HONDA 2007 Accord Hybrid Owner's Manual

294 Pages·2006·5.99 MB·English

2007 Accord Hybrid
Owner’s Manual
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©2006 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. P/N 31SDR620
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Owner’s Identification
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.
ADDRESS
STREET
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/
POSTALCODE
OWNER’SSIGNATURE
DEALER’SSIGNATURE
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Introduction
Congratulations!Yourselectionof a2007HondaAccordHybridwasawise Asyoureadthismanual,youwill
investment.Itwillgiveyouyearsof drivingpleasure. findinformationthatisprecededby
a symbol.This
Oneof thebestwaystoenhancetheenjoymentof yournewvehicleisto informationisintendedtohelpyou
readthismanual.Init,youwilllearnhowtooperateitsdrivingcontrolsand avoiddamagetoyourvehicle,other
convenienceitems.Afterwards,keepthisowner’smanualinyourvehicleso property,ortheenvironment.
youcanrefertoitatanytime.
Severalwarrantiesprotectyournewvehicle.Readthewarrantybooklet
thoroughlysoyouunderstandthecoveragesandareawareof yourrights
andresponsibilities.
Maintainingyourvehicleaccordingtothemaintenancemindershowninthe
instrumentpanelhelpstokeepyourdrivingtrouble-freewhileitpreserves
yourinvestment.Whenyourvehicleneedsmaintenance,keepinmindthat
yourdealer’sstaff isspeciallytrainedinservicingthemanysystemsunique
toyourvehicle.Yourdealerisdedicatedtoyoursatisfactionandwillbe
pleasedtoansweranyquestionsandconcerns.
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Introduction
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
WARNING:Thisproductcontainsoremitschemicalsknowntothestateof Californiatocausecancerandbirth
defectsorotherreproductiveharm.
EventDataRecorders
Thisvehicleisequippedwithoneormoredevicescommonlyreferredtoaseventdatarecorders.Thesedevices
recordfrontseatbeltuse,frontpassengerseatoccupancy,airbagdeploymentdata,andthefailureof anyairbag
systemcomponent.Thisdatabelongstothevehicleownerandmaynotbeaccessedbyanyoneelseexceptaslegally
requiredorwiththepermissionof thevehicleowner.
ServiceDiagnosticRecorders
Thisvehicleisequippedwithservice-relateddevicesthatrecordinformationaboutpowertrainperformance.Thedata
canbeusedtoverifyemissionslawrequirementsand/orhelptechniciansdiagnoseandsolveserviceproblems.Itmay
alsobecombinedwithdatafromothersourcesforresearchpurposes,butitremainsconfidentialandisneverlinkedto
thevehicleowner.
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A Few Words About Safety
Yoursafety,andthesafetyof others, Youwillfindthisimportantsafetyinformationinavarietyof forms,
isveryimportant.Andoperatingthis including:
vehiclesafelyisanimportant
responsibility. SafetyLabels−onthevehicle.
SafetyMessages−precededbyasafetyalertsymbol andoneof
Tohelpyoumakeinformed threesignalwords:DANGER,WARNING,orCAUTION.
decisionsaboutsafety,wehave Thesesignalwordsmean:
providedoperatingproceduresand
otherinformationonlabelsandin YouWILLbeKILLEDorSERIOUSLY
thismanual.Thisinformationalerts HURTifyoudon’tfollowinstructions.
youtopotentialhazardsthatcould
hurtyouorothers. YouCANbeKILLEDorSERIOUSLY
HURTifyoudon’tfollowinstructions.
Of course,itisnotpracticalor
possibletowarnyouaboutallthe YouCANbeHURTifyoudon’tfollow
hazardsassociatedwithoperatingor instructions.
maintainingyourvehicle.Youmust
useyourowngoodjudgement. SafetyHeadings−suchasImportantSafetyRemindersorImportant
SafetyPrecautions.
SafetySection−suchasDriverandPassengerSafety.
Instructions−howtousethisvehiclecorrectlyandsafely.
Thisentirebookisfilledwithimportantsafetyinformation−pleasereadit
carefully.
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Contents
YourVehicleat aGlance(maincontrols) ................................................................................................4
DriverandPassengerSafety(seatbelts,SRS,andchildprotection) .............................................................7
InstrumentsandControls(indicators,gauges,dashboard,andsteeringcolumn)...........................................57
Features(climate,audio,steeringwheel,security,cruisecontrol,andHomeLink).........................................105
BeforeDriving(fuel,vehiclebreak-in,andcargoloading)........................................................................155
Driving(engineandtransmissionoperation)..........................................................................................169
Maintenance(minder,fluidchecking,minorservices,andvehiclestorage)..................................................191
TakingCareof theUnexpected(flattire,deadbattery,overheating,fuses)................................................233
TechnicalInformation(vehiclespecifications,tires,fuels,andemissionscontrols).......................................257
WarrantyandCustomerRelations(U.S.andCanadaonly)(warrantyandcontactinformation)...................271
AuthorizedManuals(U.S.only)(howtoorder)...................................................................................275
Index.................................................................................................................................................I I
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ServiceInformationSummary(fluidcapacitiesandtirepressures)...................................................last page X
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Overview of Contents
Contents features. TechnicalInformation
A convenientreferencetothe IDnumbers,dimensions,capacities,
sectionsinthismanual. BeforeDriving andtechnicalinformation.
Whatgasolinetouse,howtobreak-
YourVehicleat aGlance inyournewvehicle,andhowtoload WarrantyandCustomer
A quickreferencetothemain luggageandothercargo. Relations
controlsinyourvehicle. (U.S.andCanadaonly)
Driving A summaryof thewarranties
DriverandPassengerSafety Theproperwaytostarttheengine, coveringyournewvehicle,andhow
Importantinformationaboutthe shiftthetransmission,andpark;plus tocontactusforanyreason.Referto
properuseandcareof yourvehicle’s whatyouneedtoknowif you’re yourwarrantymanualfordetailed
seatbelts,anoverviewof the planningtotowatrailer. information.
supplementalrestraintsystem(SRS),
andvaluableinformationonhowto Maintenance AuthorizedManuals
protectchildrenwithchildrestraints. Themaintenancemindershowsyou (U.S.only)
whenyouneedtotakeyourvehicle Howtoordermanualsandother
InstrumentsandControls tothedealerformaintenanceservice. technicalliterature.
Explainsthepurposeof each Thereisalsoalistof thingstocheck
instrumentpanelindicatorandgauge, andinstructionsonhowtocheck Index
andhowtousethecontrolsonthe them.
dashboardandsteeringcolumn. ServiceInformationSummary
TakingCareof theUnexpected A summaryof theinformationyou
Features Thissectioncoversseveralproblems needwhenyoupulluptothefuel
Howtooperatetheheatingandair motoristssometimesexperience, pump.
conditioningsystem,theaudio anddetailshowtohandlethem.
system,andotherconvenience
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
DRIVER’SFRONTAIRBAG(P.11,24) PASSENGER’SFRONTAIRBAG
(P.11,24)
INDICATORS(P.60)
GAUGES(P.67)
MIRRORCONTROLS
(P.93) AUDIOSYSTEM
(P.118)
CLIMATECONTROL
POWERDOORLOCK SYSTEM
MASTERSWITCH (P.106)
(P.84)
SHIFTLEVER
(P.172)
POWERWINDOW
SWITCHES
(P.94)
TRUNKRELEASELEVER
(P.88) HOODRELEASE ACCESSORYPOWERSOCKETS
FUELFILLDOOR HANDLE(P.158) (P.100)
RELEASELEVER(P.157)
PARKINGBRAKE(P.98)
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