clock Acura MDX 2003 Owner's Manua

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Climate Control System . 134
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Fully-automatic Operation . 136
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Semi-automatic Operation . 137
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Mode Button/Mode Icon . 139
Sunlight Sensor/ ............
Temperature Sensor . 141
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Rear A/C Unit .142
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Audio System .145
AM/FM/Cassette/CD changer ........................
Audio System .145
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Operating the Radio . 146
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Adjusting the Sound . 149
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Audio System Lighting . 149
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Digital Clock .150
Operating the Cassette .....................................
Player .151
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Tape Search Functions . 152
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Operating the CD Changer . 155
CD Changer Error .............................
Indications .162
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Audio System .163
AM/FM/Cassette/CD Stereo ........................
Audio System .163
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Operating the Radio . 164
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Adjusting the Sound . 168
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Audio System Lighting . 169....................
Radio Frequencies . 169
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Radio Reception .169
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Operating the CD Player . 171
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Operating the CD Changer . 173
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Protecting Compact Discs . 174
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CD Player Error Indications . 175
CD Changer Error .............................
Indications .176
Operating the Cassette .....................................
Player .177
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Tape Search Functions . 178
Caring f or the Cassette .....................................
Player .180
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Remote Audio Controls . 181
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Thef t Protection .182
Audio System (Optional on .....................
Touring model) .183
AM/FM/CD/DVD Audio ....................................
System .183
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Operating the Radio . 185
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Adjusting the Sound . 189
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Digital Clock .190
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Audio System Lighting . 190
Operating the Cassette .....................................
Player .191
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Operating the CD Player . 194 .....
Operating the CD Changer . 196
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CD Player Error Indications . 197
CD Changer Error .............................
Indications .198
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Rear Entertainment System . 199
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Security System .215
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Cruise Control .216
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Trip Computer .219
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(Without Navigation System) . 219
HomeLink Universal .................................
Tranceiver .229
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Rear View Camera and Monitor . 234
Comf ort and Convenience Features
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures133

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When the system is in FULL AUTO,
the rear A/C passenger control
panel cannot be used. The system
will cycle on and of f automatically to
bring the interior to the set
temperature.To enable the rear A/C passenger
control panel, press the RR A/C
Manual button on the control panel.
The light in the button will come on.
When the rear A/C passenger
control panel is enabled, the
passenger in the second row can use
the rear A/C passenger control
panel to adjust the f an speed and air
flow.
The f an speed control dial changes
the speed of the rear f an; turn it
clockwise to increase fan speed and
air flow.
Climat e Cont rol Syst em
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Rear A/C Passenger Control Panel
Rear A/C Control Button
Fan Speed Cont rol Dial
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AUTO BUTTON
REAR A/C CONTROL BUTTONTEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
MODE BUTTON
FAN SPEED
CONTROL DIAL

Turning this dial clockwise increases
the temperature of the air flow.
Use the MODE buttons to select the
vents the air flows from.
With the button selected,
heated air f lows f rom the rear lower
vents.
With the button selected
cooled air f lows f rom the rear upper
vents.
Climat e Cont rol Syst em
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Mode Button
T emperat ure Cont rol Dial
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The audio system display usually
shows the time when the ignition
switch is in ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II). It shows the operation mode of
the radio, cassette player, or CD
changer when you operate them,
then goes back to the time display
af ter f ive seconds.
To set the clock, press and hold the
CLOCK button until the number
f lash. Change the hours by pressing
the H button until the numbers
advance to the desired time. Change
the minutes by pressing the M
button until the numbers advance to
the desired time.You can use R to quickly set the time
to the nearest hour. If the displayed
time is before the half hour, pressing
Rsetstheclockbacktotheprevious
hour. If the displayed time is af ter
the half hour, pressing R sets the
clock f orward to the beginning of the
next hour.For example:
1:06 would RESET to 1:00
1:52 would RESET to 2:00
When you are f inished, press the
CLOCK button again.
On vehicles with Navigation System
Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Digital Clock
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CLOCK BUTTON
H BUTTON M BUTTONR BUTTON

