2000 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

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To open the tailgate, pull the handle,
then lift up the tailgate.
To close the tailgate, pull the tailgate down, then press down on the back
edge.
The tailgate also has a lock tab on
the inside.
To lock the tailgate without the key or the remote transmitter, push the
lock tab down and close the tailgate. See page 191 for information on
cargo loading. Keep the tailgate
closed at all times while driving to avoid damaging the tailgate, and to
prevent exhaust gas from getting into the interior. See Carbo n
Monoxid e Hazar d on page 53.
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LOCK
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HANDL
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Glove Bo x
Open the glove box by pulling the
bottom of the handle. Close it with a
firm push. Lock or unlock the glove
box with the master key.
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GLOVE BO X
An open glove box can cause
serious injury to your passengerin a crash, even if the
passenger is wearing the seat
belt.
Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.

Manual Slidin g Door s (L X Model )
Your Honda is equipped with dual
sliding doors. Be sure all passengers
are clear of the sliding doors before
closing them.
Opening and Closing the Doors
INSID E
To open a manual sliding door, pull
the inside or outside door handle andslide the door back. It will latch in
the fully-open position. To close the door, pull either handle and slide thedoor closed. Make sure the door is
closed and latched securely before driving.
Locking the Doors
Each sliding door has a lock knob
under the inside door handle. Slide
the lock knob forward to unlock, and
backward to lock.
When you drive with children in your vehicle, use the childproof doorlocks (see page 85). This will
prevent children from opening thedoors accidentally.
A Note About Refueling
Before refueling, make sure thedriver's side sliding door is fully
closed. When you release the fuel fill door, the driver's side sliding door
automatically locks so it cannot open
and interfere with the fuel door. If a
passenger attempts to unlock the door by cycling the lock knob several
times, the door may unlock and can
be opened.
If a passenger needs to get out of the
vehicle while you are refueling, instruct that person to exit on the
passenger's side, not the driver's
side.
After you close the fuel fill door, the sliding door does not automatically
unlock. You must unlock it manually.
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Manual Slidin g Door s (L X Model) , Powe r Slidin g Door s (E X Model )
Parking Facing Downhill
When parking facing downhill, make
sure the manual doors are latched in
the fully-open position, then hold the door open while allowing your
passengers to enter or exit the
vehicle. Do not pull the inside or outside door handle, or the latch will
release and the door will slam shut. Powe
r Slidin g Door s
Your Honda is equipped with dual power sliding doors. The doors onthe EX model are electrically
powered and can be operated with
the remote transmitter, the door
handles, or the switches on thedashboard.
Be sure all passengers are clear of
the sliding doors before closing them. The power sliding doors operate
with the ignition switch in any
position. In addition: The shift lever must be in Park.
The MAIN switch on thedashboard must be in the ON
position.
The sliding door you want to operate must be unlocked.
To open the door with the inside handle, the childproof door lockon the door you want to operate
must be unlocked (see page 85).
Make sure both sliding doors are
closed before you start driving.
If you shift out of Park while a door
is closing, you will hear a beep until
the power sliding door closes
completely.
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Closing a power sliding door
while any part of a passenger is in the door's path can cause
serious injury.
Make sure all passengers are
clear of the doorway before
closing a sliding door.

Power Slidin g Door s (E X Model )
If you shift out of Park while a door
is opening, you will hear a
continuous tone and the door willstop moving. If you keep driving with
the door open, the tone continues until you stop and close the door.
About the Main Switch
The MAIN switch on the dashboard controls electrical power to thesliding doors. During normal
operation, leave the MAIN switch in
the ON position. When the MAIN switch is off, the
electrical power is off and you will
not be able to use the dashboard switches or the remote transmitter
to open or close the power sliding
doors.
When the MAIN switch is off, you must operate each sliding door
manually. To open or close a door,
pull the inside or outside door handle and slide the door. The door will be
difficult to move; this is normal. Do
not use force or try to move the door
rapidly, you could damage the motor.
Operating the Doors With the
Dashboard Switches
The dashboard switches to the left of the steering column allow you toopen or close each sliding door. The
left switch controls the sliding door on the left side, and the right switch
controls the sliding door on the right
side.
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POWER SLIDIN G DOO R MAI N SWITC H
POWERSLIDIN G
DOO R
SWITCHE S

