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INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Accessory Application Publications No.
Issue Date
2008 ODYSSEYAccessory HandsFreeLink
PARTS LIST
HFL Attachment Kit
P/N 08E02-SHJ-100B
HFL trim
HFL harness
2 Double-faced tapes
HFL bracket
HFL subharness
HFL retainer
Template
Fuse label
Fuse (2 A)
6 EPT sealers
8 Wire ties
4 Self-tapping screw, 3 x 10 mm
2 Washer screws, 4 x 12 mm
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Self-tapping screw
Bush
Ground bolt
Rubber bumper
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TOOL AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED
#2 Phillips screwdriver
10 mm Combination wrench
10 mm and 14 mm Socket
Pushpin
Ratchet
3 mm, 4.5 mm, 6 mm, 9 mm, and 10 mm Drill bit
Eye protection (face shield, safety goggles, etc.)
File
Diagonal cutters
Scissors
Masking tape
Tape measure
Cardboard
Isopropyl alcohol
Shop towel
19 mm Holesaw
Drill
Utility knife
T15 Torx bit
Felt-tip pen
Illustration of the HFL Installed on the Vehicle
CONTOROL
UNIT
INSTALLATION
Customer Information: The information in this
installation instruction is intended for use only by
skilled technicians who have the proper tools,
equipment, and training to correctly and safely add
equipment to your vehicle. These procedures
should not be attempted by “do-it-yourselfers.”
1. Make sure you have the anti-theft code for the
radio, then write down the frequencies for the
preset buttons.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Control unit
HFL Blue Tooth Kit
P/N 08E00-E10-100
Switch
SWITCH
HFL
HARNESS
HFL
SUBHARNESS
FUSE
(2 A)
Accessory User's Information Manual
Plastic trim tool SILTRIMTL10
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3. Disengage eight retaining tabs and remove left
and right lens from the roof console.
7. Using a flat-tip screwdriver, push the hook and
turn the holder. Remove the holder.
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ROOF
CONSOLE
RIGHT
LENS
4 RETAINING
TABS
LEFT
LENS
4 RETAINING
TABS
VEHICLE
CONNECTORS
SUNGLASS
HOLDER
(Open.)
2 BOLTS
4. Open the sunglass holder.
5. Remove four bolts and lower the roof console.
6. Disconnect the two vehicle connectors and
remove the roof console.
2 BOLTS
8. Disengage two screws and remove the left
sunvisor.
9. Pull away the weatherstrip from the left front A-
pillar trim. Release the side curtain air bag clip by
using the plastic trim tool and remove the left front
A-pillar (two clips).
SIDE CURTAIN
AIR BAG CLIP
CLIP
WEATHERSTRIP
LEFT FRONT
A-PILLAR TRIM
PLASTIC TRIM
TOOL
LEFT
SUNVISOR
VEHICLE
CONNECTOR
2 SCREWS
COVER
RETAINING
TAB
SUNVISOR
HOLDER
PLASTIC TRIM TOOL
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13. Plug the HFL subharness 6-pin connector into the
6-pin opening in the fuse box.
12. Attach the fuse label (2 A) to the fuse case of the
HFL subharness.
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3 CLIPS
LEFT FRONT
DOOR SILL TRIM
3 CLIPS
LEFT KICK
PANEL
HFL
SUBHARNESS
6-PIN
CONNECTOR
FUSE
BOX
10. Remove the left front door sill trim (three clips).
11. Pull away the weatherstrip from the left kick panel.
Remove the left kick panel (three clips).
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FUSE LABEL (2 A)
HFL
SUBHARNESS
HFL
SUBHARNESS
FUSE CASE
WEATHERSTRIP
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NOTE: If another accessory is already plugged into the
6-pin connector, remove the dummy connector
from the 6-pin connector taped to the HFL
subharness. Plug the 6-pin connector from the
other accessory harness into the 6-pin
connector from the HFL subharness you just
unplugged and plug the HFL subharness into
the fuse box.
VEHICLE
HARNESS
VEHICLE
CLIP
GREEN
TAPE
WIRE
TIE
HFL
SUBHARNESS
VEHICLE
HARNESS
HFL
SUBHARNESS
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14. Route the HFL subharness to the left front pillar
trim opening.
FUSE BOX
HFL
SUBHARNESS
6-PIN
CONNECTOR
OTHER ACCESSORY
6-PIN CONNECTOR
DUMMY
CONNECTOR
16. Remove the vehicle bolt (discard) and install the
ground bolt with HFL subharness ground terminal
as shown.
