2022 HONDA ACCORD trunk release

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❚Power Window Switches (P 187)
❚Master Door Lock Switch (P 179)
❚Door Mirror Controls (P 211)
❚Memory Buttons* (P 208)
❚SET Button* (P 208)
❚Trunk Opener (P 181)
❚Interior Fuse Boxes (P 622, 624)
❚Hood Release Handle (P 550)
❚Driver’s Front Airbag (P 49)
❚Rearview Mirror (P 210)
❚HomeLink® Buttons* (P 372)
❚Accessory Power Socket (P 231)
❚Passenger’s Front Airbag (P 49)
❚Wireless Charger* (P 232)
❚USB Ports (P 247)
❚Trunk Main Switch* (P 183)
❚Glove Box (P 225)
❚ECON Button (P 434)
❚Automatic Brake Hold Button (P 513)
❚Electric Parking Brake Switch (P 508)
❚Auto Idle Stop OFF Button* (P 436)
❚SPORT Button* (P 433)
❚Shift Buttons*
Automatic Transmission* (P 420)
❚Shift Lever*
Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)* (P 427, 429)

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❚Maintenance Under the Hood (P 548)
❚Windshield Wipers (P 202, 572)
❚Door Lock/Unlock Control (P 170)
❚Power Door Mirrors (P 211)
❚Headlights (P 564)
❚High-Mount Brake Light (P 571)
❚Emergency Trunk Opener (P 183)
❚Opening/Closing the Trunk (P 181)
❚Parking/Daytime Running Lights (P 198, 566)
❚Front Turn Signal Lights/Front Side Marker Lights
(P 194, 566)
❚Fog Lights* (P 197, 566)
❚Trunk Release Button* (P 182)
❚Brake Lights (P 567)
❚Rear Turn Signal Lights (P 567)
❚Back-Up Lights (P 569)
❚How to Refuel (P 532)
❚Tires (P 575, 597)
❚Brake Lights* (P 569)
❚Taillights (P 569)
❚Multi-View Rear Camera (P 529)
❚Rear License Plate Light (P 571)
❚Taillights (P 567)
❚Rear Side Marker Lights (P 567)

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Quick Reference Guide
Unlocking the Front Doors
from the Inside
(P 178)
●Pull either front door inner handle to
unlock and open it at the same time.
Trunk (P 181)
●Press and hold the trunk opener on the
driver’s door to unlock and open the
trunk.
●Press the trunk release button on the keyless
remote to unlock and open the trunk.
●Press the trunk release button* on the
trunk lid to unlock and open the trunk.
Trunk Opener
Power Door Mirrors (P 211)
●With the power mode in ON, move the
selector switch to L or R .
●Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.
Selector Switch
Adjustment Switch
Power Windows (P 187)
●With the power mode in ON, open and
close the power windows.
●If the power window lock button is in the
off position, each passenger’s window
can be opened and closed with its own
switch.
●If the power window lock button is in the
on position (indicator on), each
passenger’s window switch is disabled.
Power Window
Lock Button
Window Switches
Indicator
* Not available on all models

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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Controls
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
When you carry the keyless remote, you can
lock/unlock the doors and fuel fill door, and
open the trunk.
You can lock/unlock the doors, fuel fill door
within a radius of about 32 inches (80 cm) of
the outside door handle. You can open the
trunk within about 32 inches (80 cm) radius
from the trunk release button.
■Locking the doors
Touch the door lock sensor on the front door.u Some exterior lights flash; the beeper
sounds; all the doors and fuel fill door
lock; and the security system sets.
■Using the Keyless Access System*1Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
If the interior light switch is in the door activated
position, the interior light comes on when you unlock
the doors.
No doors opened: The li ght fades out after 30
seconds.
Doors relocked: The light goes off immediately.
2 Interior Lights P. 223
Door Lock Sensor
1Using the Keyless Access System*
If you do not open a door within 30 seconds of
unlocking the vehicle with the keyless access system,
the doors and trunk will automatically relock.
You can lock or unlock doors using the keyless access
system only when the power mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
•Do not leave the keyless remote in the vehicle
when you get out. Carry it with you.
•Even if you are not carrying the keyless remote, you
can lock/unlock the doors while someone else with
the keyless remote is within range.
•The door may be unlocked if the door handle is
covered with water in heavy rain or in a car wash if
the keyless remote is within range.
•If you grip a front door ha ndle or touch a door lock
sensor wearing gloves, the door sensor may be
slow to respond or may not respond by unlocking
or locking the doors.
* Not available on all models

