2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

To open a sliding door, make sure
the door is unlocked. Then press the
appropriate button. If you forget to unlock the
door f irst, you will hear three beeps.
Unlock the door and try again.
To close a sliding door, press the
appropriate button f or at least two
seconds.
To stop the power sliding door’s
movement, 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.
To open a door, make sure the door
is unlocked. Then push and release
the bottom of the switch. If you
f orget to unlock the door f irst, 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’s
movement, 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
toptoclose.
You can open or close each sliding
door with the remote transmitter.
The right button controls the
passenger’s side sliding door, and
the left button controls the driver’s
side sliding door.
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Operat ing t he Doors Wit h t he
Remote Transmitter
Power Sliding Doors (EX, EX-L Models)
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Each power sliding door has an auto-
reverse f eature. 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 f orce of a closing door may
cause bruising or discomf ort. Always
make sure passengers and any
objects are well away f rom the power
sliding doors bef ore 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 f eature stops working when
the door is about to latch so the
motor can pull the door shut.
With the sliding door f ully-closed or
f ully-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
f or any reason, use the dashboard
switches or the remote transmitter. Each sliding door has a lock knob
under the inside door handle. Slide
the lock knob f orward to unlock, and
backward to lock the doors. You can
also use the lock and unlock buttons
on the remote transmitter.
Whenyoudrivewithchildreninyour
vehicle, use the childproof door
locks (see page ). This will
prevent children f rom opening the
doors accidentally.
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Operat ing t he Doors Wit h t he Door
Handles L ocking t he Doors
Sliding Doors and Obst acles
Power Sliding Doors (EX, EX-L Models)
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If a person or object is in the way
af ter 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.
If a passenger needs to get out of the
vehicle while you are ref ueling,
instruct that person to exit on the
passenger’s side, not the driver’s
side.Make sure the power sliding doors
are latched in the f ully-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. Make sure the MAIN switch is in
the ON position. This allows the
power assist to keep the doors
f rom slamming shut.
If the MAIN switch is off, the door
can slam shut and possibly injure
someone.If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead while a
sliding door is open, the power
sliding door system needs to be reset.
Af ter 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 itself
automatically once the battery has
been reconnected.
If the power sliding doors do not
operate properly af ter resetting,
have your vehicle checked by a
Honda dealer.
When parking f acing downhill on a
steep grade, the power sliding doors
may not open or close as they do
normally.
Bef ore ref ueling, make sure the
driver’s side sliding door is f ully
closed. When you release the f uel f ill
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. Af ter you close the f uel f ill door, the
sliding door does not automatically
unlock. You must unlock it manually.
A Not e A bout Ref ueling
Parking Facing DownhillHow t o Reset t he Power Sliding
Doors
Power Sliding Doors (EX, EX-L Models)
Inst rument s and Cont rols96

If the Power Sliding Door indicator
comes on and stays on, it indicates a
problem in the system. Turn the
MAIN switch of f to turn of f the
indicator. Have the system inspected
by your Honda dealer as soon as
possible.
Power Sliding Door Indicat or
Power Sliding Doors (EX, EX-L Models)
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There are bucket seats with
armrests for two front passengers,
bucket seats with armrests for two
passengers in the second row, and a
bench seat f or three passengers in
the third row.
For greater cargo capacity, the seats
in the second row can be removed,
andthebenchseatinthethirdrow
can be f olded into the f loor. Passenger Seating
Convert ible Second Row BucketSeat s
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols98

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See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position seats and seat-backs. 12 13
The EX and EX-L models have a
power adjustable driver’s seat. All
other models have manual driver’s
seat adjustments.
The f ront passenger’s seat, and the
seats in the second and third rows
adjust manually.
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving.
To adjust the seat forward and
backward, pull up on the lever under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge. Move
the seat to the desired position and
releasethelever.Trytomovethe
seat to make sure it is locked in
position.To adjust the bucket seats in the
second row, pull up on the lever on
the front of the seat bottom.
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Seat A djustments
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols99

To 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.
To change the seat-back angle of the
f ront seats, pull up on the lever on
the outside of the seat bottom. To change the seat-back angle of the
bucket seats in the second row, pull
forwardontheleverontheoutside
of the seat-back.
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols100
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The height of your driver’s seat is
adjustable. Turn the front dial on the
outside of the seat cushion to raise
the front of the seat bottom and turn
the rear dial to raise the rear.
Make all adjustments bef ore you
start driving.
On LX model
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Driver’s Seat Manual Height
Adjustment
Seats
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