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This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of the vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it
is sold.
This owner’s manual covers all versions. Therefore, you may find descriptions of equipment and features that are not
on your particular vehicle.
The information and specifications included in this publication were in effect at the time of approval for printing.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change specifications or design at any time
without notice and without incurring any obligation whatsoever.
Although this manual is applicable to both right-hand and left-hand drive models, the illustrations contained in this
manual mainly refer to the left-hand drive models.
The illustrations of vehicles with diesel engine are noted by Diesel model, and these illustrations mainly refer to the
right-hand drive models.
Introduction
Congratulations! Your selection was a wise investment. It will give you years As you read this manual, you will
of driving pleasure. find information that is preceded by
a symbol. This
One of the best ways to enhance the enjoyment of your new vehicle is to information is intended to help you
read this manual. In it, you will learn how to operate its driving controls and avoid damage to your vehicle, other
convenience items. Afterwards, keep this owner’s manual in your vehicle so property, or the environment.
you can refer to it at any time.
(On German type)
Several other booklets explain the warranties that protect your new vehicle. 1. Mounting the front licence plate:
Read the Service Book/warranty booklet thoroughly so you understand the Mount the front licence plate to
coverages and are aware of your rights and responsibilities. the provided holder taking care
that the upper edge of the licence
Maintaining your vehicle according to the schedules given in this manual or plate does not project above the
the separate service information booklet helps to keep your driving trouble- upper surface of the bumper.
free while it preserves your investment. When your vehicle needs
maintenance, keep in mind that your dealer’s staff is specially trained in 2. Mounting the rear licence plate:
servicing the many systems unique to your vehicle. Your dealer is dedicated Mount the rear licence plate to the
to your satisfaction and will be pleased to answer any questions and back of the vehicle so that its
concerns. lower edge is flush with the lower
end of the surface provided for
Best wishes and happy motoring. mounting.
Your safety, and the safety of others, You will find this important safety information in a variety of forms,
is very important. And operating this including:
vehicle safely is an important
responsibility. Safety Labels − on the vehicle.
Safety Messages − preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of
To help you make informed three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
decisions about safety, we have These signal words mean:
provided operating procedures and
other information on labels and in You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
this manual. This information alerts HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
you to potential hazards that could
hurt you or others. You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
Of course, it is not practical or
possible to warn you about all the You CAN be HURT if you don’t follow
hazards associated with operating or instructions.
maintaining your vehicle. You must
use your own good judgement. Safety Headings − such as Important Safety Reminders or Important
Safety Precautions.
Safety Section − such as Driver and Passenger Safety.
Instructions − how to use this vehicle correctly and safely.
This entire book is filled with important safety information − please read it
carefully.
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Contents
Turn to the beginning of each section for a complete list of subjects.
Your Vehicle at a Glance........... 2 Before Driving .................... 297 Appearance Care ................. 423
What fuel to use, how to break-in Tips on cleaning and protecting
Driver and Passenger Safety ..... 7 your new vehicle, and how to load your vehicle.
Important information about the luggage and other cargo.
proper use and care of your Taking Care of the
vehicle’s seat belts, an overview of Driving ............................... 315 Unexpected ........................ 431
the supplemental restraint system, The proper way to start the engine, This section covers several
and valuable information on how shift the transmission, and park; problems motorists sometimes
to protect children with child plus what you need to know if experience, and details how to
restraints. you’re planning to tow a trailer. handle them.
Instruments and Controls ...... 69 Maintenance ....................... 353 Technical Information.......... 485
Explains the purpose of each The maintenance schedule shows ID numbers, dimensions,
instrument panel indicator, you when you need to take your capacities, and technical
message and symbol on the multi- vehicle to the dealer. There is also information.
information display and gauge, a list of things to check and
and how to use the controls on the instructions on how to check them. Index ................................. 499
dashboard and steering column.
BONNET RELEASE
HANDLE
(P.301)
DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG MANUAL TRANSMISSION (P.322) HAZARD WARNING BUTTON
(P.12, 28) i-SHIFT (P.326) (P.143)
Vehicle without navigation system is shown.
*1 : To use the horn, press the centre pad of the steering wheel.
*2 : Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
*3 : Optional on vehicles with navigation system
*4 : If equipped
3
PASSENGER’S
FRONT AIRBAG POWER DOOR LOCK
(P.12, 28) MASTER SWITCH
(P.149)
CLOCK
(P.268)
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
AUDIO SYSTEM (P.167)
(P.210)
Right-hand drive type REAR WINDOW DEMISTER/ HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS mph to km/h
HEATED MIRROR REAR FOG LIGHT/ CHANGE BUTTON
HAZARD WARNING BUTTON (P.143/172) FRONT FOG LIGHTS*4 (P.85)
(P.143) (P.136, 137, 139, 138)
VSA OFF SWITCH
MULTI- HORN*1 (P.342)
INFORMATION
BUTTONS WINDSCREEN
(P.89) WIPERS/WASHERS
(P.135)
ENGINE START
BUTTON
(P.318, 319, 320)
HANDS-FREE
TELEPHONE HEADLIGHT
SYSTEM ADJUSTER
BUTTONS*3 (P.144)
(P.277)
CRUISE CONTROL
BUTTONS*4
(P.274)
VOICE CONTROL MULTI-INFORMATION
BUTTONS*2 CIGARETTE BUTTONS
LIGHTER (P.181) (P.89)
Without cruise control INSTRUMENT PANEL REMOTE AUDIO TILT/TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT (P.145)
With navigation system BRIGHTNESS (P.142) CONTROLS*4 (P.267) Vehicle without navigation system is shown.
*1 : To use the horn, press the centre pad of the steering wheel.
*2 : Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
*3 : Optional on vehicles with navigation system
*4 : If equipped
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This section gives you important Additional Information About Your The Side Airbag Poses Serious
information about how to protect Seat Belts .................................. 22 Risks .......................................... 38
yourself and your passengers. It Seat Belt System Components ... 22 If You Must Drive with Several
shows you how to use seat belts. It Lap/Shoulder Belt ....................... 23 Children .................................... 39
explains how your airbags work. And Automatic Seat Belt If a Child Requires Close Attention ... 39
it tells you how to properly restrain Tensioners ................................ 24 Additional Safety Precautions .... 39
infants and children in your vehicle. Seat Belt Maintenance ................ 25 Protecting Infants and Small Children ... 41
Additional Information About Protecting Infants ........................ 41
Your Airbags ............................ 27 Protecting Small Children .......... 43
Airbag System Components ....... 27 Selecting a Child Restraint System........ 44
How Your Front Airbags Installing a Child Restraint
Important Safety Precautions .......... 8 Work.......................................... 28 System....................................... 46
Your Vehicle’s Safety Features........ 9 How Your Side Airbags Work.... 29 Child Restraint System for EU
Seat Belts ...................................... 10 How Your Side Curtain Countries .................................. 47
Airbags .......................................... 12 Airbags Work ........................... 30 With the Lower Anchorages ..... 49
Protecting Adults and Teens.......... 14 How the SRS Indicator Works ... 30 With a Lap/Shoulder Belt .......... 53
1. Close the Doors ....................... 14 Airbag Service .............................. 32 With a Tether ............................... 58
2. Adjust the Front Seats ............ 15 Additional Safety Precautions .... 32 Protecting Larger Children ............ 60
3. Adjust the Seat-Backs ............. 16 Protecting Children − General Checking Seat Belt Fit ................ 61
4. Adjust the Head Restraints .... 16 Guidelines ................................. 34 Using a Booster Seat ................... 61
5. Fasten and Position the Seat All Children Must Be When Can a Larger Child Sit in
Belts ...................................... 17 Restrained ................................ 34 Front .......................................... 63
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting All Children Should Sit in a Additional Safety Precautions .... 64
Position ................................. 19 Back Seat .................................. 35 Carbon Monoxide Hazard .............. 65
Advice for Pregnant Women...... 20 The Passenger’s Front Airbag Safety Labels .................................... 66
Additional Safety Precautions .... 20 Poses Serious Risks................. 35
You’ll find many safety booster seat (see pages 34 − 64 ). Control Your Speed
recommendations throughout this Excessive speed is a major factor in
section, and throughout this manual. Be Aware of Airbag Hazards crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
The recommendations on this page While airbags can save lives, they the higher the speed, the greater the
are the ones we consider to be the can cause serious or fatal injuries to risk, but serious injuries can also
most important. occupants who sit too close to them, occur at lower speeds. Never drive
or are not properly restrained. faster than is safe for current
Always Wear Your Seat Belt Infants, young children, and short conditions, regardless of the
A seat belt is your best protection in adults are at the greatest risk. Be maximum speed posted.
all types of collisions. Airbags are sure to follow all instructions and
designed to supplement seat belts, warnings in this manual. Keep Your Vehicle in Safe
not replace them. So even though Condition
your vehicle is equipped with airbags, Don’t Drink and Drive Having a tyre blowout or a
make sure you and your passengers Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even mechanical failure can be extremely
always wear your seat belts, and one drink can reduce your ability to hazardous. To reduce the possibility
wear them properly (see page 17 ). respond to changing conditions, and of such problems, check your tyre
your reaction time gets worse with pressures and condition frequently,
Restrain All Children every additional drink. So don’t drink and perform all regularly scheduled
Children age 12 and under should and drive, and don’t let your friends maintenance (see page 355 , and for
ride properly restrained in a back drink and drive, either. EU countries, see the Service Book/
seat, not the front seat. Infants and separate service information booklet
small children should be restrained that came with your vehicle).
in a child restraint system. Larger
children should use a booster seat
and a lap/shoulder belt until they
can use the belt properly without a
Seat Belts In most European Countries there is When properly worn, seat belts:
Your vehicle is equipped with seat a law covering the use of seat belts.
belts in all seating positions. Please take time to familiarize Keep you connected to the vehicle
yourself with the legal requirements so you can take advantage of the
Your seat belt system also includes of the countries in which you will vehicle’s built-in safety features.
an indicator on the instrument panel drive.
to remind you and your passengers Help protect you in almost every
to fasten your seat belts. type of crash, including frontal,
side, and rear impacts and
Why Wear Seat Belts Not wearing a seat belt rollovers.
Seat belts are the single most properly increases the
effective safety device for adults and chance of serious injury or Help keep you from being thrown
larger children. (Infants and smaller death in a crash, even though against the inside of the vehicle
children must be properly restrained your vehicle has airbags. and against other occupants.
in child restraint systems.)
Be sure you and your Keep you from being thrown out
Not wearing a seat belt properly passengers always wear seat of the vehicle.
increases the chance of serious belts and wear them properly.
injury or death in a crash, even Help keep you in a good position
though your vehicle has airbags. should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury from an inflating airbag and
allows you to get the best
advantage from the airbag.
Airbags
Your vehicle has a supplemental Your vehicle also has side airbags to In addition, your vehicle has side
restraint system (SRS) with front help protect the upper torso of the curtain airbags to help protect the
airbags to help protect the heads and driver or a front seat passenger heads of the driver, front passenger,
chests of the driver and a front seat during a moderate to severe side and passengers in the outer rear
passenger during a moderate to impact (see page 29 for more seating positions during a moderate
severe frontal collision (see page information on how your side airbags to severe side impact (see page
28 for more information on how work). 30 for more information on how
your front airbags work). your side curtain airbags work).
The most important things you need What you should do: Always wear The rest of this section gives more
to know about your airbags are: your seat belt properly, and sit detailed information about how you
upright and as far back from the can maximize your safety.
Airbags do not replace seat belts. steering wheel as possible while
They are designed to supplement allowing full control of the vehicle. A Remember, however, that no safety
the seat belts. front passenger should move their system can prevent all injuries or
seat as far back from the dashboard deaths that can occur in a severe
Airbags offer no protection in rear as possible. crash, even when seat belts are
impacts, or minor frontal or side properly worn and the airbags deploy.
collisions.
Introduction 1.Close the Doors See page 98 for how the monitor
The following pages provide After everyone has entered the display works.
instructions on how to properly vehicle, be sure the doors and the
protect the driver, adult passengers, tailgate are closed.
and teenage children who are large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in the front.
When a passenger is seated in the Properly adjusted head restraints 5.Fasten and Position the Seat
rear centre seating position, make will help protect occupants from Belts
sure the centre head restraint is whiplash and other crash injuries. Insert the latch plate into the buckle,
adjusted to its highest position. then tug on the belt to make sure the
See page 160 for how to adjust the belt is securely latched. Check that
head restraints. the belt is not twisted, because a
twisted belt can cause serious
Improperly positioning head injuries in a crash.
restraints reduces their
effectiveness and you can be
seriously injured in a crash.
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If necessary, pull up on the belt again If the seat belt touches or crosses
to remove any slack, then check that your neck, or if it crosses your arm
the belt rests across the centre of instead of your shoulder, you need to
your chest and over your shoulder. adjust the seat belt anchor height.
Never place the shoulder portion of a 6.Maintain a Proper Sitting In a front passenger leans sideways
lap/shoulder belt under your arm or Position and his head is in the deployment
behind your back. This could cause After all occupants have adjusted path of the side airbag, an inflating
very serious injuries in a crash. their seats and put on seat belts, it is side airbag can strike the passenger
very important that they continue to with enough force to very seriously
If a seat belt does not seem to work sit upright, well back in their seats, injure him.
as it should, it may not protect the with their feet on the floor, until the
occupant in a crash. vehicle is parked and the engine is
off.
No one should sit in a seat with an Sitting improperly or out of
inoperative seat belt. Using a seat Sitting improperly can increase the position can result in serious
belt that is not working properly can chance of injury during a crash. For injury or death in a crash.
result in serious injury or death. example, if an occupant slouches,
Have your dealer check the belt as lies down, turns sideways, sits Always sit upright, well back
soon as possible. forward, leans forward or sideways, in the seat, with your feet on
or puts one or both feet up, the the floor.
See page 22 for additional chance of injury during a crash is
information about your seat belts greatly increased.
and how to take care of them.
In addition, an occupant who is out of
position in the front seat can be
seriously or fatally injured in a crash
by striking interior parts of the
vehicle or being struck by an
inflating front airbag.
Advice for Pregnant Women When driving, remember to sit Additional Safety Precautions
upright and adjust the seat as far Never let passengers ride in the
back as possible while allowing full area in front of a folded-up rear
control of the vehicle. When riding seat or on top of a folded-down
as a front passenger, adjust the seat rear seat. If they do, they could be
as far back as possible. very seriously injured in a crash.
This will reduce the risk of injuries Passengers should not stand up or
to both you and your unborn child change seats while the vehicle is
that can be caused by a crash or an moving. A passenger who is not
inflating front airbag. wearing a seat belt during a crash
or emergency stop can be thrown
Each time you have a checkup, ask against the inside of the vehicle,
your doctor if it’s okay for you to against other occupants, or out of
If you are pregnant, the best way to drive. the vehicle.
protect yourself and your unborn
child when driving or riding in a Two people should never use the
vehicle is to always wear a seat belt, same seat belt. If they do, they
and keep the lap part of the belt as could be very seriously injured in a
low as possible across the hips. crash.
Seat Belt System Components come on about 6 seconds after the The seat belt system also monitors
Your seat belt system includes lap/ ignition switch is turned to the ON the seat belt use of all three rear
shoulder belts in all five seating (II) position. seating positions according to each
positions. The front seat belts are seat belt buckle latch function. The
also equipped with automatic seat If either the driver or a front multi-information display will show
belt tensioners. passenger does not fasten their seat you the seat belt use on the rear seat
belt while driving, the beeper will (see page 97 ).
The seat belt system sound and the indicator will flash
includes an indicator on the again at regular intervals. The front passenger’s seat belt use
instrument panel and a beeper to monitoring system uses the occupant
remind you and your passengers to When no one is sitting in the front detection sensor in the front
fasten your seat belts. passenger’s seat, or a child or small passenger’s seat. The system may
adult is riding there, the indicator not work properly under these
This system monitors the seat belts should not come on and the beeper conditions:
in all seating positions. should not sound.
You place heavy items on the front
If you turn the ignition switch to the You will also see a symbol ‘‘ ’’ passenger’s seat.
ON (II) position before your seat (for a driver)/‘‘ ’’ (for a front
belt is fastened, the beeper will passenger), or a ‘‘FASTEN SEAT You place a cushion on the front
sound and the indicator will flash. If BELT’’ or ‘‘PASSENGER FASTEN passenger’s seat.
your seat belt is not fastened before SEAT BELT’’ message with a
the beeper stops, the indicator will symbol in the multi-information The front passenger is not sitting
stop flashing but remain on. display to remind you and your properly.
passengers to fasten your seat belts.
If a front passenger does not fasten
their seat belt, the indicator will
Have your vehicle checked by a Lap/Shoulder Belt To unlock the belt, press the red
dealer if the indicator comes on or PRESS button on the buckle. Guide
the beeper sounds when there is no SHOULDER UPPER the belt across your body so that it
PORTION SEAT
front passenger or there are no BELT retracts completely. After exiting the
objects on the front seat. ANCHOR vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the
way and will not get closed in the
LATCH
door.
PLATE
All seat belts have an emergency
locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move freely in
BUCKLE your seat while it keeps some
LAP PORTION tension on the belt. During a collision
or sudden stop, the retractor
The lap and shoulder belt goes over automatically locks the belt to help
your shoulder, across your chest, restrain your body.
and across your hips.
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The seat belts in all rear seating Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners If a side or side curtain airbag
positions have an additional locking deploys during a side impact, the
mechanism that must be activated to tensioner on that side of the vehicle
secure a child restraint (see page will also deploy.
53 ).
When the tensioners are activated,
If the shoulder part of the belt is the seat belts will remain tight until
pulled all the way out, the lockable they are unbuckled.
retractor will activate. The belt will
retract, but it will not allow the If the front seat belt tensioners ever
passenger to move freely. activate, they must be replaced as
the belts will no longer retract
To deactivate the lockable retractor, properly.
unlatch the buckle and let the seat
belt fully retract. To refasten the For added protection, the front seat The SRS indicator will
seat belt, pull it out only as far as belts are equipped with automatic come on if there is a
needed. seat belt tensioners. When activated, problem with your automatic seat
the tensioners immediately tighten belt tensioners (see page 30 ).
the belts to help hold the driver and
a front passenger in position.
Seat Belt Maintenance If a seat belt is worn during a crash, WARNING: It is essential to replace
For safety, you should check the it must be replaced by the dealer. A the entire assembly after it has been
condition of your seat belts regularly. belt that has been worn during a worn in a severe impact even if damage
crash may not provide the same level to the assembly is not obvious.
Pull each belt out fully, and look for of protection in a subsequent crash.
frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Check WARNING: Care should be taken to
that the latches work smoothly and The dealer should also inspect the avoid contamination of the webbing with
the belts retract easily. If a belt does anchors for damage and replace polishes, oils and chemicals, and
not retract easily, cleaning the belt them if needed. If the automatic seat particularly battery acid. Cleaning may
may correct the problem (see page belt tensioners activate during a safely be carried out using mild soap and
429 ). Any belt that is not in good crash, they must be replaced. water. The belt should be replaced if
condition or working properly will webbing becomes frayed, contaminated
not provide good protection and or damaged.
should be replaced as soon as
possible.
WARNING: No modifications or
additions should be made by the user
which will either prevent the seat belt
adjusting devices from operating to
remove slack, or prevent the seat belt
assembly from being adjusted to remove
slack.
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Airbag System Components Automatic front seat belt An indicator on the instrument
Your airbag system includes: tensioners (see page 24 ). panel that alerts you to a possible
problem with your airbags,
Two SRS (supplemental restraint Sensors that can detect a sensors, or seat belt tensioners
system) front airbags. The driver’s moderate to severe front impact or (see page 30 ).
airbag is stored in the centre of side impact.
the steering wheel; the front Emergency backup power in case
passenger’s airbag is stored in the Sensors that can detect whether your vehicle’s electrical system is
dashboard. Both are marked ‘‘SRS the driver’s seat belt and a front disconnected in a crash.
AIRBAG’’ (see page 28 ). passenger’s seat belt is latched or
unlatched (see page 17 ).
Two side airbags, one for the
driver and one for a front A sophisticated electronic system
passenger. The airbags are stored that continually monitors and
in the outer edges of the seat- records information about the
backs. Both are marked ‘‘SIDE sensors, the control unit, the
AIRBAG’’ (see page 29 ). airbag activators, the seat belt
tensioners, and driver and front
Two side curtain airbags, one for passenger seat belt use when the
each side of the vehicle. The ignition switch is in the ON (II)
airbags are stored in the ceiling position.
above the side windows. The front
and rear pillars on both sides are
marked ‘‘SIDE CURTAIN
AIRBAG’’ (see page 30 ).
How Your Front Airbags Work During a frontal crash, your seat belt
restrains your lower body and torso,
while the tensioner tightens and
locks the seat belt to help keep you
in place, and the airbag helps protect
your head and chest.
The total time for inflation and How Your Side Airbags Work Only one airbag will deploy during a
deflation is one-tenth of a second, so side impact. If the impact is on the
fast that most occupants are not passenger’s side, the passenger’s
aware that the airbags deployed until side airbag will deploy even if there
they see them lying in their laps. is no passenger.
After a crash, you may see what To get the best protection from the
looks like smoke. This is actually side airbags, front seat occupants
powder from the airbag’s surface. should wear their seat belts and sit
Although the powder is not harmful, upright and well back in their seats.
people with respiratory problems
may experience some temporary If a front seat passenger leans
discomfort. If this occurs, get out of sideways and his head is in the
the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do deployment path of the side airbag,
so. If you ever have a moderate to he can be seriously injured by an
severe side impact, sensors will inflating side airbag. An inflating
detect rapid acceleration and signal side airbag can strike the child with
the control unit to instantly inflate enough force to kill or very seriously
either the driver’s or the passenger’s injure a child. For the information of
side airbag and activate the seat belt the side airbags hazards, see pages
tensioner on the affected side. 38 and 60 .
How Your Side Curtain Airbags If the impact is on the passenger’s How the SRS Indicator Works
Work side, the passenger’s side curtain The SRS indicator alerts
airbag will inflate even if there are no you to a potential problem
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG occupants on that side of the vehicle. with your airbags, sensors, or seat
belt tensioners.
To get the best protection from the
side curtain airbags, occupants When you turn the ignition switch to
should wear their seat belts and sit the ON (II) position, this indicator
upright and well back in their seats. comes on briefly then goes off. This
tells you the system is working
properly.
In most countries, child restraint All Children Should Sit in a Back The Passenger’s Front Airbag
systems must meet the Seat Poses Serious Risks
specifications of the ECE 44 According to crash statistics, Front airbags have been designed to
regulation. children of all ages and sizes are help protect adults in a moderate to
safer when they are restrained in a severe frontal collision. To do this,
In many countries, the law requires back seat. It is recommended that all the passenger’s front airbag is quite
children younger than 12 years of children age 12 and under be large, and it can inflate with enough
age and less than 150 cm (60 in) in properly restrained in a back seat. force to cause very serious injuries.
height to be secured in an officially
approved and suitable child restraint Children who ride in back are less Infants
system. In those countries, officially likely to be injured by striking Never put a rearward facing child
approved and suitable child restraint interior vehicle parts during a restraint system in the front seat of a
systems must therefore be used in collision or hard braking. Also, vehicle equipped with a passenger’s
order to transport a child on any children cannot be injured by an front airbag. If the airbag inflates, it
passenger seat whatsoever. Please inflating airbag when they ride in the can hit the back of the child restraint
check your local legal requirements. back. system with enough force to kill or
very seriously injure an infant.
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As required by E.C.E Regulation No. 94; If the passenger’s front airbag Larger Children
inflates, it can hit the rearward Children who have outgrown child
facing child restraint system with restraint systems are also at risk of
great force. The rearward facing being injured or killed by an inflating
child restraint system can be passenger’s front airbag. Whenever
dislodged or struck with enough possible, larger children should sit in
force to cause very serious injury to the back seat, in a booster seat if
the infant. needed, and be properly restrained
with a seat belt (see page 60 for
Small Children important information about
Placing a front facing child restraint protecting larger children).
DO NOT place rear-facing system in the front seat of a vehicle
child seat on this seat with equipped with a passenger’s front In all cases observe the legal
airbag. airbag can be hazardous. If the requirements of the countries in
vehicle seat is too far forward, or the which you will drive.
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY child’s head is thrown forward
can occur. during a collision, an inflating front
airbag can strike the child with
enough force to kill or very seriously
injure a small child.
If You Must Drive with Several If a Child Requires Close Additional Safety Precautions
Children Attention Never hold an infant or child on
Your vehicle has a back seat where Many parents say they prefer to put your lap. If you are not wearing a
children can be properly restrained. an infant or a small child in the front seat belt in crash, you could be
If you ever have to carry a group of passenger seat so they can watch the thrown forward and crush the
children, and a child must ride in child, or because the child requires child against the dashboard or a
front: attention. seat-back. If you are wearing a
seat belt, the child can be torn
Place the largest child in the front Placing a child in the front seat from your arms and be seriously
seat, provided the child is large exposes the child to hazards in a hurt or killed.
enough to wear the lap/shoulder frontal collision or a side impact, and
belt properly (see page 60 ). paying close attention to a child Never put a seat belt over yourself
distracts the driver from the and a child. During a crash, the
Move the vehicle seat as far to the important tasks of driving, placing belt could press deep into the child
rear as possible (see page 159 ). both of you at risk. and cause serious or fatal injuries.
Have the child sit upright and well If a child requires close physical Never let two children use the
back in the seat (see page 19 ). attention or frequent visual contact, same seat belt. If they do, they
we strongly recommend that another could be very seriously injured in a
Make sure the seat belt is properly adult ride with the child in the back crash.
positioned and secured (see page seat. The back seat is far safer for a
17 ). child than the front.
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Make sure any unused seat belt WARNING: Always take the ignition Keep vehicle keys/remote
that a child can reach is buckled, key with you whenever you leave the transmitters out of the reach of
the lockable retractor is activated, vehicle alone (with other occupants). children. Even very young
and the belt is fully retracted and children learn how to unlock
locked. If a child wraps a loose Do not leave children alone in a vehicle doors, turn on the ignition
seat belt around their neck, they vehicle. Leaving children without switch, and open the tailgate,
can be seriously or fatally injured. adult supervision is illegal in some which can lead to accidental injury
(See pages 54 and 56 for how to countries, and can be very or death.
activate and deactivate the hazardous.
lockable retractor.) ‘‘Never let children kneel on seats or
For example, infants and small stand while the vehicle is in motion.
Use the childproof door locks to children left in a vehicle on a hot The violent forces created during
prevent children from opening the day can die from heatstroke. A emergency braking will cause the
rear doors. This can prevent child left alone with the key in the children to be thrown forward. The
children from accidentally falling ignition switch can accidentally set children could be seriously injured or
out (see page 152 ). the vehicle in motion, possibly killed.’’
injuring themselves or others.
WARNING: Use the main power
window switch to prevent children Lock all doors and the tailgate
from opening the windows. Using this when your vehicle is not in use.
feature will prevent children from Children who play in vehicles can
playing with the windows, which accidentally get trapped inside.
could expose them to hazards or Teach your children not to play in
distract the driver (see page 167 ). or around vehicles.
Protecting Infants Only a rearward facing child Rearward Facing Child Restraint
restraint system provides proper System Placement
support for a baby’s head, neck and A rearward facing child restraint
back. system can be placed in any seating
position in the back seat, but not in
Two types of restraints may be used: the front. Never put a rearward
a restraint system designed facing child restraint system in the
exclusively for infants, or a front seat.
convertible restraint system used in
the rearward facing, reclining mode. For EU countries, an approved
rearward facing child restraint
For EU countries, refer to page system should be placed in any
47 for the recommended child seating position in the back seat (see
restraint system. page 47 ).
Child Restraint System Type
An infant must be properly Do not put a rearward facing child If the passenger’s front airbag
restrained in a rear-facing, reclining restraint system in a forward-facing inflates, it can hit the back of the
child restraint system until the child position. If placed facing forward, an restraint with enough force to kill or
reaches the restraint system maker’s infant could be very seriously injured seriously injure an infant.
weight or height limit for the during a frontal collision.
restraint system, and the child is at
least one year old.
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Protecting Small Children We also recommend that a small If it is necessary to put a front facing
child uses the child restraint system child restraint system in the front,
as long as possible, until the child move the vehicle seat as far to the
reaches the weight or height limit rear as possible, and be sure the
for the restraint system. child restraint system is firmly
secured to the vehicle and the child
For EU countries, refer to page is properly strapped in the restraint
47 for the recommended child system.
restraint system.
When buying a child restraint We also recommend selecting a Whatever type of child restraint you
system, you need to choose either a lower anchorages system-compatible choose, to provide proper protection,
conventional child restraint system, child restraint system with a rigid, a child restraint system should meet
or one designed for use with the rather than a flexible, anchor (see three requirements:
lower anchorages and tethers. page 49 ).
1. The child restraint system should
Conventional child restraint systems In EU countries, a child restraint meet safety standards. In most
must be secured to a vehicle with a system with a flexible anchor is not countries, child restraint systems
seat belt, whereas lower anchorages available. must meet the specifications of
system-compatible child restraint the ECE 44 regulation. Look for
systems are secured by attaching the In seating positions and vehicles not the approval mark on the system
restraint to hardware built into the equipped with lower anchorages and the manufacturer’s statement
two outer seating positions in the system, a lower anchorages system- of compliance on the box.
back seat. compatible child restraint system
can be installed using a seat belt. The manufacturer of the vehicle
Since lower anchorages system- does not assume any responsibility
compatible child restraint systems for damage which would be caused
are easier to install and reduce the by a defect inherent in the
possibility of improper installation, if recommended child restraint system.
your vehicle is equipped with the
lower anchorages system, we
recommend selecting this style.
After selecting a proper child 2. Make sure the child restraint 3. Secure the child in the child
restraint system and a good place to system is firmly secured. After restraint system. Make sure the
install the restraint system, there are installing a child restraint system, child is properly strapped in the
three main steps in installing the push and pull the restraint system child restraint system according to
restraint system: forward and from side-to-side to the child restraint system maker’s
verify that it is secure. instructions. A child who is not
1. Properly secure the child restraint properly secured in a child
system to the vehicle. All child A child restraint system secured restraint system can be seriously
restraint systems must be secured with a seat belt should be installed as injured in a crash.
to the vehicle with the lap part of a firmly as possible. However, it does
lap/shoulder belt or with the lower not need to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some The following pages provide the
anchorages system. A child whose side-to-side movement can be recommended child restraint
restraint system is not properly expected and should not reduce the systems for EU countries and
secured to the vehicle can be child restraint system’s effectiveness. guidelines on how to properly install
endangered in a crash. a child restraint system. A front
If the child restraint system is not facing child restraint system is used
Except for European models secure, try installing it in a different in all examples, but the instructions
If you use a lap/shoulder belt seating position, or use a different are the same for a rearward facing
without a lockable retractor, be sure style of child restraint system that child restraint system.
you install a locking clip on the seat can be firmly secured.
belt (see page 57 ).
For EU countries, refer to page
47 for the recommended child
restraint system.
A size class is specified for some child restraint systems. Make sure to check the size class as indicated on the
manufacturer’s instructions, package, and labels of the child restraint.
The particular child restraints in the above table are Honda Genuine Parts. They are available from your dealer.
For a correct installation, please refer to the Child Restraint Instruction Manual.
