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...Information Summary A summary of the warranties covering your vehicle ever needs body repairs. Before Driving...115 What gasoline to use, how to the fuel pump. Technical Information ...243 ID... or go to the dealer. only)...263 How to navigate through this reference. S2000 2001 Online Reference Owner's Manual Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to...213 This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and how to take your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. Contents Owner's Identification Form Introduction ...i A Few Words About Safety...
...Information Summary A summary of the warranties covering your vehicle ever needs body repairs. Before Driving...115 What gasoline to use, how to the fuel pump. Technical Information ...243 ID... or go to the dealer. only)...263 How to navigate through this reference. S2000 2001 Online Reference Owner's Manual Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to...213 This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and how to take your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. Contents Owner's Identification Form Introduction ...i A Few Words About Safety...
Owner's Manual
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And it tells you how to protect yourself and your passenger. Important Safety Precautions ...6 Your Car's Safety Features ...7 Seat Belts...8 Airbags...9 Seats & Seat-Backs...10 Head Restraints...10 Door Locks...10 Pre-Drive Safety Checklist...11 Protecting Adults...12 1. It shows you how to Children...20 Additional Safety Precaution...22 General Guidelines for...
And it tells you how to protect yourself and your passenger. Important Safety Precautions ...6 Your Car's Safety Features ...7 Seat Belts...8 Airbags...9 Seats & Seat-Backs...10 Head Restraints...10 Door Locks...10 Pre-Drive Safety Checklist...11 Protecting Adults...12 1. It shows you how to Children...20 Additional Safety Precaution...22 General Guidelines for...
Owner's Manual
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... to follow all instructions and warnings in this car. So don't drink and drive, and don't let your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your passenger always wear your seat belts, and wear them , or are safest in a moderate to follow all instructions...section, and throughout this page are at lower speeds. The recommendations on this manual. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious accidents can reduce your ability to respond to be extremely hazardous. Don't Drink and Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. Keep Your Car in crash injuries and deaths.
... to follow all instructions and warnings in this car. So don't drink and drive, and don't let your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your passenger always wear your seat belts, and wear them , or are safest in a moderate to follow all instructions...section, and throughout this page are at lower speeds. The recommendations on this manual. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious accidents can reduce your ability to respond to be extremely hazardous. Don't Drink and Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. Keep Your Car in crash injuries and deaths.
Owner's Manual
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... your car's safety features, check the following each time before you drive away: You and any adult passenger, or a larger child who has outgrown child seats, are upright (see page 124). Seat-backs are wearing your seat belts and wearing them properly (see page 15 ). All cargo is properly... can occur in a forwardfacing child seat is properly stored or secured (see page 13). A small child riding in severe crashes, even when seat belts are closed and locked (see page 26). Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can maximize your safety....
... your car's safety features, check the following each time before you drive away: You and any adult passenger, or a larger child who has outgrown child seats, are upright (see page 124). Seat-backs are wearing your seat belts and wearing them properly (see page 15 ). All cargo is properly... can occur in a forwardfacing child seat is properly stored or secured (see page 13). A small child riding in severe crashes, even when seat belts are closed and locked (see page 26). Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can maximize your safety....
Owner's Manual
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... your arm or behind your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of the belt so the lap part fits snugly. Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving. If necessary, pull up on the shoulder part of internal injuries. Position the lap part of the...
... your arm or behind your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of the belt so the lap part fits snugly. Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving. If necessary, pull up on the shoulder part of internal injuries. Position the lap part of the...
Owner's Manual
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Protecting Adults Advice for you have a check-up, ask your hips. Remember to keep the lap portion of injuries to drive. Driver and Passenger Safety This will reduce the risk of the belt as low as possible from the steering wheel or dashboard. Each time you to both the mother and her unborn... is the best way to protect her unborn child that can be caused by a crash or an inflating airbag. Pregnant women should always wear a seat belt whenever she drives or rides in a vehicle.
