If you need to park your vehicle f or
an extended period (more than 1
month), there are several things you
should do to prepare it f or storage.
Proper preparation helps prevent
deterioration and makes it easier to
get your vehicle back on the road. If
possible, store your vehicle indoors.Fill the f uel tank.
Change the engine oil and f ilter.
Wash and dry the exterior
completely.
Clean the interior. Make sure the
carpeting, floor mats, etc., are
completely dry.
If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected, or goes dead, the
audio system will disable itself . The
nexttimeyouturnontheradio,you
will see ‘‘ENTER CODE’’ in the
f requency display. Use the preset
buttons to enter the code (see page
).
142
Except U.S. VP, LX, and Canadian DX-GVehicle Storage
Checking the Battery, Vehicle Storage
236
The battery gives off explosive
hydrogen gas during normaloperation.
A spark or flame can cause the
battery to explode with enough
force to kill or seriously hurt you.
Wear protective clothing and a
face shield, or have a skilled
technician do the batterymaintenance.
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Dimensions
Air Conditioning
Weights
Capacities Capacities
189.5 in (4,813 mm)
71.7 in (1,820 mm)
57.2 in (1,453 mm)
HFC-134a (R-134a)
25 27 oz (700 750 g)
16 18 oz (450 500 g) ND-OIL8
17.09 US gal (64.7
)
107.9 in (2,740 mm)
61.1 in (1,553 mm)
61.2 in (1,554 mm)
Length
Width
Height
Wheelbase
Track
Refrigerant type
Charge quantity
Lubricant type
Gross vehicle weight rating See the certification label attached
to the driver’s doorjamb.
Fuel tank
Engine
coolant 1.35 US gal (5.1
)
1.32 US gal (5.0)
1.77 US gal (6.7)
1.90 US gal (7.2
)
1.88 US gal (7.1)
2.22 US gal (8.4) 4.4 US qt (4.2
)
4.5 US qt (4.3)
4.2 US qt (4.0)
5.6 US qt (5.3
)
5.3 US qt (5.0)
2.0 US qt (1.9)
2.2 US qt (2.1
)
3.1 US qt (2.9
)
3.2 US qt (3.0)
6.9 US qt (6.5)
7.4 US qt (7.0)
2.6 US qt (2.5)
4.8 US qt (4.5)
Engine oil
Manual trans-
mission oil Automatic
transmission
fluid
Windshield
washer
reservoir
2.3 US qt (2.2
)
2.6 US qt (2.5
)
Excluding the oil remaining in the engine
Including the coolant in the reserve tank and that remaining in the
engine
Reserve tank capacity: 0.16 US gal (0.6
)
V6 m o d el s
Approx.
Front Rear
2: 3:
Change
Manual Automatic
Total ManualAutomatic Change
Including
filter
Without
filter
Total
ChangeTotal
ChangeTotalU.S.
Canada
1:
1
2 1 1 3
11 1111
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....................................
Accessories . 162
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) . 76
...............
Accessory Power Socket . 99
....................
Additives, Engine Oil . 205
.............................
Airbag (SRS) . 11, 23
..........
Airbag System Components . 23
............................
Air Conditioning . 102
.........................................
Usage . 104
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires . 228
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator . 59, 180
...................................
Operation . 180
.
Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock . 76
........
Audio System . 114, 122, 131, 135
.............
Automatic Speed Control . 145
..............
Automatic Transmission . 173
..........................
Capacity, Fluid . 268
.......................................
Shif ting . 173
.
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 173
................
Shif t Lever Positions . 173
....................
Shif t Lock Release . 176 Battery
Charging System ...........................
Indicator . 58, 253
............................
Jump Starting . 248
..............................
Maintenance . 235
............................
Specif ications . 269
..............................
Bef ore Driving . 153
..................................
Belts, Seat . 10, 20
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) . 180
.............
Break-in, New Linings . 154
...........................................
Fluid . 215
.........................................
Parking . 95
.................
System Indicator . 59, 255
........................
Wear Indicators . 179
.............................
Braking System . 179
.................
Break-in, New Vehicle . 154
..
Brightness Control, Instruments . 71
........................
Brights, Headlights . 69
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights . 223
................
Front Parking Lights . 221
.................................
Headlights . 218
............................
Specif ications . 269 ............
