Honda 2012 Odyssey Owner's Manual page 122

Opening/Closing the Tailgate Using the Tailgate
Release Button
Tailgate
Release
Button
Inner
Handle
uuOpening and Closing the TailgateuOpening/Closing the Tailgate Using the Tailgate Release Button
When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate
is unlocked. Push the tailgate release button
and lift open the tailgate.
To manually close the tailgate, grab the inner
handle, pull the tailgate down, and push it
closed from outside.
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