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Driver and Passenger Safety 47
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GUIDE-CUP GUIDE-CUP
3. On some child restraint systems Attach the guide-cups to the 4. Place the child restraint system on
You may use optional guide-cups lower anchorages as shown in the vehicle seat, then attach the
that came with your child restraint the illustration. child restraint system to the lower
system to install it to the lower anchorages according to the child
anchorages without damaging the When using the guide-cups, restraint system maker’s
seat surface. always follow the child restraint instructions.
system manufacturer’s
instructions. Some child restraint systems
designed for use with lower
anchorages have a rigid-type
connector as shown above.
Other child restraints have a flexible- 6. Attach the attaching clip to the
type connector as shown above. tether anchor fitting as shown in
the illustration. Make sure the
strap is not twisted, then tighten
the strap according to the child
restraint system maker’s
instructions.
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3. To activate the lockable retractor, 4. Push down the tab. Route the 6. After confirming that the belt is
slowly pull the shoulder part of the shoulder part of the belt into the locked, grab the shoulder part of
belt all the way out until it stops. slit at the side of the restraint, the belt near the buckle, and pull
then let the belt feed back into the up to remove any slack from the
retractor. lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
5. After the belt has retracted, tug the child restraint system will not
on it. If the belt is locked, you be secure.
will not be able to pull it out. If
you can pull the belt out, it is not
locked, and you will need to
repeat these steps.
7. Secure the belt in the slit by 8. Push and pull the child restraint
pushing up the tab. Make sure the system forward and from side-to-
belt is not twisted and it is side to verify that it is secure
positioned properly in the slit. enough to stay upright during
normal driving manoeuvres. If the
child restraint system is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract fully, then repeat these
steps.
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Installing a Child Restraint Since a tether can provide additional Using an Anchor Fitting
System with a Tether security to the lap/shoulder belt
Children riding in vehicles should be installation, we recommend using a ATTACHING CLIP
restrained to minimize the risk of tether whenever one is required or
injury in the event of an accident. available. (The owners may check
with the child restraint system
ANCHOR FITTING maker to determine whether a tether
is available for a particular child
restraint system.)
TETHER STRAP
ANCHOR FITTING
ATTACHING CLIP 2. Lift the cover, then attach the WARNING: Child restraint
attaching clip to the anchor fitting, anchorages are designed to withstand
making sure the strap is not only those loads imposed by correctly
twisted. fitted child restraints. Under no
circumstances are they to be used for
3. Tighten the tether strap according adult seat belts, harnesses or for
to the child restraint system attaching other items or equipment to
maker’s instructions. the vehicle.
Checking Seat Belt Fit 3. Does the shoulder belt cross Using a Booster Seat
between the child’s neck and arm?
When Can a Larger Child Sit in Of course, children vary widely. And If you decide that a child can safely
Front while age may be one indicator of ride up front, be sure to:
It is recommended that all children when a child can safely ride in front,
age 12 and under be properly there are other important factors you Carefully read the owner’s manual,
restrained in the back seat. should consider. and make sure you understand all
seat belt instructions and all safety
The back seat is the safest place for Physical Size information.
a child of any age or size. Physically, a child must be large
enough for the lap/shoulder belt to Move the vehicle seat to the rear-
If the passenger’s front airbag properly fit (see pages 17 and 60 ). If most position.
inflates in a moderate to severe the seat belt does not fit properly,
frontal collision, the airbag can cause with or without the child sitting on a Have the child sit up straight, back
serious injuries to a child who is booster seat, the child should not sit against the seat, and feet on or
unrestrained, improperly restrained, in front. near the floor.
sitting too close to the airbag, or out
of position. Maturity Check that the child’s seat belt is
To safely ride in front, a child must properly and securely positioned.
If your vehicle is equipped with the be able to follow the rules, including
side airbag, it also poses risks. If any sitting properly, and wearing the seat Remind the child not to lean
part of a larger child’s body is in the belt properly throughout a ride. toward the door.
path of a deploying side airbag, the
child could receive possibly serious Supervise the child. Even a mature
injuries. child sometimes needs to be
reminded to fasten the seat belt or
sit properly.
Your vehicle’s exhaust contains With the tailgate open, airflow can
carbon monoxide gas. Carbon pull exhaust gas into your vehicle’s
monoxide should not enter the Carbon monoxide gas is toxic. interior and create a hazardous
vehicle in normal driving if you Breathing it can cause condition. If you must drive with the
maintain your vehicle properly and unconsciousness and even tailgate open, open all the windows,
follow the information on this page. kill you. and set the heating and ventilation
system/climate control system as
Have the exhaust system inspected Avoid any enclosed areas or shown below.
for leaks whenever: activities that expose you to
carbon monoxide. If you must sit in your parked vehicle
The vehicle is raised for an oil with the engine running, even in an
change. unconfined area, adjust the heating
High levels of carbon monoxide can and ventilation system/climate
You notice a change in the sound collect rapidly in enclosed areas, control system as follows:
of the exhaust. such as a garage. Do not run the
engine with the garage door closed. 1. Select the fresh air mode.
The vehicle was in an accident Even with the door open, run the 2. Select the mode.
that may have damaged the engine only long enough to move the 3. Turn the fan on high speed.
underside. vehicle out of the garage. 4. Set the temperature control to a
comfortable setting.
Safety Labels
These labels are in the locations EXPANSION TANK CAP DANGER LABEL
shown. They warn you of potential
(Diesel models)
hazards that could cause serious
injury. Read these labels carefully. CHILD SAFETY/SRS AIRBAG CHILD SAFETY/SRS AIRBAG
(Left-hand drive type) (Right-hand drive type)
If a label comes off or becomes hard
to read, contact your dealer for a
replacement.
SRS AIRBAG
The label shown below is attached to
the back of the bonnet.
SRS Airbag
SRS Airbag
Safety Labels
Side Airbag
68
This section gives information about Tachometer .................................. 86 Seats ................................................ 159
the controls and displays that Temperature Gauge .................... 86 Front Seat Adjustments ............ 159
contribute to the daily operation of Fuel Gauge ................................... 86 Driver’s Seat Height
your vehicle. All the essential REV Indicator............................... 87 Adjustment ............................. 160
controls are within easy reach. ECO Indicator .............................. 87 Head Restraints ......................... 160
Multi-information Display............... 88 Armrests ..................................... 161
Controls Near the Steering Folding Rear Seats .................... 162
Wheel .......................................... 133 Seat Heaters ................................... 165
Windscreen Wipers and Luggage Area Cover ..................... 166
Washers ...................................... 135 Power Windows ............................. 167
Turn Signal and Headlights.......... 138 Sunshades ....................................... 169
Front and Rear Fog Lights ........... 140 Mirrors ............................................ 171
Instrument Panel Brightness ....... 142 Parking Brake ................................ 173
Hazard Warning Button ................ 143 Interior Convenience Items .......... 174
Rear Window Demister ................ 143 Glove Box ................................... 175
Headlight Adjuster ........................ 144 Centre Console .......................... 176
Steering Wheel Adjustments ....... 145 Beverage Holders ...................... 177
Keys and Locks.............................. 146 Accessory Power Socket .......... 178
Immobilizer System....................... 147 Centre Pocket ............................ 178
Ignition Switch ............................... 147 Coat Hook ................................... 179
Control Locations ............................ 70 Door Locks ..................................... 149 Sun Visor .................................... 179
Instrument Panel ............................. 72 Power Door Locks ..................... 149 Vanity Mirror ............................. 179
Instrument Panel Indicators ........... 75 Super Locking ............................ 151 Under-floor Storage Area ......... 180
Gauges .............................................. 84 Childproof Door Locks ............. 152 Cigarette Lighter ....................... 181
mph to km/h Change Button..... 85 Remote Transmitter ...................... 153 Ashtray........................................ 182
Speedometer ................................ 86 Tailgate ........................................... 157 Interior Lights ................................ 182
Control Locations
MIRROR CONTROLS
(P.171)
PASSENGER’S
POWER DOOR LOCK FRONT AIRBAG
MASTER SWITCH
(P.149) (P.12, 28)
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
(P.167)
Control Locations
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P.210)
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE
(P.299)
Since the indicators vary in models, some indicators are not on your vehicle.
72 Instruments and Controls
Since the indicators vary in models, some indicators are not on your vehicle.
Instruments and Controls 73
Since the indicators vary in models, some indicators are not on your vehicle.
74 Instruments and Controls
The instrument panel has many Seat Belt Reminder If either the driver or a front
indicators to give you important Indicator passenger does not fasten their seat
information about your vehicle. This indicator comes on when you belt while driving, the beeper will
turn the ignition switch to the ON sound and the indicator will flash
Malfunction Indicator (II) position. It reminds you and your again at regular intervals. For more
Lamp passengers to fasten your seat belts. information, see page 22 .
See page 464 on petrol models and A beeper also sounds if you have not
page 465 on diesel models. fastened your seat belt. You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ’’
(for a driver)/‘‘ ’’ (for a front
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ If you turn the ignition switch to the passenger), or this symbol with a
or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK ON (II) position before fastening ‘‘FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT’’ or
SYSTEM’’ message on the multi- your seat belt, the beeper sounds ‘‘FASTEN YOUR PASSENGER’S
information display (see page 103 ). and the indicator flashes. If you do SEAT BELT’’ message in the multi-
not fasten your seat belt before the information display to remind you
On Diesel models only beeper stops, the indicator stops and your passengers to fasten your
This indicator will also come on flashing but remains on. seat belts.
when you restart the engine after
your vehicle has run out of fuel (see If a front passenger does not fasten The seat belt system also monitors
page 421 ). their seat belt, the indicator will the seat belt use of all three rear
come on about 6 seconds after the seating positions according to each
ignition switch is turned to the ON seat belt buckle latch function. The
(II) position. multi-information display will show
you the seat belt use on the rear seat
(see page 97 ).
Parking Brake and 2. If it remains lit after you fully Anti-lock Brake System
Brake System Indicator release the parking brake while (ABS) Indicator
This indicator has two functions: the engine is running, or if it This indicator normally comes on for
comes on while driving, there a few seconds when you turn the
1. It comes on when you turn the could be a problem with the brake ignition switch to the ON (II)
ignition switch to the ON (II) system. For more information, see position. If it comes on at any other
position. It is a reminder to check page 471 . time, there is a problem with the
the parking brake. A beeper ABS. If this happens, have your
sounds if you drive with the You will also see the symbol vehicle checked at a dealer. With
parking brake not fully released. ‘‘ ,’’ or this symbol with a this indicator on, your vehicle still
Driving with the parking brake not ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message in has normal braking ability but no
fully released can damage the the multi-information display (see anti-lock function. For more
brakes and tyres. page 103 ). information, see page 339 .
You will also see the symbol You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’
‘‘ ,’’ or this symbol with a or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK
‘‘RELEASE PARKING BRAKE’’ SYSTEM’’ message on the multi-
message in the multi-information information display (see page 104 ).
display (see page 99 ).
Electric Power Steering If you turn the steering wheel to the Rear Fog Light Indicator
(EPS) Indicator full left or right position repeatedly
This indicator normally comes on while stopping or driving at very low This indicator comes on when you
when you turn the ignition switch to speed, you may feel slightly harder turn on the rear fog light. See page
the ON (II) position and goes off steering to avoid the damage from 140 for information on operating the
after the engine starts. If it comes on overheating of the steering gear box. rear fog light.
at any other time, there is a problem
in the electric power steering system. Front Fog Light
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ Indicator
or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK (For some types)
SYSTEM’’ message on the multi- This indicator comes on when you
information display (see page 105 ). turn on the front fog lights. See page
141 for information on operating the
If this happens, stop the vehicle in a front fog lights.
safe place and turn off the engine.
Reset the system by restarting the
engine. The indicator will not turn
off immediately. If it does not go off
after driving a short distance, or
comes back on again while driving,
take the vehicle to your dealer to
have it checked. With the indicator
on, the EPS may be turned off,
making the vehicle harder to steer.
Security System Indicator Low Fuel Indicator When the indicator comes on, there
(For some types) is about 7.5 of fuel remaining in the
tank before the needle reaches 0.
There is a small reserve of fuel
remaining in the tank when the
needle reaches 0.
On diesel models
Refer to Priming the Fuel System
on page 421 if your vehicle runs out
of fuel.
LOW FUEL INDICATOR
SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR
This indicator is located in the fuel
This indicator comes on when the gauge. It comes on as a reminder
security system is set. See page that you must refuel soon.
271 for more information on the
security system. You will also see the symbol
‘‘ ,’’ or this symbol with
‘‘FUEL LOW’’ (petrol models) or
‘‘DIESEL FUEL LOW’’ (diesel
models) message in the multi-
information display.
Gauges
TACHOMETER
MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY
Petrol model with manual transmission is shown.
Gauges
mph to km/h Change Button The mph is set as the default setting
when the vehicle leaves the factory.
Even if you change this setting to the
km/h display, the system returns to
the default setting if your vehicle’s
battery is disconnected or goes dead.
On the right-hand drive models only You will see the mph to km/h
Press and hold the mph to km/h change indicator in the multi-
change button until you hear a beep. information display.
The speedometer and the
information in the multi-information When you turn the ignition switch to
display (trip meter, odometer, the ON (II) position, what you last
current fuel mileage, estimated selected is displayed.
distance, average speed, and average
fuel economy readings) switch
between kilometers per hour and
miles per hour.
Gauges
Gauges
This indicator shows you the This indicator shows the current fuel
tachometer reading approaching to mileage and the fuel economy while
the red zone while driving. When driving. When you see all six
you see all six indicators come on, it indicators come on, it indicates that
indicates that the tachometer the engine is operating in its most
reading reaches the red zone. economical range. No indicator
comes on when your vehicle is using
To protect engine damage, never extra fuel.
drive with the tachometer reading in
the red zone.
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
mph is selected.
Multi-Information Display
Indicators in the trip computer show: : The time travelled since TRIP METER
you last turned the ignition switch to
: Your vehicle’s current fuel the ON (II) position.
mileage in kilometers per hour and
l/100 km. : The average speed you are
travelling is displayed in kilometers
: Your vehicle’s current fuel per hour (km/h) or miles per hour
mileage in miles per hour and mpg. (mph) depending on the display
mode you selected.
On diesel models with DPF
The display may show a current fuel : Your vehicle’s average fuel OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE
mileage reading higher than in mileage since you last reset the trip INDICATOR ODOMETER
normal driving while the particulate computer A.
matter (PM) is burnt and removed The lower segment always shows
from the diesel particulate filter : Your vehicle’s average fuel the odometer, trip meter and the
(DPF). For more information, see mileage since you last reset the trip outside temperature in the normal
page 497 . computer B. display mode.
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
See pages
See pages See pages
103, 468 and
80 and 105. 77 and 99.
469.
Multi-Information Display
Petrol
See page See pages models
98. 107 and 498. See pages
83 and 100.
Diesel
See pages See pages models
100 and 138. 92 and 101. See pages
83 and 100.
Multi-Information Display
Fasten Seat Belt Fasten Passenger Seat Belt For more information of the seat belt
reminder indicator, see page 22 .
Multi-Information Display
Rear Seat Belt Use Monitor While driving, you can also confirm
the rear seat belt use. Press and
release the INFO button ( )
repeatedly to change the display.
When you turn the ignition switch to The seat belt system detects any
the ON (II) position, the upper seat belt use of all three rear seat
segment of the multi-information seating positions according to each
display shows the rear seat belt use. seat belt buckle latch function. The If the system cannot detect the seat
system shows you how many rear belt use, you will see three dashes.
This monitor goes off after about 30 seat belts are being used and Turn the ignition switch to the
seconds. It will also go off when you reminds you and your passengers to LOCK (0) position to reset the
change the display by pressing the fasten their seat belts. According to system. If this happens, the SRS
system message button on the the rear seat belt use (1 through 3), indicator also comes on. Have your
steering wheel. you will see the indicator(s) vehicle checked by your dealer (see
highlighted on the right side of the page 30 ).
upper segment.
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
If you start driving without releasing If you leave the key in the ignition If the brake fluid level is at or below
the parking brake, the current switch in the LOCK (0) or the MIN mark on the side of the
display is interrupted and the multi- ACCESSORY (I) position and open brake fluid reservoir in the engine
information display shows this the driver’s door, you will see this compartment, you will see this
symbol, or this symbol with a symbol, or this symbol with/a symbol, or this symbol with a
‘‘RELEASE PARKING BRAKE’’ ‘‘IGNITION KEY’’ message in the ‘‘BRAKE FLUID LOW’’ message. If
message. This symbol/message display and hear a reminder beeper. you see this message, have the brake
continues, and a chime sounds, until system checked by your dealer (see
you release the parking brake. page 378 ).
Multi-Information Display
On petrol models On diesel models If you turn the ignition switch to the
If the level of the fuel in the tank If the level of the fuel in the tank ACCESSORY (I) or LOCK (0)
gets low, you will see this symbol, or gets low, you will see this symbol, or position without turning off the
this symbol with a ‘‘FUEL LOW’’ this symbol with a ‘‘DIESEL FUEL headlights or position lights, and
message in the display, and you must LOW’’ message in the display, and open the driver’s door, you will see
refuel soon. The low fuel indicator in you must refuel soon. The low fuel this symbol, or this symbol with a
the instrument panel will also come indicator in the instrument panel will ‘‘HEADLIGHTS ON’’ message in the
on (see page 83 ). also come on (see page 83 ). display. The lights on indicator in the
instrument panel also comes on and
stays on. You will also hear a
reminder chime.
Multi-Information Display
If you set the speed alarm function in If the outside temperature is very
the custom settings, you will see this low (near freezing) and there is a
indicator and hear a beep when the risk that the road surface is iced over,
vehicle speed reaches the set speed. you will see this symbol in the multi-
You can set two different speeds for function display. For more
the alarm. For more information to information of the outside
set the speed alarm, see page 111 . temperature indicator, see page 92 .
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
If the engine oil is very low or has If you see this symbol or this symbol If there is a problem with the brake
lost pressure, you will see this with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message system, you will see this symbol or
symbol or this symbol with an ‘‘OIL in the multi-information display, it this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK
PRESSURE LOW’’ message in the means one of the engine’s emissions SYSTEM’’ message in the multi-
multi-information display. You will systems may have a problem. Have information display. The parking
also see the low oil pressure your vehicle checked by a dealer brake and brake system indicator in
indicator in the instrument panel (see page 468 on petrol models and the instrument panel will also come
flashing or staying on. If you see this page 469 on diesel models). on. For more information, see page
symbol/message, you should take 471 .
immediate action since serious
engine damage is possible. Follow
the procedure on page 465 .
Multi-Information Display
Check System (Charging System) Check System (Airbag System) Check System (ABS System)
If you see this symbol or this symbol If there is a problem with your front If there is a problem with the anti-
with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message airbags, side airbags, automatic seat lock brake system (ABS), you will
in the multi-information display, it belt tensioners, or side curtain see this symbol or this symbol with a
means the battery is not being airbags, you will see this symbol or ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message in the
charged. For more information, see this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK multi-information display. Have your
page 467 . SYSTEM’’ message in the multi- vehicle checked by a dealer (see
information display. Take your page 77 ).
vehicle to a dealer as soon as
possible (see page 30 ).
Multi-Information Display
Check System (i-SHIFT) driving at high speed, and have the Check System (EPS)
vehicle checked by your dealer as
soon as possible. For more
information, see page 336 .
Multi-Information Display
Check System (VSA) Check System (Engine Oil Level Check System (PGM-FI)
Sensor)
If there is a problem with the vehicle If there is a problem with the engine
stability assist (VSA) system, you If there is a problem with the engine control system, you will see this
will see this symbol or this symbol oil level sensor system, you will see symbol or this symbol with a
with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message this symbol or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message on the
in the multi-information display. The ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message on the multi-information display. If you
VSA system and VSA activation multi-information display. If you ignore this symbol/message and
indicators in the instrument panel ignore this symbol/message and continue driving, the engine control
will also come on. If you see this continue driving, the system will be system will be seriously damaged.
symbol/message, have the VSA seriously damaged. For more For more information, see page 470 .
system checked by your dealer. For information, see page 467 .
more information, see page 341 .
Multi-Information Display
DPF (Regeneration Required) DPF (Check System) If you ignore this symbol/message
and continue driving, the DPF and
your vehicle’s emission control
systems will be seriously damaged.
For more information on the DPF
system, see page 497 .
Diesel models with DPF (Diesel Diesel models with DPF (Diesel
Particulate Filter) Particulate Filter)
If you see this symbol or this symbol If you see this symbol or this symbol
with a ‘‘DPF REGENERATION with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message
REQUIRED’’ message on the multi- on the multi-information display
information display while the engine while the engine is running, it means
is running, it means the diesel the diesel particulate filter (DPF) is
particulate filter (DPF) should be clogged with accumulated
regenerated to remove the particulate matter (PM) and it
accumulated particulate matter (PM). should be checked, then repaired or
For more information on the DPF replace. Take your vehicle to a
system, see page 497 . Honda dealer as soon as possible.
Multi-Information Display
Multi-Information Display
Customized Settings
You can customize some of the vehicle control settings to suit your needs. The table shows the settings you can
customize.
Group Setup Menu Item Description Setting Option Page
SPEED ALARM SPEED ALARM 1 Sets the speed alarm on and changes the alarm speed ON/OFF*3
(P.111) (ON/OFF, Setting) setting. over 5 km/h (mph) 112
SPEED ALARM 2 with 5 km/h (mph) steps
(ON/OFF, Setting)
SPEED ALARM 1*1 Sets the speed alarm on. ON/OFF*3
(ON/OFF) 115
SPEED ALARM 2*1
(ON/OFF)
CHG SETTING WARNING MESSAGE Switches warning message to be displayed or not. ON/OFF*3 118
(P.117) ADJUST OUTSIDE Changes the outside temperature reading above or below up to +3°C 120
TEMP. DISPLAY its current reading. 0°C*3
TRIP A RESET Causes trip meter A and the average fuel economy to ON/OFF*3 121
WITH REFUEL reset when you refuel.
*3
ELAPSED TIME RESET Resets the elapsed time of your current trip. IGN OFF , TRIP A, TRIP B 123
DISPLAY UNIT *2 Changes the measurement standard in the trip computer. AUTO*3, KM, MILES 124
REV. INDICATOR Switches indicator to be displayed or not. ON*3/OFF 126
ECO. INDICATOR Switches indicator to be displayed or not. ON*3/OFF 127
LANGUAGE Changes the language used in the display. ENGLISH*3, ITALIAN, SPANISH, 129
(P.129) GERMAN, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE
DEFAULT ALL Resets all customized settings to the factory default. CANCEL *3 130
(P.130) OK
*1 : Setting is available while driving *3 : Factory default setting
*2 : Only on the right-hand drive type CONTINUED
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If you set the alarm to the specified If you do not select any settings on Speed Alarm
vehicle speed while driving, select the display after you press the INFO You can access different alarm
‘‘SPEED ALARM,’’ and refer to page button and the setting menu is functions when the vehicle is
115 . Exceptionally, you can also displayed, the customizing mode stopped or while driving. While
select the specified speed alarm display will return to the normal driving, you can select either of the
while driving. display after about 10 seconds. two speed alarm settings. When your
vehicle is stopped, you can customize
If you want to change any vehicle If you try to start driving while the setting speed to your preference.
control settings, select ‘‘CHG customizing the settings, you will see
SETTING,’’ and follow the ‘‘MUST STOP AND PARK TO
instructions on page 117 . CHANGE SETTINGS’’ on the
display and the customizing will be
If you want the settings as they were cancelled.
when the vehicle left the factory,
select ‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ as Customizing is also cancelled, if you
described on page 130 . turn the ignition switch out of the
ON (II) position.
Use the INFO button ( ) on the
steering wheel to see and scroll
through the settings, and the SEL/
RESET button to enter your
selections.
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To set the speed alarm while the vehicle Speed setting 1: You can set the
is stopped: alarm on or off, and adjust the
setting speeds above or below
50 km/h (30 mph).
Speed setting 1 off is selected.
Speed setting 2: You can set the
alarm on or off, and adjust the
setting speeds above or below
80 km/h (50 mph).
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Select either of the setting modes (1 To adjust the setting speed, select The displayed number is the current
or 2), then select on or off by either of the setting speeds, then speed setting. Select either the + or
pressing the SEL/RESET button press and release the SEL/RESET − icon by pressing the INFO button
repeatedly. button. The display changes to the repeatedly, then press the SEL/
speed setting screen. RESET button to change the setting
value.
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Each time you press the SEL/ After your selection, press and
RESET button, the setting speed release the INFO button to move to
increases or decreases by 5 km/h the exit mode. Press the SEL/
(mph). You can set the speed values RESET button to enter your setting.
over 5 km/h (5 mph) with 5 km/h If you press the INFO button, the
(mph) steps. Always follow the display goes back to the setting
posted speed limit and never drive mode. Repeat the setup.
faster than is safe for the traffic
conditions.
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To select the alarm speed while driving: changed between the setting speeds After your selection, press and
and the exit icon. release the INFO button to move to
the exit mode. Press the SEL/
RESET button to enter your setting.
If you press the INFO button, the
display goes back to the setting
mode. Repeat the setup.
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Alarm on
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Change Setting
You can customize some of the
vehicle control settings to suit your
needs. The following items are the
settings you can customize.
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You can select ‘‘ON’’ or ‘‘OFF’’. Each When your selection is successfully
time you press the INFO button, the completed, the display shows To exit the customizing mode, select
selected mode switches between on ‘‘SETUP ON’’ for a few seconds, the exit mode by pressing the INFO
and off. Enter your selection by then goes back to the ‘‘CHG button repeatedly, then press the
pressing the SEL/RESET button. SETTING’’ display. Press the SEL/ SEL/RESET button (see page 118 ).
RESET button, then press the INFO The display goes back to the
button repeatedly to select another ‘‘WARNING MESSAGE’’ display.
customizing mode.
To return to the normal display,
If you fail to enter your selection, select the display, then press
you will see ‘‘INCOMPLETE’’ on the the SEL/RESET button.
display for a few seconds. The CONTINUED
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You can select ‘‘ON’’ or ‘‘OFF’’. Each When your selection is successfully
time you press the INFO button, the completed, the display shows
selected mode switches between on ‘‘SETUP ON’’ for a few seconds,
and off. Enter your selection by then goes back to the ‘‘CHG
pressing the SEL/RESET button. SETTING’’ display. Press the SEL/
RESET button, then press the INFO
button repeatedly to select another
customizing mode.
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To cause the elapsed time to reset You can select ‘‘IGN OFF,’’
every time you turn the ignition ‘‘TRIP A,’’ or ‘‘TRIP B’’. Each time
switch to the LOCK (0) position or you press the INFO button, the
reset the trip meter A or B, adjust it selected mode switches between
as described as follows. them. Enter your selection by
pressing the SEL/RESET button.
While the multi-information display
is showing ‘‘ELAPSED TIME
RESET,’’ press the SEL/RESET
button. The display changes to the
setting display.
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You can select the REV indicator in You can select ‘‘ON’’ or ‘‘OFF’’. Each
the instrument panel. While the time you press the INFO button, the
multi-information display is showing selected mode switches between on
‘‘REV. INDICATOR,’’ press the and off. Enter your selection by
SEL/RESET button. The display pressing the SEL/RESET button.
changes to the setting display.
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You can select ‘‘ON’’ or ‘‘OFF’’. Each When your selection is successfully
time you press the INFO button, the completed, the display shows
selected mode switches between on ‘‘SETUP ON’’ or ‘‘SETUP OFF’’ for a
and off. Enter your selection by few seconds, then goes back to the
pressing the SEL/RESET button. ‘‘CHG SETTING’’ display. Press the
SEL/RESET button, then press the
INFO button repeatedly to select
another customizing mode.
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Selecting Language
ENGLISH is selected.
Press and hold the INFO button to You can select any of the following When the language selection is
enter the customizing mode, then languages: English, French, German, successfully completed, the display
press and release the INFO button to Spanish, Italian, Portuguese. Press changes to the screen shown above
select ‘‘LANGUAGE.’’ While the and release the INFO button to for a few seconds, then goes back to
multi-information display is showing select the language, then press the the ‘‘LANGUAGE’’ display. Press the
‘‘LANGUAGE,’’ press the SEL/ SEL/RESET button to enter the INFO button repeatedly to select
RESET button. The display changes selection. another customizing mode.
to the setting display.
CONTINUED
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Default Settings
If you fail to set the language setting, To exit the customizing mode, select If you want to set the customizable
you will see ‘‘INCOMPLETE’’ on the the exit mode shown above by vehicle control settings to the default
display for a few seconds. The pressing the INFO button repeatedly, setting, press the INFO button on
display returns to the setting mode. then press the SEL/RESET button. the steering wheel repeatedly until
Repeat the setup. The display goes back to the normal ‘‘DEFAULT ALL’’ is displayed, then
display. press the SEL/RESET button.
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The display shows the selectable To set the default settings, select After the DEFAULT ALL operation
items. If you want to cancel ‘‘OK’’ by pressing the INFO button, is completed, you will see the above
‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ select ‘‘CANCEL’’ then press and hold the SEL/RESET display for a few seconds, then the
by pressing the INFO button, then button for about 3 seconds to set. display switches to the language
press and hold the SEL/RESET setting mode.
button for about 3 seconds to set.
The display goes back to the normal
display.
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HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER
(P.142)
*1 : To use the horn, press the centre pad of the steering wheel.
*2 : If equipped
Instruments and Controls 133
WINDSCREEN
WIPERS/WASHERS
(P.135)
ENGINE START
BUTTON
(P.318, 319, 320)
HANDS-FREE
TELEPHONE HEADLIGHT
SYSTEM ADJUSTER
BUTTONS*2 (P.144)
(P.277)
CRUISE CONTROL
BUTTONS*2
(P.274)
VOICE CONTROL HORN*1
BUTTONS*2 REMOTE AUDIO
INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTROLS*2 TILT/TELESCOPIC MULTI-INFORMATION
BRIGHTNESS (P.267) ADJUSTMENT BUTTONS
Without cruise control
(P.142) (P.145) (P.89)
With navigation system CIGARETTE LIGHTER (P.181)
*1 : To use the horn, press the centre pad of the steering wheel.
*2 : If equipped
134 Instruments and Controls
Windscreen Wipers Push the lever up or down to select a HI − The wipers run at high speed.
position.
Windscreen Washers − Pull the
MIST − The wipers run at high wiper control lever toward you,
speed until you release the lever. and hold it. The washers spray
until you release the lever. The
OFF − The wipers are not activated. wipers run at low speed, then
complete one more sweep after
INT − The length of the wiper you release the lever.
interval is varied automatically
according to vehicle’s speed. Headlight Washer
(For some types)
Vary the delay by turning the When you pull back on the wiper
INT TIME ring. control lever with the headlight
1. MIST switch ON, the headlight washers
2. OFF If you turn it to the shortest delay, and windscreen washers work at the
3. INT − Intermittent the wipers will change to low same time.
(AUTO*) speed operation when the vehicle
4. LO − Low speed speed exceeds 20 km/h (12 mph). The headlight washers use the same
5. HI − High speed fluid reservoir as the windscreen
6. Windscreen washers While the vehicle is stopped and in washers.
gear, the wipers sweep the
* : On vehicles with automatic windscreen whenever you remove
intermittent wipers, see page your foot from the brake pedal.
134 .
LO − The wipers run at low speed. CONTINUED
The automatic intermittent wiper You can adjust the sensitivity of the
system senses rainfall and system by turning the AUTO
automatically turns on the sensitive ring on the wiper lever.
windscreen wipers. To enable
sensing, push the lever down to
select AUTO.
