2005 Accord Hybrid Online Reference Owner's Manual Contents

286 Pages·2004·3.52 MB·English

2005 Accord Hybrid Online Reference Owner's Manual
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Contents

Owner's Identification Form
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... i
A Few Words About Safety................................................................................................................ ii
Your Vehicle at a Glance................................................................................................................... 4
Main Controls
Driver and Passenger Safety ............................................................................................................ 7
Seat belts, SRS, and child protection.
Instruments and Controls................................................................................................................. 51
Indicators, gauges, dashboard, and steering column.
Features .............................................................................................................................................. 99
Climate, audio, steering wheel, security, cruise control, and HomeLink.
Before Driving.................................................................................................................................. 151
Fuel, vehicle break-in, and cargo loading.
Driving .............................................................................................................................................. 165
Engine and transmission operation.
Maintenance..................................................................................................................................... 189
Schedules, fluid checking, minor services, and vehicle storage.
Taking Care of the Unexpected...................................................................................................... 229
Flat tire, dead battery, overheating, fuses.
Technical Information..................................................................................................................... 257
Vehicle specifications, tires, fuels, and emissions controls.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada)................................................................ 271
Warranty and contact information.
Authorized Manuals (U.S. only)...................................................................................................... 275
How to order.
Index..................................................................................................................................................... I
Service Information Summary
Fluid capacities and tire pressures.
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Owner’sIdentification
OWNER ThisOwner’sManualshouldbeconsidered
apermanentpartofthevehicleandshould
remainwiththevehiclewhenitissold.
ThisOwner’sManualcoversallmodelsof
ADDRESS theAccordHybrid.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
numérodepièce33SDRC00.
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/
POSTALCODE
OWNER’SSIGNATURE
DEALER’SSIGNATURE
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Introduction
Congratulations!Yourselectionofa2005HondaAccordHybridwasawise Asyoureadthismanual,youwill
investment.Itwillgiveyouyearsofdrivingpleasure. findinformationthatisprecededby
a symbol.This
Oneofthebestwaystoenhancetheenjoymentofyournewvehicleisto informationisintendedtohelpyou
readthismanual.Init,youwilllearnhowtooperateitsdrivingcontrolsand avoiddamagetoyourvehicle,other
convenienceitems.Afterwards,keepthisowner’smanualinyourvehicleso property,ortheenvironment.
youcanrefertoitatanytime.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
Severalwarrantiesprotectyournewvehicle.Readthewarrantybooklet
thoroughlysoyouunderstandthecoveragesandareawareofyourrights WARNING:Thisproductcontains
andresponsibilities. oremitschemicalsknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancer
Maintainingyourvehicleaccordingtotheschedulesgiveninthismanual andbirthdefectsorother
helpstokeepyourdrivingtrouble-freewhileitpreservesyourinvestment. reproductiveharm.
Whenyourvehicleneedsmaintenance,keepinmindthatyourdealer’sstaff
isspeciallytrainedinservicingthemanysystemsuniquetoyourvehicle. EventDataRecorders
Yourdealerisdedicatedtoyoursatisfactionandwillbepleasedtoanswer
anyquestionsandconcerns. Thisvehicleisequippedwithoneor
morerecordingdevicescommonly
referredtoaseventdatarecorders
orsensinganddiagnosticmodules.
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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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Your Vehicleat a Glance
AIRBAGS(P.11,23)
INDICATORS(P.53)
GAUGES(P.63)
MIRRORCONTROLS
(P.89) AUDIOSYSTEM
(P.112)
HEATING/COOLING
POWERDOORLOCK CONTROLS
SWITCHES (P.100)
(P.80)
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
POWERWINDOW
(P.168)
SWITCHES
(P.90)
TRUNKRELEASELEVER HOODRELEASE ACCESSORYPOWERSOCKETS
(P.84) HANDLE (P.97)
FUELFILLDOORRELEASELEVER (P.154)
(P.153)
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Your Vehicleat a Glance
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CRUISECONTROLS
VOICECONTROL (P.142)
SWITCHES＊
REARWINDOW
DEFOGGER
(P.75,103,106)
TRACTIONCONTROLSYSTEM STEERINGWHEEL HORN
(P.179) ADJUSTMENT
(P.76)
＊:Onlyonvehiclesequippedwithnavigationsystem.Refertothenavigationsystemmanual.
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Driver andPassenger Safety
Thissectiongivesyouimportant AdviceforPregnantWomen......18 ThePassenger’sFrontAirbag
informationabouthowtoprotect AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....19 CanPoseSeriousRisks..........32
yourselfandyourpassengers.It AdditionalInformationAboutYour Infants...........................................32
showsyouhowtouseseatbelts.It SeatBelts..................................20 SmallChildren..............................32
