Honda CR-V: If the EngineWon’t Start
Diagnosing why the engine won’t
start falls into two areas, depending
on what you hear when you turn the
ignition switch to the START (III)
position:
You hear nothing, or almost
nothing. The engine’s starter
motor does not operate at all, or
operates very slowly.
You can hear the starter motor
operating normally, or the starter
motor sounds like it is spinning
faster than normal, but the engine
does not start up and run.
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When you turn the ignition switch to
the START (III) position, you do not
hear the normal noise of the engine
trying to start. You may hear a
clicking sound, a series of clicks, or
nothing a
In this case, the starter motor’s
speed sounds normal, or even faster
than normal, when you turn the
ignition switch to the START (III)
position, but the engine does not run.
Are you using
Although this seems like a simple
procedure, you should take several
precautions.
A battery can explode if you do
not follow the correct procedure,
seriously injuring anyone
nearby.
Ke
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To play the radio when a PC card is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or
XM2 icon. If a disc is in the audio
unit, press the CD/XM button or
touch the CD icon to play the disc. If
a CD or CDs are in the CD changer,
touch the CDC icon to play the
disc(s).
Press the AM, FM, AUX button, or
CD/AUX, XM button to switch to
the radio or satellite radio (U.S.
models), while a disc is playing.
Press the CD button again to play
the disc.
If you turn the system off while a
disc is playing, either with the
(
) button or by turning off the
ignit
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