Honda PILOT 2017 Owner's Manual page 138

uuOpening and Closing the TailgateuOpening/Closing the Tailgate Using the Tailgate Outer Handle
Opening/Closing the Tailgate Using the Tailgate
Outer Handle
Tailgate Outer
Handle
Inner Handle
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When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate
is unlocked.
Models without power tailgate
Press the tailgate outer handle and lift open
the tailgate.
Models with power tailgate
Press the tailgate release button for more than
one second, and lift open the tailgate.
If you are carrying the smart entry remote, you
do not have to unlock the tailgate before
opening it.
To close the tailgate, grab the inner handle,
pull the tailgate down, and push it closed
from outside.
1Opening/Closing the Tailgate Using the Tailgate Outer Handle
Do not leave the smart entry remote inside the cargo
area and close the tailgate. The beeper sounds
repeatedly. You can open the tailgate and retrieve
the key.
Even if you are not carrying the smart entry remote,
you can lock/unlock the doors while someone else
with the remote is within range.