ECO mode HONDA ODYSSEY 2006 RB1-RB2 / 3.G Owner's Manual

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ÎIf you unlock the door, but do not
open it within 15 seconds, the lights
go of f . With the driver’s door open,
you will hear a lights-on reminder
chime. The lights turn on again when you
unlock or open the driver’s door.
On the Touring models, this time is
changeable. See page f or how to
select and set the time.
This turns of f the headlights,
parking lights, taillights, side marker
lights, license plate lights, and
instrument panel lights within 15
seconds of removing the key f rom
the ignition switch and closing the
driver’s door.
This feature activates if you leave
the headlight switch in the or
position, remove the key, then
open and close the driver’s door.
If you remove the key f rom the
ignition switch with the headlight
switch on, but do not open the door
and get out, the lights turn off after
10 minutes.
The automatic lighting f eature is
controlledbyasensorlocatedontop
of the dashboard. Do not cover this
sensor or spill liquids on it. 111
On EX, EX-L and Touring models only
Automatic Lighting Of f Feature
Headlights
128

The level of brightness is shown on
the multi-information display on
Touring models or in the odometer/
trip meter display on LX, EX and
EX-L models while you adjust it. It
goes out 5 seconds af ter you f inish
adjusting.
The knob on the instrument panel
controls the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights. Turn the knob to
adjust the brightness.
With the headlight switch off, the
high beam headlights and the high
beam indicator come on with
reduced brightness when you turn
the ignition switch to the ON (II)
position and release the parking
brake. They remain on until you turn
the ignition switch of f , even if you
set the parking brake.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn them on
with the switch.
Instrument Panel Brightness
Daytime Running L ights
(Canadian Models)
Headlights, Instrument Panel Brightness
Inst rument s and Cont rols
129
BRIGHTNESS LEVEL
SELECT/RESET KNOB Touring model shown

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Press this button once to
lock all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior lights will f lash. When you
push LOCK button twice within 5
seconds, you will hear a beep to
verify that the doors and the tailgate
are locked. You cannot lock the
doors and the tailgate if any door or
the tailgate is not f ully closed or if
the key is in the ignition switch. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors and
the tailgate. Some exterior lights will
f lash twice each time you press the
button. If you do not open any door
orthetailgatewithin30seconds,
they will automatically relock. Press and hold this
button for about 1 second to attract
attention; the horn will sound and
the exterior lights will f lash f or about
30 seconds. To cancel panic mode,
press any other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. Panic
mode does not work when the key is
in the ignition switch.
When you press the UNLOCK
button, the f ront and rear individual
map lights, depending on their
switch positions, will come on (see
page ). If you do not open any
door or the tailgate, the lights stay
on f or about 30 seconds, then go out.
If you relock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
bef ore 30 seconds have elapsed, the
lights will go of f immediately. Refertopage forhowtotake
care of your remote transmitter.
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On LX model
LOCKUNL OCK
PA NIC
Remote Transmitter
Remote Transmitter Care
Inst rument s and Cont rols
135
UNLOCK
BUTTONLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON

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Press this button once to
lock all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior lights will f lash. When you
push LOCK twice within 5 seconds,
you will hear a beep to verify that the
doors and the tailgate are locked and
the security system has set. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors and
the tailgate. Some exterior lights will
f lash twice each time you press the
button.
If you do not open any doors or the
tailgate within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock and the security
system sets.
If you press the LOCK button and
the PASSENGER’S SIDE SLIDING
DOOR button at the same time f or
about 1 second, the LED in the
remote transmitter will blink twice,
and all doors and the tailgate will
unlock simultaneously when you
press the UNLOCK button. To
cancel this f eature, press the LOCK
button and the PASSENGER’S SIDE
SLIDING DOOR button at the same time. The LED will blink once.
On the Touring model, you can
change this setting (see page ). When you press the UNLOCK
button, the f ront and rear individual
map lights, depending on their
switch positions, will come on (see
page ). If you do not open any
door or the tailgate, the lights stay
on f or about 30 seconds, then go out.
If you relock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter
bef ore 30 seconds have elapsed, the
lights will go of f immediately.
Press and hold this
button for about 1 second to attract
attention; the horn will sound and
the exterior lights will f lash f or about
30 seconds. To cancel panic mode,
press any other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. Panic
mode does not work when the key is
in the ignition switch.
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On EX, EX-L and Touring models
LOCK UNL OCK
PA NIC
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
137
LEDLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON