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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Controls
■Unlocking the doors and trunk
Grab the driver’s door handle:u The driver’s door and fuel fill door
unlocks.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Grab the front passenger’s door handle: u All the doors and fuel fill door unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Press the trunk release button: u The trunk unlocks and opens.
u A beeper will sound.
2 Using the Trunk Release Button* P. 182
Trunk Release Button
1Using the Keyless Access System*
•After locking the door, you have up to 2 seconds
during which you can pull the door handle to
confirm whether the door is locked. If you need to
unlock the door immediately after locking it, wait
at least 2 seconds befo re gripping the handle,
otherwise the door will not unlock.
•The door might not open if you pull it immediately
after gripping the door handle. Grip the handle
again and confirm that th e door is unlocked before
pulling the handle.
•Even within the 32 inches (80 cm) radius, you may
not be able to lock/unl ock the doors with the
keyless remote if it is above or below the outside
handle.
•The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the door and door glass.
The light flash, beep and door unlock mode settings
can be customized using the audio/information
screen. 2 Customized Features P. 351
* Not available on all models

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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uUsing the Trunk Release Button*
Controls
Using the Trunk Release Button*
Push up the release button on the trunk lid
after all the doors are unlocked.
2If You Cannot Open the Trunk P. 628
Even if the trunk is locked, you can open the
trunk if you carry the keyless remote.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds.
Using the Remote Transmitter
Press the trunk release button for
approximately one second to unlock and open
the trunk.
1Using the Trunk Release Button*
•If you forget the keyless remote inside, the beeper
will sound and the trunk will not close.
•A person who is not carryi ng the keyless remote
can unlock the trunk if a pe rson who is carrying it is
within range.
•If the beeper sounds after you close the trunk,
move the keyless remote away from the trunk and
close again.
•The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the trunk.
Trunk Release Button
1 Using the Remote Transmitter
If the driver’s door is locked, the trunk will
automatically lock when you close it.
Otherwise, you will have to lock it manually.
Trunk Release Button
* Not available on all models

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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uTrunk Main Switch*
Controls
Trunk Main Switch*
The trunk main switch disables the trunk
release button on the remote transmitter and
the trunk release button on the trunk lid and
trunk opener on the driver’s door to protect
luggage in the trunk.
1. Make sure the rear seat-back is not folded
down.
2. Turn off the trunk main switch in the glove
box.
3. Lock the glove box.
Emergency Trunk Opener
The trunk release lever allows you to open the
trunk from inside for your safety.
Slide the release lever in the direction of the
arrow.
1Trunk Main Switch*
If you need to give the ke y to someone else, remove
the built-in key from the keyless remote by sliding the
release knob, and give the keyless remote as a valet
key.
ON
OFF
Main Switch
1 Emergency Trunk Opener
Parents should deci de if their children should be
shown how to use this feature.
Lever
* Not available on all models

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uuSecurity System uSecurity System Alarm
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Controls
Security System Alarm
The security system alarm activates when the trunk, hood or doors are forcibly
opened. The alarm does not activate if the trunk or doors are opened with the key,
remote transmitter, or keyless access system
*.
However, the alarm activates if a door is opened with the key and then the
transmission is taken out of
(P (continuously variable transmission models) or the
hood is opened before the power mode is in ON.
■When the security system alarm activates
The horn sounds intermittently, and some exterior lights flash.
■To deactivate the security system alarm
Unlock the vehicle using the key, remote transmitter or keyless access system*, or set
the power mode to ON. The system, along with the horn and flashing lights, is
deactivated.
■Setting the security system alarm
The security system alarm automatically sets when the following conditions have
been met:
• The power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF.
• The hood is closed.
• All doors and trunk are locked from outsid e with the key, remote transmitter, or
keyless access system
*.
■When the security system alarm sets
The security system alarm in dicator in the instrument panel blinks and the blinking
interval changes after about 15 seconds.
■To cancel the security system alarm
The security system alarm is canceled wh en the vehicle is unlocked using the key,
remote transmitter or keyless access system
*, or when the power mode is set to ON.
The security system alarm indicator goes off at the same time.
1 Security System Alarm
Do not alter the system or add other devices to it.
Doing so may damage the system and make your
vehicle inoperable.
The security system alarm continues for a maximum
of two minutes until the security system alarm
deactivates.
Do not set the security system alarm when someone
is in the vehicle or a window is open. The system can
accidentally activate when:
•Unlocking the door with the lock tab.
•Opening the trunk with the trunk opener or the
emergency trunk opener.
•Opening the hood with the hood release.
•Taking the transmission out of ( P.
If the battery goes dead after you have set the
security system alarm, the security alarm may go off
once the battery is re charged or replaced.
If this occurs, deactivate the security system alarm by
unlocking a door using the ke y, remote transmitter,
or keyless access system
*.
Continuously variable transmission models
* Not available on all models