lights ACURA RL 2012 Owner's Manual

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µ Push the button between the center
vents to turn on the hazard warning
lights (f our-way f lashers). This
causes all f our outside turn signals
and both indicators in the instrument
panel to f lash. Use the hazard
warning lights if you need to park in
a dangerous area near heavy traffic,
or if your vehicle is disabled.Adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel by pressing the
or button. Press the button to
increase the brightness and the
button to decrease it. The brightness
can be set differently for when the
headlights are on, and when they are
off.The level of brightness is shown on
the multi-information display while
you adjust it. It goes out 5 seconds
af ter you f inish adjusting. Instrument Panel Brightness Hazard Warning Button
Hazard Warning Button, Instrument Panel Brightness
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ADJUSTMENT BUTTON U.S.Canada
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Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
The inside mirror can automatically
darken to reduce glare. To turn on
this feature, press the button on the
bottom of the mirror. The AUTO
indicator comes on as a reminder.
When it is on, the mirror darkens
when it senses the headlights of a
vehicle behind you, then returns to
normal visibility when the lights aregone. Press the button again to turn
of f this f eature.
Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to move the
mirrorright,left,up,ordown. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Move the selector switch to L
(driver’s side) or R (passenger’s
side). 1.
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CONT INUED
Mirrors
A djusting the Power Mirrors
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INDICATOR
AUTO BUTTONSENSOR
SELECTOR
SWITCHADJUSTMENT SWITCHThere is also a sensor on the back of
the mirror. Items hung on the mirror
may block this sensor and af f ect its
perf ormance.
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The handle of each f ront door has a
sensor. That sensor works with the
remote so you can automatically
unlock/lock the door(s).
By def ault, only the driver’s door
unlocks when you grab its handle.If a remote is within operating range
while you wash your vehicle or when
it is raining heavily, the door sensors
may respond by unlocking the doors.
The unlock sensors do not operate
when:
Theremoteisnotwithinthe
operating range.
The remote is too close to the
vehicle.
When the doors are unlocked.
Theremotebatteryisdead.
The vehicle battery is dead.
If you do not open any of the doors
within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock. If you wear a glove while grabbing a
f ront door handle, the door sensor
maybeslowtorespondormaynot
respond by unlocking the doors. To change the ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS
BEEP’’ setting, see page . To change the ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS
LIGHT FLASH’’ setting, see page
. When you unlock the door(s), some
exterior lights blink twice and the
system beeps twice. All the doors unlock when you grab
the handle of the f ront passenger’s
door. To change the ‘‘DOOR UNLOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
To unlock the remaining doors and
the trunk, press the UNLOCK
button on the remote or the rear of
the master door lock switch on the
driver’s door.109
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113 Unlocking the Door(s)
K eyless A ccess System
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Each f ront door has a LOCK/
UNLOCK f eature.
When you touch the door lock
sensor of the f ront door by hand, all
the doors and the trunk will lock.The lock sensors do not operate if :
When you lock the doors, some
exterior lights blink once and thesystem beeps once. When you
cannot set the security system
because the trunk or hood is open,
no exterior light blinks and/or no
beeper sounds.
Bef ore locking the doors, make sure
theremoteisnotinsidethevehicle.If a remote is within operating range
while you wash your vehicle or when
it is raining heavily, the door sensors
may respond by locking the doors. Within 2 seconds of touching the
handle to lock the doors or locking
the doors with remote, pull the
handletomakesurethedoorsare
actually locked. The door unlock
sensors do not operate f or about 2
seconds af ter the doors are locked. To change the ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS
BEEP’’ setting, see page . To change the ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS
LIGHT FLASH’’ setting, see page
.If you touch the door lock sensor of
the f ront door with your hand
wearing a glove, the door sensor may
delay to respond or not respond by
locking the doors.
Theremoteisnotwithinthe
operating range.
The doors are open.
The ignition switch is not in the
LOCK (0) position.
The built-in key is in the ignition
switch.
