Ignition HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 Owner's Manual

Keys and Locks

Remote Transmitter

On EX model
You can lock and unlock your vehicle
with the remote transmitter. When you push the LOCK button, all doorsand the tailgate lock. The parking

lights, side marker lights, taillights

and instrument panel lights flash
once.
When you push the UNLOCK button
once, only the driver's door unlocks.
The remaining doors and the tailgate unlock when you push the button a second time. The parking lights, side
marker lights, taillights and
instrument panel lights flash twice
when you push the button the first
time.

When you press the UNLOCK button, the front and rear individual
map lights and the cargo area light,depending on their switch positions,
will come on (see page 125). If you do not open any door or the tailgate,
the lights stay on for about 10 seconds, then go out. If you relock
the doors and the tailgate with the
remote transmitter before 10
seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go off immediately. If you unlock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter,
but do not open any door or the

tailgate within 30 seconds, all doors
and the tailgate automatically relock.

You cannot lock the doors and the tailgate with the remote transmitter
if any door or the tailgate is not fully
closed. You cannot lock or unlock
the doors and the tailgate with the
key in the ignition switch.
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LED

UNLOCK
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
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Keys and Locks

Opening or Closing the Power Sliding
Doors
If the power sliding door MAINswitch on the dashboard is in the
OFF position, you cannot open or
close the sliding doors with the
remote transmitter.
Panic Mode

Panic mode allows you to remotely
activate your vehicle's horn and
lights to attract attention. When activated, the horn will sound, and
the headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights, taillights and
instrument panel lights will flash for
about 30 seconds. To activate panic
mode, press and hold the PANIC
button for about one second.
To cancel Panic mode before 30 seconds, press any button on the
remote transmitter. You can also
turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Panic mode will not activate if the
key is in the ON (II) position.

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You can open or close each rear
sliding door with the remote
transmitter. The right button controls the passenger's side door
and the left button controls thedriver's side door.
LED

PASSENGER'S
SIDE SLIDING
DOORBUTTON
DRIVER'S
SIDE
SLIDING
DOOR
BUTTON
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Sliding Doors

Power Sliding Doors
On EX model

The sliding doors on your vehicle are electrically-powered. You can openor close each power sliding door with
the switches on the dashboard, with
the inside or outside door handles, or
with the remote transmitter. The power sliding doors operate
with the ignition switch in anyposition. In addition: The shift lever must be in Park.
The MAIN switch on the
dashboard must be in the ON

position.
The sliding door you want to
operate must be unlocked. To open the door with the inside
handle, the childproof door lockon the door you want to operate
must be unlocked (see page 85).
You should close each sliding door before you start driving.
Power Sliding Door Switches

MAIN

SWITCH

POWER

SLIDING
DOOR

SWITCHES

The dashboard switches to the left of the steering column allow you to
open or close each sliding door. The
left switch controls the sliding door on the left side and the right switch
controls the sliding door on the right

side.

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Seats

Driver's Seat Power Adjustments
On EX model
See pages 12 — 13 for important safety
information and warnings about how to
properly position seats and seat-backs.
The two power seat adjustment switches are on the outside edge of
the seat bottom. The horizontal switch adjusts the seat bottom in
several directions. The short vertical
switch adjusts the seat-back angle.
You can adjust the seat with the ignition switch in any position. Make
all seat adjustments before you start

driving.
Push the horizontal switch forward
or backward to move the seat
forward or backward. Pull up or push down on the front of
the switch to move the seat bottom's
front edge up or down. Pull up or
push down on the rear of the switch
to move the rear of the seat bottom
up or down.

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Power Windows

Your vehicle's front windows are electrically-powered. Turn the
ignition switch to ON (II) to raise or
lower either window.
The rear windows are also electrically-powered (see page 114).
Each front door has a switch that
controls its window. To open the
window, push the switch down and hold it. Release the switch when you
want the window to stop. Close the
window by pulling back on the switch and holding it.
The driver's door armrest has a master power window control panel.
To open the front passenger's window, push down on the switch and hold it down until the window
reaches the desired position. To
close the window, pull back on the
window switch. Release the switch
when the window gets to the position you want. The master control panel also con-
tains these extra features:
AUTO - To open the driver's window fully, push the window switch firmly down and release it.
The window automatically goes all the way down. To stop the window
from going all the way down, pull
back on the window switch briefly.
To open the driver's window only partially, push the window switchdown lightly and hold it. The window
will stop as soon as you release the
switch.

