1996 ACURA RL KA9 Service Repair Manual

Cellular Phone Antenna Replacement

1. Remove the rear ceiling light.

2. Disconnect the connectors from the cellular phone

antenna and the XM antenna.

3. Remove the nuts from the cellular phone antenna

and the XM antenna.

4. Remove the cellular phone antenna and the XM

antenna.

NUT

5 N-m

(0.5 kgf-m, 4 Ibf-ft)

5. Remove from the cellular phone antenna from the

XM antenna.

XM ANTENNA

CELLULAR PHONE

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Lumbar Suppor t Syste m
Componen t Locatio n Inde x
LUMBA R SUPPOR T MOTO R
Test , pag e 23-5 2
LUMBAR SUPPOR T SWITC H
Test/Replacement , pag e 23-5 2
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Lumbar Suppor t Syste m
Switch Test/Replacemen t
1. Carefull y pr y ou t th e lumba r suppor t switc h fro m
th e seat .
2 . Disconnec t th e 5 P connecto r fro m th e switc h (A) .
3 . Chec k fo r continuit y betwee n th e terminal s i n eac h
switc h positio n accordin g t o th e table .
4 . I f th e continuit y i s no t a s specified , replac e th e
switch .
Motor Tes t
1. Remov e th e driver' s seat , refe r t o th e '9 6 - 0 1 3.5R L
Servic e Manua l P/ N 61SZ30 5 (se e pag e 20-57 ).
2 . Disconnec t th e 2 P connecto r (A ) fro m th e lumba r
support sub harness.
3. Tes t eac h moto r b y applyin g batter y voltag e an d
bod y groun d t o th e terminals .
4 . I f th e moto r doe s no t ru n o r fail s t o ru n smoothly ,
replace it (se e pag e 20-5 ).
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Component Locatio n Inde x
VOIC E CONTRO L SWITC H
Removal/Installation , pag e 23-5 4
MICROPHON E (Locate d i n th e ceiling )
Replacement , 200 4 3.5R L Servic e Manua l
Supplement , pag e 23-4 8
GPS ANTENN A(Located unde r th e rea r shelf )
Removal/Installation , pag e 23-5 3
DISPLA
Y UNI T
Removal/Installation , pag e 23-5 4
NAVIGATIO N UNI TRemoval/Installation , pag e 23-5 3 NAVIGATIO
N SERVIC E CHEC K CONNECTO R
Force d startin g o f display , pag e 23-5 2
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Navigation Syste m
Genera l Troubleshootin g Informatio n
General Operatio n
Refer t o th e Acur a Navigatio n Syste m Owner' s manua l
fo r th e navigatio n syste m operatin g procedures .
Anti-theft Featur e
The navigatio n syste m ha s a code d thef t protectio n cir -
cuit . B e sur e t o ge t th e customer' s 4-digi t securit y cod e
numbe r before :
• disconnectin g th e batter y
• disconnectin g th e navigatio n uni t 8 P connecto r
• removin g th e No . 5 6 (7.5A ) fus e fro m th e under-hoo d
fuse/rela y bo x
Afte r service , reconnec t powe r t o th e navigatio n unit ,
an d tur n th e ignitio n switc h O N (II) . Ente r th e 4-digi t
securit y code , the n selec t "Done" .
I f th e cod e canno t b e found , us e th e interactiv e Networ k
( iN ) t o loo k i t up . Yo u wil l nee d th e seria l numbe r fo r
th e navigatio n uni t i n th e trunk . I t i s o n a ta g o n th e
undersid e o f th e unit . Alternatively , yo u ca n vie w th e
seria l numbe r i n on e o f th e Nav i EC U diagnosti c
screens.
When replacin g th e navigatio n unit , b e sur e t o giv e th e
custome r th e ne w anti-thef t securit y code .
Sympto m Diagnosi s
Under som e circumstances , th e navigatio n syste m ma y
behav e in a n inconsisten t manner . Som e customer s ma y
thin k tha t thi s indicate s a proble m when , i n fact , th e
syste m is workin g properly . Kee p th e followin g item s i n
