trunk release ACURA TLX 2022 Owners Manual

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❚Maintenance Under the Hood (P532)
❚Windshield Wipers (P157, 552)
❚Tires (P555, 581)
❚Door Lock/Unlock Control (P123)
❚Power Door Mirrors (P166)
❚Headlights (P150, 550)
❚How to Refuel (P516)
❚High-Mount Brake Light (P551)
❚Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P138)
❚Opening/Closing the Trunk (P137)
❚Taillights/Rear Side Marker Lights (P551)
❚Brake Lights (P551)
❚Rear Turn Signal Lights (P551)
❚Back-Up Lights (P551)
❚Rear License Plate Lights (P551)
❚Fog Lights* (P153, 550)
❚Trunk Release Button (P136)
❚Front Turn Signal/Parking Lights (P149, 150, 550)
❚Side Turn Signal Lights (P149, 550)
❚Daytime Running Lights (P153, 550)
❚Front Side Marker Lights (P150, 550)
❚Taillights (P551)
❚Brake Lights (P551)
❚Multi-View Rear Camera* (P505)
❚Surround View Camera System* (P507)
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Quick Reference Guide
Trunk (P136)
●Press and hold the trunk opener on the
driver\bT
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trunk.
●Press the trunk release button on the
right side trunk lid light to unlock and
open the trunk.
●Press and hold the trunk release button
on the remote to unlock and open the
trunk.
Trunk Opener
Power Door Mirrors
(P166)
●With the power mode in ON, move the
selector switch to L or R.
●Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.
●Press the folding button* to fold the door
mirrors in or out.
Adjustment Switch Selector Switch
Folding Button
*
Power Windows (P142)
●With the power mode in ON, open and
close the power windows.
●If the power window lock button is in the
off position, each passenger\bT
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can be opened and closed with its own
switch.
●If the power window lock button is in the
on position (indicator on), each
passenger\bT
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Power Window Lock Button
Window SwitchIndicator
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Quick Reference Guide
Why does a beeper sound
when I walk away from the
vehicle after I close the
door?The beeper sounds if you move outside the walk away auto lock
operating range before the door completely closes.
2Locking the doors and trunk (Walk away auto lock ®) (P126)
Why does the beeper
sound when I start driving?The beeper sounds when the driver and/or front passenger are
not wearing their seat belts.
Pulling the electric parking
brake switch does not
release the parking brake.
Why?Pull the electric parking brake switch with the brake pedal
depressed.
I’m seeing an amber
indicator of a tire with an
exclamation point. What is
that?The Tire Pressure Monitoring Sy stem (TPMS) needs attention.
Check tire pressure.
2 If the Low Tire Pressure/TPMS Indicator Comes On or Blinks (P618)
Depressing the accelerator
pedal does not release the
parking brake
automatically. Why?●Fasten the driver\bT
TFBU
CFMU.
●Check if the transmission is in (P or (N. If so, select any other
position.
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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
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Controls
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
When you carry the keyless remote, you can
lock/unlock the doors, fuel fill door and open
the trunk.
You can lock/unlock the doors, fuel fill door
and trunk within a radius of about 32 inches
(80 cm) of the outside door handle or trunk
release button.
■Using the Keyless Access System1Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
If the interior light switch is in the door activated
position, the interior light comes on when you unlock
the doors.
No doors opened: The li ght fades out after 30
seconds.
Doors relocked: The light goes off immediately.
2 Interior Lights P. 180
Models without rear door touch sensor
Models with rear door touch sensor
1Using the Keyless Access System
If you do not open a door within 30 seconds of
unlocking the vehicle with the keyless access system,
the doors, fuel fill door a nd trunk will automatically
relock. 2 Customized Features P. 302
You can lock or unlock doors, fuel fill door and trunk
using the keyless access system only when the power
mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
The keyless access system will not lock the vehicle
when a door is open.
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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Controls
■Unlocking the doors and trunk
Grab the driver’s door handle:u The driver’s door and fuel fill door
unlocks.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Grab the front passenger’s or rear
* door
handle: u All doors and fuel fill door unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Press the trunk release button: u The trunk unlocks and opens.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds.
2 Using the Trunk Release Button P. 137
Trunk Release Button
1Using the Keyless Access System
The light flash, beep and door unlock mode settings
can be customized using the audio/information
screen.
2 Customized Features P. 302
When you go into the keyless access system working
range with all the doors locked, the puddle lights
come on for 30 seconds.
The lights do not come on if you have previously
stayed within the range for more than two minutes,
or the doors have been locked for a few days.
The feature activates agai n after you open and close
any door, then lock the doors.
Models with puddle lights
* Not available on all models
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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
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Controls
■Locking the doors and trunk (Walk
away auto lock ®)
When you walk away from the vehicle with all
doors closed while carrying the keyless
remote, the doors, fuel fill door and trunk will
automatically lock.
The auto lock function activates when all
doors are closed, and the keyless remote is
within about 5 feet (1.5 m) radius of the
outside door handle or trunk release button.
Exit vehicle while carrying keyless remote and
close door(s).
1. While within about 5 feet (1.5 m) radius of
the vehicle.
u The beeper sounds; the auto lock
function will be activated.
2. Carry the keyless remote beyond about 5
feet (1.5 m) from the vehicle and remain
outside this range fo r 2 or more seconds.
u Some exterior lights flash; the beeper
sounds; all doors, fuel fill door and trunk
will then lock.1Locking the doors and trunk (Walk away auto lock ®)
The auto lock function is set to OFF as the factory
default setting. The auto lo ck function can be set to
ON using the audio/information screen.
