Honda Accord Sedan 2012. Owner’s Manual

2011·12.4 MB·English

Owner’sIdentification
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Contents
YourVehicleataGlance(maincontrols) 3
DriverandPassengerSafety(seatbelts,SRS,andchildprotection) 5
InstrumentsandControls(indicators,gauges,dashboard,andsteeringcolumn) 55
Features(climatecontrol,audio,steeringwheel,security,cruisecontrol,HomeLink®,andotherconvenienceitems) 123
BeforeDriving(fuel,vehiclebreak-in,andcargoloading) 287
Driving(engineandtransmissionoperation) 307
Maintenance(minder,fluidchecking,minorservices,andvehiclestorage) 333
TakingCareoftheUnexpected(flattire,jumpstarting,overheating,andfuses) 383
TechnicalInformation(vehiclespecifications,tires,andemissionscontrols) 409
WarrantyandCustomerRelations(U.S.andCanadaonly)(warrantyandcontactinformation) 427
AuthorizedManuals(U.S.only)(howtoorder) 431
Index I
ServiceInformationSummary(fluidcapacitiesandtirepressures) lastpage
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OverviewofContents
ACocnotnevnetnsientreferencetothe WBehfaotrgeasDorliivnientgouse,howtobreak- TIeDcnhunmibcearlsI,ndfiomremnastioinosn,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 TheMaintenanceMinder™shows
valuableinformationonhowto youwhenyouneedtotakeyour AuthorizedManuals
protectchildrenwithchildrestraints. vehicletothedealerformaintenance (U.S.only)
InstrumentsandControls tsoercvhiceec.kTahnedreinisstarluscotiaonlsistonofhtohwintgos tHeochwnitcoaolrldietrermataunrue.alsandother
Explainsthepurposeofeach checkthem.
instrumentpanelindicatorandgauge, Index
andhowtousethecontrolsonthe TakingCareoftheUnexpected
dashboardandsteeringcolumn. Thissectioncoversseveralproblems ServiceInformationSummary
motoristssometimesexperience, Asummaryoftheinformationyou
FHeoawtutroeosperatetheclimatecontrol anddetailshowtohandlethem. npeuemdp.whenyoupulluptothefuel
system,theaudiosystem,andother
conveniencefeatures.
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YourVehicleataGlance
INSTRUMENTPANEL MOONROOFSWITCH HOMELINKBUTTONS* MIRRORCONTROL
IGNADUIGCEASTO(RP.S65()P.77) A(PU.1T0O6)BUTTON’ Your
DARIIRVBEARG'S(P.F9,RO23N)T CCLOOMCPKAS(PS.*24(6P).251) Vehicle
DMBRUEITMVTOIONRNGYSP*SOY(SPSI.T1T0IE3O)MN PF(PAR.9SO,SN2ET3N)AGIERRB'ASG aat
MP(PIO.R1W0RE7O)RRDCOOONRTRLOOLCSK CCHLEOIANMTTAIRTNOEGL/CSCOO(NPO.TL1R2I4ON)LG Glance
MASTERSWITCH SYSTEM(P.130)
(P.81)
POWERWINDOW AUDIOSYSTEM
SWITCHES (P.138)
(P.108) MANUAL
HOODRELEASE TRANSMISSION
HANDLE(P.293) A(PU.T31O0)MATIC
TRUNKRELEASE TRANSMISSION
LFLUEEEVVLEERRFI((LPP.L.920D9)0O)ORRELEASEACCESSORYPOWER USBADAPTERCABLE* AUXILIARYINPUT A(PPCO.C3W1EE2)SRSSOORCYKET
SOCKET(P.116) (P.169,180,220,230) JACK(P.244) (P.117)
U.S.EX-LV6modelwithoutnavigationsystemisshown.
* : Ifequipped
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YourVehicleataGlance
INSTRUMENTPANELBRIGHTNESS WINDSHIELDWIPERS/WASHERS PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATOR
(P.74)
HFEOAGDLLIIGGHHTTSS*/2TURNSIGNALS/ HBAUZTATRODNWARNING
(P.71,74) (P.75)
REMOTEAUDIOCONTROLS I(PN.T18E6R)FACEDIAL*3
(P.242)
VEHICLESTABILITYASSIST
(VSA)SYSTEMOFFSWITCH
(P.322)
BLUETOOTH REARWINDOWDEFOGGER/
HANDSFREELINKVOICE HEATEDMIRRORBUTTON*2
CONTROLBUTTONS*2 (P.76,107)
(P.262)
SEATHEATERSWITCHES*2(P.102)
NAVIGATIONSYSTEMVOICE
CONTROLBUTTONS*3 CRUISECONTROLBUTTONSIP.255)
STEERINGWHEELADJUSTMENTS(P.77)
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