2003 HONDA INSIGHT fuel

2003 Insight Online Reference Owner's Manual
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Contents

Owner's Identification Form
Introduction
........................................................................\
................................................................. i
A Few Words About Safety ........................................................................\
........................................ .ii
Your Car at a Glance ........................................................................................................................... iv
Driver and Passenger Safety ........................................................................\
...................................... 5
Proper use and care of your car's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint\
System.
Instruments and Controls ................................................................................................................. 59
Instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to us e dashboard and steering column controls.
Features ............................. .................................................................. 161
How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, and other c\
onvenience features.
Before Driving .................................................................................................................................. 243
What gasoline to use, how to break -in your new car, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving ........................................................................\
...................................................................... 261
The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park, pl\
us towing a trailer.
Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 297
The Maintenance Schedule shows you when you need to take your car to the\
dealer.

Taking Care of the Unexpected
...................................................................................................... 347
This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and\
how to handle them.
Technical Information ..................................................................................................................... 377
ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada) ................................................................393
A summary of the warranties covering your new Honda, and how to contact \
us.
Authorized Manuals (U.S. only) ...................................................................................................... 397
How to order manuals and other technical literature.
Index ........................................................................\
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Service Information Summary
A summary of information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.

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The U.S. instrument panel is shown. Dif f erences f or the Canadian models are noted in the text.
Instrument Panel
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LIGHTS ON INDICATOR
SEAT BELT REMINDER
INDICATOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
(ABS) INDICATOR
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT
SYSTEM (SRS) INDICATOR
SYSTEM MESSAGE
INDICATOR
BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR
(AMBER)
VSA OFF INDICATOR
MALFUNCTION
INDICATOR LAMP PARKING BRAKE AND
BRAKE SYSTEM
INDICATOR (RED)
DOOR/HATCH OPEN
INDICATOR
SIDE AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
IMMOBILIZER
SYSTEM INDICATOR
IMA SYSTEM
INDICATOR HIGH BEAM
INDICATOR
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
INDICATOR
(P.64)
(P.63) (P.66)
: If equipped (P.62)(P.64)(P.65)
(P.68)
(P.68)
(P.
69)
(P.64)
(P.69)
HIGH TEMPERATURE INDICATOR (P.67)
LOW TEMPERATURE INDICATOR (P.67)
(P.70)
(P.66) CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR (P.69)
CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR (P.69)
LOW OIL PRESSURE
INDICATOR
LOW TIRE PRESSURE/
TPMS INDICATOR
12
VOLT BATTERY
CHARGING SYSTEM
INDICATOR (P.70)
ECON MODE INDICATOR (P.71)
(P.70)
AUTO IDLE STOP INDICATOR
LOW FUEL INDICATOR
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST
(VSA) SYSTEM INDICATOR
SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR
(P.65,
293)
(P.65, 293)
(P.66,281,283) (P.63,
366)
(P.62,
365)
(P.63,364)
(P.62, 363)

This indicator is in the f uel gauge. It
comesonasareminderthatyou
must ref uel soon. You will also see a
‘‘FUEL LOW’’ message on the multi-
inf ormation display.
When the needle reaches E, there is
a very small amount of f uel in the
tank.This indicator comes on when there
is a system message on the multi-
inf ormation display. Press the INFO
button on the steering wheel (see
page ) to see the message (see
page ).
Most of the time, this indicator
comes on along with other indicators
in the instrument panel such as the
seat belt reminder indicator, SRS
indicator, VSA system indicator, etc.
When the indicator comes on, there
are about 1.8 U.S. gal (6.9
)of fuel
remaining in the tank. This indicator comes on when the
security system is set. For more
inf ormation, see page .
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On LX and EX models
L ow Fuel IndicatorSystem Message
Indicator Security System Indicator
Instrument Panel Indicators
70
LOW FUEL INDICATOR
SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR

