display Acura MDX 2009 Repair Manual

Personalization Setting
When you unlock the doors with
your remote, the driver's ID (Driver
1 or Driver 2) is detected, and the
climate control settings are turned to
the respective mode automatically
when the ignition is turned to the ON
(II) position.
Voice Control SystemOn models with navigation systemThe climate control system can also
be operated by voice control. See the
Navi section in your quick start guide
for an overview of this system, and
the navigation system manual for
complete details.Using Automatic Climate Control
The automatic climate control system
in your vehicle picks the proper
combination of air conditioning,
heating, and ventilation to maintain
the interior temperature you select.
The system also adjusts the fan
speed and airflow levels.
1. Press the Auto button on the front
control panel.
2. Set the desired temperature with the temperature control buttons.
You will see AUTO in the system's
display.
3. You can set the driver's side temperature, the passenger's side
temperature, and the temperature
of the rear passenger compartment
separately. The system automatically selects the
proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air that will, as quickly as
possible, raise or lower the interior
temperature to your preference.
Temperature ControlThe driver's side temperature, the
passenger's side temperature and the
rear passenger compartment
temperature can be set separately.
Press the
▲button of the
appropriate temperature control to
increase the temperature of airflow.
Press the ▼button to decrease it.
Each set temperature is shown in the
display. The rear temperature is
shown in the display on the back of
the center console.
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Rear ButtonWhen you press this button, the
indicator in the button comes on, and
the temperature of the rear
passenger compartment can be
adjusted separately with the
temperature control buttons on the
back of the center console. With the
indicator off, the temperature of the
rear passenger compartment is
synchronized to the driver's side set
temperature. You will see the AUTO
SYNC on the system display of the
rear control panel. Changing the
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment also makes the
indicator turn on, and takes the
system out of synchronized mode.
This causes the word SYNC in the
display to go out.To Turn Everything Off
If you press the OFF button, the
climate control system shuts off
completely.
●Keep the system completely off for
short periods only.●To keep stale air and mustiness
from collecting, you should have
the fan running at all times.
Semi-automatic Operation
You can manually select various
functions of the climate control
system when it is in fully automatic
mode. All other features remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
Fan Control
Press the
▲ button to increase the
fan speed and airflow. Press the
▼
button to decrease it.
Air Conditioning (A/C) ButtonThis button turns the air
conditioning on and off. You will see
A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display.
When you turn the A/C off, the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set the
temperature control below the
outside temperature.Recirculation ButtonWhen the indicator in the button is
on, air from the vehicle's interior is
sent throughout the system again.
When the indicator is off, air is
brought in from the outside of the
vehicle (fresh air mode).
The outside air intakes for the
climate control system are at the
base of the windshield. Keep this
area clear of leaves and other debris.
The system should be left in fresh air
mode under almost all conditions.
Keeping the system in recirculation
mode, particularly with the A/C off,
can cause the windows to fog up.
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Rear Climate ControlsRear ButtonWhen the indicator in this button is off,
the temperature of the rear passenger
compartment is synchronized to the
driver's side set temperature. If the
AUTO mode is selected on the front
control panel, you will see the AUTO
SYNC on the rear system display. When
the indicator in this button is on, the
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment can be adjusted with the
rear temperature control buttons. A
passenger can also adjust the fan speed
and airflow.
You can use the rear control panel
when the indicator in the REAR
button on the front control panel is
on. Pressing any control button on
the rear control panel turns on the
rear button indicator on the front
control panel.
REAR BUTTON
FAN
CONTROL
BUTTONS
REAR CONTROL PANEL REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE
REAR PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
BUTTONS
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Temperature ControlPress the▲temperature control
button to increase the temperature of
airflow, and the ▼button to decrease
it. The temperature you adjust is
shown in the system display.
Fan ControlPress the
▲ fan control button to
increase the fan speed and airflow.
Press the▼ button to decrease it.
The level of the fan speed is shown in
the display.
Mode ControlEach time you press the mode
button, the mode display changes
from
to
.
When
is selected, air flows from
the upper vents on the back of the
center console.
Whenis selected, air flows from
the lower vents.
Automatic OperationPressing the AUTO button puts the
system in automatic operation mode.
The rear system automatically
adjusts the fan speed and airflow
levels to maintain the selected
temperature of the rear passenger
compartment. You will see AUTO in
the display.
