turn signal Acura MDX 2011 User Guide

Hazard Warning ButtonPush the button between the center
vents to turn on the hazard warning
lights (four-way flashers). This
causes all four outside turn signals
and both indicators in the instrument
panel to flash. Use the hazard
warning lights if you need to park in
a dangerous area near heavy traffic,
or if your vehicle is disabled.Rear Window Defogger
The rear window defogger will clear
fog, frost, and thin ice from the
window. Push the defogger button to
turn it on and off. The indicator in the
button lights to show the defogger is
on. If you do not turn it off, the
defogger will shut itself off after
about 15 minutes. It also shuts off
when you turn off the ignition. You
have to turn it on again when you
restart the vehicle.Make sure the rear window is clear
and you have good visibility before
starting to drive.
The defogger wires on the inside of
the rear window can be accidentally
damaged. When cleaning the glass,
always wipe side-to-side.
Pushing this button also turns the
mirror heaters on or off. For more
information, see page 165.
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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
VOL/
knob or the AM or FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the VOL/
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. To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip(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.
SKIP(SEEK) －The skip(seek)
function searches up and down from
the current frequency to find a
station with a strong signal. To
activate it, press and hold the
or
side of the 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.
When the system finds a strong
signal, 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,
press the SCAN button again.
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Radio anywhere in the United
States and Canada except Hawaii
Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
XM is a registered trademark of
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. and XM
CANADA
®is a registered business
name of Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
XM 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 Radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display. Operating the Satellite Radio
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
VOL/
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 VOL/knob.
MODE －To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the TITLE 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
TITLE button, the display changes in
the following sequence: channel
name, channel number, category,
artist name, and song 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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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:●
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
●
Driving on the north side of a large
commercial truck on an east/west
road.
●
Driving in tunnels.
●
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
●
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
●
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
●
Large items carried on a roof rack.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM
Satellite Radio reception.
As required by the FCC: Changes or modifications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user'sauthority to operate the equipment.Receiving XM Radio ServiceIf your XM Radio service has expired or
you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available on
XM Radio. With the ignition switch in
the ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position, push the VOL/
knob to turn
on the audio system, and press the
button. A variety of music types
and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio at
www.
xmradio.com,
or at 1-800-852-9696. In
Canada, contact XM CANADA
®at
www.
xmradio.ca,
or at 1-877-209-0079. You
will need to give them your radio I.D.
number and your credit card number.
To get your radio I.D. number, turn the
TUNE knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the
display. Your I.D. will appear in the
display. After you've registered with XM Radio,
keep your audio system in the XM Radio
mode while you wait for activation. This
should take about 30 minutes.
While waiting for activation, make sure
your vehicle remains in an open area
with good reception. Once your audio
system is activated,
‘‘CATEGORY ’’or
‘‘ CHANNEL ’’will appear in the display,
and you'll be able to listen to XM Radio
broadcasts. XM Radio will continue to
send an activation signal to your vehicle
for at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
®
Radio. In Canada, contact XM
CANADA
®.
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®
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SKIP (SEEK)－The skip (seek)
function searches up and down from
the current frequency to find a
station with a strong signal. To
activate it, press either side (
or
) of the SKIP 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. To scan with the interface dial, push
the selector down, and turn the
interface dial to select Scan, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector.
When it finds a strong signal, it will
stop and play that station for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then scan for the next
strong station and play it for 10
seconds. When it plays a station that
you want to listen to, press the SCAN
button again.SCAN INDICATOR
SCAN ICON
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You can also select an RDS category
with the CATEGORY button. Press
either side (
or
) of the
CATEGORY button to display an
RDS category in the audio display.
Select a category by pressing either
side of the button.
RDS Category SearchThis function searches up and down
for strong signal frequencies that
carries the selected RDS category
information. This can help you to find
a station in your favorite category. To
activate it, push the AUDIO button to
display the FM radio information on
the navigation screen. Push the
interface selector down, and turn the
interface dial to select RDS search.
Press ENTER on the interface
selector. The screen shows you the
RDS category list.
RDS CATEGORY
SEEK/SCAN ICON(RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SEEK is selected.
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Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the interface selector to the left
or right to select SEEK up, SEEK
down, or SCAN in the upper right
corner of the navigation screen.
When you press and release ENTER
to select the RDS category, RDS
category search (SEEK up/down)
starts.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the audio display, then
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen
and the system will go back to the
last selected station.
RDS Category SCANThe scan function samples all stations
with strong signals on the selected
RDS category one by one. To activate
it, push the AUDIO button to display
the FM radio information on the
navigation screen. Push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to select RDS search on the audio
menu. Press ENTER on the interface
selector. The screen shows you the
RDS category list.
SEEK/SCAN ICON(RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SCAN is selected.
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Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category. While the RDS category
is selected, move the interface selector
to the left or the right to select SCAN.
When you press and release ENTER to
select the RDS category, RDS program
SCAN starts. The system will scan for a
station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking in the audio display while
scanning it. When the system 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, press the
CANCEL button.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the audio display, then
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen and
the system will go back to the last
selected station.
Radio Text DisplayThis function displays the radio text
information of the selected RDS
station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text information, you will see
the text indicator on the navigation
screen.
To activate radio text display, use the
interface dial. Push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to select Read Radio Text. Press
ENTER on the interface selector to
enter the setting.
TEXT INDICATOR
RDS RADIO TEXT ICON
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CENTER－Adjusts the strength of
sound from the center speaker.
SUBWOOFER －To adjust the
strength of the sound from the
subwoofer speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector.
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: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. The default
setting is MID. To change the SVC
mode, select SVC, then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
The current setting is shown on the
screen. Turn the interface dial to the
desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector. If you feel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
feel the sound is too quiet, choose
high. Dolby PL (ProLogic) II
－Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound from 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
be activated when listening to DISC
(CD-DA, MP3, WMA, AAC), XM
Radio, AUX (USB, iPod
®, AUX,
Bluetooth
®Audio), and HDD Audio.
When ProLogic II is available, ‘‘PL II’’
is shown in the audio display.
When ProLogic II is not available in
the selected audio source, ‘‘PL II N/
A ’’ is shown on the center display.
ProLogic ON/OFF settings are
independently controlled for DISC,
XM, HDD Audio, and AUX sources.
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, and Canada, except
Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. XM
is a registered trademark of Sirius
XM Radio, Inc. and XM CANADA
®is
a registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
XM 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 Radio
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display. Operating the XM Radio
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
VOL/
knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the button. The
last channel you listened to will show
in the Audio display. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/
knob. Each time you push the interface
selector up, the band will change to
XM1 or XM2. Push the AUDIO
button to display XM information on
the navigation screen. You can
operate the XM Radio system with
the interface dial.
Playing the XM
®
Radio (Models with navigation system)
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