2009 HONDA FIT tires

A
AAABBB ~CCC
.................................
3
Accessories and Modifications
..........................
206
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key Position)
...................................
80
Accessory Power Socket
............
106
Additives, Engine Oil
.................
254
Adjusting the Steering Wheel
......
77
Advanced Airbags
........................
27
Airbag (SRS)
............................
9, 22
Air Conditioning System
............
110
Usage
......................................
111
Air Pressure, Tires
..............
273, 274
Alcohol in Gasoline
....................
198
Antifreeze
...................................
256
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) Indicator Light
..................
62, 231
Operation
................................
231
Anti-theft, Audio System
.............
191
Anti-theft Steering Column Lock
.........................................
80
Audio System
.............................
115 Auto Control Mode, Starting
Engine
....................................
216
Auto Door Locking
.......................
83
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking
....
83
Auto Door Unlocking
...................
85
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
...
20
Automatic Speed Control
...........
194
Automatic Transmission
............
219
Capacity, Fluid
........................
319
Checking Fluid Level
..............
259
Paddle Shifters
........................
224
Shifting
...................................
219
Shift Lever Position Indicators
............................
219
Shift Lever Positions
...............
220
Shift Lock Release
...................
223
Automatic Transmission Fluid
...
259
Auxiliary Input Jack
...................
190
Average Fuel Mileage
..................
70
B
Battery Charging System Indicator
........................
60, 303 Jump Starting
..........................
299
Maintenance
...........................
279
Specifications
..........................
320
Before Driving
...........................
197
Belts, Seat
................................
8, 18
Beverage Holders
......................
106
Booster Seats
...............................
50
Brakes Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...........
231
Break-in, New Linings
.............
198
Bulb Replacement
...................
266
Fluid
.......................................
261
Parking
...................................
102
System Design
........................
230
System Indicator
...............
60, 305
Wear Indicators
.......................
230
Braking System
..........................
230
Break-in, New Vehicle
................
198
Brightness Control, Instruments
..............................
76
CONTINUED
Index
I
INDEX
2009 Fit

Bulb ReplacementBack-up Lights
........................
266
Brake Lights
...........................
266
Fog Lights
...............................
265
Front Parking Lights
...............
263
Front Side Marker Lights
........
263
Headlights
..............................
262
Rear Bulbs
..............................
266
Specifications
..........................
319
Taillights
.................................
266
Turn Signal Lights
..........
263, 266
Bulbs, Halogen
..........................
262
C
Cancel Button
............................
196
Capacities Chart
.........................
318
Carbon Monoxide Hazard
............
53
Cargo
.........................................
208
Cargo Hook
................................
212
Cargo, How to Carry
..................
208
Carrying Cargo
..........................
208
CAUTION, Explanation of
............
iii
CD Care
.....................................
186
CD Error Messages
............
128, 157 CD Player
...........................
122,
149
Certification Label
......................
316
Chains, Tires
..............................
278
Changing a Flat Tire
..................
285
Changing Oil How to
....................................
254
When to
..................................
245
Charging System Indicator
...........................
60, 303
Check Fuel Cap Indicator
.............
70
Checklist, Before Driving
...........
215
Childproof Door Locks
.................
82
Child Safety
..................................
34
Booster Seats
...........................
50
Child Seats
..........................
39, 41
Important Safety Reminders.....
38
Infants
......................................
39
Large Children
.........................
49
LATCH
.....................................
43
Risks with Airbags
...................
35
Small Children
.........................
40
Tethers
....................................
47
Warning Labels
........................
36
Where Should a Child Sit?
........
35
Child Seats
.............................
34, 41
LATCH Anchorage Points
........
43 Tether Anchorage Points
.........
47
Cleaning the Seat Belts
..............
267
Clock
..........................................
192
Clutch Fluid
...............................
261
Code, Audio System
...................
191
CO in the Exhaust
................
53, 326
Cold Weather, Starting in
...........
216
Compact Spare Tire
....................
284
Consumer Information (U.S. only)
.......................................
332
Controls, Instruments and
............
57
Coolant Adding
....................................
256
Checking
................................
202
Proper Solution
.......................
256
Temperature Indicator
.............
63
Crankcase Emissions Control System
...................................
326
Cruise Control Indicator
...............
65
Cruise Control Operation
...........
194
Cup Holders
...............................
106
Current Fuel Mileage
...................
70
Customer Service Office
............
332
IndexII
2009 Fit

