T his Owner’s Manual covers all models of
the Civic 4-door. You may f ind descriptions
of equipment and f eatures that are not on
your particular model.
T he inf ormation and specif ications included
in this publication were in ef f ect at the time
of approval f or printing. Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd. reserves the right, however, to
discontinue or change specif ications or
design at any time without notice and
without incurring any obligation whatsoever. T his Owner’s Manual should be considered
a permanent part of the vehicle and should
remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
Owner’s Identif ication
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OWNER
ADDRESS
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DEALER NAMEDEALER NO.
ADDRESS
OWNER’S SIGNATURE
DEALER’S SIGNATURE
STREET
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP CODE/
POSTAL CODE
(Date sold to original retail purchaser)
STREET
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP CODE/
POSTAL CODE
This indicator comes on if the trunk
lid is not closed tightly.
This indicator comes on as a
reminder that you must ref uel soon.
This indicator comes on when the
washer f luid level is low. Add washer
fluidwhenyouseethisindicator
come on (see page ).
The lef t or right turn signal indicator
blinks when you signal a lane change
or turn. If the indicators do not blink
or blink rapidly, it usually means one
of the turn signal bulbs is burned out
(see page ). Replace the bulb as
soon as possible, since other drivers
cannot see that you are signaling.
WhenyouturnontheHazard
Warning button, both turn signal
indicators blink. All turn signals on
the outside of the vehicle should
flash. This indicator comes on with the
high beam headlights. For more
inf ormation, see page .
On Canadian models, this indicator
comes on with reduced brightness
when the Daytime Running Lights
(DRL) are on (see page ).
This indicator comes on when you
set the cruise control. See page
f or inf ormation on operating the
cruise control. 65
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Canadian models only
Only on models equipped with Cruise Control System
High Beam Indicator T runk-open Indicator
Low Fuel Indicator
Washer Level Indicator
Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
Cruise Control Indicator
Instrument Panel Indicators
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Turn Signal
Of f
Parking and interior lights
Headlight on
High beams
Flashhighbeams Push down on the
lef t lever to signal a lef t turn and up
to signal a right turn. To signal a lane
change, push lightly on the lever and
hold it. The lever will return to
center when you release it or
complete a turn. To f lash the high beams, pull the
lever back lightly, then release it.
The high beams will stay on as long
as you hold the lever back.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn them on
with the switch. With the headlight switch off, the
high beam headlights come on with
reduced brightness when you turn
the ignition switch to ON (II) and
release the parking brake. They
remain on until you turn the ignition
switch of f , even if you set the
parking brake.Push the lever back
untilyouhearaclicktoturnonthe
high beams. The blue high beam
indicator will come on (see page ).
Pull the lever back again to low
beams.
Turning switch to the
position turns on the parking
lights, taillights, instrument panel
lights, side-marker lights, and rear
license plate lights. Turning the
switch to the position turns on
the headlights. If you leave the lights
on with the key removed from the
ignition switch, you will hear a
reminder tone when you open the
driver’s door.
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Turn Signal and Headlights Turn Signal
(Canadian Models) Daytime Running L ights High Beams
Headlights
Turn Signal and Headlights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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On Special Edition modelsOn Special Edition models
You can display the sound with the
spectroscopic analysis. There are
five modes of display; Peak-Hold,
Normal, Aurora, Level and Off.
Each time you press and release
the DISP button, the mode
changes f rom P.HOLD to
NORMAL to AURORA to LEVEL,
then to OFF. You see the selected
mode in the display f or about 5
seconds as it changes.You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .
You can also select the reduced
brightness in the display when the
parking lights are on. Press and hold
the DISP button for about 5 seconds
until you hear a beep to change the
brightness. Press and hold this
button again f or about 5 seconds
until you hear a beep to return to the
f ull brightness.
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Playing the Radio
Spect roscopic A nalysis
Display bright ness
A udio System L ighting
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the CD player/CD
changer with the same controls used
for the radio. To select the CD
player/CD changer, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. With
the in-dash CD changer, the disc and
track numbers are displayed. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.Insert a disc into the slot. The drive
will pull the disc in the rest of the
waytoplayit.Whenthesystem
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 disc 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
(optional). If a tape is in the player,
press the TAPE button. Press the
CD button again, to switch back to
the CD player.
