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 .
Of f t o a Goo d Star t
Promptl
y tak e an y safet y
problem s t o you r Hond a deale r
fo r servic e advice .
Parkin g brak e — Par k o n a fairl y
stee p hil l and hold th e vehicl e
wit h th e parkin g brak e only . Thi s
check s it s holdin g ability .
Starte r safet y switc h (automati c
transmission ) — Chec k th e safet y
switc h b y tryin g t o star t th e
engin e in eac h gear . Th e starte r
shoul d wor k onl y wit h th e shif t
leve r i n th e "P " (Park ) o r "N "
(Neutral ) position .
Starte r safet y switc h (manua l
transmission ) — To chec k th e
safet y switch , plac e th e shif t leve r
i n "Neutral, " pus h th e clutc h
peda l halfwa y an d tr y t o star t th e
engine . Th e starte r shoul d no t
work . Th e starte r shoul d wor k onl
y whe n th e clutc h peda l i s full y
depressed .
Transmissio n shif t indicato r
(automati c transmission ) —
Chec k tha t th e indicato r point s t o
th e gea r chosen .
Steerin g — Be aler t fo r an y
change s i n steerin g action . A n
inspectio n o r servic e is neede d
whe n th e steerin g whee l i s harde r
t o tur n o r ha s to o muc h fre e play ,
o r i f ther e ar e unusua l sound s
whe n turnin g o r parking .
Whee l alignment , balanc e an d
tire s — Uneve n o r abnorma l tir e
wear , o r pullin g t o th e righ t o r lef t
o n a straigh t an d leve l roa d ma y
sho w th e nee d fo r a whee l
alignment . A vibratio n o f th e
steerin g whee l o r sea t a t norma l
highwa y speed s mean s whee l balancin
g is needed . Chec k tir e
pressure s (includin g th e spare ) a t
leas t monthl y an d wheneve r th e
vehicl e is service d (se e page 163 ).
Brake s — Watc h fo r th e
"BRAKE " ligh t comin g on . Othe r
sign s o f possibl e brak e troubl e ar e
suc h thing s a s repeate d pullin g to
on e sid e whe n braking , unusua l
sound s whe n brakin g o r betwee n
brak e applications , o r increase d
brak e peda l travel . I f yo u not e on e
o f thes e conditions , hav e th e
syste m checke d a t onc e an d
repaire d i f needed .
Car e an d Maintenanc e
Owne
r Safet y Check s
