HONDA ODYSSEY 2011 RB3-RB4 / 4.G Owners Manual

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
Door Handles
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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
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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
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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
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
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If the power sliding door indicator
comesonandstayson,thereisa
problem in the system. Turn the
MAIN switch to OFF, and have the
system inspected by a dealer.
If there is a problem in the power
sliding door system, you will see a
‘‘CHECK LEFT SLIDING DOOR’’ or
‘‘CHECK RIGHT SLIDING DOOR’’
message on the multi-information
display (see page ). If this
message stays on, turn the MAIN
switch to OFF, and have the system
inspected by your dealer.
Each sliding door has a pinch sensor
on the f ront edge. Do not damage
this sensor, or the power sliding door
may not operate properly.
If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead while the
sliding door is open, the power
sliding door system needs to be reset.
Af ter reconnecting the battery, close
the sliding door completely by hand.
If the power sliding door is closed,
the system will reset itself
automatically once the battery has
been reconnected.
If the power sliding door does not
operate properly af ter resetting,
have your vehicle checked by your
dealer.
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On all models except LXOn Touring models
On EX, EX-L models
Sliding Doors
Pinch Sensor
How to Reset the Power Sliding
Door Power Sliding
Door Indicator
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Canada
U.S.
PINCH SENSOR
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Raises or lowers the
seat. (Driver’s seat
only)
Moves the whole
seat up and forward,
or down and
backward. The f ront
of the seat also tilts
up or down at the
same time. (Driver’s
seat only)
Adjusts the seat-
back angle f orward
or backward.
Moves the seat
forward and
backward.
Moves the f ront of
the seat up or down.
(Driver’s seat only)
Increases or
decreases the
lumbar support.
(Driver’s seat only)
The Driver’s power seat has no
lumbar support.
The f ront passenger’s seat adjusts
manually. The controls f or the power
adjustable front seats are on the
outside edge of each seat bottom.
You can adjust the seats with the
ignition switch in any position. Make
all seat adjustments bef ore you start
driving.
The passenger seat has the same
adjustments as the driver’s seat but
without any height and lumbar
adjustments.
See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position the seats and seat-backs.
On all models except LX
On LX models
On LX and EX models
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Power Seat A djustments
Seats
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To adjust the seat forward and
backward, pull up on the bar under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge. Move
the seat to the desired position, and
releasethebar.Trytomovetheseat
to make sure it is locked in position.
The third row seats do not adjust
f orward and backward.
The seats in the second and third
rows adjust manually.
The f ront passenger’s seat adjusts
manually.
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving.
The driver’s seat includes a memory
f eature. Two seat positions can be
stored in separate memories. You
canthenselectamemorizedposition
by pushing the appropriate memory
button. Ref er to page f or how to
memorize and select the seat
positions.
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See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position the seats and seat-backs.
On LX and EX models
On Touring models
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Seats
Manual Seat Adjustments
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Second row outer seat is shown.
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The lef t and right halves of the third
seat-back can be adjusted separately.
To adjust the angle, pull the
adjustment strap on the outside of
each seat-back, move the seat-back
to the desired position, and release
the adjustment strap. Let the seat-
back latch in the new position.
Once a seat is adjusted correctly,
rock it back and f orth to make sure it
is locked in position.
To change the angle of the seat-back,
pull the strap on the right side of the
seat bottom. Move the seat-back to
the desired position and release the
strap. Let the seat-back latch into the
new position.
To change the seat-back angle, pull
up on the lever on the outside of the
seat bottom.On the third row seats
On the second row center seat
On the f ront passenger’s manual
adjustable seat and the second row outerseats
Seats
Instruments and Controls
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ADJUSTMENT STRAPS
ADJUSTMENT STRAP
Second row outer seat is shown.
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