2001 HONDA S2000 Owners Manual

Indicato
r Light s

Tur n Signa l an d
Hazar d Warnin g
Indicator s
Th e lef t o r righ t tur n signa l ligh t
blink s whe n yo u signa l a lan e chang e
o r turn . I f th e ligh t doe s no t blin k o r
blink s rapidly , i t usuall y mean s on e
o f th e tur n signa l bulb s i s burne d ou t
(se e pag e 19 2 ) . Replac e th e bul b a s
soo n a s possible , sinc e othe r driver s
canno t se e tha t yo u ar e signalling .
Whe n yo u tur n o n th e Hazar d
Warnin g switch , bot h tur n signa l
light s blink . Al l tur n signal s o n th e
outsid e o f th e ca r shoul d flash .
Hig h Bea m Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n wit h th e hig h
bea m headlights . Se e pag e 5 1 fo r
informatio n o n th e headligh t

controls .
"Daytim
e Runnin g
Lights " Indicato r

Canadian models only

Thi s indicato r light s whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II ) wit h
th e headligh t switc h of f an d th e
parkin g brak e set . I t shoul d g o of f i f
yo u tur n o n th e headlight s o r releas e
th e parkin g brake . I f i t come s o n a t
an y othe r time , i t mean s ther e is a
proble m wit h th e DRL . Ther e ma y
als o b e a proble m wit h th e hig h
bea m headlights .

Immobilize r Syste m
Indicato r

Thi s indicato r come s o n fo r a fe w
second s whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n
switc h O N (II) . I t wil l the n g o of f i f
yo u hav e inserte d a properly-code d
ignitio n key . I f i t i s no t a properly -
code d key , th e indicato r wil l blin k
an d th e engin e wil l no t star t (se e
pag e 5 9 ). Thi
s indicato r als o blink s severa l
time s whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n
switc h fro m O N (II ) t o ACCESSOR Y
(I ) o r LOC K (0) .
Cruis e Contro l Indicato r
Thi s light s whe n yo u se t th e cruis e
control . Se e pag e 55 fo r informatio n
o n operatin g th e cruis e control . Lo
w Fue l Indicato r
Thi s ligh t come s o n a s a reminde r
tha t yo u mus t refue l soon .

Instrument s an d Control s
DRL

CRUISE
CONTROL

Gauge
s

TEMPERATUR E GAUG E


SPEEDOMETE R
Liqui d crysta l i s use d in th e mete r
panel . Yo u ma y fee l th e indicator s
appea r slowl y i n th e lo w temperature .
Speedomete r
Thi s show s you r spee d in mile s pe r
hou r (mph ) o r kilometer s pe r hou r

(km/h) .
SELEC
T BUTTO N
Selec t Butto n
Th e Selec t butto n switche s th e
speedomete r readin g betwee n mile s
pe r hou r an d kilomete r pe r hour . I t
als o change s th e odomete r an d tri p
meter s t o rea d i n mile s o r kilometer s
correspondingly . T o chang e th e
readings , pus h th e Selec t butto n an d
hol d it unti l yo u hea r a beep .
Tachomete
r

Th e tachomete r show s th e engin e
spee d in revolution s pe r minut e
(rpm) . T o protec t th e engin e fro m
damage , neve r driv e wit h th e
tachomete r readin g in th e re d zone .
Temperatur e Gaug e
Thi s show s th e temperatur e o f th e
engine' s coolant . Durin g norma l
operation , th e readin g shoul d b e in
th e middl e o f th e gauge . I n sever e
drivin g conditions , suc h a s ver y ho t
weathe r o r a lon g perio d o f uphil l
driving , th e readin g ma y reac h nea r
th e re d mark . I f i t reache s th e re d
mark , pul l safel y t o th e sid e o f th e
road . Tur n t o pag e 22 5 fo r
instruction s an d precaution s o n
checkin g th e engine' s coolin g

system .

Instrument s an d Control s
TACHOMETE
R

Gauge
s

TRIP METE R FUE
L GAUG E
TRI P BUTTO N

ODOMETE R
SELEC
T BUTTO N
Fue l Gaug e
Thi s show s ho w muc h fue l yo u have .
I t i s mos t accurat e whe n th e ca r i s o n
leve l ground . I t ma y sho w slightl y
mor e o r les s tha n th e actua l amoun t
whe n yo u ar e drivin g o n curv y o r
hill y roads . Odomete
r
Th e odomete r show s th e tota l dis -
tanc e you r ca r ha s bee n driven . I t
display s i n mile s an d kilometers .
I t i s illega l unde r U.S . federa l la w an d
Canadia n provincia l regulation s t o
disconnect , reset , o r alte r th e
odomete r wit h th e inten t t o chang e
th e numbe r o f mile s o r kilometer s
indicated .
Tri
p Mete r

Thi s mete r show s th e numbe r o f
mile s o r kilometer s drive n sinc e yo u
las t rese t it .
Ther e ar e tw o tri p meters , Tri p A
an d Tri p B . Switc h betwee n Tri p A
an d Tri p B by pressin g th e TRIP
butto n repeatedly . Eac h tri p mete r
work s independently , s o yo u ca n
kee p trac k o f tw o differen t distances .
T o rese t a tri p meter , displa y i t an d
the n pres s an d hol d th e TRI P butto n
unti l yo u hea r a bee p an d th e
numbe r reset s t o 0.0 .
Instrument s an d Control s

Gauge
s

Maintenanc e Require d Indicato r
Thi s indicato r remind s yo u tha t i t i s
tim e t o tak e you r ca r i n fo r

schedule d maintenance .

