Honda Odyssey (2019 year). Instruction

Safe Driving

Exhaust Gas Hazard

Carbon Monoxide Gas

The engine exhaust from this vehicle contains carbon monoxide, a colorless,
odorless, and highly toxic gas. As long as you properly maintain your vehicle, carbon
monoxide gas will not get into the interior.

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Have the exhaust system inspected for leaks whenever

• The exhaust system is making an unusual noise.
• The exhaust system may have been damaged.
• The vehicle is raised for an oil change.

When you operate a vehicle with the tailgate open, airflow can pull exhaust gas into
the interior and create a hazardous condition. If you must drive with the tailgate
open, open all the windows and set the climate control system as shown below.

1. Select the fresh air mode.

2. Select the

mode.

3. Set the fan speed to high.
4. Set the temperature control to a comfortable setting.

Adjust the climate control system in the same manner if you sit in your parked
vehicle with the engine running.

Carbon Monoxide Gas

An enclosed area such as a garage can quickly fill up
with carbon monoxide gas.
Do not run the engine with the garage door closed.
Even when the garage door is open, drive out of the
garage immediately after starting the engine.

WARNING

Carbon monoxide gas is toxic.

Breathing it can cause unconsciousness and
even kill you.

Avoid any enclosed areas or activities that
expose you to carbon monoxide.

Safe Driving

Safety Labels

Label Locations

These labels are in the locations shown. They warn you of potential hazards that can cause serious injury or death. Read these labels
carefully.

If a label comes off or becomes hard to read (except for the U.S. dashboard label which may be removed by the owner), contact a dealer
for a replacement.

(SAE J639 J2842 J2845)

Sun Visor

U.S. models

Canadian models

Radiator Cap

U.S. models

U.S. models only

Dashboard

Canadian models

Air Conditioner System

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Indicators

Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red)

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off if the parking brake
has been released.

• Comes on when the parking brake

is applied, and goes off when it is
released.

• Comes on when the brake fluid

level is low.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with the brake system.

• The beeper sounds and the

indicator comes on if you drive
with the parking brake not fully
released.

• Comes on for about 15 seconds

when you push the electric
parking brake switch with the
power mode in OFF.

• Stays on for about 15 seconds

when you set the power mode to
OFF while the electric parking
brake is set.

• Comes on while driving - Make sure

the parking brake is released. Check the
brake fluid level.

2 What to do when the indicator

comes on while driving P. 720

• Comes on along with the ABS

indicator - Have your vehicle checked
by a dealer.

2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)

Comes On or Blinks P. 720

• Blinks and the brake system

indicator (amber) comes on at the
same time - There is a problem with the
electric parking brake system. The
parking brake may not be set.
Avoid using the parking brake and have
your vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.

2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)

Comes On or Blinks at the Same
Time When the Brake System
Indicator (Amber) Comes On P. 721

U.S.

Canada

(Red)

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Amber)

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with a system related to braking
other than the conventional brake
system.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with the electric parking brake
system.

• Stays on constantly - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on while driving - Avoid using

the parking brake and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with the automatic brake hold
system.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 606

U.S.

Canada

(Amber)

U.S.

Canada

U.S.

Canada

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Automatic Brake
Hold System
Indicator

• Comes on when the automatic

brake hold system is on.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 606

Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator

• Comes on when the automatic

brake hold is activated.

2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 606

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Malfunction
Indicator Lamp

• Comes on when you set the

power mode to ON, and goes off
when the engine starts, or after
several seconds if the engine did
not start. If “readiness codes”
have not been set, it blinks five
times before it goes off.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with the emissions control system.

• Blinks when a misfire in the

engine’s cylinders is detected.

• Readiness codes are part of the on board

diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.

2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 746

• Comes on while driving - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe

place where there are no flammable
objects. Stop the engine for 10 minutes
or more, and wait for it to cool down.
Then, take your vehicle to a dealer.

2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp

Comes On or Blinks P. 719

U.S.

Canada

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Charging System
Indicator

• Comes on when you set the power

mode to ON, and goes off when
the engine starts.

• Comes on when the battery is not

charging.

• Comes on while driving - Turn off the

climate control system and rear defogger
in order to reduce electricity
consumption.

2 If the Charging System Indicator

Comes On P. 718

Gear Position
Indicator

• Indicates the current gear

selection.

2 Shifting P. 546

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M (sequential
mode) Indicator/
Sequential Mode
Gear Selection
Indicator

• Comes on when the manual

sequential shift mode is applied.

2 Sequential Mode P. 552

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Transmission
System Indicator

• All the gear positions may light for

several seconds, and go off.

• When all the gear positions light,

immediately stop your vehicle in a safe
place.

• Indicators go off if there is no problem.

However, even if they go off, take your
vehicle to a dealer for inspection.

• The indicated current gear

selection blinks if there is a
problem with the transmission
system.

• Avoid sudden start and acceleration, and

stop in a safe place immediately.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• The current gear position or all the

gear positions blink if there is a
problem with the transmission
system and the vehicle will no
longer move.

• Immediately stop in a safe place.

2 Emergency Towing P. 731

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• The current gear position or all the

gear positions blink if you cannot
select

(

P due to a transmission

system failure.

• The engine can be activated as a

temporary measure.

2 If the Transmission System

Indicator Blinks along with the
Warning Message P. 723

• Set the parking brake when parking.
• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer

immediately.

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Seat Belt
Reminder
Indicator

• Comes on and the beeper sounds

if you are not wearing a seat belt
when you set the power mode to
ON.

