Acura ZDX 2012 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: ACURA, Model Year: 2012, Model line: ZDX, Model: Acura ZDX 2012Pages: 645, PDF Size: 16.36 MB
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Group SetupMenu Item DescriptionSetting OptionPage
ACC SETUP
ꭧ 2
(P. 102) PRE-RUNNING CAR DETECT
BEEP Causes the system to beep when a vehicle ahead of
you gets too close. ON
ꭧ
1
103
OFF
ACC DISPLAY SPEED UNIT Changes the ACC display speed unit. km/h
ꭧ 1(Canada)
104
mph
ꭧ 1(U.S.)
METER SETUP
(P. 105) LANGUAGE SELECTION Changes the language used in the display. ENGLISHꭧ
1
107
FRENCH
SPANISH
ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY Changes the outside temperature reading above or
below its current reading. -
5°F ~ꭗ 0°F
ꭧ1~5°F
(U.S.) 108
- 3°C ~ꭗ0°Cꭧ 1~3°C
(Canada)
TRIP COMPUTER TRIP A
INFO RESET Changes the setting of how to reset trip meter A,
average fuel economy A, average speed A, and
elapsed time A. WITH REFUELꭧ
1
109
MANUAL ONLY
IGN OFF
ADJUST ALARM VOLUME Changes the indicator alarm volume into three levels. HIGH
110
MID
ꭧ 1
LOW
AUTO INTERIOR
ILLUMINATION Changes the interior light sensitivity to your liking. MAX LOW
111
HIGH MIN
MID
ꭧ 1
OFF
KEYLESS START GUIDANCE
SCREENS
ꭧ 3
Changes the display of the keyless start guidance
screens. ON
ꭧ
1
113
OFF
ꭧ 1: Default setting
ꭧ 2: On models with adaptive cruise control (ACC)
ꭧ 3: On models with keyless access system
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Group SetupMenu Item DescriptionSetting OptionPage
POSITION
SETUP
(P. 114) MEMORY POSITION LINK Changes the driver's seat, the steering wheel, and
the outside mirror positions to a stored setting. ON
ꭧ
1
115
OFF
AUTO TILT AND
TELESCOPE STEERING
WHEEL Moves the steering wheel fully up when you get in/
get out of the vehicle.
ON
ꭧ
1
116
OFF
KEYLESS
ACCESS
SETUP
ꭧ 2
(P. 118) DOOR UNLOCK MODE Changes which doors unlock when you grab the
driver's door handle. DRIVER DOOR
ꭧ
1
119
ALL DOORS
KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT
FLASH Causes some exterior lights to blink when you
unlock/lock the doors. ON
ꭧ
1
120
OFF
KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP Causes the beeper to sound when you unlock/lock the doors. ON
ꭧ
1
121
OFF
LIGHTING
SETUP
(P. 123) INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING
TIME
Changes how long (in seconds) the interior lights
stay on after you close the doors and the tailgate. 60 sec
124
30 sec
ꭧ 1
15 sec
HEADLIGHT AUTO OFF
TIMER Changes how long (in seconds) the exterior lights
stay on after you close the driver's door. 60 sec
125
30 sec 0 sec
15 sec
ꭧ 1
AUTO LIGHT SENSITIVITY Changes the timing of when the headlights come
on. The headlight switch needs to be in the AUTO
position. MAX LOW
126
HIGH MIN
MID
ꭧ 1
ꭧ 1: Default setting
ꭧ 2: On models with keyless access system
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Group SetupMenu Item DescriptionSetting OptionPage
DOOR /WINDOW
SETUP
(P. 128) AUTO DOOR LOCK
Changes when the doors automatically lock. SHIFT FROM P
129
WITH VEHICLE
SPEED
ꭧ
OFF
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK Changes when the doors automatically unlock. SHIFT TO P
ꭧ
DRIVER
DOOR
ꭧ/
ALL
DOORS 130
IGN OFF
OFF
KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK
MODE Changes which doors unlock with the remote
transmitter/keyless access remote on the first
push. DRIVER DOOR
ꭧ
132
ALL DOORS
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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. ON
ꭧ
133
OFF
SECURITY RELOCK TIMER 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. 90 sec
134
60 sec
30 sec
ꭧ
DEFAULT ALL
(P. 99) Set/Cancel all the customized settings as default. CANCEL
99
SET
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DEFAULT ALLIf you want to set the default settings,
press the INFO (▲/▼ ) button to
select DEFAULT ALL, then press the
SEL/RESET button.