17. Disconnect the vehicle harness 1-pin connector
and connect it to the HFL subharness 1-pin
connector.
VEHICLE
BOLT
(Discard.)
GROUND
BOLT
HFL SUBHARNESS
GROUND TERMINAL
FUSE
BOX
HOOD
OPENER
18. Connect the HFL subharness 1-pin connector to
the vehicle 1-pin connector.
19. Wrap the cut one half of the EPT sealer on the
HFL subharness connection part.
FUEL
OPENER
HFL SUBHARNESS
1-PIN CONNECTOR
VEHICLE
HARNESS 1-PIN
CONNECTOR
EPT
SEALER
HFL
SUBHARNESS
LEFT FRONT
PILLAR TRIM
OPENING
HFL SUBHARNESS
CONNECTION PART
EPT
SEALER
Cut in half.
15. Route the HFL subharness and secure the
harness to the vehicle harness with a wire tie
above the vehicle clip as shown.
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23. Cut the template into template A and template B.
24. Remove the damper (two tapping screws).
SUNGLASSES
HOLDER
ROOF
CONSOLE
DAMPER
2 TAPPING
SCREWS
TEMPLATE A
TEMPLATE B
TEMPLATE
VEHICLE
BUSHES
TAPPING
SCREW
CAMSET
LOCK
2 RETAINING
TABS
25. Remove the sunglasses holder (tapping screw and
vehicle bushes).
26. Remove the pin and remove the camset lock (two
retaining tabs).
21. Using isopropyl alcohol on a shop towel, clean the
area where the EPT sealer will attach. Attach a
EPT sealer to secure the HFL subharness to the
vehicle panel.
22. Secure the HFL subharness to the vehicle
harness with three wire tie.
20. Secure the HFL subharness to the vehicle
harness with a wire tie.
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3 WIRE
TIES
HFL
SUBHARNESS
VEHICLE
HARNESS
WIRE TIE
HFL
SUBHARNESS
VEHICLE
PANEL
VEHICLE
HARNESS
EPT
SEALER
PIN
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27. Remove the console light from the roof console
(four retaining tabs).
CONSOLE
LIGHT
ROOF
CONSOLE
4 RETAINING
TABS
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ROOF
CONSOLE
DRILL BIT
(9 mm)
28. Enlarge the hole on the roof console with 9 mm
drill bit.
29. Attach masking tape to the roof console as
shown.
30. Attach template A with masking tape to the roof
console at the indicated position.
PUSHPIN
2 MARKS
TEMPLATE A
ROOF
CONSOLE
ROOF
CONSOLE
MASKING
TAPE
FELT-TIP
PEN
MASKING
TAPE
31. Using a felt-tip pen, mark the center of the roof
console as shown.
32. Use a pushpin to mark the roof console at two
locations according to template A.
33. Remove template A.
MARK
CENTER OF THE
ROOF CONSOLE
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35. Attach template B with masking tape on the roof
console at the indicated position.
34. Drill 4.5 mm holes at the two locations marked on
the roof console in step 32. After drilling, remove
any burrs.
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DRILL BIT
(4.5 mm)
2 MARKS
ROOF
CONSOLE
PUSHPIN
PUSHPIN
FELT-TIP
PEN
MASKING
TAPE
TEMPLATE B
ROOF
CONSOLE
4 MARKS
39. Drill a 3 mm hole at the four locations marked on
the roof console in step 36.
DRILL BIT
(3 mm)
DRILL BIT
(3 mm 6 mm
10 mm)
19 mm
HOLE SAW
4 MARKS
ROOF
CONSOLE
DRILL
40. Enlarge the two 3 mm holes drilled in step 39 with
a 6 mm drill bit and with a 10 mm drill bit as
shown.
41. Enlarge the other two 3 mm holes drilled in step
39 with a 19 mm hole saw as shown.
36. Use a pushpin to mark the roof console at four
locations according to template B.
37. Use a felt-tip pen and mark the roof console along
the template B.
38. Remove template B.
CENTER OF THE
ROOF CONSOLE
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43. Remove the masking tape attached in step 29.
44. Using isopropyl alcohol on a shop towel, clean the
areas where the double-faced tape will attach.
Remove the adhesive backing from double-faced
tape and attach the double-faced tape at the
indicated position on the control unit.