Headlights
High Beams − Push the lever On some models Even with the automatic lighting
forward until you hear a click to turn AUTO − The automatic lighting feature turned on, we recommend
on the high beams. The blue high feature turns on the headlights, all that you turn on the lights manually
beam indicator will come on (see other exterior lights, and the when driving at night or in a dense
page 82 ). Pull the lever back to instrument panel lights when it fog, or when you enter dark areas
return to the low beams. senses low ambient light. such as long tunnels or parking
facilities.
To flash the high beams, pull the To turn on the automatic lighting,
lever back lightly, then release it. turn the light switch to AUTO at any Do not leave the light switch in
The high beams will stay on as long time. The lights will come on AUTO if you will not be driving the
as you hold the lever back. automatically when the outside light vehicle for an extended period (a
level becomes low (at dusk, for week or more). You should also turn
Daytime Running Lights example). The lights on indicator off the lights if you plan to leave the
(For some types) comes on as a reminder. The lights engine idling or the engine off for a
The daytime running lights come on and indicator turn off automatically long time.
automatically when you turn the when the system senses high
ignition switch to the ON (II) ambient light. If there is a problem with the control
position. They go out automatically system, you will see the symbol
when the light switch is ON. The lights turn off automatically ‘‘ ,’’ or the symbol with a
when you turn the ignition switch to ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message in the
the LOCK (0) position. To turn them multi-information display. Have the
on again, either turn the ignition vehicle checked by your dealer as
switch to the ON (II) position, or soon as possible.
turn the light switch to position.
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Front and Rear Fog Lights To turn on the rear fog light only, The front and rear fog lights will go
(For some types) turn the switch down from the off off when you turn the light control
( ) position. The indicator in switch off. With only the rear fog
the instrument panel comes on to light on, it will go off when you turn
indicate that the rear fog light is on. the headlights off.
You can turn off the rear fog light When you turn the light control
with the headlights on by turning the switch on again, the front fog lights
switch down again. will also turn on. To turn the fog
lights completely off, turn the fog
To operate the front fog lights, turn light switch down to the off ( )
the switch up from the off ( ) position.
position to the position. The
FRONT AND REAR FOG LIGHT SWITCH
indicator comes on as a To turn the rear fog light on again,
reminder. To turn the rear fog light you have to turn the fog light switch
The fog light switch is located next on with the front fog lights, turn the again with the headlights on
to the light control switch. You can switch one position up from the ( position) or the front fog
control the front fog lights with this position. lights on.
switch when the light control switch
is in the or position. You can turn off the rear fog light
with the front fog lights on by
You can also use the rear fog light turning the switch up again.
when the light control switch is in
the position or the front fog
lights are turned on.
Hazard Warning Button Rear Window Demister Make sure the rear window is clear
and you have good visibility before
starting to drive.
Push the red button to turn on the The rear window demister will clear
hazard warning lights (four-way fog, frost, and thin ice from the
flashers). This causes all outside window. Turn the ignition switch to
turn signals and both turn indicators the ON (II) position. Push the
in the instrument panel to flash. Use demister button to turn it on and off.
these lights to give a warning to The indicator in the button comes on
other road users that your vehicle is to show the demister is on. It also
causing a hazard. shuts off when you turn off the
ignition switch. You have to turn the
demister on again when you restart
the vehicle.
Headlight Adjuster
Two ignition keys come with your Keep the keys away from liquids.
vehicle. You should keep one of If they get wet, dry them
them in a safe place, away from the immediately with a soft cloth.
vehicle, as a spare.
They fit all the locks on your vehicle.
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Ignition Switch
If the front wheels are turned, the You will hear a reminder beeper if
anti-theft lock may make it difficult you leave the key in the ignition
to turn the key. Firmly turn the switch in the LOCK (0) or the
steering wheel to the left or right as ACCESSORY (I) position and open
you turn the key. the driver’s door. You will also see
the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ or the symbol
ACCESSORY (I) − You can with a ‘‘IGNITION KEY’’ message in
operate the audio system (on some the multi-information display.
types) and the cigarette lighter in Remove the key to turn off the
this position. beeper and the warning symbol.
Door Locks
On some types
Pushing the bottom of the master
door lock switch will unlock all doors
and the tailgate. To unlock
Door Locks
Door Locks
Door Locks
The childproof door locks are The outside door handle is located
designed to prevent children seated next to the rear window.
in the rear from accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position (lever is
down), the door cannot be opened
from the inside regardless of the
position of the lock tab. To open the
door, push the lock tab forward and
use the outside door handle.
Remote Transmitter
UNLOCK − Press this button to If you do not open any door or the
LED LOCK unlock all doors and the tailgate. tailgate within 30 seconds, the doors
BUTTON When you push the UNLOCK button, and the tailgate automatically relock
all outside turn signals, and both and the security system (if
indicators in the instrument panel equipped) sets.
flash once.
You cannot unlock the doors and the
On some types tailgate if the key is in the ignition
Press this button once to unlock the switch.
UNLOCK
BUTTON driver’s door. Push it twice to unlock
the remaining doors and the tailgate.
Remote Transmitter
Remote Transmitter
SCREW TAB
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Remote Transmitter
Tailgate
To open the tailgate, push the Keep the tailgate closed at all times
release, then lift up. To close the while driving to avoid damaging the
tailgate, use the inner handle to pull tailgate and to prevent exhaust gas
it down, then press down on the back from getting into the interior. See
edge. Carbon Monoxide Hazard on page
65 .
Tailgate
Lock
Unlock
(Open)
If the power door lock system cannot Push the release lever to the lower
unlock the tailgate, unlock it right as shown.
manually. In this case, you cannot
open the tailgate with the release. If you need to open the tailgate
manually, it means there is a
To open the tailgate, access the problem with the tailgate. Have the
tailgate release lever from inside the vehicle checked by your dealer.
vehicle.
Place a cloth on the edge of the
cover, then use a small flat-tipped
screwdriver to remove the cover on
the back of the tailgate.
Seats
Seats
Seats
Seats
Rear Seat Armrest Folding the Rear Seats Folding Down the Seat-back
(For some types) The left and right rear seat-backs
can be folded down separately to
make more luggage space.
Seats
4. Pull up on the release lever on the Reverse this procedure to return the
outside of the seat-back. seat-back to the upright position. Always replace the rear head
Tug on the seat-back to make sure it restraints when the seat-
5. Fold the seat back forward. is latched. If the seat-back is not backs are returned to upright
latched fully, the seat belt will not position.
Do not put any heavy items on the work properly and you will see the
seat-back when it is folded down. red indicator behind the release
lever as shown.
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Seats
Lifting Up the Seat Cushion Make sure all items in the luggage
area are secured. Loose items can fly
forward and cause injury if you have
to brake hard (See Carrying
Luggage on page 310 ).
SEAT LEG
3. Pull up the seat cushion and push Make sure the seat cushion is locked
it against the seat-back, then fold securely and the seat leg is
down the seat leg to lock the seat positioned properly.
cushion. Make sure the seat
cushion is locked securely.
Push the front of the switch, HI, to Follow these precautions whenever
rapidly heat up the seat. After the you use the seat heaters:
seat reaches a comfortable
temperature, select LO by pushing Use the HI setting only to heat the
the back of the switch. This will keep seats quickly, because it draws
the seat warm. large amounts of current from the
battery.
In the HI setting, the heater turns off
when the seat gets warm, and turns If the engine is left idling for an
back on after the seat’s temperature extended period, do not use the
drops. seat heaters, even on the LO
SEAT HEATER SWITCHES setting. It can weaken the battery,
In the LO setting, the heater runs causing hard starting.
Both front seats are equipped with continuously. It does not cycle with
seat heaters. The ignition switch temperature changes.
must be in the ON (II) position to
use the heaters.
MOUNTING ROD
To install the cover, set the mount-
HOOK ing rods to the recesses and slide the
cover towards the front until it clips
into place. Make sure it is securely
latched so it will not come loose
while you are driving.
The luggage area cover can be To remove the cover, take off the
removed to give you more luggage hooks from the tailgate, slide the
height. cover towards the rear, then lift it
straight up.
Power Windows
MAIN SWITCH the driver’s window. Opening either Release the switch when the window
front door cancels this function. gets to the position you want.
Power Windows
To open or close the driver’s or the AUTO REVERSE − If either of the If your vehicle’s battery is
front passenger’s window partially, front windows runs into any obstacle disconnected or goes dead, or either
push down or pull back on the while it is closing automatically, it of the front windows’ fuses is
window switch lightly and hold it. will stop, and then reverse direction. removed, the AUTO function will be
The window will stop when you To close the window, remove the disabled. The power window system
release the switch. obstacle, then use the window switch needs to be reset after reconnecting
again. the battery or installing the fuse.
When you push the MAIN switch in,
the switch is off, and the passengers’ Auto reverse stops sensing when the 1. Start the engine. Push down and
windows cannot be raised or lowered. window is almost closed. You should hold the driver’s window switch
To cancel this feature, push on the always check that all passengers and until the window is fully open.
switch again to get it to pop out. objects are away from the window
Keep the MAIN switch pushed in before closing it. 2. Pull and hold the driver’s window
when you have children in the switch to close the window
vehicle so they do not injure completely, then hold the switch
themselves by operating the for about 2 seconds.
windows unintentionally.
3. Repeat the above steps on the
The indicators inside the switches front passenger’s window.
come on when you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. If the power windows do not operate
properly after resetting, have your
vehicle checked by your dealer.
Both of the front and rear sunshades To open the sunshades, push on the WARNING: Always take the ignition
can be opened. The front sunshade rear of the switch and hold it. key with you whenever you leave the
is rolled up in the centre holder from Release the switch when the vehicle alone (with other occupants).
front to rear, and the rear sunshade sunshades reach the desired position.
from rear to front at the same time. Push on the front of the switch and
Use the switch on the front ceiling to hold it to close them. Release the
operate the sunshades. You must switch to stop the operation.
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position to operate the
sunshades.
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AUTO − To open the sunshades AUTO REVERSE − If either of the The sunshades have a key-off delay.
fully, push on the rear of the switch front and rear sunshades runs into You can still open and close the
firmly, then release it. The any obstacle while they are closing sunshades for up to 10 minutes after
sunshades automatically open all the automatically, each sunshade will you turn off the ignition switch. The
way. To stop the sunshades from reverse direction and then stop. To key-off delay cancels as soon as a
opening, push on the switch briefly. close the sunshades, remove the you open either front door.
obstacle, then use the sunshade
To close the sunshade fully, push on switch again.
the front of the switch firmly, then
release it. The sunshades Auto reverse stops sensing when
automatically close all the way. To each sunshade is almost closed. You
stop the sunshades from closing, should always check that all
push on the switch briefly. passengers and objects are away
from the sunshades before closing
To open or close the sunshades them.
partially, push on the rear or front of
the sunshade switch lightly and hold
it. The sunshade will stop when you
release the switch.
Mirrors
TAB
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH
Keep the inside and outside mirrors
clean and adjusted for best visibility. 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
Be sure to adjust the mirrors before (II) position.
you start driving.
2. Move the selector switch to L (left
The inside mirror has day and night side) or R (right side).
positions. The night position reduces
glare from headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.
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Mirrors
Power Mirror Heaters Folding Door Mirrors Never drive your vehicle with the
(For some types) outside mirrors folded.
REAR WINDOW
DEMISTER/
HEATED MIRROR
BUTTON
Parking Brake
CENTRE
POCKET
GLOVE BOX
CIGARETTE
LIGHTER
BEVERAGE ASHTRAY
HOLDER
UNDER-FLOOR BEVERAGE HOLDERS*
LUGGAGE AREA* REAR ACCESSORY
POWER SOCKET CENTRE CONSOLE
* : For some types
GLOVE BOX
DIAL
Open the glove box by pulling the
handle to the centre console side. You can store beverage bottles and
Close it with a firm push. cans in the glove box, and keep them
cool with the air conditioning system.
The glove box light comes on only To keep the inside of the glove box
when the position lights are on. cool, open the glove box, then open
the air vent on the upper side by
turning the dial anticlockwise. Turn
on the air conditioning (see pages
196 and 202 ), and set the mode
control to ‘‘ ’’ or ‘‘ ’’
position. CONTINUED
The cool air is diverted from the air Centre Console Console Compartments
conditioning system into the glove
box through the air vent.
Accessory Power Socket To use it, the ignition switch must be Centre Pocket
in the ACCESSORY (I) or the ON
(II) position. It will not power an
automotive type cigarette lighter
element.
COAT HOOK
SUN VISOR
To use a coat hook, slide it out To use the sun visor, pull it down. Pull up the vanity mirror cover to use
slightly, then pull it down. You can also use the sun visor at the it.
side window. Remove the support
Make sure the coat hook is pulled up rod from the clip and swing the sun On some models
when you are not using it. This hook visor toward the side window. The lights come on when you pull up
is not designed for large or heavy the cover.
items. Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
Pull out
the lid.
On vehicles with adjustable luggage area You can also lower this lid to the
floor lid bottom of the storage area to extend
There is a storage area under the the luggage space. Open the lid, pull
floor in the luggage area. To keep it toward you fully to disengage the
the lid open, hook the strap to the lid from the support rods, then lower
anchor on the back of the luggage the lid on the bottom of the storage Lower
area cover (if equipped). area. the lid.
CIGARETTE
LIGHTER
ASHTRAY
Open the front ashtray by lifting the The front ceiling light has a two-
lid up. To remove the ashtray for position switch. In the DOOR
emptying or making the Use the ashtray only for cigarettes, position, the light comes on when
compartment bigger, open the cigars, and other smoking materials. you open any door. In the OFF
console compartment by sliding the To prevent a possible fire and position, the light does not come on.
lid backwards, then lift the ashtray damage to your vehicle, don’t put To select the door position, push the
straight up. paper or other things that can burn button to pop it out.
in the ashtray.
The front ceiling light also contains
two spotlights. Push the button next
to the light to turn it on and off. You
can use the spotlights at all times.
Interior Lights
Interior Lights
Features
Features 185
Interface Dial
SELECTOR
186 Features
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Features 187
DIAL
188 Features
Airflow Controls
Temperature Control Dial
Turning the temperature control dial
clockwise increases the temperature
of the airflow.
Fan Control
Select the fan speed by pressing the REAR WINDOW DEMISTER/
MIRROR HEATER BUTTON
top or bottom of the fan speed
control switch ( ▲ or ▼ ). The fan
speed is shown in vertical bars on
the display. WINDSCREEN
DEMISTER BUTTON
FAN CONTROL
Fresh Air and Recirculation Buttons
These two buttons control the
source of air going into the system. MODE BUTTON
In fresh air mode , air comes AUTO BUTTON
TEMPERATURE
from outside the vehicle. In CONTROL DIAL OFF BUTTON
recirculation mode , the
interior air recycles through the
system.
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Features 189
The outside air intakes for the Mode Button Windscreen Demister Button
climate control system are at the Use the MODE button to select the This button directs the main airflow
base of the windscreen. Keep this vents the air flows from. Some air to the windscreen for faster
area clear of leaves and other debris. will flow from the dashboard corner defrosting. It also overrides any
vents in all modes. mode selection you may have made.
The system should be left in fresh
air mode under almost all conditions. Each time you press the MODE When you select , the system
Keeping the system in recirculation button, the display shows the mode automatically switches to fresh air
mode can cause the windows to fog selected. mode. For faster defrosting,
up. manually set the fan speed to high.
Airflow is divided between You can also increase airflow to the
Switch to recirculation mode when the floor and corner vents, and the windscreen by closing the side vents
driving through dusty or smoky demister vents at the base of the on the dashboard.
conditions, then return to fresh air windscreen.
mode. When you turn off by
Air flows from the floor and pressing the button again, the
corner vents. system returns to its former settings.
Airflow is divided between For your safety, make sure you have
the vents in the dashboard and the a clear view through all the windows
floor vents. before driving.
190 Features
Features 191
To Defog and Defrost To Remove Exterior Frost or Ice To Turn Everything Off
To remove fog from the inside of the From the Windows If you press OFF button, the heating
windows: 1. Select . and airflow control system shuts off
The system automatically completely.
1. Set the fan to the desired speed or switches to fresh air mode.
high for faster defrosting. 2. Select . Keep the system completely off
2. Select and fresh air mode. 3. Set the fan and temperature for short periods only.
When you select , the controls to maximum level.
system automatically switches to To keep stale air and mustiness
fresh air mode. To clear the windows faster, you can from collecting, you should have
3. Adjust the temperature control close the dashboard corner vents. To the fan running at all times.
dial so the airflow feels warm. close the driver’s side vent, pull out
4. Select to help clear the the flip, and on the passenger’s side
rear window. vent, rotate the wheel below it. This
5. To increase airflow to the sends more warm air to the
windscreen, close the corner vents. windscreen demister vents. Once the
windscreen is clear, select the fresh
air mode to avoid fogging the
windows.
192 Features
On vehicles with air conditioning system To activate the climate control Driver’s Side Vent
The automatic climate control system, the engine must be running.
system in your vehicle picks the
proper combination of air The direction of airflow from the
conditioning, heating, and ventilation vents in the centre and each corner
to maintain the interior temperature of the dashboard is adjustable.
you select. The system also adjusts
the fan speed and airflow levels.
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Features 193
194 Features
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Features 195
Without dual temperature control system With dual temperature control system
196 Features
Automatic Climate Control regulate the interior temperature. To Turn Everything Off
To put the automatic climate control If you press the OFF button, the
in fully-automatic mode: In cold weather, the fan will not climate control system shuts off
come on automatically until the completely.
1. Press the AUTO on the heater starts to develop warm air. Keep the system completely off
temperature control dial. for short periods only.
On vehicles with dual temperature
2. Set the desired temperature by control system To keep stale air and mustiness
turning the temperature control When the indicator in the dual from collecting, you should have
dial. You will see AUTO and the button is on, the driver’s side and the fan running at all times.
selected temperature in the passenger’s side temperature can be
display. On vehicles with dual controlled independently (see page
temperature control system, you 207 ).
can also set the passenger’s side
temperature.
Features 197
198 Features
Recirculation Button The outside air intakes for the Dual Button
On vehicles with dual temperature climate control system are at the On vehicles with dual temperature
control system base of the windscreen. Keep this control system
When the recirculation indicator is area clear of leaves and other debris. Press the DUAL button to select
on, air from the vehicle’s interior is dual temperature control mode (see
sent throughout the system again. The system should be left in fresh page 207 ).
When the indicator is off, air is air mode under almost all conditions.
brought in from the outside of the Keeping the system in recirculation You can set the temperatures for the
vehicle (fresh air mode). mode, particularly with the A/C off, driver’s side and the passenger’s side
can cause the windows to fog up. separately when this button is
Fresh Air and Recirculation Buttons pressed (indicator is on). When the
On vehicles without dual temperature Switch to recirculation mode when indicator in the DUAL button is off,
control system driving through dusty or smoky you can adjust both sides to the
These two buttons control the conditions, then return to fresh air same temperature with the driver’s
source of air going into the system. mode. side temperature control dial.
In fresh air mode , air comes
from outside the vehicle. In Fan Control
recirculation mode , the Select the fan speed by pressing the
interior air recycles through the top or bottom of the fan speed
system. control switch ( ▲ or ▼ ). The fan
speed is shown in vertical bars on
the display.
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Features 199
Air flows from the floor and When you turn off by
corner vents. pressing the button again, the
system returns to its former settings.
Airflow is divided between
the vents in the dashboard and the For your safety, make sure you have
floor vents. a clear view through all the windows
before driving.
Air flows from the centre
and corner vents in the dashboard.
200 Features
Without dual temperature control system With dual temperature control system
SIDE DISPLAY CLIMATE CONTROL DISPLAY SIDE DISPLAY CLIMATE CONTROL DISPLAY
Features 201
Automatic Climate Control When you set the temperature to its To Turn Everything Off
To put the automatic climate control lower limit ( ) or its upper limit If you press the OFF button, the
in fully-automatic mode: ( ), the system runs at full climate control system shuts off
cooling or heating only. It does not completely.
1. Press the AUTO on the regulate the interior temperature.
temperature control dial. Keep the system completely off
In cold weather, the fan will not for short periods only.
2. Set the desired temperature by come on automatically until the
turning the temperature control heater starts to develop warm air. To keep stale air and mustiness
dial. You will see AUTO and the from collecting, you should have
selected temperature in the On vehicles with dual temperature the fan running at all times.
information display. control system
When the indicator in the dual
On vehicles with dual temperature button is on, the driver’s side and
control system, you can also set the passenger’s side temperature can be
passenger’s side temperature. controlled independently (see page
207 ).
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 preference.
202 Features
Semi-automatic Operation MANUAL SELECTION You can also manually select the
You can manually select various functions of the climate control
functions of the climate control system on the navigation display
system when it is in fully automatic with the interface dial. Each time
mode. All other features remain you push the interface dial down, the
automatically controlled. Making any selected mode switches between the
manual selection causes the word fan control and the mode selection.
AUTO in the display to go out. In the fan control mode, turn the
interface dial to select a fan speed,
and in the mode selection, turn the
dial to select a mode. The selected
mode is highlighted on the screen.
When you make any manual Refer to page 186 on how to move
selection, the current settings of the the interface dial.
climate control system appear on the
upper part of the navigation display.
The climate control display will go
off about 5 seconds after you stop
making a manual selection. To
confirm your manual selection on the
navigation display, push the
CLIMATE button on the navigation
control panel.
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Features 203
When you turn the A/C off, the The outside air intakes for the
system cannot regulate the inside climate control system are at the
temperature if you set the base of the windscreen. Keep this
temperature control dial below the area clear of leaves and other debris.
outside temperature.
The system should be left in fresh
Recirculation Button air mode under almost all conditions.
On vehicles with dual temperature Keeping the system in recirculation
control system mode, particularly with the A/C off,
When the recirculation indicator is can cause the windows to fog up.
on, air from the vehicle’s interior is
sent throughout the system again. Switch to recirculation mode when
When the indicator is off, air is driving through dusty or smoky
Air Conditioning (A/C) Button brought in from the outside of the conditions, then return to fresh air
Press the CLIMATE button to view vehicle (fresh air mode). mode.
the climate control display. Push
ENT on the centre of the interface Fresh Air and Recirculation Buttons
dial to turn the air conditioning on On vehicles without dual temperature
and off. You will see A/C ON or A/C control system
OFF in the display. Pushing the A/C These two buttons control the
button on the side panel also turns source of air going into the system.
the air conditioning on and off. In fresh air mode , air comes
from outside the vehicle. In
recirculation mode , the
interior air recycles through the
system.
204 Features
interface dial.
Dual Button
On vehicles with dual temperature
control system
You can set the temperatures for the
driver’s side and the passenger’s side
separately when this button is
pressed (indicator is on). When the
indicator in the DUAL button is off,
you can adjust both sides to the
same temperature with the driver’s
side temperature control dial.
Fan Control Mode Control
Press the CLIMATE button to view Press the CLIMATE button to view
the climate control display. Push the climate control display, then
down the selector on the interface select the mode display by pushing
dial to select the fan control mode. down the selector on the interface
Turning the interface dial to increase dial. Turning the interface dial
or decrease the fan speed and selects the vents the air flows from.
airflow. The fan speed is shown in Some air will flow from the
vertical bars on the display. You can dashboard corner vents in all modes.
also select the fan speed by pressing
the top or bottom of the fan speed
control switch (▲or▼). You can also
select the fan speed by turning the CONTINUED
Features 205
You can also use the MODE button Windscreen Demister Button Rear Window Demister Button
on the side panel to select the vents. This button directs the main airflow This button turns the rear window
Each time you press the MODE to the windscreen for faster demister off and on (see page 143 ).
button, the selected mode is defrosting. It also overrides any
highlighted on the display. mode selection you may have made. When you turn on the rear window
demister, the heated door mirror is
Air flows from the centre When you select , the system also turned on automatically.
and corner vents in the dashboard. automatically switches to fresh air
mode and turns on the A/C. For
Airflow is divided between faster defrosting, manually set the
the vents in the dashboard and the fan speed to high. You can also
floor vents. increase airflow to the windscreen
by closing the corner vents on the
Air flows from the floor and dashboard.
corner vents.
When you turn off by
Airflow is divided between pressing the button again, the
the floor and corner vents, and the system returns to its former settings.
demister vents at the base of the
windscreen. For your safety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
before driving.
206 Features
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Features 207
208 Features
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Features 209
Audio System
210 Features
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP BAR
Features 211
To Play the Radio To Select a Station SCAN − The scan function samples
The ignition switch must be in the You can use any of five methods to all stations with strong signals on the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. find radio stations on the selected selected band. To activate it, press
Turn the system on by pushing the band: tune, seek, scan, the preset the SCAN button, then release it.
power/volume knob or the AM/FM buttons, and auto select. You will see SCAN in the display.
button. Adjust the volume by turning The system will scan for a station
the power/volume knob. TUNE − Use the TUNE knob to with a strong signal. When it finds
tune the radio to a desired frequency. one, it will stop and play that station
The band and frequency that the Turn the knob right to tune to a for about 10 seconds.
radio was last tuned to are displayed. higher frequency, or left to tune to a
To change bands, press the AM/FM lower frequency. If you do nothing, the system will
button. On the FM band, ST will be then scan for the next strong station
displayed if the station is SEEK − The seek function and play it for 10 seconds. When it
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo searches up and down from the plays a station you want to listen to,
reproduction in AM is not available. current frequency to find a station press the SCAN button again.
with a strong signal. To activate it,
On the AM band, AM noise press the or side of the
reduction turns on automatically. SEEK bar, then release it.
212 Features
Preset − Each preset button can AUTO SELECT − If you are If you do not like the stations auto
store one frequency on AM or LW, travelling far from home and can no select has stored, you can store
and two frequencies on FM. longer receive your preset stations, other frequencies on the preset
you can use the auto select feature to buttons as previously described.
1. Select the desired band, AM, LW find stations in the local area.
or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store To turn off auto select, press the
two frequencies with each preset Press the A. SEL button. You will see A. SEL (auto select) button. This
button. A. SEL flashing in the display, and restores the presets you originally
the system goes into scan mode for set.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan several seconds. The system stores
function to tune the radio to a the frequencies of 6 FM stations in
desired station. the preset buttons.
3. Pick a preset button (1−6), and You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after
hold it until you hear a beep. pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a that preset button.
total of 6 stations on each AM and
LW, and 12 stations on FM.
Features 213
TA/PTY BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
214 Features
Radio Data System (RDS) same RDS network area. Preset 1: AF ON/OFF −
With your audio system, you can Alternative frequency function on or
utilize many convenient features You can turn on or off the RDS off
provided by the radio data system function and select the RDS
(RDS). programs. To switch the function Preset 2: REG ON/OFF −
and select the program, press the Regional program on or off
With the FM band selected, you can power/volume knob for more than 2
keep listening to the same station seconds with the audio system on. Preset 3: PS ON/OFF −
even if its frequency changes as you You will hear a beep. Press any of Program service function on or off
enter different regions while you are the preset buttons (1 through 6) to
travelling. select the function. Each preset Preset 4 A-TP ON/OFF:
button has the following function. Automatic traffic program on or off
The RDS functions turns on Pressing the preset button switches
automatically when you turn the the function between on and off (24 Preset 5: NEWS ON/OFF −
system on. If the station you are H and 12H on the clock mode). News program on or off
listening to is an RDS stations, the
frequency is displayed in the Preset 6: CLOCK 24H/12H
information display and the station
name will be displayed in the audio
display. Then, the system will
automatically keep selecting the
frequency with the strongest signal
from the frequencies that carry the
same programs. This can save you
the trouble of retuning to obtain the
same station as long as you are in the CONTINUED
Features 215
216 Features
Program Service Name Display TA (Traffic Announcement) Standby You can receive traffic information
If the station you are listening to is Function while you are listening to a disc or
an RDS station, the frequency When you press and release the TA/ tape (if equipped). If the system is
display will disappear and the station PTY button, TA comes on in the tuned to a TP station before playing
name or PTY information will be display and the system stands by for a disc or tape, the system will stand
displayed. Press the TA/PTY button traffic announcements. by for traffic announcements with
for more than 2 seconds to switch the TA/PTY button pressed (TA
the display between the name of When the automatic traffic indicator is on) and the system will
network/station and the PTY information program (A-TP ON) is switch from disc or tape to the traffic
information. For more information selected, TP will come on in the announcement when it begins. You
on the PTY, see page 218 . display. This indicates that the traffic will see TA-INFO in the display. The
reports can be received from the system will return to the disc or tape
traffic information broadcasting mode when the traffic information is
station. finished.
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Features 217
To adjust the volume of the traffic Pressing the TA/PTY button will not PTY (Program Type) Display
announcement, turn the power/ turn off the TA function while you Function
volume knob while the are listening to the traffic When the TA/PTY button is pressed
announcement is broadcasting. The information. It will just switch to the for more than 2 seconds until you
adjusted volume level will be stored, selected audio playing mode. hear a beep, the PTY display
then that level will be used on the function comes on. This function
next time traffic announcement. If If you use seek or auto select with shows you the program type of the
you adjust the volume below the the TA function on, the system selected RDS station. For example, if
minimum level, the default level searches only TP stations. the station is broadcasting drama,
(level 9) will be used on the next DRAMA is shown in the display. If it
time. The volume of the PTY NEWS is a station of scientific programs,
or the PTY ALARM function can SCIENCE is shown. The principal
also be adjusted (see page 220 ). PTYs are shown as follows.
218 Features
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Features 219
When you turn the TUNE knob, the If the selected RDS station does not PTY/News Interrupt Function
display will show different PTYs (see transmit PTY data, NO PTY is To activate this function, press the
the PTYs list on the previous displayed. When the selected station TA/PTY button for more than 2
column). is not an RDS station, NO RDS is seconds and select NEWS. The
displayed for about 5 seconds. system will hold the last tuned FM
After you select the desired program station/network PTY while you are
type, the system will search for a The PTY setting mode is cancelled if listening to the disc. With this
station with the same PTY code as no further steps are taken within 5 function on, playing disc is
the selected program type. When seconds after selecting the desired interrupted and the system switches
you use this function for the first PTY with the TUNE knob. form disc mode to the FM newscast
time, NEWS will appear as it was when the newscast is broadcasting
preset at the factory. Some stations may broadcast the from the FM station.
programs with different contents
After your desired PTY is displayed, from their PTY code. You can change the volume level of
press either side of the SEEK/SKIP the interrupted newscast. Refer to
button within 5 seconds. The system In the PTY search mode, the tuning page 218 for how to adjust the
will go into the PTY search mode step is set to 50 kHz while searching volume level.
and search for a station of the on the FM band. This step changes
selected PTY. If there is no station to 100 kHz when the AF or TA When the program is changed to
available in the selected PTY, NO function is activated. another program or the frequency
PTY is displayed for about 5 seconds cannot be received for 10 seconds
and the PTY search mode is due to a weak signal, the system will
cancelled. return to the disc mode
automatically.
220 Features
Features 221
Adjusting the Sound The system will return to the audio Audio System Lighting
Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob display about 5 seconds after you You can use the instrument panel
repeatedly to display the BASS, stop adjusting a mode. brightness control knob to adjust the
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, and illumination of the audio system (see
SVC (speed-sensitive volume Speed-sensitive Volume page 142 ). The audio system
compensation) settings. Compensation (SVC) System illuminates when you turn the
BASS − Adjusts the bass. This audio system has the speed ignition switch to the ON (II)
sensitive volume compensation position, even if the radio is off.
TREBLE − Adjusts the treble. (SVC) system. There are four
compensation levels; LOW, MID
FADER − Adjusts the front-to-back (medium), HIGH and OFF. The
strength of the sound. system monitors the vehicle speed
and changes the volume level as the
BALANCE − Adjusts the balance, vehicle speed goes up. The faster
or side-to-side strength of the sound. you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
SVC − Adjusts the volume level audio volume decreases.
according to the vehicle speed.
