display Acura TSX 2008 Owner's Guide

You can customize some vehicle
control settings f or ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ and
‘‘DRIVER 2’’ separately.
To have the driver’s ID detected,
make sure you use your transmitter
to unlock the driver’s door.
If you use the key to unlock the
driver’s door, the system cannot
recognize either ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ or
‘‘DRIVER 2.’’ In this case, when you
try to enter the customizing mode,‘‘DRIVER UNKNOWN
CUSTOMIZE IMPOSSIBLE’’ will be
displayed, and you cannot customize
some of the settings.
Refertothetableonpagetosee
what settings you can customize.
If you use your remote transmitter to
unlock the driver’s door, and the
system f ails to recognize either
‘‘DRIVER 1’’ or ‘‘DRIVER 2’’ see
page to link your transmitter to
your vehicle.
To use the system, your cell phone
and the HFL system must be linked.
Not all cell phones are compatible
with this system. Ref er to page
for instructions on how to link
your cell phone to the HFL and how
to receive or make phone calls, or
visit the acura.com/handsfreelink
website.
With the ignition switch in the ON
(II) position, press and hold the
INFO button for more than 3
seconds. ‘‘CUSTOMIZE ENTRY’’
appears on the multi-inf ormation
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To change the settings, stop the
vehicle, and make sure to set the
parking brake and put the
transmission in Park (A/T) or
neutral (M/T). If you try to enter the
customizing mode while the vehicle
is moving, the above message
appears and you cannot change the
settings.The f irst customizing menu is:
DEFAULT ALL
CHANGE SETTING
EverytimeyoupresstheINFO
button, the display cycles from
‘‘CHANGE SETTING,’’ ‘‘DEFAULT
ALL,’’ ‘‘EXIT’’ and then back to
‘‘CHANGE SETTING.’’ Press the
SEL/RESET button to enter your
selection.
If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle lef t the f actory,
select ‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ as
described on page . If you want to change any vehicle
control settings, select ‘‘CHANGE
SETTING,’’ and f ollow the
instructions on page .
You can also use the select/reset
knob in the instrument panel. Turn
the knob to select a setting and press
it to enter your selection.
If you do not make any changes,
select ‘‘EXIT,’’ the display returns to
normal display.
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LANGUAGE
SELECTION
ADJUST OUTSIDE
TEMP. DISPLAY
TRIP A & AVG. FUEL
RESET with REFUEL
ELAP. TIME RESET
CONDITION
PRIMARY DISP
SELECTION
MEMORY POSIT ION
LINK Customize Menu
Description
Changes the language used in the
display.
Changes the outside temperature
reading above or below its current
reading.
Causes trip meter A and the average
fuel economy to reset when you
refuel.
Resets the elapsed time of your
current trip.
Changes the trip computer’s main
display from its default setting.
Causes the driver’s seat position to be
stored in memory.
Customize Group
MET ER SET UP
(P.93)
POSITION SETUP
(P.104) Customize Setup
ENGLISH
FRENCH
SPANISH 5°F 0°F 5°F
3°C 0°C 3°C
ON
OFF
IGN RESET
TRIP A RESET
TRIP B RESET
INST. FUEL
AVG. FUEL
RANGE
ELAPSED TIME
AVG. SPEED
ON
OFF
Customize Entry
CHG SETTING
(P.92)
: Default setting
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30 sec
60 sec
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15 sec
30 sec
60 sec
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
30 sec
60 sec
90 sec
WITH VEH SPD
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Customize Menu
INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING T IME
HEADLIGHT AUT O OFF
TIMER
DOOR LOCK MODE
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER
FRONT WIPER ACTION Description
Changes how long (in seconds) the
interior lights stay on after you close the
doors.
Changes how long (in seconds) the
exterior lights stay on after you close the
driver’s door.
Changes which doors unlock with the
remote transmitter when the button is
pushed one time.
