2012 Honda Pilot Owner's Manual - Page 22

Protecting Adults and Teens Locking the doors, the glass hatch, and the tailgate reduces the chance of someone being thrown out of the vehicle during a crash, and it helps prevent passengers from accidentally opening a door, the glass hatch, or the tailgate and falling out. Locking the doors, the glass hatch and the tailgate also helps prevent an outsider from unexpectedly opening a door, the glass hatch, or the tailgate when you come to a stop. Except Touring models When the glass hatch, the tailgate, or both glass hatch and tailgate are open, the ''HATCH OPEN,'' ''TAILGATE OPEN,'' or ''HATCH & TAILGATE OPEN'' message will come on. When the glass hatch, tailgate, and one or more doors are open, the ''DOOR, HATCH & TAILGATE OPEN'' message will come on. This vehicle has auto door locking/ unlocking features. See page 138 for how to set them. On Touring models This vehicle has auto door locking/ unlocking features. See pages 114 and 115 for how to set them. 14