Honda CR-V: Emissions Controls
The burning of gasoline in your
vehicle’s engine produces several byproducts.
Some of these are carbon
monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen
(NOx), and hydrocarbons (HC).
Gasoline evaporating from the tank
also produces hydrocarbons. Controlling
the production of NOx, CO,
and HC is important to the environment.
Under certain conditions of
sunlight and climate, NOx and HC
react to form photochemical ‘‘smog.’’
Carbon monoxide does not contribute
to smog creation, but it is a
poisonous gas.
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The United States Clean Air Act*
sets standards for automobile
emissions. It also requires that
automobile manufacturers explain to
owners how their emissions controls
work and what to do to
Your vehicle has a positive
crankcase ventilation system. This
keeps gasses that build up in the
engine’s crankcase from going into
the atmosphere. The positive
crankcase ventilation valve
As gasoline evaporates in the fuel
tank, an evaporative emissions
control canister filled with charcoal
adsorbs the vapor. It is stored in this
canister while the engine is off. After
the en
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1. MIST
2. OFF
3. INT Intermittent
4. LO Low speed
5. HI High speed
6. Windshield washers
Push the right lever up or down to
select a position.
MIST - The wipers run at high
speed until you release the lever.
OFF - The wipers are not activated.
INT - The wipers operate every
few s
The air conditioning system removes heat from the passenger compartment by
transferring heat from the ambient air
to the evaporator. The evaporator cools the air with the refrigerant that is
circulating through the evaporator. The
refrigerant expands in the evaporator, and the evaporator becomes v
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