- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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GENERALINFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 5
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ABOUTTHISENCYCLOPEDIA................................................................................................................. 6
VEHICULEIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER(VIN) ......................................................................................... 7
FEATURESANDSPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................... 8
SCALEDRAWINGS............................................................................................................................... 12
Non-ScaleDrawingofCargoArea ................................................................................................ 13
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 14
SPECIALMAINTENANCECONSIDERATIONS......................................................................................... 15
EngineOil ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Washing.......................................................................................................................................... 15
VehicleLiftPoints .......................................................................................................................... 15
SpecialTools .................................................................................................................................. 15
LONG-TERMSTORAGE........................................................................................................................ 16
HATCHACCESS................................................................................................................................... 17
TOWINGINFORMATION....................................................................................................................... 18
SERVICESAFETYCONSIDERATIONS.................................................................................................... 19
IMAMotorRotor............................................................................................................................ 19
The«IPU»(RearIMAComponents)Compartment ..................................................................... 19
SERVICECONNECTORS ....................................................................................................................... 20
ODB-IIScannerSoftwareforPCs ................................................................................................. 20
BODYTECHNOLOGIES................................................................................................................... 21
AERODYNAMICS ................................................................................................................................. 22
TaperedTear-DropShape ............................................................................................................. 22
Flatunder-bodyCovers ................................................................................................................. 22
OtherAerodynamicFeatures ......................................................................................................... 22
ALUMINUMCONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................... 24
ThixotropicDieCasting ................................................................................................................. 25
Safety.............................................................................................................................................. 25