2007 HONDA S2000 run flat

µAdjust the driver’s seat as far to the
rear as possible while allowing you to
maintain full control of the vehicl e.
Have a passenger adjust his or her
seat as far to the rear as possible.
Lo
cking the doors reduces the
ch ance of someone being thro wn out
of the vehicle during a crash, and it
helps prevent a passenger from
accidentally opening a door and
falling out.
Lo cking the doors also helps prevent
an outsider from unexp ectedly
opening a door when you come to a
stop.
See page for how to lock the
doors, and page for how the door-
open indicator works.
If you sit too close to the steering
wh eel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inflating front
ai rbag, or by striking the steering
wh eel or dashboard.
The
following pages pro vide
instru ctions on how to properly
protect the driver, an adult
passenger or teenage child large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in your vehicle. See pages f or important guidelines on
how to properly protect a child in a
forward-facing child seat or a larger
child passenger.
Your vehicle has door and trunk
monitor indicators on the instrument
panel to indicate when either door or
the trunk is not tightly closed. After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked. 40
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Protecting A dults and Teens
Adjust the Seats
Introduction
Close and L ock the Doors
1. 2.
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Thesizedifferencemayalsocause
damage to the rear dif f erential, so do
not mount the compact spare on the
rear. If either rear tire goes f lat,
remove the f ront tire on that same
side, mount the compact spare tire
on the f ront, then mount the f ront
tire on the rear.Park the vehicle on f irm, level, and
non-slippery ground. Put the
transmission in reverse. Apply the
parking brake.
Turn on the hazard warning lights,
and turn the ignition switch to the
LOCK (0) position. Have your
passenger get out of the vehicle
while you change the tire. Open the trunk. Lift up the tool
box lid, and take the jack, the
wheel nut wrench, and the
extension out of the tool box.
Thecompactsparetireissmaller
than a standard tire, which will affect
the vehicle’s handling. Drive
cautiously when this spare is
mounted on your vehicle. If you have a f lat tire while driving,
stop in a saf e place to change it.
Drive slowly along the shoulder until
you get to an exit or an area to stop
that is far away from the traffic lanes.
3.
1.
2.
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Changing a Flat Tire
T aking Care of t he Unexpect ed
175
TOOL BOX LID
JACK
The vehicle can easily roll off
the jack, seriously injuring
anyone underneath.
Follow the directions for
changing a tire exactly, and
never get under the vehicle
when it is supported only by the
jack. Use the jack that came with your
vehicle. If you try to raise another
vehicle with this jack or use another
jack to raise your vehicle, the vehicle or
jack can be damaged.

Put the flat tire in the trunk well
vertically as shown.
Remove the tool box f rom the
trunk well, and replace the jack,
wheel wrench, and extension in
the tool box.
Place the tool box into the spare
tire shelf in the trunk.
Replacethesparetirecover.
Secure it with the three clips. Push
each clip in securely, and pivot the
ring down f lat.
16.
17.
14.
15.
Changing a Flat Tire
T aking Care of t he Unexpect ed
179
CLIPS

CONT INUED
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Changing a Flat Tire . 175
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Charging System Indicator . 186
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Checking the Fuses . 191
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Closing the Convertible Top . 189
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Hazard Warning Flashers . 58
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Jump Starting .182
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 186
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 187
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Overheated Engine . 183
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Towing .196
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Emergency Brake .76
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Emergency Flashers .58
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Emergency Towing .196
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Emergency Trunk Opener . 64
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Emissions Controls .207
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Emissions Testing, State . 210
Engine ............
Adding Engine Coolant . 149
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Coolant Temperature Gauge . 53
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If It Won’t Start .180
Malf unction Indicator ................................
Lamp . 47, 187
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Oil Lif e Indicator .136
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Oil Pressure Indicator . 46, 186
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Oil, What Kind to Use . 146
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Overheating .183 ............................
Specif ications .202
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Speed Limiter .126
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Start Button .124
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Starting .124
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Ethanol in Gasoline .110
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Evaporative Emission Controls . 207
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Exhaust Fumes .41
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat ........................................
Belts by .14
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Fan, Interior .85
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Features .83
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Filling the Fuel Tank . 111
Filters .........................
Dust and Pollen .161
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Oil .147
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Flashers, Hazard Warning . 58
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Flat Tire, Changing a . 175
Fluids ..........................................
Brake .154
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Clutch .154
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Manual Transmission . 152
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Windshield Washer . 151
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Four-way Flashers .58 .................................................
Fuel .110
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Fill Door and Cap .111
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Gauge .52
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Low Fuel Indicator .49
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Octane Requirement . 110
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Oxygenated .110
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Tank, Ref ueling .111
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Fuel Economy .114
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Fuel Station Procedures . 111
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Fuses, Checking the .191
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Gas Mileage, Improving . 114
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Gasoline .110
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Gauge .52
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Low Fuel Indicator .49
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Octane Requirement . 110
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Tank, Ref ueling .111
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Gauges .51
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Engine Coolant Temperature . 53
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Fuel .52
Gearshif t Lever Positions ..............
Manual Transmission . 126
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