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Adjusting the Seats
Make seat adjustments before driving to ensure the best comfort and safety.
Adjusting the Front Seats
Adjust the driver’s seat as far back as possible while
allowing you to maintain full control of the vehicle. You
should be able to sit upright and well back in the seat,
adequately press the pedals without leaning forward, and
grip the steering wheel comfortably. The passenger’s seat
should be adjusted so that it is as far back from the front
airbag in the dashboard as possible.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and
Transport Canada recommend that drivers allow at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and the chest.
Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious injury or death if the
front airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the front airbags as possible while maintaining
control of the vehicle.
Allow sufficient
space.
Move
back.
Horizontal position
adjustment
Height adjustment Lumbar support
adjustment*
Seat-back angle
adjustment
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*if equipped
Reclining the seat-back too far can result in serious injury or death in a crash.
Adjust the seat-back to an upright position, and sit well back in the seat.
Sitting improperly or out of position can result in serious injury or death in a
crash.
Always sit upright, well back in the seat, with your feet on the floor.
Adjusting the
Head restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints in all seating positions. Head restraints are
most effective for protection against whiplash and other rear-impact crash injuries.
The center of the back of the occupant’s head should
rest against the center of the restraint. The tops of the
occupant’s ears should be level with the center height of
the restraint.
Front and second-row seats
To raise the head restraint: Pull it upward.
To lower the head restraint: Push it down while pressing
the release button.
To remove the head restraint: Pull the restraint up as far
as it will go. Then push the release button, and pull the
restraint up and out.
To reinstall a head restraint: Insert the legs back in
place, then adjust the head restraint to an appropriate
height while pressing the release button. Pull up on the
restraint to make sure it is locked in position.
Front and second-row outer seat
Second-row center seat
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Third-row seats
To fold down the head restraint: Pull the handle.
To fold up the head restraint: Pull up the head
restraint and push it back until it latches into
place.Third-
row seat
Handle

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Driving Position memory System
You can store two driver’s seat, steering wheel, and door mirror positions into memory
when the vehicle is on. When you unlock and open the driver’s door with a remote
transmitter, the items adjust automatically to one of the two preset positions.
1. Adjust the seat, steering wheel, and mirrors to your
preferred positions.
2. Press SET.
3. Press and hold memory button 1 or 2. You will hear two
beeps when the memory is set.
Press one of the memory buttons to recall previously
stored positions.
Lumbar positions cannot be stored.
Memory button 1
Memory button 2
SET button
Adjusting the Steering Wheel
The steering wheel height and distance from your body can be adjusted so that you can
comfortably grip the steering wheel in an appropriate driving posture.
Press and hold the adjustment switch to move the steering
wheel in, out, up, or down.
Adjusting the steering wheel position while driving may cause you to lose
control of the vehicle and be seriously injured in a crash.
Adjust the steering wheel only when the vehicle is stopped.
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Adjustment switch
rear Seats
Adjust second-row seats, access third-row seats, or fold down seats for additional cargo
space.
Adjusting the Second-row Seats
Horizontal position
adjustment
Pull up the bar to move the
seat, then release the bar. Seat-back angle
adjustment
Pull up the lever to
change the angle.
Accessing the
Third-row Seats
Press the button on the second-row seat back or outer
seat side. The second-row seat slides forward to allow
easy access to the third row.
The button is inoperable when the vehicle is moving.

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Folding Down the Second-row Seats
Separately fold down the left and right halves of the second-row seat to make room for
cargo.
1. Store the center seat belt by inserting the latch plate
into the slot on the side of the anchor buckle.
2. Retract the seat belt into the holder on the ceiling.
3. Lower the center head restraint to its lowest position.
Put the armrest back into the seat-back.
4. Pull up the seat-back angle adjustment lever.
To return the seat to its original position, pull up the seat-back to an upright position
until it is securely latched into place. Reposition the seat belts as necessary.
Folding Down the Third-row Seats
Separately fold down the left and right halves of the third-row seat to make room for
cargo.
1. Pull the handle on the seat-back. The head restraint
folds down.
2. Push the seat-back forward while pulling the handle.
To return the seat to its original position, pull up the seat-
back while pulling up the handle. Push the head restraint
up to its original position.
Lever
Handle
HomeLink® Garage opener
Program your vehicle to operate up to three remote-controlled devices around your home—
such as garage doors, lighting, or home security systems—using the buttons on the ceiling.
Training a Button Park near the system you want to program, and follow the instructions in the flowchart
below.
Pr ess and hold the button on the r emote
and the HomeLink button at the same
time. Then, while continuing to hold the
HomeLink button, pr ess and release the
button on the r emote every 2 seconds.
Does the LED blink at a fa ster ra te within 20 seconds ?
Press and hold the
HomeLink button
again. T
raining
complete
YES
NO
HomeLink indicator
ashes for 2 seconds,
then rem ains on. HomeLink LED
r
emains on.YES
NO
YES
NO
P osition the remote transmitter
1–3 inches (3–8 cm) from the
HomeLink button you want to program.1
Press and hold the desir ed HomeLink
button and the button on the r emote
transmitter .
Does the HomeLink indicat or (LED) blink at a f ast er
rate after about 10 seconds ?
2
a
The remote has a ro lling code. Press
the “learn” button on the
r emote-contr olled device (e.g., garage
door opener).
Pr ess the pr ogrammed HomeLink
button again; the remote-contr olled
device should operate.
Within 30 seconds, pr
ess and hold the
pr ogrammed HomeLink button for 2
seconds.a
Pr ess and hold the programmed
HomeLink button for about a second.
Does the devic e (garage door opener) work?
3
b
4
5
To retrain a button or erase codes, see the Owner’s Manual on the Owner Information
CD or at owners.acura.com (U.S.)  or myacura.com (Canada). If you need help, visit www.
homelink.com.
HomeLink indicator
HomeLink buttons