2005 HONDA CIVIC COUPE steering

If you decide to tow your vehicle
with all f our wheels on the ground,
make sure you use a properly-
designed and attached tow bar.
Prepare the vehicle for towing as
described previously, and leave the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) position so the steering wheel
does not lock. Make sure the radio
and any items plugged into the
accessory power socket are turned
of f so they do not run down the
battery.
Emergency T owing
210
Trying to lif t or tow your vehicle by the
bumpers will cause serious damage.
The bumpers are not designed to
support the vehicle’s weight.The steering system can be damaged if
the steering wheel is locked. Leave the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY (I)
position, and make sure the steering
wheel turns f reely bef ore you begin
towing.
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Specif ications
T echnical Inf ormation
215
Air Conditioning Fuses
Alignment
Tires
Lights Battery HFC-134a (R-134a)
17.6 19.4 oz (500 550 g)
12 V
12 V 60 W
2°14’45’
0°
0.00 in (0.0 mm)
P185/65R15 86H P185/70R14 87S
0.08 in ( 2.0 mm)
12 V
51 W
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
30 psi (210 kPa , 2.1 kgf/cm)
T125/70D15 95M
T115/70D14 88M
P195/60R15 87H
Refrigerant type
Charge quantity
Lubricant oil type
Interior
Under-hood
Toe-in
CamberCaster Size
Pressure
24/2.2 CP
See page 208 or the fuse label
attached to the inside of the fuse
box door under the steering
column.
See page 207 or the fuse box
cover.
Headlights (HI)
Headlights (LO)
Front turn signal/Side marker/
Parking light
Rear turn signal lights
Stop/Taillights
Back-up lights
High-mount stop light
License plate lights
Ceiling light
Front ceiling light
Spotlights
Trunk light SP-10
12 V 5 W 8W
12 V
12 V 5 W 5W
12 V 10 W
12 V 3CP
12 V 21 W
12 V 18 W
12 V 21/5 W
12 V 21 W
12 V
Capacity 12 V
12 V
38 AH/5 HR
36 AH/5 HR Front Rear
FrontRear
Front
3:4:5:6: 7:
(HB3)
Front/Rear
Spare
Front/Rear
Spare
(HB4)
U.S.: DX, Value Package, HX Canada: DX
Canada: LX
U.S.: LX, EX, Special Edition Canada: Si, REVERB
1 : U.S.: EX, EX Special Edition
Canada : Si
2 : LX, LX Special Edition
U.S.: DX, Value Package, HX, LX and LX Special Edition
Canada : DX, LX, REVERB
U.S.: LX with ABS, EX, Special Edition
Canada: LX with ABS, Si
112 345
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BatteryCharging System ...........................
Indicator . 54, 200
............................
Jump Starting . 196
..............................
Maintenance . 184
............................
Specif ications . 215
..............................
Bef ore Driving . 121
....................................
Belts,Seat .8,18
...........................
Beverage Holders . 83
..................................
Booster Seats . 42
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) . 147
.............
Break-in, New Linings . 122
....................
Bulb Replacement . 173 ...........................................
Fluid . 168
.........................................
Parking . 81
..........................
System Design . 146
.................
System Indicator . 55, 202
........................
Wear Indicators . 146
.............................
Braking System . 146
.................
Break-in, New Vehicle . 122
..
Brightness Control, Instruments . 63
........................
Brights, Headlights . 62
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights . 173
..............................
Brake Lights . 173
................
Front Parking Lights . 172
........
Front Side Marker Lights . 172
.................................
Headlights . 170
.........
High-mount Brake Light . 174
............................
Specif ications . 215
....................
Turn Signal Lights . 172
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen . 170
............................
Capacities Chart . 214
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 45
....
Accessories and Modif icatons . 128
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) . 68
...............
Accessory Power Socket . 85
................
Adding Engine Coolant . 162
....................
Additives, Engine Oil . 160
.......
Adjusting the Steering Wheel . 65
.........
Advice f or Pregnant Women . 16
...............................
Airbag (SRS) . 9, 21
................
Air Conditioning System . 88
............................................
Usage . 89
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires . 178
..................
High Speed Driving . 179
.........................
Normal Driving . 179
.......................
Alcohol in Gasoline . 122
......................................
Antif reeze . 162
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator . 55, 147
...................................
Operation . 147
..............
Anti-thef t, Audio System . 114
Anti-thef t Steering Column
..............................................
Lock . 68
..................................
Audio System . 92
.
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners . 119 .............
Automatic Speed Control . 117
..............
Automatic Transmission . 138
..........................
Capacity, Fluid . 214
...............
Checking Fluid Level . 165
.......................................
Shif ting . 138
Shif t Lever Position
...............................
Indicators . 138
................
Shif t Lever Positions . 138
....................
Shif t Lock Release . 141
Index
A
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INDEX
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Directional Signals . 62
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Disc Brake Wear Indicators . 146
.......................................
Disc Care . 108
.....................
Disposal of Used Oil . 161
Doors
..............
Locking and Unlocking . 69
......................
Power Door Locks . 69
........
