1996 Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey in Japan

1996 HONDA ODYSSEY
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CHADC22
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1996 Honda Odyssey
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I live in Okinawa, Japan and just recently bought a Honda Odyssey. On the dash is a button that says "A Pole" and when pressed a small green antenna raises from the left side of the front bumper. What is this for? The manual that is in the vehicle is, of course, in Japanese so I can't even look it up to figure out what this does. As far as I can tell it is not a radio antenna since that is on the right side of the vehicle just foward and above the door.

Any ideas?

Chad
May 11, 2008 at 9:34 PM
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KHLOW2008
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That is known as a parking pole. It gives you a better gauge of the front bumper while parking.
May 26, 2008 at 10:56 AM
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