2002 HONDA PASSPORT light

132 Comfort and Convenience Features
slot. The drive will pull it in the
rest of the way, and begin playing
the first track. The light next to
the button will stay on as a
reminder that a
CD
is loaded in
that position.
Repeat this procedure to load
CDs
in the remaining positions in the
changer. The positions that
contain
CDs will display a green
light next to their buttons. The
CD
position that is currently loaded
and ready to play will display an
orange light.
Playing CDs
Press the
CD button on the front
of the radio. The
CD that is
currently loaded will begin
playing. The disc and track
numbers will be shown in the
radio display. When the system
reaches the end of that
CD, it will
load and play the next
CD. To select a different disc, push the
appropriate button (1
–6) on the
front of the
CD changer. The light
next to the button will flash as the
current
CD is stored and the new
CD is loaded. The light will then
turn orange, and the
CD will
begin playing from the first track.
You can also press the
TUNE/DISC button on the front of
the radio:
to select the
previous disc, or
to select the
next disc.
To change tracks, press and
release either the
button
(preset 4), or the
button
(preset 6). Each time you press
, the system will advance one
track. Pressing
once will
return the system to the beginning
of the current track. Press it again
to select the previous track. To move rapidly within a track,
press and hold the
button
(preset 3) to move forward, or the
button (preset 1) to move
backward. Release the button
when the system reaches the point
you want.
You can switch to the radio or
cassette player by pressing the
FM/AM or TAPE buttons on the
front of the radio. To switch back
to the
CD changer, press the CD
button. The CD will begin playing
where it left off.
To eject a
CD, select it with the
button on the front of the
CD
changer (the light turns to
orange), then press the
EJECT
button.
Protecting Compact Discs
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
page 146.

TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
TAPE DIRECTION
BUTTON DOLBY
BUTTONTAPE BUTTON
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Operating the Cassette Player
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON. Make sure
the tape opening on the cassette is
facing to the right, then insert the
cassette most of the way into the
slot. The system will pull it in the
rest of the way, and begin to play.
The tape direction indicator will
light to show you which side of
the cassette is playing. The
indicates the side you inserted
facing upward is now playing. If
you want to play the other side,
press the
(preset 3) button.
If the cassette was recorded using
Dolby noise reduction, turn it on
by pressing the
(preset 4)
button.
You can switch from the cassette
to the radio or CD changer by
pressing the FM, AM, or DISC
button. When you switch, the

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The APS, Repeat, and Skip
functions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These features may not
work to your satisfaction if there
is almost no gap between
selections, a high noise level
between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a
selection.
Caring for the Cassette Player
The cassette player picks up dirt
and oxides from the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you
should clean the player after every
30 hours of use. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available.
If you do not clean the cassette
player regularly, it may eventually
become impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit.
Use 100-minute or shorter
cassettes. Cassettes longer than
that use thinner tape that may
break or jam the drive.
Look at a cassette before you
insert it. If the tape is loose,
tighten it by turning one of the
hubs with a pencil or your finger.
If the label is peeling off, remove
it from the cassette or it could
cause the cassette to jam in the
player. Never try to insert a
warped or damaged cassette in the
player.
The player automatically ejects
cassettes that do not play properly.
If it ejects a cassette before it
begins to play, it is probably
defective and should not be
inserted again. You may have a
cassette suddenly stop playing,
reverse directions once or twice,
and then eject. This is normally an
indication the tape is wound
unevenly. It should play after the
tape is manually rewound.
When they are not in use, store
cassettes in their cases to protect
them from dust and moisture.
Never place cassettes where they
will be exposed to direct sunlight,
high heat, or high humidity. If a
cassette is exposed to extreme
heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature before
inserting it in the player.
Never try to insert foreign objects
into the cassette player.

LOAD
BUTTONCD SLOT
DISC
SELECTOR
TRACK
SELECTOR CD BUTTON SOUND
RETRIEVAL
SYSTEMDISC
INDICATORS
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Operating the CD Changer
To operate the CD changer, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON.
Loading CDs in the Changer
To load a CD in the changer, press
the LOAD button. The numbered
light for the first empty slot in the
changer will begin flashing in the
upper right corner of the display.
When you see LOAD in the
display, insert the CD part way
into the slot, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way. The
numbered light will stop flashing,
and remain lit as a reminder that a
CD is loaded in that position. The
system will begin playing the first
track on that CD.

