2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Owners Manual

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Protecting Adults and Teens .11
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Additional Safety Precautions .17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .16
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Protecting Children .34
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Protecting Inf ants .39
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Protecting Larger Children .48
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Protecting Small Children .40
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Radiator Overheating .333
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Radio/Disc/Sound System .112,147
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Readiness Codes .337,360
Rear Lights, Bulb
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Replacement .308,309
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Rear View Mirror .98
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Rear Window Def ogger .76
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Reclining the Seat-backs .91
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Remote Transmitter .89
Replacement Inf ormation ..............
Dust and Pollen Filter .312
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Engine Oil and Filter .298
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Fuses .340
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Light Bulbs .305
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Maintenance Minder .389
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Tires .315.............................
Wiper Blades .312
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .20
Reserve Tank, Engine ...............................
Coolant .258,300
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Restraint, Child .34
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Reverse Gear Position .274
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Rotation, Tire .318
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Saf ety Belts .8,18
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Safety Defects, Reporting .366
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
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Seat Belts .8
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Saf ety Labels, Location of .53
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Seat Belts .8,18
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Additional Information .18
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .19
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .14,18
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Maintenance .20,311
Reminder Light and ................................
Beeper .18,58 ...................
System Components .18
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Use During Pregnancy .16
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder
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Belt .14,18
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Seat Heaters .96
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Seats, Adjusting the .91
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Security System .213
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Serial Number .348
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Service Intervals .295
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Service Manual .367
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Service Station Procedures .255
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Setting the Clock .212
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Shif t Lever Position Indicators .272
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Shif t Lock Release .275
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Side Airbags .9,28
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Of f Indicator .30,59
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Side Curtain Airbags .29
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement .307
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Signaling Turns .74
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Snow Tires .319
Spare Tire ......................................
Inf lating .324
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Specif ications .351
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Specif ications Charts .350
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Speed Control .214
Index
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Speed-Sensitive Volume.......
Compensation (SVC) .115,158
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Spotlights .102
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
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Additional Safety Precautions .32
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Airbag Service .32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .30
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How the SRS Indicator Works .30
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .24
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How Your Side Airbags Work .28
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work .29
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SRS Components .21
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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START (Ignition Key Position) .80
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Starting the Engine .271
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .271
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With a Dead Battery .331
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Steam Coming f rom Engine .333
Steering Wheel
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Adjustment .77 .............
Anti-theft Column Lock .80
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Storing Your Vehicle .322
Supplemental Restraint ..................................
System .9,21
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Servicing .32
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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System Components .21
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SVC .115,158
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Synthetic Oil .298
Taillights, Changing ..................................
Bulbs .308,309
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Taking Care of the Unexpected .323
Technical Descriptions
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .352
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Emissions Control Systems .357
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Oxygenated Fuels .254
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State Emissions Testing .360
Three Way Catalytic
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Converter .359
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Tire Labeling .354
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Temperature Gauge .66
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Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Thef t Protection .209 ..
Three Way Catalytic Converter .359
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Time, Setting the .212
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Tire Chains .320
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Tire, How to Change a Flat .325
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Tire Inf ormation .352
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Tires .315
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Air Pressure .316
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Checking Wear .317
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Compact Spare .324
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .352
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Inf lation .315
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Inspection .317
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Maintenance .318
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Replacing .318
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Rotating .318
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Service Lif e .317
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Snow .319
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Specif ications .351
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Tire Chains .320
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Tools, Tire Changing .325
Towing
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A Trailer .281
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Emergency Towing .345
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Traction Devices .320
Index
INDEX
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TransmissionChecking Fluid Level, ..............................
Automatic .303
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Fluid Selection .303,304
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Identif ication Number .388
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Shif ting the Automatic .273
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Treadwear .352
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Trip Meter .67
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Trunk .88
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Opening .88
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Open Monitor Light .60
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Turn Signals .74
Unexpected, Taking Care ..........................................
of the .323
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Unif orm Tire Quality Grading .362
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Unleaded Gasoline .254
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USB Adapter Cable .185
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USB Flash Memory Device .142,196
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Used Oil, How to Dispose of .299
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Vanity Mirror .100.................
Vehicle Capacity Load .265
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Vehicle Dimensions .350
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Vehicle Identif ication Number .349
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
)
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System .285
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VSA Activation Indicator .64,285
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VSA Of f Switch .286
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VSA System Indicator .64,285
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Vehicle Storage .322
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Ventilation .106
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VIN .348
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Viscosity, Oil .297
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WARNING, Explanation of .iii
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Warning Labels, Location of .53
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Warranty Coverages .365
Washer, Windshield ........
Checking the Fluid Level .302
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Indicator .61
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Operation .73
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering .77
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Alignment and Balance .318
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Cleaning .320..........................
Compact Spare .324
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Nut Wrench .325
Windows ..................
Operating the Power .97
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Rear, Def ogger .76
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning .73
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Def roster .108
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Washers .73
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades .312
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Operation .73
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Worn Tires .317
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Wrecker, Emergency Towing .345
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Service Inf ormation Summary
Gasoline:
Fuel Tank Capacity:Brake Fluid:
Tire Pressure (measured cold):
Recommended Engine Oil: Automatic Transmission Fluid
(CVT):
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
Honda Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
DOT 3 preferred, or a DOT 3 or
DOT 4 brake fluid as a temporary
replacement (see page ).
Front/Rear:
Spare Tire:
Unleaded gasoline, pump octane
number of 87 or higher.
API Premium grade 0W-20
detergent oil (see page ).
Oil change capacity (including
filter):
3.4 US qt (3.2
) Use Honda CVT Fluid
(Continuously Variable
Transmission Fluid) only
3.0 US qt (2.8
)
12.3 US gal (46.6
)
Fluid change capacity:
215 304
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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 his owner’s manual covers all models of the
Civic Hybrid. 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.
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