha t
th e airbag s deploye d unti l the y
see the m lyin g in thei r laps . Afte
r a crash , yo u ma y se e wha t
look s lik e smoke . Thi s is actuall y
powde r fro m th e airbag' s surface .
Althoug h th e powde r i s no t
harmful , peopl e wit h respirator y
problem s ma y experienc e som e
temporar y discomfort . I f thi s
occurs , ge t ou t o f th e vehicl e a s
soo n a s it i s saf e to d o so .
Fo r additiona l informatio n o n ho w
you r airbag s work , se e th e bookle t
title d SRS: What You Need to
Know About Airbags that cam e
wit h you r owner' s manual .
Ho
w You r SR S Indicato r
Ligh t Work s

Th e purpos e o f th e SR S
ligh t i s t o aler t yo u t o a
potentia l proble m wit h you r
Supplementa l Restrain t System .
Whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n O N
(II) , this indicato r wil l blin k seve n
times , the n g o out . Thi s tell s yo u
tha t th e syste m is workin g
properly .
However , i f th e ligh t come s o n a t
an y othe r time , yo u shoul d hav e
th e syste m checke d b y you r
dealer . Fo r example :
I f th e SR S indicato r ligh t doe s
no t com e o n afte r yo u tur n th e

ignitio n O N (II) .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

AI
R

BA G

I
f th e ligh t stay s o n afte r th e
engin e starts .
I f th e ligh t come s o n o r flashe s
o n an d of f whil e yo u drive .
I f yo u see any o f thes e
indications , you r airbag s ma y no t
deplo y whe n yo u nee d them . See
you r Hond a deale r a s soo n a s
possible .
SR
S Servic e

You r Supplementa l Restrain t
Syste m is virtuall y maintenance -
free , an d ther e ar e n o parts you
ca n safel y service . However , yo u
mus t hav e you r vehicl e service d
if :
Your airbags ever inflate. The
airbag s an d contro l uni t mus t
b e replaced . D o no t tr y t o
remov e o r replac e th e airbag s
yourself . Thi s mus t b e don e b y
a Hond a deale r o r a
knowledgeabl e bod y shop .
The SRS indicator light alerts
you to a problem. Take you r
vehicl e t o a n authorize d Hond a
deale r a s soo n a s possible . I f
yo u ignor e thi s indication , th e
airbag s migh t no t inflat e whe n
yo u nee d them .
Additiona
l Safet y
Precaution s

D o no t attemp t t o deactivat e
you r airbags . Together , airbag s
an d sea t belt s provid e th e bes t
protectio n in a moderat e t o
sever e fronta l collision .
D o no t tampe r wit h SR S
component s o r wirin g fo r an y
reason . Tamperin g coul d caus e
th e airbag s t o deploy , possibl y
causin g ver y seriou s injury .
See pag e 17 4 fo r furthe r
informatio n an d precaution s
relatin g t o you r SRS .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y
Ignorin
g th e SR S indicato r ligh t
ca n resul t i n seriou s injur y o r
deat h if th e airbag s d o no t

inflat e whe n needed .

Hav e you r vehicl e checke d b y a
deale r a s soo n a s possibl e if

th e SR S ligh t alert s yo u t o a

potentia l problem .

Carbo
n Monoxid e Hazar d
You r vehicle' s exhaus t contain s
carbo n monoxid e gas . Yo u shoul d
hav e n o proble m wit h carbo n
monoxid e enterin g th e vehicl e i n
norma l drivin g i f yo u maintai n
you r vehicl e properly . Hav e th e
exhaus t syste m inspecte d fo r leak s
whenever : Th
e vehicl e is raise d fo r a n oi l

change .
Yo
u notic e a chang e in th e
soun d o f th e exhaust . Th
e vehicl e wa s i n a n acciden t
tha t ma y hav e damage d th e

