Acura TL 2012 Owner's Manual

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Description
Menu Item
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Group Setup Page
Setting Option
Changes which doors unlock when you use the
remote or grab the driver’s door handle.
Causes some exterior lights to blink when you
unlock/lock the doors by grabbing or touching the
sensor/pushing the button on the driver’s door
handle.
Causes the beeper to sound when you unlock/lock
the doors by grabbing or touching the sensor/
pushing the button on the driver’s door handle.
Changes how long (in seconds) the interior lights
stay on after you close the doors.
Changes how long (in seconds) the exterior lights
stay on after you close the driver’s door.
Changes the timing of when the headlights come
on. The headlight switch needs to be in the AUTO
position.
DOOR UNLOCK MODE
KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT
FLASH
KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP
INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING T IME
HEADLIGHT
AUTO OFF TIMER
AUTO LIGHT
SENSITIVITY
KEYLESS ACCESS
SETUP
(P.115)
LIGHTING SETUP
(P.120)
116
117
118
121
122
123
60 sec
0sec
LOW
MIN
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
15 sec
30 sec
60 sec
30 sec
15 sec
MAX
HIGH
MID
1
:
2 : Default setting
Only on models with keyless access system
2 1
1
1
1
1
1
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Description
Menu Item Page
Group Setup Setting Option
Changes when the doors automatically lock.
Changes when the doors automatically unlock.
Changes which doors unlock with the remote
transmitter/keyless access remote on the first
push.
The exterior lights flash each time you press the
LOCK or UNLOCK button. A beeper will also
sound when you press the LOCK button twice.
Changes how long it takes (in seconds) for the
doors to relock and the security system to set after
you unlock but do not open the door.
Set/Cancel all the customized settings as default.
AUTO DOOR LOCK
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
KEY AND REMOTE
UNLOCK MODE
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER
127
128
130
131
133
134
DOOR SETUP
(P.125)
DEFAULT ALL
(P.134) OFF
WITH VEH SPD
SHIFT FROM P (A/T only)
OFF
DRIVER DOOR
With SHIFT to P (A/T only)
ALL DOORS With
SHIFT to P (A/T only)
DRIVER DOOR With IGN OFF
ALL DOORS With IGN OFF
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
30 sec
60 sec
90 sec
CANCEL
SET
Default setting
1 :
2 :
3 :Default setting for automatic transmission
Default setting for manual transmission
1
2
1
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You can customize some of the
vehicle control settings to your
pref erence. Here are the settings
you can customize: METER SETUP Each time you press the INFO ( /
) button, the screen changes as
shownonthe nextpage.Pressthe
INFO( / )buttonuntilyousee
the setup you want to customize,
then press the SEL/RESET button
to enter your selection.
If you do not make any changes,
select ‘‘EXIT.’’ The display returns to
the normal display.
LIGHTING SETUP
If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle lef t the f actory,
select DEFAULT ALL, as described
on page .
POSITION SETUP
KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP
DOOR SETUP
When you want to change the
vehicle control settings, press the
INFO ( / ) button to select
CHANGE SETTINGS, then press
the SEL/RESET button.
: Only on models with keyless
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Customize Settings
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METER SETUP
See page101.POSITION
SETUP
See page
112.KEYLESS
ACCESS SETUP
See page
115.LIGHTING
SETUP
See page
120.DOOR SETUP
See page
125.
DEFAULT ALL
See page
134.
: On models with keyless access
system only
: Press the SEL/RESET button.
: Press the INFO button ( / ).
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LANGUAGE SELECTION
ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY
ADJUST ALARM VOLUME
AUTO INTERIOR
ILLUMINATION
KEYLESS START GUIDANCE
SCREENS
Here are the selectable custom
settings for the meter setup:
TRIP A RESET WITH REFUEL
ELAPSED TIME RESET 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( / )buttonuntilyousee
the setting you want to customize,
then press the SEL/RESET button
to enter your selection.
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On models with keyless access
system
Meter Setup
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See page109.
See page 103.See page 104. See page 105. See page 106. See page 108.
See page110.
: Press the SEL/RESET button.
: Press the INFO button ( / ).On models with
keyless accesssystem only
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Language Selection
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. 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.
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.
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Adjust Outside Temp. Display
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.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.
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.
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U.S. models Canadian models
Canadian models
U.S. models
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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.
To cause Trip A and average fuel for
trip A to reset every time you ref uel
your vehicle, f ollow these
instructions:
You can choose this item to
customize f rom ‘‘METER SETUP’’
by pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly. If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to ‘‘TRIP
A RESET WITH REFUEL’’ and
repeat the procedure again.
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Trip A Reset With Ref uel
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Elapsed Time Reset
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.
There are three elapsed time reset
choices you can make:
TRIP A The elapsed time is reset
when Trip A is reset.
TRIP B The elapsed time is reset
when Trip B is reset. IGN OFF The elapsed time is
reset when you turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK (0) position.
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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 information, see pages 184 and 187.
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