2000 HONDA ODYSSEY tailgate

Keys and Locks

LOCKTAB

Each front door has a lock tab on the
top.
When you push down the lock
tab on the driver's door, all the doors and the tailgate lock. Pulling up the
lock tab on the driver's door unlocks
only

that door. The lock tab on the
front

passenger's door locks and
unlocks only that door.
To lock the front passenger's door
when getting out of the vehicle, push
the

lock tab down and close the door. To lock the driver's door, along with
the

remaining doors and the tailgate,
push the lock tab down or push the
master

switch down, then close the
door.
All doors and the tailgate can be locked from the outside by using the
key

in either front door. To unlock
only

the driver's door from the
outside,
turn the key and release it.
If you turn the key and hold it, all
doors
and the tailgate will unlock. All
four doors and the tailgate will unloc
k when you unlock the
passenger's door with the key.

Instruments and Controls
Lockout Prevention

I
f you forget and leave the key in the
ignition
switch, Lockout Prevention
will

not allow you to lock the driver's
door.

With the driver's door open
and

the key in the ignition, both
master
door lock switches are
disabled. However, if the driver's
door is not open, the master door
lock switches are not disabled.Pushin

g the switch down on the
open

passenger's door will lockall
doors. If you try to lock an open driver's

door by pushing in the lock
tab, the tabs on both front doors pop out

and the lock knobs on the rear
sliding doors slide out. Pushing in
the lock tab on the passenger's door only
locks that door.

Keys an d Lock s
Remot e Transmitte r
On EX model
You can lock and unlock your vehicle
with the remote transmitter. When
you push the LOCK button, all doors
and the tailgate lock. The parking
lights, side marker lights, taillights
and instrument panel lights flash
once.
When you push the UNLOCK button
once, only the driver's door unlocks.
The remaining doors and the tailgate unlock when you push the button asecond time. The parking lights, side
marker lights, taillights and
instrument panel lights flash twice
when you push the button the first
time.
When you press the UNLOCK button, the front and rear individualmap lights and the cargo area light,depending on their switch positions,
will come on (see page 125). If you do not open any door or the tailgate,
the lights stay on for about 10 seconds, then go out. If you relock
the doors and the tailgate with the
remote transmitter before 10 seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go off immediately. If you unlock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter,
but do not open any door or the
tailgate within 30 seconds, all doors
and the tailgate automatically relock.
You cannot lock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
if any door or the tailgate is not fully
closed. You cannot lock or unlock
the doors and the tailgate with the
key in the ignition switch.
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Instrument
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UNLOCK
BUTTO N LOC
K
BUTTO N
PANI C
BUTTO N
LED

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Replacing the Battery
When the remote transmitter's
battery begins to get weak, it maytake several pushes on the button tolock or unlock the doors and the
tailgate, and the LED will get dim.Replace the battery as soon as
possible.
Battery type: CR2025 To replace the battery, remove the
round cover on the back of the trans-
mitter by turning it counterclockwise
with a coin.
Remove the old battery and note the
polarity. Make sure the polarity of
the new battery is the same (+ side
facing up), then insert it in the
transmitter. Reinstall the O-ring. Align the
mark on the cover with the
mark on the transmitter,
then set the cover in place and turn it clockwise.
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Ope
n
Clos e
ROUN DCOVERCUSHIO N
RIN G
BATTER Y

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Childproo f Doo r Lock s
The childproof door locks are designed to prevent children seated
in the rear from accidentally opening
the rear sliding doors. Each door has a lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position, the door cannot be opened from the inside
regardless of the position of the lock
knob. To open the door, slide the lock knob forward and use theoutside door handle.On EX model
With the childproof door locks on, automatic operation with the insidedoor handle is disabled. Tailgat
e
Use your key to lock and unlock the
tailgate.
On the EX model, you can also lock
and unlock the tailgate with the
remote transmitter (see page 81).
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LOCK
LEVE R

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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.
Instrument s an d Control s
LOCK
TA B
HANDL
E

Seats

To change the seat-back angle of the front
seats, pull up on the lever on
th

e outside of the seat bottom. To change the seat-back angle of the
bucket seats in the second row, pull
forward
on the lever on the outside
of the seat-back.
HANDLE
T

o adjust the seat-back angle of the
third

seat, open the tailgate. Pull on
the handle on the back of the seat- back,

move the seat-back to the
desired position, and release the
handle. Let the seat-back latch in the new

position.

Instruments and Controls

Interior Light s
Light Contro l Switc h
The light control switch controls the interior lights: the individual map
lights by the sun visors, the
individual map lights above the second and third row passengers,
and the cargo area light. This switch
has three positions: OFF, Door
Activated, and ON. When this switch is in the OFF
position:
None of the lights come on when a
door or the tailgate is opened.
The individual map lights in the front can be turned on and off with
the switches next to the lights.
The individual map lights in the second and third rows cannot be
turned on.
The cargo area light can be turned on with the switch in the light. When the switch is in the Door
Activated position:
The individual map lights in thefront come on when any door orthe tailgate is opened. When thedoors and the tailgate are closed,
each light can be turned on and off
with the switch next to the light.
The individual map lights in the second and third rows come on
when any door or the tailgate is opened. When the doors and the
tailgate are closed, each light can
be turned on and off by pushing on the lens.
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LIGH
T CONTRO L SWITC H
DOO R
ACTIVATE D
POSITIO N
OFF
O
N

Interio
r Light s

The cargo area light comes on when any door or the tailgate is opened if the switch in the light is
in the door activated (center)
position. When the doors and the
tailgate are closed, it can be turned on with the switch in the light. When the switch is in the ON

position:
All the individual map lights come
on and stay on as long as the
switch remains in the ON position. The cargo area light comes on and
stays on if the switch in the light is
in the door activated (center)

position.
On EX model
The lights go out about six seconds after all the doors and the tailgate
have closed.
With the light control switch in the Door Activated position, all the
individual map lights and the cargo
area light (with the switch in the
center position) come on when you
unlock the door with the remote
transmitter (see page 81).
With any door or the tailgate left open, the lights stay on about three
minutes, then go out.
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