Recent vehicles have an increasing number of options and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Honda Fit, depending on its options, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Honda Fit? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the different methods to start a Honda Fit with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Honda Fit with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Honda Fit with key?

So we commence our content page which aims to show you how to start a Honda Fit, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Honda Fit:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Honda Fit that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to read our content page on orange lights on Honda Fit to know the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Honda Fit starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Honda Fit,

How to start a Honda Fit with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Honda Fit with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Honda Fit equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still roughly alike, so don’t think twice to return to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to follow to start your Honda Fit with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Honda Fit is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Honda Fit

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Honda Fit

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How do I start a Honda Fit without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Honda Fit without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Honda Fit is newer than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Honda Fit).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Honda Fit.

To find more tips on the Honda Fit, take a look at the Honda Fit category.