2008 Accord Sedan - Service Express

422 Pages·2007·8.89 MB·English

2008 Accord Sedan
Owner’s Manual
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© 2007 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. P/N 00X31 TA5 6000
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Owner’sIdentification
OWNER Thisowner’smanualshouldbeconsidered
apermanentpartofthevehicleandshould
remainwiththevehiclewhenitissold.
Thisowner’smanualcoversallmodelsof
ADDRESS theAccordSedan.Youmayfind
STREET descriptionsofequipmentandfeaturesthat
arenotonyourparticularmodel.
Theinformationandspecificationsincluded
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/ inthispublicationwereineffectatthetime
POSTALCODE ofapprovalforprinting.HondaMotorCo.,
V.I.N. Ltd.reservestheright,however,to
discontinueorchangespecificationsor
designatanytimewithoutnoticeand
DELIVERYDATE
withoutincurringanyobligationwhatsoever.
(Datesoldtooriginalretailpurchaser)
DEALERNAME DEALERNO. POURCLIENTSCANADIEN
AVISIMPORTANT:Sivousavez
besoind’unManuelduConducteuren
ADDRESS
français,veuillezdemanderàvotre
STREET concessionnairedecommanderle
numérodepièce33TA5C00.
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/
POSTALCODE
OWNER’SSIGNATURE
DEALER’SSIGNATURE
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Introduction
Congratulations!Yourselectionofa2008HondaAccordwasawise Asyoureadthismanual,youwill
investment.Itwillgiveyouyearsofdrivingpleasure. findinformationthatisprecededby
a symbol.This
Oneofthebestwaystoenhancetheenjoymentofyournewvehicleisto informationisintendedtohelpyou
readthismanual.Init,youwilllearnhowtooperateitsdrivingcontrolsand avoiddamagetoyourvehicle,other
convenienceitems.Afterwards,keepthisowner’smanualinyourvehicleso property,ortheenvironment.
youcanrefertoitatanytime.
Severalwarrantiesprotectyournewvehicle.Readthewarrantybooklet
thoroughlysoyouunderstandthecoveragesandareawareofyourrights
andresponsibilities.
Maintainingyourvehicleaccordingtothemaintenancemindershowninthe
instrumentpanelhelpstokeepyourdrivingtrouble-freewhileitpreserves
yourinvestment.Whenyourvehicleneedsmaintenance,keepinmindthat
yourdealer’sstaffisspeciallytrainedinservicingthemanysystemsunique
toyourvehicle.Yourdealerisdedicatedtoyoursatisfactionandwillbe
pleasedtoansweranyquestionsandconcerns.
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Introduction
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
WARNING:ThisproductcontainsoremitschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirth
defectsorotherreproductiveharm.
EventDataRecorders
Thisvehicleisequippedwithoneormoredevicescommonlyreferredtoaseventdatarecorders.These
devicesrecordfrontseatbeltuse,frontpassengerseatoccupancy,airbagdeploymentdata,andthefailure
of anyairbagsystemcomponent.Thisdatabelongstothevehicleownerandmaynotbeaccessedbyanyoneelse
exceptaslegallyrequiredorwiththepermissionofthevehicleowner.
ServiceDiagnosticRecorders
Thisvehicleisequippedwithservice-relateddevicesthatrecordinformationaboutpowertrainperformance.Thedata
canbeusedtoverifyemissionslawrequirementsand/orhelptechniciansdiagnoseandsolveserviceproblems.Itmay
alsobecombinedwithdatafromothersourcesforresearchpurposes,butitremainsconfidential.
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A Few WordsAbout Safety
Yoursafety,andthesafetyofothers, Youwillfindthisimportantsafetyinformationinavarietyofforms,
isveryimportant.Andoperatingthis including:
vehiclesafelyisanimportant SafetyLabels−onthevehicle.
responsibility. SafetyMessages−precededbyasafetyalertsymbol andoneof
threesignalwords:DANGER,WARNING,orCAUTION.
Tohelpyoumakeinformed Thesesignalwordsmean:
decisionsaboutsafety,wehave
providedoperatingproceduresand YouWILLbeKILLEDorSERIOUSLY
otherinformationonlabelsandin HURTifyoudon’tfollowinstructions.
thismanual.Thisinformationalerts
youtopotentialhazardsthatcould YouCANbeKILLEDorSERIOUSLY
hurtyouorothers. HURTifyoudon’tfollowinstructions.
Ofcourse,itisnotpracticalor YouCANbeHURTifyoudon’tfollow
possibletowarnyouaboutallthe instructions.
hazardsassociatedwithoperatingor
maintainingyourvehicle.Youmust SafetyHeadings−suchasImportantSafetyRemindersorImportant
useyourowngoodjudgement. SafetyPrecautions.
SafetySection−suchasDriverandPassengerSafety.
Instructions−howtousethisvehiclecorrectlyandsafely.
Thisentirebookisfilledwithimportantsafetyinformation−pleasereadit
carefully.