While playing a disc, you can see the
playing time in the display by
cancelling the clock display (see
page ). Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112
/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are: Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit. The in-dash CD changer can also
play CD-Rs and CD-RWs
compressed in MP3 standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. You can select
afolderortrackupto .
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On Special Edition models
On models with CD player
(For U.S. Models only)
Optional on DX model
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD ChangerWith In-dash CD Changer
You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3 mode).
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 to 6). If
you select an empty position, the
system will go into the loading
sequence (see page ).
In MP3 mode, use the FOLDER bar
to select f olders in the disc and use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to change files.
When you press the TITLE button
while playing a disc in MP3, the
displayshowsthefirst13characters
of the current f older or f ile name f or
about 5 seconds, then automatically
returns to the normal display.
With the f older or f ile name, you will
see the FOLDER or FILE indicator
in the display.
Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display mode changes
f rom File Name display to Folder
Name display, then to Normal
display.
If thefolderorfilenamehasmore
than 13 characters and the name is
displayed, press and hold the TITLE
button until you hear a beep. The
display will show the next 13
characters f or about 5 seconds. To see all characters of the f older or f ile
name, repeat this step.
If you press the TITLE button when
the last character(s) is displayed,
you hear two beeps, then the display
shows the f irst 13 characters again.
You will also see the f older or f ile
name in the f ollowing conditions.
When the f older or the f ile is
changed.
When you change the audio mode
to the playing discs in MP3 and
the system begins to play.
When you insert a disc and the
system begins to play. 101
Playing a Disc
Folder Name and File Name Display
Function T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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With In-dash CD Changer With In-dash CD Changer
Except f or Special Edition models On Special Edition models
To
select a different folder, press and
release the ‘‘ ’’ side of the
FOLDER bar to move the beginning
of the next f older. Press and release
the‘‘ ’’sidetomovethe
beginning of the current f older.
Press and release it again to skip to
the beginning of the previous f older.
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3 mode), press and
release the RPT button. You will see
RPT in the display. Press the RPT
button again to turn it off. With the
in-dash CD changer, press the RPT
button two or three times depending
on the selected mode to return to
normal playing.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent disc
with a preset button also turns of f the repeat f eature.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the tracks
(all f iles in each f older in MP3 mode)
on the selected disc in the order they
are recorded on the disc. To activate
the disc repeat f eature, select the
Disc-Repeat mode by pressing the
RPT button repeatedly. You will see
D-RPT in the display. The system
continuously replays the current disc.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
off. Pressing the RDM button or
selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button also turns of f the
repeat feature.
You will see CUE or REW in the
display while moving.
While moving forward or backward,
thetimedisplaychangestothe
track/f ile playing time. Af ter
releasing the bar, the display goes
back to the time display. Each time you
press and release the / side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 mode). Press
and release the / side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe / or /
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
Playing a Disc
FOL DER/SEL ECT ION
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT) DISC-REPEA T
SEEK /SK IP
Features
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer
With In-dash CD Changer
In CD mode with In-dash CD Changer
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3. To
activate Folder Repeat mode, press
the RPT button. You will see F-RPT
in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing the RDM button,
selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button, or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER bar also
turns of f the repeat f eature. This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a f older in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressedinMP3.Toactivate
Folder Random play, press the RDM
button. You will see F-RDM in the
display. The system will then select
and play f iles randomly. This
continues until you deactivate Folder
RandomPlaybypressingtheRDM
button again, or you select a
dif f erent disc with a preset button or
a different folder with the FOLDER
bar.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom Folder Random Play to Within
a Disc Random Play, then to normal
playing.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
File Repeat to Folder Repeat to Disc
Repeat, then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in MP3
mode) within a disc in random order.
To activate Random Play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3
mode, press the RDM button twice
to select Within a Disc Random Play.
You will see RDM in the display.
Press the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
Selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button also turns of f the
random f eature.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
Track Repeat to Disc Repeat, then to
normal playing.
Playing a Disc
FOL DER-REPEA T
FOL DER-RA NDOM
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)
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