Honda Accord: Check Fuel Cap Message
Your vehicle’s onboard diagnostic system will detect a loose or missing fuel fill cap as an evaporative system leak. The first time a leak is detected a ‘‘CHECK FUEL CAP’’ message appears on the information display.
Turn the engine off, and confirm the fuel fill cap is installed. If it is, loosen it, then retighten it until it clicks at least once. The message should go off after several days of normal driving once you tighten or replace the fuel fill cap. To scroll to another display, press the select/reset knob.
The ‘‘CHECK FUEL CAP’’ message will appear each time you restart the engine until the system turns the message off.
If the system still detects a leak in your vehicle’s evaporative emissions system, the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) comes on. If the fuel fill cap was not already tightened, turn the engine off, and check or retighten the fuel fill cap until it clicks at least once. The MIL should go off after several days of normal driving once the cap is tightened or replaced. If the MIL does not go off, have your vehicle inspected by a dealer. For more information, see page .
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Refueling
1. Park with the driver’s side closest
to the service station pump.
2. To open the fuel fill door, push
down on the lever located to the
left of the driver’s seat.
Gasoline is highly f ...
Opening and Closing the Hood
1. Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower left corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
2. Reach in between the ho ...
See also:
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Inside
• Using the Lock Tab
• Locking a door
Push the lock tab forward.
• Unlocking a door
Pull the lock tab rearward.
When you lock the door using the lock tab on the
driver's door, all the o ...
Hood Adjustment
1. Remove these Items:
- Front grille cover:
- 2-door (see page 20-274)
- 4-door (see page 20-274)
- Cowl covers (see page 20-278)
- Hood latch cover, 4-door (see step 2 on page 20-302)
2. Sligh ...
What to Do If
California Proposition 65 Warning
WARNING: This product contains or emits
chemicals known to the state of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
harm.
Event Dat ...