2004 HONDA ACCORD bulb

Caref ully bend back the corner of
the trunk lid trim to expose thebulbs.
Remove the socket by turning it
one-quarter turn counterclockwise
and pull the bulb straight out of its
socket.Install a new bulb into the socket
and reinstall the socket into the
light assembly.
Open the trunk and remove the
socket f rom the light assembly by
turning it one-quarter turn counter-
clockwise.
Remove the burned-out bulb by
pulling it straight out of the socket.
Install the new bulb and reinstall
the socket.
Press the trim clips back into their
holes.
Push the trunk lid trim back into
position.
Test the lights.
3. 4. 5.6. 7.1. 2. 3.
8.
Lights
Maint enance
Replacing a High-mount Brake
Light Bulb
234
BULBS
SOCKETS BULBS SOCKETS
BULBSOCKET
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....................................
Accessories . 171
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) . 82
.............
Accessory Power Socket . 107
....................
Additives, Engine Oil . 215
.....................................
Airbag (SRS) . 9
..........
Airbag System Components . 22
............................
Air Conditioning . 110
.........................................
Usage . 115
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires . 239
.......................
Alcohol in Gasoline . 280
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
................................
Description . 189
...............................
Indicator . 63, 190
...................................
Operation . 188
.
Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock . 82
........
Audio System . 122, 130, 132, 140
.............
Automatic Speed Control . 155
..............
Automatic Transmission . 182
..........................
Capacity, Fluid . 274
.......................................
Shif ting . 182
.
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 182
................
Shif t Lever Positions . 182
....................
Shif t Lock Release . 185 Battery
Charging System ...........................
Indicator . 62, 260
............................
Jump Starting . 255
..............................
Maintenance . 244
............................
Specif ications . 275
..............................
Bef ore Driving . 163
..........................................
Belts, Seat . 8
.........................
Beverage Holders . 107
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) . 189
.............
Break-in, New Linings . 164
....................
Bulb Replacement . 233
...........................................
Fluid . 225
.......................................
Parking . 104
.........................
System Indicator . 62
........................
Wear Indicators . 188
.............................
Braking System . 188
........................
Break-in, New Car . 164
..
Brightness Control, Instruments . 76
........................
Brights, Headlights . 74
Bulb Replacement
..............................
Brake Lights . 233
................
Front Parking Lights . 231 .................................
Headlights . 228
.........
High-mount Brake Light . 234
............................
Specif ications . 275
...............................
Trunk Light . 233
....................
Turn Signal Lights . 231
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen . 228
............................
Capacities Chart . 274
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 56
.............................
Carrying Cargo . 173
..............
CAUTION, Explanation of . ii
...................................
CD Changer . 132
..............................
CD Player . 130, 131
........................
CD Pocket, Center . 106
........................
Certif ication Label . 272
............................................
Chains . 243
....................
Changing a Flat Tire . 249
Changing Oil
........................................
How to . 216
.............................
When to . 204, 206
...
Charging System Indicator . 62, 260
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 178
Index
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Gas Mileage, Improving . 170
..........................................
Gasohol . 280
.........................................
Gasoline . 164
...........................................
Gauge . 70
................
Octane Requirement . 164
........................
Tank, Filling the . 165
................
Gas Station Procedures . 165
Gauges
...
Engine Coolant Temperature . 69
...............................................
Fuel . 70 ...............................
Speedometer . 68
.................................
Tachometer . 68
Gearshif t Lever Positions ..........
Automatic Transmission . 182
5-speed Manual
.........................
Transmission . 180
......................................
Glove Box . 108
.............
Halogen Headlight Bulbs . 228
..............
Hazard Warning Flashers . 76
........................................
Headlights . 74
........................................
Aiming . 228
..............
Automatic Lighting Off . 75
............
Daytime Running Lights . 76
............
Low Beams, Turning on . 74
.........................
Reminder Chime . 74
........
Replacing Halogen Bulbs . 228
...................................
Turning on . 74
..............................
Head Restraints . 94
.....................
Heating and Cooling . 110
.................................
Heated Mirror . 99
..........................
Fan, Interior . 110, 111
.........................................
Features . 109
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank . 165
Filter
.........................
Dust and Pollen . 235
...............................................
Oil . 216
5-speed Manual Transmission ...............
Checking Fluid Level . 224
5-speed Manual Transmission ................................
Shif ting the . 180
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning . 76
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a . 249
Fluids
.
Automatic Transmission . 221, 222
..........................................
Brake . 225
.........................................
Clutch . 226 ..............
Manual Transmission . 224
..........................
Power Steering . 226
..................
Windshield Washer . 218
...........................
Folding Rear Seat . 95
.....
Foreign Countries, Driving in . 281
..........................
Four-way Flashers . 76
.................................................
Fuel . 164
......................
Fill Door and Cap . 165
...........................................
Gauge . 70
................
Octane Requirement . 164
...............................
Oxygenated . 280
........................
Tank, Filling the . 165
.....................
Fuses, Checking the . 265
.......................................
Starting . 179
..........
Engine Speed Limiter . 181, 184
......................
Ethanol in Gasoline . 280
.
Evaporative Emissions Controls . 282
...............................
Exhaust Fumes . 56
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
........................................
Belts by . 17
Index
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Transceiver . 158
.......................
Hood, Opening the . 166
...........................
Hydraulic Clutch . 226
...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle . 272
Ignition
..............................................
Keys . 79
...........................................
Switch . 82
............
Timing Control System . 283
........................
Immobilizer System . 81
.........
Important Safety Precautions . 6
.........
Indicators, Instrument Panel . 61
...............................
Inf ant Restraint . 40
......................................