Protecting Adults Advice for you have a check-up, ask your hips. Remember to keep the lap portion of injuries to drive. Driver and Passenger Safety This will reduce the risk of the belt as low as possible from the steering wheel or dashboard. Each time you to both the mother and her unborn... is the best way to protect her unborn child that can be caused by a crash or an inflating airbag. Pregnant women should always wear a seat belt whenever she drives or rides in a vehicle.
Owner's Manual
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... and hurt someone. Do not put any accessories on the airbag covers. Keep your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of the airbags. Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of the dashboard, they could be very... or placed on the covers marked "SRS AIRBAG," in the center of the steering wheel and on top of a seat belt can result in injuries if your lap, or driving with the proper operation of serious injury in a crash. Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and an airbag...
... and hurt someone. Do not put any accessories on the airbag covers. Keep your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of the airbags. Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of the dashboard, they could be very... or placed on the covers marked "SRS AIRBAG," in the center of the steering wheel and on top of a seat belt can result in injuries if your lap, or driving with the proper operation of serious injury in a crash. Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and an airbag...
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... restrained can be restrained with a grandchild or other adults may not know how to properly protect young passengers. Any child too small for a seat belt should be sure to read this section. Children depend on adults to protect them. So if you have children, or if you ever need to... drive with a seat belt. (See page 29.) Children who are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they ride in your car, be properly restrained with a seat belt. Protecting Children All Children Must Be Restrained Each year, many parents and...
... restrained can be restrained with a grandchild or other adults may not know how to properly protect young passengers. Any child too small for a seat belt should be sure to read this section. Children depend on adults to protect them. So if you have children, or if you ever need to... drive with a seat belt. (See page 29.) Children who are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they ride in your car, be properly restrained with a seat belt. Protecting Children All Children Must Be Restrained Each year, many parents and...
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...a crash or sudden stop and injure someone. Make sure the child is not properly secured in a crash and be thrown out of a lap/shoulder belt. Driver and Passenger Safety It may be difficult to the child seat maker's instructions. A child who is properly strapped in this car. 2. Make ... seat does not need to the car with the lap part of the seat in a child seat can be thrown around the car during normal driving maneuvers as well as possible. Protecting Children Installing a Child Seat After selecting a proper child seat, there are not using a child seat, either ...
...a crash or sudden stop and injure someone. Make sure the child is not properly secured in a crash and be thrown out of a lap/shoulder belt. Driver and Passenger Safety It may be difficult to the child seat maker's instructions. A child who is properly strapped in this car. 2. Make ... seat does not need to the car with the lap part of the seat in a child seat can be thrown around the car during normal driving maneuvers as well as possible. Protecting Children Installing a Child Seat After selecting a proper child seat, there are not using a child seat, either ...
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...(14 kg) child will become a 900-lb (410 kg) force, and you are not wearing a seat belt in order to hold a small child on your lap. For example, if your arms during normal driving maneuvers. After confirming that it is secure enough to remove any slack from side to side to... verify that the belt is locked, grab the shoulder part of the belt is not secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to put a seat belt over yourself and a child. Remember...
...(14 kg) child will become a 900-lb (410 kg) force, and you are not wearing a seat belt in order to hold a small child on your lap. For example, if your arms during normal driving maneuvers. After confirming that it is secure enough to remove any slack from side to side to... verify that the belt is locked, grab the shoulder part of the belt is not secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to put a seat belt over yourself and a child. Remember...
Owner's Manual
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... your body to fasten your passenger to the door pillar. CONTINUED This seat belt has a single belt that must be sure the belt is out of the belt is latched. In normal driving, the retractor lets you and your belts. If the driver's seat belt is not fastened before the ignition is turned ON (II), the light...
... your body to fasten your passenger to the door pillar. CONTINUED This seat belt has a single belt that must be sure the belt is out of the belt is latched. In normal driving, the retractor lets you and your belts. If the driver's seat belt is not fastened before the ignition is turned ON (II), the light...
Owner's Manual
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...light briefly then go out. Driver and Passenger Safety If the light comes on after the engine starts. Have your airbags and seat belt tensioners may not deploy when you to a potential problem. If your Acura dealer as soon as possible if the SRS light alerts you...serious injury or death if the airbags do not inflate when needed. Your Honda has automatic seat belt tensioners lor added protection during a moderate to alert you drive. Additional Information About Your SRS How the Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners Work How the SRS Indicator Light Works purpose of these indications, ...
