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2009 Odyssey Online Reference Owner's Manual 
                                                                                                                 Contents  
  
 Owner's Identification Form
 
 Introduction  ..........................................................................................................................................................  i      A Few Words About Safety  ..............................................................................................................................  iii 
 Your  Vehicle  at  a  Glance  (main  controls)  ......................................................................................................  3 
 Driver  and  Passenger  Safety  (seat  belts,  SRS,  and  child  protection)   ..........................................................  5  
 Instruments  and  Controls  (indicators,  gauges,  dashboard,  and  steering  column)  .........................................  63   
 Features  (climate control, audio,  steering  wheel, rear entertainment, security, cruise control and HomeLink® )....... 209  
 Before  Driving  (fuel,  vehicle  break- in,  and  cargo  loading)   ............................................................................  367  
 Driving  (engine  and  transmission  operation) ......................................................................................................  383  
 Maintenance   (minder,  fluid  checking,  minor  services,  and  vehicle  storage)......................................................  413  
 Taking  Care  of  the  Unexpected  (flat  tire,  dead  battery,  overheating,  and  fuses) .....................................  461  
 Technical  Information  (vehicle  specifications,  tires,  and  emissions  controls) ................................................  491  
 Warranty  and  Customer  Relations  (U. S.  and  Canada  only) (warranty  and  contact  information) ......... 509  
 Authorized  Manuals  (U. S.  only) (how  to  order) ...........................................................................................  513  
 Index  ............................................................................................................................... ......................................  I  
  
Service  Information  Summary  ( fluid  capacities  and  tire  pressures)   
   