min d whe n interviewin g customer s abou t symptom s
o f th e navigatio n system .
Self-lnertia l Navigatio n Limitation s
When GP S signal s canno t b e receive d (lik e in a tunne l o r
i n a n urba n environmen t o f tal l buildings) , th e syste m is
totall y dependan t o n th e ya w rat e an d spee d senso r t o
positio n th e vehicl e o h th e map . Unde r thes e circum -
stance s smal l error s i n th e ya w rat e an d spee d senso r
ca n accumulat e an d displa y th e vehicl e positio n o n a n
adjacen t street , o r laggin g behin d th e actua l position .
Thi s i s normal , an d usuall y correct s itsel f onc e sate -
llit e receptio n is re-established .
Th e followin g circumstance s ma y cause s vehicl e posi -
tionin g errors . •
Movin g th e vehicl e wit h th e navigatio n syste m o n an d
th e vehicl e stopped , suc h a s b y ferr y o r to w truck , o r i f
th e vehicl e is spu n o n a tur n tabl e
• Tir e slippage , change s i n tir e rollin g diameters , an d
som e drivin g situation s ma y caus e discrepancie s i n
trave l distances . Example s o f thi s include :
- Continuou s tir e slippag e o n a slipper y surfac e
- Drivin g wit h sno w chain s mounte d
-Abnorma l tir e pressur e
- Incorrec t tir e siz e
- Frequen t lan e change s acros s a wid e highwa y
-Continuou s drivin g o n a straigh t o r gentl y curvin g
highwa y
• Tolerance s i n th e syste m an d ma p inaccuracie s some -
times limi t ho w precisel y th e vehicl e positio n i s indi -
cated . Example s o f thi s include :
- Drivin g o n road s no t show n o n th e ma p (ma p match -
in g i s no t possible )
- Drivin g o n a roa d tha t wind s i n on e direction , suc h a s
a loo p bridge , a n interchange , o r a spira l parkin g
garage
-Drivin g o n a roa d wit h a serie s o f shar p hair-pi n
turn s
- Drivin g nea r a gradua l highwa y exi t o r transitio n
- Drivin g o n on e o f tw o close paralle l road s
- Makin g man y 9 0 degre e turn s
Globa l Positionin g Syste m (GPS ) Limitation s
The GP S canno t detec t th e vehicle' s positio n durin g th e
followin g instances :
• Fo r th e firs t 5 to 1 0 minute s afte r reconnectin g th e bat -
ter y (thi s ca n tak e a s lon g a s 4 5 minutes )
• Whe n th e satellit e signal s ar e blocke d b y tal l building ,
mountains , tunnels , larg e trees , o r larg e truck s
• Whe n ther e i s n o satellit e signa l outpu t (Signa l outpu t
i s sometime s stoppe d fo r satellit e servicing )
• Whe n th e satellit e signal s ar e blocke d b y th e operatio n
of som e electroni c aftermarke t accessorie s including ,
but no t limite d t o non-DE M in-das h entertainmen t
unit s (radio , C D players/changers , an d L o Jack ) an d
windo w tintin g abov e th e GP S antenn a
Th e accurac y o f GP S is reduce d durin g thes e instances :
• Whe n onl y tw o satellit e signal s ca n b e receive d (Thre e
satellit e signal s ar e require d fo r accurat e positioning )
• Whe n th e satellit e contro l center s ar e experiencin g
problem s
• Whe n drivin g hea r hig h tensio n powe r lines .
• Whe n drivin g nea r tal l building s tha t reflec t satellit e
signals , creatin g fals e positio n locatio n readings .
• I f electroni c GP S jammin g i s occurrin g eithe r inten -
tionally , o r unintentionally .
• I f loos e item s o r pet s ar e restin g abov e th e antenn a
o n th e rea r shelf .
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