1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

Seats
Head Restraints

See page 14 for important safety
information and a warning about how to

properly position the head restraints.

Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints in all seating positions.
The head restraints help protect you and your passengers from whiplash
and other injuries. They are most
effective when you adjust them so
the back of the occupant's head rests against the center of the restraint. A
taller person should adjust the restraint as high as possible. The head restraints adjust for height.
You need both hands to adjust therestraint. Do not attempt to adjust it
while driving. To raise it, pull upward.
To lower the restraint, push the release button sideways and push
the restraint down. To remove a head restraint for
cleaning or repair, pull it up as far as
it will go. Push the release button
and pull the restraint out of the seat-
back.

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Third Seat Access
Convertible Second Row Bucket Seats
model
To get into or out of the third row
seat, walk between the second row

seats.
When the seat on the passenger's

side is moved to the center, walk

through the passenger's side to get
into or out of the third row seat. Bench Seat model
To get into or out of the third row seat, pull the seat-back angle
adjustment lever on the second row seat to tilt the seat-back forward.
The seat-back folds flat when you pull the angle adjustment lever. Hold
the seat-back to keep it from foldingquickly.
Make sure the seat-back is securely
locked before driving.
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Moving the Second Row Bucket
Seat
The second row bucket seat on the
passenger's side can be moved to the
center to provide access to the thirdrow seat.
Remove the two floor covers
between the bucket seats in the second row by carefully prying on
the back edge of the covers with a
flat-tipped screwdriver. Unlock the seat from the floor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion's front edge and lifting the rear of the seat.
Slide the seat toward the center of
the vehicle. Push the back of the seat down over
the floor hooks. Make sure the seat
is securely locked in place.

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Install the floor covers over the outer
floor hooks on the passenger's side as shown. Make sure the seat is securely
locked in place before driving. A seat
that is not locked in place could fly around and cause injury in a suddenstop or crash.
Reverse this procedure to move the
seat back to the outside.

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Removing the Bucket Seats in the

Second Row

Both seats can be removed to give
more cargo capacity.
To remove a seat: Pull up the seat-back angle
adjustment lever, and fold the seat-
back forward.
Unlock the seat from the floor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion's front edge and
lifting the rear of the seat. Unhook the front of the seat from
the floor by pulling it back slightly,
then pivoting it upward.
Always remove an unlocked seat from the vehicle before driving. Aseat that is not locked in place could
fly around and cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. To reinstall the seat, hook the front
of the seat to the floor, then push the
back into the locks. Make sure both the front and the back of the seat aresecurely latched before driving.
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Removing the Bench Seat in the

Second Row

SEAT-BACK ANGLE
ADJUSTMENT LEVER
The bench seat in the second row can be removed to give more cargo
space.

Because of the bench seat's size and
weight, you may want to have someone assist you when removing

it.

To remove the seat: Pull up the seat-back angle
adjustment lever on the side of the
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seat-back, and tilt the seat-back
forward.
The seat-back folds flat when you
pull the angle adjustment lever. Hold
the seat-back to keep it from foldingquickly.
Unlock the seat from the floor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion's front right edge and lifting the rear of the seat. Unhook the front of the seat from
the floor by pulling it back slightly,
then pivoting upward.
Always remove the unlocked seat from the vehicle before driving. Aseat that is not locked in place could
fly around and cause injury in a sudden stop or crash.
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To reinstall the seat, hook the front of the seat to the floor, then push the
back into the locks. Make sure both
the front and the back of the seat are securely latched before driving. Folding the Third Seat
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To create more cargo space, you can fold the third seat into the floor

recess.

To fold the third seat:
1. Remove the head restraints by pushing the release buttons and
pulling the restraints out. 2. Store the head restraints in the
side cargo net. To install the side
cargo net, hook the four loops on
the net to the tabs on the left side
panel.

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HANDLE

3. Unlock the seat-back by pulling
the handle. Push the seat-back

forward. HANDLE
4. Pull the handle on the back of the seat cushion while you pull the
entire seat towards you with the
strap. Pivot the seat into the floor

recess.
Make sure the center shoulder belt
is stored in the holder and the outer
shoulder belts are positioned on each
hook whenever the third seat is

folded.

Make sure all items in the cargo area
are secured. Loose items can fly
forward and cause injury if you have
to brake hard. See Carring Cargo
on page 191.

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