45. Connect the HFL harness 22-pin connector to the
control unit.
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2 DOUBLE-FACED
TAPES
CONTROL
UNIT
10 mm
10 mm
CONTROL
UNIT
CENTER
CONTROL
UNIT
CONTROL
UNIT
ROOF
CONSOLE
Remove the
adhesive
backing.
ROOF
CONSOLE
HFL HARNESS
22-PIN
CONNECTOR
HFL
HARNESS
HFL
BRACKET
2 WASHER
SCREWS,
4 x 12 mm
ROOF
CONSOLE
Holes drilled
in step 34.
46. Using isopropyl alcohol on a shop towel, clean the
areas where the double-faced tape will attach.
Remove the adhesive backing from the double-
faced tape attached to the control unit and attach
to the roof console at the indicated position.
47. Use the holes drilled in step 34 and secure the
HFL bracket with two 4 x 12 mm washer screws to
the roof console.
ROOF
CONSOLE
Cut out.
Mark made in
step 37.
42. Using a utility knife, cut along the marking made
on the roof console in step 37. After cutting,
remove any burrs.
ROOF
CONSOLE
Cut out.
UTILITY
KNIFE
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48. Bend the switch terminal as shown.
51. Connect the HFL harness 20-pin connector to the
switch.
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52. Install the switch assembled in step 50 to the roof
console with self-tapping screw, bushes, tapping
screw removed in step 25 and vehicle bushes.
53. Reinstall the console light to the roof console.
54. Using isopropyl alcohol on a shop towel, clean
the area where the EPT sealer will attach. Cut an
EPT sealer in half and attach one half to the
vehicle bracket as shown.
HFL TRIM
SWITCH
HFL
RETAINER
4 SELF-TAPPING
SCREWS,
3 x 10 mm
SELF- TAPPING
SCREW
BUSHES
SWITCH
ROOF
CONSOLE
VEHICLE
BRACKET
EPT SEALER
(Cut in half.)
EPT SEALER
ROOF CONSOLE
OPENING
HFL HARNESS
20 -PIN
CONNECTOR
HFL
RETAINER
RUBBER
BUMPER
SELF- TAPPING
SCREW (Reuse.)
VEHICLE
BUSHES
(Reuse.)
49. Insert the rubber bumper to the HFL retainer.
50. Assemble HFL retainer, switch, and HFL trim with
four 3 x 10 mm self-tapping screws.
SWITCH
TERMINAL
BACKSIDE OF THE SWITCH
SWITCH
TERMINAL
(Bend.)
SPEAKER
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55. Hold the roof console close to the roof console
opening and connect the HFL harness 4-pin
connector to the HFL subharness 4-pin connector.
58. Connect the vehicle connectors to the roof
console. Reinstall the roof console with the four
bolts from step 5.
59. Install the fuse (2 A) into the fuse box at the
indicated position.
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3 EPT
SEALERS
ROOF
PANEL
HFL
SUBHARNESS
2 BOLTS
ROOF
CONSOLE
VEHICLE
CONNECTORS
FUSE (2 A)
FUSE BOX
ROOF
CONSOLE
ROOF
CONSOLE
OPENING
GREEN
CONNECTOR
WIRE TIE
VEHICLE
BRACKET
Vehicle front
HFL
SUBHARNESS
4-PIN
CONNECTOR
HFL HARNESS
4-PIN
CONNECTOR
56. Secure the connector with a wire tie to the vehicle
bracket.
57. Using isopropyl alcohol on a shop towel, clean the
area where the EPT sealer will attach. Secure the
HFL subharness to the vehicle roof panel inside
the roof lining with three EPT sealers.
2 BOLTS
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61. Check that all wire harnesses are routed properly
and that all connectors are plugged in.
62. Reinstall all removed parts.
63. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
64. Enter the customer’s radio anti-theft code, and
reset the radio station presets.
65. Reset the clock.
NOTE: When the battery is disconnected, the driver’s
window AUTO function is disabled.
• Start the engine. Push down on the driver’s window
switch until the window is fully open.
• Pull up on the driver’s window switch to close the
window completely, then hold the switch for
1 second or more.
• Lower and raise the driver’s window to check
operation of the driver’s window AUTO function.
60. Attach the fuse label to the No. 33 slot on the fuse
box cover.
FUSE BOX
COVER
FUSE LABEL
(OPITION FUSE 2 A)
No. 33
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