Table Of Content０９／０５／１８ 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
Description:When your vehicle needs maintenance, keep in mind that Your selection of a 2010 Honda Accord was a wise .. How the SRS Indicator Works . 29.