Each remote transmitter activates
the driver’s seat position memory
system (see page ) and
customized vehicle control settings
(see page ). When you open the
driver’s door af ter unlocking it with
the remote transmitter, the driver’s
seat moves to the positions stored in
memory. You will hear two beeps
when the movement is completed.The driver’s seat position memory
activation (Driver 1, Driver 2) is
shownonthebackof each
transmitter. Make sure you store
your seat position in the memory
that is activated by the transmitter
you normally carry.
Avoid dropping or throwing the
transmitter.
Protect the transmitter from
extreme temperature.
Do not immerse the transmitter in
any liquid.
If you lose a transmitter, the
replacement needs to be
reprogrammed by your dealer.
Most of the customized settings will
return to the default settings.
To turn it back on, repeat this
procedure. The LED will come on
for 1 second to indicate the feature
has been turned on. You can turn of f driver’s seat
position memory activation with the
remote transmitter. Press and hold
the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons at
thesametime.TheLEDinthe
remote transmitter will blink twice.
Then release the buttons, and press
the LOCK or UNLOCK button.
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On Touring models only
Recalling a Memorized Seat
Position
Remote Transmitter Care
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
139
With Driver
2
With Driver 1

The tailgate can be opened and
closed with the remote transmitter
or the switch on the dashboard when
both f ront doors are unlocked.The tailgate can also be closed by
pressing the button on the tailgate. If
you press the button again while the
tailgate is closing, you will hear three
beeps, and the tailgate will stop
moving, reverse direction, and stop
at the f ully opened position.
Press and hold the tailgate button on
the remote transmitter or the
dashboard switch f or about 1 second
to open or close the tailgate. Each
time you press the button on the
remote transmitter or the dashboard
switch, you will hear a beep, and
some f ront and rear lights will f lash.
To open or close the tailgate
manually, see page .
If you push the same button or
switch again while the tailgate is
opening or closing, you will hear
three beeps, and the tailgate will stop
moving, reverse direction, and stop
at the f ully opened or closed position.
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On Touring models only
Power Tailgate
Tailgate
Inst rument s and Cont rols
143
DASHBOARD SWITCH
TAILGATE
BUTTON TAILGATE SWITCH

If the battery is disconnected or goes
dead, close the sliding door
completely by hand. If it still does
not operate properly af ter the
battery is reconnected, have your
vehicle checked 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 in the multi-inf ormation
display (see page ). If this
message stays on, turn the MAIN
switch to OFF, and have the system
inspected by your dealer.
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.
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. 88
On Touring model
On EX, EX-L and Touring models On EX and EX-L models
Sliding Doors
Power Sliding Door Problems
Pinch Sensor
Inst rument s and Cont rols
151
PINCH SENSOR
POWER SLIDING DOOR INDICATOR
U.S. indicator shown

There are bucket seats with
armrests for two front passengers,
bucket seats with armrests for two
passengers in the second row, and a
bench seat f or three passengers in
the third row.
For greater cargo capacity, the seats
in the second row can be removed,
andthebenchseatinthethirdrow
can be f olded into the f loor.
The EX and EX-L models have a
stowable second row plus-one seat
that can be installed between the
second row bucket seats when
needed. The plus-one seat can also
be used as a second row center
console, or stored in the f loor
storage area. For more inf ormation,
see page .160
Passenger Seating
Convert ible Second Row Bucket
Seat s
Seats
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The f ront passenger’s seat, and the
seats in the second and third rows
adjust manually.
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving. The EX, EX-L and Touring models
have a power adjustable driver’s seat.
The LX model has manual driver’s
seat adjustments.To adjust the bucket seats in the
second row, pull up the bar on the
front of the seat bottom.
The third row seats do not adjust
f orward and backward.
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.
See pages f or important saf ety inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position the seats and seat-backs. 13 15
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Manual Seat Adjustments
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
153

To change the seat-back angle of the
bucket seats in the second row, pull
forwardontheleverontheoutside
of the seat-back. To change the seat-back angle of the
f ront seat, pull up on the lever on the
outside of the seat bottom.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.The height of your driver’s seat is
adjustable. Pull up the lever on the
outside of the seat cushion to raise
the seat bottom or push the lever
down to lower the seat cushion.
Make all adjustments bef ore you
start driving.
On LX model
Driver’s Seat Manual Height
Adjustment
Seats
154
ADJUSTMENT STRAP