2003 HONDA ELEMENT Owners Manual

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual If you have a f lat tire while driving,
stop in a saf e place to change it.
Stopping in traf f ic or on the shoulder
of a busy road is dangerous. Drive
slowly along the shoulder until you
gettoanexito

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual Push the rear edge of the handle
to raise the handle loop and pull up
the loop to raise the cargo area
f loor.
Unscrew the wing bolt and take
the spare tire out of the cargo area.Remove the tools and

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual CONT INUED
Locate the jacking point nearest
thetireyouneedtochange.Itis
pointed to by an arrow molded into
the underside of the body. Place
the jack under the jacking point.
Turn the end bracket clock

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual Bef ore mounting the spare tire,
wipeanydirtoff themounting
surface of the wheel and hub with
a clean cloth. Wipe the hub
carefully,itmaybehotfrom
driving.Put on the spare tire. Put the
wheel nuts bac

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual CONT INUED
Tighten the wheel nuts securely in
the same crisscross pattern. Have
the wheel nut torque checked at
the nearest automotive service
f acility.
Tighten the wheel nuts to:Store the jack in it

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual Remove the small round plug f rom
the cargo area f loor by pushing it
fromthebacksidetomakeahole.
Storetheremovedpluginaplace
you can easily remember.Reinstall the cargo area f loor.
Place the flat ti

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual Diagnosing why your engine won’t
start f alls into two areas, depending
on what you hear when you turn the
key to START (III):You hear nothing, or almost
nothing. The engine’s starter
motor does n

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HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual If the headlights dim noticeably or
go out when you try to start the
engine, either the battery is dis-
charged or the connections are
corroded. Check the condition of the
battery and terminal connect