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T his owner’s manual should be considered
a permanent part of the vehicle and should
remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
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 covers all models of
the Fit. You may f ind descriptions of
equipment and f eatures that are not on your
particular vehicle.
Owner’s Identif ication
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commander le numéro de pièce
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OWNER
ADDRESS
V. I. N.
DELIVERY DATE
DEALER NAME DEALER 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
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To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To load or play CDs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the CD player, press the CD
button. 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 about half way into the
CD slot. The drive will pull the CD in
the rest of the way to and begin play
it. When the system reaches the end
of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off. Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. 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.
To move rapidly within a
track, press and hold the SEEK/
SKIP bar. Press and hold to
move forward. Press and hold to move backward. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.All models except Sport
T o Play a CD T o Change or Select T racks
SK IP
SEEK
Playing a Disc
Features
113
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
Each time a new track, file, or
f older plays, other than in normal
display mode.
Each time you press the DISP button
while playing a CD-TEXT, the
display mode changes f rom album
name, to track name, to artist name,
andthentonormaldisplay.When
playing a disc in MP3/WMA, the
display mode changes f rom f older
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP
button, and the rest of the title will
show in the display.
Insert the disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
in the rest of the way and begin to
play it. When the system reaches the
end of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
To play the AM/FM radio when a
disc is playing, press the AM/FM
button. Press the CD button again to
switch back to the disc player.
You will also see the album/track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older/f ile
name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
Playing a Disc
Name Display Funct ion
116
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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CONT INUED
In MP3/WMA mode
To
select a dif f erent f older, press the
lef t or right side of the FOLDER bar.
Press the side to skip to the
next f older, and the side to
move to the beginning of the current
folder.Pressitagaintoskiptothe
previous f older.
Each time you
press and release the side, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track (f iles in
MP3/WMA 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
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar.
You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER bar to select f olders in the
disc, and use the SEEK/SKIP bar to
change f iles.
Playing a Disc
FOLDER SELECTION
SEEK /SK IP
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
Features
117
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µ This f eature plays the
tracks within a disc in random order.
In MP3/WMA mode, all f iles in all
f olders are played in random order.
To activate random mode, press the
RDM button repeatedly until you see
RDM in the display. Press and
release the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
the RPT button repeatedly until you
seeF-RPTinthedisplay.Thesystem
continuously replays the current
folder.PressandholdtheRPT
button to turn it of f .
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal playing.
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press and hold the RPT button to
turn it off.In MP3/WMA mode
Playing a Disc
RANDOM
FOL DER-REPEA T
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
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In MP3/WMA modeThe scan f unction samples
all the tracks/f iles on the disc in the
order they are recorded on the disc.
To activate the scan feature, press
the SCAN button. You will see SCAN
in the display. You will get a 10
second sampling of each track on the
disc. You will also see a track/f ile
name in the display. Press and hold
the SCAN button to get out of the
system and play the last track
sampled.
This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles in the current f older in random
order, rather than in the order they
are compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate 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 f older random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play, to within a
disc random play, then to normal
play. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file of
each f older f or 10 seconds. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press the SCAN button repeatedly
until you see F-SCAN in the display.
Thefoldernameisalsodisplayed.
To hear the rest of the f older, press
the SCAN button, within 10 seconds.
If you do not, the system advances to
the next f older, plays 10 seconds of it,
and continues throughout the rest of
the f older the same way. When the
system samples the f irst f ile of all
f olders, F-SCAN is cancelled, and the
system plays normally.
Playing a Disc
SCAN
FOL DER-RA NDOM F-SCA N
Features
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Press and hold the CLOCK button
until you hear a beep. The displayed
time begins to blink. Change the
hours by pressing the H (preset 4)
button until the numbers advance to
the desired time. Change the
minutes by pressing the M (preset 5)
button until the numbers advance to
the desired time.For example:
1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:53 will reset to 2:00
Press the CLOCK button again to
enter the set time.
You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time
is bef ore the half hour, press the
CLOCK button until you hear a
beep, then press the R (preset 6)
button to set the clock back to the
previous hour. If the displayed
time is af ter the half hour, the
clock sets f orward to the
beginning of the next hour.
Setting the Clock
Features
125
CLOCK BUTTON CLOCK
H BUTTON CLOCK BUTTONCLOCK
H BUTTON
M BUTTON RESET
BUTTON
RESET
BUTTON
M BUTTON
All models except Sport
Sport model
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Help assure your vehicle’s f uture
reliability and perf ormance by paying
extra attention to how you drive
during the f irst 600 miles (1,000 km).Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration.
During this period: Your vehicle is designed to operate
on unleaded gasoline with a pump
octane number of 87 or higher. Use
of a lower octane gasoline can cause
a persistent, heavy metallic rapping
noise that can lead to engine damage.
In addition, in order to maintain good
perf ormance, f uel economy, and
emissions control, we strongly
recommend, in areas where it is
available, the use of gasoline that
does NOT contain manganese-based
f uel additives such as MMT.
Use of gasoline with these additives
may adversely af f ect perf ormance,
and cause the malfunction indicator
lamp on your instrument panel to
come on. If this happens, contactyour authorized dealer f or service.
Some gasoline today is blended with
oxygenates such as ethanol or
MTBE. Your vehicle is designed to
operate on oxygenated gasoline
containing up to 10 % ethanol by
volume and up to 15 % MTBE by
volume. Do not use gasoline
containing methanol.
If you notice any undesirable
operating symptoms, try another
service station or switch to another
brand of gasoline.
For f urther important f uel-related
inf ormation, please ref er to your
.
Avoidhardbrakingforthefirst
200 miles (300 km).
Do not change the oil until the
scheduled maintenance time.
You should also f ollow these
recommendations with an
overhauled or exchanged engine, or
when the brakes are replaced. We recommend using quality
gasolines containing detergent
additives that help prevent fuel
system and engine deposits.
Break-in Period Fuel Recommendation
Quick Start Guide
Break-in Period, Fuel Recommendation
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