start stop button Acura RL 2009 Owner's Manual

This indicator normally comes on
when you turn the ignition to the ON
(II) position and goes of f af ter the
engine starts. If it comes on at any
other time, there is a problem with
the power steering system. You will
also see a ‘‘CHECK POWER
STEERING SYSTEM’’ message on
the multi-information display (see
page ). If this happens, stop the
vehicle in a safe place, and turn off
the engine. Reset the system by
restarting the engine, and watch this
indicator. If it does not go of f or
comes back on again while driving,
take the vehicle to your dealer to
have it checked. With the indicator
on, the ECPS is turned of f , which
could make the vehicle harder to
steer.This indicator comes on when there
is a system message on the multi-
inf ormation display. Press the INFO
button on the steering wheel (see
page ) to see the message (see
page ).
Most of the time, this indicator
comes on along with other indicators
in the instrument panel such as the
seat belt reminder indicator, SRS
indicator, VSA system indicator, etc.
The indicator comes on when you
run the engine while the vehicle is
not moving. To turn the indicator of f ,
restart the engine.
This indicator normally comes on f or
a f ew seconds when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position. If it comes on at any other
time, it indicates that there is a
problem with the system. You will
also see a ‘‘CHECK KEYLESS
ACCESS SYSTEM’’ message on the
multi-inf ormation display (see page
). For more inf ormation, see page.
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Instrument Panel Indicators
Message Indicator
Electronically Controlled
Power Steering System
(ECPS) Indicator
K eyless Access System
Indicator
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You can open all of the windows and
the moonroof f rom outside with the
remote.Press the UNLOCK button once
to unlock the driver’s door.
To open the windows and
moonroof f urther, press the
button again and hold it. If the
windows and the moonroof stop
bef ore the desired position, repeat
steps 1 and 2.
You cannot close the windows or the
moonroof with the remote. You can open and close the windows
and moonroof with the built-in key in
the driver’s door lock.
Insert the built-in key in the driver’s
door lock.
To open: Turn the key clockwise, then
release it.
Turn the built-in key clockwise
again, and hold it. All four
windows and the moonroof start to
open. To stop the windows and
moonroof , release the built-in key.
Press the UNLOCK button a
second time, and hold it. All the
doors unlock, and all f our windows
and moonroof start to open. To
stop the windows and moonroof ,
release the button. When the windows or moonroof
stops bef ore opening f ully, to open
the windows and moonroof f urther,
turnandholdthekeyagain
(within 10 seconds).
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Opening the Windows and
Moonroof with the Remote
Opening/Closing the Windows
and Moonroof with the Built-in
Key
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Open
Close
UNLOCK BUTTON
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Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, press
the LOAD button again after the
last disc has loaded.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 15 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
To load a single disc: Press and release the LOAD
button on the changer unit. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red and starts blinking.
To load multiple discs in one
operation:
Press and hold the LOAD button
on the changer unit until you hear
a beep. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on
the upper display, and the disc
load indicator turns red and starts
blinking.
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
upper display at the same time.
Insert it only half way; the drive
will pull it in the rest of the way.
You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
upper display again, insert the
next disc in the slot.
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You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. 1.
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Audio System
L oading Discs in the Changer
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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You can also select the empty
position by pressing the appropriate
preset button.
You can load a disc(s) in any mode
(AM, FM, XM, or AUX) if you do not
select an empty position.
You cannot select the empty position
if there is no disc in the changer.
You can load a disc into an empty
position while a disc is playing. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Select the empty
position (‘‘No Disc’’ is shown on the
audio control display) by rotating the
interf ace dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
The current disc stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The disc
just loaded will play.
Insert a disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green, and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on
the upper display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
theway.Youwillseethedisc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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Audio System
Features
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EMPTY POSITION
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The voice command help screen
displays several topics that help you
to understand your vehicle’s voice
control system. To go to the voice
command help screen, say or select
‘‘Voice command help.’’ Then select
a topic by saying either the topic
name or its line number.Tousethevoicecommandtutorial,
say or select ‘‘Getting started.’’ The
display changes to the Getting
started screen.
When you say ‘‘Display menu’’ or
press the MENU button, the display
changes to the screen.
To select a menu item, turn the
interf ace knob to highlight the item,
then press the interf ace selector.