To set the default settings, press the
INFO (▲ /▼ ) button to select SET
then press the SEL/RESET button.
If you want to cancel DEFAULT ALL,
select CANCEL, then press the SEL/
RESET button. The screen goes back
to the previous display.
When DEFAULT ALL is set, you will
see the above display for several
seconds, then the screen returns to
the default all setting display.
If the setting is not successfully
completed, ‘‘FAILED ’’is shown for
several seconds, and then the screen
goes back to the normal message
mode. Repeat the same procedure to
select DEFAULT ALL.
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Customize Settings
You can customize some of the
vehicle control settings to your
preference. Here are the settings you
can customize:●ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
(ACC) SETUP
ꭧ1
●METER SETUP●POSITION SETUP●KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP
ꭧ2
●LIGHTING SETUP●DOOR/WINDOW SETUP
ꭧ 1: On models with adaptive
cruise control (ACC)
ꭧ 2: On models with keyless
access system
When you want to change the
vehicle control settings, press the
INFO (▲ /▼ ) button to select CHG
SETTING, then press the SEL/
RESET button. Each time you press the INFO
(▲
/▼ ) button, the screen changes
as shown on the next page. Press the
INFO (▲ /▼ ) button, until you see
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
normal.
If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle left the factory,
select DEFAULT ALL, as described
on page 99.
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Select‘‘EXIT ’’
Select ‘‘CANCEL ’’ Select
‘‘
DEFAULT ALL ’’
: Press the INFO button ( ▲/▼ ).
: Press the SEL/RESET button.
ꭧ 1: On models with adaptive cruise control (ACC)
ꭧ 2: On models with keyless access system ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
(ACC) SETUP
ꭧ
1(See page 102)
METER SETUP
(See page 105)
POSITION SETUP
(See page 114)
KEYLESS
ACCESS SETUPꭧ 2
(See page 118)
LIGHTING SETUP
(See page 123)
DOOR/WINDOW SETUP
(See page 128)
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Adaptive Cruise Control SetupOn models with adaptive cruisecontrol (ACC)Here are the two custom settings for
adaptive cruise control (ACC):●PRE-RUNNING CAR DETECT
BEEP●ACC DISPLAY SPEED UNIT
While ‘‘ACC SETUP ’’is shown, press
the SEL/RESET button to enter the
customize mode.
Each time you press the INFO
(▲ /▼ ) button, the display 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.
: Press the INFO button ( ▲/▼ ).
: Press the SEL/RESET button.
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Pre-Running Car Detect BeepWhen PRE-RUNNING CAR
DETECT BEEP is set to ON, one
beep sounds when the ACC detects a
vehicle in front of you. You also hear
a beep when that vehicle goes out of
the range of your vehicle's radar
sensor.
You can choose this item to
customize from‘‘ACC 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 successfully
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 ‘‘PRE-
RUNNING CAR DETECT BEEP ’’
and repeat the procedure again.
Adaptive Cruise Control Display Speed UnitTo change the unit of measurement
from mph to km/h, do this:
You can choose this item to
customize from ‘‘ACC SETUP ’’by
pressing the INFO (▲ /▼ ) button
repeatedly.
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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 successfully
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 ‘‘ACC
DISPLAY SPEED UNIT ’’and repeat
the procedure again. Meter Setup
Here are the five or six custom
settings for the meter setup:
●LANGUAGE SELECTION●ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY●TRIP COMPUTER TRIP A INFO
RESET●ADJUST ALARM VOLUME●AUTO INTERIOR
ILLUMINATION●KEYLESS START GUIDANCE
SCREENS
ꭧ
ꭧ
: On models with keyless access
system
While METER SETUP is shown,
press the SEL/RESET button to
enter the customize mode.
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