Power Slidin g Door s (E X Model )
To open a door, make sure the door
is unlocked. Then push and release
the bottom of the switch. If you
forget to unlock the door first, you
will hear three beeps. Unlock the door and try again.
To close a sliding door, push and release the top of the appropriate
switch.
To stop the power sliding door'smovement, push either the top or the
bottom of the appropriate switch.
The door will stop, and you will hear three beeps.
To start the door moving again, push the switch again: bottom to open, or
top to close.
Operating the Doors With the
Remote Transmitter
You can open or close each slidingdoor with the remote transmitter.
The right button controls the passenger's side sliding door, and
the left button controls the driver'sside sliding door. To open a sliding door, make sure
the door is unlocked. Then press theappropriate button for at least two
seconds. If you forget to unlock the
door first, you will hear three beeps.
Unlock the door and try again.
To close a sliding door, press the appropriate button for at least two
seconds.
To stop the power sliding door'smovement, push the appropriate
door button on the remote
transmitter. The door will stop, and
you will hear three beeps.
If you push the same button again,
the door will reverse direction.
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DRIVER' S
SID E
SLIDIN G
DOORBUTTO N
PASSENGER'S
SID E
SLIDIN G
DOO R
BUTTO N

Power Slidin g Door s (E X Model )
Operating the Doors With the Door
Handles
OUTSID E
INSIDE
With the sliding door fully-closed or
fully-open, pull the outside or inside door handle, then release it.
Once the door begins to move, the
door handles cannot be used to stop
the door. If you need to stop the door
for any reason, use the dashboard switches or the remote transmitter.
Locking the Doors
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Each sliding door has a lock knob
under the inside door handle. Slide
the lock knob forward to unlock, and
backward to lock the doors. You can also use the lock and unlock buttons
on the remote transmitter.
When you drive with children in your
vehicle, use the childproof door locks (see page 85). This will
prevent children from opening thedoors accidentally.
Sliding Doors and Obstacles
Each power sliding door has an auto-
reverse feature. If a door meets
resistance while closing, it will beep
three times and automatically
reverse direction. However, the door
may not immediately reverse direction (like some elevator doors),
and the force of a closing door may
cause bruising or discomfort. Always
make sure passengers and any objects are well away from the power
sliding doors before closing them.
Also check that passengers, especially children, do not have their
hands on the edge of the sliding door or on the door pillar. The auto-
reverse feature stops working when
the door is about to latch so the
motor can pull the door shut.
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Power Slidin g Door s (E X Model )
If a person or object is in the way
after the door begins to close, the
door handles cannot be used to stop
the door. To stop the door, use the dashboard switches or the remote
transmitter.
A Note About Refueling
Before refueling, make sure the driver's side sliding door is fully
closed. When you release the fuel fill
door, the driver's side sliding door
automatically locks so it cannot open
and interfere with the fuel door. If a
passenger attempts to unlock the door by cycling the lock knob several
times, the door may unlock and can be opened.
If a passenger needs to get out of the
vehicle while you are refueling, instruct that person to exit on the
passenger's side, not the driver's
side.
After you close the fuel fill door, the sliding door does not automatically
unlock. You must unlock it manually.
Parking Facing Downhill
When parking facing downhill on a steep grade, the power sliding doors
may not open or close as they do
normally.
Make sure the MAIN switch is in
the ON position. This allows the
power assist to keep the doors
from slamming shut.
If the MAIN switch is off, the doorcan slam shut and possibly injure
someone.
Make sure the power sliding doors
are latched in the fully-open
position, then hold the door open
while allowing your passengers to enter or exit the vehicle. Do not
pull the inside or outside door
handle, or the latch will release
and the door will close.
How to Reset the Power Sliding
Doors
If your vehicle's battery is
disconnected or goes dead while asliding door is open, the power
sliding door system needs to be reset.
After reconnecting the battery:
Close each sliding door completely
by hand; or
Move the MAIN switch on the
dashboard to the ON position.
Push and hold the top of each door switch until each sliding door
closes completely.
If the power sliding doors are closed, the system will reset itselfautomatically once the battery has
been reconnected. If the power sliding doors do notoperate properly after resetting,
have your vehicle checked by a Honda dealer.
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