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The SCAN f unction
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. The system will scan
up the band for a station with a
strong signal. When it f inds one, it
will stop and play that station f or
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again. To store a f requency:
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Use the TUNE or SEEK f unction
to tune the radio to a desired
station.
Pick the Preset button you want
for that station. Press the button
and hold it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station’s frequency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
preset button to tune to it.
You can use any of f our methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN or the
Preset buttons.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob clockwise to tune to a
higher f requency, or
counterclockwise to tune to a lower
f requency.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one f requency
on the AM band, and two
f requencies on the FM band.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
either SEEK button ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which
SEEK button you press, the system
scans upward or downward f rom the
current f requency. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. 1.
2.
3.
4.
SCAN
TUNE
Preset
SEEK
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To set the clock, press and hold the
SET (TUNE) button until the
numbers f lash. Change the hours by
pressing the H ( ) button until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
Change the minutes by pressing the
M ( ) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time. When
you are f inished, press the SET
button again. The right display usually shows the
time when the ignition is in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). It
shows the operation mode of the
radio, cassette player, CD player, or
rear entertainment system when you
operate them, then goes back to the
time display af ter f ive seconds.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control dial to adjust the il-
lumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .For inf ormation, see page .
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On vehicles with Navigation System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Audio System
Digital Clock
A udio System L ighting Radio Frequencies and Reception
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SET
BUTTON
H BUTTON M BUTTON

To operate the rear entertainment
system f rom the f ront panel, you
must f irst push on the rear power
button, then turn the RR CTRL knob
clockwise to enable the panel. The
amber RR LED will come on to show
that the control panel is now enabled.
To return f ront panel control to the
front audio system, turn the knob
counterclockwise. The system will
automatically change back to the
f ront system several seconds af ter
you stop pressing the buttons.
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Rear Entertainment System
Operating the DVD Player f rom
the Front Control Panel
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RR CTRL SELECTOR
KNOBRR LED
RPT
BUTTON
REAR PWR
BUTTON
PLAY
BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
PAUSE
BUTTONSEEK/SKIP
BAR

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An audio CD can be played in either
the main CD player in the f ront panel,
in the DVD/CD player below the
f ront panel, or in the optional CD
changer. This allows the f ront and
rear passengers to listen to dif f erent
CDs.
Select the rear system by turning the
RR CTRL knob clockwise. If the CD
is loaded in the main CD player, or
CD changer, select CD/CHG. If the
CD is loaded in the lower player,
select DVD/AUX.
If theCDisloadedinthemainCD
player or CD changer, ref er to pagesand f or operating
instructions. If the CD is loaded in
the DVD/AUX player, ref er to page . If theCDisloadedinthemainCD
player or optional CD changer, select
it by pressing the CD/CHG button.
If it is loaded in the lower player,
press DVD/AUX.
Pressthe buttontoskiptothe
beginning of the next track. Press
the button to return to the
beginning of current track. Press it
again to go to the beginning of the
previous track.
If the CD changer is selected, use
the and buttons to change
discs.
If theCDisloadedinthemainCD
player or optional CD changer, select
it by pressing the CD/CHG button.
If it is loaded in the lower player,
press DVD/AUX. To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdeithertheFWDorREW
buttons. When you press FWD, you
will see ‘‘CUE’’ in the display. When
you press REW, you will see ‘‘REW’’
in the display. Release the button
when the system reaches the desired
point.
Pressthe buttontoskiptothe
beginning of the next track. Press
the button to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press
it again to go to the beginning of the
previous track.
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Rear Entertainment System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Playing a CD With the Rear
Entertainment System
Playing a CD Wit h t he Front Panel Playing a CD Wit h t he Rear Cont rol
Panel
Playing a CD Wit h t he Remot eCont rol
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All models of MDX have a trip
computer. The f ollowing pages
explain the trip computer on the
model without the navigation system.
To operate the trip computer on the
model with the navigation system,
ref er to the navigation manual.
The Trip Computer displays the
f ollowing inf ormation. The ignition
switch must be in Accessory or ON.Clock
Direction of travel
Trip Computer
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
(Without Navigation System)
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INSTANTANEOUS
FUEL MILEAGE
CLOCK
BUTTON
TRIP
BUTTON
RESET
BUTTON
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL /CALIBRATE BUTTON
/ZONE BUTTONRESET, SET BUTTONCOMPASS
OUTSIDE
TEMPERATURE

The temperature sensor is located
in the f ront bumper. Theref ore,
the temperature reading can be
affected by heat reflection from
the road surf ace, engine heat, and
the exhaust f rom the surrounding
traf f ic. Because of these
conditions, it may take a while f or
the temperature to read correctly.
Instantaneous f uel mileage
The Range, or estimated distance
you can travel on the fuel
remaining in the tank. This
distance is estimated from the fuel
economy you have gotten over the
last several miles, so it will vary
with changes in speed, traf f ic, etc. Outside temperature
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ELAPSED TIMERANGEINSTANTANEOUS FUEL MILEAGE
CLOCK COMPASS
AVERAGE FUEL
ECONOMY TRIP METER
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE