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Put the key into the ignition and turn it to the "On" position but dont start the vehicle. Find the trip meter button located near the bottom of the dashboards instrument panel.

Press the trip meter button and hold it down for 10 or more seconds.

Continue to press the trip meter button and turn the ignition key to start the car. Wait for the light to turn off.

Make sure the engine is off and you have applied the parking brake. Never work on an automobile that is on or that is not securely parked. Let the car cool if it has been running a while. When the hood is cool to the touch it should be safe to begin.

Lay a blanket under the front bumper and crawl down underneath the front end of your Civic. Look directly behind the drivers side fog light and notice the wiring harness plugged directly into the lights socket. Unplug this wire.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen and remove the three mounting bolts holding the old fog light assembly to the bumper. Then pull the entire assembly out and discard of it appropriately.

Insert you chosen replacement fog light assembly. Secure it in place in the Civics bumper with the supplied mounting screws or bolts. Plug the wiring harness back in. Then repeat this same process on the passenger side light and you are finished.

Disconnect the vehicle battery at the negative terminal. Block the rear wheels, and release the parking brake. Loosen the left-front lug nuts and jack up the front of the vehicle. Place jack stands securely under the Civic for safety. Remove the left-front lug nuts and wheel from the vehicle.

Pull the splash shield and drive belts out from under the vehicle. Remove the bolts that hold the power-steering pump in the vehicle, but do not disconnect the hoses that supply the power steering fluid. Set the pump out of the way.

Remove the bolts holding the alternator and valve cover in place. Pull these parts out and set them aside. Support the engine of the Civic with your floor jack. Place a piece of soft material like wood between the jack and the oil pan so you dont damage the pan. Disconnect the upper left engine mount bracket from the engine.

Rotate the crankshaft counterclockwise until the No. 1 piston is at top dead center; never rotate the shaft clockwise. Disconnect the top dead center sensor once the piston is in place. Remove the side engine mounting bracket from the vehicle.

Pull off the upper timing belt cover. Hold the crankshaft pulley stationary with a chain wrench, and loosen the pulley bolt using a socket and ratchet. Attach a breaker bar if the bolt is too tight to be removed with a regular ratchet. Pull the crankshaft position sensor out from underneath the Civic.

Loosen the tensioner bolt for the timing belt. Press the tensioner to release the tension on the belt and tighten the bolt in position where the belt is loose. Slip the belt off of the pulleys.

Line up the holes on the tensioner pulley and the base. Place a 0.12-inch pin into the holes to keep them aligned. Place the new timing belt around the crankshaft sprocket and then the tensioner pulley and other pulleys it was originally on. Loosen the tensioner bolt, and put a small amount of tension in the belt. Turn the crankshaft two full revolutions. If it will not turn two full revolutions, the timing is off and you have made a mistake installing the belt; remove it and try again until the crankshaft will spin properly. Tighten the tensioner mounting bolt, and remove the pin from the pulley and base.

Reinstall the engine mounts, valve cover, alternator, power-steering pump, drive belts, splash shield, and wheel in the reverse manner of how they were removed. Reconnect the battery.

Run the engine to check that it operates properly. If anything seems to be incorrect, check your work for mistakes before attempting to drive the vehicle.

Locate your vehicle identification number (VIN); the VIN is a 17-character alphanumeric string used to identify your particular car -- no two VINs are alike. Standing outside the Civic, look through the extreme lower portion of the windshield, on the drivers side of the car, for a small, rectangular metal plate fastened to the dash. Record this number on paper. Check your work to ensure you got the VIN written down correctly.

Call your local Honda dealer or the support number located in your Civics manual. Explain that you need the code for your radio and provide them the VIN. Write the code down and store it in a safe place. If you ever change your battery, which you or the next owner will, youll need it again.

Turn the car ignition key to the "on" position. Enter the five-digit code by pressing the corresponding keys (preset buttons) on the radios face.

Turn the ignition key to the "off" position then back to the "on" position to ensure that the radio functions.

Spray penetrating oil around the base of the primary oxygen sensor where it threads into the exhaust pipe. The oxygen sensor is located in exhaust components that heat up and cool down and may be difficult to remove. You will need to be under the Civic to access the sensor .

Disconnect the oxygen sensor from the wiring harness.

Place the ratchet and oxygen sensor socket over the top of the oxygen sensor. The socket has a slot for the sensor wires to pass through which allows you to loosen the oxygen sensor from its mounting collar. Turn the socket counterclockwise to loosen the oxygen sensor.

Remove the socket from the oxygen sensor when it has become loose enough to turn by hand. Remove the oxygen sensor and discard. Oxygen sensors contain precious metals and should be recycled properly or returned to an automotive store.

Install a new oxygen sensor into the threaded collar by hand and turn it clockwise until it is tight. Place the oxygen sensor socket over the top of the new oxygen sensor to fully tighten it. Connect the new oxygen sensor to the old wiring harness.

Spray penetrating oil around the base of the secondary oxygen sensor where it threads into the exhaust manifold. Remove the secondary oxygen sensor from the engine compartment.

Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to remove and install the secondary oxygen sensor.

Look for the covers on the screws that hold the center console cover on top of the parking brake. Remove those covers using a Phillips screwdriver then remove the screws underneath.

Push the console cover back and up to lift it off of the parking brake.

Find the parking brake cable and the adjuster nut attached to it. Use a wrench to tighten the nut.

Put wheel chocks in front of and behind the front wheels of your vehicle. Put the jack under the rear end of the Honda and raise the vehicle up high enough to slide jack stands under the vehicle, next to both rear wheels. Lower the car onto the jack stands.

Verify your adjustment by lifting up on the parking brake until it clicks twice. Spin the rear wheels to make sure there is some resistance. Pull up four more clicks on the parking brake lever. When you try to spin the rear wheels, they shouldnt move at all.

Raise up the Honda using the jack, remove the jack stands and lower the vehicle to the ground. Remove the wheel chocks from behind the front wheels.

Place the center console back on and tighten the screws with the screwdriver. Put the covers back on top of the screws.