Pressing the OFF button shuts off
the rear climate control system.
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Push AUTO or
. The selected
temperatures appear in the display.
When the indicator in the DUAL
button is off, you can adjust both
sides to the same temperature by
adjusting the driver's temperature
control buttons.
To set the driver's side temperature
to a different value than the
passenger's side, press the DUAL
button, then press either of the
driver's temperature control button
(▲ or▼ ). To set the passenger's side
to a different value than the driver's
side, press either of the front
passenger's temperature control
button (▲ or▼ ). You can adjust the
passenger's side without pressing
the DUAL button first. When the indicator in the REAR
button is off, the temperature of the
rear passenger compartment is
synchronized to the driver's side set
temperature. You will see the AUTO
SYNC on the system display of the
rear control panel.
To set the temperature of the rear
passenger compartment to a different
value than the driver's side, press the
REAR button, then press either
temperature control buttons on the
back of the center console. The word
‘‘
SYNC ’’in the display goes out. You
can also adjust the rear temperature
without pressing the REAR button
first. Pressing either button causes
the indicator of the REAR button to
turn on.
When you set each temperature to its
lower limit or its upper limit, it will be
displayed as ‘‘
’’or ‘‘
’’.
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To Play the Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency.
SEEK －The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the ＋or－ SEEK button, then
release it. SCAN
－The scan function samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
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Preset－Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM and two
frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each preset
button.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset button, and hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. AUTO SELECT
－If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A.SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL ’’
flashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode for several
seconds. It stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for that
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.
To turn off auto select,
press the A.SEL
(auto select) button. This restores
the presets you originally set.
The presets may be lost if your
vehicle's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is
removed.
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
205.
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Adjusting the Sound
Press the TUNE (SOUND) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE,
SUBWOOFER, and SVC (speed-
sensitive volume compensation)
settings.
BASS－Adjusts the bass.
TREBLE －Adjusts the treble.
FADER －Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
BALANCE －Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
SUBWOOFER －Adjusts the
strength of sound from the
subwoofer speaker.
CENTER －Adjusts the strength of
sound from the center speaker. SVC
－Adjusts the volume level
based on the vehicle speed.
Each mode is shown in the display as
it changes. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C ’’in the display.
The system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds after you
stop adjusting a mode.
Speed-sensitive Volume Compensation (SVC)The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The faster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has four modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you feel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you feel the sound is
too quiet, choose high. This function is set to MID as the
default setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.
Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons to adjust
the illumination of the audio system
(see page123).The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is off.
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
On Canadian models, you can also
receive XM
®Satellite Radio in
Canada.
XM
®is a registered trademark of XM
Satellite Radio, Inc.
XM satellite radio receives signals
from two satellites to produce clear,
high-quality digital reception. It
offers many channels in several
categories. Along with a large
selection of different types of music,
XM satellite radio allows you to view
channel and category selections in
the display. Operating the Satellite Radio
To listen to XM satellite radio, turn
the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the power/volume knob to turn
on the audio system, and press the
button. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob.
MODE －To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes.
In the channel mode, you can select
all of the available channels. In the
category mode, such as Jazz, Rock,
Classical, etc., you can select all of
the channels within that category.
Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE button, the display
changes in the following sequence:
channel name, channel number,
category, artist name, and music title. You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist's name and song title
information. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
TUNE
－Turn the TUNE knob to
change channel selections. Turn the
knob right for higher numbered
channels and left for lower numbered
channels. In the category mode, you
can only select channels within that
category.
CATEGORY (－ or＋)－ Press
either button to select another
category.
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SCAN－The SCAN function gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again.
Preset －You can store up to 12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel from the XM1 band and one
channel from the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
1. Press the XM button. Either XM1 or XM2 will show in the display. 2. Use the TUNE knob, the
CATEGORY buttons, or the SCAN
buttons to tune to a desired
channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected.
3. Pick the preset button you want for that channel. Press and hold the
button until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the first six channels.
5. Press the XM button again. The other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it. The presets may be lost if your
vehicle's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is
removed.
XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘LOADING
’’－ XM is loading the
audio or program information.
‘‘OFF AIR ’’－ The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
‘‘UPDATING ’’－ The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is fully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
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