headlights Acura TL 2009 Navigation Manua

System Setup
116 Navigation System

Switching Display Mode Automatically
llumination control Priority Operation But remember

Display Mode button

(see pag e 10 ) 1
Allows selection of Day , Night or Off display
mode. This button has the highest priority and
overrides all other display control adjustments
listed below. When the car is restarted, the display mode
previously selected by this button is canceled
and is determined by one of the controls
below.
Sunlight sensor (middle of dash
near the windshield, see the
vehicle Owner’s manual for
location) 2 If the sunlight sensor detects daylight and
the headlights are turned on, the system
automatically overrides (cancels) the Night
display and displays the Day display mode. If desired, use the
Display Mode button

to override this automatic choice.
Dash illumination adjustment
knob (see the vehicle Owner’s
manual for location) 3 When headlights are turned on, and you wish
to have the Day display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps). With the headlights on, adjust the dash
brightness back to mid-range to allow auto
switching by sensing whether the headlights
are on or off.
Headlights (Auto /On /Off) 4 When turned on, the display changes to Night
display mode. The previous two controls listed
above can cancel this function. Use the Display Mode
button,
or, with
the headlights on, adjust the dash illumination
to full bright to set the display to your desired
choice.
Map Day/ Night screen color
choice (see pag e 114 for the
Day and Night color choices) N/A The user can select the color of the screen
that will be displayed for the Day and Night
display modes. For best contrast, ensure that the map color is
white for Day
and black for Night .

Recommended Display Mode Day/Night settings:
• With the headlights on, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• On the SET UP “Color” adjustment screen, choose white for the map Day display and black for the map Night display (see
page 114 ). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative.
NOTE:
See the vehicle Owner’s manual for additional information regarding the dash brightness adjustment.
2009 TL