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CONT INUED
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Restraint, Child .37
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Reverse Gear Position .162
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Roof Rack .152
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Rotation, Tire .215
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Saf ety Belts .10,20
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Safety Defects, Reporting .264
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Saf ety Features .9
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Airbags .11
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Seat Belts .10
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Saf ety Labels, Location of .55
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Satellite Radio .113
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Seat Belts .10,20
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Additional Information .20
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .22
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Cleaning .209
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .16,21
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Maintenance .22
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Reminder Light .20,60
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Replacing Af ter a Crash .23
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System Components .20
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Use During Pregnancy .18 ...
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt .16
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Seating Capacities .248
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Seats, Adjusting the .83
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Second (2) Gear Position .163
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Selecting a Child Seat .44
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Serial Number .246
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Service Intervals .191
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Service Manual .265
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Service Station Procedure .141
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Setting the Clock .132
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Shif t Lever Position Indicator .161
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Shif t Lock Release .163
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Side Airbags .30
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Of f Indicator .34
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement .205
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Signaling Turns .71
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Skylight .93
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Snow Tires .216
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Sound System .107
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Spare Tire .222
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Inf lating .222
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Specif ications .250
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Specif ications Charts .248
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Speed Control .135 ..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation .24
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Additional Safety Precautions .36
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Airbag Service .35
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .34
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .34
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How the SRS Indicator Works .33
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .27
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How Your Side Airbags Work .30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .32
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SRS Components .24
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SRS Indicator .33,61
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START (Ignition Key Position) .79
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Starting the Engine .158
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .158
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With a Dead Battery .231
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Steam Coming f rom Engine .233
Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment .74
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Anti-theft Column Lock .79
Index
INDEX
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On 4WD model only
Service Inf ormation Summary
Gasoline:
Fuel Tank Capacity:
Recommended Engine Oil:
Automatic Transmission Fluid:Brake Fluid:
Tire Pressure (measured cold):
Manual Transmission Fluid:
SpareTirePressure:
Power Steering Fluid: Rear Differential Fluid:
15.9 US gal (60
)
Unleaded gasoline, pump octane
number of 87 or higher.
API Premium grade 5W-20
detergent oil (see page ).
filter): Honda Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
DOT 3 preferred, or a DOT 3 or
DOT 4 brake fluid as a temporary
replacement (see page ).
Honda Manual Transmission
Fluid preferred, or an SAE 10W-30
or 10W-40 motor oil as a
temporary replacement (see page
).
Capacity (including differential):
2.0 US qt (1.9
) Front: 33 psi (230 kPa , 2.3 kgf/cm
)
Rear: 35 psi (240 kPa , 2.4 kgf/cm
)
Front/Rear: 32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
Honda Power Steering Fluid
preferred, or another brand of
power steering fluid as a
temporary replacement. Do not
use ATF (see page ). 1.1 US qt (1.0
)
Capacity: Honda Dual Pump Fluid II. Do not
use ATF.
4.4 US qt (4.2
) SC model All models except SC
193 199
201 200
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Oilchangecapacity(including
(see page 198 ).(Automatic
Transmission Fluid)
Honda ATF-Z1
2008 Element
