brake Acura RDX 2007 User Guide

The lights will turn on again when
you unlock or open the driver’s door.
If you unlock the door, but do not
open it within 15 seconds, the lights
will go off. With the driver’s door
open, you will hear a lights on
reminder beeper. Wi
th the headlight switch off or in
the position, the high beam
headlights and the high beam
indicator come on with reduced
brightness when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position and release the parking
brake. They remain on until you turn
the ignition switch off, even if you
set the parking brake.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn them on
with the switch.
You can change the ‘‘HEADLIGHT
AUTO OFF TIMER’’ setting on the
multi-inf ormation display (see page
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Daytime Running L ights
Headlights
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Your vehicle has customizable
settings for the doors and the
tailgate to automatically lock and
unlock. Make all settings before you
start driving.
To change the ‘‘AUTO DOOR
UNLOCK’’ setting, see page .
To
change the ‘‘AUTO DOOR
LOCK’’ setting, see page .
With the auto door locking and
unlocking, the tailgate also locks and
unlocks. The auto door locking f eature has
three possible settings:
Thedoorsandthetailgatelock
when the vehicle speed reaches 9
mph (15 km/h).
This is the def ault setting.
The auto door locking is
deactivated all the time.
Thedoorsandthetailgatelock
whenever you move the shif t lever
out of the Park position.
Set the parking brake. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and close the driver’s
door.
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Locks all doors and the tailgate whenthe vehicle’s speed reaches about 9 mph(15 km/h).
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Door L ocks
To activate an auto door lock mode:A uto Door L ocking/Unlocking A uto Door L ocking
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Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Set the parking brake.Release the switch, and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds.
Push and hold the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound, and af ter about 5
seconds, you will hear another
clicking sound.
Release the switch, move the shif t
lever to Park (P), and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds.
Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and open the driver’s
door. Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound af ter about 5
seconds.
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To turn the auto door lock modes
off:
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µTurn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Set the parking brake. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and open the driver’s
door.
Set the parking brake. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and close the driver’s
door. Push and hold the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdtherearof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound. Continue to hold
down the switch:
Until you hear one click (af ter
about 5 seconds) to activate the
driver’s door unlock f eature.
Release the switch, move the shif t
lever to Park (P), and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds. Or, until you hear a second click
(af ter about 10 seconds) to
activate the all doors and
tailgate unlock feature.
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Unlocks driver’s door or all doors and
the tailgate when the ignition switch isout of the ON (II) position.
Door L ocks
To activate an auto door unlockmode: To turn the auto door unlock modes
off:
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Do not put any heavy items on the
seat-back when it is folded down.
Ma ke sure all items in the cargo area
are secured. Loose items can fly
forward and cause injury if you have
to brake hard (See
on page ).
Make sure that the folded down rear
seat does not interfere with the front
passenger’s seat-back. This will
cause the front passenger’s weight
sensors and the front passenger’s
seat belt reminder indicator to work
improperly (see pages and ).
Also check the passenger airbag of f
indicator to assure proper operation
of the passenger’s front airbag. To return the seat-back to the
upright position, tug on the seat-back
to make sure it is latched. If the seat-
back is not latched f ully, the seat belt
will not work properly and you will
seetheredindicatorbehindthe
release lever as shown.To return the seat cushion to its
original position, lif t up the seat
cushion, then place the rear of the
seat cushion at the base of the seat-
back. Use the seat buckles as guides.
Lower the f ront of the seat cushion
until it locks into place.
Make sure the seat-back and seat
cushion are locked securely and all
rear shoulder belts are positioned in
front of the rear seat-backs.
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Seats
Carrying Cargo
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RELEASE
LEVERINDICATOR
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To apply the parking brake, push the
pedal down with your foot. To
release it, push on the pedal again.
The parking brake indicator on the
instrument panel should go out when
the parking brake is fully released
(see page ). You
will also see a ‘‘RELEASE
PARKING BRAKE’’ message on the
multi-info rmation display (see page
).
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Parking Brake
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Push
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake applied can damage the rear
brakes and axles. A beeper will sound
if the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake on.
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Cruise control allows you to maintain
asetspeedabove25mph(40km/h)
without keeping your f oot on the
accelerator pedal. It should be used
f or cruising on straight, open
highways. It is not recommended f or
city driving, winding roads, slippery
roads, heavy rain, or bad weather.Accelerate to the desired cruising
speedabove25mph(40km/h). Push in the CRUISE button on the
steering wheel. The CRUISE
MAIN indicator on the instrument
panel comes on.Press and release the SET/
DECELbuttononthesteering
wheel. The CRUISE CONTROL
indicator on the instrument panel
comes on to show the system is
now activated.
