light Acura TL 2010 Workshop Manual

ÎModels equipped with the
keyless access system have an
engine start/stop button instead
of an ignition switch. ON Mode
is the equivalent of ON (II). For
more inf ormation, see pages
and .
The courtesy light in each f ront door
comes on when the door is opened,
and goes out when the door is closed.
In addition to the courtesy light on
the ceiling, the driver’s ambient f oot
light comes on.
Your vehicle also has a courtesy light
in the ignition switch. This light
comesonwhenyouopenthedriver’s
door. It f ades out in about 30
seconds af ter the door is closed. Your vehicle has a keyless access
remote slot light. The light comes on
when you:
Open any door. Set the vehicle mode to VEHICLE
OFF (LOCK).
Remove the keyless access remote
f rom the keyless access remote
slot.
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light dims slightly, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds (depending on the
interior light dimming timer setting).
The light turns off before 30 seconds
have elapsed if you lock the driver’s
door.
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On models without keyless accesssystem
Interior Lights
K eyless A ccess Remote Slot L ight
On models wit h K eyless A ccessSyst em
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LIGHTS
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When you set the temperature to its
lower limit ( ) or its upper limit
( ), the system runs at f ull
cooling or heating only. It does not
regulate the interior temperature.
When you adjust a f an control, the
f an is taken out of AUTO mode.To keep stale air and mustiness
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times. Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only.
To turn the system completely of f ,
press the ON/OFF button. Each time you press this button, the
climate control system switches
between on and of f . Turning on the
system with this button selects your
last climate control selection.
You can also select the appropriate
mode on the driver’s side and the
passenger’s side separately. To
change a mode, press and release
the appropriate side mode control
button. This will take the mode
control out of AUTO mode.
In AUTO mode, the vehicle’s interior
temperature is independently
regulated f or the driver and f ront
passenger according to each
adjusted temperature. The system
also regulates each temperature
basedontheinformationof thesun
light sensor and the sun’s position which is updated automatically by
the navigation’s global positioning
system (GPS). If one side of the
vehicle is getting too much sun, the
system lowers the temperature only
on that side.
When you press this button, the
indicator in the button comes on, and
the passenger’s side temperature
and mode control is synchronized to
thedriver’ssidesettemperatureand
mode control. Changing the
passenger’s side temperature or
mode control makes the indicator go
of f and takes the system out of
SYNC mode.
On models with navigation system
Climate Control System
To Turn Everything Off
ON/OFF Button
SYNC Button
Features
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Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
and humidity sensor next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.The humidity sensor helps reduce
window f ogging and also monitors
and adjusts cabin humidity by
automatically changing the mode to
Def rost.
The airf low f rom the rear vents can
be adjusted when either AUTO
mode (driver or passenger) is
selected or the f an mode is in the
or position.
You can adjust the direction of the
airflowbymovingthetaboneach
vent up-and-down and side-to-side.
You can also open or close the vents
with the dial between them.
Climate Control System
Climate Control Sensors
Rear Ventilation
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SUNLIGHT SENSOR
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
SENSOR
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The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons ( or )
to adjust the illumination of the audio
system (see page ). The audio
system illuminates when the parking
lights are on, even if the radio is
turned off.
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
To return to normal play, push the
RETURN or SETUP button af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. 137
Except SVC adjustment
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)
A udio System L ighting
SVCSpeed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on the iPod
with
the same controls used f or the disc
player. To play an iPod, connect it to
the USB adapter cable in the console
compartment by using your dock
connector, then press the AUX
button. The ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position. The iPod will also be
charged with the ignition switch in
these positions.
The audio system reads and plays
playable sound f iles on the iPod. The
system cannot operate an iPod as a
mass storage device. The system will
only play songs stored on the iPod
with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc. UseonlycompatibleiPodswiththe
latest sof tware. iPods that are not
compatible will not work in this audio
unit. iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable
are:
DonotkeeptheiPodinthe
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector. Do not connect your iPod using a
hub.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
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Model
iPod classic
5th (Gen)
(2005 or later)
iPod classic
(2007 or later)
iPod nano
iPod nano
2nd generation
iPod nano
3rd generation
iPod touch
iPhone Sof tware
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
Playing an iPod(Models without navigation system)
To Play an iPod
Features
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Î This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on a USB f lash
memory device with the same
controls used f or the disc player. To
play a USB f lash memory device,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment, then
press the AUX button. The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
The audio system reads and plays
the audio f iles on the USB f lash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormats. Depending on the
f ormat, the display shows MP3,
WMA or AAC when a USB flash
memory device is playing. The USB
f lash memory device limit is up to
700 f olders or up to 65535 f iles.Only AAC f ormat f iles recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit. The recommended USB f lash
memory devices are 256 MB or
higher, and f ormatted with the FAT
f ile system. Some digital audio
players may be compatible as well.
