2011 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

If the power door lock system cannot
unlock the tailgate, unlock it
manually.If you need to unlock the tailgate
manually, it means there is a
problem with the tailgate. Have the
vehicle checked by your dealer.
Place a cloth on the upper edge of
the cover to prevent scratches, then
use a small flat-tip screwdriver to
remove the cover on the back of the
tailgate.
Keep pressing the dashboard
switch, press and hold the power
tailgate button on the remote
transmitter until the LED on the
remote flashes (for 1 second).
Release the dashboard switch.
Follow steps 1 through 3 within 20
seconds and repeat it f our times.
To go back to the other setting,
repeat the above procedure.
When the ‘‘WHEN UNLOCKED’’
mode is set, you will hear 3 short
beeps.
When the ‘‘ANYTIME’’ mode is
set, you will hear a long beep.
2.
3.
4.
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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.
Push the release lever to the right as
shown. The doors are electrically powered
and can be operated with the remote
transmitter, the door handles, the
dashboard switches or both door
pillar switches. To operate the doors:
When opening a sliding door, it stops
about halfway if the window is open
more than about 3 in (8 cm). If the
vehicle 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 ignition switch must be in the
ON (II) position with the brake
pedal pressed or the parking brake
applied when you operate the
doors with the shif t lever in any
position other than Park.
The power sliding door MAIN
switch must be in the ON position.
To open the door with the inside
handle or the door pillar switch,
the childproof door lock on the
door must be unlocked (see page
).
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Opening and Closing Manual
Sliding Doors
Power Sliding Doors
Tailgate, Sliding Doors
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On EX-L and Touring modelsLEVER
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To open or close the door with the
outside door handle, pull the door
handle. If you pull the door handle
while a door is opening or closing,
the door stops moving. If you pull the
door handle again, the door will
If you release the brake pedal or the
parking brake when you try to open
the sliding door, you will hear a beep
and the door will be left ajar.
To open the door f ully, shif t to Park,
press the brake, or apply the parking
brake.
If you release the brake pedal or the
parking brake when you try to close
the sliding door, you will hear a beep
until the door closes.
When you shif t out of Park while a
door is opening, you will hear a
continuous tone and the door will
stop moving if you release the brake
pedal or the parking brake. Stop the
vehicle and close the door. If you shif t out of Park while a door
is closing and you have neither
pressed the brake pedal nor applied
the parking brake, you will hear a
beep until the door closes.
To open the door with the inside
door handle, tilt the handle
backward. Tilt it f orward to close the
door. If you tilt the handle in either
direction while the door is opening
or closing, the door stops moving.
Thentiltthehandleinthe
appropriate direction to open or
When the shif t lever is in Park:
When the shif t lever is in any position
except Park and the ignition switch is inthe ON (II) position:Sliding Doors
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The dashboard switches on the lef t
of the steering column allow you to
open or close the power sliding doors.
The MAIN switch on the dashboard
controls power to the sliding doors.The door pillar switches f or the rear
passengers are located on the door
pillar trim panel in f ront of the power
sliding door on both sides. To close a sliding door, push and
release the top of the switch.
To stop a door, push either the top or
bottom of the switch. The door will
stop and you will hear three beeps.
Push the switch again to resume
movement.
When the MAIN switch is in the
OFF position, you have to operate
the doors manually. To open a power sliding door, push
and release the bottom of the
appropriate switch. If you f orget to
unlock the door, you may hear three
beeps. Unlock the door, and try
again.
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Swit ches
Sliding Doors
Instruments and Controls
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POWER SLIDING DOOR
DOOR PILLAR SWITCH
POWER SLIDING DOOR
DASHBOARD SWITCHES
POWER SLIDING DOOR MAIN SWITCH
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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 reverse direction.
However, the door may not reverse
immediately and may cause some
bruising or discomf ort. Always make
sure passengers and objects are
clear of the doors bef ore closing
them.
Press and hold the appropriate
button on the remote transmitter for
about 1 second to unlock and open
the sliding door simultaneously. The
f ront door on the same side will also
unlock. Press and hold the button
again to close the sliding door. The
sliding door and the f ront door on
the same side will remain unlocked
even af ter closing the sliding door. If a rear window is open more than
about 3 in (8 cm), the power sliding
door is designed to stop about
half way to avoid accidents. If this
happens, close the door with the
door handles, the dashboard switch,
door pillar switch, or the remote
transmitter. Close the window and
open the sliding door. Make sure the
window is f ully closed bef ore you
operate the power sliding door.
You can customize the power sliding
doors keyless unlock mode setting
(see page or ).
