09/05/18 18:06:43 31TA5620 0002 Introduction Congratulations!Yourselectionofa2010HondaAccordwasawise 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. i 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:06:49 31TA5620 0003 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. ii 2010 Accord Sedan 09/07/08 21:32:15 31TA5620_004 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. iii 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:07:18 31TA5620 0006 2010 Accord Sedan Online Reference Owner's Manual Contents Owner's Identification Form 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)........................................................................255 Driving(engineandtransmissionoperation)..........................................................................................275 Maintenance(minder,fluidchecking,minorservices,andvehiclestorage)..................................................301 TakingCareof theUnexpected(flattire,jumpstarting,overheating,andfuses).........................................351 TechnicalInformation(vehiclespecifications,tires,andemissionscontrols)...............................................377 WarrantyandCustomerRelations(U.S.andCanadaonly)(warrantyandcontactinformation)...................395 AuthorizedManuals(U.S.only)(howtoorder)...................................................................................399 Index.................................................................................................................................................I ServiceInformationSummary(fluidcapacitiesandtirepressures) 1 00X31-TA5-6201 2010 Accord Sedan © 2009 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. - All Rights Reserved 09/05/18 18:07:39 31TA5620 0007 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. 2 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:07:51 31TA5620 0008 Your Vehicleat a Glance INSTRUMENTPANEL MOONROOFSWITCH*(P.107) HOMELINKBUTTONS* MIRRORCONTROL INDICATORS(P.55) (P.226) AUTOBUTTON* Y GAUGES(P.63) (P.101) o u CLOCK (P.214) r V DRIVER’SFRONT COMPASS*(P.219) e h AIRBAG(P.9,23) PASSENGER’S ic FRONTAIRBAG le a (P.9,23) t MIRRORCONTROLS a (P.102) HEATING/COOLING Gla CONTROLS n PMOAWSTEERRDSOWOIRTCLOHCK (P.120) ce CLIMATECONTROL (P.79) SYSTEM (P.125) POWERWINDOW SWITCHES (P.103) AUDIOSYSTEM (P.133) HOODRELEASE HANDLE MANUAL (P.260) TRANSMISSION (P.278) AUTOMATIC TRUNKRELEASE TRANSMISSION LEVER(P.90) (P.280) FUELFILLDOORRELEASE LEVER(P.257) ACCESSORYPOWERSOCKETS AUXILIARYINPUTJACK (P.111) (P.212) U.S.EX-LV6modelwithoutnavigationsystemisshown. * : Ifequipped 3 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:08:00 31TA5620 0009 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.290) BLUETOOTH HANDSFREELINKVOICE CONTROLBUTTONS*2 HORN*1 (P.230) REARWINDOWDEFOGGER/ NAVIGATIONSYSTEM HEATEDMIRRORBUTTON*2 VOICECONTROL CRUISECONTROL (P.74,102) BUTTONS(P.223) BUTTONS*3 SEATHEATERSWITCHES*2(P.100) STEERINGWHEEL ADJUSTMENTS(P.75) *1: Tousethehorn,pressthecenterpadofthesteeringwheel. *2: Ifequipped *3: Onlyonvehiclesequippedwithnavigationsystem.Refertothenavigationsystemmanual. 4 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:08:04 31TA5620 0010 Driver andPassenger Safety Thissectiongivesyouimportant AdditionalInformationAbout AllChildrenShouldSitina informationabouthowtoprotect YourSeatBelts........................18 BackSeat..................................34 yourselfandyourpassengers.It SeatBeltSystemComponents...18 ThePassenger’sFrontAirbag showsyouhowtouseseatbelts.It Lap/ShoulderBelt.......................19 CanPoseSeriousRisks..........34 D explainshowyourairbagswork.And AutomaticSeatBelt IfYouMustDrivewithSeveral r iv ittellsyouhowtoproperlyrestrain Tensioners................................19 Children....................................36 e r infantsandchildreninyourvehicle. SeatBeltMaintenance................20 IfaChildRequiresClose a n AdditionalInformationAbout Attention...................................36 d P YourAirbags............................21 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....36 a s AirbagSystemComponents.......21 ProtectingInfantsand se n HowYourFrontAirbags SmallChildren..........................38 g e ImportantSafetyPrecautions..........6 Work..........................................23 ProtectingInfants........................38 r S YourVehicle’sSafetyFeatures........7 HowYourSideAirbagsWork....27 ProtectingSmallChildren..........39 a f SeatBelts........................................8 HowYourSideCurtainAirbags SelectingaChildSeat......................40 et y