Turn Signal Lights . 221, 222
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen . 218
............................
Capacities Chart . 268
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 51
.............................
Carrying Cargo . 164
.............
CAUTION, Explanation of . iii
..........................
CD Changer . 122, 128
.......................................
CD Player . 122
..........................
CD Pocket, Center . 98
........................
Certif ication Label . 266
............................................
Chains . 234
....................
Changing a Flat Tire . 241
Changing Oil
........................................
How to . 206
......................................
When to . 193
...
Charging System Indicator . 58, 253
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 168
..................
Childproof Door Locks . 78
.......................................
Child Seats . 34
...........
Lower Anchorage Points . 44
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 48
Index
AB
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Inf ant Restraint . 39
......................................
Inf ant Seats . 39
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 48
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire . 228
...................................
Inside Mirror . 90
.............................
Inspection, Tire . 230
....................
Installing a Child Seat . 43
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 48
.............................
Using LATCH . 44
............................
Instrument Panel . 57
........
Instrument Panel Brightness . 71
........................................
Introduction . i
..................................................
Keys . 74 .................
Jacking up the Vehicle . 241
.......................................
Jack, Tire . 241
................................
Jump Starting . 248
.......................
Label, Certif ication . 266 .................
Lane Change, Signaling . 69
........................
Lap/Shoulder Belts . 21
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement . 218
.......................................
Indicator . 57
.........................................
Parking . 69
..................................
Turn Signal . 61
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) . 76
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column . 76
............................
Fuel Fill Door . 156
..................................
Glove Box . 100
....................
Lockout Prevention . 78
.................................
Power Door . 77
...........................................
Trunk . 82
........................
Low Coolant Level . 160
Lower Gear, Downshifting to
..........................................
a . 172, 175
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 58, 253
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart . 268
.........................................
Luggage . 164
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline . 154
.........................................
Odometer . 64 ...................
Neutral Gear Position . 174
..................
New Vehicle Break-in . 154
.....................
Normal Shif t Speeds . 171
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of . i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication . 266
..................................
Maintenance . 191
.............................
Minder . 193 199 Owner’s Maintenance
...................................
Checks . 198
........................................
Record . 200
..........................................
Saf ety . 192
.......
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 254
...................
Manual Transmission . 170
........
Manual Transmission Fluid . 213
...............................
Meters, Gauges . 64
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting . 90
.................................
Modif ications . 163
.........................................
Moonroof . 94
......................
Closing Manually . 256
.....................................
Operation . 94
Index
J K L M N O
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Odometer/Outside Temperature........................................
Display . 64
Oil
........................
Change, How to . 206
......................
Change, When to . 193
......................
Checking Engine . 159
..............
Pressure Indicator . 58, 253
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart . 204
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) . 76
..............................
Outside Mirrors . 90
.....................
Outside Temperature . 64
....................
Overheating, Engine . 251
....
Owner’s Maintenance Checks . 198
..............
Panel Brightness Control . 71
........................
Park Gear Position . 174
.................................
Parking Brake . 95
.................................
Parking Lights . 69
..
Parking Over Things that Burn . 276
..................................
Parking Tips . 178
.............................
PGM-FI System . 275
.........
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 18 .........
Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 19
.....
Advice f or Pregnant Women . 18
........................
Protecting Children . 34
Protecting Inf ants and Small
.......................................
Children . 39
...........
Protecting Larger Children . 49
.....................
Using Booster Seat . 50
...................
Radiator Overheating . 251
Radio/CD Sound
...............
System . 114, 122, 131, 135
Rear Lights, Bulb ......................
Replacement . 222, 223
..........................
Rear Seat, Folding . 88
............................
Rear View Mirror . 90
.................
Rear Window Def ogger . 72
...............
Reclining the Seat Backs . 85
.......
Recommended Shif t Speeds . 171
.............................
Reminder Lights . 58
.......................
Remote Transmitter . 78
Replacement Inf ormation
................
Engine Oil and Filter . 206
..........................................
Fuses . 257 ................................
Light Bulbs . 218
................................
Timing Belt . 217
...........................................
Tires . 232
.............................
Wiper Blades . 226
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash . 22
.................
Reserve Tank, Coolant . 208
...............................
Restraint, Child . 34
..........