The AUTO function only works to lower the driver's window. To raise
the window, you must pull back on
the window switch and hold it untilthe window reaches the desired

position.

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Closing a power window on a
child's hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your children are
away from the windows before
closing them.
DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH MAIN SWITCH
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Power Windows

The MAIN switch controls power to the front passenger's window andthe rear power windows. With thisswitch off, the front passenger's
window cannot be raised or lowered and the rear windows cannot be
opened or closed. The MAIN switch
does not affect the driver's window.
Keep the MAIN switch off when you
have children in the vehicle so they do not injure themselves by
operating the windows
unintentionally.
The power window system has a key- off delay function. The windows will
still operate for up to ten minutes
after you turn off the ignition.Opening either front door cancels
the delay function. You must turn
the ignition switch ON (II) again
before you can operate the windows. REAR WINDOW SWITCHES
You can open or close each rear
window with the switches on the driver's door armrest. The right
switch controls the passenger's side
rear window and the left switch controls the driver's side window. Toopen the window, push the switch
down and hold it. Release the switch
when you want the window to stop. Close the window by pulling back on
the switch and holding it.
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Mirrors

TAB

Keep the inside and outside mirrors
clean and adjusted for best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors before
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night positions. The night position reduces
glare from headlights behind you. Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night

position.
Adjust the outside mirrors with the
adjustment switch on the left side of
the dashboard:
1. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
2. Move the selector switch to L (driver's side) or R (passenger's

side).
3. Push the appropriate edge of the

adjustment switch to move the

mirror right, left, up or down.
4. When you finish, move the
selector switch to the center (off)

position. This turns off the
adjustment switch so you can't

move a mirror out of position by
accidentally bumping the switch.

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SELECTOR SWITCH

ADJUSTMENT SWITCH
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Mirrors, Parking Brake

HEATED MIRROR BUTTON

Canadian Models

The outside mirrors are heated to re- move fog and frost. With the ignitionswitch ON (II), turn on the heaters
by pressing the button. The light in the button comes on as a reminder.Press the button again to turn the
heaters off.
Parking Brake

PARKING BRAKE PEDAL

To apply the parking brake, push the parking brake pedal down with your
foot. To release the parking brake, push on the pedal again. The parking
brake light on the instrument panel should go out when the parking
brake is fully released with the engine running, (see page 58.)
Driving the vehicle with the parking

brake applied can damage the rear-

brakes and axles.

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Digital Clock, Center Table

Digital Clock

The digital clock displays the time with the ignition switch ON (II).
To set the clock:
1. Turn the ignition switch ON (II) to display the time. 2. Press and hold the H button until
the hour advances to the desired
time.

3. Press and hold the M button until the numbers advance to the
desired time.
You can use R to quickly set the time to the nearest hour. If the displayedtime is before the half hour, pressing
R sets the clock back to the previous
hour. If the displayed time is after the half hour, pressing R sets the
clock forward to the beginning of the
next hour.
For example: 1:06 would RESET to 1:00.
1:52 would RESET to 2:00.
Center Table

To use the center table, pull up the outside edge of the table until it
latches. To store it, pull the lever and

lower the table.

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Accessory Power Sockets

FRONT

Your vehicle has two accessory power sockets. The front accessory
power socket is located under the
center pocket. The rear socket is
behind the third seat on the driver's
side.
REAR

To use an accessory power socket, pull out on the cover. The ignitionswitch must be in ACCESSORY (I)
or ON (II).
These sockets are intended to supply power for 12 volt DC accessories
that are rated 120 watts or less (10
amps).
When both sockets are being used,
the combined power rating of both
accessories should be 120 watts or
less (10 amps).
They will not power an automotive type cigarette lighter element.
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