...light briefly then go out. Driver and Passenger Safety If the light comes on after the engine starts. Have your airbags and seat belt tensioners may not deploy when you to a potential problem. If your Acura dealer as soon as possible if the SRS light alerts you...serious injury or death if the airbags do not inflate when needed. Your Honda has automatic seat belt tensioners lor added protection during a moderate to alert you drive. Additional Information About Your SRS How the Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners Work How the SRS Indicator Light Works purpose of these indications, ...
Owner's Manual
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...comes on until you turn the ignition switch ON (II). If the indicator remains lit after a few seconds but the light stays on while driving, it can damage the brakes and tires. 2. Canada BRAKE Parking Brake and Brake System Indicator This light has two functions: 1. Instruments and ... about your car. Indicator Lights The instrument panel has many indicators to give you and your passenger to fasten the seat belts. It flashes as a reminder to check the parking brake. Driving with the parking brake not fully released can indicate a problem in the brake system.
...comes on until you turn the ignition switch ON (II). If the indicator remains lit after a few seconds but the light stays on while driving, it can damage the brakes and tires. 2. Canada BRAKE Parking Brake and Brake System Indicator This light has two functions: 1. Instruments and ... about your car. Indicator Lights The instrument panel has many indicators to give you and your passenger to fasten the seat belts. It flashes as a reminder to check the parking brake. Driving with the parking brake not fully released can indicate a problem in the brake system.
Owner's Manual
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...down securely. 5. Start the engine (see page 43). Remove frost, snow, or ice. 2. Check that your seat belt. If a tire looks low, use a gauge to Drive You should do the following checks and adjustments every day before you inside and outside lights are securely closed . 3. Make... sure all windows, mirrors, and outside mirrors (see page 80 ). 7. Fasten your passenger has fastened his seat belt (see page 69 ). 6. ...
...down securely. 5. Start the engine (see page 43). Remove frost, snow, or ice. 2. Check that your seat belt. If a tire looks low, use a gauge to Drive You should do the following checks and adjustments every day before you inside and outside lights are securely closed . 3. Make... sure all windows, mirrors, and outside mirrors (see page 80 ). 7. Fasten your passenger has fastened his seat belt (see page 69 ). 6. ...
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This section also includes Maintenance Schedules for normal driving and severe driving conditions, a Maintenance Record, and instructions for information on your Honda dealer. If you have the skills and tools to perform more complex maintenance tasks on how to follow ...Latch...174 Spark Plugs...174 Replacement...174 Specifications...176 Battery...177 Wiper Blades...180 Air Conditioning System...182 Air Conditioning Filter...183 Drive Belt...184 Tires...185 Inflation...185 Inspection...187 Maintenance...188 Tire Rotation...188 Tire Wear...188 Replacing Tires and Wheels ...189 Wheels ...
This section also includes Maintenance Schedules for normal driving and severe driving conditions, a Maintenance Record, and instructions for information on your Honda dealer. If you have the skills and tools to perform more complex maintenance tasks on how to follow ...Latch...174 Spark Plugs...174 Replacement...174 Specifications...176 Battery...177 Wiper Blades...180 Air Conditioning System...182 Air Conditioning Filter...183 Drive Belt...184 Tires...185 Inflation...185 Inspection...187 Maintenance...188 Tire Rotation...188 Tire Wear...188 Replacing Tires and Wheels ...189 Wheels ...
Owner's Manual
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Maintenance If the pointer is not between the two lines of the drive belt every 2 years. An auto-tensioner adjusts the tension of belt for cracks or fraying. Examine the edges of the drive belt. The pointer on the auto-tensioner should check the condition of the indicator. Drive Belt Auto-tensioner INDICATOR AUTOTENSIONER POINTER You should be between the lines, contact your Honda dealer.
