Honda CR-V: Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside / Locking/Unlocking the Doors Using a Key
If the smart entry remote battery or the vehicle battery is dead, use the key
instead of the smart entry remote.
Fully insert the key and turn it.

When you lock the driver's door with a key, all the other doors and tailgate
lock at the same time. When unlocking, the driver's door unlocks first. Turn the
key a second time within a few seconds to unlock the remaining doors and the
tailgate.
You can customize the door unlock mode setting.
Locking the doors
Press the lock button.
Once:
Some exterior lights flash, all the doors and tailgate lock, and the
security system * sets.
Twice (within five seconds after the first push):
The beeper sounds and verifies the security system * is set...
Locking the driver's door
Push the lock tab forward or
push the master door lock switch in the lock direction
, and close the door.
Locking the passenger's doors
Push the lock tab forward and close the door...
Other information:
While your seat belt restrains your torso, the
front airbag provides supplemental protection
for your head and chest.
The front airbags deflate immediately so that
they won't interfere with the driver's visibility
or the ability to steer or operate other
controls...
The extent to which the power tailgate automatically opens can be programed.
To program:
Open the tailgate to the desired position.
If you want to reprogram the power tailgate to open all the way,
manually raise the tailgate to its upper most position and follow the
next step...