HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 RA6-RA9 / 2.G Owners Manual

Seats
Removin g th e Bucke t Seat s in th e
Secon d Ro w
Both seats can be removed to give
more cargo capacity.
To remove a seat: Pull up the seat-back angle
adjustment lever, and fold the seat-
back forward.
Unlock the seat from the floor by
pulling the lock release lever under
the seat cushion's front edge and
lifting the rear of the seat. Unhook the front of the seat from
the floor by pulling it back slightly,
then pivoting it upward.
Always remove an unlocked seat from the vehicle before driving. A seat that is not locked in place could
fly around and cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. To reinstall the seat, hook the front
of the seat to the floor, then push the
back into the locks. Make sure both
the front and the back of the seat are securely latched before driving.
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LOCK RELEAS E LEVE R

Seat
s

Foldin g th e Thir d Sea t
To create more cargo space, you can fold the third seat into the floor
recess.

To fold the third seat:
1. Remove the head restraints by pushing the release buttons and
pulling the restraints out. 2. Store the head restraints in the
side cargo net. To install the side
cargo net, hook the four loops on
the net to the tabs on the left side

panel.

Make sure the head restraint legs
are inside the cargo net so they do
not damage the seat as you fold it.
3. Unlock the seat-back by pulling

the handle. Push the seat-back

forward.

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RELEAS
E BUTTO N HANDL
E

Seats
4. Pull the handle on the back of the
seat cushion while you pull the
entire seat towards you with the
strap. Pivot the seat into the floor
recess.
Make sure the center shoulder belt
is stored in the holder and the outer shoulder belts are positioned on each
hook whenever the third seat is
folded.
Make sure all items in the cargo area
are secured. Loose items can fly
forward and cause injury if you have
to brake hard. See Carryin g Carg o
on page 197.
To return the seat to the uprightposition:
1. Pull the seat out of the recess by pulling on the handle and the strap.Pivot the seat forward all the way.
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HANDLE

2. Pull up on the handle on the seat-back, and pull the seat-backupright with the strap. Make sure
the seat is securely locked in place.
3. Reinstall the head restraints.
Seat s
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HANDL
E

Powe
r Window s
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.
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Control
s DRIVER'
S WINDO W
SWITC M MAI
N SWITC H

Power Window s
The master control panel also con-
tains these extra features:
AUT O — 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 until
the window reaches the desired
position.
The MAIN switch controls power tothe front passenger's window and
the rear power windows. With thisswitch off, the front passenger's
window cannot be raised or lowered and the rear windows cannot beopened 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.
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Closing a power window on
someone's hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.

Power Window s
The power window system has a key-
off delay function. The windows willstill 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.
You can open or close each rear
window with the switches on thedriver's door armrest. The rightswitch controls the passenger's side
rear window and the left switch controls the driver's side 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.
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REAR WINDO W SWITCHE S

Mirrors
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.
Adjustin g th e Powe r Mirror s
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 theadjustment 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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SELECTO R SWITC H
ADJUSTMENT SWITC H
TAB

Mirrors, Parkin g Brak e
HEATE D MIRRO R BUTTO N
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.
Parkin g Brak e
PARKIN G BRAK E PEDA L
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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NOTICE

Digital Clock , Cente r Tabl e
Digita l Cloc k
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
hour.
3. Press and hold the M button until
the numbers advance to the
desired time.
You can use R to quickly set the timeto the nearest hour. If the displayedtime is before the half hour, pressingR 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.
Cente r Tabl e
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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