Refe r t o th e Maintenanc e Schedule s
fo r Norma l an d Sever e Drivin g
Condition s o n page s 148 — 152 Whe
n th e distanc e drive n sinc e th e
las t schedule d maintenanc e reache s
6,00 0 mile s (9,60 0 km) , th e indicato r
start s blinking . I f yo u excee d 7,50 0
mile s (12, 000 km) , th e indicato r
stay s on .
You r deale r wil l rese t th e indicato r
whe n the y perfor m th e schedule d
maintenance . I f someon e els e
perform s th e maintenance , rese t th e
indicato r yourself .
T o rese t th e maintenanc e require d
indicator , tur n th e ignitio n switc h t o
th e LOC K position , the n pres s an d
hol d th e tri p mete r rese t butto n
whil e yo u tur n th e ignitio n switc h
ON . Continu e holdin g th e butto n
unti l th e indicato r reset s (th e
indicato r ligh t goe s out) .

Instruments an d Control s

MAINTENANC
E REQUIRE D INDICATO R

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Th e tw o lever s o n th e steerin g
colum n contai n control s fo r drivin g
feature s yo u us e mos t often . Th e lef t
leve r control s th e tur n signals ,
headlights , an d hig h beams . Th e
righ t leve r control s th e windshiel d
washer s an d wipers .
Th e engin e star t butto n an d th e
remot e audi o control s ar e unde r th e
lef t ai r vent .
Th e instrumen t pane l brightnes s
contro l i s i n th e lowe r lef t corne r o f
th e speedometer .
Th e cruis e contro l maste r switc h is
t o th e lef t o f th e steerin g column .
Instrument s an d Control s
HEADLIGHTS/TUR
N SIGNAL S

(P. 51)
INSTRUMEN
T PANE L BRIGHTNES S

(P. 52)

REMOT E AUDI O

CONTROL S

(P. 113 )

ENGIN E

STAR T

BUTTO N

(P. 131 )

HOO D RELEAS E

HANDL E
(P. 118 )

HOR
N

CRUIS E CONTRO L MASTE R SWITC H

(P. 55)
WINDSHIEL
D WIPERS/WASHER S

(P. 53)

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Headlight s
Th e rotatin g switc h o n the left leve r
control s th e lights . Turnin g thi s switc
h t o th e positio n turn s
o n th e parkin g lights , taillights ,
instrumen t pane l lights , side-marke r
lights , an d rea r licens e plat e lights . Turnin
g th e switc h t o th e
positio n turn s o n th e headlights .I
f yo u leav e th e light s o n wit h th e
ignitio n switc h in ACCESSOR Y (I )
o r LOC K (0) , yo u wil l hea r a
reminde r ton e whe n yo u ope n th e
driver' s door .
T o chang e fro m lo w beam s t o hig h
beams , pus h th e tur n signa l leve r
forwar d unti l yo u hea r a click . Th e
blu e hig h bea m indicato r wil l ligh t
(se e pag e 4 6 ) . T o retur n t o lo w
beams , pul l th e tur n signa l leve r
back . T
o flas h th e hig h beams , pul l th e
tur n signa l leve r bac k lightly , the n
releas e it . Th e hig h beam s wil l com e
o n an d g o off . Th e hig h beam s wil l
sta y o n fo r a s lon g a s yo u hol d th e
leve r back , n o matte r wha t positio n
th e headligh t switc h is in .
Instrument s an d Control s

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Daytim e Runnin g Light s

Canadian models only

Wit h th e headligh t switc h off , th e
hig h bea m headlight s com e o n wit h
reduce d brightnes s whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h t o O N (II ) an d
releas e th e parkin g brake . The y
remai n o n unti l yo u tur n th e ignitio n
off , eve n if yo u se t th e parkin g brake .
Th e headlight s rever t t o norma l
operatio n whe n yo u tur n the m o n
wit h th e switch . Instrumen
t Pane l Brightnes s
Th e button s i n th e lowe r lef t corne r
o f th e instrumen t pane l adjus t th e
brightnes s o f th e displa y in fiv e steps .
Pus h th e + o r — butto n fiv e time s
t o se e th e ful l range . Th
e displa y dim s whe n th e parkin g
light s o r headlight s ar e turne d on .
Adjus t th e brightnes s t o th e desire d
leve l wit h th e headligh t switc h off ,
an d als o wit h th e headligh t switc h on .
Bot h setting s wil l remai n a t thos e
level s unti l yo u chang e them .
Wit h th e headligh t switc h on , yo u
ca n switc h th e displa y t o ful l daytim e
brightnes s b y pushin g an d holdin g
th e + button . Pus h th e — butto n t o
retur n th e displa y t o th e origina l

brightness .

Instrument s an d Control s
BUTTO
N
BUTTO
N

Control
s Nea r th e Steerin g Whee l

Tur n Signal s
Signa l a tur n o r lan e chang e wit h thi s
lever . Pus h dow n o n th e leve r t o
signa l a lef t turn , an d u p to signa l a
righ t turn . I f yo u pus h i t u p o r dow n
al l th e way , th e tur n signa l continue s
t o blin k eve n whe n yo u releas e th e
lever . I t shut s of f automaticall y a s
yo u complet e th e turn . T
o signa l a lan e change , pus h lightl y
o n th e tur n signa l leve r i n th e prope r
directio n an d hol d it . Th e leve r wil l
retur n to th e cente r positio n a s soo n
a s yo u releas e it .
Windshiel
d Wiper s

Thi s leve r control s th e windshiel d
wiper s an d washers . I t ha s fiv e

positions ;

MIST : mis t
OFF : of f
INT : intermitten t
LO : lo w spee d
HI : hig h spee d
T o selec t a position , pus h th e leve r
u p o r down .

Instrument s an d Control s

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TUR
N SIGNA L LEVE R