The remote is too close to the
vehicle.
Theremotebatteryisdead.
The vehicle battery is dead. 111
113 L ocking the Doors
K eyless A ccess System
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DOOR LOCK SENSOR
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µ The trunk cannot be locked if :
When the trunk is locked, you can
open it in any of these ways:Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push the LOCK
button twice within 5 seconds, you
will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked and the security
system is set.
Pull the trunk release switch when
carrying the remote (the system
beeps once). Press the trunk button on the
remote. Press the trunk release button
inside the vehicle.Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging the
lid, and to prevent exhaust gas f rom
getting into the interior. See
on page . The remote is too close to the
seat-back of the rear seat or the
seat cushion. Theremoteisontheinteriorrear
panel. The remote is too close to the
trunk lid.
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LOCK Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
K eyless A ccess System
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LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
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µ You cannot lock the doors if any
door is not f ully closed, if the built-in
key is in the ignition switch, or if the
ignition switch is in any position
except the LOCK (0) position.
When you cannot set the security
system because the trunk or hood is
open, no exterior light blinks and/or
no beeper sounds.
Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will f lash twice
each time you press the button. The
ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the DOOR position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
any door within 30 seconds, the
ceiling light f ades out. If you relock
the doors with the remote before 30
seconds have elapsed, the ceiling
light will go of f immediately.To change the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
If you unlock the doors with the
remote, but do not open any door
within 30 seconds, the doors
automatically relock and the security
system sets.
To change the ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ setting, see page
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To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’ setting, see
page .
You can also open all power windows
and the moonroof f rom outside the
vehicle with the remote transmitter
(see page ).Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk if the
built-in key is in the ignition or the
ignition switch is in any position
except the LOCK (0) position. You
cannot open the trunk with the
remote if the trunk main switch is
turned off.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote. 127
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K eyless A ccess System
UNL OCKTRUNK
PA NIC
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Your vehicle has an owner’s manual
tray inside the glove box. To open
the tray, push the release button up. Open the glove box by pulling the
handle. Close it with a f irm push.
Lock or unlock the glove box with
the built-in key.
To close the tray, push it up. The glove box light comes on only
when the parking lights are on. Glove Box
Interior Convenience Items
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RELEASE BUTTON
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 open the console compartment,
pull up on the lever and lif t the
armrest.
To close, lower the armrest, and
push it down until it latches.You can put small items in the tray
located in the console compartment
lid. To use the tray, pull up on the
lever, and lift the armrest pad. The rear beverage holder is in the
rear seat armrest. Open the
beverage holder by pulling up on the
latch on the front.
The console compartment light
comes on when the parking lights
are on. Console Compartment
Interior Convenience Items
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LEVERLEVER
LATCH
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You can extend the sun visor f urther
by pulling it back. To use a sun visor, pull it down. You
can also use a sun visor at the side
window. Remove the support rod
f rom the clip, and swing the sun
visor toward the side window.Do not use the sun visor extension
f eature over the rearview mirror.
Make sure to slide the sun visor
back to its original position bef ore
f lipping it back in place.
Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
Tousethevanitymirrorontheback
of the sun visor, pull up the cover.
Thevanitymirrorlightscomeon
when you pull up the cover. Sun Visors Vanity Mirror
Interior Convenience Items
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Af ter pushing the DOOR button, all
the lights come on when you open
any door, unlock the doors with the
remote or built-in key, or turn the
ignition switch f rom the ON (II) or
the ACCESSORY (I) position to the
LOCK (0) position. The indicator in
the button comes on as a reminder.
The f ront and rear of the ceiling
have ceiling lights.
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME’’ setting, see page
. Push each ceiling light button to turn
its light on and of f .
Push the ON button to turn on all the
ceiling lights. Push the OFF button
to turn them off. 116 Ceiling L ights
Interior Lights
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CEILING LIGHT
BUTTONS
CEILING LIGHT
BUTTONS OFF BUTTON
DOOR BUTTON
ON BUTTONFront
Rear
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