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explainshowyourairbagswork.And SeatBeltSystemComponents...20 LargerChildren...........................32 r
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ittellsyouhowtoproperlyrestrain Lap/ShoulderBelt.......................20 IfYouMustDrivewithSeveral e
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infantsandchildreninyourvehicle. AutomaticSeatBeltTensioners........21 Children....................................34 a
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SeatBeltMaintenance................21 IfaChildRequiresClose d
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AdditionalInformationAboutYour Attention...................................34 a
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Airbags......................................23 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....35 se
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AirbagSystemComponents.......23 ProtectingInfantsand g
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HowYourFrontAirbagsWork.........24 SmallChildren..........................36 r
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HowYourSideAirbagsWork....26 ProtectingInfants........................36 a
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ImportantSafetyPrecautions..........8 HowYourSideCurtainAirbags ProtectingSmallChildren..........37 et
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YourVehicle’sSafetyFeatures........9 Work..........................................27 SelectingaChildSeat......................38
SeatBelts......................................10 HowtheSRSIndicatorWorks...28 InstallingaChildSeat.....................39
Airbags..........................................11 HowtheSideAirbagOff InstallingaChildSeatwith
ProtectingAdultsandTeens..........13 IndicatorWorks.......................28 LATCH......................................40
1.CloseandLocktheDoors......13 AirbagService..............................29 ProtectingLargerChildren............45
2.AdjusttheFrontSeats............13 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....30 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....48
3.AdjusttheSeat-Backs.............14 ProtectingChildren−General CarbonMonoxideHazard..............49
4.AdjusttheHeadRestraints....15 Guidelines.................................31 SafetyLabels....................................50
5.FastenandPositiontheSeat AllChildrenMustBe
Belts......................................16 Restrained................................31
6.MaintainaProperSitting AllChildrenShouldSitina
Position.................................17 BackSeat..................................32
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Important Safety Precautions
You’llfindmanysafety BeAwareof AirbagHazards ControlYourSpeed
recommendationsthroughoutthis Whileairbagscansavelives,they Excessivespeedisamajorfactorin
section,andthroughoutthismanual. cancauseseriousorfatalinjuriesto crashinjuriesanddeaths.Generally,
Therecommendationsonthispage occupantswhosittooclosetothem, thehigherthespeed,thegreaterthe
aretheonesweconsidertobethe orarenotproperlyrestrained. risk,butseriousinjuriescanalso
mostimportant. Infants,youngchildren,andshort occuratlowerspeeds.Neverdrive
adultsareatthegreatestrisk.Be fasterthanissafeforcurrent
AlwaysWearYourSeatBelt suretofollowallinstructionsand conditions,regardlessofthe
Aseatbeltisyourbestprotectionin warningsinthismanual. maximumspeedposted.
alltypesofcollisions.Airbagsare
designedtosupplementseatbelts, Don’tDrinkandDrive KeepYourVehicleinSafe
notreplacethem.Soeventhough Alcoholanddrivingdon’tmix.Even Condition
yourvehicleisequippedwithairbags, onedrinkcanreduceyourabilityto Havingatireblowoutora
makesureyouandyourpassengers respondtochangingconditions,and mechanicalfailurecanbeextremely
alwayswearyourseatbelts,and yourreactiontimegetsworsewith hazardous.Toreducethepossibility
wearthemproperly(seepage16). everyadditionaldrink.Sodon’tdrink ofsuchproblems,checkyourtire
anddrive,anddon’tletyourfriends pressuresandconditionfrequently,
RestrainAllChildren drinkanddrive,either. andperformallregularlyscheduled
Childrenage12andundershould maintenance(seepage191).
rideproperlyrestrainedinaback
seat.Infantsandsmallchildren
shouldberestrainedinachildseat.
Largerchildrenshoulduseabooster
andalap/shoulderbeltuntilthey
canusethebeltproperlywithouta
booster(seepages34− 48).
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Your Vehicle’sSafety Features
Yourvehicleisequippedwithmany
(3) (10) (8) (9) (1) (4) featuresthatworktogetherto
(8) protectyouandyourpassengers
(2) duringacrash. D
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(7) Somefeaturesdonotrequireany e
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actiononyourpart.Theseincludea a
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strongsteelframeworkthatformsa d
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safetycagearoundthepassenger a
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compartment;frontandrearcrush se
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zones;acollapsiblesteeringcolumn; g
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andtensionersthattightenthefront r
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seatbeltsinacrash. a
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(6) et
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(7) However,youandyourpassengers
(11)
(5) can’ttakefulladvantageofthese
featuresunlessyouremainsittingin
(1)SafetyCage aproperpositionandalwayswear
(2)CrushZones
yourseatbelts.Infact,somesafety
(3)SeatsandSeat-Backs
(4)HeadRestraints featurescancontributetoinjuriesif
(5)CollapsibleSteeringColumn theyarenotusedproperly.
(6)SeatBelts
(7)FrontAirbags
Thefollowingpagesexplainhowyou
(8)SideAirbags
(9)SideCurtainAirbags cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting
(2) (10)DoorLocks yourselfandyourpassengers.
(11)SeatBeltTensioners
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