Honda Accord: Trunk - Instruments and Controls - Honda Accord 2008-2012 Owner's ManualHonda Accord: Trunk

You can open the trunk in two ways:

You can open the trunk in two ways:

Pull up on the trunk release lever to the left of the driver’s seat.

Press and hold the trunk release button on the remote transmitter.

To close the trunk, press down on the trunk lid.

Keep the trunk lid closed at all times while driving to avoid damaging the lid, and to prevent exhaust gas from getting into the interior. See Carbon Monoxide Hazard on page .

To protect items in the trunk when

To protect items in the trunk when you need to give the key to someone else:

1. Lock the trunk release lever with the master key.

2. Give the person the valet key.

Even if the trunk release lever is locked with the master key, you can open the trunk with the remote transmitter.

Emergency Trunk Opener

As a safety feature, your vehicle has

As a safety feature, your vehicle has a release lever on the trunk latch so the trunk can be opened from the inside.

To open the trunk, push the release lever in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Parents should decide if their children should be shown how to use this feature.

For more information about child safety.

    Remote Transmitter
    LOCK - Press this button once to lock both doors. Some exterior lights will flash once. When you push LOCK twice within 5 seconds, you will hear a beep to verify that the doors are locked ...

    Seats
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    See also:

    Console Compartment
    To open the console compartment, pull up on the lever and lift the armrest. To close, lower the armrest, and push it down until it latches. ...

    Jump Starting
    • Jump Starting Procedure Turn off the power to electric devices, such as audio and lights. Turn off the engine, then open the hood. 1. Connect the first jumper cable to your vehicle's bat ...

    Door Position Adjustment
    NOTE: Check for a flush fit with the body, then check for equal gaps between the front, rear, and bottom door edges and the body. Check that the door and body edges are parallel. 1. Place the ve ...