Honda Accord: Maintenance Safety
All service items not detailed in this section should be performed by a certified technician or qualified mechanic.
Important Safety Precautions
To eliminate potential hazards, read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have the tools and skills required.
Make sure your vehicle is parked on level ground, the parking brake is set, and the engine is off.
To clean parts, use a commercially available degreaser or parts cleaner, not gasoline.
To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion, keep cigarettes, sparks, and flames away from the battery and all fuel-related parts.
Wear eye protection and protective clothing when working with the battery or compressed air.
Improperly maintaining this vehicle, or failing to correct a problem before driving can cause a crash in which you can be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance recommendations and schedules in this owner’s manual.
Potential Vehicle Hazards
Carbon Monoxide poison from engine exhaust. Be sure there is adequate ventilation whenever you operate the engine.
Burns from hot parts. Let the engine and exhaust system cool down before touching any parts.
Injury from moving parts. Do not run the engine unless instructed to do so.
Failure to properly follow maintenance instructions and precautions can cause you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions in this owner’s manual.
Some of the most important safety precautions are given here. However, we cannot warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise in performing maintenance. Only you can decide whether or not you should perform a given task.
Maintenance
This section explains why it is
important to keep your vehicle well
maintained and how to follow basic
maintenance safety precautions.
This section also includes
instructions on how to read t ...
Maintenance Minder
Your vehicle displays engine oil life
and maintenance service items on
the information display to show you
when you should have your dealer do
engine oil replacement and indicated
maintenanc ...
See also:
System Description
General Description
The automatic transmission is a transverse-mounted three-shaft design,
implemeting an electronically controlled
hydraulic circuit that provides five forward speeds and one in r ...
Gross AxleWeight Rating (GAWR):
The maximum allowable weight at
the vehicle axles is:
U.S. models
LX:
2,337 lbs (1,060 kg)
on the front axle
2,006 lbs (910 kg)
on the rear axle
EX and EX-L:
2,414 lbs (1,095 kg)
on the fro ...
Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the upper torso of the driver or a front
passenger
during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
• Housing Locations
The side airbags are housed in the outside
edg ...