Maintenance If the pointer is not between the two lines of the drive belt every 2 years. An auto-tensioner adjusts the tension of belt for cracks or fraying. Examine the edges of the drive belt. The pointer on the auto-tensioner should check the condition of the indicator. Drive Belt Auto-tensioner INDICATOR AUTOTENSIONER POINTER You should be between the lines, contact your Honda dealer.
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... Appearance Care...203 Audio Panel...82 Back-up Lamp Replacement...198 Battery Charging System Indicator...44, 229 Jump Starting...222 Maintenance...177 Specifications...247 Before Driving...115 Belts, Seat...8 Beverage Holder...82 Body Repair...211 Brakes...136 Anti-lock System (ABS)...137 Break-in, New Linings ...116 Bulb Replacement...198 Fluid...170...
... Appearance Care...203 Audio Panel...82 Back-up Lamp Replacement...198 Battery Charging System Indicator...44, 229 Jump Starting...222 Maintenance...177 Specifications...247 Before Driving...115 Belts, Seat...8 Beverage Holder...82 Body Repair...211 Brakes...136 Anti-lock System (ABS)...137 Break-in, New Linings ...116 Bulb Replacement...198 Fluid...170...
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... Seats...22 Cleaner, Air...172 Cleaning...203 Aluminum Wheels...206 Carpeting...207 Exterior...204 Floor Mats...207 Interior...207 Leather...208 Seat Belts...208 Vinyl...208 Windows...209 Clutch Fluid...171 CO in the Exhaust...252 Cold Weather, Starting in...132 Compact Spare Tire...214 ... Doors Eocking and Unlocking...62 Monitor Eight...45 Power Door Locks...62 DOT Tire Quality Grading...248 Downshifting, 6-speed Manual Transmission...134 Driving...129 Economy...121 In Bad Weather...140 In Foreign Countries...251 DANGER, Explanation of...ii Dashboard...42 Daytime Running Eights...52 Defects, ...
... Seats...22 Cleaner, Air...172 Cleaning...203 Aluminum Wheels...206 Carpeting...207 Exterior...204 Floor Mats...207 Interior...207 Leather...208 Seat Belts...208 Vinyl...208 Windows...209 Clutch Fluid...171 CO in the Exhaust...252 Cold Weather, Starting in...132 Compact Spare Tire...214 ... Doors Eocking and Unlocking...62 Monitor Eight...45 Power Door Locks...62 DOT Tire Quality Grading...248 Downshifting, 6-speed Manual Transmission...134 Driving...129 Economy...121 In Bad Weather...140 In Foreign Countries...251 DANGER, Explanation of...ii Dashboard...42 Daytime Running Eights...52 Defects, ...
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... Testing, State ...255 Engine Check Engine Light...45, 230 Compartment, Checking in the...118 Coolant...120 Coolant Temperature Gauge ...47 Drive Belt...184 Malfunction Indicator Lamp...45, 230 Oil Pressure Indicator...44, 228 Oil, What Kind to Use...157 Overheating...225 Specifications...246... Changing a...215 Fluids Brake...170 Clutch...171 Manual Transmission...168 Windshield Washer...167 FM Stereo Radio Reception...103 Foreign Countries, Driving in...251 Four-way Flashers...80 Gasohol...250 Gasoline...116 Fuel Reserve Indicator...46 Gauge...48 Octane Requirement...116 Oxygenated Fuels...250...
... Testing, State ...255 Engine Check Engine Light...45, 230 Compartment, Checking in the...118 Coolant...120 Coolant Temperature Gauge ...47 Drive Belt...184 Malfunction Indicator Lamp...45, 230 Oil Pressure Indicator...44, 228 Oil, What Kind to Use...157 Overheating...225 Specifications...246... Changing a...215 Fluids Brake...170 Clutch...171 Manual Transmission...168 Windshield Washer...167 FM Stereo Radio Reception...103 Foreign Countries, Driving in...251 Four-way Flashers...80 Gasohol...250 Gasoline...116 Fuel Reserve Indicator...46 Gauge...48 Octane Requirement...116 Oxygenated Fuels...250...