Acura TL 2009 Owner's Manual

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LANGUAGE SELECTION
ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY
TRIP COMPUTER TRIP A INFO
RESET
ADJUST ALARM VOLUME
AUTO INTERIOR
ILLUMINATION
Here are the five or six custom
settings for the meter setup:
KEYLESS START GUIDANCE
SCREENS
On models with keyless accesssystem
Meter Setup
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: Press the SEL/RESET button.
: Press the INFO button ( / ).
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Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired language by
pressing the INFO ( / ) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
There are three language selections
you can make: English, French, and
Spanish. To choose the language you
want, f ollow these instructions:
You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly.
While ‘‘METER SETUP’’ is shown,
press the SEL/RESET button to
enter the customize mode.
Each time you press the INFO ( /
) button, the screen changes as
shown in the illustration. Press the
INFO ( / ) button until you see
the setting you want to customize,
then press the SEL/RESET button
to enter your selection.
Language Selection
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If you sometimes f ind that the
temperature reading is a f ew
degrees above or below the actual
temperature, you can adjust it by
f ollowing these instructions:
You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly.
Press the SEL/RESET button to
enter the setting.
When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to
‘‘LANGUAGE SELECTION’’ and
repeat the procedure again.
The displayed number is the current
adjustment above or below the
outside temperature.
Adjust the outside temperature value
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly. Press the SEL/RESET
button to set the desired value.
Adjust Outside Temp. Display
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Canadian models
U.S. models
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When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to
‘‘ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY’’ and repeat the procedure
again. You can select the reset timing of
the Trip A inf ormation: Trip A,
Average Fuel Economy A, Average
Vehicle Speed A, and Elapsed Time
A.
You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly.
WITH REFUEL The Trip A
inf ormation is reset every time you
ref uel your vehicle.
MANUAL ONLY You can reset
the Trip A inf ormation when Trip A
is displayed (see page ).
There are three reset choices you
can make:
IGN OFF The Trip A information
is reset when you turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK (0) position. Models equipped with the
keyless access system have an
engine start/stop button instead
of an ignition switch. VEHICLE
OFF (LOCK) Mode is the
equivalent of LOCK (0). For
more inf ormation, see pagesand . 81
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Trip Computer Trip A Inf o Reset
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U.S. models Canadian models
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message appears, go back to ‘‘TRIP
COMPUTER TRIP A INFO RESET’’
and repeat the procedure again.
Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired setting by
pressing the INFO ( / ) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button. When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
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Adjust Alarm Volume
Select the warning alarm volume
f rom three levels.
You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly. Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired level by pressing
the INFO ( / ) button, then enter
your selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to
‘‘ADJUST ALARM VOLUME’’ and
repeat the procedure again.
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Auto Interior Illumination
While the headlight switch is turned
on, the interior lights gradually dim,
as the outside light level gets low.
You can customize at which outside
light level the lights start to dim.
ThereareMAX,HIGH,MID,LOW
and MIN levels and OFF for the auto
interior illumination settings.
If you want the illuminations to start
dimming as early as possible, select
MAX. For illuminations to start
dimming as late as possible, select
MIN. Choose HIGH, MID, or LOW
f or levels in between.
To disable the auto interior
illumination f unction, select OFF. You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly.
Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired setting by
pressing the INFO ( / ) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
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When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to ‘‘AUTO
INTERIOR ILLUMINATION’’ and
repeat the procedure again.
When this item is set to ON, you will
see some guidance messages on the
multi-inf ormation display. You can
change this setting between on and
of f . For more inf ormation on start
guidance messages, see page .
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Keyless Start Guidance Screens
On models with keyless access system
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You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly.
Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select ON or OFF by pressing the
INFO ( / ) button, then enter
your selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.When your selection is successf ully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to
‘‘KEYLESS START GUIDANCE
SCREENS’’ and repeat the
procedure again.
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You can customize the MEMORY
POSITION LINK setting in position
setup.
While ‘‘POSITION SETUP’’ is shown,
press the SEL/RESET button to
enter the customize mode.
Each time you press the INFO ( /) button, the screen changes as
shown in the illustration. Press the
INFO ( / ) button until you see
the custom setting then press the
SEL/RESET button to enter your
selection.
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Position Setup
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: Press the SEL/RESET button. : Press the INFO button ( / ). Seepage108.
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