Rear View Mirror
.......................
101
Rear Window Defogger
................
76
Rear Window Wiper and Washer
.....................................
73
Recommended Shift Speeds
.......
218
Refueling
....................................
199
Reminder Indicators
.....................
60
Remote Audio Controls
..............
189
Remote Transmitter
.....................
90
Replacement Information Dust and Pollen Filter
.............
268
Engine Oil and Filter
...............
254
Fuses
......................................
306
Light Bulbs
.............................
262
Schedule
.................................
251
Tires
.......................................
276
Wiper Blades
..........................
269
Replacing Seat Belts After a Crash
........................................
20
Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. Vehicles)
................................
334
Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant
............................
202, 256
Restraint, Child
............................
34
Reverse Gear Position
................
221
Reverse Lockout
........................
223 Rotation, Tire
.............................
276
S
Safety Belts
..............................
8, 18
Safety Defects, Reporting (U.S. only)
.......................................
334
Safety Features
..............................
7
Airbags
......................................
9
Door Locks
..............................
11
Head Restraints
........................
13
Seat Belts
..............................
8, 14
Seats & Seat-Backs
..............
11, 12
Safety Labels, Location of
.............
54
Safety Messages
..........................
iii
Seat Belts
.................................
8, 18
Additional Information
.............
18
Advice for Pregnant Women
....
16
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
...........................
20
Cleaning
..................................
267
Detachable Anchor
..................
99
Lap/Shoulder Belt
..............
14, 19
Maintenance
............................
20 Reminder Indicator and
Beeper
.............................
18, 60
System Components
................
18
Use During Pregnancy
.............
16
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt
..................................
14, 19
Seats
............................................
93
Seats, Adjusting the
.....................
93
Seat Under Box
..........................
106
Security System
.........................
193
Sensors Driver's Seat Position Sensor...
27
Front Passenger's Weight Sensors
................................
27
Impact Sensors
...................
22, 23
Serial Number
............................
316
Service Intervals
.........................
245
Service Manual (U.S. only)
........
335
Service Station Procedures
........
199
Setting the Clock
........................
192
Shifting the Automatic Transmission
..........................
219
Shift Lever Position Indicators
...
219
Shift Lock Release
......................
223
IndexVIII
2009 Fit

Side Airbags
.................................
28
How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
...................
31
How Your Side Airbags Work
..
28
Off Indicator
.............................
31
Side Curtain Airbags
....................
30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
....................................
30
Side Marker Lights, Bulb Replacement in
.......................
263
Signaling Turns
............................
63
Snow Tires
.................................
278
Sound System
............................
115
Spare Tire
..................................
284
Inflating
...........................
273, 284
Spark Plugs
................................
318
Specifications
.............................
318
Speed Control
............................
194
Speed Limiter
......................
218, 222
Speedometer
................................
68
SRS, Additional Information
.........
22
Additional Safety Precautions
...
33
Airbag Service
..........................
32
Airbag System Components
.....
22
How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
...................
31 How the SRS Indicator Works
..
30
How Your Front Airbags Works
..................................
25
How Your Side Airbags Work
..
28
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
....................................
30
SRS Indicator
.........................
30, 61
START (Ignition Key Position).....
80
Starting the Engine
....................
216
In Cold Weather at High Altitude
................................
216
With a Dead Battery
................
299
State Emissions Testing
.............
329
Steam Coming from Engine
.......
301
Steering Wheel Adjustment
...............................
77
Anti-theft Column Lock
............
80
Buttons
...................................
189
Steering Wheel Buttons
.............
194
Stereo Sound System
.................
115
Storing Your Vehicle
..................
281
Sun Visor
...................................
106
Supplemental Restraint
System
..............................
9,22
Servicing
..................................
32
SRS Indicator
......................
30, 61 System Components
................
22
Synthetic Oil
..............................
254
T
Tachometer
..................................
68
Tailgate
........................................
88
Open Indicator
.........................
62
Opening the
.............................
88
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in
.....
266
Taking Care of the Unexpected
............................
283
Technical Descriptions DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
.............................
321
Emissions Control Systems
.....
326
Three Way Catalytic Converter
............................
328
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) －Required Federal
Explanation
......................
324
Temperature Indicator
.................
63
Temporarily Repairing a Flat Tire
........................................
291
Tensioners, Seat Belts
..................
20
CONTINUED
Index
IX
INDEX
2009 Fit