222 Features
Playing a Disc
DISP BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
Features 223
To Play a Disc This audio system can also play The specifications of the compatible
To load or play discs, the ignition CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in WMA file are:
switch must be in the ACCESSORY MP3 or WMA standard. When −Sampling frequency:
(I) or ON (II) position. playing a disc in MP3, you will see 32/44.1/48 kHz
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA −Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/
You operate the disc player with the format, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the 192 kbps
same controls used for the radio. To display. The numbers of the folder −Compatible with variable bit rate
select the disc player, press the CD and track playing are shown in the and multi-session
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the display on the disc player. You can −Maximum layers
display. The number of the track select up to 255 tracks or folders. (including ROOT): 8 layers
playing and the elapsed time are
shown in the display. You can also Video CDs and DVD discs will not In a disc compressed in WMA
select the displayed information with work in this unit. standard, DRM (digital rights
the DISP button (see page 225 ). The management) files cannot be played.
system will continuously play a disc The specifications of the compatible If the system finds the DRM file in a
until you change modes. MP3 file are: disc, you will see ‘‘CD FORMAT’’ in
−Sampling frequency: the display for a few seconds. The
32/44.1/48 kHz system searches the next available
−Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/ folder or file and plays it.
Do not use discs with adhesive labels. 112/128/160/192/224/
The label can curl up and cause the 256/320 kbps
disc to jam in the unit. −Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
−Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
224 Features
To Load a Disc DISP Button If the text data has more than 11
Insert a disc about halfway into the When you press and release the characters, you will see the first 10
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc DISP button while a disc without text characters and the > indicator in
in the rest of the way and begin to data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO the display. Press and hold the DISP
play it. The number of the track INFO’’ on the display. button until the display shows the
playing is shown in the display. The next 11 characters. You can see up to
system will continuously play a disc If a disc (CD-DA) has text data, you about 21 characters of the text data.
until you change modes. can see the disc name, the track
name, and the artist tag in the If you press and hold the DISP
You cannot load and play 8-cm display. Each time you press the button again, the display shows the
(3-inch) discs in this system. DISP button, the display changes. first 11 characters again.
Features 225
You will also see the text data in the To Change or Select Tracks/Files In MP3 or WMA mode
following conditions. You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar FOLDER SELECTION − To
while a disc is playing to select select a different folder, turn the
When the folder or the file is passages and change tracks (files in TUNE knob to move to the
changed. MP3/WMA mode). beginning of the next folder. Turn
the knob to the right until it clicks
When you change the audio mode In MP3 or WMA mode, use the once to skip to the next folder, and to
to play discs in MP3 or WMA and TUNE knob to select folders in the the left to move to the beginning of
the system begins to play. disc and use the SEEK/SKIP bar to the current folder. Turn it again to
change files. skip to the beginning of the previous
When you insert a disc with text folder. Turning the TUNE knob
data or compressed in MP3 or SEEK/SKIP − Each time you more than two clicks skips several
WMA, and the system begins to press and release the side of folders.
play. the SEEK/SKIP bar, the player skips
forward to the beginning of the next
The display can show you up to the track (file in MP3 or WMA mode).
11 characters at a time, but Press and release the side to
depending on the letter size, you skip backward to the beginning of
may not see all 11 characters. the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
When you turn on the audio system track.
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the DISP button. To move rapidly within a track or file,
press and hold the or side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
226 Features
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Features 227
In MP3 or WMA mode SCAN − The SCAN function In MP3 or WMA mode
FOLDER-RANDOM − This samples all the tracks on the disc in F-SCAN − This feature, when
feature, when activated, plays the the order they are recorded on the activated, samples all the first files in
files within a folder in random order, disc (all files in the selected folder in each folder on the disc in the
rather than in the order they are MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the recorded order from the main
compressed in MP3 or WMA. To scan feature, press and hold the folders. To activate the folder scan
activate folder random play, press SCAN button until you hear a beep. feature, press and release the SCAN
the RDM button. You will see You will see SCAN in the display. button. You will see F-SCAN in the
F-RDM in the display. The system You will get a 10 second sampling of display. The system will then play
will then select and play files each track/file on the disc/folder. the first file in the highest level
randomly. This continues until you Press the SCAN button again to get folder for about 10 seconds. If you do
deactivate folder random play by out of scan mode and play the last nothing, the system will then play
pressing the RDM button again, or track sampled. the following first files for 10
you select a different folder with the seconds each. When it plays a file
TUNE knob. Pressing either side of the SEEK/ that you want to continue listening to,
SKIP bar also turns off the scan press the SCAN button again.
Each time you press and release the feature.
RDM button, the mode changes Pressing either side of the SEEK/
from Folder Random Play to Within SKIP bar, or selecting a different
a Disc Random Play, then to normal folder with the TUNE knob also
playing. turns off the scan feature.
228 Features
To Stop Playing a Disc If you turn the system off while a Operating the Optional Disc
Press the eject button ( ) to disc is playing, either with the Changer
remove the disc. If you eject the disc, power/volume knob or by turning An optional six disc changer is
but do not remove it from the slot, off the ignition switch, the disc will available for your vehicle. This disc
the system will automatically reload stay in the drive. When you turn the changer uses the same controls used
the disc after 10 seconds and put it in system back on, the disc will begin for the in-dash disc player or the
pause mode. To begin playing, press playing where it left off. radio.
the CD button.
Load the desired discs in the
You can also eject the disc when the magazine, and load the magazine in
ignition switch is off. the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button. To select the disc changer, press the
Press the CD button again to switch CD/AUX button. The disc and track
back to the disc player. numbers will be displayed. To select
a different disc, use the preset 1
To play the tape when a disc is (DISC −) button or the preset 2
playing, insert a tape in the player (DISC +) button. To select the
(optional). If a tape is in the player, previous disc, press the preset 1
press the AUX button. Press the CD (DISC −), or the preset 2 (DISC +)
button again to switch back to the to select the next disc in sequence.
disc player.
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Features 229
If you select an empty slot in the Operating the Optional MD Protecting Discs
magazine, the changer will search Player/Changer For information on how to handle
for the next available disc to load and (For some types) and protect compact discs, see page
play. An MD player or changer is available 266 .
for your vehicle as optional
equipment. This MD player/changer
uses the same controls used for the
in-dash disc player or the radio.
Follow the instructions that came
with the unit.
230 Features
Features 231
232 Features
REPEAT BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BAR
Features 233
To Play a Tape Dolby* noise reduction turns on To switch to the radio or disc player
(Optional for some types) when you insert a tape. The while a tape is playing, press the
The ignition switch must be in the indicator will come on in the AM/FM or CD/AUX button. To
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. display. If the tape was not recorded change back to the tape player, press
Make sure the open side of the tape in Dolby, turn it off by pressing the the CD/AUX button again.
is facing right, then insert the tape NR button. Dolby remains off until
most of the way into the slot. The you press the NR button again. You can remove the tape with the
system will pull the tape in the rest ignition switch in any position, even
of the way, and begin to play it. *
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under if the audio system is off.
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
The tape direction indicator comes Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol Tape Search Functions
on to show you which side of the are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories FF/REW − To rewind the tape,
tape is playing. The △ indicates the Licensing Corporation. push the preset 4 ( ) button.
side you inserted upward is now You will see REW in the display. To
playing. If you want to play the other To Stop Playing a Tape fast forward the tape, push the
side, press the preset 5 ( ) To remove the tape, press the eject preset 6 ( ) button. You will see
button. When the player reaches the button on the tape player. If you FF displayed. Press the preset 4, 5,
end of the tape, it will automatically want to turn the player off, press the or 6 button to take the system out of
reverse direction and play the other power/volume knob or turn off the rewind or fast forward.
side. ignition switch. The tape will remain
in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the tape player will
be in pause mode. Press the preset 5
( ) button to resume play.
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SKIP − Press the side of the Caring for the Tape Player Store tapes in their cases to protect
SEEK/SKIP bar to find the The tape player picks up dirt and them from dust and moisture. Never
beginning of the current song or oxides from the tape. This place tapes where they will be
passage. Press the side to find contamination builds up over time exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
the beginning of the next song or and causes the sound quality to or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
passage. When the system reaches degrade. To prevent this, you should to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
the beginning of a song or passage, it clean the player after every 30 hours moderate temperature before
begins to play it. of use. inserting it into the player.
REPEAT − Press the RPT button If you do not clean the tape player Never try to insert a foreign object
to continuously play a song or regularly, it may eventually become into the tape player.
passage. You will see RPT displayed. impossible to remove the
The track will repeat until you press contamination with a normal
the RPT button again. cleaning kit.
Features 235
PRESET BUTTONS
AUDIO BUTTON
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To Play the Radio On the audio display of the displayed if the station is
The ignition switch must be in the navigation screen, you can scroll the broadcasting in stereo (you will see
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. display and enter the setting with the ST on the side display).
Turn the system on by pushing the interface dial. You will see the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM indicator , , , or Stereo reproduction on AM is not
button. Adjust the volume by turning on the lower display. This available. On the AM band, AM
the power/volume knob. indicates the direction to move the noise reduction turns on
selector on the interface dial. For the automatically.
Pushing the AUDIO button on the information of how to use the
control panel will also turn on the interface dial, see page 186 . To Select a Station
system. You can use any of five methods to
The band and frequency that the find radio stations on the selected
You can operate the audio system radio was last tuned to are displayed. band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
with the control buttons on the audio On the audio control display of the buttons, and auto select.
panel without displaying the audio navigation system and the side
control display on the navigation display, the broadcasting station
screen. The audio setting will be name may also be displayed if the
shown in the side display. When the RDS is turned on (see page 241 ).
navigation system is activated, you
will also see the audio setting on the To change bands, press the AM/FM
side display. button, or push up the selector on
the interface dial. Each time you
press the button or push up the
selector, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, AM (MW) and LW. On
the FM band, STEREO will be CONTINUED
Features 237
TUNE − Use the TUNE bar to tune To tune the radio with the interface
the radio to a desired frequency. dial, push the selector down, then
Press the ▲ side of the bar to tune turn the dial to select the tune mode.
to a higher frequency, and the ▼ Press the ENT on the interface dial,
side to tune to a lower frequency. then turn the selector to the desired
frequency. To exit the tune mode,
press the ENT on the interface dial.
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Features 239
AUTO SELECT − If you are You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after
travelling far from home and can no pressing a preset button if auto
longer receive your preset stations, select cannot find a strong station for
you can use the auto select feature to that preset button.
find stations in the local area.
If you do not like the stations auto
Press the A.SEL button on the audio select has stored, you can store
control panel. You will see A. SEL on other frequencies on the preset
the side display, and the system goes buttons as previously described.
into the scan mode for several
seconds. It stores the frequencies of To turn off auto select, press the
six FM stations in the preset A.SEL button or the ENT on the
buttons/icons. interface dial. This restores the
presets you originally set.
To activate the auto select with the
interface dial, press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display, then push down the
interface dial, then turn it to select
A. SEL icon. Press the ENT on the
dial to enter the setting. You will see
AUTO SEL flashing in the display,
and the system goes into scan mode
for several seconds.
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INTERFACE DIAL
CONTINUED
Features 241
TA ON is selected.
You can turn the RDS function on or Press the ENT on the dial to enter
off and select the RDS programs. To the RDS setting. You will see the six
use the function and select the selectable RDS settings on the
program, press the AUDIO button display. Turn the interface dial to
on the control panel to view the select any of the RDS functions, then
audio display. Push down the press the ENT on the dial to enter
selector on the interface dial, then your setting.
turn the dial to select RDS.
Selectable settings are described in
the following. Pushing the selector
or turning the dial to the left or right
switches the function between on
and off.
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CONTINUED
Features 243
244 Features
You can also switch to the normal out from the display. You can also
audio mode while you are listening to turn the TA function on or off on the
the traffic information by pressing audio display on the navigation
the TA/PTY button. It does not screen (see page 242 ).
cancel the TA standby function.
Pressing the TA/PTY button will not
To adjust the volume of the traffic turn off the TA function while you
announcement, turn the power/ are listening to the traffic
volume knob while the information. It will just switch to the
announcement is broadcasting. The selected audio playing mode.
adjusted volume level will be stored,
then that level will be used on the If you use seek or auto select with
next traffic announcement. You the TA function on, the system
cannot adjust the volume below the searches only TP stations. Press the AUDIO button on the
minimum level. The volume of the control panel to view the audio
PTY NEWS or the PTY ALARM PTY (Program Type) Display display on the navigation screen,
function can also be adjusted (see Function then push down the selector on the
page 249 ). This function shows you the interface dial to select the function
program type of the selected RDS display. Turn the dial to select the
If your vehicle’s battery goes dead, station. For example, if the station is PTY, then press the ENT on the
or is disconnected, the traffic broadcasting drama, DRAMA is interface dial.
announcement volume level will be shown in the display. If it is a station
reset to the default setting (level 9). of scientific programs, SCIENCE is
shown. The principal PTYs are
To turn off the TA function, press shown on page 247 .
the TA/PTY button again. TA will go CONTINUED
Features 245
You will see the PTY setting: Group Select the list or group mode, then
and List. You can select the desired press the ENT on the interface dial
PTY program either of the group or to enter the setting. You will see the
the list. Select the setting by turning selectable items on the display. Push
the interface dial or pushing the the selector up to move to the next
selector to the right or left. display, and down to go back to the
previous display. Turn the interface
When the TA/PTY button on the dial to select the desired PTY
audio control panel is pressed for program. Press the ENT on the dial
more than 2 seconds, the PTY to enter your selection.
display function also comes on.
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The principal PTYs are shown as ROCK MUSIC: Contemporary JAZZ MUSIC: Jazz music.
follows. modern music. COUNTRY: Country music.
EASY LISTENING: Light music. NATION M: National music.
NEWS: Short accounts of facts, LIGHT CLASSICS M: Light classics; OLDIES M: Oldies music, ‘‘Golden
events, publicly expressed views, classical music for non-specialist age’’ based programs.
reportage, etc. appreciation. FOLK MUSIC: Folk music.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: Topical SERIOUS CLASSICS: Traditional SOCIAL: Social affairs programs.
programs expanding upon the news. classics. RELIGION: Programs concerned
INFORMATION: General OTHER MUSIC: Other types of with religion.
information and advice. music, such as R & B, Reggae. DOCUMENTARY: Documentary
SPORT: Programs concerned with WEATHER/METR: Weather programs.
any aspect of sports. information. LEISURE: Programs about hobbies
EDUCATION: Educational FINANCE: Programs concerned and recreational activities.
programs. with economy.
DRAMA: All radio plays and serials. CHILDREN’S PROGS: Programs for
CULTURES: Programs concerned children.
with any aspect of national or PHONE IN: Programs consisting of
regional culture. listener’s message
SCIENCE: Programs about nature, TRAVEL/TOURING: Programs
science, and technology. concerned with travel.
VARIED SPEECH: Light
entertainment programs.
POP MUSIC: Commercial music of
popular appeal.
CONTINUED
Features 247
PTY Group After you select the desired program The PTY setting mode is cancelled if
INFORMATION: General type, the system will search for a no further steps are taken within 5
information and advice. station with the same PTY code as seconds after selecting the desired
CULTURE: Programs concerned the selected program type. When PTY with the interface dial.
with any aspect of national or you use this function for the first
regional culture. time, NEWS will appear as it was Some stations may broadcast the
VARIED: Light entertainment preset at the factory. programs with different contents
programs. from their PTY code.
POP MUSIC: Commercial music of After your desired PTY is displayed,
popular appeal. press either side of the SEEK/SKIP In the PTY search mode, the tuning
CLASSICS: Traditional classics. bar within 5 seconds. The system step is set to 50 kHz while searching
OTHER MUSIC: Other types of will go into the PTY search mode on the FM band. This step changes
music, such as R & B, Reggae. and search for a station of the to 100 kHz when the AF or TA
selected PTY. If there is no station function is activated.
available in the selected PTY, NO
PTY is displayed for about 5 seconds
and the PTY search mode is
cancelled.
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PTY/News Interrupt Function The system will hold the last tuned Your audio system has another
To activate this function, press the FM station/network PTY while you interrupt function (including TA
AUDIO button on the control panel are listening to the disc. With this function). The first activated
to view the audio display on the function on, playing disc is interrupt function has priority over
navigation screen, then push down interrupted and the system switches the others and the indication of the
the selector on the interface dial to from disc mode to the FM newscast other interrupt function goes out. To
select the function display. Turn the when the newscast is broadcasting activate the other interrupt function,
dial to select the PTY, then press the from the FM station. turn off the current interrupt
ENT on the interface dial. function.
You can change the volume level of
The PTY display function also comes the interrupted newscast. Refer to PTY Alarm
on by pressing and holding the TA/ page 245 for how to adjust the PTY code ‘‘ALARM’’ is used for
PTY button on the audio control volume level. emergency announcements, such as
panel for more than 2 seconds. natural disasters. When this code is
When the program is changed to received, ‘‘ALARM’’ goes on the
Turn the interface dial to select another program or the frequency display and the volume is changed.
NEWS, then press the ENT to enter cannot be received for 10 seconds When the alarm is cancelled, the
the selection. Push the selector or due to a weak signal, the system will system will return to the normal
turn the dial to select ON, then press return to the disc mode operation mode.
the ENT to enter the setting. You automatically.
will see NEWS in the audio display
and the side display.
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250 Features
In balance and fader setting, the audio volume decreases. Audio System Lighting
right lower display shows you the You can use the instrument panel
current setting of the sound strength To select any of the four settings, brightness control knob to adjust the
coming from each speaker. In bass turn the interface dial to select SVC, illumination of the audio control
and treble setting, the display shows then press the ENT on the dial. The panel and the side display (see page
you the setting with the vertical bars. current setting is shown on the 142 ). The audio system illuminates
display. Turn the interface dial to the when you turn the ignition switch to
Turn the interface dial to the right or right or the left to select the setting, the ON (II) position, even if the radio
the left to adjust the sound level, then press the ENT to enter it. is off.
then press ENT to enter your setting.
The system will return to the audio
SVC − Adjusts the volume level display about 5 seconds after you
according to the vehicle speed. stop adjusting a mode.
Speed-sensitive Volume
Compensation (SVC) System
This audio system has the speed
sensitive volume compensation
(SVC) system. There are four
compensation levels; LOW, MID
(medium), HIGH and OFF. The
system monitors the vehicle speed
and changes the volume level as the
vehicle speed goes up. The faster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
Features 251
Playing a Disc
SIDE DISPLAY
AUDIO DISPLAY
DISP BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
TUNE BAR
SEEK/SKIP BAR SCAN BUTTON
AUDIO BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL
252 Features
To Play a Disc Video CDs and DVD discs will not In a disc compressed in WMA
You operate the disc player with the work in this unit. standard, the DRM (digital rights
same controls used for the radio. To management) file cannot be played.
load or play discs, the ignition switch The specifications of the compatible If the system finds the DRM file in a
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or MP3 file are: disc, you will see ‘‘CD FORMAT’’ in
ON (II) position. −Sampling frequency: the display for a few seconds. The
32/44.1/48 kHz system searches the next available
−Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/ folder or file and plays it.
112/128/160/192/224/
Do not use discs with adhesive labels. 256/320 kbps
The label can curl up and cause the −Compatible with variable bit rate
disc to jam in the unit. and multi-session
−Maximum layers
This audio system can also play (including ROOT): 8 layers
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA standard. When The specifications of the compatible
playing a disc in MP3, you will see WMA file are:
‘‘MP3’’ on the audio display and the −Sampling frequency: 32/44.1/48
side display. In WMA format, kHz
‘‘WMA’’ will appear on each display. −Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/
You can select a folder up to 99 and 128/160/192 kbps
play a track up to 255. If the disc has −Compatible with variable bit rate
a complex structure, it will be a while and multi-session.
to read the disc before the system −Maximum layers
begins to play it. (including ROOT): 8 layers
CONTINUED
Features 253
To Load a Disc You can operate the audio system To Change or Select Tracks/Files
Insert a disc about halfway into the with the control buttons on the audio You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc panel without displaying the audio while a disc is playing to select
in the rest of the way and begin to control display on the navigation passages and change tracks (files in
play it. screen. The audio setting will be MP3/WMA mode).
shown in the side display. When the
You cannot load and play 8-cm navigation system is activated, you In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
(3-inch) discs in this system. will also see the audio setting on the TUNE bar to select folders in the
side display. disc and use the SEEK/SKIP bar to
When playing a CD with data text, change files.
the track and album titles are also Press the AUDIO button on the
shown. When playing a disc in MP3 control panel to show the audio SEEK/SKIP − Each time you
or WMA, the album name, the file display of the navigation screen. You press and release the side of
number and name, the folder can scroll the display and enter the the SEEK/SKIP bar, the player skips
number and name, and the elapsed setting with the interface dial. You forward to the beginning of the next
time are shown. The system will will see the indicator , , track (file in MP3 or WMA mode).
continuously play a disc until you , or on the lower display. Press and release the side, to
change modes. If the disc was not This indicates the direction to move skip backward to the beginning of
recorded with this information, it will the selector on the interface dial. For the current track. Press it again to
not be displayed. the information of how to use the skip to the beginning of the previous
interface dial, see page 186 . track.
When Playing a CD without data text,
the number of the track playing and To move rapidly within a track or file,
the elapsed time are shown in the press and hold the or side
display. of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
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256 Features
repeatedly also cancels this function. to enter your selection. You will see
RANDOM on the display. To turn off
RANDOM (Random within a this feature, select the track random
disc) − This feature plays the as previously described, then press
tracks (all files in each holder in the ENT again.
MP3 or WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. In MP3 or WMA mode
FOLDER-RANDOM − This
feature, when activated, plays the
files within a folder in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressed in MP3 or WMA. To
activate Folder Random play, press
You can also select the folder repeat the AUDIO button to view the audio
function on the audio display. Press display, then push down the selector
the AUDIO button to view the audio on the interface dial. Turn the
display, then push down the selector interface dial to select the folder
on the interface dial. Turn the random. Press the ENT on the dial
interface dial to select the folder to enter your selection. You will see
repeat. Press the ENT on the dial to FOLDER RANDOM on the display.
enter your selection. You will see To activate Random Play, press the To turn off this feature, select the
FOLDER REPEAT on the display. AUDIO button to view the audio folder random as previously
To turn off this feature, select the display, then push down the selector described, then press the ENT again.
folder repeat as previously described, on the interface dial. Turn the
then press the ENT again. Pressing interface dial to select the track
the RPT button on the control panel random. Press the ENT on the dial CONTINUED
Features 257
258 Features
If you turn the system off while a Operating the Optional Disc preset 2 (DISC +) button. To select
disc is playing, either with the Changer the previous disc, press the preset 1
power/volume knob or by turning An optional six disc changer is (DISC −), or the preset 2 (DISC +)
off the ignition switch, the disc will available for your vehicle. This disc to select the next disc in sequence.
stay in the drive. When you turn the changer uses the same controls used
system back on, the disc will begin for the in-dash disc player or the If you select an empty slot in the
playing where it left off. radio. magazine, the changer will search
for the next available disc to load and
You cannot select the controls on the play.
audio display of the navigation
system. The audio setting will be
displayed only in the side display.
The text data cannot be displayed in
the side display, so you can see the
disc and track/file numbers only.
Features 259
260 Features
Features 261
262 Features
SIDE DISPLAY
PRESET BUTTONS
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
CD/AUX BUTTON
Features 263
To Play a Tape You cannot select the controls on the To Stop Playing a Tape
(Optional for some types) audio display of the navigation To remove the tape, press the eject
The ignition switch must be in the system. The audio setting will be button on the tape player. If you
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. displayed only in the side display. want to turn the player off, press the
Make sure the open side of the tape The text data cannot be displayed in power/volume knob or turn off the
is facing right, then insert the tape the side display, so you can see the ignition switch. The tape will remain
most of the way into the slot. The disc and track/file numbers only. in the drive. When you turn the
system will pull the tape in the rest system back on, the tape player will
of the way, and begin to play it. Dolby* noise reduction turns on be in pause mode. Press the preset 5
when you insert a tape. The ( ) button to resume play.
The tape direction indicator comes indicator will come on in the
on to show you which side of the display. If the tape was not recorded To switch to the radio or disc player
tape is playing. The △ indicates the in Dolby, turn it off by pressing the while a tape is playing, press the
side you inserted upward is now NR button. Dolby remains off until AM/FM or CD/AUX button. To
playing. If you want to play the other you press the NR button again. change back to the tape player, press
side, press the preset 5 ( ) the CD/AUX button again.
button. When the player reaches the *
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under
end of the tape, it will automatically license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing You can remove the tape with the
reverse direction and play the other Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol ignition switch in any position, even
side. are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories if the audio system is off.
Licensing Corporation.
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Tape Search Functions REPEAT − Press the RPT button Caring for the Tape Player
FF/REW − To rewind the tape, to continuously play a song or Damaged tapes can jam inside the
push the preset 4 ( ) button. passage. You will see RPT displayed. drive or cause other problems. See
You will see REW in the display. To The track will repeat until you press page 235 for information on tape
fast forward the tape, push the the RPT button again. player care and protection.
preset 6 ( ) button. You will see
FF displayed. Press the preset 4, 5, NOTE: The skip and repeat
or 6 button to take the system out of functions use silent periods on the
rewind or fast forward. tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These features may not
SKIP − Press the side of the work if there is almost no gap
SEEK/SKIP bar to find the between selections, a high noise
beginning of the current song or level, or a silent period in the middle
passage. Press the side to find of a selection.
the beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it.
Features 265
266 Features
CH BUTTON MODE BUTTON The VOL button adjusts the volume beep. The system searches up or
up (▲) or down (▼). Press the top down from the current frequency to
or bottom of the button, hold it until find a station with a strong signal.
the desired volume is reached, then
release it. If you are playing a disc, the system
skips to the beginning of the next
The MODE button changes the track file in MP3 or WMA mode
mode. Pressing the button each time you press the top (+) of
repeatedly selects FM, AM (MW), the CH button. Press the bottom
LW, disc (if a disc is loaded), or a (−) to return to the beginning of the
tape (if equipped). You can select current track or file. Press it twice to
VOL BUTTON FM1 and FM2 when the auto select return to the previous track or file.
feature is not used. You will see the track number (file
Three controls for the audio system number in MP3 or WMA mode) and
are mounted in the steering wheel If you are listening to the radio, use the elapsed time. On vehicles with
hub. These let you control basic the CH button to change stations. navigation system, the information
functions without removing your Each time you press and release the shows in the side display.
hand from the wheel. top (+) of the button, the system
goes to the next preset station on the In MP3 or WMA mode, you can use
band you are listening to. Press and the seek function to select folders.
release the bottom (−) to go back to Press and hold the top (+) of the
the previous station. CH button until you hear a beep, to
skip forward to the first file of the
To activate the seek function, press next folder. Press the bottom (−) to
and hold the top (+) or bottom (−) skip backward to the previous folder.
of the CH button until you hear a CONTINUED
Features 267
CLOCK BUTTON
HOUR BUTTON
RESET BUTTON
MINUTE BUTTON
268 Features
If your vehicle’s battery is You can quickly set the time to the On vehicles with navigation system
disconnected or goes dead, you may nearest hour. If the displayed time is The navigation system receives
need to set the clock. before the half hour, pressing the signals from the global positioning
CLOCK button until you hear a beep, system (GPS), and the displayed
To set the time, press the CLOCK then pressing the R (preset 3) button time is updated automatically by the
(AM/FM) button until the clock sets the clock back to the previous GPS. Refer to the navigation system
display begins to blink, then release hour. If the displayed time is after manual for how to adjust the time.
the button. The displayed time the half hour, the clock sets forward
begins to blink. to the beginning of the next hour.
Change the hour by pressing the H For example: 1:06 will reset to 1:00
(preset 1) button until the numbers 1:53 will reset to 2:00
advance to the desired time. Change
the minute by pressing the M
(preset 2) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time.
Features 269
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CONTINUED
Features 271
When you lock the doors and the Once the security system is set, The security system will not set if
tailgate with the key or the remote opening any door or tailgate (without the bonnet, tailgate, or any door is
transmitter, all outside turn signals using the key or the remote not fully closed. If the system will not
and both indicators in the instrument transmitter), or the bonnet, will set, check the door and tailgate open
panel flash three times to verify the cause it to alarm. It also alarms if the monitor on the multi-information
doors and the tailgate are locked and audio unit is removed from the display (see page 98 ), to see if the
the security system has set. When dashboard or the wiring is cut. doors and tailgate are fully closed.
you unlock them, these lights flash Since it is not part of the monitor
once. The alarm will also be activated if display, manually check the bonnet.
the passenger inside the locked
The security system also sets after vehicle turns the ignition switch on. Do not attempt to alter this system
you lock the doors and the tailgate or add other devices to it.
with the lock tab or master door lock On vehicles with super locking system
switch on the driver’s door while When you set the super locking
pulling the outside door handle. along with the security system, the
alarm is not activated if someone
tries to open a door with the lock
tabs or the master door lock switch.
272 Features
Features 273
Cruise control allows you to maintain Using Cruise Control 3. Press and release the SET/
a set speed above 40 km/h (25 mph) DECEL button on the steering
without keeping your foot on the CRUISE RES/ACCEL BUTTON wheel. The CRUISE CONTROL
BUTTON
accelerator pedal. It should be used indicator on the instrument panel
for cruising on straight, open comes on to show the system is
motorways. It is not recommended now activated.
for city driving, winding roads,
slippery roads, heavy rain, or bad Cruise control may not hold the set
weather. SET/DECEL speed when you are going up and
BUTTON down hills. If your vehicle speed
increases going down a hill, use the
CANCEL
brakes to slow down. This will cancel
Improper use of the cruise BUTTON the cruise control. To resume the set
control can lead to a crash. speed, press the RES/ACCEL button.
1. Push in the CRUISE button on the The CRUISE CONTROL indicator
Use the cruise control only steering wheel. The CRUISE on the instrument panel will come
when travelling on open MAIN indicator on the instrument back on.
motorways in good weather. panel comes on.
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Changing the Set Speed You can decrease the set cruising Even with cruise control turned on,
You can increase the set cruising speed in any of these ways: you can still use the accelerator
speed in any of these ways: pedal to speed up for passing. After
Press and hold the SET/DECEL completing the pass, take your foot
Press and hold the RES/ACCEL button. Release the button when off the accelerator pedal. The vehicle
button. When you reach the you reach the desired speed. will return to the set cruising speed.
desired cruising speed, release the
button. To slow down in very small Resting your foot on the brake or
amounts, tap the SET/DECEL clutch pedal causes cruise control to
Push on the accelerator pedal until button. Each time you do this, cancel.
you reach the desired cruising your vehicle will slow down about
speed, then press the SET/ 1.6 km/h (1 mph).
DECEL button.
Tap the brake or clutch pedal
To increase the speed in very lightly with your foot. The
small amounts, tap the RES/ CRUISE CONTROL indicator on
ACCEL button. Each time you do the instrument panel will go out.
this, your vehicle will speed up When the vehicle slows to the
about 1.6 km/h (1 mph). desired speed, press the SET/
DECEL button.