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 216
Downshif ting, Manual
.............................
Transmission . 136
...........
Driver and Passenger Safety . 5
...........................................
Driving . 133
....................................
Economy . 127
..................
Dust and Pollen Filter . 176
..............................
Economy, Fuel . 127
..................................
Emergencies . 187
.............
Battery, Jump Starting . 196
...........
Brake System Indicator . 202
................
Changing a Flat Tire . 189
.....
Charging System Indicator . 200
..................
Checking the Fuses . 204
.........
Hazard Warning Flashers . 64
............................
Jump Starting . 196 .....
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 200
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 201
...
Manually Closing Moonroof . 203
..................
Overheated Engine . 197
.......................................
Towing . 209
...........................
Emergency Brake . 81
......................
Emergency Flashers . 64
......................
Emergency Towing . 209
............
Emergency Trunk Opener . 70
.......................
Emissions Controls . 219
.............
Emissions Testing, State . 222Engine
............
Adding Engine Coolant . 162
....
Coolant Temperature Gauge . 59
.........................
If It Won’t Start . 194
Malf unction Indicator
................................
Lamp . 54, 201
........
Oil Pressure Indicator . 54, 200
.............................
Oil, Synthetic . 160
..............
Oil, What Kind to Use . 159
...............................
Overheating . 197
............................
Specif ications . 214
............
Speed Limiter . 137, 140, 144
.......................................
Starting . 135
......................
Ethanol in Gasoline . 122
.
Evaporative Emissions Controls . 219 ...............................
Exhaust Fumes . 45
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
........................................
Belts by . 16
......................................
Fan Control . 89
...........................................
Features . 87
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank . 123
Filters
.........................
Dust and Pollen . 176
...............................................
Oil . 160
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning . 64
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a . 189
Fluids
..........
Automatic Transmission . 165
..........................................
Brake . 168
.........................................
Clutch . 168
..............
Manual Transmission . 167
..........................
Power Steering . 169
..................
Windshield Washer . 164
FM Stereo Radio .....................................
Reception . 97
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Folding Rear Seat . 76
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High Beam . 55
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Key (Immobilizer System) . 56
......................................
Low Fuel . 56
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Low Oil Pressure . 54, 200
....................
Malf unction Lamp . 201
...........................
Side Airbag Of f . 54
...............................................
SRS . 54
.................................
Trunk Open . 56
Turn Signal and Hazard
...................................
Warning . 56
..............................
Washer Level . 56
Indicators, Instrument .......................................
Panel . 51, 52
...............................
Inf ant Restraint . 32
Inf ant Seats
......................................
Installing . 35
................
Tether Anchor Points . 40
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire . 178
..................
High Speed Driving . 179
.........................
Normal Driving . 179
...................................
Inside Mirror . 80
.............................
Inspection, Tire . 180
....................
Installing a Child Seat . 35
........................
Instrument Panel . 3, 50
........
Instrument Panel Brightness . 63
................
Instrument and Controls . 49 .................................
Interior Lights . 86
........................................
Introduction . i
.................
Jacking up the Vehicle . 190
.......................................
Jack, Tire . 189
................................
Jump Starting . 196
..................................................
Keys . 66
.......................
Label, Certif ication . 212
.................
Lane Change, Signaling . 62
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts . 14, 18
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement . 170
...............................
Indicators . 51, 52
.........................................
Parking . 62
..................................
Turn Signal . 62
....................................
Load Limits . 131
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) . 68 Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column . 68
............................
Fuel Fill Door . 123
.................................
Power Door . 69
...........................................
Trunk . 70
........................
Low Coolant Level . 126
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator . 56
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 54, 200
................................
Lower Anchors . 36
...
Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a . 136
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart . 214
...........
Luggage, Storing (Cargo) . 130
..................................
Maintenance . 149
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks . 152
.................................
Record . 155-157
......................
Required Indicator . 57
..........................................
Saf ety . 150
.............................
Schedule . 151-154
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 54, 201
Index
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Manual Transmission . 136
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Checking Fluid Level . 167
.......................................
Shif ting . 136
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Manual Transmission Fluid . 167
....................................
Mats, Floor . 175
...............................
Meters, Gauges . 58
...................
Methanol in Gasoline . 122
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting . 80
...............
Modif ying Your Vehicle . 129
.........................................
Moonroof . 79
......................
Closing Manually . 203
.....................................
Operation . 79
..................................................
MP3 . 99
..........
Neutral Gear Position . 140, 143
..................
New Vehicle Break-in . 122
.....................
Normal Shif t Speeds . 137
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of . i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication . 212
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline . 122
.........................................
Odometer . 58 ...............................
Odometer, Trip . 58
Oil
........................
Change, How to . 160
......................
Change, When to . 153
......................
Checking Engine . 125
..............
Pressure Indicator . 54, 200
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart . 159
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) . 68
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
....................................
Recovery . 219
..............................
Outside Mirrors . 80
....................
Overheating, Engine . 197
....
Owner’s Maintenance Checks . 152
.........................
Oxygenated Fuels . 122
...................