• If the front passenger is not

wearing a seat belt, the indicator
comes on a few seconds later.

• Blinks while driving if either you

and/or the front passenger has not
fastened a seat belt. The beeper
sounds and the indicator blinks at
regular intervals.

• The beeper stops and the indicator goes

off when you and the front passenger
fasten their seat belts.

• Stays on after you and/or the front

passenger has fastened the seat
belt(s) - A detection error may have
occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 39

Low Fuel
Indicator

• Comes on when the fuel reserve is

running low (approximately 3.6
U.S. gal./13.7 Liter left).

• Blinks if there is a problem with

the fuel gauge.

• Comes on - Refuel your vehicle as soon

as possible.

• Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a

dealer.

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• If it comes on at any other time,

there is a problem with the ABS.

• Stays on constantly - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer. With this
indicator on, your vehicle still has normal
braking ability but no anti-lock function.

2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 608

Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Comes on if a problem with any of

the following is detected:

- Supplemental restraint system
- Knee airbag system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner

• Stays on constantly or does not come

on at all - Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.

Auto High-Beam
Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Comes on when all the operating

conditions of the Auto high-beam
are met.

2 Auto High-Beam

P. 194

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* Not available on all models

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Name

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Explanation

Message

Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®)
System Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Blinks when VSA® is active.
• Comes on if there is a problem

with the VSA® system, hill start
assist, or brake lighting system.

• Stays on constantly - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Vehicle Stability Assist® (VSA®), aka

Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
System P. 591

2 Hill start assist system P. 543

Vehicle Stability
Assist® (VSA®)
OFF Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Comes on when you partially

disable VSA®.

2 VSA® On and Off P. 592

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Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator

• Comes on when you set the

power mode to ON, and goes off
when the engine starts.

• Comes on if there is a problem

with the EPS system.

• Stays on constantly or does not

come on at all - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)

System Indicator Comes On P. 722

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Low Tire
Pressure/TPMS
Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Comes on if the tire pressure of

any of the tires becomes
significantly low.

• Comes on while driving - Stop in a

safe place, check tire pressures, and
inflate the tire(s) if necessary.

• Blinks for about one minute, and

then stays on if there is a problem
with the TPMS with Tire Fill Assist,
or when a compact spare tire is
temporarily installed.

• Blinks and remains on - Have your

vehicle checked by a dealer. If the vehicle
is fitted with a compact spare, get your
regular tire repaired or replaced and put
back on your vehicle as soon as you can.

Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators

• Blinks when you operate the turn

signal lever.

• Blinks along with all turn signals if

you press the hazard warning
button.

• Does not blink or blinks rapidly - A

turn signal light bulb has blown. Change
the bulb immediately.

2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 665, 667

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High Beam
Indicator

• Comes on when the high beam

headlights are on.

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*1:Canadian models only: Apply and hold the brake pedal before selecting the ON mode.

Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Lights On
Indicator

• Comes on whenever the light

switch is on, or in AUTO

when

the exterior lights are on.

• If you set the power mode to

ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF while the
lights are on, a chime sounds when the
driver’s door is opened.

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Fog Light
Indicator

• Comes on when the fog lights are

on.

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Immobilizer
System Indicator

• Comes on briefly when you set the

power mode to ON, then goes off.

• Comes on if the immobilizer

system cannot recognize the key
information.

• Blinks - You cannot start the engine. Set

the power mode to VEHICLE OFF

, then

select the ON mode again.

• Repeatedly blinks - The system may be

malfunctioning. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

• Do not attempt to alter this system or

add other devices to it. Electrical
problems can occur.

Security System
Alarm Indicator

• Comes on briefly when you set the

power mode to ON, then goes off.

• Blinks when the security system

alarm has been set.

2 Security System Alarm P. 179

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Indicator

* Not available on all models

Indicators

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

System Message
Indicator

• Comes on along with a beep

when a problem is detected. A
system message on the driver
information interface appears at
the same time.

• While the indicator is on, press the

(home) button to see the message again.

• Refer to the Indicators information in this

chapter when a system message appears
on the driver information interface. Take
the appropriate action for the message.

• The driver information interface does not

return to the normal screen unless the
warning is canceled, or the ENTER
button is pressed repeatedly.

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Econ Mode
Indicator

• Comes on when you press the

ECON button.

2 ECON Button P. 559

Snow Mode
Indicator

• Comes on when you press the

SNOW button and snow mode is
selected.

2 Intelligent Traction Management

P. 560

Normal Mode
Indicator

• Comes on for a few seconds when

Snow mode is selected, and the
vehicle is powered off, then
restarted.

2 Intelligent Traction Management

P. 560

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

Auto Idle Stop
Indicator
(Green)

• Comes on when Auto Idle Stop is

in operation. The engine
automatically shuts off.

2 Auto Idle Stop

P. 554

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Auto Idle Stop
System Indicator
(Amber)

• Comes on for a few seconds when

you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.

• Blinks if there is a problem with

the Auto Idle Stop system.

• Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a

dealer.

• Comes on when Auto Idle Stop

system has been turned off by the
Auto Idle Stop OFF Button.

2 Auto Idle Stop System ON/OFF

P. 554

CRUISE MAIN
Indicator

• Comes on when you press the

CRUISE button.

2 Cruise Control

P. 561

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CRUISE
CONTROL
Indicator

• Comes on if you have set a speed

for cruise control.

2 Cruise Control

P. 561

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* Not available on all models

Honda Odyssey (2019 year). Instruction - part 6