The exterior lights flash each time you
press the LOCK or UNLOCK button. A
horn will also sound when you press the
LOCK button twice.
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.
Changes the windshield wiper operation
between two settings when the wiper
switch is in the INT position.
Customize Group
LIGHTING SETUP
(P.106)
DOOR · WINDOW
SETUP
(P.110)
WIPER SETUP
(P.117)
Customize Entry
CHG SETTING
(P.92)
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If you want to set the customizable
vehicle control settings to the default
setting, press the INFO button on
the steering wheel until ‘‘DEFAULT
ALL’’ is displayed.
Press the SEL/RESET button to
enter ‘‘DEFAULT ALL.’’ You can
change the display between
‘‘CANCEL,’’ ‘‘OK’’ and ‘‘EXIT’’ each
time you press the INFO button.If you want to cancel ‘‘DEFAULT
ALL,’’ press the SEL/RESET button
while ‘‘CANCEL’’ is shown. The
display goes back to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE
ENTRY.’’
To set the def ault settings, press the
INFO button until the display
changesasshownabove.Pressthe
SEL/RESET button to select
‘‘DEFAULT ALL.’’
DEFAUL T AL L
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To exit ‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ press the
INFO button until you see ‘‘EXIT,’’
then press the SEL/RESET button.
When ‘‘DEFAULT ALL’’ is
completed successf ully, you will see
the above display f or several seconds,
and the display will return to
‘‘CUSTOMIZE ENTRY.’’ If ‘‘DEFAULT ALL’’ is not completed
successf ully, you will see the above
display f or several seconds, then the
display goes back to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE
ENTRY.’’ Repeat the procedure to
select ‘‘DEFAULT ALL.’’
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While the multi-information display
is showing ‘‘CHANGE SETTING,’’
press the SEL/RESET button. The
display will start showing the initial
‘‘CUSTOMIZE GROUP.’’ Each time
you press the INFO button, the
display changes as shown in the next
column. Press the INFO button until
you see the setup you want to
customize, and press the SEL/
RESET button to enter your
selection.
You can customize some of the
vehicle control settings to your
pref erence. Here are the settings
you can customize:METER SETUP
POSITION SETUP
LIGHTING SETUP
WIPER SETUP
DOOR · WINDOW SETUP
Change Setting
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: Press SEL/RESET Button.
: Press the INFO Button.
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There are five custom settings in the
Meter Setup:LANGUAGE SELECTION
ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP.
DISPLAY
TRIP A & AVG. FUEL RESET
with REFUEL
ELAP. TIME RESET
CONDITION
PRIMARY DISP SELECTION
While ‘‘METER SETUP’’ is displayed,
press the SEL/RESET button on the
steering wheel. Then, press the
INFO button repeatedly. Each time
you press the INFO button, the
display changes as shown.
To customize a setting, press the
INFO button repeatedly until you see
the setting you want to customize,
and press the SEL/RESET button.
Then f ollow the procedures
described on the f ollowing pages.
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While the multi-information display
is showing ‘‘METER SETUP,’’ press
the SEL/RESET button on the
steering wheel. The display changes
to ‘‘LANGUAGE SELECTION.’’
Press the SEL/RESET button again
to enter the language selection mode.There are three selectable languages,
English, French, and Spanish. Each
time you press the INFO button, the
display changes as shown.
Select the language you want by
pressing the INFO button, and press
the SEL/RESET button to enter
your selection.
L anguage Select ion
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When language selection is
successf ully completed, the display
changes to the screen shown above
f or several seconds, then goes back
to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU.’’If you f ail to select a language
properly, you will see the above
display f or several seconds, then the
display goes back to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE
MENU.’’ Repeat the setup.To exit ‘‘LANGUAGE SELECTION,’’
press the INFO button repeatedly
until you see ‘‘EXIT,’’ then press the
SEL/RESET button. The display
goes back to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU.’’
All messages on the multi-
inf ormation display will be shown in
the language you selected.
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