If some items appear grayed
out and cannot be selected, the
vehicle does not sense the driver’s
IDof theremote(seepage). Select the line number of the tutorial
you want to view, and the tutorial will
automatically be read out. To stop
the system from reading the tutorial,
move the interface knob to the right.
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Main Menu
Main menuVoice Command Help
Compass System (U.S. model without navigation system)
Features
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NOTE:
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Park with the driver’s side closest
to the service station pump.
Some gasoline today is blended with
oxygenates such as ethanol or
MTBE. Your vehicle is designed to
operate on oxygenated gasoline
containing up to 10% ethanol by
volume and up to 15% MTBE by
volume. Do not use gasoline
containing methanol.
If you notice any undesirable
operating symptoms, try another
service station or switch to another
brand of gasoline.
For f urther important f uel-related
inf ormation, please ref er to your
. Open the f uel f ill door by pressing
the button in the driver’s door (to
open the f uel f ill door manually,
see page ).
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Service Station Procedures
Ref ueling
Quick Start Guide
Bef ore Driving
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FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE BUTTON
TETHERFUEL FILL CAP
Stop the engine, and keep
heat, sparks, and flames
away.
Handle fuel only outdoors.
Wipe up spills immediately.
Gasoline is highly flammable
and explosive. You can be
burned or seriously injured
when handling fuel.
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µ µUse neutral if you
need to restart a stalled engine, or if
it is necessary to stop brief ly with
the engine idling. Shif t to the Park
position if you need to leave your
vehicle for any reason. Press on the
brake pedal when you are moving
the shift lever from neutral to
another gear.
Press the brake
pedal and press the release button to
shif t f rom Park to reverse. To shif t
f rom reverse to neutral, come to a
completestopandthenshift.Press
the release button bef ore shif ting
into reverse f rom neutral.
To avoid transmission damage, come
to a complete stop bef ore shif ting
into Park. You must also press the
release button to shift into Park. The
shif t lever must be in Park bef ore
you can turn the ignition switch to
the LOCK (0) position, or remove
the built-in key from the ignition
switch.
If you have done all of the above and
still cannot move the lever out of
Park, see on
page .
This position
mechanically locks the transmission.
Use Park whenever you are turning
of f or starting the engine. To shif t
outofPark,youmustpressonthe
brake pedal and have your foot off
the accelerator pedal. Press the
release button on the top of the shift
lever to move it. Use this position f or
your normal driving. The transmis-
sion automatically adjusts to keep
the engine at the best speed f or the
driving conditions.
407Do this:
Press the brake pedal, and
press the shift lever release
button.
Press the shift lever release
button.
Move the shift lever.
To shift from:
PtoR
RtoP
NtoR DtoS
StoD
DtoN
NtoD RtoN
Automatic Transmission
Neutral (N)
Reverse (R) Shif t L ock Release
Park (P) Drive (D)
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When you move the shif t lever f rom
‘‘D’’ to ‘‘S’’ position and pull either
paddle shif ter, the gear position
indicator displays ‘‘M’’ along with the
selected gear number.
To upshif t, pull the (right) paddle
shif ter. To downshif t, pull the
(lef t) paddle shif ter. When you accelerate f rom a stop,
the transmission starts in f irst gear,
and you must manually upshif t
between f irst and f if th gears. Make
sure you upshif t bef ore the engine
speed reaches the tachometer’s red
zone.
The transmission remains in the
selectedgear(5,4,3,2,or1).There
is no automatic downshif t when you
push the accelerator pedal to the
f loor.
When you are driving in 4th or 5th
gear, the transmission downshifts to
the lower gear under the f ollowing
conditions:
The vehicle slows down to a
certain speed.
You press the brake pedal.
With the shif t lever in S position, you
can select the sequential shif t mode
to shif t gears; much like a manual
transmission using the paddle
shif ters, but without a clutch pedal.
To enter the sequential shif t mode,
pressthereleasebuttononthefront
of the shift lever, move the lever to
the S position, then pull either paddle
shif ter. To cancel the sequential shif t
mode and return to the ordinary
automatic transmission, move the
shif t lever f rom the S position. When
moving the shift lever, be careful not
to operate incorrectly. While you are
driving in the sequential shif t mode,
the transmission will not
automatically return to ordinary
automatic transmission.
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Using the Paddle Shif ters in S
position (Sequential Shif t Mode)
Driving with the Paddle Shif ters
Driving
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GEAR POSITION INDICATOR
‘‘M’’ INDICATOR
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