Honda 2012 Odyssey Owner's Manual page 299

uuWhen DrivinguStarting the Engine
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Starting to Drive
1. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, release the parking brake. Check that
the brake system indicator has gone off.
2 Parking Brake P. 314
2. Put the shift lever in
3. Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to pull
away.
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3. Turn the ignition switch to START
without depressing the accelerator pedal.
( D . Select ( R when reversing.
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1Starting the Engine
Do not hold the key in START
seconds.
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If the engine does not start right away, wait for at
least 10 seconds before trying again.
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If the engine starts, but then immediately stops,
wait at least 10 seconds before repeating step 3
while gently depressing the accelerator pedal.
Release the accelerator pedal once the engine
starts.
The immobilizer system protects your vehicle from
theft. If an improperly coded key (or other device) is
used, the engine's fuel system is disabled.
2 Immobilizer System P. 134
for more than 15
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