check engine Acura NSX 2018 Owner's Manual

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Quick Reference Guide
Safe Driving (P 31)
Airbags (P 43)
● Your vehicle is fitted with ai rbags to help protect you and
your passenger during a moderate-to-severe collision.
Child Safety (P 58)
● Your vehicle is not recommended for child passengers. If you decide to
disregard our recommendations and tra nsport a child passenger, the child
should be properly restrained.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in the passenger’s seat.
Exhaust Gas Hazard (P 67)
● Your vehicle emits dangerous exha ust gases that contain carbon
monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces where carbon
monoxide gas can accumulate.
Before Driving Checklist (P 35)
● Before driving, check that the seats, steering wheel,
and mirrors have been properly adjusted.
Seat Belts (P 36)
● Fasten your seat belt and sit upright well
back in the seat.
● Check that your passenger is wearing their
seat belt correctly.
Fasten your lap belt as
low as possible.
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Quick Reference Guide
Maintenance (P 375)
Press the hatch release button on the
driver’s door.
Lights (P401)
● Inspect all lights regularly.
Under the Hatch (P386)
● Check engine oil and engine coolant.
Add when necessary.
Tires (P407)
● Inspect tires and wheels regularly.
● Check tire pressures regularly.
● Install winter tires for winter driving.
Handling Summer Only tires and Ultra High Performance
(UHP) tires in low ambient temperatures.
2 Cold Weather Driving (P416)
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Quick Reference Guide
Handling the Unexpected (P 431)
Flat Tire (P 433)
● Park in a safe location and repair the flat
tire using the temporary tire repair kit.
Indicators Come On
(P 452)
●Identify the indicator and consult the
owner’s manual.
Power System Won’t Start
(P 445)
● If the 12-volt battery is dead, jump start
using a booster battery.
Blown Fuse

(P 457)
● Check for a blown fuse if an electrical
device does not operate.
Overheating (P 450)
● Park in a safe location. If you do not see
steam under the hatch, open the hatch,
and let the power sy stem and the engine
cool down.
Emergency Towing
(P 462)
● Call a professional towing service if you
need to tow your vehicle.
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Instrument Panel
Indicators
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Brake System
Indicator (Red)
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on when the brake fluid
level is low.
●Comes on if there is a problem with
the brake system.
●Comes on while driving - Check the
brake fluid level.
2 What to do when the indicator comes
on while driving P. 453
●Comes on along with the brake system
indicator (amber) - Immediately stop in a
safe place. Contact an authorized Acura
NSX dealer for repair. The brake pedal
becomes harder to operate. Depress the
pedal further than you normally do.
●Comes on along with the ABS
indicator - Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized Acura NSX dealer.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On P. 453
Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off when the
power system starts.
●Comes on when the engine oil
pressure is low.
●Comes on if there is a problem with
the engine oil pressure system.
●Comes on while driving - Immediately
stop in a safe place and set the power
mode to VEHICLE OFF, then contact an
authorized Acura NSX dealer.
U.S.
Canada
(Red)
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off either
when the power system is on or
after several seconds if the power
system did not turn on. If
“readiness codes” have not been
set, it blinks five times before it
goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem with
the emissions control system.
●Blinks when a misfire in the
engine’s cylinders is detected.
●Readiness codes are part of the on board
diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.
2Testing of Readiness Codes P. 473●Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by an authorized Acura
NSX dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place
where there are no flammable objects.
Stop the power system for 10 minutes or
more, and wait for it to cool down. Then,
take the vehicle to an authorized Acura
NSX dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Comes On or Blinks P. 452
●Comes on if there is a problem with
the gear shift mechanism.●Comes on and gear position indicator
blinks at the same time - Have your
vehicle checked by an authorized Acura
NSX dealer.
12-Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off when
the power system is on.
●Comes on when th e 12-volt battery
is not charging.
●Comes on while driving - Turn off the
climate control system and rear defogger
in order to reduce electricity consumption.