Features 275
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Optional on vehicles with navigation Voice Control To use the HFT system, your phone
system HFT system recognizes simple voice must have approved Bluetooth
Your vehicle is equipped with the commands, such as phone numbers capability along with the Hands Free
Hands-Free Telephone (HFT) and names. It uses these commands Profile. This type of phone is
system. HFT system uses Bluetooth to automatically dial, receive, and available through many phone
technology as a wireless link store numbers. For more makers and network operators.
between it and your Bluetooth information on voice control, see
compatible mobile phone. When you Using Voice Control on page 279 . Incoming/Outgoing Calls
are in your vehicle and your phone is With a linked phone, the HFT
linked to the HFT system, you’ll Bluetooth Wireless Technology system allows you to send and
enjoy hands-free phone use. The Bluetooth is a registered trademark receive calls in your vehicle without
HFT system is available in any of the of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. holding the phone.
five languages; English, French, Bluetooth is the wireless technology
Italian, German, and Spanish. To that links your phone to the HFT
change the language, see page 292 . system. The HFT system uses a
Class 2 Bluetooth, which means the
The available language is set to maximum range between your
English as the default setting when phone and vehicle is 10 meters (30
your vehicle leaves the factory. The feet).
voice of the HFT system is set to
female.
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Information Display How to Use the HFT System Using Voice Control
The HFT system is operated by the Here are some guidelines for using
HFT Talk and Back buttons on the voice control:
left side of the steering wheel. The To enter a command, press the
next few pages provide instructions Talk button. Then, after the beep,
for all basic features of the HFT say your command in a clear,
system. natural tone.
NOTE: All phones may not operate For best system operation, set the
identically, and some may cause climate control fan speed to low,
inconsistent operation of the HFT and direct the centre vents away
system. from the microphone in the ceiling.
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To hear a list of available options the HFT system will time out and Setting Up the System
at any time, press the Talk button, stop its voice recognition. The The incoming notification of the
wait for the beep, and say, ‘‘Hands next time you press the Talk HFT system can be set to a ring tone,
free help.’’ button, the HFT system begins a prompt, or no notification.
listening from the point at which it
Many commands can be spoken timed out. To set up the system, do this:
together. For example, you can 1. Press and release the Talk button.
say, ‘‘Dial 123-456-7891.’’ To end a command sequence at After the beep, say ‘‘System.’’ The
any time, press and hold the Back HFT system response is, ‘‘System
To enter a string of numbers in a button, or press the Talk button, options are setup and clear.’’
Call or Dial command, you can say wait for the beep, and say, ‘‘Cancel.’’
them all at once, or you can The next time you press the Talk 2. Press and release the Talk button.
separate them in blocks of 3, 4, 7, button, the HFT system begins After the beep, say ‘‘Setup.’’ The
10, or 11. from its main menu. HFT system response is ‘‘Would
you like an audible notification of
To skip a voice prompt, press the When you finish a command an incoming call?’’
Talk button while the HFT system sequence, the HFT system goes
is speaking. The HFT system will back to its main menu. For
then begin listening for your next example, when you store the name,
command. ‘‘Eric,’’ the HFT system response
is, ‘‘Eric has been stored.’’ The
To go back one step in a command next time you press the Talk
process, say, ‘‘Go back,’’ or press button, you will be at the main
the Back button. menu.
If nothing is said while the HFT
system is listening for a command,
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3. Press and release the Talk button. have an incoming call.’’ Setting Your Password
If you say ‘‘Yes’’ after the beep, the The HFT system will accept a
HFT system response is, ‘‘Would 5. The HFT system response numeric, four-digit password that
you like the notification to be a continues ‘‘A security option is you can use for security purposes.
ring tone or a prompt?’’ If you say available to lock the hands free
‘‘No’’ after the beep, the HFT system. Each time the vehicle is To set your password, do this:
system returns to its main menu. turned on, a password would be 1. Follow the system setup
Saying ‘‘No’’ will result in no ring required to use this system. Would procedure from the step 1 through
tone or prompt playback during an you like this security option turned the step 5 as described previously.
incoming call. The audio system on?’’
will be mute, and a message will 2. Press and release the Talk button.
be displayed. 6. Press and release the Talk button. After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’
If you say ‘‘No’’ after the beep, the
4. Press and release the Talk button. HFT system response is, ‘‘Security 3. The HFT system response is
After the beep, say ‘‘Ring tone’’ or will not be used. The system setup ‘‘What is the four digit number
‘‘Prompt.’’ The HFT system is complete.’’ you would like to set as your
response is ‘‘A ring tone will be password?’’
used.’’ or ‘‘An incoming call If you say ‘‘Yes,’’ you can set your
prompt will be used.’’ password. Refer to the setting 4. Press and release the Talk button.
procedure in the next column. After the beep, say the four-digit
If you choose ‘‘Ring tone,’’ you will password you want to use. For
hear a ring tone through the audio example, say ‘‘1, 2, 3, 4.’’ The HFT
speakers to announce an incoming system response is ‘‘1, 2, 3, 4. Is
call. If you choose ‘‘Prompt,’’ you this correct?’’
will hear this message to
announce an incoming call: ‘‘You CONTINUED
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5. Press and release the Talk button. 2. Press and release the Talk button. Pairing Your Phone
After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The After the beep, say your four-digit Your Bluetooth compatible phone
HFT system response is ‘‘The password. For example, say ‘‘1, 2, with HandsFree Profile must be
system is now locked. Each time 3, 4.’’ paired to the HFT system before you
the vehicle is turned on, the can make and receive hands-free
password will be required to use 3. If the password is correct, the calls.
the system. The system setup is HFT system response is ‘‘Main
complete. Returning to the main menu.’’ NOTE:
menu.’’ HFT system does not allow you to
If the password is not correct, the pair your phone if the vehicle is
To enter your password, do this: HFT system response is ‘‘1, 2, 3, 4 is moving.
Once a password is set, you can lock incorrect. Please try again.’’ Go back For pairing, your phone must be in
the HFT system so it only operates to the step 2. its Discovery mode.
after the password is entered. Up to six phones can be paired to
If you forget your password and you the HFT system.
1. The HFT system will prompt you cannot activate the HFT system, The following procedure works for
for your password each time the consult your dealer to cancel the most phones. If you cannot pair
ignition switch is turned to the ON password. your phone to the HFT system
(II) position and you press the with this procedure, refer to your
Talk button. You will only be phone’s operating manual, or talk
asked for the password once per to your phone retailer.
ignition cycle. If the password is During the pairing process, turn
set, its response is ‘‘The system is off any previously paired phones
locked. What is the four-digit before pairing a new phone.
password?’’
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1. With your phone on and the 3. Press and release the Talk button. 5. Follow the prompts on your phone
ignition switch in the After the beep, say the four-digit to get it into its Search mode. The
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) code you want to use. For example, phone will search for the HFT
position, press and release the say ‘‘1, 2, 3, 4.’’ The HFT system system. When it comes up, select
Talk button. After the beep, say response is, ‘‘1, 2, 3, 4. Is this Hands-Free Telephone System
‘‘Phone set up.’’ The HFT system correct?’’ from the list of options displayed
response is ‘‘Phone set up options on your phone.
are status, pair, edit, delete, and 4. Press and release the Talk button.
list.’’ After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The 6. When asked by the phone, enter
HFT system response is the four-digit code from step 3 into
2. Press and release the Talk button. ‘‘Searching for a Bluetooth phone. your phone. The HFT system
After the beep, say ‘‘Pair.’’ The Make sure the phone you are response is ‘‘A new phone has
HFT system response is ‘‘The trying to pair is in discovery mode.’’ been found. What would you like
pairing process requires operation to name this phone?’’
of your mobile phone. For safety, NOTE: Steps 5 and 6 show a
only perform this function while common way to get your phone into 7. Press and release the Talk button.
the vehicle is stopped. State a four- its Discovery mode. If these steps do After the beep, say the name you
digit code for pairing. Note this not work on your phone, refer to the want to use. For example, say
code. It will be requested by the phone’s operating manual. ‘‘Eric’s phone.’’ The HFT system
phone.’’ response is ‘‘Eric’s phone has been
successfully paired. Returning to
the main menu.’’
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To rename a paired phone, do this: 4. Press and release the Talk button. 3. Press and release the Talk button.
1. Press and release the Talk button. After the beep, say the new name After the beep, say the name of
After the beep, say ‘‘Phone setup.’’ of the phone. For example, say the phone you want to delete. For
The HFT system response is ‘‘Lisa’s phone.’’ The HFT system example say ‘‘Eric’s phone.’’ The
‘‘Phone setup options are status, response is, ‘‘The name has been HFT system response is ‘‘Would
pair, edit, delete, and list.’’ changed. Returning to the main you like to delete Eric’s phone?’’
menu.’’
2. Press and release the Talk button. 4. Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Edit.’’ The To delete a paired phone, do this: After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The
HFT system response is ‘‘Which 1. Press and release the Talk button. HFT system response is
phone would you like to edit?’’ After the beep, say ‘‘Phone setup.’’ ‘‘Preparing to delete Eric’s phone.’’
The HFT system response is, Say ‘‘OK’’ to continue. Otherwise,
3. Press and release the Talk button. ‘‘Phone setup options are status, say ‘‘Go back,’’ or ‘‘Cancel.’’
After the beep, say the name of pair, edit, delete, and list.’’
the phone you want to rename. 5. Press and release the Talk button.
For example, say ‘‘Eric’s phone.’’ 2. Press and release the Talk button. If you say ‘‘OK’’ after the beep, the
The HFT system response is After the beep, say ‘‘Delete.’’ The HFT system response is ‘‘The
‘‘What is the new name for Eric’s HFT system response is, ‘‘Which phone has been deleted. Returning
phone?’’ phone would you like to delete?’’ to the main menu.’’ If you say ‘‘Go
back,’’ or ‘‘Cancel,’’ the phone will
not be deleted.
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To list all paired phones, do this: To find out the status of the phone being To change from the currently linked
1. Press and release the Talk button. used, do this: phone to another paired phone, do this:
After the beep, say ‘‘Phone setup.’’ 1. Press and release the Talk button. 1. Press and release the Talk button.
The HFT system response is After the beep, say ‘‘Phone setup.’’ After the beep, say ‘‘Next phone.’’
‘‘Phone setup options are status, The HFT system response is The HFT system response is
pair, edit, delete, and list.’’ ‘‘Phone setup options are status, ‘‘Searching for the next phone.’’
pair, edit, delete, and list.’’ The HFT system then disconnects
2. Press and release the Talk button. the linked phone and searches for
After the beep, say ‘‘List.’’ The 2. Press and release the Talk button. another paired phone. If no other
HFT system responds by listing After the beep, say ‘‘Status.’’ An phones are found, the first phone
the name of each paired phone. example of the HFT system remains linked.
When all phones paired to the response is, ‘‘Eric’s phone is linked.
system have been read, the HFT Battery strength is three bars.
system response is ‘‘The entire list Signal strength is five bars, and
has been read. Returning to the the phone is roaming. Returning to
main menu.’’ the main menu.’’
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Making a Call 2. Press and release the Talk button. To make a call using a name in the HFT
You can make calls using any phone After the beep, say the number system phonebook, do this:
number, or by using a name in the you want to call. For example, say 1. With your phone on and the
HFT system phonebook. You can ‘‘123 456 7891.’’ The HFT system ignition switch in the
also redial the last number called. response is ‘‘123 456 7891. Say call, ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
During a call, the HFT system allows dial, or continue to add numbers.’’ position, press and release the
you to talk up to 30 minutes after you Talk button. After the beep, say
remove the key from the ignition 3. Press and release the Talk button. ‘‘Call’’ or ‘‘Dial.’’ The HFT system
switch. After the beep, say ‘‘Call’’ or ‘‘Dial.’’ response is, ‘‘What name or
The HFT system response is number would you like to call/
To make a call using a phone number, ‘‘Calling’’ or ‘‘Dialing.’’ Once dial?’’
do this: connected, you will hear the
1. With your phone on and the person you called through the 2. Press and release the Talk button.
ignition switch in the audio speakers. To change the After the beep, say the name you
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) volume, use the audio system want to call. For example, say
position, press and release the volume knob. ‘‘Eric.’’ The HFT system response
Talk button. After the beep, say is ‘‘Would you like to call Eric?’’
‘‘Call’’ or ‘‘Dial.’’ The HFT system 4. To end the call, press the Back
response is, ‘‘What name or button. 3. Press and release the Talk button.
number would you like to call/ After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The
dial?’’ HFT system response is ‘‘Calling’’
or ‘‘Dialing.’’ Once connected, you
will hear the person you called
through the audio speakers. To
change the volume, use the audio
system volume knob.
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4. To end the call, press the Back Sending Numbers or Names 3. Press and release the Talk button.
button. During a Call After the beep, say ‘‘Send.’’ The
The HFT system allow you to send dial tones will be sent, and the call
To redial the last number called by numbers or names during a call. This will continue.
the phone, press and release the is useful when you call a menu-
Talk button. After the beep, say driven phone system. You can also To send a name during a call, do this:
‘‘Redial.’’ The HFT system response program account numbers into the 1. Press and release the Talk button.
is, ‘‘Redialing.’’ Once connected, you HFT system phonebook for easy After the beep, say ‘‘Send.’’ The
will hear the person you called retrieval during menu-driven calls. HFT system response is, ‘‘What
through the audio speakers. To name or number would you like to
change the volume, use the audio To send a number during a call, do this: send?’’
system volume knob. 1. Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Send.’’ The 2. Press and release the Talk button.
HFT system response is, ‘‘What After the beep, say the name you
name or number would you like to want to send. For example, say
send?’’ ‘‘Account number.’’ The HFT
system response is ‘‘Would you
2. Press and release the Talk button. like to send account number?’’
After the beep, say the number
you want to send. For example, 3. Press and release the Talk button.
say ‘‘1, 2, 3.’’ The HFT system After the beep, say ‘‘Send.’’ The
response is ‘‘1, 2, 3. Say send, or dial tones will be sent, and the call
continue to add numbers.’’ will continue.
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5. Press and release the Talk button. 4. Press and release the Talk button. 3. Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Enter.’’ The After the beep, say the new After the beep, say the name you
HFT system response is ‘‘Eric has number for Eric. For example, say would like to delete. For example,
been stored. Returning to the main ‘‘987 654 3219.’’ The HFT system say ‘‘Eric.’’ The HFT system
menu.’’ response is, ‘‘987 654 3219.’’ response is ‘‘Do you want to delete
Eric?’’
To edit the number of a name, do this: 5. Press and release the Talk button.
1. Press and release the Talk button. After the beep, say ‘‘Enter.’’ The 4. Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’ HFT system response is ‘‘The After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The
The HFT system response is number has been changed. HFT system response is, ‘‘The
‘‘Phonebook options are store, edit, Returning to the main menu.’’ name has been deleted. Returning
delete, and list.’’ to the main menu.’’
To delete a name, do this:
2. Press and release the Talk button. 1. Press and release the Talk button. To list all names in the phonebook, do
After the beep, say ‘‘Edit.’’ The After the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’ this:
HFT system response is, ‘‘What The HFT system response is, 1. Press and release the Talk button.
name would you like to edit?’’ ‘‘Phonebook options are store, edit, After the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’
delete, and list.’’ The HFT system response is,
3. Press and release the Talk button. ‘‘The Phonebook options are store,
After the beep, say the name you 2. Press and release the Talk button. edit, delete, and list.’’
would like to edit. For example, After the beep, say ‘‘Delete.’’ The
say ‘‘Eric.’’ The HFT system HFT system response is, ‘‘What
response is ‘‘What is the new name would you like to delete?’’
number for Eric?’’
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2. Press and release the Talk button. ‘‘Would you like to call Eric?’’ Clearing the System
After the beep, say ‘‘List.’’ The This operation clears the HFT
HFT system responds by listing 3. Press and release the Talk button. system of your passcode, your paired
the names in the phonebook. After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The phones, and all names in the HFT
When the end of the list is HFT system response is ‘‘Calling.’’ system phonebook. Clearing is
reached, the HFT system Once connected, you will hear the recommended before you sell your
response is, ‘‘The entire list has person you called through the vehicle.
been read. Returning to the main audio speakers. To change the
menu.’’ volume, use the audio system To clear the system, do this:
volume knob. 1. Press and release the Talk button.
To call a name from the phonebook list, After the beep, say ‘‘System.’’ The
do this: HFT system response is, ‘‘System
1. Press and release the Talk button. options are setup and clear.’’
After the beep, say ‘‘Phonebook.’’
The HFT system response is 2. Press and release the Talk button.
‘‘Phonebook options are store, edit, After the beep, say ‘‘Clear.’’ The
delete, and list.’’ HFT system response is, ‘‘This
process will clear all paired phones,
2. Press and release the Talk button. clear all entries in the phonebook,
After the beep, say ‘‘List.’’ The and clear the password and
HFT system responds by listing restore the defaults in the system
the names in the phonebook. set up. Is this what you would like
When it says the name you want to to do?’’
call, for example, Eric, press the
Talk button, and then say ‘‘Call.’’
The HFT system response is, CONTINUED
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3. Press and release the Talk button. Changing Language 3. Press and release the Talk button.
After the beep, say ‘‘Yes.’’ The To select any of the five languages; After the beep, say ‘‘Yes’’ in the
HFT system response is English, French, Italian, German, and selected language (in French in
‘‘Preparing to clear all paired Spanish, do this: this example). If there are no
phones, all phonebook entries, and paired phones without French
the password, and restore the For example, change from English to name tags, the HFT system
defaults in the system set up. This French. response in the selected language
may take up to 2 minutes to is ‘‘The language has been
complete.’’ Say ‘‘OK’’ to proceed, 1. Press and release the Talk button. changed,’’ then ‘‘Returning to the
otherwise say ‘‘Go back’’ or After the beep, say ‘‘Change main menu.’’ After this response,
‘‘Cancel.’’ language.’’ The HFT system the system recognizes your
response is English, French, commands in the selected
4. If you said ‘‘OK,’’ after a short Italian, German, or Spanish? language only.
period of time, the HFT system
response is, ‘‘System has been 2. Press and release the Talk button. If there are paired phones without
cleared. Returning to the main After the beep, say ‘‘French.’’ The French name tags, the HFT
menu.’’ HFT system response in the new system response in the selected
selecting language is ‘‘You have language is ‘‘For the system to
selected French. Name tags that identify phones that were paired
were stored while in another while in another language, the
language will not be accessible in phone names need to be re-
French mode. Would you like to recorded.’’
continue?’’, then the system
repeats the response in the NOTE: If there are paired phones
currently selected language. without French name tags, the
following prompts will continue.
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4. The HFT system response in the To change from French to English, do selected language. If there are no
selected language is, for example, this: paired phones without English
‘‘What is the French name for name tags, the HFT system
<Paul’s phone>?’’ Press and 1. Press and release the Talk button. response is ‘‘The language has
release the Talk button. After the After the beep, say ‘‘Change been changed. Returning to the
beep, say ‘‘Paul’s phone’’ in the language’’ in the currently selected main menu.’’ in the selected
selected language. The HFT language. The HFT system language.
system response is, ‘‘What is the response in the currently selected
French name for <Pat’s language is, ‘‘English, French, If there are paired phones without
phone>?’’ Press and release the German, Italian, or Spanish?’’ English name tags, the HFT system
Talk button. Say ‘‘Pat’s phone.’’ response is ‘‘The language has been
After all paired phones missing a 2. Press and release the Talk button. changed. For the system to identify
French name tag are re-recorded, After the beep, say ‘‘English’’ in phones that were paired while in
the HFT system will prompt in the the currently selected language. another language, the phone names
selected language, ‘‘Returning to The HFT system response in the need to be re-recorded.’’
the main menu.’’ new selecting language is, ‘‘You
have selected English. Name tags NOTE: If there are paired phones
that were stored while in French without English name tags, the
mode will not be accessible in following prompts will continue.
English mode. Would you like to
continue?’’, then the system
repeats the response in the
currently selected language.
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4. The HFT system says, for Quick Language Selection HFT System Limitations
example, ‘‘What is the English To select a language quickly, do the When using voice control, the HFT
name for <Paul’s phone>?’’ Press following. system call is placed on hold, or the
and release the Talk button. After For example, change from English to HFT system stops its voice
the beep, say ‘‘Paul’s phone’’ in the French. recognition. The HFT system call
selected language. The HFT 1. Press and release the Talk button. will continue when voice control
system response is ‘‘What is the After the beep, say ‘‘French’’ in command is ended. To operate the
English name for <Pat’s the selecting language. In this case, HFT system again, press the Talk
phone>?’’ Press and release the say in French. button. Then after the beep, say the
Talk button. After the beep, say appropriate command.
‘‘Pat’s phone.’’ After all paired 2. The HFT system response in the
phones missing an English name new selecting language is ‘‘You In addition, you cannot use the HFT
tag are re-recorded, the HFT have selected French. Name tags system while receiving a PTY alarm.
system will say ‘‘Returning to the that were stored while in another
main menu.’’ language will not be accessible in
French mode. Would you like to
continue?’’ The system also
repeats the response in the
currently selected language.
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EU models
Hereby, Johnson Controls Automotive,
declares that this Hands-Free
Telephone System is in compliance
with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of Directive
1999/5/EC.
www.jciblueconnect.com/faq/EU_
DoC.pdf
Except EU models
For additional conformance
information: www.jciblueconnect.
com/faq
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Before Driving
You need to use the proper fuel for 1. Park with the left side closest to
EN590 and also vary the fuel the service station pump.
depending on the season.
Select the proper fuel according to 2. Open the fuel fill door by pulling
the regional or climate condition. the upper handle under the lower
Use of inadequate fuel may reduce corner of the dashboard.
engine power. In this case, the
symbol ‘‘PGM-FI’’ may appear on the
multi-information display.
SUPPORT ROD
1. Park the vehicle, and set the 2. Put your fingers between the front 3. Pull the support rod out of its clip
parking brake. Pull the bonnet edge of the bonnet and the front by holding the grip, and insert the
release handle under the lower grille. The bonnet latch handle is end into the designated hole in the
corner of the dashboard. The above the ‘‘H’’ logo. Push this bonnet.
bonnet will pop up slightly. handle up to release the bonnet.
Lift the bonnet.
To close the bonnet, lift it up slightly Oil Check 1.4 engine model
to remove the support rod from the All engines consume oil as part of DIPSTICK
hole. Put the support rod back into their normal operation, therefore,
its holding clip. Lower the bonnet to the engine oil level must be checked
about 30 cm (a foot) above the regularly, for example when
fender, then let it drop. Make sure it refuelling. Always check the oil
is securely latched. before a long journey.
UPPER MARK
LOWER MARK
Remove the dipstick carefully, so 2. Wipe off the dipstick with a clean 4. Remove the dipstick again, and
you do not spill the oil. Spilled oil cloth or paper towel. check the level. It should be
could damage components in the between the upper and lower
engine compartment. 3. Insert it all the way back in its tube. marks.
CONTINUED
UPPER
MARK
LOWER
MARK
UPPER MARK
LOWER MARK
MAX MIN
If it is near or below the lower mark,
see Adding Engine Oil on page On petrol models
368 on petrol models, 366 on diesel Look at the coolant level in the
models. radiator reserve tank. Make sure it is
between the MAX and MIN lines. If
it is below the MIN line, see Adding
Engine Coolant on page 372 for
information on adding the proper
coolant.
On Diesel models
The coolant level in the expansion
tank should be checked only when
the engine and the cooling system
are cold. Make sure it is between the
MAX and MIN lines. If it is below
the MIN line, see Adding Engine
Coolant on page 374 .
Fuel Economy
Carrying Luggage
Carrying Luggage
Carrying Luggage
Carrying Luggage in the Luggage If you lift up the rear seats, follow exceed the maximum allowable
Area or on a Roof Rack the instructions above, and be sure weight. Please contact your dealer
Distribute luggage evenly on the to keep luggage height below the for further information.
floor of the luggage area, placing bottom of the window. If luggage
the heaviest items on the bottom is higher, it could interfere with If you use an accessory roof rack,
and as far forward as possible. proper operation of the side the roof rack weight limit may be
Try to secure the items with rope curtain airbags. lower. Refer to the information that
or cord so they will not shift while came with your roof rack.
you are driving. Do not place items on the luggage
area cover, or stack objects higher Concerning means of lashing and
If you fold down the seat-backs, or than the top of the back seat. They retaining devices offered on the
lift up the rear seats, tie down could block your view and be accessory market, please contact
items that could be thrown about thrown about the vehicle during a your dealer.
the vehicle during a crash or crash or sudden stop.
sudden stop.
Try to secure the items with rope If you carry large items that
or cord so they will not shift while prevent you from closing the A normal bike rack must not be
you are driving. Do not stack tailgate, exhaust gas can enter the fitted to the tailgate.
items higher than the back of the passenger area. To avoid the
front seats. possibility of carbon monoxide
poisoning, follow the instructions
Refer to page 162 for folding rear on page 65 .
seats.
If you can carry any items on a
roof rack, be sure the total weight
of the rack and the items does not
Carrying Luggage
Luggage Hooks
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Driving
Driving 315
Driving Guidelines
316 Driving
Preparing to Drive
You should do the following checks 6. Check the seat adjustment (see
and adjustments before you drive page 157 ).
your vehicle.
7. Check the adjustment of the
1. Make sure all windows, mirrors, inside and outside mirrors (see
and outside lights are clean and page 169 ).
unobstructed. Remove frost, snow,
or ice. 8. Check the steering wheel
adjustment (see page 145 ).
2. Check that the bonnet is fully
closed. 9. Make sure the doors are securely
closed.
3. Check that the tailgate is fully
closed. 10. Fasten your seat belt. Check that
your passengers have fastened
4. Visually check the tyres. If a tyre their seat belts (see page 17 ).
looks low, use a gauge to check its
pressure. 11. When you start the engine, check
the gauges and indicators in the
5. Check that any items you may be instrument panel (see page 72 ).
carrying are stored properly or
fastened down securely.
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318 Driving
Driving 319
320 Driving
Driving 321
Manual Transmission
322 Driving
Manual Transmission
Driving 323
Manual Transmission
Maximum Allowable Speeds 1.4 engine model 2.2 engine model (diesel)
The speeds in this table are the
maximum allowable speeds in each Gear Maximum allowable Gear Maximum allowable
gear. If you exceed these speeds, the speeds speeds*4
engine speed will enter into the
tachometer’s red zone. If this occurs, 1st 41 km/h (26 mph) 1st 40 km/h (24 mph)
you may feel the engine cut in and 2nd 77 km/h (48 mph) 2nd 77 km/h (48 mph)
out. This is caused by a limiter in the 3rd 117 km/h (73 mph) 3rd 119 km/h (74 mph)
engine’s computer controls. The 4th 153 km/h (95 mph) 4th 161 km/h (100 mph)
engine will run normally when you 5th 179 km/h (111 mph) 5th 202 km/h (125 mph)
reduce the rpm below the red zone.
*4 : The values shown are the speeds when the
Before downshifting, make sure the 1.8 engine model engine is at 4,500 rpm.
vehicle will not exceed the maximum
allowable speed specified by the Gear Maximum allowable
chart for the lower gear to avoid speeds
engine damage.
1st 57 km/h (36 mph)
2nd 97 km/h (60 mph)
3rd 139 km/h (86 mph)
4th 172 km/h (107 mph)
5th 213 km/h (132 mph)
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Manual Transmission
Driving 325
In the manual mode, you can shift up GEAR POSITION INDICATOR Automatic mode is selected.
or down manually with the shift lever
or the paddle shifters, much like a In the manual mode, the selected to go into the manual mode. ‘‘A’’ will
6-speed manual transmission without gear position number is displayed go out and the selected gear position
operating the clutch pedal. In the next to the speedometer on the number will be displayed.
automatic mode, the i-SHIFT allows upper display.
you to drive the vehicle just like a Pushing the shift lever to the left
6-speed automatic transmission. If you select the automatic mode, side (A/M position) also switches
‘‘A’’ is displayed next to the the driving mode between the
speedometer on the upper display automatic and manual modes.
and the REV indicator goes out.
Pressing either paddle shifter or
moving the shift lever back or
forward will cause the transmission
326 Driving
Shifting
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328 Driving
Make sure the gear position Neutral (N) − Use Neutral and If you move the shift lever from
indicator in the upper display press on the brake pedal whenever neutral to the driving position or
shows you the appropriate gear you start the engine. If the shift lever reverse without pressing the brake
position before starting the vehicle. is not in neutral (N) position or the pedal, the gear position indicator
brake pedal is not pressed, you begins to blink and the transmission
Before turning off the engine, the cannot start the engine. When you cannot be shifted. The control
transmission should be shifted to are moving the shift lever from system still allows you to start the
the first gear on an incline. On a neutral to another gear, press on the vehicle by pressing and releasing the
downhill slope, it should be in brake pedal and have your foot off brake pedal within about 25 seconds.
reverse gear. the accelerator pedal.
If you need to restart a stalled engine,
If there is a problem in the i-SHIFT To start driving the vehicle, release also use neutral position (see page
control system while you are driving, the parking brake and release the 458 for Jump Starting).
the i-SHIFT system indicator comes brake pedal gradually, then press the
on in the instrument panel. For more accelerator pedal slowly.
information, see page 332 .
As starting the vehicle is assisted by
creeping for smooth operation, you
can start out slowly on level ground
without pressing the accelerator
pedal firmly. On uphill slopes, this
creeping is not effective, so always
set the parking brake for starting.
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If you cannot shift into any gear from Reverse (R) − Come to a full stop Driving in Automatic Mode
neutral, the gear position indicator before you shift into reverse. You The i-SHIFT automatically selects a
will blink in the upper display. This can damage the transmission by suitable gear (1 through 6) for your
means the transmission is in the trying to shift into reverse with the speed and acceleration.
neutral position regardless of the vehicle moving.
shift lever position. If this happens, When you start the vehicle, the
return the shift lever to the neutral Your vehicle has a reverse lockout to automatic mode is selected
position, pause, and then move it out prevent the transmission from automatically for smooth operation.
from neutral while pressing on the shifting into reverse from any You will see the ‘‘A’’ indicator in the
brake pedal. forward gear. The transmission will upper display. While driving, the
not enter into reverse gear while the transmission automatically upshifts
If the driver’s door is open with the vehicle speed is over 3 km/h (2 from the lower gear to the higher
shift lever in the driving position or mph) if you move the shift lever to gear and also downshifts
reverse and the engine running, the reverse from neutral or any other automatically.
alarm sounds continuously and the forward gear unexpectedly. Do not
gear position indicator is blinking. try to shift into reverse with the The transmission downshifts to the
vehicle moving to prevent first gear as the vehicle comes to a
transmission damage. complete stop.
Do not move the shift lever to the Make sure the gear position When you accelerate from a stop,
neutral position while driving. You indicator shows ‘‘R’’ before starting the transmission starts in the first
will lose engine braking and may lose the vehicle. gear in the automatic mode. Before
control of the vehicle. starting off, make sure the gear
position indicator shows ‘‘A’’ position.
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To switch the driving mode between When the control system releases Engine Speed Limiter
the manual and automatic modes, the clutch to change a gear, you may If you exceed the maximum speed
push the shift lever to the left side feel deceleration depending on the for the gear you are in, the engine
(A/M position) from the driving driving conditions. speed will enter into the tachometer’s
position. You can also return to the red zone. If this occurs, you may feel
manual mode by pushing the shift You will hear a mechanical noise and the engine cut in and out. This is
lever forward or backward from the feel a vibration when the caused by a limiter in the engine’s
driving position. Pulling either transmission shifts up or down. This computer controls. The engine will
paddle shifter on the steering wheel is normal; it is the transmission run normally when you reduce the
also switches to the manual mode. shifting mechanically according to rpm below the red zone.
the signals from the control system.