Depending on the type of
encoding and writing sof tware
used, there may be cases where
character inf ormation does not
display properly. Depending on the sof tware the
f iles were made with, it may not be
possibletoplaysomefiles,or
display some text data. Depending on the type and
number of f iles, it may take some
time bef ore they begin to play. We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing a USB f lash
memory device. Do not keep a USB f lash memory
device in the vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high heat will damage
it.
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle. Do not connect your USB f lash
memory device using a hub. Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as the device
or your f iles may be damaged.
Some USB f lash memory devices
(such as devices with security lock-
out f eatures, etc.) will not work in
this audio unit.
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To Play a USB Flash Memory
Device
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
Features
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Most audio system f unctions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
dials, and knobs, but some f unctions
can only be accessed using the
interf ace dial. The interf ace dial has
two parts, a dial and a selector.The dial turns lef t and right. Use it to
make selections or adjustments to a
list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.The audio system can also be
operated by voice control. See the
navigation system manual f or
complete details.
When you unlock the doors with
your remote and turn the audio
system on, the driver’s ID (Driver 1
or Driver 2) is detected, and the
radio presets and sound level
settings (see page ) are turned to
the respective memorized mode
automatically.
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Interf ace Dial
Voice Control System
Personalization Setting
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
Features
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SELECTOR ENTER
DIAL
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Select the disc player by pressing the
DISC button. The system will begin
playing the last selected track in the
disc. You will see the current track
position highlighted.
Title inf ormation will be displayed by
a list when the inf ormation is f ound
in the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on the
built-inharddiskdrive.Whenyou
play a CD recorded with text data,
you will see the genre, artist name,
album and track name on the screen.
When you play MP3/WMA/AAC
discs, you will see the genre, artist
name, album name and track name
on the screen. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, it will
not be displayed. Each time you press the TITLE
button, the center display changes
f rom artist name to album name, to
track name and then to normal
display that shows the track number
and the elapsed time. When playing
a disc in MP3/WMA/AAC, the
display mode changes f rom f older
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
Each time you press and release the
side of the skip bar, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track. Press and release the side of the skip bar to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press the side
againtoskiptotheprevioustrack.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdeithersideof theskipbar.
When you insert a CD f or the f irst
time, the system automatically starts
recording to the hard disc. For
inf ormation on recording f rom music
CDs, see page . 310
To Play a Disc
To Change Tracks
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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media is not supported.
CD-DA which prohibits the copy
by SCMS
CD-DA with copy control
SACD (Super Audio CD)
DTS-CD
DVD-A
CD-R/RW
DVD-R/RW
Copy controlled CDs (Playback
cannot be guaranteed)
DTS-CDs (Only enabled f or
playback)
The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
f unction can record tracks f rom
music CDs to the navigation system’s
hard disc. This f unction also allows
f or various playing methods, such as
playingrecordedtracksonanartist-
by-artist or genre-by-genre basis. For
example, you can play the tracks that
youwanttolistentoinanyorder
that you like f or each playlist.
Music data recorded on HDD can
only be used f or personal
enjoyment.
Data is recorded using ultra-
ef f icient compression technology,
theref ore, sound quality may vary
slightly f rom the original.
Title inf ormation will be displayed
when the inf ormation is f ound in
the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on
the built-in hard disk drive. See
page . If the HDD is ever replaced, all data
will be lost and stored music will not
be recovered.
Only recordings f rom a standard
CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo
PCM digital sound data) to HDD
are supported.
Digital music f iles, such as MP3,
WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R, DVD-R
and USB f lash memory devices
cannot be copied to HDD.
Likewise, digital music f iles
recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R, DVD-R and USB devices. 335
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
Features
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Connect your dock connector to
the iPod correctly and securely.
Install the dock connector to the
USB adapter cable securely.
Unclip the USB connector by
pulling it up, and pull out the USB
adapter cable in the console
compartment.
Do not connect your iPod using a
hub.
Do not keep the iPod and dock
connector cable in the vehicle.
Direct sunlight and high heat will
damage it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
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2.
3.
Connect ing an iPod
Playing an iPod(Models with navigation system)
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NOTE:
DOCK CONNECTOR
USB ADAPTER CABLE
USB ADAPTER CABLE
USB CONNECTOR
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