To close a sliding door, press the
power sliding door button f or at least
1 second.
To stop movement, push the
appropriate door button; you will
hear three beeps. Push and hold the
same button again f or at least 1
second and the door will reverse
direction.
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Remote Transmitter
Sliding Doors170DRIVER’S SIDE
SLIDING DOOR
BUTTON
PASSENGER’S SIDE
SLIDING DOOR BUTTON LED
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You can customize the power sliding
doors button on the remote
transmitter to not open the sliding
doors without unlocking the sliding
doors lock f irst.
When you customize the setting,
make sure your vehicle is parked
saf ely, the parking brake is applied,
all doors are f ully closed and locked,
the key is removed f rom the ignition switch, and the power sliding door
MAIN switch is set to the OFF
position.
There are two settings you can
choose f rom:
ANYTIME The sliding door
unlocks and opens when you press
andholdtheslidingdoorbuttonon
theremotetransmitterfor1second.
Thefrontdooronthesamesidealso
unlocks at the same time.
WHEN UNLOCKED In this mode,
you must unlock the sliding door
bef ore opening it.
You can switch between these two
modes as f ollowing:
Press and hold the driver’s side
sliding door dashboard CLOSE
switch. Keep pressing the dashboard
switch, press and hold the driver’s
side power sliding door button on
the remote transmitter until the
LED on the remote f lashes (f or 1
second).
Release the dashboard switch.
Follow steps 1 through 3 within 20
seconds and repeat it f our times.
To go back to the other setting,
repeat the above procedure.
When the ‘‘WHEN UNLOCKED’’
mode is set, you will hear 3 short
beeps.
When the ‘‘ANYTIME’’ mode is
set, you will hear a long beep.
1. 2.
3.
4.
Sliding Doors
T o Customize the Power Sliding
Doors Set t ing
Instruments and Controls
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MAIN SWITCH DRIVER’S SIDE DASHBOARD SWITCH
DRIVER’S SIDE
POWER SLIDING
DOOR BUTTON LED
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You can manually open or close the
sliding doors. The MAIN switch
must be in the OFF position. To
open a door, pull the inside or
outside door handle, and slide the
door back. It will latch in the f ully
open position. To close, pull either
handle and slide the door f orward.
When the door is almost closed, the
auto-closer will pull the door shut.When replacing a flat tire, make sure
to turn of f the power sliding door
MAIN switch on the dashboard.
Do not allow anyone to step on the
lower arm of the sliding door while
the door is open. This could damage
the sliding door mechanism.
Whenyoudrivewithchildreninyour
vehicle, use the childproof door
locks (see page ). This will
prevent children f rom opening the
doors accidentally. Do not put any item in the door
pocket that sticks out f rom the
pocket. It can prevent the doors f rom
opening or closing properly, and
damage the vehicle body.
Bef ore operating the sliding doors,
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 motor
stops working when the door is
about to latch so the auto-closer can
pull the door shut. If there is an obstacle in the door sill,
the power sliding door may not open
or close properly. When removing
the obstacle f rom the door sill, make
suretoturnoff theMAINswitchon
the dashboard.
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On all models except LX
Manually Opening/Closing t he
Power Sliding Door
Important Sliding Door
PrecautionsSliding Doors172
Closing a sliding door while any
part of a passenger is in the
door’s path can cause serious
injury.
Make sure all passengers are
clear of the doorway before
closing a sliding door.
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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 can be opened.
If a passenger needs to get out while
you are ref ueling, instruct that
person to exit on the passenger’s
side.When parking f acing downhill, make
sure the doors are latched in the
f ully open position, and then hold the
door open f or your passengers. Do
not pull the inside or outside door
handle, or the door will slam shut.
If you leave the vehicle on a steep
downhill with a power sliding door
half open and the engine of f , the
magnetic lock will turn off after 30
minutes and the sliding door will
automatically open or close. In this
case you will hear a continuous tone.
If you open the f uel f ill door while
the driver’s side sliding door is
opening, the sliding door stops. If
this happens, the door must be
operated manually. When parking f acing downhill on a
steep grade, the power sliding doors
may not open or close as they do
normally. Make sure the MAIN switch on the
dashboard is in the ON position.
If your vehicle is facing a downhill,
do not turn the MAIN switch to OFF
while the door is operating because
thedoormayslamshut.
When you close the f uel f ill door, the
driver’s side sliding door unlocks if it
was locked when you opened the
fuel fill door.On all models except LX On all models except LXRef ueling
Parking on a Hill
Sliding Doors
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