In the automatic mode, the
automatic mode indicator (A) is Downshifting gives you more power
displayed in the upper display, and when climbing, and provides engine
the REV indicator goes out. If you braking when going down a steep hill.
change to the manual mode, ‘‘A’’ To downshift, push the shift lever
indicator goes out, then the currently backward or pull the left side paddle
selected gear position number is shifter (−). This will switch the
displayed. driving mode to the manual mode.
To return to the automatic mode,
For faster acceleration while driving, push the shift lever to the left side
you can get the transmission to (A/M position).
automatically downshift by pushing
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
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Driving 331
Driving in Manual Mode Each time you push or pull the shift automatically and selects the suitable
You can shift up or down manually lever, or pull either paddle shifter, gear to prevent the engine from
with the shift lever or the paddle the transmission shifts one gear up stalling.
shifters. To enter the manual mode, or down. According to the driving
move the shift lever to the A/M conditions, you can shift up or down If you try to downshift at a speed
position, push the shift lever forward more than two gears at a time. that would cause the engine to
or backward from the driving exceed the redline in a lower gear,
position, or pull either paddle shifter When you select the manual mode, the transmission does not downshift.
with the shift lever in the driving the automatic mode indicator (A) in When the vehicle speed slows to
position. the upper display goes out, then the below the redline of the selected
currently selected gear position lower gear position, the transmission
To shift up, push the shift lever number is displayed. The REV downshifts, and the display shows
forward. To shift down, pull the shift indicator also comes on if the setting the selected lower gear position
lever backward. is on. To return to the automatic number.
mode, push the shift lever to the left
You can also shift up or down with side from the driving position. You Also, if you try to shift up before the
the + (right side) or − (left side) will see ‘‘A’’ in the upper display. engine speed has reached the
paddle shifters on each side of the allowable engine speed in the
steering wheel. To shift up, pull the In the manual mode, the selected higher gear, the
right side paddle shifter (+). To transmission keeps the selected gear transmission will not shift up.
shift down, pull the left side paddle in normal driving. There is no
shifter (−). automatic downshift when you push
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
But if you press the brake and the
vehicle slows down to a certain
speed, the transmission downshifts
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When you accelerate from a stop, The transmission downshifts to the Maximum Allowable Speeds
the transmission starts in the first first gear when the vehicle comes to The speeds in this table are the
gear, and you must manually upshift a complete stop. Also it downshifts maximum allowable speeds in each
between first and sixth gears. automatically to the first gear when gear. If you exceed the maximum
Downshifting also gives you more the vehicle speed reaches about 5 speed for the gear you are in, the
power when climbing. Make sure km/h (3 mph) or less. engine speed will enter into the
you upshift before the engine speed tachometer’s red zone. If this occurs,
reaches the tachometer’s red zone. you may feel the engine cut in and
out. This is caused by a limiter in the
When slowing down, you can get Rapid acceleration or engine’s computer controls. The
extra braking from the engine by deceleration can cause loss engine will run normally when you
shifting to a lower gear. This extra of control on slippery reduce the rpm below the red zone.
braking can help you maintain a safe surfaces, and you can be
speed and prevent your brakes from injured in a crash. Even though your vehicle’s gear
overheating while going down a operation is controlled electronically,
steep hill. Before down shifting, Use extra care when driving make sure the vehicle will not
make sure the engine speed will not on slippery surfaces. exceed the maximum allowable
go into the tachometer’s red zone in speed specified in the table before
the lower gear. downshifting.
Drive in the highest gear that lets
Do not drive in the higher gears the engine run and accelerate
when the vehicle speed is low. smoothly. This will give you the best
fuel economy and effective
emissions control.
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334 Driving
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Driving 335
i-SHIFT (Automated If this indicator comes on while If the gear position indicator does
Manual Transmission) driving due to the clutch system not show the appropriate gear
System Indicator overheating, it goes off when the position, you cannot continue driving.
If this indicator comes on and stays clutch system temperature comes See Emergency Towing on page
on while driving (in any gear down. If this indicator goes off while 480 .
position), there may be problems in driving to your dealer, you can
the i-SHIFT control system or continue driving normally. You should also have the dealer
overheating of the clutch system. If inspect your vehicle if this indicator
this happens, avoid rapid The symbol/message in the multi- comes on and off repeatedly in
acceleration, frequently shifting, and information display also goes off normal driving.
driving at high speed, and have the along with the i-SHIFT system
vehicle checked by your dealer as indicator.
soon as possible.
Driving with the i-SHIFT system
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ indicator on can cause serious
or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK damage to the transmission and the
SYSTEM’’ message in the multi- clutch system.
information display (see page 105 ).
336 Driving
Parking
Always use the parking brake when Parking Tips If the vehicle is facing uphill, turn
you park your vehicle. Make sure Make sure the windows are closed. the front wheels away from the
the parking brake is set firmly, or curb, and put the transmission in
your vehicle may roll if it is parked Turn off the lights. first gear.
on an incline.
Place any packages, valuables, etc., If the vehicle is facing downhill,
On vehicles with i-SHIFT in the luggage area or take them turn the front wheels toward the
Before turning off the engine, make with you. curb, and put the transmission in
sure the gear position indicator in reverse gear.
the upper display shows you the Lock the doors.
appropriate gear position. Make sure the parking brake is
On vehicles with security system fully released before driving away.
Check the indicator on the Driving with the parking brake
instrument panel to verify that the partially set can overheat or
security system is set. damage the rear brakes.
Driving 337
Braking System
Your vehicle is equipped with front Check the brakes after driving Brake Wear Indicators
disc brakes. The brakes on the rear through deep water. Apply the All four disc brakes have audible
wheels may be disc or drum, brakes moderately to see if they feel brake pad wear indicators.
depending on the model. A power normal. If not, apply them gently and
assist helps reduce the effort needed frequently until they do. Be extra If the brake pads need replacing, you
on the brake pedal. The ABS helps cautious in your driving. will hear a distinctive, metallic
you retain steering control when screeching sound when you apply
braking very hard. Braking System Design the brake pedal. If you do not have
The hydraulic system that operates the brake pads replaced, they will
Resting your foot on the pedal keeps the brakes has two separate circuits. screech all the time. It is normal for
the brakes applied lightly, builds up Each circuit works diagonally across the brakes to occasionally squeal or
heat, increases wear, and reduces the vehicle (the left-front brake is squeak when you apply them.
their effectiveness. It also keeps connected with the right-rear brake,
your brake lights on all the time, etc.). If one circuit should develop a
confusing drivers behind you. problem, you will still have braking
at two wheels.
Constant application of the brakes
when going down a long hill builds
up heat and reduces their
effectiveness. Use the engine to
assist the brakes by taking your foot
off the accelerator and downshifting
to a lower gear.
338 Driving
The anti-lock brake system (ABS) You will feel a pulsation in the brake ABS Indicator
helps prevent the wheels from pedal when the ABS activates, and
locking up, and helps you retain you may hear some noise. This is If the ABS indicator comes on, the
steering control by pumping the normal: it is the ABS rapidly anti-lock function of the braking
brakes rapidly, much faster than a pumping the brakes. On dry road, system has shut down. The brakes
person can do it. you will need to press on the brake still work like a conventional system,
pedal very hard before the ABS but without anti-lock. You should
The electronic brake distribution activates. However, you may feel the have your dealer inspect your vehicle
(EBD) system, which is part of the ABS activate immediately if you are as soon as possible.
ABS, also balances the front-to-rear trying to stop on snow or ice.
braking distribution according to If the ABS indicator comes on while
vehicle loading. driving, test the brakes as instructed
on page 471 .
You should never pump the brake pedal.
Let the ABS work for you by always You will also see the symbol
keeping firm, steady pressure on the ‘‘( )’’ or this symbol with a
brake pedal. This is sometimes ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message on the
referred to as ‘‘stomp and steer.’’ multi-information display.
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Driving 339
If the ABS indicator and the brake Important Safety Reminders A vehicle with ABS may require a
system indicator come on together, ABS does not reduce the time or longer distance to stop on loose or
and the parking brake is fully distance it takes to stop the uneven surfaces, such as gravel or
released, the EBD distribution vehicle. It only helps with steering snow, than a vehicle without anti-
system may also be shut down. control during braking. lock.
Test your brakes as instructed on ABS will not prevent a skid that
page 467 . If the brakes feel normal, results from changing direction
drive slowly and have your vehicle abruptly, such as trying to take a
repaired by your dealer as soon as corner too fast or making a sudden
possible. Avoid sudden hard braking lane change. Always drive at a safe
which could cause the rear wheels to speed for the road and weather
lock up and possibly lead to a loss of conditions.
control.
ABS cannot prevent the loss of
The VSA indicator will come on stability. Always steer moderately
along with the ABS indicator. when you are braking hard. Severe
or sharp steering wheel movement
can still cause your vehicle to veer
into oncoming traffic or off the road.
340 Driving
The vehicle stability assist (VSA) If the VSA system is off and you system inspected by your dealer.
system helps to stabilize the vehicle accelerate from a stop, the vehicle
during cornering if the vehicle turns may pull, and it may take extra effort If the indicator does not come on
more or less than desired. It also to return the steering wheel to when the ignition switch is turned to
assists you in maintaining traction centre. the ON (II) position, there may be a
while accelerating on loose or problem with the VSA system. Have
slippery road surfaces. It does this VSA Activation Indicator your dealer inspect your vehicle as
by regulating the engine’s output and soon as possible.
by selectively applying the brakes. When VSA activates, you will see the
VSA Activation indicator blink. You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ’’
When VSA activates, you may notice or the symbol with a ‘‘CHECK
that the engine does not respond to VSA System Indicator SYSTEM’’ message on the multi-
the accelerator in the same way it information display if there is a
does at other times. There may also The VSA system indicator (see page problem with the VSA system.
be some unusual noise from the 81 ) comes on and stays on when
modulator. You will also see the VSA there is a problem with the VSA Without VSA, your vehicle will have
activation indicator blink. system. The VSA activation indicator normal braking and cornering ability,
will also come on. but it will not have VSA traction and
The VSA system cannot enhance the stability enhancement.
vehicle’s driving stability in all If the VSA system indicator comes
situations and does not control your on while driving, pull to the side of
vehicle’s entire braking system. It is the road when it is safe, and turn off
still your responsibility to drive and the engine. Reset the system by
corner at reasonable speeds and to restarting the engine. If the VSA
leave a sufficient margin of safety. system indicator stays, or comes
back on while driving, have the VSA CONTINUED
Driving 341
In certain unusual conditions when VSA Off Switch VSA is turned on every time you
your vehicle gets stuck in shallow start the engine, even if you turned it
mud or fresh snow, it may be easier off the last time you drove the
to free it with the VSA temporarily vehicle.
switched off. When the VSA system
is off, the traction control system is VSA and Tyre Sizes
also off. You should only attempt to Driving with varying tyre or wheel
free your vehicle with the VSA off if sizes may cause the VSA to
you are not able to free it when the malfunction. When replacing tyres,
VSA is on. make sure they are of the same size
and type as your original tyres (see
Immediately after freeing your page 413 ).
vehicle, be sure to switch the VSA on
again. We do not recommend driving If you install winter tyres, make sure
your vehicle with the VSA and This switch is next to the driver’s they are the same size as those that
traction control systems switched off. side vent. Press it to turn the VSA were originally supplied with your
system on and off. vehicle. Exercise the same caution
during winter driving as you would if
When VSA is off, the VSA activation your vehicle was not equipped with
indicator comes on as a reminder. VSA.
342 Driving
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Driving 343
344 Driving
Towing a Trailer
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Driving 345
Towing a Trailer
For example, if the trailer and its The maximum permissible weight Checking Loads
load weigh 225 kg (500 lbs), the must not exceed the specified limit The best way to confirm that vehicle
trailer nose load should be 22.5 kg as shown on page 490 . and trailer weights are within limits
(50 lbs). Adjust trailer’s luggage to is to have them checked at a public
change the trailer nose load. Start The maximum permissible weight scale.
by putting approximately is total weight of the vehicle,
60 percent of the luggage toward driver, passengers, luggage and Using a suitable scale or a special
the front and 40 percent toward towbar. trailer nose load gauge, check the
the rear. With a trailer package of total weight, the weight at each axle
more than 750 kg (1,653 lbs), you Please consider that the and the trailer nose load the first
may need to adjust the luggage installation of optionals (and trailer time you set up a towing combination
weight toward the rear. Never nose load when towing a trailer) (a fully-loaded vehicle and trailer),
load the trailer so the back is will reduce the loading capacity. then recheck the loads whenever the
heavier than the front. This takes conditions change.
weight off your vehicle’s rear axle Towing a load that is too heavy can
and reduces traction. seriously affect your vehicle’s
handling and performance. It can
also damage the engine and
drivetrain.
346 Driving
Towing a Trailer
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Driving 347
Towing a Trailer
348 Driving
Towing a Trailer
The lights and brakes on your Driving Safely With a Trailer Towing Speeds and Gears
vehicle and the trailer are working The added weight, length, and Drive slower than normal in all
properly. height of a trailer will affect your driving situations, and obey posted
vehicle’s handling and performance, speed limits for vehicles with trailers.
Your vehicle tyres and spare (if so driving with a trailer requires
equipped) are properly inflated, some special driving skills and Do not exceed the limited speed
and the trailer tyres and spare are techniques. when towing a trailer. At higher
inflated as recommended by the speeds, the trailer may sway or
trailer maker. For your safety and the safety of affect vehicle handling (see ‘‘Driving
others, take time to practice driving on Hills’’ in the next page for
Be sure to check regulations manoeuvre before heading for the additional gear information).
concerning the maximum speed or open road, and follow the guidelines
driving restrictions for vehicles below. If you have an i-SHIFT (automated
towing trailers. If you are driving manual transmission), use the
across several countries, check automatic mode when towing a
each country’s requirements trailer. When you start or accelerate
before leaving home, because away from a stop, the transmission
regulations may vary. starts in the first gear and is
controlled for smooth operation.
Operating speed when towing a Selecting the gear is electronically
trailer is restricted to 100 km/h controlled for smoother shifting and
(62 mph). better fuel economy according to the
vehicle load and the trailer’s weight.
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Driving 349
Towing a Trailer
Making Turns and Braking Do not ‘‘ride’’ the brakes, and Handling Crosswinds and Buffeting
Make turns more slowly and wider remember, it will take longer to slow Crosswinds and air turbulence
than normal. The trailer tracks a down and stop when towing a trailer. caused by passing trucks can disrupt
smaller arc than your vehicle, and it your steering and cause trailer
can hit or run over something the Driving on an uphill road of more swaying. When being passed by a
vehicle misses. Allow more time and than 12% slope is not recommended large vehicle, keep a constant speed
distance for braking. Do not brake or for your vehicle. and steer straight ahead. Do not try
turn suddenly as this could cause the to make quick steering or braking
trailer to jackknife or turn over. We recommend that you tow a corrections.
trailer on the roads recommended by
Driving on Hills the trailer association.
When climbing hills, closely watch
your temperature gauge. If it nears On vehicles with i-SHIFT
the red (Hot) mark, turn the air If you must stop when facing uphill,
conditioning off, reduce speed and, if use the foot brake or parking brake.
necessary, pull to the side of the Do not try to hold the vehicle in
road to let the engine cool. place by pressing on the accelerator,
as this can cause the transmission
When driving down hills, reduce and the clutch system to overheat.
your speed and always apply engine
braking by shifting down. When Make sure to set the parking brake
going down a steep hill, use the 1st when starting off on an incline.
gear to provide greater engine
braking.
350 Driving
Towing a Trailer
Parking
Follow all normal precautions when
parking, including firmly setting the
parking brake and putting the
transmission in 1st or reverse. Also,
place wheel chocks at each of the
trailer’s tyres.
Driving 351
352
Maintenance
Regularly maintaining your vehicle is Maintenance Safety ....................... 354 Vehicle Storage .............................. 419
the best way to protect your invest- Maintenance Schedule .................. 355
ment. You will be rewarded with Maintenance Record ..................... 363
safer, more economical, trouble-free Fluid Locations............................... 364
driving. This section lists items that Adding Engine Oil
need to be checked regularly and (Petrol models) .......................... 368
explains how to check them. It also Adding Engine Oil
details some simple maintenance (Diesel models).......................... 370
tasks you can do yourself. The Engine Coolant
maintenance schedules show you (Petrol models) .......................... 372
when these things need to be done. Engine Coolant
(Diesel models).......................... 374
Windscreen Washers .................... 376
Manual Transmission Fluid ......... 377
Brake and Clutch Fluid ................. 378
Air Cleaner Element
(Petrol models) .......................... 380
Air Cleaner Element
(Diesel models).......................... 382
Fuel Filter ....................................... 383
Lights .............................................. 384
Air Conditioning System ............... 403
Dust and Pollen Filter ................... 404
Wiper Blades .................................. 406
Tyres ............................................... 409
Checking the Battery .................... 417
Maintenance 353
Maintenance Safety
All service items not detailed in this Injury from moving parts. Do
section should be performed by a not run the engine unless
certified technician or other qualified Improperly maintaining this instructed to do so.
technician. vehicle or failing to correct a
problem before driving can
Important Safety Precautions cause a crash in which you
To eliminate potential hazards, read can be seriously hurt or killed. Failure to properly follow
the instructions before you begin, maintenance instructions
and make sure you have the tools Always follow the inspection and precautions can cause
and skills required. and maintenance you to be seriously hurt or
Make sure your vehicle is parked recommendations and killed.
on level ground, the parking brake schedules in this owner’s
is set, and the engine is off. manual/Service Book. Always follow the
procedures and precautions
To clean parts, use a commercially in this owner’s manual.
available degreaser or parts Potential Vehicle Hazards
cleaner, not fuel. Carbon Monoxide poison from
engine exhaust. Be sure there is Some of the most important safety
To reduce the possibility of fire or adequate ventilation whenever you precautions are given here. However,
explosion, keep cigarettes, sparks, operate the engine. we cannot warn you of every
and flames away from the battery conceivable hazard that can arise in
and all fuel-related parts. Burns from hot parts. Let the performing maintenance. Only you
engine and exhaust system cool can decide whether or not you
Wear eye protection and down before touching any parts. should perform a given task.
protective clothing when working
with the battery or compressed air.
354 Maintenance
Maintenance Schedule
The required maintenance schedule The maintenance schedule assumes We recommend the use of genuine
specifies all maintenance required to you will use your vehicle as normal Honda parts and fluids or their
keep your vehicle in peak operating transportation for passengers and equivalent whenever you have
condition. Maintenance work should their possessions. You should also maintenance done. These are the
be performed in accordance with the follow these recommendations: same high-quality items that went
standards and specifications of into your vehicle when it was new, so
Honda by properly trained and Avoid exceeding your vehicle’s you can be sure they fit and perform
equipped technicians. Your load limit. This puts excess stress flawlessly.
authorized dealer meets all of these on the engine, brakes, and many
requirements. other vehicle parts.
There are two types of maintenance Operate your vehicle on On Diesel models
schedule in this owner’s manual. One reasonable roads within the legal Do not press the engine cover
is for petrol models (see pages 357 to speed limit. forcibly. This may damage the
359 ), and the other is for diesel engine cover and component parts.
models (see pages 360 − 362 ). Drive your vehicle regularly over a
distance of several kilometres
In EU countries, follow the (miles).
maintenance schedule in the Service
Book that came with your vehicle. On Petrol models
Always use the recommended
petrol only (see page 298 ).
On Diesel models
Always use the recommended
diesel fuel only (see page 299 ).
Maintenance 355
Maintenance Schedule
Owner’s Maintenance Checks Windscreen wipers − Check the Air conditioning system (on some
You should check the following wiper condition monthly. If the types) − Check its operation
items at the use or specified intervals. wipers do not wipe the windscreen weekly. See page 403 .
securely, check them for wear,
Engine oil level − Check every cracks, and other damage. Windscreen demister − Operate
time you fill the fuel tank. See the heater and air conditioning
page 302 . Brakes and clutch − Check the and check the demister vents
fluid level monthly. See page 378 . monthly.
Engine coolant level −
On Petrol models Brake pedal − Check the brake Lights − Check the operation of
Check the radiator reserve tank pedal for smooth operation. the headlights, position lights, tail-
every time you fill the fuel tank. lights, high-mount brake light, and
See page 304 . Parking brake − Check the licence plate lights monthly. See
parking brake lever for smooth page 384 .
On Diesel models operation.
Check the expansion tank every Doors − Check the tailgate and
time you fill the fuel tank. See Tyres − Check the tyre pressure all doors including the rear doors
page 305 . monthly. Examine the tread for for smooth opening/closing and
wear and foreign objects. See page secure locking.
Windscreen washer fluid − Check 409 .
the level in the reservoir monthly. Horn − Check the horn operation.
If weather conditions cause you to Battery − Check its condition and
use the washers frequently, check the terminals for corrosion
the reservoir each time you stop monthly. See page 417 .
for fuel. See page 376 .
356 Maintenance
M A I N T E N A N C E
Severe*2 Every 5,000 km (3,125 miles) or 6 months
Replace engine oil filter *1
Normal free operation of your vehicle.
Severe*2 Every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 6 months Due to regional and climatic
Clean air cleaner element (Dry type only) Every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) differences, some additional
Replace air cleaner element (Wet and dry types) Every 20,000 km (12,500 miles) servicing may be required.
Inspect valve clearance Every 40,000 km (25,000 miles) Please consult your warranty
Replace fuel filter*3
booklet for a more detailed
Replace spark plugs Iridium type Every 100,000 km (62,500 miles)
Inspect drive belt
description.
Inspect idle speed
Replace engine coolant At 200,000 km (125,000 miles) or 10 years, then
every 100,000 km (62,500 miles) or 5 years
*1 : Only severe schedule is required in some countries: refer to the local warranty booklet that came with your vehicle.
*2 : Refer to page 359 for replacement information under severe conditions.
S C H E D U L E
*3 : Refer to page 383 for replacement information under severe driving conditions.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 357
Severe
i-SHIFT Normal
Severe
Inspect front and rear brakes Every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 6 months
Replace brake fluid Every 3 years (independent of distance)
Check parking brake adjustment
Replace dust and pollen filter (if equipped)
Check expiry date for TRK bottle (if equipped)
Rotate tyres (Check tyre inflation and condition at Rotate tyres every 10,000 km (6,250 miles)
least once per month)
Visually inspect the following items:
M A I N T E N A N C E
*1: Refer to page 359 for replacement information under severe conditions.
358 Maintenance
NOTE:
If you drive your vehicle under one or more of the following severe
M A I N T E N A N C E
conditions, the following items must be serviced according to the
maintenance schedule indicated as Severe.
Items Condition
S C H E D U L E
Engine oil and oil filter A, B, C, D, E
Manual transmission B, D
fluid (M/T, i-SHIFT)
Maintenance 359
*1: Refer to page 362 for replacement information under severe conditions.
M A I N T E N A N C E
360 Maintenance
M A I N T E N A N C E
Check parking brake adjustment
Replace dust and pollen filter (if equipped)
Check expiry date for TRK bottle (if equipped)
Rotate tyres (Check tyre inflation and condition at Rotate tyres every 10,000 km (6,250 miles)
least once per month)
Visually inspect the following items:
Tie rod ends, steering gear box and boots
Suspension components Every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 6 months
Driveshaft boots
Brake hoses and lines (including ABS)
All fluid levels and condition of fluids
Exhaust system
Fuel lines and connections
CONTINUED S C H E D U L E
Maintenance 361
NOTE:
If you drive your vehicle under one or more of the following severe
conditions, the following items must be serviced according to the
S C H E D U L E
Items Condition
Manual transmission B, D
fluid
362 Maintenance
Have your servicing dealer record all required maintenance below. Keep receipts for all work done on your vehicle.
20,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month 120,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month
12,500 Mi. 75,000 Mi.
(or 12 Mo.) (or 72 Mo.)
Date Date
40,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month 140,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month
25,000 Mi. 87,500 Mi.
(or 24 Mo.) (or 84 Mo.)
Date Date
60,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month 160,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month
37,500 Mi. 100,000 Mi.
(or 36 Mo.) (or 96 Mo.)
Date Date
80,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month 180,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month
50,000 Mi. 112,500 Mi.
(or 48 Mo.) (or 108 Mo.)
Date Date
100,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month 200,000 km (Sign or Stamp) Km (Mi.) or Month
62,500 Mi. 125,000 Mi.
(or 60 Mo.) (or 120 Mo.)
Date Date
Maintenance 363
CLUTCH FLUID
(Black cap)
WASHER FLUID
(Blue cap)
364 Maintenance
CLUTCH FLUID
(Black cap)
WASHER FLUID
(Blue cap)
Maintenance 365
WASHER FLUID
(Blue cap)
366 Maintenance
BRAKE FLUID
(Black cap)
CLUTCH FLUID
(Black cap)
EXPANSION
TANK
WASHER FLUID
(Blue cap)
Maintenance 367
368 Maintenance
Select the proper SAE/ACEA Except for European models Always use an API service SL or
viscosity oil for your vehicle accord- Oil is a major contributor to your higher grade fuel-efficient oil. This
ing to this chart: engine’s performance and longevity. oil is formulated to help your engine
Always use a premium-grade deter- use less fuel.
gent oil. It is highly recommended
that you use genuine Honda Motor Engine Oil Additives
Oil in your vehicle for as long as you Your vehicle does not require any oil
own it. additives. Additives may adversely
affect your engine’s or transmission’s
Select the proper SAE viscosity oil performance and durability.
for your vehicle according to this
chart:
Ambient Temperature
Ambient Temperature
CONTINUED
Maintenance 369
ENGINE OIL FILL CAP Install the engine oil fill cap, and Recommended Engine Oil
tighten it securely. Let the engine Always use a synthetic motor oil that
warm up and turn off the engine, let meets the ACEA specifications, and
it sit for approximately 3 minutes, is the proper weight as shown in the
then check the oil level on the following chart. When using
engine oil dipstick. Do not fill above synthetic oil, you must follow the oil
the upper mark; you could damage and filter change intervals given in
the engine. the maintenance schedule.
370 Maintenance
You can select the proper ACEA/ On vehicles with DPF only Engine Oil Additives
SAE viscosity oil for your vehicle It is highly recommended that you Your vehicle does not require any oil
according to this chart: use genuine Honda Motor Oil or additives. Additives may adversely
0W-30 synthetic motor oil meeting affect your engine’s or transmission’s
the minimum specification: ‘‘ACEA performance and durability.
C2’’ or ‘‘ACEA C3.’’
Ambient Temperature
Ambient Temperature
Maintenance 371
372 Maintenance
1.4 engine model 1.8 engine model 1.4 engine model is shown.
1. Make sure the engine and radiator 4. The coolant level should be up to 6. Pour coolant into the reserve tank.
are cool. the base of the filler neck. Add Fill it to halfway between the MAX
coolant if it is low. and MIN marks. Put the cap back
2. Relieve any pressure in the cooling on the reserve tank.
system by turning the radiator cap Pour the coolant slowly and
anticlockwise, without pressing carefully so you do not spill any. Do not add any rust inhibitors or
down. Clean up any spills immediately; it other additives to your vehicle’s
could damage components in the cooling system. They may not be
3. Remove the radiator cap by engine compartment. compatible with the coolant or
pushing down and turning engine components.
anticlockwise. 5. Put the radiator cap back on, and
tighten it fully.
Maintenance 373
374 Maintenance
MAX LINE
1. Make sure the engine and radiator 4. The coolant level should be up to
are cool. the MAX line. Add coolant if it is
low.
2. Loosen the expansion tank cap by
turning it 1/8 turn anticlockwise. Pour the coolant slowly and
This will relieve any remaining carefully so you do not spill any.
pressure in the cooling system. Clean up any spills immediately; it
could damage components in the
3. Remove the expansion tank cap by engine compartment.
pushing down and turning
anticlockwise.
Maintenance 375
Windscreen Washers
Petrol models Diesel models When you refill the reservoir, clean
the edges of the windscreen wiper
blades with windscreen washer fluid
on a clean cloth. This will help to
condition them.
376 Maintenance
Maintenance 377
378 Maintenance
Clutch System
Petrol models with manual Petrol models with i-Shift Diesel models
transmission transmission
MAX
MAX
MIN
MIN
MAX
MIN
The fluid level should be between A low fluid level can indicate a leak
the MIN and MAX marks on the side in the clutch system. Have this
of the reservoir. If it is not, add system inspected as soon as possible.
brake fluid to bring it up to that level.
Use the same fluid specified for the
brake system.
Maintenance 379
Cleaning
On vehicles with dry type air cleaner
element
The air cleaner element should also
be cleaned according to the
maintenance schedule.
Clean the air cleaner element by 1.4 engine model 1.8 engine model
blowing compressed air through it in
the opposite direction to normal air The air cleaner element is inside the To replace it:
flow. If you do not have access to air cleaner housing in the engine
compressed air (such as a service compartment. 1. Unsnap the four hold-down clips
station), ask your dealer to do this and remove the air cleaner
service. housing cover.
380 Maintenance
1.4 engine model 1.8 engine model 1.8 engine model is shown.
2. Remove the old air cleaner 4. Place the new air cleaner element 5. Make sure to connect the air
element. in the air cleaner housing. intake tube to the air cleaner
housing.
3. Carefully clean the inside of the
air cleaner housing with a damp 6. Reinstall the air cleaner housing
rag. cover, and snap the four hold-
down clips back into place.
Maintenance 381
The air cleaner element is inside the 3. Carefully clean the inside of the
air cleaner housing in the engine air cleaner housing with a damp
compartment. rag.
382 Maintenance
Fuel Filter
The fuel filter should be replaced Draining Water After the vehicle has been stored for
according to the time and distance (Diesel models only) an extended period, the engine may
recommendations in the mainte- You will see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ or not start. If water stays in the fuel
nance schedule. the symbol with a ‘‘WATER IN system, you will see the symbol on
FUEL FILTER’’ message on the the multi-information display when
It is recommended to replace the multi-information display when water you turn the ignition switch to the
fuel filter every 40,000 km (25,000 stays in the fuel system. Contact ON (II) position. This may also be
miles), or 2 years (except EU), if the your dealer as soon as possible (see caused by air in the fuel system. In
fuel you are using is suspected to be page 108 ). this case, follow the procedure for
contaminated. In a high dust Priming the Fuel System (see
environment, the filter may become On European models page 421 ).
clogged sooner. The fuel filter should be drained of
water according to the time and
Have a qualified technician change distance recommendations in the
the fuel filter. Since the fuel system maintenance schedule.
is under pressure, fuel can spray out
and create a hazard if all fuel line
connections are not handled
correctly.
Maintenance 383
Lights
SIDE TURN
SIGNAL*2
FRONT TURN
POSITION LOW BEAM SIGNAL
LIGHT HEADLIGHT
FRONT FOG
LIGHT*1
*1: If equipped
*2: Replacement of a light bulb should be done by your dealer.
384 Maintenance
Lights
Maintenance 385
Lights
386 Maintenance
Lights
Maintenance 387
Lights
5. Insert the new bulb into the hole, Low Beam Headlights
making sure the tabs are in their (Petrol models)
slots. Pivot the hold-down wire
back in place, and clip the end into Front ↑
the slot.
388 Maintenance
Lights
5. Insert the new bulb into the hole, High Beam Headlights
making sure the tabs are in their (Diesel models)
slots. Pivot the hold-down wire
back in place, and clip the end into WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR CAP
the slot.