Radiator Overheating . 197
..............
Panel Brightness Control . 63
...............
Park Gear Position . 139, 143
...........................................
Parking . 145
.................................
Parking Brake . 81
Parking Brake and Brake
.................
System Indicator . 55, 202
...............................
Parking Lights . 172
..
Parking Over Things that Burn . 221 .............................
PGM-FI System . 220
..................................
Playing a Disc . 99
...................................
Pollen Filter . 176
..........................
Power Door Locks . 69
..........
Power Socket Locations . 82, 85
....................
Power Steering Fluid . 169
..............................
Power Windows . 78
.........
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 16
........................
Preparing to Drive . 134
.........
Protecting Adults and Teens . 11
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 16
.....
Advice f or Pregnant Women . 16
........................
Protecting Children . 27
.......................
General Guideline . 27
................
Installing a Child Seat . 35
.......................
Protecting Inf ants . 32
.......
Protecting Larger Children . 41
.........
Protecting Small Children . 33
.................
Selecting a Child Seat . 34
Using Child Seats with
.....................................
Tethers . 40
.............................
Using LATCH . 36
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Sound System . 92
Spare Tire
......................................
Inf lating . 188
............................
Specif ications . 215
....................................
Spark Plugs . 214
................................
Specif ications . 214
................................
Speed Control . 117
................
Speed Limiter . 137, 140, 144
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 21
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 26
.............................
Airbag Service . 26
......
Airbag System Components . 21
How the Passenger Airbag
...............
Of f Indicator Works . 26
..
How the SRS Indicator Works . 25
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work . 22
...
How Your Side Airbags Work . 24
.............................
SRS Indicator . 25, 54
....
START (Ignition Key Position) . 68
.......................
Starting the Engine . 135
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude . 135
................
With a Dead Battery . 196
..............
State Emissions Testing . 222
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine . 197 Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment . 65
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock . 68
...............
Steering Wheel Buttons . 117
.....................
Stereo Sound System . 92
....................
Storing Your Vehicle . 185
Supplemental Restraint
..................................
System .9,21
......................................
Servicing . 26
.........................
SRS Indicator . 25, 54
...................
System Components . 21
..................................
Synthetic Oil . 160
..........
Taillights, Changing Bulbs . 173
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected . 187
....................................
Tape Player . 111
Technical Descriptions
....
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 216
.....
Emissions Control Systems . 219
.....................
Oxygenated Fuels . 122
Three Way Catalytic
.......................
Converter . 220, 221
.......................
Temperature Gauge . 59
.....................
Tether Anchor Points . 40 ................
Thef t Protection, Radio . 114
Three Way Catalytic
...........................
Converter . 220, 221
..................
Tilt the Steering Wheel . 65
..........................
Time, Setting the . 115
....................................
Timing Belt . 169
....................................
Tire Chains . 183
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat . 189
...............................................
Tires . 178
..............................
Air Pressure . 179
.........................
Checking Wear . 180
..........................
Compact Spare . 188
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 216
......................................
Inf lation . 178
..................................
Inspection . 180
.....................................
Labeling . 218
..............................
Maintenance . 181
...................................
Replacing . 181
......................................
Rotating . 181
...........................................
Snow . 182
............................
Specif ications . 215
...................
Tools, Tire Changing . 189
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer . 148
................
Emergency Wrecker . 209
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Unexpected, Taking Care ..........................................
of the . 187
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Unif orm Tire Quality Grading . 216
........................
Unleaded Gasoline . 122
.......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of . 161
......................
Using a Booster Seat . 42 ..................................
Vanity Mirror . 85
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load . 131
......................
Vehicle Dimensions . 214
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number . 212
.............................
Vehicle Storage . 185
........................................
Ventilation . 90
.................................................
VIN . 212
..................................
Viscosity, Oil . 159
.............
WARNING, Explanation of . ii
................
Warning Button, Hazard . 64
.........
Warning Labels, Location of . 46
....................
Warranty Coverages . 225
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level . 164
.......................................
Indicator . 56
.....................................
Operation . 61
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering . 65
............
Alignment and Balance . 181
..........................
Compact Spare . 188
...................................
Replacing . 181 ..............................
Wrench, Nut . 190
Windows ..................
Operating the Power . 78
...........................
Rear, Def ogger . 64
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning . 61
.....................................
Def roster . 91
.......................................
Washers . 61
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades . 176
.....................................
Operation . 61
....................................
Worn Tires . 180
.....
Wrecker, Emergency Towing . 209
Transmission
Checking Fluid Level, ..............................
Automatic . 165
Checking Fluid Level, ...................................
Manual . 167
..................
Fluid Selection . 166, 167
..............
Identif ication Number . 213
.............
Shif ting the Automatic . 138
..................
Shif ting the Manual . 136
...................................
Treadwear . 216
...................
Treadwear Indicators . 180
.......................................
Trip Meter . 58
................................................
Trunk . 70
....................
Emergency Opener . 70
........................................
Opening . 70
............................
Open Indicator . 56
....................................
Turn Signals . 62 :U.S.only
Index
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