underside .
Hig
h level s o f carbo n monoxid e
ca n collec t rapidl y i n enclose d
areas , suc h a s a garage . D o no t
ru n th e engin e wit h th e garag e
doo r closed . Eve n wit h th e doo r
open , ru n th e engin e onl y lon g
enoug h t o mov e th e vehicl e ou t o f
th e garage .
Wit h th e tailgat e glas s open , ai r
flo w ca n pul l exhaus t ga s int o th e
interior . Thi s ca n creat e a
hazardou s condition . I f yo u mus t driv
e wit h th e tailgat e glas s open ,
ope n al l th e window s an d se t th e
heatin g an d coolin g syste m a s
show n below .
I f yo u mus t si t i n you r parke d
vehicle , eve n in a n unconfine d
area , wit h th e engin e running ,
adjus t th e heatin g an d coolin g
syste m a s follows: 1
. Slid e th e leve r t o 2
. Tur n th e dia l t o mode .
3 . Tur n th e fa n o n hig h speed .
4 . Se t th e temperatur e contro l t o
a comfortabl e setting .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y
Carbo
n monoxid e ga s is toxic .

Breathin g i t ca n caus e
unconsciousnes s an d eve n kil l

you .

Avoi d an y enclose d area s o r
activitie s tha t expos e yo u to

carbo n monoxide .

Thes
e label s ar e i n th e location s
shown . The y war n yo u o f
potentia l hazard s tha t coul d caus e
seriou s injury .
I f a labe l come s of f o r become s
har d t o read , contac t you r Hond a
deale r fo r a replacement .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y DRIVER'
S SUNVISO R
SUN VISO R
DASHBOAR D
UNDER-HOOD
Safet
y Label s

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To mak e it easie r fo r yo u t o enjo y
you r ne w Passport , we'v e
gathere d togethe r th e bit s an d
piece s o f informatio n tha t wil l ge t
yo u "of f t o a goo d start. " Eac h
ite m in this sectio n refer s yo u t o a
pag e o f th e manua l fo r detaile d
instruction s o n tha t aspec t o f
vehicl e operation . Whil e yo u
shoul d tak e th e tim e to becom e
familia r wit h al l th e informatio n
i n this manual , w e hop e tha t this
sectio n save s som e tim e in gettin g
yo u safel y behin d th e wheel .
Seat
s ................... . 5 0

Interio r ................. . 5 1

Engin e Compartmen t ...... . 5 3

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Seat
s
C - TIL T STEERIN G WHEE L B
- SEA T BEL T
A
SEA T ADJUSTMEN T
Se e page s 9 1 an d 92 .
B SEA T BEL T

Se e page s 1 3 - 15 .

C TIL T STEERIN G WHEE L
Se e pag e 115 .
A - SEA T ADJUSTMEN T
(L X an d E X shown )
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Interio
r

N - MA P LIGH T AN D MOONROO F
G - ADJUSTIN G REA R AN D
SID E VIE W MIRROR S
F - GAUGE S
L - TUR N SIGNAL SJ - HEADLIGHT S
E - STARTIN G TH E
ENGIN E M
- HEATE R CONTROL S
K - WINDSHIEL D WIPER S
H - SHIFTIN G
I - PARKIN G

BRAK E

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D
- IGNITIO N
SWITC H

Interio
r
D IGNITION SWITCH

See page 101 .

E STARTING THE ENGINE

See page 157 .

F GAUGES

See page 58 .

G ADJUSTING REAR AND

SID E VIE W MIRROR S
See page 105 .

H SHIFTING

For automatic , see page 76 .
Fo r manual , see page 83 .
Fo r four-whee l drive, see pages

8 0 an d 84 .

I PARKING BRAKE

See page 86 .

J HEADEIGHTS

See page 72 .

K WINDSHIEED WIPERS

See page 70 .

L TURN SIGNALS

See page 75 .

M HEATER CONTROLS

See page 120 .

N MAP LIGHT AND

MOONROO F
See pages 112 .

O PUTTING FUEL IN

TH E VEHICL E

See page 197 .

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