2002 Acura CL dashboard

Shift to Park or Neutral and set
the parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower lef t corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
Screw the f uel f ill cap back on,
tighten it until it clicks several
times. If you do not properly
tighten the cap, the Malfunction
Indicator Lamp may come on (see
page ).
Push the f uel f ill door closed until
it latches.
Standing in f ront of the car, reach
in between the hood and the f ront
bumper with your f inger. The
hood latch handle is under the ‘‘A’’
logo. Slide the latch handle to the
right.
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Service Station Procedures
Bef ore Driving
Opening the Hood
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Do not remove any original
equipment or modif y your car in any
way that would alter its design or
operation. This could make your car
unsaf e and illegal to drive.
Such modif ications can adversely
af f ect handling, and interf ere with
the operation of the car’s anti-lock
brakes and other systems.Covering the outside edge of a
f ront seat-back, with a non-Acura
seat cover for example, could
prevent the airbag from inflating
properly.
For example, do not make any
modif ications that would change the
ride height of your car, or install
wheels and tires with a dif f erent
overall diameter.
In addition, any modif ications that
decrease ground clearance increase
the chance of undercarriage parts
striking a curb, speed bump, or other
raised object, which could cause
your airbags to deploy. Do not modif y your steering wheel
or any other part of your
Supplemental Restraint System.
Modif ications could make the
system inef f ective.
Any object
attached to or placed on the covers
marked ‘‘SRS AIRBAG,’’ in the
center of the steering wheel and
on top of the dashboard, could
interf ere with the proper operation
of the airbags. Or, if the airbags
inf late, the objects could be
propelled inside the car and hurt
someone. If a side airbag
inflates,acupholderorotherhard
object attached on or near the
door could be propelled inside the
car and hurt someone.
Modif ications
Additional Saf ety Precautions
Do not place any object s over t heoutsideedgeof afront seat-back.
Do not at t ach or place object s on
the f ront airbag covers. Do not at t ach hard object s on or
near a door.
A ccessories and Modif ications
Bef ore Driving170

All the electrical circuits in your car
have fuses to protect them from a
short circuit or overload. These
f uses are located in three f use boxes.
Theinteriorfuseboxesarelocated
on each side of the dashboard. To
open an interior f use box, open the
car door. Pull the bottom of the
cover open, then take it out of its
side hinges by pulling it toward you.The VSA f use box is located under
the interior f use box on the
passenger’s side of the dashboard.
To open it, push the tab and pull up
theleftsideof thecoverasshown.
The under-hood f use box is located
in the back of the engine compart-
ment on the passenger’s side. To
open it, push the tabs as shown.
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Your car has several identif ying
numbers located in various places.
The Vehicle Identif ication Number
(VIN) is the 17-digit number your
Acura dealer uses to register your
car f or warranty purposes. It is also
necessary f or licensing and insuring
your car. The easiest place to find
the VIN is on a plate fastened to the
top of the dashboard. You can see it
by looking through the windshield
on the driver’s side. It is also on the
Certification label attached to the
driver’s doorjamb, and is stamped on
the engine compartment bulkhead.
The VIN is also provided in bar code
on the Certification label.
Identif ication Numbers
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Specif ications
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Fuses Battery Engine
Tires Alignment
Lights
12 V
12 V60 W (HB3)
24/2.2 CP
12 V
12 V 21 W
21/5 W
Interior
Under-hood Capacity 12 V 65 AH/20 HR12 V 1.1 W
2CP
12 V 5W
12 V 7W
12 V 3CP 21 W
12 V
12 V 5W
21 W
12 V
12 V 6CP(5W)
12 V
12 V 12 V
5W
21/5 W Water cooled 4-stroke
SOHC VTEC 6-cylinder (V6) gasoline engine
Type
BorexStroke
Displacement
Compression ratio
Spark plugs 196 cu-in (3,210 cm
)
3.50 x 3.39 in (89.0 x 86.0 mm)
9.8 : 1
10.5 : 1
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
Size
Pressure Toe
Camber
Caster
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm)
T135/80R16 101M P215/50R17 93V P205/60R16 91V 2°50’
0°30’0°
0.08 in (2.0 mm)
0.00 in (0.0 mm)
12 V 2 CP
Headlights (High beam)
Front turn signal/parking lights
Rear turn signal lights
Stop/Taillights
Stop/tail/side marker lights
Road lamps
High-mount brake light
Front side marker lights
Back-up lights
License plate light
Ceiling light
Spotlights
Trunk light
Door courtesy lights
Vanity mirror light
Glove box light
See spark plug maintenance
section page
237.
See pages 298and 299or the fuse
label attached to the inside of the
fuse box door on each side of the
dashboard.
See page 297or the fuse box
cover. Front
Rear
Front
Rear
Front
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Low beam headlight bulbs are a type of high voltage discharge tube
(D2R).
Front/Rear
Spare
Front/Rear
Spare
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Bulb Replacement..........................
Back-up Lights .258
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Brake Lights .258
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Front Side Marker Lights . 257
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Headlights .254
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High-mount Brake Light . 259
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Interior Lights .260
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License Plate Light . 260
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Road Lamps .256
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Specif ications .307
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Trunk Light .262
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Turn Signal Lights . 257
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Bulbs, Halogen .254
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Capacities Chart .306
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 49
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Carrying, Cargo .171
Cassette Player ............................................
Care .138
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Operation .134
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CAUTION, Explanation of . ii
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CD Changer .139
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Ceiling Light .110
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Certif ication Label .304 ............................................
Chains .251
Changing Oil ........................................
How to .221
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When to .210
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Changing a Flat Tire .275
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Changing Engine Coolant . 225
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Charging System Indicator . 55,289
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 176
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Child Saf ety .20
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Child Seats .24
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Tether Anchorage Points . 39
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Cleaner Element, Air . 233
Cleaning ....................
Aluminum Wheels .267
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Carpeting .268
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Exterior .266
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Fabric .269
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Interior .268
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Leather .269
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Seat Belts .269
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Vinyl .269
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Windows .270
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Wood Trim .270
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Climate Control System . 114
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Clock, Setting the .102
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Coat Hook .107 .....................
Code, Audio System .149
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CO in the Exhaust .312
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Coin Box .105
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Cold Weather, Starting in . 177
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Compact Spare .274
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Console Compartment . 105
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Console Pocket .106
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Consumer Inf ormation . 318
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Controls, Instruments and . 51
Coolant ........................................
Adding .223
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Checking .167
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Proper Solution .223
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Replacing .225
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Temperature Gauge . 62
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Corrosion Protection .271
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Courtesy Lights .111
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .312
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Cruise Control Operation . 151
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Customer Relations Of f ice . 318
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DANGER, Explanation of . ii
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Dashboard .2, 52
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