OVER
FLOW
6. Push the electrical connector onto TUBE
the new bulb. Make sure it is
connected securely.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 389
Lights
EXPANSION
TANK COVER
BULB
Remove the coolant tubes from 2. Remove the cover on the back of 3. Remove the electrical connector
the two clips and the over flow the headlight assembly by turning from the bulb by pulling the
tube from the expansion tank, it anticlockwise. connector straight back.
then remove the expansion tank
from its holder by pushing the tab 4. Unclip the end of the hold-down
and pulling the tank straight up. wire from its slot. Pivot it out of
the way, and remove the bulb.
Make sure the engine and radiator
are cool.
390 Maintenance
Lights
5. Insert the new bulb into the hole, 8. Turn on the headlights to test the Low Beam Headlights
making sure the tabs are in their new bulb. (Diesel models)
slots. Pivot the hold-down wire
back in place, and clip the end into 9. On the left side
the slot. Put the battery back to its original
position, reinstall the nut on the
6. Push the electrical connector onto stay and tighten it securely.
the new bulb. Make sure it is
connected securely. On the right side
Reinstall the expansion tank on its
7. Reinstall the cover over the back holder, then put the coolant tubes
of the headlight assembly and turn back in place. Reinstall the over
it clockwise to lock it in place. flow tube to the expansion tank
securely. Put the upper part of the
washer fluid reservoir back in
place. 1. Open the bonnet.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 391
Lights
392 Maintenance
Lights
On Diesel models
To change a left side bulb, obtain
working space by moving the
battery toward the windscreen COVER
(see page 385 ).
2. Remove the cover on the back of 3. Remove the socket from the
the headlight assembly by turning headlight assembly by turning it
it anticlockwise. one-quarter turn anticlockwise.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 393
Lights
5. Insert the new bulb into the Replacing a Front Turn Signal
headlight assembly. Make sure it Light Bulb
is on all the way.
394 Maintenance
Lights
CONTINUED
Maintenance 395
Lights
4. Determine which of the two bulbs 9. Reinstall the light assembly into 1. Open the tailgate. Place a cloth on
is burned out: stop/tail-light or place, then tighten the mounting the edge of the cover on the back
turn signal light. bolts securely. of the tailgate. Remove it by
carefully prying on the edge with a
10. Align the tabs on the cover with flat-tipped screwdriver.
the holes in the body. Slide the
cover on to the rear pillar and
reinstall it security.
396 Maintenance
Lights
COVER
Maintenance 397
Lights
BOLT
Halogen light bulbs get very hot
when lit. Oil, perspiration, or a 1. Remove the bolt with a wrench. 3. Remove the electrical connector
scratch on the glass can cause the from the bulb by squeezing the
bulb to overheat and shatter. 2. Pull the fog light assembly from connector to unlock the tab, then
the bumper carefully, while slide the connector off the bulb.
pushing the light assembly
outward. 4. Remove the bulb by turning it
approximately one-quarter turn
anticlockwise.
398 Maintenance
Lights
5. Insert the new bulb into the hole Replacing Bulbs in the Interior
and turn it one-quarter turn Lights FRONT CEILING LIGHT
clockwise to lock it in place. The ceiling lights and vanity mirror
lights come apart the same way, but
6. Push the electrical connector back they do not use the same type of
onto the bulb. Make sure it is on bulbs.
all the way.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 399
Lights
Rear ceiling light: 3. Push the new bulb into the holder.
Pry on the side edge of the lens in Snap the lens or the housing back
the middle. in place.
400 Maintenance
Lights
CONNECTOR
1. Open the tailgate. 2. Remove the electrical connector 3. Remove the plastic cover by
from the light assembly by pulling pivoting it upward.
Put a cloth on the front edge of it out.
the light assembly. Remove the 4. Pull the bulb straight out of the
light assembly by using a small holder. Push the new bulb straight
flat-tipped screwdriver to pry into the holder until it bottoms.
carefully on the front edge of the
assembly.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 401
Lights
5. Put the cover back in place and Replacing a Glove Box Light Bulb
install the electrical connector
securely.
1. Open the glove box. Place a cloth 3. Pull the bulb straight out of its
and pry the plastic lens carefully holder. Install the new bulb
with a small flat-tipped straight into the holder until it
screwdriver. bottoms.
402 Maintenance
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER Periodically check the engine’s If the air conditioning does not get as
radiator and air conditioning cold as before, have your dealer
condenser for leaves, insects, and check the system. Recharge the
dirt stuck to the front surface. These system with Refrigerant HFC-134a
block the air flow and reduce cooling (R-134a).
efficiency. Use a light spray from a
hose or a soft brush to remove them.
Maintenance 403
The dust and pollen filter should be 2. Remove the under cover from the
replaced at short intervals if you lower part of the dashboard
drive primarily in urban areas that carefully.
have high concentrations of soot in
the air from industry and diesel-
powered vehicles. Replace it more
often if airflow from the climate
control system becomes less than
usual.
404 Maintenance
Maintenance 405
Wiper Blades
406 Maintenance
Wiper Blades
BLADE ASSEMBLY
TAB
COVER
NOTCH
WIPER BLADE
If you cannot remove the cap, 3. Disconnect the blade assembly 4. Remove the blade from the blade
release the lock with a small flat- from the wiper arm: assembly:
tipped screwdriver. Put a cloth on Find the side of the blade
the notch, insert a screwdriver and Press and hold the lock tab. labeled ‘‘LOCK.’’ This is the side
push it slightly toward the top of the Slide the blade assembly toward you pull out.
wiper blade, then slide the cap the lock tab until it releases from Pull back the end of the blade
outward. the wiper arm. assembly on the ‘‘LOCK’’ side of
the blade. Then grab the end of
Carefully pull out the blade the blade, and slide it out.
assembly to prevent it from hitting
the windscreen.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 407
Wiper Blades
Do not pull up the end of the 6. Install the new blade onto the
holder forcibly and bend the BLADE blade assembly:
holder excessively while removing
the blade. This could damage the Pull back either end of the blade
holder. assembly.
408 Maintenance
Tyres
To safely operate your vehicle, your Inflation Guidelines Remember to check the spare tyre at
tyres must be the proper type and Keeping the tyres properly inflated the same time.
size, in good condition with adequate provides the best combination of
tread, and correctly inflated. handling, tread life, and riding Check the air pressure when the
comfort. tyres are cold. This means the
The following pages give more vehicle has been parked for at least
detailed information on how to take Underinflated tyres wear unevenly, three hours, or driven less than 1.6
care of your tyres and what to do adversely affect handling and fuel km (1 mile). Add or release air, if
when they need to be replaced. economy, and are more likely to needed, to match the recommended
fail from being overheated. cold tyre pressures on a label on the
driver’s doorjamb.
Overinflated tyres can make your
Using tyres that are vehicle ride more harshly, are If you check air pressures when the
excessively worn or more prone to damage from road tyres are hot [driven for several
improperly inflated can cause hazards, and wear unevenly. kilometres (miles)], you will see
a crash in which you can be readings 30 to 40 kPa (0.3 to 0.4
seriously hurt or killed. We recommend that you visually kgf/cm , 4 to 6 psi) higher than the
check your tyres every day. If you cold readings. This is normal. Do not
Follow all instructions in this think a tyre might be low, check it let air out to match the
owner’s manual regarding immediately with a tyre gauge. recommended cold air pressure. The
tyre inflation and tyre will be underinflated.
maintenance. Use a gauge to measure the air
pressure in each tyre at least once a
month. Even tyres that are in good
condition may lose 10 to 20 kPa (0.1
to 0.2 kgf/cm , 1 to 2 psi) per month. CONTINUED
Maintenance 409
Tyres
You should get your own tyre Tyre Inspection INDICATOR LOCATION MARKS
pressure gauge and use it whenever Every time you check inflation, you
you check your tyre pressures. This should also examine the tyres for
will make it easier for you to tell if a damage, foreign objects, and wear.
pressure loss is due to a tyre You should look for:
problem and not due to a variation
between gauges. Bumps or bulges in the tread or
side of the tyre. Replace the tyre if
While tubeless tyres have some you find either of these conditions.
ability to self-seal if they are
punctured, you should look closely Cuts, splits, or cracks in the side
for punctures if a tyre starts losing of the tyre. Replace the tyre if you TREAD WEAR INDICATORS
pressure. can see fabric or cord.
Your tyres have wear indicators
For convenience, the recommended Excessive tread wear. molded into the tread. When the
cold air pressures and tyre sizes are tread wears down, you will see a
on a label on the driver’s doorjamb. band 12.7 mm (1/2 inch) wide across
the tread. This shows there is less
than 1.6 mm (1/16 inch) of tread left
on the tyre.
410 Maintenance
Tyres
Maintenance 411
Tyres
Mixing radial and bias-ply tyres on If you ever replace a wheel, make
your vehicle can reduce braking sure that the wheel’s specifications
ability, traction, and steering match those of the original wheels.
(Left-hand (Right-hand
accuracy. Using tyres of a different Consult your dealer before replacing
drive type) drive type) size or construction can cause the tyres.
ABS and vehicle stability assist
For directional tyres and wheels system (VSA) to work inconsistently. Replacement wheels are available at
your dealer.
Front
The ABS works by comparing the
speed of the wheels. When replacing
tyres, use the same size originally
supplied with the vehicle. Tyre size
and construction can affect wheel
speed and may cause the system to
work.
(Left-hand (Right-hand
drive type) drive type)
412 Maintenance
Tyres
CONTINUED
Maintenance 413
Tyres
The sizes of wheels and tyres Winter Tyres Install the winter tyres according to
installed on your vehicle vary Because of the limited winter the remarks in the registration paper.
depending on models. qualification of summer tyres for According to the EEC Directive for
winter use we recommend the use of tyres, when winter tyres are used, it
See the tyre information label on the winter tyres (M+S tyres) on snowy is necessary to affix a sticker with
driver’s doorjamb or ask your dealer and icy roads. If M+S tyres are the allowable max. speed of the
for information on the proper size of installed, all four wheels should be winter tyres clearly in the field of
the tyres on your vehicle. equipped to insure safe driving. Use view of the driver, if the designed
only tyres of the same brand with max. speed of vehicle is higher than
the same profile. Pay attention to the the allowed max. speed of winter
tyre size, load capacity and speed tyre. A sticker is obtainable from
class when buying. your tyre dealer. If any questions
arise, please discuss these with one
of our dealers.
414 Maintenance
Tyres
Tyre Chains When you have installed tyre chains, On vehicles equipped with 225/45R17
Use snow chains only in an drive at less than 30 km/h (19 mph) size tyres
emergency or when they are legally on roads covered with snow or ice. You cannot install any type of tyre
required for driving through a To minimize tyre and chain wear, chains on your vehicle. Replace the
certain area. Install the snow chains avoid driving on cleared roads with original tyres with optional 205/55R
on the front wheels. Use greater chains installed. 16 tyres if you need to install tyre
caution when driving with snow chains.
chains on snow or ice. They may
have less-predictable handling than
good winter tyres without chains.
Some snow chains may damage the
vehicle’s tyres, wheels, suspension
and body. Choose only fine limbed
chains which guarantee enough free
space between the tyre and the other
vehicle parts in the wheelhouse. Pay
attention to the sectional assembly
view and other directions from the
chain manufacturer. Consult your
dealer before purchasing any type of
chains for your vehicle.
Maintenance 415
Tyres
For EU models
Use only the specified chains or their equivalents for your tyres as listed.
*1: Original tyre is mentioned on the tyre information label on the driver’s
doorjamb.
*2: On 225/45R17 tyres, you cannot install any type of tyre chains. If you
have to use tyre chains, replace the original tyres with the optional
205/55R16 tyre.
416 Maintenance
1.4 engine model 1.8 engine model 2.2 engine model (diesel)
Check the condition of the battery Check the terminals for corrosion (a If additional battery maintenance is
monthly by looking at the test white or yellowish powder). To needed, see your dealer or a
indicator window. The label on the remove it, cover the terminals with a qualified technician.
battery explains the test indicator’s solution of baking soda and water. It
colours. will bubble up and turn brown. When If you need to connect the battery to
this stops, wash it off with plain a charger, disconnect both cables to
water. Dry off the battery with a prevent damaging your vehicle’s
cloth or paper towel. Coat the electrical system. Always disconnect
terminals with grease to help prevent the negative (−) cable first, and
future corrosion. reconnect it last.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 417
Emergency Procedures
The battery gives off The battery contains sulfuric Eyes − Flush with water from a cup
explosive hydrogen gas acid (electrolyte) which is or other container for at least 15
during normal operation. A highly corrosive and minutes. (Water under pressure can
spark or open flame can poisonous. damage the eye.) Call a physician
cause the battery to explode immediately.
with enough force to kill or Getting electrolyte in your
seriously hurt you. eyes or on your skin can Skin − Remove contaminated
cause serious burns. Wear clothing. Flush the skin with large
Keep all sparks, open flames, protective clothing and eye quantities of water. Call a physician
and smoking materials away protection when working on immediately.
from the battery. or near the battery.
Swallowing − Drink water or milk.
Wear protective clothing and Swallowing electrolyte can Call a physician immediately.
a face shield, or have a skilled cause fatal poisoning if
technician do the battery immediate action is not
maintenance. taken.
418 Maintenance
CONTINUED
Maintenance 419
Vehicle Storage
Cover the vehicle with a On Diesel models only If you store your vehicle for 1 year or
‘‘breathable’’ cover, one made After you parked the vehicle for longer, have your dealer perform the
from a porous material such as an extended period, water stays in maintenance inspections called for in
cotton. Non-porous materials, such the fuel system and the engine will the 2 years/40,000 km (25,000 miles)
as plastic sheeting, trap moisture, not start. In this case, the fuel maintenance schedule* as soon as
which can damage the paint. filter may be needed to drain off you take it out of storage (see page
water (see Draining Water on 355 ). The replacements called for in
If possible, periodically run the page 383 ). the maintenance schedule are not
engine until it reaches full needed unless the vehicle has
operating temperature (the actually reached that time or
cooling fans cycle on and off distance.
twice). Preferably, do this once a
*
month. : For EU countries, see the Service
Book.
420 Maintenance
Vehicle Storage
1. Refuel the fuel tank (minimum 5 4. Squeeze the fuel hand primer until
litre). you feel a strong resistance.
CONTINUED
Maintenance 421
Vehicle Storage
5. Start the engine (see page 320 ). If 9. The engine runs normally, but the
the engine does not start right malfunction indicator lamp or the
away, do not hold the ENGINE PGM-FI warning remains on.
START button for more than 10
seconds at a time. This will To turn off the indicator, restart
damage the fuel pump and the and turn off the engine at least
engine starter. three times at intervals of
approximately 30 seconds.
6. If the engine fails to start, return
to step 4. If this procedure is performed
during normal driving, the indicator
7. After the engine restarts, press will be turned off and the PGM-FI
the accelerator pedal slightly and warning on the multi-information
hold it at approximately 1,500 rpm display will go out.
for about 30 seconds. This will
complete the air bleeding in the If you are not sure how to bleed the
fuel system. air, contact your dealer.
8. Reinstall the cover in front of the If the engine fails to restart after
fuel hand primer, then tighten the priming the fuel system, there is a
holding screws securely. problem in the fuel system. You
should have the vehicle inspected by
your dealer.
422 Maintenance
Appearance Care
Exterior Care
Washing Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with When you have washed and rinsed
Frequent washing helps preserve cool water to remove loose dirt. the whole exterior, dry it with a
your vehicle’s beauty. Dirt and grit chamois or soft towel. Letting it
can scratch the paint, while tree sap Fill a bucket with cool water. Mix air-dry will cause dulling and water
and bird droppings can permanently in a product made especially for spots.
ruin the finish. car washing.
As you dry the vehicle, inspect it for
Wash your vehicle in a shady area, Wash the vehicle using water and chips and scratches that could allow
not in direct sunlight. If the vehicle is detergent solution and a soft- corrosion to start. Repair them with
parked in the sun, move it into the bristle brush, sponge, or soft cloth. touch-up paint (see page 426 ).
shade and let the exterior cool down Start at the top and work your way
before you start. down. Rinse frequently.
Only use the solvents and cleaners Check the body for road tar, tree
recommended in this owner’s sap, etc. Remove these stains with
manual. tar remover or turpentine. Rinse it
off immediately so it does not
harm the finish. Remember to re-
wax these areas, even if the rest of
Chemical solvents and strong the vehicle does not need waxing.
cleaners can damage the paint, metal,
and plastic on your vehicle.
Exterior Care
Exterior Care
Paint Touch-up
Your dealer has touch-up paint to
match your vehicle’s colour. The
colour code is printed on a plate on
the front doorjamb on the left side.
Take this code to your dealer so you
are sure to get the correct colour.
Interior Care
Interior Care
Interior Care
Corrosion Protection
Two factors normally contribute to Many corrosion-preventive measures Use a high-pressure spray to clean
causing corrosion in your vehicle: are built into your vehicle. You can the underside of your vehicle. This
help keep your vehicle from is especially important in areas
1. Moisture trapped in body cavities. corroding by performing some that use road salt in winter. It is
Dirt and road salt that collects in simple periodic maintenance: also a good idea in humid climates
hollows on the underside of the and areas subject to salty air. Be
car stays damp, promoting Repair chips and scratches in the careful of the ABS wheel sensors
corrosion in that area. paint as soon as you discover them. and wiring at each wheel.
2. Removal of paint and protective Inspect and clean out the drain Have the corrosion-preventive
coatings from the exterior and holes in the bottom of the doors coatings on the underside of your
underside of the vehicle. and body. vehicle inspected and repaired
periodically.
Check the floor coverings for
dampness. Carpeting and floor
mats may remain damp for a long
time, especially in winter. This
dampness can eventually cause
the floor panels to corrode.
Use the compact spare tyre as a Follow these precautions: Do not use the compact spare tyre
temporary replacement only. Get if you are towing a trailer.
your regular tyre repaired or Never exceed 80 km/h (50 mph).
replaced, and put it back on your The compact spare tyre is smaller
vehicle as soon as you can. This tyre gives a harsher ride and than the regular tyre. Your
less traction on some road vehicle’s ground clearance
Check the inflation pressure of the surfaces. Use greater caution reduces when the compact spare
compact spare tyre every time you while driving. tyre is installed. Driving over road
check the other tyres. It should be debris or bumps could possibly
inflated to: Do not mount snow chains on the damage the underside of your
compact spare tyre. vehicle.
420 kPa (4.2 kgf/cm , 60 psi)
Do not use your compact spare
tyre on another vehicle unless it is
the same make and model.
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5. Hook the strap on the back of the Remove the cover by turning the
SPARE TYRE luggage area cover (if equipped) handle anticlockwise, then pulling
to keep the floor lid open. out the cover. Unlatch the
3. The tools are in the rear left side fastening strap by squeezing the
compartment in the luggage area. tabs.
7. Turn the jack’s end bracket 8. Remove the under-floor box and 12. Loosen each wheel nut 1/2 turn
anticlockwise to loosen it, then take out the vinyl bag and the tyre with the wheel nut wrench.
remove the jack. net.
WHEEL NUT
EXTENSION
JACKING POINT WHEEL NUT WRENCH WHEEL COVER
13. Place the jack under the jacking 14. Use the extension and the wheel On some models
point nearest the tyre you need to nut wrench as shown to raise the Before removing the wheel nuts,
change. Turn the end bracket vehicle until the flat tyre is off the remove the wheel cover from the
clockwise until the top of the jack ground. wheel with a flat-tipped screwdriver.
contacts the jacking point. Make Put a cloth on the end of the wheel
sure the jacking point tab is 15. Remove the wheel nuts, then cover, then pry it carefully with a
resting in the jack notch. remove the flat tyre. Handle the screwdriver. Do not attempt to
wheel nuts carefully; they may be forcibly pry the wheel cover off.
hot from driving. Place the flat
tyre on the ground with the
outside surface facing up.
BRAKE HUB
16. Before mounting the spare tyre, 17. Put on the spare tyre. Put the
wipe any dirt off the mounting wheel nuts back on finger-tight,
surface of the wheel and hub with then tighten them in a crisscross
a clean cloth. Wipe the hub pattern with the wheel nut wrench
carefully; it may be hot from until the wheel is firmly against
driving. the hub. Do not try to tighten the
wheel nuts fully.
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CENTRE CAP
19. Tighten the wheel nuts securely in 20. On some types, remove the centre 21. Put the flat tyre in the supplied
the same crisscross pattern. Have cap before storing the flat tyre in vinyl bag.
the wheel nut torque checked at the luggage area.
the nearest automotive service 22. Place the flat tyre on the luggage
facility. Store the wheel cover or centre area floor.
cap in the luggage area. Make
Tighten the wheel nuts to: sure it does not get scratched or Make sure to place the under-floor
108 N·m (11 kgf·m , 80 lbf·ft) damaged. storage area lid (if equipped) on
the upper position and put the flat
tyre on the lid.
23. Place the supplied tyre net on the 24. Wrap the flat tyre with the net,
luggage area, then attach the two then attach the other two hooks to
hooks to the luggage hooks on the the same luggage hooks as shown.
tailgate opening.
25. Store the jack in the rear left side
compartment. Turn the jack’s end
bracket to lock it in place.
1. Make sure the wire support ring is 2. Align the valve mark on the wheel 3. Make sure the wire support ring is
hooked into the clips around the cover to the tyre valve on the on the outer side of the tyre valve
edge of the wheel cover. wheel, then install the wheel cover. as shown.
On vehicles with Honda TRK To remind you of the instructions for 1. Expired best before date of the
Your vehicle is not equipped with a using the tyre sealant kit, the tyre sealant.
spare tyre. Instead, your vehicle has handling manual is included in the
the tyre sealant kit (Honda TRK: kit. Symbols on the 2. Cuts or piercing in the tyre tread
temporary repair kit of TERRA-S ). handling manual are to remind you larger than approximately 4 mm.
This kit is available only for easy to read this owner’s manual for using
repair of a flat tyre. the tyre sealant kit. 3. Cuts in the tyre side wall.
When using the tyre sealant kit, Read the handling manual well and 4. Tyre damage caused by driving
always follow the instructions and use it correctly. with considerably reduced tyre
the procedure in this owner’s manual. pressure or even with deflated
Small punctures in the tyre tread, tyres.
You should check the usable period caused by a nail or a screw, can be
of the tyre sealant according to the sealed with the temporary repair kit. 5. A tyre bead completely unseated
time and distance recommendations outside or inside of rim.
in the maintenance schedule*.
6. A rim damaged.
*
: On EU models, refer to the The temporary repair kit cannot be
Service Book that came with your used in the following cases. 7. 2 or more tyres punctured.
vehicle. Inform your dealer or a Roadside
Assistance Service.
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HONDA TRK
NAIL/SCREW
Open the tailgate. Remove the side
cover by turning the handle 1. Pull out a nail or a screw in the
anticlockwise. Take the Honda TRK tyre tread with the pliers supplied
out of the rear right side in the tool kit. When you can’t pull
compartment. it out or you can’t find it, we
recommend you to inform your
dealer or Roadside Assistance
Service. The kit can also be used
to repair the tyre without
removing the nail or screw but
only in unavoidable cases.
2. Take out the temporary repair kit Keep locked up and out of
and shake the bottle (A). Screw the reach of children.
the filler hose (B) onto the bottle
(A), thereby piercing the seal of If you shake the bottle after
aluminium. connecting the hose with
the bottle, it may spill
sealant. Shake bottle well
before connecting hose.
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(E)
(F) (C)
FILLER HOSE
Unscrew the valve insert (F) using 4. Pull the plug from the filler hose
the valve remover (E). Do not place and slide the filler hose onto the
the valve insert (F) in the sand or tyre valve (C).
dirt.
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(C)
(E)
(G)
(F)
(C)
Hold the filling bottle with the filler 5. Pull off the filler hose and firmly Affix a sticker of ‘‘Tyre Sealant in
hose downwards and compress. screw the valve insert (F) into the the tyre’’ (G) on the wheel.
Squeeze the complete content into tyre valve (C) using valve remover
the tyre. (E).
OFF POWER
PLUG
ON
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In the following cases, do not Have the tyre replaced at the If the puncture hole cannot be
drive on. nearest Honda dealer. To repair detected, the tyre repair shop cannot
Inform a Honda dealer or a the sealed tyre, consult your repair the sealed tyre. When you
Roadside Assistance Service. dealer. continue running, check tyre
pressure often and if tyre pressure
The tyre pressure has A wheel can be reused after decreases, repair the sealed tyre at a
dropped below 130 kPa (1.3 wiping sealant with cloth, but the Honda dealer.
bar, 19 psi). valve must be replaced.
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NOTE: Directions
The power supply of the air Before using the air compressor,
compressor is limited to the 12 volt drive your vehicle to the road Turn off the switch on the air
DC accessories of the vehicle. shoulder and stop in a safe place that compressor before checking the air
is far away from the traffic lanes. pressure.
Step 1. Step 4.
Remove the valve cap from a flat When the tyre is inflated to
tyre and securely connect the air specified air pressure, disconnect
compressor hose to the valve. the power plug from the cigarette
lighter socket. Make sure not to
Step 2. leak the air from the tyre. Then
Connect the power plug of the air install and tighten the valve cap
compressor to the socket of the securely.
cigarette lighter.
Step 3.
Turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position. Turn on
the air compressor switch and
inflate the tyre to the specified air
pressure. Check the tyre pressure
by using the air pressure gauge on
the compressor.
Sealant Extraction
(For a Honda dealer)
Be careful not to spill sealant from a Be careful not to cut a hand
tyre. or a finger.
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3. Insert the hose through the valve 6. Bend the hose and tie it with the
hole into the tyre. strap or tape so that sealant does
The hose should enter the sealant not leak. Dispose of the bottle at
as deeply as possible. your dealer when you replace it
with a new bottle.
4. Squeeze the bottle and draw out
the sealant.
(It is better to stand a tyre on a
table.)
Sealant Label
Diagnosing why your engine won’t Nothing Happens or the Starter problem (see Emergency Towing
start falls into two areas, depending Motor Operates Very Slowly on page 480 ).
on what you hear when you press When you press the ENGINE
the ENGINE START button: START button, you do not hear the If the headlights dim noticeably or
normal noise of the engine trying to go out when you try to start the
You hear nothing, or almost start. You may hear a clicking sound engine, either the battery is
nothing. The engine’s starter or series of clicks, or nothing at all. discharged or the connections are
motor does not operate at all, or Check these things: corroded. Check the condition of the
operates very slowly. battery and terminal connections
Turn the ignition switch to the ON (see page 417 ). You can then try
You can hear the starter motor (II) position. Turn on the jump starting the vehicle from a
operating normally, or the starter headlights, and check their booster battery (see page 458 ).
motor sounds like it is spinning brightness. If the headlights are
faster than normal, but the engine very dim or do not come on at all, On vehicles with i-SHIFT
does not start up and run. the battery is discharged. See Turn the ignition switch to the ON
Jump Starting on page 458 . (II) position. Press on the brake
pedal and move the shift lever to
Press the ENGINE START button, neutral. Check the gear position
Do not hold the ENGINE START then release it. If the headlights do indicator on the upper display. If it
button for more than 15 seconds. not dim, check the condition of the does not show N, the battery is
fuses. If the fuses are OK, there is discharged. See Jump Starting
probably something wrong with on page 458 .
the electrical circuit for the
ignition switch or starter motor.
You will need a qualified
technician to determine the
If the indicator is blinking, move Do you have fuel? Check the fuel After you parked the vehicle for
the shift lever out from neutral, gauge; the low fuel indicator may an extended period or when the
then return it again while pressing not be working. outside temperature becomes very
on the brake pedal. high, water stays in the fuel
There may be an electrical system and the engine will not
The Starter Operates Normally problem, such as no power to the start. In this case, you should drain
In this case, the starter motor’s fuel pump. Check all the fuses the water from the fuel filter (see
speed sounds normal, or even faster (see page 472 ). page 383 ).
than normal, when you press the
ENGINE START button, but the On vehicles with a fuel cutoff On all models
engine does not run. system, the fuel cutoff switch may If you find nothing wrong, you will
be activated. If the switch is need a qualified technician to find
Are you using the proper starting activated, it must be reset before the problem. See Emergency
procedure? Refer to Starting the starting the engine (see page 306 ). Towing on page 480 .
Engine on page 318 on petrol
models with manual transmission, On diesel models only
page 319 on petrol models with If your vehicle runs out of fuel,
i-SHIFT, and page 320 on diesel priming the fuel system is
models. required to restart the engine (see
page 421 ).
Are you using a properly coded
key? An improperly coded key will After you have stored your vehicle
cause the immobilizer system for an extended period, air may
indicator in the instrument panel have entered the fuel system (see
to blink rapidly (see page 147 ). Priming the Fuel System on
page 421 ).
Jump Starting
Although this seems like a simple To jump start your vehicle: 1.4 engine model
procedure, you should take several 1. Open the bonnet, and check the
precautions. physical condition of the battery.
In very cold weather, check the
condition of the electrolyte. If it
seems slushy or frozen, do not try
A battery can explode if you jump starting until it thaws.
do not follow the correct
procedure, seriously injuring
anyone nearby.
If a battery sits in extreme cold, the
Keep all sparks, open flames, electrolyte inside can freeze. BOOSTER BATTERY
and smoking materials away Attempting to jump start with a
from the battery. frozen battery can cause it to rupture. The numbers in the illustrations
show you the order to connect the
2. Turn off all the electrical jumper cables.
accessories: heater, A/C, climate
control, audio system, lights, etc.
Put the transmission in neutral
and set the parking brake.
Jump Starting
3. Connect one jumper cable to the 4. Connect the second jumper cable
2.2 engine model (Diesel) positive (+) terminal on your to the negative (−) terminal on
battery. Connect the other end to the booster battery. Connect the
the positive (+) terminal on the other end to the grounding strap
booster battery. as shown. Do not connect this
jumper cable to any other part of
the engine.
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Jump Starting
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6. If you don’t find an obvious leak, 9. Start the engine, and set the
check the coolant level in the temperature control dial to
radiator reserve tank (see page Removing the radiator cap maximum heat (climate control to
304 ). while the engine is hot can AUTO at ‘‘ ’’). Add coolant
cause the coolant to spray to the radiator up to the base of
7. If there was no coolant in the out, seriously scalding you. the filler neck. If you do not have
reserve tank, you may need to add the proper coolant mixture
coolant to the radiator. Let the Always let the engine and available, you can add plain water.
engine cool down until the pointer radiator cool down before Remember to have the cooling
reaches the middle of the removing the radiator cap. system drained and refilled with
temperature gauge, or lower, the proper mixture as soon as you
before checking the radiator. can.
8. Using gloves or a large heavy
cloth, turn the radiator cap 10. Put the radiator cap back on
anticlockwise, without pushing tightly. Run the engine, and check
down, to the first stop. After the the temperature gauge. If it goes
pressure releases, push down on back to the red mark, the engine
the cap, and turn it until it comes needs repair (see Emergency
off. Towing on page 480 ).
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6. Look for any obvious coolant leaks, 10. Start the engine and set the
such as a split radiator hose. temperature control dial to
Everything is still extremely hot, Removing the expansion maximum heat (climate control to
so use caution. If you find a leak, it tank cap while the engine is AUTO at ‘‘ ’’). Add coolant up
must be repaired before you hot can cause the coolant to to the MAX line on the expansion
continue driving (see Emergency spray out, seriously scalding tank. If you do not have the proper
Towing on page 480 ). you. coolant mixture available, you can
add plain water. Remember to
7. If you don’t find an obvious leak, Always let the engine and have the cooling system drained
check the coolant level in the radiator cool down before and refilled with the proper
expansion tank (see page 305 ). removing the expansion tank mixture as soon as you can.
cap.
