2004 HONDA ODYSSEY tailgate

The childproof door locks are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom 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 f rom the inside
regardless of the position of the lock
knob. To open the door, slide the
lock knob forward, and use the
outside door handle.With the childproof door locks on,
automatic operation with the inside
door handle is disabled.
Use your key to lock and unlock the
tailgate.
You can also lock and unlock the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
(see page ).81
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On EX and EX-L models
On EX and EX-L models
Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Childproof Door L ocks T ailgate
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Unlock
LOCK
LEVER Lock

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.Keep the tailgate closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging the
tailgate and to prevent exhaust gas
f rom getting into the interior. See
on page
.
To open the tailgate, pull the handle,
then lif t up. To close the tailgate, use
the inner handle to pull it down, then
press down on the back edge. 54
Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Carbon Monoxide Hazard
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HANDLE
LOCK
TAB

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Pressthisbuttontolock
all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior and interior lights will f lash.
This button does not work if any
door or the tailgate is not f ully closed
or key is in the ignition switch. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Push it
twice to unlock the other doors and
the tailgate. Some exterior and
interior lights will f lash twice when
you push the button the f irst time. If
you do not open any door or the
tailgate within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock.
When you press the UNLOCK
button, the f ront and rear individual
map lights and the cargo area light,
depending on their switch positions,
will come on (see page ). If you
do not open any door or the tailgate,
the lights stay on for about 10
seconds, then go out. If you relock
thedoorsandthetailgatewiththe
remote transmitter before 10
seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go of f immediately. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to attract attention;
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter or turn the ignition
switch to ON (II).
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On EX and EX-L models
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
LOCK UNL OCK
PA NIC
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LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON

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If it takes several pushes on the
button to lock or unlock the doors
and the tailgate, replace the battery
as soon as possible.
To replace the battery, move the
round cover on the back of the
transmitter by turning it
counterclockwise with a coin. Insert
a new battery with the side facing
up. Reinstall the cushion ring. Align
the mark on the cover with
the mark on the transmitter.
Setthecoverinplaceandturnit
clockwise.
Battery type: CR2025
As required by the FCC:
This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Replacing the Transmitter Battery
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Open
Close ROUND
COVER
CUSHION
RING
BATTERY

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.
To change the seat-back angle of the
bucket seats in the second row, pull
forwardontheleverontheoutside
of the seat-back. To change the seat-back angle of the
f ront seat, pull up on the lever on the
outside of the seat bottom.
To adjust the seat-back angle of the
third seat, open the tailgate. Pull 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.
On LX model
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Driver’s Seat Manual Height
Adjustment
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HANDLE

The light control switch has three
positions: OFF, Door Activated, and
ON.OFF
None of the lights come on when a
door or the tailgate is opened.
The individual map lights in the
f ront can be turned on and of f 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.
Door
Activated The individual map lights in the
f ront come on when any door or
thetailgateisopened.Whenthe
doors and the tailgate are closed,
eachlightcanbeturnedonandoff
with the switch next to the light.
The individual map lights in the
second and third rows come on
whenanydoororthetailgateis
opened. When the doors and the
tailgate are closed, each light can
be turned on and of f by pushing
on the lens. The cargo area light comes on
when any door or the tailgate is
opened if the light control switch
is in the door activated (center)
position. When the doors and the
tailgate are closed, the cargo area
lightcanbeturnedonwiththe
switch in the light.
ON All the individual map lights come
onandstayonaslongasthe
switch remains in the ON position.
The cargo area light comes on and
stays on if the light control switch
is in the door activated (center)
position.
When this switch is in the position: When the switch is in the
position: When the light control switch is in theposition:
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Interior Lights
L ight Control Switch
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LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
ON
DOOR
ACTIVATED
POSITION
OFF

The lights go out about six seconds
after all the doors and the tailgate
are closed.
With the light control switch in the
Door Activated position, all the
individual map lights and the cargo
area light (with its switch in the
center position) come on when you
unlock the door with the remote
transmitter (see page ).
Withanydoororthetailgateleft
open, the lights stay on about 3
minutes, then go out.Turn on the f ront individual map
lights by pushing the button next to
each light. Push the button again to
turn it off. You can also operate
these lights with the light control
switch (see page ).Turn on each rear individual map
light by pushing the lens when the
ignition switch is in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the lens again to turn it off.
You can also operate these lights
with the light control switch (see
page ).
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On EX and EX-L models
Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Individual Map L ights
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FRONTREAR

The cargo area light has a three-
position switch. In the OFF position,
the light does not come on. In the
center position, it comes on when
you open the tailgate. In the ON
position, it stays on continuously.
This light also works with the light
control switch (see page ).The ignition switch light comes on
when you open the driver’s door, and
stays on several seconds after you
close the door.
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Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Cargo A rea L ight Ignition Switch L ight
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OFF
ON