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MEINTENANCE REQUIRED INDICATOR

SPEEDOMETER

TACHOMETER DISPLAY CHANGE

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Odometer

The odometer shows the total distance your car has been driven. It displays in miles and kilometers.

It is illegal under U.S. federal law and

Canadian provincial regulations to disconnect, reset, or alter the odometer with the intent to change the number of miles or kilometers indicated.

Speedometer

This shows your speed in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour

(km/h).

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FUEL GAUGE

TRIP METER/ODOMETER

Liquid crystal is used in the meter panel. You may feel the indicators appear slowly in the low temperature.

TRIP BUTTON

Display Change Button

The Display Change button switches the speedometer reading between miles per hour and kilometers per hour. It also changes the odometer and trip meters to read in miles or kilometers correspondingly. To change the readings, push the

Display Change button.

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FUEL CONSUMPTION

DISPLAY SELECT BUTTON

FUEL MILEAGE DISPLAY

AUTO STOP INDICATOR

IMA CHARGE/ASSIST INDICATOR

IMA MOTOR ASSIST

LEVEL INDICATOR

BATTERY

LEVEL

INDICATOR

CURRENT FUEL MILEAGE DISPLAY

SHIFT UP INDICATOR

TRIP BUTTON

DISPLAY CHANGE BUTTON

SHIFT DOWN INDICATOR

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To reset a trip meter, display it, then press and hold the Trip button until the numbers reset to 0.0.

CURRENT FUEL MILEAGE

This display shows the current, or instantaneous fuel mileage you are getting.

To change the meter reading in the display, push the display change button.

(U.S.: miles per hour and mpg,

Canada: kilometer per hour and

1/100 km)

You can turn off this display at any

time. See page 53 .

TRIP BUTTON

The trip meters show the number of miles or kilometers driven since you last reset them.

There are two trip meters: Trip A and Trip B. Each trip meter works independently, so you can keep track of two different distances. To change the display to show Trip A, Trip B, or the odometer, press the Trip button repeatedly.

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Trip Mileage

TRIP MILEAGE (TRIP A)

When a trip meter is displayed, the average fuel mileage you have been getting during that trip is shown in the Fuel Mileage display. This number is updated once per minute.

When you reset a trip meter, the average fuel mileage for that trip meter also resets.

This display can be turned off at any

time. See page 53 .

Segment Distance and Fuel

Mileage

You can use this function to display the distance and average fuel mileage for a segment of a trip.

To display the segment distance and fuel mileage, press and release the

FCD Select button. The Segment

Display indicator will come on to remind you that this is the segment distance and fuel mileage display.

SEGMENT

DISPLAY

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FCD SELECT BUTTON

To reset the display, press and hold the FCD Select button until the display resets to zero and dashes.

The system then begins displaying the distance and average fuel mileage from that point. The display is updated once per minute.

To switch between the segment display and the Trip Meter/

Odometer display, press and release the FCD Select button.

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Lifetime Fuel Mileage

When the odometer is displayed, the

Fuel Mileage display shows the lifetime fuel mileage. This is the average fuel mileage your vehicle has gotten since the last time the display was reset.

To reset this display, turn the ignition switch to ON (II). If the engine is running, make sure the transmission is in neutral and the parking brake is set. Use the Trip button to display the odometer. Then press and hold the Trip button until the Lifetime Fuel Mileage Display begins to blink (approximately five seconds). Release the Trip button, then press it again while the display is blinking and hold it until the display clears to dashes.

Turning Off the Mileage Displays

You can temporarily turn off the

Current Fuel Mileage and Fuel

Mileage displays.

To turn them off:

1. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).

If the engine is running, make sure the transmission is in neutral and the parking brake is set.

2. Use the Trip button to select Trip

A, Trip B, or the odometer.

3. Press and hold the FCD Select button for approximately three seconds. The Current Fuel

Mileage display will turn off.

4. Press and hold the FCD Select button again. The Fuel Mileage display for the meter you are displaying (Trip A, Trip B, or odometer) will turn off.

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5. Use the Trip button to select another mileage display.

6. Press and hold the FCD Select button again to turn off that display.

7. Use the Trip button to select the third display.

8. Press and hold the FCD Select button again to turn off that display.

Although the displays are turned off, the average fuel mileages continue to be calculated. The displays will turn back on when you press and hold the FCD Select button again.

Battery Level Gauge

BATTERY LEVEL GAUGE

This gauge shows you the state of charge of the battery for the

Integrated Motor Assist (IMA). This battery is recharged by the engine, and discharged by the IMA when it is assisting the engine with powering the vehicle.

If the battery is mostly discharged, the Auto Idle Stop operation is disabled. (See page 134 )

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This gauge shows the status of the

Integrated Motor Assist. If the indicator is on the left side of the gauge, the IMA battery is being charged. If the indicator is on the right side of the gauge, the IMA is assisting the engine.

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MAINTENANCE REQUIRED

INDICATOR

TACHOMETER

SPEEDOMETER

TEMPERATURE GAUGE

FUEL GAUGE

TRIP METER/ODOMETER

Fuel Gauge

This shows how much fuel you have.

It is most accurate when the car is on level ground. It may show slightly more or less than the actual amount when you are driving on curvy or hilly roads.

DISPLAY CHANGE

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TRIP BUTTON

Temperature Gauge

This shows the temperature of the engine's coolant. During normal operation, the reading should be in the middle of the gauge. In severe driving conditions, such as very hot weather or a long period of uphill driving, the reading may reach near the red mark. If it reaches the red mark, pull safely to the side of the road. Turn to page 216 for instructions and precautions on checking the engine's cooling system.

Tachometer

The tachometer shows the engine speed in revolutions per minute

(rpm). To protect the engine from damage, never drive with the tachometer needle in the red zone.

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Maintenance Required Indicator

INDICATOR

This indicator reminds yon that it is time to take your car in for scheduled maintenance.

Refer to the Maintenance Schedules for Normal and Severe Driving-

Conditions on pages 150 — 154 .

When the distance driven since the last scheduled maintenance reaches

6,000 miles (9,600 km), the indicator starts blinking. If you exceed 7,500 miles (12,000 km), the indicator stays on.

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.

To reset the maintenance required indicator, turn the ignition switch to

ON (II), and continue to hold the trip button.

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