Honda CR-V: Overview of Contents
Contents
A convenient reference to the sections in this manual.
Your Vehicle at a Glance
A quick reference to the main controls in your vehicle.
Driver and Passenger Safety
Important information about the proper use and care of your vehicle’s seat belts, an overview of the supplemental restraint system, and valuable information on how to protect children with child restraints.
Instruments and Controls
Explains the purpose of each instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use the controls on the dashboard and steering column.
Features
How to operate the heating and air conditioning system, the audio system, and other convenience features.
Before Driving
What gasoline to use, how to breakin your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving
The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park; plus what you need to know if you’re planning to tow a trailer.
Maintenance
The maintenance minder shows you when you need to take your vehicle to the dealer for maintenance service.
There is also a list of things to check and instructions on how to check them.
Taking Care of the Unexpected
This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and details how to handle them.
Technical Information
ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada only)
A summary of the warranties covering your new vehicle, and how to contact us for any reason. Refer to your warranty manual for detailed information.
AuthorizedManuals (U.S. only)
How to order manuals and other technical literature.
Index
Service Information Summary
A summary of the information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to
Important Safety Precautions
You’ll find many safety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
The recommendations on this page
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
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Cable Reel Replacement
Removal
1. Make sure the front wheels are aligned straight
ahead.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and
wait at least 3 minutes.
3. Remove the driver's airbag.
4. Disconnect the connector (A) from the cable reel,
then remove the steering wheel bolt (B).
5. Confirm that the front
Engine Compression Inspection
NOTE: After this inspection, you must reset the
powertrain control module (PCM), otherwise the PCM
will continue to stop the injectors from functioning.
Select PCM reset using the Honda Diagnostic System
(HDS).
1. Warm up the engine to normal operating
temperature (cooling fan comes on).
2. Turn t
