2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual Some conventional gasolines are
being blended with alcohol or an
ether compound. These gasolines
are collectively ref erred to as
oxygenated f uels. To meet clean air
standards, some areas of the Unit

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual If you are planning to take your
Honda outside the U.S. or Canada,
contact the tourist bureaus in the
areas you will be traveling in to f ind
out about the availability of unleaded
gasoline with the p

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual Î
ÎThe United States Clean Air Act
sets standards f or automobile
emissions. It also requires that
automobile manufacturers explain to
owners how their emissions controls
workandwhattodotomaintain

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual The exhaust emissions controls
include f our systems: PGM-FI,
Ignition Timing Control, Exhaust
Gas Recirculation and Three Way
Catalytic Converter. These four
systems work together to control the
engi

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual Keep the engine tuned-up.
Always use unleaded gasoline.
Even a small amount of leaded
gasoline can contaminate the
catalyst metals, making the three
way catalytic converter inef f ective.
The three wa

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual CONT INUED
If you take your vehicle f or a state
emissions test shortly af ter the
battery has been disconnected or
gone dead, it may not pass the test.
This is because of certain ‘‘readiness
code

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual Then drive in city/suburban
traffic for at least 10 minutes.
When traf f ic conditions allow, let
the vehicle coast f or several
seconds without using the
accelerator pedal or the brake
pedal.If the t

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HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2002 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual Customer Relations................................
Inf ormation .358
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Warranty Coverages .359
Reporting Saf ety Def ects ..........................
(U.S. Vehicles) .360
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