hood release Acura RDX 2008 Owner's Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: ACURA, Model Year: 2008, Model line: RDX, Model: Acura RDX 2008Pages: 433, PDF Size: 7.4 MB
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Front Ceiling Light Switch
Moonroof Switch
1: On RDX model only
On RDX with Technology Package model only
3:
2:
(P.142)
HomeLink Buttons
(P.247)
(P.149)
Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCHGAUGES
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
AUDIO SYSTEM
POWER WINDOW
SWITCH
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET AUDIO SYSTEM
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
CEILING CONSOLE MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTONPASSENGER’S
FRONT AIRBAG
(P.71) (P.61)
(P.9,25)
(P.146)
(P.123)
(P.140) (P.275)
(P.273) (P.148) (P.293)
(P.170)
(P.144) (P.9,32)
(P.160)
(P.123)
(P.140)
(P.189) (P.155)
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Front Ceiling Light Switch Moonroof Switch
HomeLink Buttons
1: On RDX model only
2:
3:
On RDX Technology Package model only
(P.274)
(P.142) (P.149)
Control L ocations
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POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONCLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE POWER WINDOW
SWITCH
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET AUDIO SYSTEM
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
GAUGES
AUDIO SYSTEM CEILING CONSOLE MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTON (P.144)
(P.61)
(P.71)
(P.146)
(P.123)
(P.140)
(P.275) (P.273) (P.148)
(P.293) (P.155)(P.140)
(P.170)
(P.160)
(P.189)
(P.123)
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Turn the engine of f , and conf irm the
f uel f ill cap is installed. If it is, loosen
it, then retighten it until it clicks at
least once. When you can restart the
engine, the message appears again.
The message goes of f af ter several
days of normal driving once you
tighten or replace the fuel fill cap. To
scroll to another message, press the
INFO ( / ) button.
If the system still detects a leak in
your vehicle’s evaporative emissions
system, the malf unction indicator
lamp (MIL) comes on. If the f uel f ill
cap was not already tightened, turn
the engine of f , and check or
retighten the f uel f ill cap until it
clicks at least once. The MIL should
go off after several days of normal
driving once the cap is tightened or
replaced. If the MIL does not go of f ,
have your vehicle inspected by a
dealer. For more inf ormation, see
page . Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower lef t corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
Put your f ingers under the f ront
edge of the hood near the center.
Slide your hand to the lef t until
you f eel the hood latch handle.
Push this handle up to release it.
Lif t up the hood.
If the hood latch handle moves stif f ly,
or if you can open the hood without
lifting the handle, the mechanism
should be cleaned and lubricated.
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CONT INUED
Opening and Closing the Hood
Bef ore Driving
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCH
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Service Station Procedures
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To replace a f ront wiper blade: Disconnect the blade assemblyfrom the wiper arm:
Raise each wiper arm of f the
windshield, lif ting the driver’s side
first, then the passenger’s side.
Check the condition of the wiper
blades at least every six months.
Replace them if you f ind signs of
cracking in the rubber, areas that are
getting hard, or if they leave streaks
and unwiped areas when used.
Press and hold the lock tab.
Slide the blade assembly toward
the lock tab until it releases
from the wiper arm.
When replacing a wiper blade,
make sure not to drop the wiper
blade or wiper arm down on the
windshield.
2.
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Wiper Blades
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WIPER ARMS
Do not open the hood when the wiper
arms are raised, or you will damage the
hood and the wiper arms.
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