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2006 TSX Online Reference Owner's Manual
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Contents

Owner's Identification Form
Introduction ........................................................................\
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A Few Words About Safet y........................................................................\
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Your Vehicle at a Glance........................................................................\
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Driver and Passenger Safety ........................................................................\
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Proper use and care of your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restr\
aint System.
Instruments and Control s

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Instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use dashboard and steering colu\
mn controls.
Features ................................................................................................................................\
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How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, and other c\
onvenience features.
Before Driving........................................................................\
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What gasoline to use, how to break-in your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving ........................................................................\
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The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park, pl\
us towing a trailer.
Maintenance........................................................................\
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The Maintenance Schedule shows you when you need to take you r vehicle to the dealer.
Taking Care of the Unexpecte d........................................................................\
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This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, an d how to handle them.
Technical Informatio n........................................................................\
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ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada)................................................................349
A summary of the warranties covering your new Acura, and how to contact \
us.
Authorized Manu als (U.S. only)........................................................................\
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How to order manuals and other technical literature.
Index........................................................................\
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Service Information Summary
A summary of information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.

Calif ornia Proposition 65 WarningThis product contains
or emits chemicals known to the
state of California to cause cancer
and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with one or
more recording devices commonly
ref erred to as event data recorders
or sensing and diagnostic modules.
Congratulations! Your selection of a 2006 Acura TSX was a wise investment.
It will give you years of driving pleasure.
One of the best ways to enhance the enjoyment of your new vehicle is to
read this manual. In it, you will learn how to operate its driving controls and
convenience items. Af terwards, keep this owner’s manual in your vehicle so
youcanrefertoitatanytime.
Several warranties protect your new vehicle. Read the warranty booklet
thoroughly so you understand the coverages and are aware of your rights
and responsibilities.
As you read this manual, you will
f ind inf ormation that is preceded by
a
symbol. This
inf ormation is intended to help you
avoid damage to your vehicle, other
property, or the environment.
Maintaining your vehicle according to the maintenance minder shown in the
instrument panel helps to keep your driving trouble-f ree while it preserves
your investment. When your vehicle needs maintenance, keep in mind that
your dealer’s staf f is specially trained in servicing the many systems unique
to your vehicle. Your dealer is dedicated to your satisf action and will be
pleased to answer any questions and concerns.
Introduction
WARNING:
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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
inf ants and children in your vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions .8
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features .9
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Seat Belts .10
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Airbags .11
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Protecting Adults and Teens .13
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1. Close and Lock the Doors .13
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2. Adjust the Front Seats .14
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs .15
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints .16
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
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Belts .17
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .18
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .19
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Additional Safety Precautions .20
Additional Inf ormation About .......................
Your Seat Belts .21
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Seat Belt System Components .21 ......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .22
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .23
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Seat Belt Maintenance .24
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .25
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Airbag System Components .25
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .28
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How Your Side Airbags Work .32
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
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Work .33
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How the SRS Indicator Works .34
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .34
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .35
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Airbag Service .35
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Additional Safety Precautions .36
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .37
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .37
All Children Should Sit in the .................................
Back Seat .38The Passenger’s Front Airbag
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Can Pose Serious Risks .38
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .40
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .40
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Additional Safety Precautions .41
Protecting Inf ants and .........................
Small Children .42
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Protecting Inf ants .42
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Protecting Small Children .43
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Selecting a Child Seat .45
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Installing a Child Seat .46
Installing a Child Seat ............................
with LATCH .47
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with a Lap/Shoulder Belt .49
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with a Tether .50
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Protecting Larger Children .52
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Checking Seat Belt Fit .52
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Using a Booster Seat .53
When Can a Larger Child Sit
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in Front .54
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Additional Safety Precautions .55
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .56
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Saf ety Labels .57
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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You’ll f ind many saf ety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
Therecommendationsonthispage
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
Excessive speed is a major f actor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
f aster than is saf e f or current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical f ailure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition f requently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance (see page ).
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make sure you and your passengers
always wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly (see page ).
Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in a back
