lock Acura MDX 2002 Owner's Guide

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Open the glove box by squeezing the
handle. Close it with a f irm push.
Lock or unlock the glove box with
the master key. Glove Box
Keys and Locks
Inst rument s and Cont rols89
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An open glove box can cause
serious injury to your passenger
inacrash,evenifthe
passenger is wearing the seat
belt.
Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.
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To adjust the seat forward and
backward, pull up on the lever under
the seat cushion’s f ront edge. Move
the seat to the desired position and
releasethelever.Trytomovethe
seat to make sure it is locked in
position.To change the seat-back angle of the
f ront seats, pull up on the lever on
the outside of the seat bottom.
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving.
See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position seats and seat-backs. 12 13
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Seats
Manual Seat Adjustments
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To get into the third row seats, pull
upontheleveronthesideof the
passenger’s side second row seat-
back. The seat-back will tilt f orward,
and the seat will slide f orward.
After you return the seat-back to the
upright position, push the whole seat
backwards until it latches. Make
sure the seat is f ully latched bef ore
sitting in it.The lef t and right halves of the
second seat can be f olded up
separately to create more cargo
space.
If you are f olding the lef t half of
the seat, use the ignition key to
release the seat belt from the
detachable anchor. Allow the seat
belt to retract into the roof . Insert
the latch plate into the roof holder.
Lower the head restraint to its
lowest position.
Pull up on the handle on the
outside of the seat-back. Fold the seat-back forward.
Reverse this procedure to return the
seat to the upright position. Make
sure the seat is locked securely
bef ore driving.
(Lef t half ) Remove the seat belt
f rom its holder in the roof , and
connect it to the detachable anchor
(see page ).
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Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Rear Seat A ccess Folding the Second Seat
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Make sure the outer shoulder belts
are positioned on each hook
whenever the third seat is f olded.
Unlock the seat-back by pulling
the handle. Push the seat-back
forward. Reinstall the head restraints.
Reconnect the seat belts to the
detachable anchors.
Make sure all items in the cargo area
are secured. Loose items can f ly
f orward and cause injury if you have
to brake hard. See
on page . Reverse this procedure to return the
seat to the upright position. Make
sure the seat is locked securely
bef ore driving.
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Inst rument s and Cont rols
Seats
Carrying Cargo
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The cargo area (3rd row) light
comes on when any door or the
tailgate is opened if the switch in
the light is in the door activated
(center) position. When the doors
and the tailgate are closed, it can
be turned on with the switch in the
light.The lights go out about six seconds
after all the doors and the tailgate
are closed.
When the switch is in the ON
position:
With the light control switch in the
Door Activated position, all the
individual map lights and the cargo
area light (with the switch in the
center position) come on when you
unlock the door with the remote
transmitter (see page ).
Withanydoororthetailgateleft
open, the lights stay on about three
minutes, then go out. All the individual map lights come
onandstayonaslongasthe
switch remains in the ON position.
The cargo (3rd row) area light
comesonandstaysonif the
switch in the light is in the door
activated (center) position.
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Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols118
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CONT INUED
When the system is in FULL AUTO,
the rear A/C passenger control
panel cannot be used. The system
will cycle on and of f automatically to
bring the interior to the set
temperature.To enable the rear A/C passenger
control panel, press the RR A/C
Manual button on the control panel.
The light in the button will come on.
When the rear A/C passenger
control panel is enabled, the
passenger in the second row can use
the rear A/C passenger control
panel to adjust the f an speed and air
flow.
The f an speed control dial changes
the speed of the rear f an; turn it
clockwise to increase fan speed and
air flow.
Climat e Cont rol Syst em
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Rear A/C Passenger Control Panel
Rear A/C Control Button
Fan Speed Cont rol Dial
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Turning this dial clockwise increases
the temperature of the air flow.
Use the MODE buttons to select the
vents the air flows from.
With the button selected,
heated air f lows f rom the rear lower
vents.
With the button selected
cooled air f lows f rom the rear upper
vents.
Climat e Cont rol Syst em
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Mode Button
T emperat ure Cont rol Dial
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The SCAN f unction
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. The system will scan
up the band for a station with a
strong signal. When it f inds one, it
will stop and play that station f or
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again. To store a f requency:
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each Preset
button.
Use the TUNE or SEEK f unction
to tune the radio to a desired
station.
Pick the Preset button you want
for that station. Press the button
and hold it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station’s frequency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
preset button to tune to it.
You can use any of f our methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN or the
Preset buttons.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob clockwise to tune to a
higher f requency, or
counterclockwise to tune to a lower
f requency.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one f requency
on the AM band, and two
f requencies on the FM band.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
either SEEK button ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which
SEEK button you press, the system
scans upward or downward f rom the
current f requency. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. 1.
2.
3.
4.
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TUNE
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SEEK
Audio System
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures153
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Once the security system is set,
opening any door (without using the
key or the remote transmitter), or
the hood, will cause it to alarm. It
also alarms if the radio is removed
f rom the dashboard or the wiring is
cut.
The security system sets auto-
matically fifteen seconds after you
lock the doors, hood, and trunk. For
the system to activate, you must lock
the doors f rom the outside with the
key, lock tab, door lock switch, or
remote transmitter. The security
system light next to the driver’s door
lock starts blinking immediately to
show you the system is setting itself . The security system helps to protect
your vehicle and valuables f rom thef t.
The horn sounds and a combination
of headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights and taillights f lashes if
someone attempts to break into your
vehicleorremovetheradio.This
alarm continues f or two minutes,
then the system resets. To reset an
alarming system before the two
minutes have elapsed, unlock the
driver’s f ront door with the key or
the remote transmitter.
Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it. The security system will not set if
the hood, tailgate, or any door is not
f ully closed. If the system will not set,
check the Door and Tailgate Open
Monitor on the instrument panel
(see page ), to see if the doors
and tailgate are f ully closed. Since it
isnotpartofthemonitordisplay,
manually check the hood.64
Security System
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The Trip Computer displays the
f ollowing inf ormation. The ignition
switch must be in Accessory or ON.Clock
Direction of travel
Outside temperature
Instantaneous f uel mileage
The Range, or estimated distance
you can travel on the fuel
remaining in the tank. This
distance is estimated from the fuel
economy you have gotten over the
last several miles, so it will vary
with changes in speed, traf f ic, etc.
Trip Computer
(Without Navigation System)
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures175
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