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Air conditioning places an extra load
on the engine. Watch the engine
coolant temperature gauge (see page). If it moves near the red mark,
turn of f the A/C until the gauge
reads normally.
The ventilation system draws in
outside air, circulates it through the
interior, then exhausts it through
vents near the rear side panels.
The heater uses engine coolant to
warm the air. If the engine is cold, it
will be several minutes bef ore you
f eel warm air coming f rom the
system.
Select and fresh air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
Adjust the warmth of the air with
the temperature control dial or
buttons.
Set the temperature control dial or
button to the lower limit.
Make sure the A/C is of f .
Select and fresh air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
Press the A/C button. The
indicator in the button comes on
(LX and Canadian DX models) or
‘‘A/C ON’’ is shown in the display
(EX, EX-L and Touring models)
when a f an speed is selected.
Make sure the temperature is set
to the lower limit.
Select .
If the outside air is humid, select
recirculation mode. If the outside
air is dry, select f resh air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
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Vents, Heating, and A/C
Using the A/C
Ventilation Using the Heater
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If you set the temperature to its
lower or its upper limit, the system
runs at f ull cooling or heating only. It
does not regulate the interior
temperature.
When you press a f an control button,
the fan is taken out of AUTO mode.To keep stale air and mustiness
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times.
In AUTO mode, the rear passenger
compartment temperature is also
regulated independently.
In AUTO mode, the vehicle’s interior
temperature is independently
regulated f or the driver and
passenger. If the driver’s side of the
vehicle is getting too much sun, the
system will adjust to a lower
temperature.
The automatic climate control
system adjusts the f an speed and
airflow levels to maintain the interior
temperature you select.
Press the Auto button. The
indicator in the button comes on.
Set the desired temperature with
the temperature control button.
You will see AUTO in the system’s
display. You can set the driver’s
side temperature and passenger’s
side temperature and the
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment separately. The
system automatically selects the
proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air that will, as quickly as
possible, raise or lower the interior
temperature to your pref erence. You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
Turn the f an speed and temperature
control dials all the way to the lef t,
and turn the rear controller dial to
the OFF position.
Press the OFF button and the REAR
ON/OFF button (indicator is of f ).
Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only.
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On models with navigation system
On LX and Canadian DX models
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
Vents, Heating, and A/C
Using A utomatic Climate ControlSemi-automatic Operation
To Turn Everything Off
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Û Ý Press the top ( ) of the f an control
button to increase the f an speed and
airf low. Press the bottom ( ) of the
button to decrease it. The level of
the f an speed is shown in the display.
Each time you press the mode
button, the mode display changes
from , to , then to
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When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear ceiling vents.
When is selected, air f lows
f rom the rear f loor vents.
When is selected, airf low is
divided between the rear f loor vents
and rear ceiling vents. Pressing the AUTO button puts the
system in automatic operation mode.
The rear system automatically
adjusts the fan speed and airflow
levels to maintain the selected
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment.
Pressing the OFF button shuts off
the rear climate control system.
The rear control panel can only be
used when the indicator in the REAR
LOCK button on the f ront control
panel is off.
Press the top ( ) of the
temperature control button to
increase the temperature of airf low,
and the bottom ( ) of the button to
decrease it. The temperature you
adjust is shown in the system display.
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
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TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTON FAN CONTROL
BUTTON
EX, EX-L and Touring models
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it
press the or side of the bar,
then release it.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
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To Play the AM/FM Radio SCAN
To Select a Station
TUNE
SEEK
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
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traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
appears in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
AUTO SELECT
Preset
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Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the bass, treble,
balance, and f ader settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the SOUND
(TUNE) knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode. Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
of f .
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX and Canadian DX models)
Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader A udio System L ighting
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 99
f olders, or up to 255 tracks/f iles.
Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
Bitrate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED FORMAT,
andthenskipstothenextfile.
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
To Play a Disc
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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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WMA f iles are:Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
. Each time you press the DISP
(preset 1) button, the display shows
you the text data on a disc, if the disc
was recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
DISP button while a disc without text
data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
The display shows up to 16
characters of selected text data (the
f older name, f ile name, etc.).
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
To Load a Disc
Text Data Display Function
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