Acura ZDX 2012 Owner's Manual

Dual Temperature and Mode
Control
Your vehicle has two temperature
control switches and two mode
control buttons, one for the driver,
and one for the front passenger.
The driver’s side and the passenger ’s
side temperature and mode can be
controlled independently.Synchronized ControlThe selected temperatures and mode
appear in the display. When the
indicator in the SYNC button is on,
you can adjust both sides to the same
temperature and mode by pushing
the driver’ s side temperature control
switch up or down.
When you set the temperature to its
lower or upper limit, it is displayed as
or
.
Driver's Side Passenger's Side
REAR FLOOR AIR DUCTS
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Rear Ventilation
The airflow from the rear vents can
be adjusted when either AUTO mode
(driver or passenger) is selected or
the fan mode is in the
or
position.
You can adjust the direction of the
airflow by moving the tab on each
vent up-and-down and side-to-side.
You can also open or close the vents
with the dial between them.Sunlight and Temperature
Sensors
The climate control system has two
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 fogging and also monitors
and adjusts cabin humidity by
automatically changing the mode to
defrost.
SUNLIGHT SENSOR
TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY SENSORClimate Control System
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An audio system is standard on all
models. Read the appropriate pages
(as shown below) to use your
vehicle's audio system.
For vehicles without navigation
system, see pages 229 through 276.
For vehicles with navigation system,
see pages 277 through 364.
With navigation systemWithout navigation system
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Selector KnobMost audio system functions can be
controlled by standard buttons, bars,
and knobs. In addition, you can
access some functions by using the
selector knob on the audio system.
The knob turns left and right. Use it
to scroll through lists, or to make
selections or adjustments to a list or
menu item on the display. When you
make a selection, push the center of
the selector (ENTER) to go to that
selection.When the audio system is in XM
ꭂ
Radio mode or playing discs, pushing
the selector (ENTER) knob switches
the display between the normal
display and the list display. The list
display has three lines to display the
detailed information.
SETUP Display
To use any audio system function,
the ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
To select any setting such as the
clock or sound adjustment, press the
SETUP button. You can select the
item by turning the selector knob. To
go back to the previous display,
press the RETURN button.
Pressing the SETUP button again
will also cancel the setup display
mode.
Personalization Setting
When you unlock the doors with
your remote transmitter and turn the
audio system on with the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II) position, the driver
’s ID (Driver 1
or Driver 2) is detected, and the
radio presets and sound level
settings (see page 236) are turned to
the respective memorized mode
automatically.
SETUP BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON SELECTOR KNOB
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SCAN/A.SEL (AUTOSELECT)
BAR VOL/ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
TUNE BAR PRESET BUTTONS
DISPLAY
TITLE BUTTON
SKIP BAR
RETURN BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB CATEGORY BAR
SETUP BUTTON
ꂼ
/ꂽ (SOUND) BUTTON
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To Play the Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
VOL/
(power/volume) knob or
the AM/FM button. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/
knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available. To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the features provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
information on the RDS, see page
233.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the
side of the bar to tune to
a higher frequency, or the
side to
tune to a lower frequency. To tune
with the selector knob, turn the knob
right to tune to a higher frequency,
or left to tune to a lower frequency.
SKIP －The skip function searches
up and down from the current
frequency to find a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press the
or
side of the SKIP bar, then
release it. SCAN
－The scan function samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN side of the SCAN/A.SEL
bar, then release it. You will see
SCAN in the display. The system will
scan for a station with a strong
signal. When it finds one, it will stop
and play that station for about 10
seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN side of the SCAN/A.
SEL bar again.
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Preset－Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM and two
frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
2. Use the tune, skip, scan, or RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset button, and hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. AUTO SELECT
－If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A.SEL side of the SCAN/
A.SEL bar. ‘‘AUTO SELECT’’ flashes
in the display, and the system goes
into scan mode for several seconds.
It stores the strongest frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for that
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.
To turn off auto select,
press the A.SEL
side of the bar. This restores the
presets you originally set.
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
369.
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Radio Data System (RDS)
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the information provided by the radio
data system (RDS) if the station has
the RDS information available.RDS INFO DisplayThe RDS information display
function shows the name of the RDS
station you are listening to. With the
audio system on and the FM band
selected, you can turn this function
on or off.
To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the‘‘RDS INFO ON ’’message on
the display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed frequency switches to the
station name. If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the display
continues to show the frequency and
briefly shows with the RDS
information display.
When you turn off this function by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows
‘‘RDS INFO OFF. ’’
RDS INFO DISPLAY ON
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Radio Data System (RDS) CategoryOn the FM band selected, you can
select the program category provided
by the RDS. Press either side (－or
＋ ) of the CATEGORY bar to display
and select an RDS category. The
principal RDS categories are shown
as follows: ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and soft
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
SOFT: Adult hits and soft music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and soft
rhythm and blues
RELIGION: Religious music and
religious talk
CLASSIC: Classical music
JAZZ: Jazz
INFO: News, information, sports,
talk, foreign language, personality,
public, college, and weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Press either side of the CATEGORY
bar to select an RDS category. The
display shows the selected RDS
category name for about 10 seconds.
You can use the search or scan
function to find radio stations in the
selected RDS category. If you do
nothing while the RDS category
name is displayed, the selected
category is canceled.
RDS CATEGORY
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RDS Program SearchThis function searches up and down
a frequency for the strongest signal
from the frequencies that carry the
selected RDS category information.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either side (
or
) of the SKIP bar. You will see
the selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When
the system finds a station, the
selected RDS category name will be
displayed again for about 5 seconds.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will be blinking for
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
RDS Program SCANThe scan function samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
SCAN in the display. The system will
scan for a station with a strong signal
in the selected RDS category. You
will also see the selected RDS
category name blinking while
searching it. When it finds one, it will
stop and play that station for about 10
seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will be blinking for
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station. You can use the RDS program search
or scan function even if the RDS
information display function is off. In
this case, the display shows a
frequency in place of a RDS name.
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