trunk release Acura TL 2010 Owner's Manual

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG
MIRROR CONTROLSDRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
BUTTONS
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
TRUNK RELEASE
BUTTON
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE BUTTON
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKETAUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONHAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES
MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY
MOONROOF SWITCH
(P. 63)
(P. 75)
(P.77)
(P.9 ,26)
(P. 162)
(P.164)
(P. 146)
(P.148)
USB ADAPTER CABLE (P.9
,26)
(P. 139)
(P. 198)
(P.445)
(P. 447)
(P.254, 263,340,350) AUXILIARY INPUT
JACK
(P.
371)
(P.207) (P.
468)
(P.
202)
(P. 385)
HOMELINK BUTTONS
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION(P.465 )
A/T model with navigation system is shown. PASSENGER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P.
207) (P.
225 )
(P. 373)
(P. 378)
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
(P.
216)
CLOCK
COMPASS AUDIO
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Control L ocations
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GAUGES
MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAYMIRROR CONTROLS
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
BUTTONS
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
TRUNK RELEASE
BUTTON
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE
BUTTON
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
MOONROOF SWITCH
HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
(P.
63)
(P. 75)
(P.77)
(P. 162)
(P.164)
(P. 146)
(P.148) (P.
139)
AUDIO
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P.
198)
(P. 445)
(P. 447)
(P.207)
(P.
385)
HOMELINK BUTTONS
A/T model with navigation system is shown. MANUAL
TRANSMISSION
(P.
465 )
(P.
468)
(P. 207)
CLOCK
COMPASS (P.
378)
(P.
373)
(P.
225 )
(P. 216)
(P.
202)
AUXILIARY INPUT JACK
SEAT HEATER SWITCHES
(P.
196)
USB ADAPTER CABLE (P. 254,263,340,350)
(P.371)
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If the doors are unlocked, press
thetrunkreleaseswitchonthe
trunk lid.
If the doors are locked, press the
trunk release switch on the trunk
lid with the remote in keyless
access operating range.
Youcanopenthetrunkinanyof the
following ways: Press the trunk release button on
the driver’s door.
Press and hold the trunk release
button on the remote transmitter
or the keyless access remote. To open the trunk f rom the outside,
push the release switch, then lif t up.
Thebuilt-inkeycanbeusedto
lock/unlock the doors and trunk
when the remote battery
becomes weak and the power
door lock/unlock operation is
disabled. For more inf ormation,
see page .
To unlock the trunk, turn the key
twice to unlock the doors, push the
rear of either master door lock
switch, or push UNLOCK twice on
the keyless access remote. The trunk will lock when you lock
the driver’s door with the key , the
keyless access remote, either master
door lock switch, or the lock tab on
the driver’s door.
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On models with keyless access system
On models with keyless access system
Trunk
148
TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON On models with keyless access system
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If your vehicle’s battery goes dead or
is disconnected, you can open the
trunk f rom the rear seat by pulling
the trunk release tab through the
trunk pass-through.Pull down the rear seat armrest. Pull
on the tab at the top of the inner
partition, and press on the button to
fully release the cover. Reach in and
locate the rubber tab, and pull it out.
Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging it,
and to prevent exhaust gas from
getting into the interior. See
,page .
To close the trunk, use the inner
handle to lower the lid, then press
down on the back edge.
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CONT INUED
On all models
Trunk
Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
Inst rument s and Cont rols
149
INNER
HANDLE BUTTON
COVER
TAB
INNER PARTITION RUBBER TAB
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To protect items in the trunk, you
can disable the trunk release button
on the driver’s door by turning of f
the trunk main switch in the glove
box, locking the glove box, and
locking the trunk pass-through cover
with the master key or the built-in
key.If you need to give the key to
someone else, give them the valet
key.
As a saf ety f eature, your vehicle has
a release lever on the trunk latch so
the trunk can be opened f rom the
inside.
To open the trunk, push the release
leverinthedirectionindicatedbythe
arrow.
Parents should decide if their
children should be shown how to use
this f eature. For more inf ormation
about child saf ety, see page .
To use the valet f unction, remove
thebuilt-inkeyfromtheremoteby
pressing the button, then give that
remote to someone else as a valet
key(seepage ).
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency f uel lid release in the
trunk. Refer to page for how to
access it.
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562
On models without keyless accesssystem
On models with keyless access system
Trunk
Emergency T runk Opener
Emergency Fuel L id Release
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TRUNK RELEASE LEVER
TRUNK MAIN SWITCH
OFF
Vehicle with keyless access system is
shown.