Cruise control may not hold the set
speed when you are going up and
down hills. If your vehicle speed
increases going down a hill, use the
brakes to slow down. This will cancel
thecruisecontrol.Toresumetheset
speed, press the RES/ACCEL button.
The CRUISE CONTROL indicator
on the instrument panel will come
back on.
When climbing a steep hill, the
automatic transmission may
downshifttoholdthesetspeed.
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Using Cruise Control
Cruise Control
Features
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CRUISE BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON RES/ACCEL
BUTTON
SET/DECEL
BUTTON
Improper use of the cruise
control can lead to a crash.
Use the cruise control only
when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
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You can increase the set cruising
speed in any of these ways:Press and hold the RES/ACCEL
button. When you reach the
desired cruising speed, release the
button.
Push on the accelerator pedal.
Accelerate to the desired cruising
speed, then press the SET/
DECEL button.
To increase your speed in very
small amounts, tap the RES/
ACCEL button. Each time you do
this, the vehicle speeds up about 1
mph (1.6 km/h). You can decrease the set cruising
speed in any of these ways:
Press and hold the SET/DECEL
button. Release the button when
you reach the desired speed.
To slow down in very small
amounts, tap the SET/DECEL
button. Each time you do this,
your vehicle will slow down about
1 mph (1.6 km/h).
Tap the brake pedal lightly with
your f oot. The CRUISE
CONTROL indicator on the
instrument panel will go out.
When the vehicle slows to the
desired speed, press the SET/
DECEL button. Even with cruise control on, you can
still use the accelerator pedal to
speed up f or passing. Af ter
completing the pass, take your foot
of f the accelerator pedal. The vehicle
will return to the set cruising speed.
Resting your f oot on the brake pedal
causes cruise control to cancel.
Cruise Control
Changing the Set Speed
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You can cancel cruise control in any
of these ways:
Tap the brake pedal.
Push the CANCEL button on the
steering wheel.
Push the CRUISE button on the
steering wheel. The
cruise control will be canceled
when the vehic le speed reaches
about 25 mph (40 km/h) or less.
Tapping either of the paddle shifters
shifts the gear up or down, but the
cruise control will be cancel ed if you
down shift to first gear.
For more inf ormation on driving
withpaddleshifters,seepage . When you push the CANCEL button
or tap the brake pedal, the system
remembers the previously set speed.
To return to that speed, accelerate to
above25mph(40km/h),thenpress
and release the RES/ACCEL button.
The CRUISE CONTROL indicator
comes on. The vehicle accelerates to
thesamespeedasbefore.
Pressing the CRUISE button turns
the system completely of f and erases
the previous cruising speed.
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Cruise Control
Cancelling Cruise Control
Resuming the Set Speed
Features
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CANCEL BUTTONCRUISE BUTTON
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Help assure your vehicle’s f uture
reliability and perf ormance by paying
extra attention to how you drive
during the f irst 600 miles (1,000 km).
During this period:Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration.
Avoidhardbrakingforthefirst
200 miles (300 km).
Do not change the oil until the
scheduled maintenance time.
You should also f ollow these
recommendations with an
overhauled or exchanged engine, or
when the brakes are replaced. Do not tow a trailer. In addition, in order to maintain good
perf ormance, f uel economy, and
emissions control, we strongly
recommend, in areas where it is
available, the use of gasoline that
does NOT contain manganese-based
f uel additives such as MMT.
Use of gasoline with these additives
may adversely af f ect perf ormance,
and cause the malfunction indicator
lamp on your instrument panel to
come on. If this happens, contact
your authorized dealer f or service.
Your vehicle is designed to operate
on premium unleaded gasoline with a
pump octane of 91 or higher. If this
octane grade is unavailable, regular
unleaded gasoline with a pump
octane of 87 or higher may be used
temporarily. The use of regular
unleaded gasoline can cause metallic
knocking noises in the engine and
will result in decreased engine
perf ormance. The long-term use of
regular-grade gasoline can lead to
engine damage.
We recommend using quality
gasolines containing detergent
additives that help prevent fuel
system and engine deposits.
Break-in Period
Fuel Recommendation
Break-in Period, Fuel Recommendation
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