2004 HONDA S2000 Owners Manual

Each door has a lock tab next to the
inside door handle. When you push
in the lock tab on the driver’s door,
both doors lock. Pulling out the lock
tab on the driver’s door only unlocks
that door. The lock tab on the
passenger’s door only locks and
unlocks that door.To lock the passenger’s door when
getting out of the vehicle, push the
lock tab in and close the door. To
lock the driver’s door, remove the
key f rom the ignition switch, pull out
either the inside or outside door
handle and push the lock tab in, then
close the door.
Both doors lock when you use the
key in the driver’s door. Using the
key in the passenger’s door only
locks and unlocks that door.
To unlock only the driver’s door
f rom the outside, insert the key in
the driver’s door lock, turn the key
and release it. If you turn the key
and hold it, both doors will unlock.
To open the trunk, press the trunk
release button in the lower console
compartment. To protect items in
the trunk when you need to give the
key to someone else, lock the lower
console compartment with the
master key, and give the other
person the valet key.
To close the trunk, press down on
the trunk lid.
Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Power Door L ocks
T runk
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LOCK TAB
TRUNK RELEASE BUTTONPush

You can also use the master key to
open the trunk lock.
To open the trunk with the remote
transmitter, press and hold the
TRUNK RELEASE button f or about
1second(seepage ).Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging it
and to prevent exhaust gas from
getting into the interior. See Carbon
Monoxide Hazard, page .
As a saf ety f eature, your vehicle has
a release lever on the trunk latch so
the trunk can be opened f rom inside.
To open the trunk, push the release
lever to the lef t.
Parents should decide if their
children should be shown how to use
this feature.
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Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Emergency T runk Opener
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MASTER KEY

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Pressthisbuttontolock
both doors. Some exterior lights will
f lash. When you push LOCK twice
within 5 seconds, you will hear a
beep to verify that the doors are
locked.
Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Push it
twice to also unlock the passenger’s
door.
The interior light (if the interior light switch is in the center position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
either door, the light will go out in
about 30 seconds and the doors will
relock. If you relock the doors with
theremotetransmitterbefore30
seconds have elapsed, the light will
go of f immediately.
You cannot lock or unlock the doors
with the remote transmitter if either
door is not f ully closed or the key is
in the ignition switch.
To open the trunk, push and hold the
TRUNK RELEASE button f or about
1 second.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to attract attention;
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter or turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Avoid dropping or throwing the
transmitter.
Protect the transmitter from
extreme temperature.
Do not immerse the transmitter in
any liquid.
If you lose a transmitter, the
replacement needs to be
reprogrammed by a Honda dealer.
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
LOCK
UNL OCK PA NICRemote Transmitter Care
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LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON
TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON

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To replace the battery, remove the
round cover on the back of the
transmitter by turning it
counterclockwise with a coin. Insert
a new battery with the side facing
up. Align the mark on the cover
with the mark on the
transmitter. Set the cover in place,
andturnitclockwise.
If it takes several pushes on the
button to lock or unlock the doors,
replace the battery as soon as
possible.
Battery type: CR2025
As required by the FCC: This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
Remote Transmitter
Replacing the Transmitter
Battery
Inst rument s and Cont rols57
BATTERY ROUND
COVER

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See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position seats and seat-backs. 10 11
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving.
To adjust the seat forward and
backward, pull up on the lever under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge. Then
trytomovetheseattomakesureit
is locked in position.To change the seat-back angle, pull
up on the lever on the outside of the
seat bottom.
Seats
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You vehicle’s windows are
electrically-powered. Turn the
ignition switch to ON (II) to raise or
lower either window.Each door has a switch that controls
its window. To open the window,
push the switch down and hold it.
Release the switch when you want
the window to stop. Close the
window by pulling back on the
switch and holding it.The driver’s armrest has a master
power window control panel. To
open the passenger’s window, push
down on the switch and hold it until
the window reaches the desired
position. To close the window, pull
back on the window switch. Release
the switch when the window gets to
the position you want.
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols59
DRIVER’S WINDOW SWITCH
MAIN
SWITCH
PASSENGER’S WINDOW SWITCH

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The master control panel also con-
tains these extra features:
To open the driver’s
window f ully, push the window
switch f irmly down and release it.
The window automatically goes all
the way down. To stop the window
f rom going all the way down, pull
back on the window switch brief ly.
To open the driver’s window only
partially, push the window switch
down lightly and hold it. The window
will stop as soon as you release the
switch.
The AUTO f unction only works to
lower the driver’s window. To raise
the window, you must pull back on
the window switch and hold it until
the window reaches the desired
position. The MAIN switch controls power to
the passenger’s window. With this
switch of f , the passenger’s window
cannot be raised or lowered. The
MAIN switch does not af f ect the
driver’s window. Keep the MAIN
switch of f when you have a child in
the vehicle so the child does not get
injured by operating the window
unintentionally.
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
AUTO
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Closing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passenger is
away from the window before
closing it.

The convertible top on your Honda
lowers and raises electrically.
It is advisable to raise the top
whenever you park the vehicle. This
helps to protect the vehicle f rom
unexpected weather changes, and
f rom thef t of your valuables.Bef ore operating the convertible top,
make sure the vehicle is parked on
level ground, the rear def ogger is of f ,
and there is enough clearance above
the top.
Apply the parking brake. The
convertible top will not operate
unless the parking brake is f ully
engaged.
Turn the ignition switch to ON (II). Thereisalatchoneachside.Push
in the tabs, and pull the locking
levers down.
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2.
3.
CONT INUED
Convertible Top
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Lowering the Convertible Top
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NOTICE:
LATCHTAB
LOCKING LEVER
Do not operate the convertible top in
f reezing weather. Y ou can damage
the material and the mechanism.
Do not operate the top if it is wet,
dirty, or covered with ice or snow.
Never drive the vehicle with the
convertible top half open.
Do not operate the convertible top if
the vehicle is on a jack, a hoist, or on
jack stands.
Park your vehicle in the shade
whenever possible. Extended
exposure to sunlight can cause the
convertible top to deteriorate.