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Select . The system
automatically switches to Fresh
Air mode and turns on the A/C.
Select .
Set the f an and temperature
controls to maximum level.
To clear the windows f aster, you can
close the dashboard corner vents by
rotating the wheel next it. This will
send more warm air to the
windshield def roster vents. Once the
windshield is clear, select the Fresh
Air mode to avoid f ogging the
windows.
For your saf ety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving. The Automatic Climate Control
system can adjust the f an speed and
airflow levels to maintain the interior
temperature you select.
Press the Auto button. With
Navigation System, the light in the
button comes on.
Set the desired temperature by
turning the Temperature Control
dial. You will see FULL AUTO in
the system’s display.
Set the desired temperature by
pressing to raise the
temperature or to lower the
temperature. The selected
temperature will show in the
temperature display on the control
panel. The system automatically selects the
proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air to raise or lower the
interior temperature to the
temperature you selected.
If you set the temperature to its
lower limit or its highest limit, the
system runs at f ull cooling or heating
only. It does not regulate the interior
temperature.
In cold weather, the f an will not
come on automatically until the
heater starts to develop warm air.
When the
system is in FULL AUTO, the rear
A/C passenger control dials cannot
be used. Turning the rear A/C
controldialonthefrontpanel
disables the FULL AUTO f unction.
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Without Navigation System
With Navigation System
EX and EX-L models
Vents, Heating, and A/C
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
T o Remove Exterior Frost or Ice
From the Windows
Using A utomatic Climate Control
Rear A /C Cont rol
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You can manually select various
f unctions of the Climate Control
system when it is in FULL AUTO.
All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled.
Manually selecting a f unction causes
thewordFULLinthedisplaytogo
out.
If you press the A/C button next to
the display, the manual selection will
show in the display. This causes the
light in the AUTO button to turn of f .Turningthefanspeedand
temperature control dials all the way
to left shuts off the system
completely.
If you press OFF, the Climate
Control system shuts of f completely.
Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only.
To keep stale air and mustiness
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times.
When the Climate Control System is
turned OFF, the temperature in the
display will also turn of f .
Without Navigation System
With Navigation System With Navigation System
EX and EX-L models
LX model
EX and EX-L models
Vents, Heating, and A/C
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Manual Operation To Turn Everything Of f
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Playing the Radio
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
LX model
EX and EX-L models Opt ional on U.S. EX-L model
126
AM/FM BUTTON SCAN BUTTONSTEREO INDICATOR
BASS/FADER CONTROL
KNOB
TREBLE/BALANCE CONTROL
KNOB
SEEK SWITCH TUNE BAR
TUNE BAR
PRESET BUTTONS STEREO
INDICATOR
SCAN
INDICATOR
TUNE KNOB
AM/FM
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
BASS/
FADER
CONTROL
KNOB TREBLE/
BALANCE
CONTROL
KNOB
AUTO SELECT
BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB
AM/FM
BUTTON
STEREO
INDICATOR
SEEK
BARAUTO
SELECT
BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB SEEK BAR
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction in
AM is not available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and
(EX and EX-L models).
Use the TUNE bar or
knob to tune the radio to a desired
f requency. Press the / side
of the bar or turn the knob to the
right to tune to a higher f requency,
or press the / side or turn
the knob to the left to tune to a lower
f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the / or / side of the bar, or push the
SEEK switch up or down, then
release it. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. SCN/SCAN shows in
the display. The system will scan f or
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds a strong signal, it will stop
and play that station for about 5
seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor5seconds.Whenit
plays a station that you want to listen
to, press the SCAN button again.
Playing the Radio
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
To Play the Radio To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
TUNE
SEEK SCAN
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µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the Auto Select f eature
to find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL Button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM, and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if Auto
Select cannot f ind a strong station
f or every preset button. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN functions to find stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To turn of f Auto Select,
Playing the Radio
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Preset
A UT O SEL ECT
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Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Playing a CD
LX model
EX and EX-L models Opt ional on U.S. EX-L model
132
PWR/VOL
KNOB
TAPE/CD BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON RANDOM INDICATOR
REPEAT INDICATOR
PRESET BUTTONS
REPEAT BUTTON
SKIP SWITCH
PWR/VOL KNOB
RANDOM
BUTTONSKIP
BAR
TUNE
BAR
EJECT
BUTTON
CD SLOT
AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB REPEAT
BUTTON SKIP BAR
CD BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON CD SLOT
CD EJECT BUTTON
CD BUTTON
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To play a CD, the ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the track playing is
shown in the display. The system will
continuously play a CD until you
change modes.
Insert a CD into the CD slot. The
drive will pull the CD in the rest of
the way to play it. When the system
reaches the end of the disc, it will
return to the beginning and play the
disc again.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring.
To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button. Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To play the tape when a CD is
playing, insert a tape in the player (if
available). If a tape is in the player,
press the TAPE button. Press the
CD button again to switch back to
the CD player. The cassette player is
optional on EX and EX-L models.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f (at
thesamediscandtrackonLX
model).
Each time you press and
release / or push up the
SKIP switch, the player skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release / button, or push down the SKIP
switch to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track. Press
orpushdownitagaintoskiptothe
beginning of the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe / or / side of the SKIP bar. You will
see CUE or REW in the display. On
LX model, push and hold the SKIP
switch. You will hear a beep when
the system begins to move.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press the RPT button again
to turn it off.
Optional on LX model
Playing a CD
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
To Play a CD SKIP
REPEAT
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To activate Random Play on LX
model, press and hold the RPT
button until you see RDM in the
display. Press it again to return to
normal play.
If the system is in repeat mode, turn
it of f bef ore you select random mode.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button to play the CD. Insert a tape in the player (if
available) to switch to the tape while
aCDisplaying.Ifatapeisinthe
player, press the TAPE button. Press
the CD button again to switch back
to the CD player. The cassette player
is optional on EX and EX-L models.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f (at
thesamediscandtrackonLX
model).
An optional six disc CD changer is
available for your vehicle from your
Honda dealer.
This disc changer uses the same
controls used f or the in-dash CD
player or the radio.
Load the CDs in the magazine and
load the magazine in the changer
according to the instructions that
came with the unit.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the appropriate
preset buttons (1 6). On the U.S.
EX-L model, use the preset 5 (DISC
) button to select the previous disc,
or the preset 6 (DISC ) button to
select the next disc in sequence.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it f inds a CD to load
and play.
On EX and EX-L models, if there are
no CDs, the display will f lash, then
you need to select another mode.
Press and release the
RDM button to play the tracks in
random order. You will see RDM in
the display. Press the RDM button
again to return to normal play.
Playing a CD
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
To Stop Playing a CD
Operating the Optional CD
Changer
RANDOM
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