seat, not the front seat. Infants and
smallchildrenshouldberestrained
in a child seat. Larger children
should use a booster seat and a lap/
shoulder belt until they can use the
belt properly without a booster seat
(see pages ). While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Inf ants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to f ollow all instructions and
warnings in this manual.
Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with
every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your f riends
drink and drive, either.
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Important Saf ety Precautions
Control Your Speed
K eep Your Vehicle in Saf e
Condition
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
Restrain All Children Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
Don’t Drink and Drive
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If a seat belt is worn during a crash,
it must be replaced by the dealer. A
belt that has been worn during a
crash may not provide the same level
of protection in a subsequent crash.
The dealer should also inspect the
anchors f or damage and replace
them if needed. If the automatic seat
belt tensioners activate during a
crash, they must be replaced.
For saf ety, you should check the
condition of your seat belts regularly.
Pull each belt out f ully, and look f or
f rays, cuts, burns, and wear. Check
that the latches work smoothly and
the belts retract easily. If a belt does
not retract easily, cleaning the belt
may correct the problem (see page
). Any belt that is not in good
condition or working properly will
not provide good protection and
should be replaced as soon as
possible.
Acura provides a lif etime warranty
on seat belts f or U.S. models. See
your
booklet f or details. 299
Acura Warranty Inf ormation
Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
Seat Belt Maintenance
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Not checking or maintaining
seat belts can result in serious
injury or death if the seat belts
do not work properly when
needed.
Check your seat belts regularly
and have any problem
corrected as soon as possible.
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Your airbag systems are virtually
maintenance f ree, and there are no
parts you can saf ely service.
However, you must have your
vehicle serviced if:Any airbag
that has deployed must be
replaced along with the control
unit and other related parts. If a
f ront airbag inf lates, the seat belt
tensioners must also be replaced.
Do not try to remove or replace
anyairbagbyyourself.Thismust
be done by your dealer or a
knowledgeable body shop.
If no one is riding in the f ront seat,
the airbag will be automatically shut
of f . However, the indicator will not
come on.
If the indicator comes on with no
passenger in the f ront, or with an
adult in the seat, there may be a
problem with the advanced airbag
system. Have the vehicle checked by
your dealer as soon as possible.
The passenger airbag of f indicator
may also come on and of f repeatedly
if total weight on the seat is near the
airbag cutoff threshold.
If this happens, have the passenger
ride properly restrained in a back
seat. If the passenger must ride in
front, move the seat as far to the
rear as possible, have the passenger
sit upright and wear the seat belt
properly.
This indicator alerts you that the
passenger’s side airbag has been
shut of f because weight sensors
detect the weight of an inf ant or a
small child on the f ront passenger’s
seat. It does mean there is a
problem with your side airbags.
Take your vehicle to an
authorized dealer as soon as
possible. If you ignore this
indication, your airbags may not
operate properly.
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Airbag Service
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
Indicator Works
An airbag ever inf lates.
not T he SRS indicat or alert s you t o a
problem.
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR U.S.
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The multi-inf ormation display in the
instrument panel displays various
inf ormation and messages when the
ignition switch is in the ON (II)
position. Some of the messages help
you operate your vehicle more
comf ortably.
Others help to keep you aware of the
periodic maintenance your vehicle
needs f or continued trouble-f ree
driving.
There are three types of messages;
normal display messages, engine oil
lif e and maintenance messages, and
system messages.
You can also customize some vehicle
control settings to your liking with
the multi-inf ormation display and the
two buttons on the steering wheel
(see page ).When you unlock and open the
driver’s door with the remote
transmitter, the display shows
‘‘Welcome DRIVER 1’’ or ‘‘Welcome
DRIVER 2’’ depending on which
remote transmitter you use. The
driver’s ‘‘ID’’ is detected by the
transmitter. For more information
about driver’s ‘‘ID’’, see page .If you use the key to unlock the
driver’s door, the display only shows
‘‘Welcome.’’ This means the system
cannot recognize either ‘‘DRIVER 1’’
or ‘‘DRIVER 2.’’ In this case, you
cannot use the customize settings in
the multi-information display (see
page ).
When you turn the ignition switch to
the ACCESSORY (I) position, the
display shows ‘‘Goodbye.’’
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Normal Display Messages
Multi-Inf ormation Display
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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The multi-inf ormation display
consists of two segments: an upper
segment and a lower segment.
In normal display mode, the upper
segment displays trip computer. The
lower segment displays the
odometer, Trip A/B, outside
temperature, and engine oil lif e and
maintenance message.The primary display always shows its
def ault setting, ‘‘INST. MPG’’ (U.S.
models) or ‘‘INST. L/100 km’’
(Canadian models) even if you press
the INFO button. It only changes the
secondary display. You can
customize this setting to your liking
(see page ).
Messages in the trip computer
include:
The upper segment is divided into
two displays; primary and secondary.
After you turn the ignition switch to
the ON (II) position, press the INFO
button on the steering wheel or the
INFO knob in the instrument panel.
What you last selected appears on
the secondary display of the trip
computer. Pressing the INFO
button/knob repeatedly changes the
display as shown in the example on
the next page. INST.MPG(U.S.models)/
INST.L/100 km (Canadian
models): Your vehicle’s current
f uel mileage.
AVG. FUEL A/AVG. FUEL B:
Your vehicle’s average fuel
economy since you last reset the
Trip A or Trip B. When you select
Trip B in the lower segment by
pressing the SEL/RESET button
on the steering wheel or select/
reset knob in the instrument panel,
the AVG. FUEL B appears in the
secondary display.101
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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INFO KNOB
INFO BUTTON
SECONDARY DISPLAY
LOWER SEGMENT
PRIMARY DISPLAY
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This shows the remaining lif e of the
engine oil. It shows 100% af ter the
engine oil is replaced and the display
is reset. The engine oil lif e is
calculated based on engine operating
conditions and accumulated engine
revolutions. For more inf ormation,
see page .When the engine oil lif e reaches 15 %,
the display shows ‘‘SERVICE DUE
SOON’’ and the code f or the
maintenance items to be perf ormed.
When the engine oil lif e reaches 5 %,
the display shows ‘‘SERVICE DUE
NOW’’ along with the same
maintenance items.Have your dealer do the indicated
maintenance as soon as you see this
message, and have them reset the
display af ter completing the service.
If you do not perf orm the indicated
maintenance or do not reset the
display, the message changes to
‘‘SERVICE PAST DUE’’ when the
engine oil lif e becomes 0 %.
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Engine Oil L if e
Maintenance Messages
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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U.S.model is shown U.S.model is shown
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Thesemessagesappearinthemulti-
inf ormation display each time you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.If there is a problem with your
vehicle, f or example, the engine oil
level is low or a door is not f ully
closed, the multi-inf ormation display
will show you the problem. It does
this by interrupting the current
message with one or more messages.
These messages also trigger the
appropriate indicator(s) on the
instrument panel and cause the
system message indicator to come
on. The system message indicator
does not go of f until the problem(s)
are corrected.
For more inf ormation about
Maintenance Messages, see
‘‘
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Also ref er to page f or important
maintenance saf ety precautions. 266
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
System Messages
Maintenance Minder
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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