Indicator Lights The instrument panel has many Supplemental Restraint SIDE Side Airbag Indicator indicators to give you important S R S System Indicator AIRBAG information about your car. This indicator lights when you turn Only an models equipped with side the ignition switch ON (II). If it airbags Seat Belt Reminder Light comes on at any other time, it This indicator lights when you turn indicates a potential problem with the ignition switch ON (II). If it This indicator lights when you turn your front airbags or automatic seat comes on at any other time, it the ignition switch UN (II). It is a belt tensioners. On models equipped indicates that the passenger's side reminder to you and your passengers with side airbags, this light will also airbag has automatically shut off. to protect yourselves by fastening alert you to a potential problem with For complete information, see page the seat belts. A beeper also sounds your side airbags or passenger's side 52. if you have not fastened your seat airbag automatic cutoff system. For belt. complete information, see page 51. If you do not fasten your seat belt, the beeper will stop after a few seconds but the light stays on until you do. Both the light and the beeper stay off if you fasten your seat belt before turning on the ignition. CONTINUED Instruments and Controls Indicator Lights Charging System U.S. Canada Parking Brake U.S. Canada Anti-lock Brake Indicator BRAKE and Brake ABS System (ABS) If this light comes on when the System Indicator engine is running, the battery is not Indicator Only on models equipped with ABS (see being charged. For complete This light has two functions: page 190) information, see page 279. This light normally comes on for a 1. This indicator comes on when you few seconds when you turn the Low Oil Pressure turn the ignition switch ON (II). It ignition switch ON (II), and when Indicator is a reminder to check the parking the ignition switch is turned to The engine can be severely damaged brake/Driving with the parking START (III). If this light comes on at if this light flashes or stays on when brake not fully released can any other time, there is a problem in the engine is running. For complete damage the brakes and tires. the ABS. If this happens, take the information, see page 278. car to your dealer to have it checked. 2. If the indicator remains lit after With the light on, your car still has you have fully released the normal braking ability but no anti- parking brake while the engine is lock. For complete information, see running, or if it comes on while page 192. driving, it can indicate a problem in the brake system. For complete information, see page 282. Instruments and Controls Indicator Lights Malfunction Indicator High Beam Indicator Trunk-open Indicator Lamp See page 280. This light comes on with the high This light comes on if the trunk lid is beam headlights. See page 70 for not closed tightly. Turn Signal and information on the headlight Hazard Warning controls. Low Fuel Indicator Indicators The left or right turn signal light On Canadian models, this indicator This light comes on as a reminder blinks when you signal a lane change comes on with reduced brightness that you must refuel soon. or turn. If the light does not blink or when the Daytime Running Lights blinks rapidly, it usually means one (DRL) are on (see page 71). Washer Level Indicator of the turn signal bulbs is burned out (see page 248). Replace the bulb as CRUISE Cruise Control Indicator Canadian models only soon as possible, since other drivers CONTROL This light comes on when the cannot see that you are signalling. Only on models equipped with Cruise washer fluid level is low. Add washer Control System fluid when you see this light come on When you turn on the Hazard This lights when you set the cruise (see page 219). Warning switch, both turn signal control See page 76 for information lights blink. All turn signals on the on operating the cruise control. outside of the car should flash. CONTINUED Instruments and Controls Indicator Lights Immobilizer System MAINT Maintenance Required Between 8,000 miles (12,800 km) Indicator REQ'D Indicator and 10,000 miles (16,000 km) this This indicator comes on for a few This indicator reminds you that it is indicator will light for two seconds seconds when you turn the ignition time to take your car in for when you first turn the ignition switch ON (II). It will then go off if scheduled maintenance. switch ON (II), and then flash for you have inserted a properly-coded Refer to the Maintenance Schedules ten seconds. ignition key. If it is not a properly- for Normal and Severe Driving coded key, the indicator will blink Conditions on pages 198 .— 204 If you exceed 10,000 miles (16,000 and the engine will not start (see km) without having the scheduled page 80). For the first 8,000 miles (12,800 km) maintenance performed, this after the Maintenance Required indicator will remain on as a constant This indicator also blinks several Indicator is reset, it will come on for reminder. times when you turn the ignition two seconds when you turn the switch from ON (II) to ACCESSORY ignition switch ON (II). (I) or LOCK (0). Instruments and Controls Indicator Lights Your dealer will reset this indicator after completing the scheduled maintenance. If this maintenance is done by someone other than your Honda dealer, reset, the indicator as follows. 1. Turn off the engine. 2. Press and hold the select/reset button in the instrument panel, then turn the ignition switch ON (II). 3. Hold the button until the indicator resets (approximately ten seconds). Instruments and Controls Gauges U.S.: HX, LX, EX, Canada: LX, Si Tachometer On HX, LX and EX models in U.S.. TACHOMETER SPEEDOMETER and LX and Si models In Canada The tachometer shows the engine TEMPERATURE GAUGE FUEL GAUGE speed in revolutions per minute (rpm). To protect the engine from damage, never drive with the tachometer needle in the red zone. Odometer The odometer shows the total dis- tance your car has been driven. It measures miles in U.S. models and ODOMETER/TRIP METER SELECT/RESET BUTTON kilometers in Canadian models. It is illegal under U.S. federal law and Speedometer Canadian Models Canadian provincial regulations to U.S. Models This shows your speed in kilometers disconnect, reset, or alter the This shows your speed in miles per per hour (km/h). The smaller inner odometer with the intent to change hour (mph). The smaller inner numbers are the speed in miles per the number of miles or kilometers numbers are the speed in kilometers hour (mph). indicated. per hour (km/h). Instruments and Controls Gauges Trip Meter DX This meter shows the number of miles (U.S.) or kilometers (Canada) TEMPERATURE GAUGE FUEL GAUGE SPEEDOMETER driven since you last reset it. There are two trip meters: Trip A and Trip B. Switch between these displays and the odometer by pressing the Select/Reset button repeatedly. Each trip meter works independently, so you can keep track of two different distances. To reset a trip meter, display it, and then press and hold the Select/Reset ODOMETER/TRIP METER SELECT/RESET BUTTON button until the number resets to "0.0". Fuel Gauge The needle returns to the bottom This shows how much fuel you have, after you turn off the ignition. The It. is most accurate when the car is on gauge shows the fuel level reading level ground. It may show slightly immediately after you turn the more or less than the actual amount ignition switch back ON (II). when you are driving on curvy or hilly roads. Instruments and Controls Gauges Temperature Gauge This shows the temperature of the engine's coolant. During normal operation, the pointer should rise from the bottom white mark to about the middle of the gauge. In severe driving conditions, such as very hot weather or a long period of uphill driving, the pointer may rise to the upper zone. If it reaches the red (Hot) mark, pull safely to the side of the road. Turn to page 275 for instructions and precautions on checking the engine's cooling system. Instruments and Controls.