Airbags............................................9 Work..........................................28 InstallingaChildSeat.....................41 ProtectingAdultsandTeens..........11 HowtheSRSIndicatorWorks...29 WithLATCH................................42 1.CloseandLocktheDoors......11 HowtheSideAirbagOff WithaLap/ShoulderBelt..........44 2.AdjusttheFrontSeats............11 IndicatorWorks.......................30 WithaTether...............................46 3.AdjusttheSeat-Backs.............12 HowthePassengerAirbagOff ProtectingLargerChildren............47 4.AdjusttheHeadRestraints....13 IndicatorWorks.......................30 CheckingSeatBeltFit................47 5.FastenandPositionthe AirbagService..............................31 UsingaBoosterSeat...................48 SeatBelts..............................14 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....32 WhenCanaLargerChildSitin 6.MaintainaProperSitting ProtectingChildren−General Front..........................................49 Position.................................15 Guidelines.................................33 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....50 AdviceforPregnantWomen......16 AllChildrenMustBe CarbonMonoxideHazard..............51 AdditionalSafetyPrecautions....17 Restrained................................33 SafetyLabels....................................52 5 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:08:18 31TA5620 0011 Important Safety Precautions You’llfindmanysafety (seepages33−50). totheroad,othervehiclesand recommendationsthroughoutthis pedestrianscouldleadtoacrash. section,andthroughoutthismanual. BeAwareof AirbagHazards Remember,situationscanchange Therecommendationsonthispage Whileairbagscansavelives,they quickly,andonlyyoucandecide aretheonesweconsidertobethe cancauseseriousorfatalinjuriesto whenitissafetodivertattention mostimportant. occupantswhosittooclosetothem, awayfromdriving. orarenotproperlyrestrained. AlwaysWearYourSeatBelt Infants,youngchildren,andshort ControlYourSpeed Aseatbeltisyourbestprotectionin adultsareatthegreatestrisk.Be Excessivespeedisamajorfactorin alltypesofcollisions.Airbagsare suretofollowallinstructionsand crashinjuriesanddeaths.Generally, designedtosupplementseatbelts, warningsinthismanual. thehigherthespeed,thegreaterthe notreplacethem.Soeventhough risk,butseriousinjuriescanalso yourvehicleisequippedwithairbags, Don’tDrinkandDrive occuratlowerspeeds.Neverdrive makesureyouandyourpassengers Alcoholanddrivingdon’tmix.Even fasterthanissafeforcurrent alwayswearyourseatbelts,and onedrinkcanreduceyourabilityto conditions,regardlessofthe wearthemproperly(seepage14). respondtochangingconditions,and maximumspeedposted. yourreactiontimegetsworsewith RestrainAllChildren everyadditionaldrink.Sodon’tdrink KeepYourVehicleinSafe Childrenage12andundershould anddrive,anddon’tletyourfriends Condition rideproperlyrestrainedinaback drinkanddrive,either. Havingatireblowoutora seat,notthefrontseat.Infantsand mechanicalfailurecanbeextremely smallchildrenshouldberestrained PayAppropriateAttentiontothe hazardous.Toreducethepossibility inachildseat.Largerchildren Taskof DrivingSafely ofsuchproblems,checkyourtire shoulduseaboosterseatandalap/ Engaginginmobilephone pressuresandconditionfrequently, shoulderbeltuntiltheycanusethe conversationorotheractivitiesthat andperformallregularlyscheduled beltproperlywithoutaboosterseat keepyoufrompayingcloseattention maintenance(seepage303). 6 2010 Accord Sedan 09/05/18 18:08:27 31TA5620 0012 Your Vehicle’sSafety Features Yourvehicleisequippedwithmany (10) (8) (3) (4) (9) (1) featuresthatworktogetherto (4) protectyouandyourpassengers (9) duringacrash. D r iv (7) Somefeaturesdonotrequireany e r actiononyourpart.Theseincludea a n strongsteelframeworkthatformsa d P safetycagearoundthepassenger a s compartment,frontandrearcrush se n zones,acollapsiblesteeringcolumn, g e andtensionersthattightenthefront r S seatbeltsinacrash. a (2) f e t y (6) However,youandyourpassengers (11) (8) can’ttakefulladvantageofthese (7) featuresunlessyouremainsittingin (1)SafetyCage thecorrectpositionandalwayswear (2)CrushZones (5) yourseatbelts.Infact,somesafety (3)SeatsandSeat-Backs (2) (4)HeadRestraints featurescancontributetoinjuriesif (5)CollapsibleSteeringColumn theyarenotusedproperly. (6)SeatBelts (7)FrontAirbags Thefollowingpagesexplainhowyou (8)SideAirbags (9)SideCurtainAirbags cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting (10)DoorLocks yourselfandyourpassengers. (11)AutomaticSeatBeltTensioners 7 2010 Accord Sedan
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