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Contents
YourVehicleataGlance(maincontrols)................................................................................................3
DriverandPassengerSafety(seatbelts,SRS,andchildprotection) .............................................................5
InstrumentsandControls(indicators,gauges,dashboard,andsteeringcolumn)...........................................53
Features(climatecontrol,audio,steeringwheel,security,cruisecontrol,HomeLink,andotherconvenienceitems)................119
BeforeDriving(fuel,vehiclebreak-in,andcargoloading)........................................................................259
Driving(engineandtransmissionoperation)..........................................................................................279
Maintenance(minder,fluidchecking,minorservices,andvehiclestorage)..................................................305
TakingCareof theUnexpected(flattire,deadbattery,overheating,fuses)................................................355
TechnicalInformation(vehiclespecifications,tires,andemissionscontrols)...............................................381
WarrantyandCustomerRelations(U.S.andCanadaonly)(warrantyandcontactinformation)...................399
AuthorizedManuals(U.S.only)(howtoorder)...................................................................................403
Index.................................................................................................................................................I I
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ServiceInformationSummary(fluidcapacitiesandtirepressures)...................................................lastpage X
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Overview of Contents
Contents BeforeDriving TechnicalInformation
Aconvenientreferencetothe Whatgasolinetouse,howtobreak- IDnumbers,dimensions,capacities,
sectionsinthismanual. inyournewvehicle,andhowtoload andtechnicalinformation.
luggageandothercargo.
YourVehicleataGlance WarrantyandCustomer
Aquickreferencetothemain Driving Relations
controlsinyourvehicle. Theproperwaytostarttheengine, (U.S.andCanadaonly)
shiftthetransmission,andpark;plus Asummaryofthewarranties
DriverandPassengerSafety whatyouneedtoknowifyou’re coveringyournewvehicle,andhow
Importantinformationaboutthe planningtotowatrailer. tocontactusforanyreason.Referto
properuseandcareofyourvehicle’s yourwarrantymanualfordetailed
seatbelts,anoverviewofthe Maintenance information.
supplementalrestraintsystem,and Themaintenancemindershowsyou
valuableinformationonhowto whenyouneedtotakeyourvehicle AuthorizedManuals
protectchildrenwithchildrestraints. tothedealerformaintenanceservice. (U.S.only)
Thereisalsoalistofthingstocheck Howtoordermanualsandother
InstrumentsandControls andinstructionsonhowtocheck technicalliterature.
Explainsthepurposeofeach them.
instrumentpanelindicatorandgauge, Index
andhowtousethecontrolsonthe TakingCareof theUnexpected
dashboardandsteeringcolumn. Thissectioncoversseveralproblems ServiceInformationSummary
motoristssometimesexperience, Asummaryoftheinformationyou
Features anddetailshowtohandlethem. needwhenyoupulluptothefuel
Howtooperatetheclimatecontrol pump.
system,theaudiosystem,andother
conveniencefeatures.
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Your Vehicleat a Glance
INSTRUMENTPANEL MOONROOFSWITCH＊(P.107) HOMELINK BUTTONS＊(P.226)
INDICATORS(P.55) CLOCK(P.214) Y
GAUGES(P.63) o
COMPASS＊(P.219) u
r
PASSENGER’S V
DRIVER’SFRONT e
FRONTAIRBAG h
AIRBAG(P.9,23) (P.9,23) ic
le
a
t
MIRRORCONTROLS HEATING/COOLING a
(P.102) CONTROLS G
(P.120) la
n
POWERDOORLOCK CLIMATECONTROL c
MASTERSWITCH SYSTEM e
(P.79) (P.125)
POWERWINDOW AUDIOSYSTEM
SWITCHES (P.133)
(P.103)
HOODRELEASE MANUAL
HANDLE TRANSMISSION
(P.264) (P.282)
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
TRUNKRELEASE
(P.284)
LEVER(P.90)
FUELFILLDOORRELEASE
LEVER(P.261) ACCESSORYPOWERSOCKETS AUXILIARYINPUTJACK
(P.111) (P.212)
U.S.EX-LV6modelwithoutnavigationsystemisshown.
＊ : Ifequipped
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Your Vehicleat a Glance
INSTRUMENTPANEL WINDSHIELDWIPERS/ PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATOR
BRIGHTNESS(P.72) WASHERS(P.68) (P.30)
HEADLIGHTS/ HAZARDWARNING
TURNSIGNALS/ BUTTON
FOGLIGHTS＊2 (P.73)
(P.69,72)
INTERFACEDIAL＊3
(P.174)
REMOTEAUDIO
CONTROLS
(P.211)
VEHICLESTABILITY
ASSIST(VSA)SYSTEM
OFFSWITCH
(P.294)
STEERINGWHEEL
ADJUSTMENTS HORN＊1
(P.75)
REARWINDOWDEFOGGER
NAVIGATIONSYSTEM
(P.74)
VOICECONTROL CRUISECONTROL
BUTTONS＊3 BUTTONS(P.223)
BLUETOOTH
HANDSFREELINK VOICE SEATHEATERSWITCHES＊2(P.100)
CONTROLBUTTONS＊3
(P.231)
＊1: Tousethehorn,pressthecenterpadofthesteeringwheel.
＊2: Ifequipped
＊3: Onlyonvehiclesequippedwithnavigationsystem.Refertothenavigationsystemmanual.
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