2008 Accord Coupe

414 Pages·2007·8.32 MB·English

2008 Accord Coupe
Owner’s Manual
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© 2007 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. P/N 00X31-TE0-6000
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Owner’sIdentification
OWNER Thisowner’smanualshouldbeconsidereda
permanentpartofthevehicleandshould
remainwiththevehiclewhenitissold.
ADDRESS Thisowner’smanualcoversallmodelsofthe
STREET AccordCoupe.Youmayfinddescriptionsof
equipmentandfeaturesthatarenotonyour
particularmodel.
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/
POSTALCODE Theinformationandspecificationsincluded
V.I.N. inthispublicationwereineffectatthetime
ofapprovalforprinting.HondaMotorCo.,
DELIVERYDATE Ltd.reservestheright,however,to
(Datesoldtooriginalretailpurchaser) discontinueorchangespecificationsor
designatanytimewithoutnoticeandwithout
DEALERNAME DEALERNO. incurringanyobligationwhatsoever.
ADDRESS
STREET POURCLIENTSCANADIEN
AVISIMPORTANT:Sivousavez
besoind’unManuelduConducteur
CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIPCODE/ enfrançais,veuillezdemanderà
POSTALCODE votreconcessionnairede
OWNER’SSIGNATURE commanderlenumérodepièce
33TE0C00
DEALER’SSIGNATURE
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Introduction
Congratulations!Yourselectionofa2008HondaAccordwasawise 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.
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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.
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A Few WordsAbout Safety
Yoursafety,andthesafetyofothers, Youwillfindthisimportantsafetyinformationinavarietyofforms,
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.
Ofcourse,itisnotpracticalor
possibletowarnyouaboutallthe YouCANbeHURTifyoudon’tfollow
hazardsassociatedwithoperatingor instructions.
maintainingyourvehicle.Youmust
useyourowngoodjudgement. SafetyHeadings−suchasImportantSafetyRemindersorImportant
SafetyPrecautions.
SafetySection−suchasDriverandPassengerSafety.
Instructions−howtousethisvehiclecorrectlyandsafely.
Thisentirebookisfilledwithimportantsafetyinformation−pleasereadit
carefully.
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Contents
YourVehicleataGlance(maincontrols)................................................................................................3
DriverandPassengerSafety(seatbelts,SRS,andchildprotection) .............................................................5
InstrumentsandControls(indicators,gauges,dashboard,andsteeringcolumn)...........................................53
Features(climatecontrol,audio,steeringwheel,security,cruisecontrol,HomeLink,otherconvenienceitems)...121
BeforeDriving(fuel,vehiclebreak-in,andcargoloading)........................................................................247
Driving(engineandtransmissionoperation)..........................................................................................267
Maintenance(minder,fluidchecking,minorservices,andvehiclestorage)..................................................295
TakingCareof theUnexpected(flattire,deadbattery,overheating,fuses)................................................347
TechnicalInformation(vehiclespecifications,tires,andemissionscontrols)...............................................373
WarrantyandCustomerRelations(U.S.andCanadaonly)(warrantyandcontactinformation)...................391
AuthorizedManuals(U.S.only)(howtoorder)...................................................................................395
Index.................................................................................................................................................I I
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ServiceInformationSummary(fluidcapacitiesandtirepressures)...................................................lastpage X
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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.
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Your Vehicleat a Glance
INSTRUMENTPANEL MOONROOFSWITCH＊ HOMELINK BUTTONS＊
INDICATORS(P.55) (P.108) (P.213) CLOCK(P.201) Yo
GAUGES(P.63) COMPASS＊(P.206) ur
V
DRIVER’SFRONT e
AIRBAG(P.9,23) PAAIRSBSAEGN(GPE.9R,’2S3F)RONT hicle
a
t
MIRRORCONTROLS HEATING/COOLING a
(P.102) G
CONTROLS la
(P.122) n
POWERDOORLOCK CLIMATECONTROL ce
MASTERSWITCH SYSTEM
(P.80) (P.127)
POWERWINDOW AUDIOSYSTEM
SWITCHES (P.135)
(P.104)
HOODRELEASE
HANDLE MANUAL
(P.252) TRANSMISSION
(P.270)
TRUNKRELEASE AUTOMATIC
LEVER(P.90) TRANSMISSION
FUELFILLDOORRELEASE (P.273)
LEVER(P.249)
ACCESSORYPOWERSOCKETS AUXILIARYINPUTJACK
(P.114) (P.199)
U.S.EX-LV6modelwithoutnavigationsystemisshown.
＊: Ifequipped
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Your Vehicleat a Glance
INSTRUMENTPANEL WINDSHIELDWIPERS/ PASSENGERAIRBAG
HEADLIGHTS/
BRIGHTNESS(P.73) WASHERS(P.69) OFFINDICATOR(P.30)
TURNSIGNALS/
FOGLIGHTS＊2
(P.70,73) HAZARDWARNING
BUTTON(P.74)
REMOTEAUDIO
CONTROLS INTERFACEDIAL＊3
(P.198)
(P.161)
VEHICLESTABILITY
ASSIST(VSA)SYSTEM
OFFSWITCH
(P.283)
STEERINGWHEEL
ADJUSTMENTS
(P.76)
HORN＊1
NAVIGATIONSYSTEM REARWINDOWDEFOGGER
VOICECONTROL (P.75)
BUTTONS＊3
CRUISECONTROL
BLUETOOTH BUTTONS
HANDSFREELINK VOICE (P.210)
CONTROLBUTTONS＊3
(P.218) SEATHEATERSWITCHES＊2
(P.101)
＊1: Tousethehorn,pressthecenterpadofthesteeringwheel.
＊2: Ifequipped
＊3: Onlyonvehiclesequippedwithnavigationsystem.Refertothenavigationsystemmanual.
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