Tether Anchorage Points
.............
47
Theft Protection, Radio
..............
191
Three Way Catalytic Converter
...............................
328
Tilt the Steering Wheel
................
77
Time, Setting the
........................
192
Tire Chains
................................
278
Tire, How to Change a Flat
........
285
Tire Information
.........................
323
Tire Labeling
..............................
323
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
...........................
235, 324
Tires
..........................................
273
Air Pressure
............................
274
Chains
.....................................
278
Checking Wear
.......................
275
Compact Spare
........................
284
DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
.............................
321
Inflation
...................................
273
Inspection
...............................
275
Labeling
..................................
323
Low Tire Pressure Indicator
(U.S. only)
.....................
64, 235
Maintenance
...........................
276 Pressure Monitoring System
(U.S. only)
...........................
235
Replacing
................................
276
Rotating
..................................
276
Snow
.......................................
278
Specifications
..........................
320
Tools, Tire Changing
.................
285
Towing A Trailer
..................................
238
Emergency Wrecker
...............
311
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) (U.S. only)
............
235
Indicator (U.S.only)
...........
64, 236
Required Federal Explanation
.........................
324
Transmission Checking Fluid Level, Automatic
............................
259
Checking Fluid Level, Manual
................................
260
Fluid Selection
................
259, 260
Identification Number
.............
316
Shifting the Automatic
.............
219
Shifting the Manual
.................
217
Treadwear
..................................
321
Trip Meter
...................................
69 Turn Signals
.................................
63
U
Unexpected, Taking Care of the
..........................................
283
Uniform Tire Quality Grading (U.S. only)
..............................
321
Unleaded Gasoline
.....................
198
Upper Glove Box
........................
105
USB Flash Memory Device Error Messages
........................
142, 183
Used Oil, How to Dispose of......
255
V
Vehicle Capacity Load
................
209
Vehicle Dimensions
...................
318
Vehicle Identification Number
...
316
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
®),
aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System....
233
VSA System Indicator
..............
67
Vehicle Storage
..........................
281
IndexX
2009 Fit

Ventilation
..................................
112
VIN
............................................
316
Viscosity, Oil
..............................
253
W
WARNING, Explanation of
...........
iii
Warning Labels, Location of
.........
54
Warranty Coverages (U.S. only)
.......................................
333
Washer, Windshield Checking the Fluid Level
........
258
Fluid Level Indicator (Canada only)
.....................................
65
Operation
.................................
73
Wheels Adjusting the Steering
..............
77
Alignment and Balance
...........
276
Compact Spare
........................
284
Wrench, Nut
...........................
285
Windows Auto Down
..............................
101
Auto Reverse
...........................
101
Operating the Power
...............
100
Rear, Defogger
.........................
76 Windshield
Cleaning
...................................
73
Defroster
.................................
113
Washers
............................
73, 258
Wipers, Windshield Changing Blades
.....................
269
Operation
.................................
73
Worn Tires
.................................
275
Wrecker, Emergency Towing
....
311
Index
XI
INDEX
2009 Fit