2003 HONDA ACCORD Owners Manual

The moonroof has a key-of f delay.
You can still open and close the
moonroof f or up to ten minutes af ter
you turn of f the ignition. The key-of f
delay cancels as soon as you open
either f ront door. You must then
turn the ignition ON (II) for the
moonroof to operate.
To tilt up the back of the moonroof ,
press and hold the center button
( ). To close the moonroof ,
press and hold the upper button
( ). To open the moonroof ,
press and hold the lower button
( ). Release the button when
the moonroof gets to the desired
position. Make sure everyone’s
hands are away f rom the moonroof
bef ore opening or closing it.
The moonroof has two positions: it
can be tilted up in the back f or
ventilation, or it can be slid back into
the roof . Use the switch under the
lef t dashboard vent to operate the
moonroof . The ignition switch must
be ON (II).
On all EX and EX-V6 models
Moonroof
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MOONROOF SWITCH
Opening or closing the
moonroof on someone’s hands
or fingers can cause seriousinjury.
Make sure all hands and fingers
are clear of the moonroof
before opening or closing it. If you try to open the moonroof in
below-f reezing temperatures, or when
it is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or motor.
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Push or pull the adjustment knob
in the appropriate direction to
move the mirror right, left, up, or
down.
When you f inish, turn the
adjustment knob to the center
(of f ) position. This turns of f the
adjustment knob so you can’t
move a mirror out of position by
accidentally bumping the knob.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare f rom headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.
The outside mirrors on DX models
adjust manually.
Turn the adjustment knob to L
(driver’s side) or R (passenger’s
side).
Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
Adjust the outside mirrors with the
adjustment knob on the driver’s door
armrest:
Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
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On all models except U.S. and Canada
DX
Adjusting the Power Mirrors
Mirrors
Inst rument s and Cont rols101
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
TAB
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
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To apply the parking brake, pull the
lever up f ully. To release it, pull up
slightly, push the button, and lower
the lever. The parking brake light on
the instrument panel should go out
when the parking brake is f ully
released with the engine running
(see page ).
The outside mirrors are heated to re-
move fog and frost. With the ignition
switchON(II),turnontheheaters
by pressing the button. The light in
the button comes on as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn the
heaters of f .
58On all Canadian models except DX
Parking Brake
Mirrors, Parking Brake
Inst rument s and Cont rols102
HEATED MIRROR BUTTON
PARKING BRAKE LEVERDriving the car with the parking brake
applied can damage the rear brakes
and hubs.
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To open the console compartment,
pull up on the right lever and lif t the
armrest.You can put small items in the tray
located in the console compartment
lid. To use the tray, pull up on the
lef t lever and lif t up the armrest.To use the console lid as an armrest,
slide it to the desired position.
On models except DX, the tray in the
console compartment has a coin
holder.
To close, lower the armrest and push
it down until it latches.
Console Compartment
A rmrest
Console Compartment, Armrest
Inst rument s and Cont rols103
CONSOLE COMPARTMENT
RIGHT LEVER
LEFT LEVER
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Be caref ul when you are using the
beverage holders. A spilled liquid
that is very hot can scald you or your
passengers. Liquid can also spill
f rom the door pocket beverage
holders when you close the doors.
Useonlyresealablecontainersinthe
door pockets.The rear seat also has a beverage
holder in the center armrest. To use
it, pivot the armrest down.On all models except U.S. and Canada
DX
Beverage Holders
Inst rument s and Cont rols104
FRONT DOOR
REAR DOOR
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To open the center CD pocket, push-
down on the center of the lid to
unlatch it. It will swing open
automatically.
To close it, push the lid down until it
latches.
This pocket can store up to 12 CDs.To open the coin pocket, pull the lidup.
To close it, push the lid down until it
latches.
The compartment cannot be used as
an ashtray.
Center CD Pocket Coin Pocket
Center CD Pocket, Coin Pocket
Inst rument s and Cont rols105
Push
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Touseavanitymirroronthebackof
the sun visor, pull up the cover.
The lights beside the mirror come
on when you pull up the cover.
In this position, the sun visor can be
adjusted by moving it on its slider.
All models except the DX have
lighted vanity mirrors.
To use the sun visor, pull it down.
You can also use the sun visor at the
side window. Remove the support
rod f rom the clip and swing the sun
visor toward the side window. In this
position, the sun visor can be
extended by sliding out the
extension (all models except DX and
those with side curtain airbags).
Do not use the sun visor extension
over the rear view mirror. Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the car.
On EX-V6 models with side curtain
airbagsSun Visor Vanity Mirror
Sun Visor, Vanit y Mirror
Inst rument s and Cont rols106
EXTENSION
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Some larger styles of sunglasses
may not f it in the holder.There are two accessory power
sockets, one is located in the f ront of
the center console. The other is
located in the center console
compartment. To use an accessory
power socket, the ignition switch
must be in ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II).
To open the socket, pull the cover up.
To open the sunglasses holder, push
on the f ront edge. It will unlatch and
swing down. To close it, push it until
it latches. Make sure the holder is
closed while you are driving.
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On all models except U.S. and Canada
DX
Sunglasses Holder A ccessory Power Sockets
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Sunglasses Holder, A ccessory Power Sockets
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ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETCOVER
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