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Repeat this procedure to load CDs
in the remaining positions in the
changer.
To load more than one CD in a
single operation, press and hold
the LOAD button until you hear a
beep. Load the first CD as
described above. After the first
CD loads, the light for the next
open position will begin blinking.
Insert the next CD part way into
the slot. Continue this procedure
until all six slots are loaded. If
you do not want to load CDs into
all six positions, press the LOAD
button again after the last CD has
loaded. That CD will begin
playing.
Playing CDs
Press the DISC button to switch to
the CD changer. The CD that is
currently loaded will begin
playing. The disc and track
numbers are shown in the display.
To select a different disc, press the
TUNE/DISC button:
to select
the next disc, or
to select the
previous disc.
To change tracks, press and
release the
(preset 2) button to
advance one track at a time, or the
(preset 1) button to return to
the beginning of the current track.
Press
again to select the
previous track.
To move rapidly within a track,
press and hold the
button to
move forward, or the
button
to move backward. Release the
button when the system reaches
the point you want.
You can switch to the radio or the
cassette player by pressing the
FM, AM, or TAPE button. To switch back to the CD changer,
press the DISC button. The CD
will begin playing where it left
off.
To remove a CD from the
changer, select the CD with the
TUNE/DISC button, then press
and release the EJECT button
next to the slot.
To remove all the CDs from the
changer, press and hold the
EJECT button until you hear a
beep. The CDs will eject in order.
Sound Retrieval System
– The
Sound Retrieval System function
adds richness to the sound of the
CDs. To activate it, press the
button. This turns on the first
level of sound expansion. Press
the button a second time to take it
to the second level. Press the
button again to turn off the
feature.

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Protecting Compact Discs
Handle a CD by its edges; never
touch either surface. Contamination
from fingerprints, liquids, felt-tip
pens, and labels can cause the
CD to
not play properly, or possibly jam in
the drive.
When a CD is not being played,
store it in its case to protect it from
dust and other contamination. To
prevent warpage, keep
CDs out of
direct sunlight and extreme heat.
To clean a disc, use a clean soft
cloth. Wipe across the disc from
the center to the outside edge.A new CD may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this
roughness can flake off and fall
on the recording surface of the
disc, causing skipping or other
problems. Remove these pieces
by rubbing the inner and outer
edges with the side of a pencil
or pen.
Never try to insert foreign objects
in the
CD player.

147Comfort and Convenience Features
Cruise control allows you to
maintain a set speed above 25
mph (40 km/h) without keeping
your foot on the accelerator pedal.
It should be used for cruising on
straight open highways. It is not
recommended for conditions such
as city driving, winding roads,
slippery roads, heavy rain, or bad
weather. You should have full
control of the vehicle under those
conditions.
Improper use of the cruise
control can lead to a crash.
Use the cruise control only
when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
Operation
Setting a Desired Speed
1. Turn on the cruise control
system by pressing the
CRUISE ON/OFF button on
the dashboard. The light in the
button will come on.
2. Accelerate to your desired speed using the accelerator
pedal. 3. When you reach the desired
speed, quickly press and release
the “
SET/COAST” button. The
CRUISE SET light in the
instrument panel will come on,
and the system will retain that
cruising speed.
Cruise Control

151Comfort and Convenience Features
(Standard on the
EX model)
LOCK
UNLOCK
PANIC
You can lock and unlock your
vehicle with the remote
transmitter. When you push the
LOCK button, all the doors and
the tailgate lock. The parking
lights, taillights, and license plate
light will flash once. If you press
the LOCK button a second time,
the horn will honk to confirm that
everything locked. When you push the
UNLOCK
button once, only the driver
’s
door unlocks. Push the button a
second time, within three seconds,
to unlock the remaining doors and
the tailgate. The parking lights,
taillights, and license plate light
will flash twice when you push
the
UNLOCK button the first
time.
The dome light will come on (if
the dome light switch is in the
center position) when you press
the
UNLOCK button. If you do
not open any of the doors or the
hatch glass, the light will go out in
about 30 seconds, the doors and
tailgate automatically relock, and
the anti-theft system sets.
You cannot lock or unlock the
vehicle with the remote transmitter if any door, the
tailgate, or the hood is not fully
closed, or the key is in the ignition
switch. When you push the LOCK
button, the horn will beep six
times to notify you that something
is ajar.
You cannot lock or unlock the
vehicle with the remote
transmitter if the key is in the
ignition switch.Panic Mode
Panic mode allows you to
remotely sound the vehicle’
s horn
to attract attention. To activate
this mode, press and hold the
PA N I C button for about one
second. Your vehicle ’s horn will
sound for about 30 seconds.
Keyless Entry