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Each second row bucket seat has a
tether anchorage point at the bottom
of the seat-back.Af ter properly securing the child
seat (see page ), lif t the head
restraint, then route the tether
strap over the seat-back and
through the head restraint legs.
A child seat with a tether can be
installed in any seating position in
the second or third row seats.
Since a tether can provide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
tether whenever one is required or
available.
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Installing a Child Seat with a
TetherSecond Row Inst allat ion
Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT TETHER
STRAP
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The U.S. instrument panel is shown. Dif f erences f or the Canadian models are noted in the text.
Instrument Panel
Inst rument s and Cont rols
LX, EX, EX-L and Canadian DX models
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HIGH BEAM
INDICATOR
IMMOBILIZER
SYSTEM
INDICATOR
POWER SLIDING
DOOR INDICATOR
DOOR AND
TAILGATE OPEN
INDICATOR
CHARGING
SYSTEM
INDICATOR FUEL ECONOMY
INDICATOR
MALFUNCTION
INDICATOR
LAMP LOW TIRE PRESSURE
INDICATOR
LIGHTS ON INDICATOR CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST
(VSA) SYSTEM INDICATOR
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE
SYSTEM (ABS)
INDICATOR
CRUISE CONTROL
INDICATOR
LOW FUEL INDICATOR
SEAT BELT REMINDER
INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT
SYSTEM (SRS)
INDICATOR
PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE
SYSTEM INDICATOR SECURITY
SYSTEM
INDICATOR
(P.70)
(P.75)
(P.76) (P.34,67)
(P.75)(P.76)
(P.21,68)(P.35,68)
(P.74) (P.75)
(P.75)
(P.75)
(P.73)
(P.73)TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS) INDICATOR
(P.73)
MAINTENANCE MINDER
INDICATOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
(DRL) INDICATOR VSA ACTIVATION
INDICATOR
POWER TAILGATE OPEN
INDICATOR
(P.74)
(P.70,394)
(P.67,479) (P.67,480)
LOW OIL PRESSURE
INDICATOR(P.67,479) (P.70,394)
(P.71,396)
(P.72,397)
(P.69,392)
(P.69,481)
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ÎThe U.S. instrument panel is shown. Dif f erences f or the Canadian models are noted in the text.
Instrument Panel
T ouring models
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SEAT BELT REMINDER 
INDICATORDOOR AND TAILGATE
OPEN INDICATOR
SECURITY SYSTEM
INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
(P.76) (P.21,68)
(P.35,68) (P.75)
(P.75)
(P.70)
(P.76)
FUEL ECONOMY
INDICATOR 
(P.75) 
MALFUNCTION 
INDICATOR LAMP 
LIGHTS ON INDICATOR
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM 
(ABS) INDICATOR
CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR
CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR (P.75)
CHARGING SYSTEM INDICATOR 
FOG LIGHT INDICATOR IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM INDICATOR
HIGH BEAM INDICATOR
SYSTEM MESSAGE 
INDICATOR
LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LOW FUEL
INDICATOR
PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE SYSTEM
INDICATOR
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(SRS) INDICATOR (P.74)
(P.34,67)
(P.73)
(P.73)
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL)
INDICATOR (P.73) (P.73)
LOW TIRE PRESSURE/TPMS
INDICATOR
VSA ACTIVATION
INDICATOR
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM
INDICATOR
(P.67,479) 
(P.67,480)
(P.67,479) (P.70,394)
(P.70,394)
(P.71,399)
(P.69,392)
(P.69,481)
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This indicator comes on f or a f ew 
seconds when you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. It
remindsyouthatitistimetotake
your vehicle in f or scheduled
maintenance. The maintenance main
items and sub items will be displayed
in the inf ormation display. See pagef or more inf ormation on the
maintenance minder. 
This indicator goes of f when your 
dealer resets it after completing the
required maintenance service. This indicator comes on when there
is a system message on the multi-
inf ormation display. Press the INFO
button on the steering wheel (see
page ) to see the message (see
page ). 
Most of the time, this indicator 
comes on along with other indicators
in the instrument panel such as the
seat belt reminder indicator, SRS
indicator, VSA system indicator, etc.
This indicator comes on when the
security system is set. For more
inf ormation, see page .318
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On LX, EX, EX-L and Canadian DX models On Touring modelsOn EX, EX-L and Touring models
Instrument Panel Indicators
Maintenance Minder
Indicator
System Message
IndicatorSecurity System Indicator
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SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR
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Î
Î
Î Î Î
Î Menu Item
AUTO DOOR LOCK
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
KEYLESS LOCK
SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER
FRONT WIPER
ACTION Setting Option
SHIFT FROM P
WIT H VEHICLE SPEED
OFF
DRIVER’S DOOR WITH
SHIFT TO P
ALL DOORS WITH SHIFT
TO P
DRIVER’S DOOR WITH
IGN OFF
ALL DOORS WITH IGN
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
30 sec
60 sec
90 sec
WITH VEH SPD
INTERMITTENT
OK
CANCEL Page
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125
127
129
131
104
Group Setup
DOOR · WINDOW
SETUP
(P.122)
WIPER SETUP
(P.131)
DEFAULT ALL Description
Changes when the doors automatically lock.
Changes when the doors automatically unlock.
The exterior lights flash each time you press the
LOCK or UNLOCK button. A beeper will also sound
when you press the LOCK button twice.
Changes how long it takes (in seconds) for the doors
to relock and the security system to set af ter you
unlock and do not open the door.
Changes the wiper operation between two settings
when the wiper switch is in the INT position.
Changes all the customized settings as they were
when the vehicle left the factory.
Default setting
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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To customize a setting, press the
INFO button repeatedly until you see
the setting you want to customize,
and press the SEL/RESET button.
Then f ollow the procedures
described on the f ollowing pages.AUTO DOOR LOCK (see page
)
SECURITY RELOCK TIMER (see
page ) KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (see
page ) AUTO DOOR UNLOCK (see
page )
There are three custom settings in
the Door · Window Setup:
While the multi-information display
shows ‘‘DOOR · WINDOW SETUP,’’
press the SEL/RESET button on the
steering wheel. Each time you press
the INFO button, the display
changesasshowninthenext
column. 123
125
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Door · Window Setup
Multi-Inf ormation Display
122
Press the INFO
button
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Each time you press the INFO 
button, the display changes to ‘‘ON,’’
to ‘‘OFF,’’ then to ‘‘EXIT.’’ 
Select ‘‘ON’’ or ‘‘OFF’’ by pressing 
the INFO button, and enter your
selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.
When you press the UNLOCK
button on the remote transmitter to
unlock the doors and the tailgate, the
exterior lights blink twice to verif y
that the doors and the tailgate are
unlocked and the security system is
turned off. 
When you push the LOCK button on 
the remote transmitter, some
exterior lights f lash, and a beeper
sounds when you push the LOCK
button again within 5 seconds to
verify that the doors and the tailgate
arelockedandthesecuritysystem
has set (see page ). You can
customize the exterior lights not to
f lash and the beeper not to sound.
While the multi-information display
shows ‘‘DOOR·WINDOW SETUP,’’
press the SEL/RESET button on the
steering wheel. Then press the
INFO button repeatedly until you see
‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’ as shown
above.Press the SEL/RESET button. The
display changes as shown above.
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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