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The f ollowing keys come with your
vehicle. Refer to page for how to
separate the keys.
This key is used to lock/unlock the
doors, glove box, and trunk pass-
through cover.This remote is used to lock/unlock
the doors and unlock the trunk.
When you carry the remote, you can
lock/unlock the doors, unlock the
trunk, and start the engine.
Anyone can lock/unlock a door or
open the trunk if the remote is
within the operating range of the
door or the trunk. You can lock/unlock the doors
within about a 32 inch (about 80 cm)
radius f rom the outside door handle.
You can open the trunk within about
a 32 inch (about 80 cm) radius f rom
thetrunkreleaseswitch.
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Keys
K eyless A ccess System
Built -in K ey
K eyless A ccess Remot e
168
BUILT-IN KEYS
OPERATING
RANGE
KEYLESS ACCESS
REMOTES
KEY NUMBER TAG
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When you close the trunk with all
doors locked, the trunk will lock.
When you unlock all the doors with
the remote, built-in key or power
door lock master switch, the trunk
will unlock.The remote is too close to the
trunk lid.
The trunk cannot be locked if :
Theremoteisontheinteriorrear
panel.
The remote is too close to the
seat-back of the rear seat or the
seat cushion. Youcanopenthetrunkinanyof
these ways: Pushthetrunkreleaseswitch
when carrying the remote (if the
doors are locked).
Press the trunk release button
inside the vehicle.
Press the trunk button on the
remote. To close the trunk, use the inner
handle to lower the lid, then press
down on the back edge.
Pushthetrunkreleaseswitch
when the doors are unlocked.
L ocking and Unlocking the T runk Opening and Closing the T runk
K eyless A ccess System
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TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
INNER HANDLE
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Bef ore closing the trunk, make sure
theremoteisnotinthetrunk.
If you close the trunk when the
remote is in it, the system beeps, and
the trunk reopens.
Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging the
lid, and to prevent exhaust gas f rom
getting into the interior. Seeon page .
Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push the LOCK
button twice within 5 seconds, you
will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked and the security
system is set. You cannot lock the doors if any
door is not f ully closed, if the remote
is in the keyless access remote slot,
or if the power mode is in any
position except VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK).
When you cannot set the security
system because the trunk or hood is
open, no exterior light blinks and/or
no beeper sounds.
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K eyless A ccess System
Carbon
Monoxide Hazard K eyless A ccess Remote
LOCK
Inst rument s and Cont rols
173
LED
PANIC
BUTTON
TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON
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Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will f lash twice
each time you press the button. The
door activated map lights (if the door
activated light switch is set) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
any door within 30 seconds, the map
lights f ade out. If you relock the
doors with the remote bef ore 30
seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go of f immediately. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk with the
exterior trunk release switch if the
remote is in the keyless access
remote slot, or the power mode is in
any position except VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK). You cannot open the trunk
with the remote if the trunk main
switch in the glove box is turned of f .
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote.
To change the ‘‘KEY AND REMOTE
UNLOCK MODE’’ setting, see page
.
To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’ setting, see
page . To change the ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ setting, see page .
If you unlock the doors with the
remote, but do not open any doors
within 30 seconds, the doors
automatically relock and the security
system sets. To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
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UNL OCK
T RUNK
PA NIC
K eyless A ccess System
174
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The trunk and glove box cannot be
opened when you turn the trunk
main switch of f and lock the glove
box and trunk pass-through cover
with the built-in key. Then, the trunk
cannot be opened by using the
remote or the exterior trunk release
switch.
Remove the built-in key from the
remote by pressing the button, then
give that remote to someone else as
a valet key.
To avoid damaging the remote and
the built-in key, never pull on the
built-in key unless you are pressing
the release button.
The keyless access system uses an
electric f ield to identif y the remote.
If you use medical equipment such
as a cardiac pacemaker, ask your
doctor if the electric f ield used by
the remote will af f ect it.
Thebuilt-inkeycanbeusedtolock/
unlock the doors and the trunk when
the remote battery becomes weak
and the power door lock/unlock
operation is disabled.
To remove the built-in key, pull it out
while pressing the release button. To
reinstall the built-in key, push the
key into the remote until it clicks. Valet Function
Built-in key and Remote
K eyless A ccess System
Inst rument s and Cont rols
195
RELEASE BUTTON BUILT-IN KEY
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