Inf ant Seats . 40
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 50
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire . 238
...................................
Inside Mirror . 98
.............................
Inspection, Tire . 240
....................
Installing a Child Seat . 45
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 47
.............................
Using LATCH . 46
............................
Instrument Panel . 61
........
Instrument Panel Brightness . 76 ........................................
Introduction . i
.................
Jacking up the Vehicle . 250
.......................................
Jack, Tire . 250
................................
Jump Starting . 255
..................................................
Keys . 79
.......................
Label, Certif ication . 272
.................
Lane Change, Signaling . 74
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts . 15, 19
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement . 228
.......................................
Indicator . 61
.........................................
Parking . 74
..................................
Turn Signal . 65
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) . 82
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column . 82
............................
Fuel Fill Door . 165 ..................................
Glove Box . 108
....................
Lockout Prevention . 84
.................................
Power Door . 83
...........................................
Trunk . 89
........................
Low Coolant Level . 169
...
Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a . 180
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 62, 259
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart . 274
.........................................
Luggage . 173
..................................
Maintenance . 199
...
Owner Maintenance Checks . 203
........................................
Record . 208
......................
Required Indicator . 70
..........................................
Saf ety . 200
.............................
Schedule . 204-207
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 62, 260
...................
Manual Transmission . 180
........
Manual Transmission Fluid . 224
...............................
Meters, Gauges . 68
...................
Methanol in Gasoline . 280
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting . 98
.................................
Modif ications . 172
Index
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M
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Moonroof . 102
......................
Closing Manually . 263
...................................
Operation . 102
...................
Neutral Gear Position . 183
..................
New Vehicle Break-in . 164
.....................
Normal Shif t Speeds . 181
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of . i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication . 272
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline . 164
.........................................
Odometer . 68
Odometer/Outside Temperature
......................................
Indicator . 68
...............................
Odometer, Trip . 69
Oil
........................
Change, How to . 216
..............
Change, When to . 204, 206
......................
Checking Engine . 168
..............
Pressure Indicator . 62, 259
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart . 215 ...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) . 82
..
Operation in Foreign Countries . 281
..............................
Outside Mirrors . 98
.....................
Outside Temperature . 68
....................
Overheating, Engine . 257
.......
Owner Maintenance Checks . 203
..........................
Oxygenated Fuel . 280
..............
Panel Brightness Control . 76
........................
Park Gear Position . 183
...............................
Parking Brake . 103
.................................
Parking Lights . 74
..
Parking Over Things that Burn . 284
..................................
Parking Tips . 187
.............................
PGM-FI System . 283
...................................
Pollen Filter . 235
.........
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 17
.........
Protecting Adults and Teens . 11
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 18
.....
Advice f or Pregnant Women . 17
........................
Protecting Children . 34
Protecting Inf ants and Small
.......................................
Children . 40 ...........
Protecting Larger Children . 51
.....................
Using Booster Seat . 52
...................
Radiator Overheating . 257
Radio/CD Sound
.......................
System . 122, 130, 132
..
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement . 233
..........................
Rear Seat, Folding . 95
............................
Rear View Mirror . 98
.................
Rear Window Def ogger . 77
.........
Reclining the Seat Backs . 92, 93
.......
Recommended Shif t Speeds . 181
.............................
Reminder Lights . 61
.......................
Remote Transmitter . 85
Replacement Inf ormation
................
Engine Oil and Filter . 216
..........................................
Fuses . 265
................................
Light Bulbs . 228
............................
Schedule . 204, 206
...........................................
Tires . 241
.............................
Wiper Blades . 236
Index
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Supplemental Restraint System......................................
Servicing . 32
.........................
SRS Indicator . 28, 63
...................
System Components . 22
..................................
Synthetic Oil . 215
.....................................
Tachometer . 68
......
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in . 233
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected . 247
Technical Descriptions
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 277
.....
Emissions Control Systems . 282
.....................
Oxygenated Fuels . 280
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter . 284
.......................
Temperature Gauge . 69
..............
Tether Anchorage Points . 50
..
Three Way Catalytic Converter . 284
..........................
Time, Setting the . 153
....................................
Timing Belt . 227
....................................
Tire Chains . 243
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat . 249
.................................
Tire Labeling . 279 ...............................................
Tires . 238
..............................
Air Pressure . 239
.........................
Checking Wear . 240
..........................
Compact Spare . 248
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 277
......................................
Inf lation . 238
..................................
Inspection . 240
...................................
Replacing . 241
......................................
Rotating . 241
...........................................
Snow . 242
............................
Specif ications . 276
...................
Tools, Tire Changing . 249
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer . 194
................
Emergency Wrecker . 264
..............
Traction Control System . 191
...
TCS Activation Indicator . 63, 192
......................
TCS Indicator . 64, 191
...............
TCS ON/OFF Switch . 192
Transmission Checking Fluid Level, ......................
Automatic . 221, 222
Checking Fluid Level, ...................................
Manual . 224
..........
Fluid Selection . 221, 223, 224
..............
Identif ication Number . 272 .............
Shif ting the Automatic . 182
..................
Shif ting the Manual . 180
.....................................
Treadwear . 277
.......................................
Trip Meter . 69
................................................
Trunk . 89
....................
Emergency Opener . 90
.................................
Opening the . 89
...................
Open Monitor Light . 64
....................................
Turn Signals . 74
Unexpected, Taking Care
..........................................
of the . 247
....
Unif orm Tire Quality Grading . 277
........................
Unleaded Gasoline . 164
.....................
Upholstery Cleaning . 235
.......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of . 217
................................
Vanity Mirror . 104
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load . 174
......................
Vehicle Dimensions . 274
Index
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