2 If the 12-Volt Battery Charging
System Indicator Comes On P. 452
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when there is a problem with the sensor on the
12-volt battery.●Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer.
2 Checking the 12-Volt Battery P. 417
●Appears after the driver’s door is opened when the
power mode is in ACCESSORY.●Press the ENGINE START/STOP button twice with your
foot off the brake pedal to change the power mode to
VEHICLE OFF.
●Appears when the power mode is in ACCESSORY.
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears after the 12-volt battery charging system
indicator comes on.●Your vehicle has less ability to accelerate and may be
harder to start on an incline.
●Contact an authorized Acura NSX dealer immediately.
●Appears when the transmission temperature is too low
to operate (approx. -13°F [-25°C] or below).●You can start the engine and use the climate control
system to warm up the interior, which will also warm
the transmission enough fo r you to drive the vehicle.
●The engine speed does not increase even if you fully
depress the accelerator pedal.
●Appears when the High Voltage battery temperature is
extremely low (-4°F [-20°C]).●Contact an authorized Acura NSX dealer immediately.●To prevent the message to come on, store the vehicle in
the garage or drive in adva nce to warm up the High
Voltage battery.
●The minimum operation gu arantee environmental
temperature is -4°F [-20°C].
●Appears when the twin motor unit fluid temperature is
extremely low.●Vehicle speed is limited to 109 mph (175 km/h) until
twin motor unit fluid warms up.
●Appears if the AWD system has a problem due to a
hybrid system or power di stribution control failure.●Drives with the rear wheels only in this state.
Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer.
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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine is running and indicates that
the engine oil level is low.●Appears while driving - Immediately stop in a safe
place.
2 If the Low Oil Level Symbol Appears P. 456
●Appears when the engine is running and indicates that
there is a problem with the oil level sensor.●Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer as soon as possible.
●Appears if the engine coolant temperature is
abnormally high.
2 Overheating P. 450
●Appears if there is a problem with the fuel system.
Engine performance will be limited.●Immediately stop in a safe place and set the power
mode to VEHICLE OFF, then select the ON mode again.
Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer if the message appears again.
●Appears if there is a temporary problem with the gear
shift mechanism and initialization is necessary.●Depress the brake pedal and shift to (P.
●Appears when the transmission is undergoing
initialization.●Keep the brake pedal depressed.
●Appears when a temporary problem is fixed.●Initialization will be comple ted when the engine is
restarted.
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uuIndicators uDriver Information Interface Wa rning and Information Messages
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when a problem with the transmission
prevents a gear from changing to
(R.
●Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer.
●Appears when the High Voltage battery is extremely low
and cannot start the power system.●Have your vehicle checked by an authorized Acura NSX
dealer.
●Appears when the vehicle ca nnot be driven by the
engine.●Stop your vehicle in a safe place and contact an
authorized Acura NSX dealer.
●Appears when the engine speed exceeds reduced REV
LIMIT while engine temperature is low.●Continue driving at a low engine speed until the engine
temperature becomes warm.
●Appears when braking ability is reduced due to
increased fluid consumption in the braking system.●Slow Down and drive care fully. The message will
disappear once the brakes have cooled and the system
has returned to normal operating condition.
●Appears if you are driving at an extremely high speed
and one or more tires are underinflated.●Decelerate and drive your vehicle until the message
disappears.
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uuGauges and Displays uDriver Information Interface
Instrument Panel
Driver Information Interface
The driver information interface shows the odometer, trip meter, outside
temperature indicator, and other gauges. It also displays important messages such
as warnings and other helpful information.
Roll the right selector wheel to change the display.
■Switching the Display
Right Selector Wheel Engine Oil LifeElapsed Time
Blank Screen
Average Speed
Range
Average Fuel Economy/
Instant Fuel Economy
Tire Pressure for
Each Tire
Turn-by-Turn
Directions
*Oil Level Check Assist Compass
*
* Not available on all models
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