If you set the auto lock function to ON using the
audio/information screen, the setting change will
only apply to the remote transmitter that was used to
unlock the driver’s door prio r to the setting change.
2 Customized Features P. 302
After the auto lock function has been activated, when
you stay within the locking/unlocking operation range,
the indicator on the keyless remote will continue to
flash until the doors are locked.
When you stay beside the vehicle within the
operation range, the doors wi ll automatically lock
approximately 30 seconds after the auto lock
function activating beeper sounds.
When you open a door after the auto lock function
activating beeper sounds, the auto lock function will
be canceled.
Under the following circumstances, the auto lock
function will not activate:
•The keyless remote is inside the vehicle.
•The keyless remote is taken out of its operational
range before all the doors are closed. uThe beeper will not sound.
u The beeper will sound.
The activation range of
the auto lock function is
about 5 feet (1.5 m)
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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uUsing the Trunk Release Button
Controls
Using the Trunk Release Button
Press the release button on the right side
trunk lid light after the doors are unlocked.
2 If You Cannot Open the Trunk P. 629
Even if the trunk is locked, you can open the
trunk if you carry the keyless remote.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds.
Using the Remote Transmitter
Press and hold the trunk release button for
approximately one second to unlock and open
the trunk.
1Using the Trunk Release Button
•If you forget the remote inside the trunk, the
beeper will sound and th e trunk will not close.
•A person who is not carryi ng the keyless remote
can unlock the trunk if a pe rson who is carrying it is
within range or if all doors are unlocked.
•If the beeper sounds after you close the trunk,
move the keyless remote away from the trunk and
close again.
•The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the trunk.
When the vehicle is used in cold weather, the trunk
release button could freeze up and using it may not
be possible.
In this case, the trunk may be opened using the
interior trunk opener or tr unk release button on the
remote transmitter.
Trunk Release Button
1 Using the Remote Transmitter
If the driver’s door is locked, the trunk will
automatically lock when yo u close it. Otherwise, you
will have to lock it manually.
•You can lock or unlock th e trunk using the remote
transmitter only when the power mode is in
VEHICLE OFF.
Trunk
Release
Button
Trunk
Release
Button
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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uTrunk Main Switch
Controls
Trunk Main Switch
The trunk main switch disables the trunk
release button on the remote transmitter, the
trunk release button on the right side trunk lid
light and trunk opener on the driver’s door to
protect cargo in the trunk.
1. Make sure the rear seat-back is not folded
down.
2. Turn off the trunk main switch in the glove
box.
3. Lock the glove box.
Emergency Trunk Opener
The trunk release lever allows you to open the
trunk from inside for your safety.
Slide the release lever in the direction of the
arrow.
1Trunk Main Switch
If you need to give the ke y to someone else, remove
the built-in key from the keyless remote by sliding the
release knob, and give th e remote as a valet key.
Main SwitchOFF
ON
1Emergency Trunk Opener
Parents should deci de if their children should be
shown how to use this feature.
Lever
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uuSecurity System uSecurity System Alarm
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Controls
■To deactivate the security system alarm
Unlock the vehicle using the key, remote transmitter or keyless access system, or set
the power mode to ON. The system, along with the horn and flashing lights, is
deactivated.
■Setting the security system alarm
The security system alarm automatically sets when the following conditions have
been met:
• The power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF.
• The hood is closed.
• All doors and the trunk are locked from outside with the key, remote transmitter
or keyless access system.
■When the security system alarm sets
The security system alarm indicator in the instrument panel blinks and the blinking
interval changes after about 15 seconds.
■To cancel the security system alarm
The security system alarm is canceled when the vehicle is unlocked using the remote
transmitter or keyless access system, or wh en the power mode is set to ON. The
security system alarm indicator goes off at the same time.
1 Security System Alarm
Do not set the security system alarm when someone
is in the vehicle or a window is open. The system can
accidentally activate when:
•Unlocking the door with the lock tab.•Opening the trunk with the trunk opener or the
emergency trunk opener.
•Opening the hood with the hood release.
If the battery goes dead after you have set the
security system alarm, the security alarm may go off
once the battery is re charged or replaced.
If this occurs, deactivate the security system alarm by
unlocking a door using the key, remote transmitter or
keyless access system.
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uuSeats uRear Seats
Controls
Rear Seats
1. Pull the release lever in the trunk to release
the lock.
2. Fold the seat-back down.
If the rear head restraints get caught on the
front seat-backs, remove the head restraints.
2 Removing and Reinstalling the Head
Restraints P. 176
■Folding Down the Rear Seats1Folding Down the Rear Seats
The rear seat-backs can be folded down to
accommodate bulkier items in the trunk.
Never drive with a seat-back folded down and the
trunk lid open.
2 Exhaust Gas Hazard P. 75
To lock the seat-back upri ght, push it backwards until
it locks.
When returning the seat-back to its original position,
push it firmly back. Also, m ake sure all rear shoulder
belts are positioned in front of the seat-back, and the
center shoulder be lt is positioned in the guide.
Make sure that the folded seat-back does not press
against the front passenger seat, as this can cause the
weight sensors in the front passenger seat to work
improperly. 2 Passenger Airbag Off Indicator P. 58
Make sure all items in the trunk or items
extending through the opening into the rear
seats are properly secured. Loose items can fly
forward if you have to brake hard.
The front seat(s) must be far enough forward so they
do not interfere with the rear seats as they fold
down.
Release
Lever
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