8. If the expansion tank needs 11. Put the expansion tank cap back
coolant, you will have to remove on tightly. Run the engine, and
the cap. Before doing that, turn 9. Use a cloth or glove to protect watch the temperature gauge. If it
the ignition switch to the ON (II) your hand while removing the goes back to the red mark, the
position and check the expansion tank cap. Loosen the engine needs repair (see
temperature gauge. Remove the cap by turning it 1/8 turn anticlock- Emergency Towing on page 480 ).
expansion tank cap only if the wise. Stop and wait for any pres-
temperature gauge pointer has sure in the expansion tank to 12. If the temperature stays normal,
come down to normal or below the escape. Then remove the cap by check the coolant level in the
red mark and you do not hear any turning it anticlockwise. expansion tank. If it has gone
bubbling or gurgling noises down, add coolant to the MAX
coming from the cooling system. mark. Put the expansion tank cap
back on tightly.
Low Oil Pressure 4. Start the engine, and watch the oil
Indicator pressure indicator. If it does not go
This indicator should come on when Running the engine with low oil out within 10 seconds, turn off the
the ignition switch is in the ON (II) pressure can cause serious engine. There is a mechanical
position, and go out after the engine mechanical damage almost problem that needs to be repaired
starts. It should never come on when immediately. Turn off the engine as before you can continue driving
the engine is running. If it starts soon as you can safely get the (see Emergency Towing on page
flashing or stays on, the oil pressure vehicle stopped. 480 ).
has dropped very low or lost
pressure. Serious engine damage is 1. Safely pull off the road, and shut
possible and you should take off the engine. Turn on the hazard
immediate action. warning indicators.
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ 2. Let the vehicle sit for a minute.
or this symbol with an ‘‘OIL Open the bonnet, and check the oil
PRESSURE LOW’’ message in the level (see page 302 ). An engine
multi-information display (see page very low on oil can lose pressure
103 ). during cornering and other driving
manoeuvres.
OIL LEVEL INDICATOR page 102 ). The oil level symbol/a message
display can be reset each time you
If this symbol comes on, safely pull turn off the engine. When you start
off the road, park the vehicle on level your trip again, the system begins to
ground, turn off the engine and let monitor the engine oil level. It may
the vehicle sit for approximately 3 take a while until the system senses
minutes. the engine oil level is low and the
symbol, or the symbol with a
Check the oil level. If the engine oil message appear in the multi-
level is near or below the lower mark information display. You should
on the dipstick, you should add the check the engine oil level and add
engine oil (see page 368 on petrol engine oil before driving again if the
models, and page 370 on diesel oil level symbol, or the symbol with a
Your vehicle has an engine oil level models). ‘‘CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL’’
sensor to check the oil level. If the message comes on.
symbol ‘‘ ’’ for the oil level Do not fill above the upper mark on
indicator comes on in the multi- the dipstick and do not spill the
information display when the engine engine oil in the engine compartment.
is running, the engine oil level is low. This could damage the engine and
You will also hear a beep when this other components.
symbol comes on. If you select the
warning symbol with the message(s) If you do not carry spare engine oil in
in the customizing settings, you will your vehicle, drive moderately to the
see this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK nearest service area and add engine
ENGINE OIL LEVEL’’ message on oil. Avoid full-throttle acceleration
the multi-information display (see and driving at high speed.
If the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ or this symbol Immediately turn off all electrical
with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message accessories. Try not to use other
appears in the multi-information electrically operated controls such as
display when the engine is running, the power windows. Keep the engine
there is a system problem in the running; starting the engine will
engine oil level sensor. You will also discharge the battery rapidly.
hear a beep. Have your dealer
inspect your vehicle as soon as Go to a dealer or a service station
possible. where you can get technical
assistance.
This indicator comes on for acceleration and driving at high * : On European models, if you
a few seconds when you speed. turn the ignition switch to the
turn the ignition switch to the ON ON (II) position, without
(II) position*. If the indicator comes You should also have the dealer starting the engine, the
on while driving, it means one of the inspect your vehicle if the indicator malfunction indicator lamp will
engine’s emissions control systems comes on frequently, even though it come on for about 20 seconds. It
may have a problem. Even though goes off when you follow the above then goes off or blinks 5 times
you may feel no difference in your procedure. under various conditions. This is
vehicle’s performance, it can reduce normal: it shows the self-testing
your fuel economy and cause condition of the diagnostics for
increased emissions. Continued the emissions control systems.
operation may cause serious damage. If you keep driving with the
malfunction indicator lamp on, you
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ can damage your vehicle’s emissions
or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK controls and engine. Those repairs
SYSTEM’’ message in the multi- may not be covered by your vehicle’s
information display (see page 103 ). warranties.
This indicator comes on, dealer as soon as possible. Drive This indicator will also come on and
then goes out when you moderately until the dealer has you cannot restart the engine after
turn the ignition switch to the ON inspected the problem. Avoid full- your vehicle has run out of fuel. If
(II) position. If it comes on at any throttle acceleration and driving at this occurs, refuel the fuel tank, then
other time, it indicates one of the high speed. follow the procedure for Priming
emissions control systems may have the Fuel System on page 421 before
a problem. Even though you may You should also have the dealer attempting to restart the engine.
feel no difference in your vehicle’s inspect your vehicle if the indicator
performance, it can reduce your fuel comes on frequently, even though it If you turn the ignition switch to the
economy and cause your vehicle to goes off when you follow the above ON (II) position, without starting the
put out excessive emissions. procedure. engine, the malfunction indicator
Continued operation may cause lamp will come on for about 20
serious damage. seconds. It then goes off or blinks 5
times under various conditions. This
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ If you keep driving with the is normal: it shows the self-testing
or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK malfunction indicator lamp on, you condition of the diagnostics for the
SYSTEM’’ message in the multi- can damage your vehicle’s emissions emissions control systems.
information display (see page 103 ). controls and engine. Those repairs
may not be covered by your vehicle’s
If this indicator comes on, safely pull warranties.
off the road and turn off the engine.
Restart and turn off the engine at
least three times at intervals of
approximately 30 seconds, then
watch the indicator. If it stays on,
have your vehicle checked by your
PGM-FI Warning
The brake system indicator However, if the brake pedal does not If you must drive the vehicle a short
normally comes on when feel normal, you should take distance in this condition, drive
you turn the ignition switch to the immediate action. A problem in one slowly and carefully.
ON (II) position, and as a reminder part of the system’s dual circuit
to check the parking brake. It will design will still give you braking at If the ABS indicator comes on with
stay on if you do not fully release the two wheels. You will feel the brake the brake system indicator, have
parking brake. pedal go down much farther before your vehicle inspected by your
the vehicle begins to slow down, and dealer immediately.
If the brake system indicator comes you will have to press harder on the
on while driving, the brake fluid level pedal.
is probably low. Press lightly on the
brake pedal to see if it feels normal. Slow down by shifting to a lower
If it does, check the brake fluid level gear, and pull to the side of the road
the next time you stop at a service when it is safe. Because of the long
station (see page 378 ). distance needed to stop, it is
hazardous to drive the vehicle. You
If the fluid level is low, take your should have it towed and repaired as
vehicle to a dealer, and have the soon as possible (see Emergency
brake system inspected for leaks or Towing on page 480 ).
worn brake pads.
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’
You will also see the symbol ‘‘ ,’’ or this symbol with a ‘‘CHECK
or this symbol with a ‘‘BRAKE SYSTEM’’ message in the multi-
FLUID LOW’’ message on the multi- information display if there is a
information display. problem with the brake system.
Fuses
TAB TAB
The vehicle’s fuses are located in The under-bonnet fuse box is located
two fuse boxes. in the back of the engine
compartment on the left side. To
The interior fuse box is on the open it, push the tabs as shown.
driver’s lower left corner.
Fuses
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Fuses
Fuses
UNDER-BONNET FUSE BOX The fuses contained in the under-bonnet fuse box vary
slightly depending on models. The locations of fuses are
shown with symbols on the fuse label. Refer to the table
below for the fuses on your vehicle.
*
: For some types
INTERIOR FUSE BOX The fuses contained in the interior fuse box vary slightly
depending on models. The locations of fuses are shown
with symbols on the fuse label. Refer to the table below
for the fuses on your vehicle.
No. Circuits Protected No. Circuits Protected
1 Power Window 21 Headlight Low Beam Main
2 Fuel Pump 22 Shifter
3 IG1 ACG 23 Start Signal
4 ABS Unit 24 Sunshades*
5 Heated Seats* 25 Door Lock
6 Front Fog Lights* 26 Driver’s Power Window
7 Daytime Running Lights* 27 Not Used
8 IG1 START 28 Rear Accessory Socket
9 ODS (Occupant Detection 29 Accessory
System) 30 Front Passenger’s Power
10 Meter Window
11 SRS 31 Headlight Washer*
12 Right Headlight High Beam 32 Rear Right Power Window
13 Left Headlight High Beam 33 Rear Left Power Window
14 Small Lights (Interior) 34 Not Used
15 Small Lights (Exterior) 35 Accessory, Radio
16 Right Headlight Low Beam 36 IG2 HAC
17 Left Headlight Low Beam 37 Daytime Light*
18 Headlight High Beam Main 38 Front Wiper
19 Small Lights Main
20 Rear Fog Light *
: For some types
UNDER-BONNET FUSE BOX The fuses contained in the under-bonnet fuse box vary
slightly depending on models. The locations of fuses are
shown with symbols on the fuse label. Refer to the table
below for the fuses on your vehicle.
No. Circuits Protected No. Circuits Protected
1 Main Fuse Battery 13 Not Used
EPS 14 Not Used
2 Headlight Main 15 Main Fan
Ignition Switch Main 16 Back Up
3 VSA Motor 17 Interior Light
VSA F/S 18 Sub Fan
4 Option Main 19 Blower
5 Glow 20 Not Used
6 Power Window Main 21 Horn, Stop
7 MG Clutch 22 Hazard
8 IGP2 23 Fuel Heater
9 IGP 24 ISV (Intake Shutter
10 Not Used Valve)
11 Not Used 25 Fuel Heater Monitor
12 Rear Defroster 26 PTC1 (Positive
Temperature Coefficient
Heater System)
27 PTC2
28 PTC3
INTERIOR FUSE BOX The fuses contained in the interior fuse box vary slightly
depending on models. The locations of fuses are shown
with symbols on the fuse label. Refer to the table below
for the fuses on your vehicle.
No. Circuits Protected No. Circuits Protected
1 Power Window 21 Headlight Low Beam Main
2 Fuel Pump 22 Shifter
3 IG1 ACG 23 Start Signal
4 ABS Unit 24 Sunshades*
5 Heated Seats* 25 Door Lock
6 Front Fog Lights* 26 Driver’s Power Window
7 Daytime Running Lights* 27 Not Used
8 IG1 START 28 Rear Accessory Socket
9 ODS (Occupant Detection 29 Accessory
System) 30 Front Passenger’s Power
10 Meter Window
11 SRS 31 Headlight Washer*
12 Right Headlight High Beam 32 Rear Right Power Window
13 Left Headlight High Beam 33 Rear Left Power Window
14 Small Lights (Interior) 34 Not Used
15 Small Lights (Exterior) 35 Accessory, Radio
16 Right Headlight Low Beam 36 IG2 HAC
17 Left Headlight Low Beam 37 Daytime Light*
18 Headlight High Beam Main 38 Front Wiper
19 Small Lights Main
20 Rear Fog Light *
: For some types
Emergency Towing
If your vehicle needs to be towed, the cables lift that end of the vehicle
call a professional towing service or off the ground. Your vehicle’s
organization. Never tow your vehicle suspension and body can be Improper towing preparation will
with just a rope or chain. It is very seriously damaged. This method of damage the transmission. Follow the
dangerous. towing is unacceptable. above procedure exactly. If you
cannot shift the transmission, your
There are three popular types of If, due to damage, your vehicle must vehicle must be transported with the
professional towing equipment. be towed with the front wheels on front wheels off the ground.
the ground, do the following:
Flat-bed Equipment − The operator On vehicles with i-SHIFT
loads your vehicle on the back of a Manual transmission: If the gear position indicator does
truck. This is the best way to Release the parking brake. not show N with the ignition switch
transport your vehicle. Shift the transmission to neutral. in the ON (II) position, the
transmission may not be shifted to
Wheel-lift Equipment − The tow i-SHIFT (automated manual neutral. In this case, your vehicle
truck uses two pivoting arms that go transmission): must be transported with the front
under the front tyres and lift them Release the parking brake. wheels off the ground.
off the ground. The other two rear Turn the ignition switch to the ON
tyres remain on the ground. This is (II) position.
an acceptable way to tow your Shift to N.
vehicle. Make sure that the gear position
indicator shows N.
Sling-type Equipment − The tow Turn the ignition switch to the
truck uses metal cables with hooks ACCESSORY (I) position.
on the ends. These hooks go around
parts of the frame or suspension and
Emergency Towing
With the front wheels on the ground, If you decide to tow your vehicle
it is best to tow the vehicle no farther with all four wheels on the ground,
than 80 km (50 miles), and keep the make sure you use a properly- Trying to lift or tow your vehicle by
speed below 55 km/h (35 mph). designed and attached tow bar. the bumpers will cause serious
Prepare the vehicle for towing as damage. The bumpers are not
If your vehicle is equipped with a described above, and leave the designed to support the vehicle’s
front spoiler, remove it before ignition switch in the ACCESSORY weight.
towing so it is not damaged. (I) position so the steering wheel
does not lock. Make sure the radio
Do not tie down the vehicle at an and any electrical accessories are
angle with which the towing cables turned off so they do not run down
hit against the vehicle’s front the battery.
bumper. To avoid your vehicle from
damaging, protect the front bumper
with a tape.
The steering system can be
damaged if the steering wheel is
locked. Leave the ignition switch in
the ACCESSORY (I) position, and
make sure the steering wheel turns
freely before you begin towing.
Emergency Towing
To attach the front towing hook on 2. Remove the cover from the
the left of the front bumper on your bumper by pushing the lower part
vehicle: of the cover with your finger.
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Technical Information
Identification Numbers
ENGINE NUMBER
Identification Numbers
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Identification Numbers
Specifications
(8)
NOTE:
1. marks show towbar fixing points.
2. mark shows towbar coupling point. CONTINUED
Specifications
Weights
Curb weight 1.4 engine Max. towing weight
M/T 1,170−1,243 kg (2,579−2,740 lbs) (EU)*3 Trailer with 1,200 kg (2,646 lbs) *4
i-SHIFT 1,170−1,246 kg (2,579−2,747 lbs) brakes 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs) *5
1.8 engine 1,500 kg (3,307 lbs) *2
M/T 1,195−1,348 kg (2,634−2,972 lbs) Trailer without 500 kg (1,102 lbs)
i-SHIFT 1,195−1,352 kg (2,634−2,981 lbs) brakes
Diesel engine 1,352−1,490 kg (2,981−3,285 lbs) The maximum permissible
Max. permissible weight*1 vertical load on the coupling 75 kg (165 lbs)
1.4 engine 1,650 kg (3,638 lbs) device (EU)
1.8 engine 1,750 kg (3,858 lbs)
Diesel engine 1,890 kg (4,167 lbs) *3 : The following is for Germany only.
Max. permissible axle weight The maximum trailer weight is valid for 12 % slope. For an
*1
(Front) 1.4 engine 890 kg (1,962 lbs) increasing of the trailer weight you have to look in your vehicle
1.8 engine 940 kg (2,072 lbs) paper or ask your next dealer.
Diesel engine 1,085 kg (2,392 lbs) *4 : 1.4 engine model
Max. permissible axle weight *5 : 1.8 engine model
(Rear)*1 1.4 engine 800 kg (1,764 lbs)
1.8 engine 830 kg (1,830 lbs)
Diesel engine 835 kg (1,841 lbs)
*1 : See the plate attached to the front doorjamb on the left side or ask
dealer for information.
*2 : Diesel models
Specifications
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Specifications
Capacities Capacities
Fuel tank Approx. Manual transmission fluid
50 (13.2 US gal , 11.0 Imp gal) (including i-SHIFT)*5, *6
Engine coolant Change 1.4 (1.5 US qt , 1.2 Imp qt)
Change*1, *3 4.0 (1.06 US gal , 0.88 Imp gal) *5 Total 1.6 (1.7 US qt , 1.4 Imp qt)
5.3 (1.40 US gal , 1.17 Imp gal) *6 Manual transmission fluid*2
6.6 (1.74 US gal , 1.45 Imp gal) *2 Change 2.2 (2.3 US qt , 1.9 Imp qt)
Total 5.6 (1.48 US gal , 1.23 Imp gal) *5 Total 2.5 (2.6 US qt , 2.2 Imp qt)
6.8 (1.80 US gal , 1.50 Imp gal) *6 Windscreen washer reservoir 2.5 (2.6 US qt , 2.2 Imp qt)*7
7.8 (2.06 US gal , 1.72 Imp gal) *2 5.8 (6.1 US qt , 5.1 Imp qt)*8
Engine oil Change*4
Including 3.6 (3.8 US qt , 3.2 Imp qt) *5 *1 : Including the coolant in the reserve tank and that remaining in the
filter 3.7 (3.9 US qt , 3.3 Imp qt) *6 engine.
5.9 (6.2 US qt , 5.2 Imp qt) *2 Reserve tank capacity:
Without 3.4 (3.6 US qt , 3.0 Imp qt) *5 1.4 engine model: 0.4 (0.11 US gal , 0.09 Imp gal)
filter 3.5 (3.7 US qt , 3.1 Imp qt) *6 1.8 engine model: 0.5 (0.13 US gal , 0.11 Imp gal)
5.5 (5.8 US qt , 4.8 Imp qt) *2 *2 : Diesel models
Total 4.2 (4.4 US qt , 3.7 Imp qt) *5 *3 : Including the coolant in the expansion tank and that remaining in
4.5 (4.8 US qt , 4.0 Imp qt) *6 the engine. Expansion tank capacity:
6.8 (7.2 US qt , 6.0 Imp qt) *2 0.6 (0.16 US gal , 0.13 Imp gal)
*4 : Excluding the oil remaining in the engine
*5 : 1.4 engine model
*6 : 1.8 engine model
*7 : Without headlight washer
*8 : With headlight washer
Specifications
Tyres Suspension
Size/Pressure See tyre information label on Type Front Strut
driver’s doorjamb or ask dealer Rear Torsion beam
for information.
Steering
Alignment Type Rack and pinion, with electrical
Toe-in Front 0.0 mm (0.00 in) power assistance
Rear in 4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Camber Front 0° Clutch
Rear −1° Type Dry, single plate, diaphragm spring
Caster Front 4°14’
Brake
Type Power assisted
Front Ventilated disc
Rear Solid disc
Parking Mechanical
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Specifications
Battery Lights
Capacity 12 V − 28 AH/5 HR *3 Headlights High beam 12 V − 55 W (H1)
12 V − 35 AH/20 HR *3 Low beam 12 V − 55 W (H7)
12 V − 36 AH/5 HR *2 12 V − 35 W (D2R)*1
12 V − 45 AH/20 HR *2 Front turn signal lights 12 V − 21 W (AMBER)
12 V − 59 AH/5 HR *1 Front position lights 12 V − 5 W
12 V − 74 AH/20 HR *1 Side turn signal lights See note below.
Rear turn signal lights 12 V − 21 W
*1 : Diesel models Stop/taillights 12 V − 21/5 W
*2 : 1.8 engine model Back-up lights 12 V − 16 W
*3 : 1.4 engine model Rear fog light 12 V − 21 W
Front fog lights*2 12 V − 55 W (H11)
Fuses (Petrol models) Licence plate lights 12 V − 5 W
Interior See page 477 or the fuse label High-mount brake light See note below.
attached to the lower dashboard. Ceiling lights Front 12 V − 5 W
Under-bonnet See page 476 or the fuse box Rear 12 V − 8 W
cover. Glove box light 12 V − 2 W
Vanity mirror lights 12 V − 2 W
Fuses(Diesel models) Luggage area light 12 V − 5 W
Interior See page 479 or the fuse label
attached to the lower dashboard. *1 : On vehicles with high voltage discharge type low beam
Under-bonnet See page 478 or the fuse box headlights, replacement of a low beam headlight bulb should be
cover. performed by your dealer.
*2 : For some types
NOTE:
Replacement of the side turn signal light in the outside mirrors and the
high-mount brake light should be done by your dealer.
The three way catalytic converter 1.4 engine model 1.8 engine model
contains precious metals that serve
as catalysts, promoting chemical
reactions to convert the exhaust
gasses without affecting the metals.
The catalytic converter is referred to
as a three-way catalyst, since it acts
on HC, CO, and NOx. A replacement
unit must be an original Honda part
or its equivalent.
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To regenerate the DPF, when traffic DPF (Check System) If you ignore this symbol/message
allows, maintain a vehicle speed of at and continue driving, the DPF and
least 60 km/h (37 mph) and continue your vehicle’s emission control
to drive until the symbol/message systems will be seriously damaged.
goes out (it may take about 15
minutes, depending on driving The catalytic converter with DPF
conditions). This will increase the system must operate at a high
exhaust temperature and help to temperature for the chemical
burn and remove the PM from the reactions to take place. It can set on
DPF. fire any combustible materials that
come near it. Park your vehicle away
If you ignore this symbol/message from high grass, dry leaves, or other
and continue driving, the system flammables.
warning switches to the symbol/
message of DPF (check system). If If you see this symbol or this symbol
this happens, take your vehicle to a with a ‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message
Honda dealer as soon as possible to on the multi-information display
have the DPF system checked. while the engine is running, it means
the diesel particulate filter (DPF) is
clogged with accumulated
particulate matter (PM) and it
should be checked, then repaired or
replaced. Take your vehicle to a
Honda dealer as soon as possible.
Index
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Index
500
Index
501
Index
Fan, Interior ................... 189, 199, 205 Diesel .......................................... 299 Hands-Free Telephone (HFT)
Features .......................................... 185 Fill Door and Cap....................... 299 System......................................... 277
Filling the Fuel Tank ..................... 299 Filter ............................................ 383 Hazard Warning Flashers............. 143
Filters Gauge ............................................ 86 Headlights
Air Cleaner ......................... 380, 382 Low Fuel Indicator ...................... 83 Adjuster ...................................... 144
Dust and Pollen .......................... 404 Octane Requirement ................. 298 Aiming ......................................... 386
Fuel .............................................. 383 Tank, Refueling ......................... 299 Daytime Running Lights .......... 139
Flashers, Hazard Warning............ 143 Fuses, Checking the ...................... 472 High Beam Indicator ................... 82
Flat Tyre, Changing a ................... 433 Low Beams, Turning on ........... 138
Floor Mats ...................................... 427 G Reminder Beeper....................... 138
Fluids Replacing Halogen
Brake ........................................... 378 Gauges Bulbs ....................................... 386
Clutch .......................................... 379 Engine Coolant Temperature .... 86 Turning on .................................. 138
Manual Transmission ............... 377 Fuel ................................................ 86 Washer ........................................ 135
Windscreen Washers ................ 376 Speedometer ................................ 86 Head Restraints ............................. 160
Folding Door Mirrors.................... 172 Tachometer .................................. 86 Heated Mirror ................................ 172
Folding Rear Seat .......................... 162 Gear Position Indicator ................. 327 Heater, Seat .................................... 165
Four-way Flashers ......................... 143 Gearshift Lever Positions Heating, Automatic System.......... 191
Front Airbags ............................. 12, 28 Manual Transmission ............... 322 Heating and Cooling System
Front Fog Lights ............................ 141 Glass Cleaning ............................... 428 Automatic System...................... 193
Front Seat ....................................... 159 Glove Box ....................................... 175 High Altitude, Starting
Adjusting..................................... 159 Glow Plugs Indicator ....................... 76 at .................................. 318, 319, 320
Airbags .................................... 12, 27 High-Low Beam Switch ................ 138
Heaters........................................ 165 H High-mount Brake Light............... 385
Fuel.......................................... 298, 299 Honda TRK .................................... 441
Cutoff System ............................ 306 Halogen Headlight Bulbs.............. 386 Horn ............................................ 3, 133
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Index
503
Index
504
Index
Parking Over Things That Using Child Restraint Systems Light Bulbs ................................. 384
Burn............................................. 337 with Tethers ............................. 58 Schedule ..................................... 355
Petrol ............................................... 298 Using Lower Anchorages ........... 49 Spark Plugs................................. 491
Filling the Fuel Tank ................. 299 Tyres ........................................... 412
Filter ............................................ 383 R Wiper Blades .............................. 406
Fuel Economy ............................ 307 Replacing Seat Belts After a
Gauge ............................................ 86 Radiator Overheating............ 461, 463 Crash ............................................. 25
Low Fuel Indicator ...................... 83 Radio/Disc Sound System ............ 210 Reserve Tank, Engine
Octane Requirement ................. 298 RDS ......................................... 214, 241 Coolant ................................ 304, 372
Refueling..................................... 299 Rear Fog Light ....................... 140, 141 Restraint, Child ................................ 34
PGM-FI Warning ........................... 470 Rear Lights, Bulb Reverse lockout ............................. 325
Polishing and Waxing ................... 425 Replacement ....................... 395, 396 Roof Rack ....................................... 312
Pollen Filter .................................... 404 Rear Seat Armrest ......................... 161 Rotation, Tyre ................................ 411
Position Lights ............................... 138 Rear Seat, Folding ......................... 162
Power Door Locks ......................... 149 Rear View Mirror........................... 171 S
Power Windows ............................. 167 Rear Window Demister ................ 143
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .......... 20 Reclining the Seat Backs .............. 159 Safety Belts................................. 10, 22
Priming the Fuel System .............. 421 Recommended Shift Speeds ........ 323 Safety Features .................................. 9
Proper Seat Belt Usage ................... 17 Reminder Indicators............ 72, 73, 74 Airbags .......................................... 12
Protecting Adults and Teens.......... 14 Remote Audio Controls................. 267 Seat Belts ...................................... 10
Additional Safety Precautions .... 20 Remote Transmitter ...................... 153 Safety Labels, Location of .............. 66
Advice for Pregnant Women...... 20 Replacement Information Safety Messages ................................ ii
Protecting Children ......................... 34 Air Cleaner Element ......... 380, 382
Protecting Infants ........................ 41 Dust and Pollen Filter ............... 404
Protecting Larger Children ........ 60 Fuel Filter ................................... 383
Protecting Small Children .......... 43 Fuses ........................................... 472 CONTINUED
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Index
Seat Belts .................................... 10, 22 Spare Tyre ...................................... 432 Steam Coming from
Additional Information ................ 22 Compact ...................................... 432 Engine ................................. 461, 463
Automatic Seat Belt Inflating ....................................... 432 Steering Wheel
Tensioners ................................ 24 Specifications ............................. 493 Adjustments ............................... 145
Cleaning ...................................... 429 Spark Plugs ..................................... 491 Anti-theft Column Lock ............ 148
Lap/Shoulder Belt ................. 17, 23 Specifications Charts..................... 489 Stereo Sound System .................... 210
Maintenance ................................. 25 Speed Alarm ................................... 111 Storing Your Vehicle ..................... 419
Reminder Indicator and Speedometer .................................... 86 Sunshades ....................................... 169
Beeper ................................. 22, 75 Speed-sensitive Volume Super Locking ................................ 151
System Components.................... 22 Compensation (SVC) ........ 222, 251 Supplemental Restraint
Use During Pregnancy................ 20 Spotlights ........................................ 182 System................................. 12, 27
Seat Heaters ................................... 165 SRS, Additional Information........... 27 Servicing ....................................... 32
Seats, Adjusting the....................... 159 Additional Safety Precautions .... 32 SRS Indicator.......................... 30, 79
Security System ............................. 271 How the SRS Indicator System Components.................... 27
Service Intervals ............................ 355 Works ........................................ 30 System Message Indicator ............. 79
Service Station Procedures .......... 299 How Your Front Airbags System Warning Symbols,
Setting the Clock ........................... 268 Work.......................................... 28 Multi-Information Display .......... 93
Side Airbags ............................... 12, 29 SRS Components ......................... 27
How Your Side Airbags Work.... 29 SRS Service................................... 32 T
Risks to Children ......................... 38 SRS Indicator.............................. 30, 79
Side Curtain Airbags ................. 12, 30 START ............................................ 148 Tachometer ...................................... 86
Signaling Turns .............................. 138 Start Button .................... 318, 319, 320 Tailgate ........................................... 157
Snow Tyres ..................................... 414 Starting the Engine ....... 318, 319, 320 Open Monitor ............................... 98
Solvent-type Cleaners .................... 424 In Cold Weather at High Opening....................................... 157
Sound System ................................. 210 Altitude ................... 318, 319, 320 Tail-lights, Changing Bulbs
With a Dead Battery ................. 458 in .......................................... 395, 396
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Index
Taking Care of the Unexpected .. 431 Tyre, How to Change a Flat ......... 433 Vehicle Capacity Load .................. 311
Tape Player ............................ 233, 263 Tyres ............................................... 409 Vehicle Dimensions....................... 489
Technical Descriptions Air Pressure ............................... 409 Vehicle Identification Number..... 488
Catalytic Converter ........... 495, 496 Chains ......................................... 415 Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
Temperature Gauge ........................ 86 Checking Wear .......................... 410 System......................................... 341
Temperature, Inside Sensor ......... 209 Compact Spare ........................... 432 Vehicle Storage .............................. 419
Tether Anchor Points...................... 58 Inflation ....................................... 409 Ventilation .............................. 191, 193
Time, Setting the ........................... 268 Inspection ................................... 410 VIN .................................................. 488
Tools, Tyre Changing ................... 434 Maintenance ............................... 411 Vinyl Cleaning ................................ 428
Towing Replacing .................................... 412 Viscosity, Oil .......................... 369, 371
A Trailer ...................................... 345 Rotating....................................... 411
Emergency Wrecker ................. 480 Snow ............................................ 414 W
Equipment and Accessories Specifications ..................... 413, 493
Weight Limit .................. 345, 346 TRK (Temporary Repair Kit) .. 441 WARNING, Explanation of .............. ii
Trailer Hitch Mounting Points..... 489 Warning Labels, Location of .......... 66
Trailer Loading ...................... 345, 346 U Washer, Windscreen
Trailer Towing Tips....................... 349 Checking the Fluid Level ......... 376
Transmission Ultrasonic Sensor .......................... 273 Operation .................................... 135
Fluid Selection............................ 377 Underside, Cleaning ...................... 430 Washing .......................................... 424
Identification Number....... 486, 487 Unexpected, Taking Care Water Draining ...................... 108, 383
Shifting the Manual ................... 322 of the ........................................... 431 Waxing and Polishing ................... 425
Shifting the i-SHIFT .................. 326 Upholstery Cleaning...................... 427
Treadwear ...................................... 410
Trip Meter ........................................ 92 V
Turn Signals ................................... 138
Tyre Chains .................................... 415 Vanity Mirror ................................. 179 CONTINUED
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Index
Wheels
Adjusting the Steering .............. 145
Alignment and Balance ............. 411
Cleaning Aluminium Alloys ...... 425
Compact Spare ........................... 432
Nut Wrench ................................ 435
Windows
Auto Reverse .............................. 168
Cleaning ...................................... 428
Operating the Power ................. 167
Rear, Demister ........................... 143
Windscreen
Automatic Intermittent
Wipers ..................................... 136
Cleaning .............................. 135, 428
Washers ...................................... 135
Winter Tyres .................................. 414
Wiper Blades
Changing..................................... 406
Operation .................................... 135
WMA ....................................... 224, 253
Worn Tyres .................................... 410
Wrecker, Emergency Towing ...... 480
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