This shows your speed in kilometers
per hour (km/h) or miles per hour
(mph) depending on the selected
speedometer display. You can switch
the display between km/h and mph
(see page ).
The speedometer also has an
ambient meter. The color of the
ambient meter changes
automatically according to your
driving style (see page ).
You can customize the setting of the
ambient meter (see page ).73
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Gauges
Speedometer/A mbient Meter
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U.S. model is shown. MULTI-INFORMATION
DISPLAY
SPEEDOMETER/AMBIENT METER
CHARGE/ASSIST GAUGE TACHOMETER
FUEL GAUGE
KM/MILE CHANGE KNOB SEL/RESET KNOB

This shows how much f uel you have.
It may show slightly more or less
than the actual amount. The needle
returns to the bottom after you turn
of f the ignition.
To switch the lower segment of the
multi-inf ormation display between
the odometer with the outside
temperature and trip meter with the
outside temperature, press the sel/
reset knob repeatedly. For more
inf ormation, see page . Eachtimeyoupressandholdthe
km/mile change knob, the
speedometer reading switches
between miles per hour (mph) and
kilometers per hour (km/h).
78 Fuel Gauge
Sel/Reset K nob K m/Mile Change K nob
Gauges
Inst rument s and Cont rols
73
SEL/RESET KNOB
KM/MILE CHANGE KNOB
Avoid driving with an extremely low
f uel level. Running out of f uel could
cause the engine to misf ire, damaging
the catalytic converter.

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Multi-Inf ormation Display
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U.S. model is shown.
:
This display will be shown when the
BluetoothHandsFreeLinkis activated. IMA System Power
Flow Monitor/
IMA Battery Level
Indicator
(See page
84/85)
: Press the INFO button .
: Press the INFO button .
: Press the SEL/RESET button. HFL (Seepage87
)
Average Fuel
Economy Record
(See page 81)
Engine Oil Life
(See page80)
Outside Temperature
(See page 80) Trip Computer (See page
81)
Ecological
Drive Display
(See page
81)

Ecological drive display consists of
three parts. The eco-drive score
display shows the accumulated eco
score f or one driving cycle. The
acceleration monitor shows
acceleration ef f iciency. The
deceleration monitor shows
deceleration ef f iciency. See pagef or more inf ormation. The average f uel economy records
display shows the average f uel
economy (0) f or the current driving
cycle and (1-3) f or the last three
driving cycles in mpg (U.S. models)
or l/100 km (Canadian models). Indicators in the trip computer show:
Average Fuel Economy
Range
Elapsed Time
Average Vehicle Speed Instant Fuel Economy
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CONT INUED
Ecological Drive Display A verage Fuel Economy Records T rip Computer
Multi-Inf ormation Display
Inst rument s and Cont rols
81
U.S. model is shown.DECELERATION
MONITOR
ACCELERATION
MONITOR LATEST
AVERAGE FUEL
ECONOMY
PAST AVERAGE
FUEL ECONOMY
ECO-DRIVE SCORE DISPLAY
U.S.
Canada

Mile indication (U.S. models)Kilometer indication (Canadian models) Average Fuel Economy A
Average Fuel Economy B
: This shows your vehicle’s instant
f uel economy in mpg. : This shows your vehicle’s average
f uel economy in mpg (U.S. models)
or l/100 km (Canadian models) since
you last reset trip computer A.
: This shows your vehicle’s average
f uel economy in mpg (U.S. models)
or l/100 km (Canadian models) since
you last reset trip computer B.You can customize the Trip A and
Average Fuel Economy A reset
condition on the multi-information
display (see page ).
: This shows your vehicle’s instant
f uel economy in l/100 km.
When you turn of f the engine, the
instant f uel economy (mpg or l/100
km) is also reset. The average f uel economy will be
reset when you reset the trip meter,
or if the vehicle’s 12 volt battery goes
dead or is disconnected.
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A verage Fuel Economy A /B
Inst ant Fuel Economy
Multi-Inf ormation Display
82
U.S.
AVERAGE FUEL
ECONOMY A
AVERAGE FUEL
ECONOMY B
U.S.
INSTANT
FUEL
ECONOMY
Canada Canada