Reverse Gear Position . 172, 174
................................
Rotation, Tire . 231
................................
Saf ety Belts . 10, 20
............
Safety Defects, Reporting . 282
.................................
Saf ety Features . 9
.........................................
Airbags . 11
.....................................
Seat Belts . 10
.............
Saf ety Labels, Location of . 54
..............................
Saf ety Messages . iii
................................
Satellite Radio . 135
Index
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Technical Descriptions......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 271
.....
Emissions Control Systems . 274
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter . 276
.......................
Temperature Gauge . 65
..............
Tether Anchorage Points . 48
..
Three Way Catalytic Converter . 276
..........................
Time, Setting the . 143
....................................
Timing Belt . 217
....................................
Tire Chains . 234
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat . 241
.................................
Tire Labeling . 273
...............................................
Tires . 228
..............................
Air Pressure . 229
.........................
Checking Wear . 230
..........................
Compact Spare . 240
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 271
......................................
Inf lation . 228
..................................
Inspection . 230
...................................
Replacing . 232
......................................
Rotating . 231
...........................................
Snow . 233
............................
Specif ications . 270
...................
Tools, Tire Changing . 241 Towing
.....................................
A Trailer . 184
................
Emergency Wrecker . 262
Transmission Checking Fluid Level,
......................
Automatic . 211, 212
Checking Fluid Level, ...........................
Manual . 213, 214
..
Fluid Selection . 211, 213, 214, 215
..............
Identif ication Number . 267
.............
Shif ting the Automatic . 173
..................
Shif ting the Manual . 170
.....................................
Treadwear . 271
.......................................
Trip Meter . 65
................................................
Trunk . 82
....................
Emergency Opener . 83
.................................
Opening the . 82
...................
Open Monitor Light . 60
....................................
Turn Signals . 69 ..................................
Vanity Mirror . 96
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load . 165
......................
Vehicle Dimensions . 268
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number . 266
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
....................................
System . 182
...
VSA Activation Indicator . 60, 182
.........................
VSA Of f Switch . 183
........
VSA System Indicator . 60, 182
.............................
Vehicle Storage . 236
.................................................
VIN . 266
..................................
Viscosity, Oil . 204
...........
Voice Control System . 104, 116
............
WARNING, Explanation of . iii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of . 54
....................
Warranty Coverages . 281
Unexpected, Taking Care of
...............................................
the . 239
....
Unif orm Tire Quality Grading . 271
........................
Unleaded Gasoline . 154 .......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of . 207
Index
U V W
INDEX
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Service Inf ormation Summary
Gasoline:
Fuel Tank Capacity:
Recommended Engine Oil:
Automatic Transmission Fluid:Tire Pressure (measured cold):
Manual Transmission Fluid:
Brake Fluid:
Power Steering Fluid:
SpareTirePressure:
4.4 US qt (4.2
)
4.5 US qt (4.3
)
17.09 US gal (64.7
)
Unleaded gasoline, pump octane
number of 87 or higher.
API Premium grade 5W-20
detergent oil (see page ).
Oil change capacity (including
filter):
Honda ATF-Z1 (Automatic
Transmission Fluid) preferred, or
aDEXRON
III ATF as a
temporary replacement (see
pages and ). Honda Manual Transmission
Fluid preferred, or an SAE 10W-30
or 10W-40 motor oil as a
temporary replacement (see page
).
2.0 US qt (1.9
)
Honda Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
DOT 3 preferred, or a DOT 3 or
DOT 4 brake fluid as a temporary
replacement (see page ).
Honda Power Steering Fluid
preferred, or another brand of
power steering fluid as a
temporary replacement. Do not
use ATF (see page ).
2.3 US qt (2.2
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
29 psi (200 kPa , 2.0 kgf/cm
)
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
29 psi (200 kPa , 2.0 kgf/cm
)
30 psi (210 kPa , 2.1 kgf/cm
)
30 psi (210 kPa , 2.1 kgf/cm
)
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
4-cylinder models
6-cylinder models Front:
Rear:
Front:
Rear:
Front:
Rear:
204
211 212 214
216215 V6 m o d el s
U.S. LX
U.S. VP, SE, EX, and EX-L models,
Canadian DX-G, SE, and EX-L
models
5-speed manual transmission:
6-speed manual transmission:
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