2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ECU

Make any steering wheel adjustment
bef ore you start driving.Push the lever under the steering
column all the way down.
Move the steering wheel so it
points toward your chest, not
toward your f ace. Make sure you
can see the instrument panel
gauges and indicators.Push the lever up to lock the
steering wheel in position.
Make sure you have securely
locked the steering wheel in place
by trying to move it up and down.
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4.
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2.
Steering Wheel A djustment
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Adjusting the steering wheel
position while driving may
cause you to lose control of the
vehicle and be seriously injured
inacrash.
Adjust the steering wheel only
when the vehicle is stopped.

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Press this button once to
lock all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior lights will f lash. When you
push LOCK twice within 5 seconds,
you will hear a beep to verify that the
doors and the tailgate are locked and
the security system has set. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors and
the tailgate. Some exterior lights will
f lash twice each time you press the
button.
If you do not open any doors or the
tailgate within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock and the security
system sets.
If you press the LOCK button and
the PASSENGER’S SIDE SLIDING
DOOR button at the same time f or
about 1 second, the LED in the
remote transmitter will blink twice,
and all doors and the tailgate will
unlock simultaneously when you
press the UNLOCK button. To
cancel this f eature, press the LOCK
button and the PASSENGER’S SIDE
SLIDING DOOR button at the same time. The LED will blink once.
On the Touring model, you can
change this setting (see page ). When you press the UNLOCK
button, the f ront and rear individual
map lights, depending on their
switch positions, will come on (see
page ). If you do not open any
door or the tailgate, the lights stay
on f or about 30 seconds, then go out.
If you relock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
bef ore 30 seconds have elapsed, the
lights will go of f immediately.
Press and hold this
button for about 1 second to attract
attention; the horn will sound and
the exterior 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 Touring models
LOCK UNL OCK
PA NIC
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
133
LEDLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON

To open, pull the inside or outside
door handle, and slide the door back.
It will latch in the f ully open position.
When opening f rom the inside, the
childproof door lock must be
unlocked.
To close, pull either handle, and slide
the door closed. Make sure the door
is closed and latched securely bef ore
driving, and all passengers are clear
of the sliding doors bef ore closing
them.
If youcannotopenthetailgate,
remove the cover on the back of the
tailgate(seepage ).Usethekey
to unlock the tailgate as shown, then
pull the outer handle to open the
tailgate. The doors are electrically powered
and can be operated with the remote
transmitter, the door handles, or the
dashboard switches. To operate the
doors:
When opening a sliding door, it stops
about halfway if the window is open
morethan3in(8cm).If thevehicle
is f acing downhill, the sliding door
will slam shut when you release the
door handle. Always close the
window f ully bef ore opening the
sliding door. The shift lever must be in Park or
Neutral. To operate the doors with
the shift lever in Neutral, the
ignition switch must be in the ON
(II) position with the brake pedal
pressed or the parking brake
applied.
TheMAINswitchmustbeinthe
ON position.
The doors must be unlocked.
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LX model
On EX and Touring models
On LX and EX models
Power Sliding Doors
Opening and Closing Manual
Sliding Doors
Door L ocks, Sliding Doors
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Unlock the seat f rom the f loor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge and
lifting the rear of the seat.
Slide the seat toward the center of
the vehicle.
The second row bucket seat on the
passenger’s side can be moved to the
center to provide access to the third
row seat.
To get into or out of the third row
seat, pull up the release lever on the
shoulder of each second row bucket
seat. The seat-back will tilt forward
and the whole seat will slide f orward.
Push the back of the seat down over
the f loor hooks. Make sure the seat
is securely locked in place.
Remove the piece mat and the f loor
cover f rom under the passenger’s
side bucket seat. To remove the
piece mat, unfasten the two buttons
on the rear edge. Moving the Second Row Bucket
Seat
Seats
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LOCK
RELEASE
LEVER
BUTTONS
PIECE MAT

Both seats can be removed to give
more cargo capacity.
To remove a seat:
Make sure the seat is securely
locked in place bef ore driving. A seat
thatisnotlockedinplacecouldfly
around and cause injury in a sudden
stop or crash.
Reversethisproceduretomovethe
seat back to the outside.
When the passenger’s side bucket
seat is in the outside position, and
theplus-oneseatorthesecondrow
console is not used, install the f loor
mat and the piece mat over the
center f loor anchors between the
bucket seats. Make sure to f asten
the buttons on the mat to the floor.
Install the f loor covers over the outer
f loor anchor and install the piece mat
over the f loor cover. Insert the tabs
on the piece mat into the slit on the
floor. Fasten the buttons on the mat
to the f loor.
Pull up the seat-back angle
adjustment lever, and fold the seat-
back f orward.
Unlock the seat f rom the f loor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge and
lifting the rear of the seat.
Seats
Removing the Bucket Seats in the
Second Row
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LOCK RELEASE LEVER
PIECE MAT
SLIT COVER
TABS

You can install the stowable plus-one
seat between the second row bucket
seats.
To reinstall the seat, hook the f ront
of the seat to the f loor, then push the
backintothelocks.Makesureboth
the f ront and the back of the seat are
securely latched bef ore driving.
Unhook the f ront of the seat f rom
the f loor by pulling it back slightly,
then pivoting it upward.
Always remove an unsecured seat
f rom the vehicle bef ore driving. A
seat that is not locked in place could
be thrown about and cause injury in
a sudden stop or crash.
On EX model only
Seats
Installing the Stowable Second
Row Plus-One Seat
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CONT INUED
To remove the seat, lower the head
restraint all the way down. Remove
the seat cushion by pulling the strap
on the seat cushion, and f old the
seat-back forward.
To install the stowable plus-one seat,
pull the leg f olding lever to unf old
the leg, hook the front of the seat to
the f loor, then push down the back
until it locks. Make sure both the
f ront and back of the seat are
securely latched. Pull up the seat-
back, and adjust the seat-back angle
to the desired position while pulling
the seat-back angle adjustment strap
on the outside of the seat bottom. Install the seat cushion on the seat
bottom plate. To install the cushion,
hook the f ront of the cushion f irst,
then push down the rear until the
cushion is securely positioned.
To use the plus-one seat as a center
console, remove its seat cushion by
pulling up the seat cushion strap.
Then pivot the seat-back forward
until it is f lat. Store the seat cushion
in the f loor storage area.
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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ANGLE ADJUSTMENT STRAP

To create more cargo space, you can
f old the one-motion third row ‘‘Magic
Seat’’ into the floor recess.Unlatch the detachable seat belt
anchor center seat belt, and let the
belt retract all the way into the
ceiling. Place the latch plate and
anchor latch into their holding
slots.
Lower the head restraints f ully.
Always remove an unsecured seat
f rom the vehicle bef ore driving. A
seat that is not locked in place could
be thrown about and cause injury in
a sudden stop or crash.
Thestowableplus-oneseatassembly
canbestoredinthefloorstorage
area between the f ront seats and the
secondrowseats.Todothis,remove
theLazySusanfromthefloor
storage area.
Unlock the seat f rom the f loor by
pulling the lock release lever and the
leg f olding lever on the bottom of the
seat-back, and lift the rear of the seat.
Unhook the f ront of the seat f rom
the f loor by pulling it back slightly,
then pivoting it upward. 1.
2.
Seats
Folding the One-Motion T hird
Row ‘‘Magic Seat’’
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LOCK RELEASE LEVER
LEG FOLDING LEVER