2001 Acura RL display

Climate Control System

Semi-automatic Operation
You can manually select various functions of the Climate Controlsystem when it is in FULL AUTO.
All other features remain auto- matically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the wordFULL to go out.

Air Conditioning (A/C) Button
Press the A/C button to operate the
air conditioning. Each time you press
the A/C button, the display shows
the mode: A/C ECON, A/C OFF, or

A/C ON.
When you turn the A/C off, the sys-
tem cannot regulate the inside tem-
perature if you set the dial below theoutside temperature. With the A/C
on, use the temperature control dial
to adjust the temperature of the air
flow to a comfortable setting. With the A/C in economy mode, you
will see A/C ECON in the system's
display. Use this mode to get better
fuel economy.
In this mode, you may feel a slight re-

duction in cooling efficiency. If you

want more cooling, select A/C ON or
FULL AUTO.
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Comfort and Convenience Features

TEMPERATURE

CONTROL DIAL AIR CONDITIONING
BUTTON

RECIRCULATED AIR

FRESH AIR

Climate Control System

Recirculated and Fresh Air

These two buttons control the source of the air going into the sys- tem. In Fresh Air mode ( )
air is brought in from outside the ve-
hicle. In Recirculation mode ( ) air from the car's interior
is sent through the system again.
You can, for example, manually put the system in recirculation mode
when driving through an area of smoke or fumes. When you press the or button, the
light in that button comes on.

Fan Control Dial

You can manually select the fan speed by turning the fan control dial.
When you turn the dial clockwise, the fan is taken out of automatic
mode and starts to run at its lowestspeed. Turning the dial fully
clockwise increases the fan's speed,
which increases air flow.
Mode Button

Use the MODE button to select the
vents the air flows from. Some air
will flow from the side vents and the dashboard corner vents in all modes.
Each time you press the MODE
button, the display shows the mode selected. Press the button four times
to see all the modes.
Comfort and Convenience Features MODE BUTTON


FAN CONTROL DIAL

RECIRCULATED AIR

FRESH AIR

Climate Control System

3.5 RL with Navigation System

Fully-automatic Operation
To put the Automatic Climate Control in fully-automatic mode,
press the AUTO button and set the
fan control dial to AUTO, then set
the desired temperature by turning
the temperature control dial. You will see FULL AUTO in the system's
display. The light above the button also shows you which
mode, Recirculation or Fresh Air, is

selected.

The system automatically selects the proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air that will, as quickly as
possible, raise or lower the interior
temperature from its current level to
the set temperature.
When you set the temperature to its lower limit (60°F/18°C) or its upper
limit (90°F/32°C), the system runs
at full cooling or heating only. It does
not regulate the interior temperature.
FAN CONTROL
DIAL
FULL AUTO
DISPLAY
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL DIAL

When the temperature is set between the lower and upper limits,
the system regulates the interior temperature to the set value.
In cold weather, the fan will not come on automatically until the car
has been driven for a short time and
the heater starts to develop warm air.
OFF

BUTTON

Pressing the OFF button shuts the
climate control system completely
off. Keep the system completely off only for short periods. To keep stale
air and mustiness from collecting,
you should have the fan running at all times.
Comfort and Convenience Features AUTO

BUTTON

Climate Control System

Semi-automatic Operation
You can manually select various functions of the Climate Control system when it is in FULL AUTO.
All other features remain auto- matically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
FULL to go out.
Air Conditioning (A/C) Button

Press the A/C button to operate the
air conditioning. Each time you press
the A/C button, the display shows
the mode: A/C ECON, A/C OFF, or

A/C ON.
When you turn the A/C off, the sys-
tem cannot regulate the inside tem-
perature if you set the dial below theoutside temperature. With the A/C
on, use the temperature control dial
to adjust the temperature of the air
flow to a comfortable setting. AIR CONDITIONING
BUTTON
TEMPERATURE

CONTROL DIAL

RECIRCULATION BUTTON

With the A/C in economy mode, you will see A/C ECON in the system's display. Use this mode to get better
fuel economy. In this mode, you may feel a slight re-
duction in cooling efficiency. If you
want more cooling, select A/C ON or FULL AUTO.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Climate Control System

Recirculation Button

This button controls the source of the air going into the system. When
the indicator above this button is lit,air from the car's interior is sent
through the system again (Recircula-
tion mode). When the indicator is off, air is brought in from outside the car (Fresh Air mode).
You can, for example, manually put the system in recirculation mode
when driving through an area of smoke or fumes.

Fan Control Dial

You can manually select the fan speed by turning the fan control dial.
When you turn the dial clockwise, the fan is taken out of automatic
mode and starts to run at its lowestspeed. Turning the dial fully
clockwise increases the fan's speed,
which increases air flow.
FAN CONTROL DIAL

MODE BUTTON

RECIRCULATION BUTTON

Mode Button

Use the MODE button to select the
vents the air flows from. Some air will flow from the side vents and the dashboard corner vents in all modes.
Each time you press the MODE
button, the display shows the mode selected. Press the button four times
to see all the modes. CONTINUED

Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

3.5 RL without Navigation System

Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate the audio system. Turn thesystem on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
knob.

The band and frequency that the ra- dio was last tuned to is displayed. To
change bands, press the AM/FM but-
ton. On the FM band, ST will be dis-
played if the station is broadcasting in stereo. ST will flash if you are driv-
ing in an area where the radio signal
is weak. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available. You can use any of three methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, or the Preset

buttons.

TUNE — Use the TUNE knob to tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the TUNE knob to the right to tune to a higher frequency, or to the
left to tune to a lower frequency.
Turn the knob right or left until the display reaches the desired

frequency.

SEEK — The SEEK function searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, push ei-
ther side of the SEEK/SKIP buttons (— or +). Push the + button to
scan up from the current frequency,
and the — button to scan down. It
stops when it finds a station with a
strong signal.
Preset — You can store the
frequencies of your favorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.

Each button will store one frequency

on the AM band, and two

frequencies on the FM band.

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Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System
AUTO SELECT — If you are traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.

To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SELECT button. A. SELECT will appear in the display, and the system
will go into scan mode for several seconds. It automatically scans both
bands, looking for stations with strong signals. It stores the frequen-
cies of six AM stations and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You can then use the preset buttons to select those stations.
If you are in a remote area. Auto
Select may not find six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0"
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station stored. With Auto Select on, you cannot
manually store any frequencies in
the preset buttons. If you do not like
the stations found by Auto Select,
you can use the TUNE and SEEK

functions to find other stations.
Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies that you preset pre-

viously. When you return home, turn
off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SELECT button. The preset
buttons will then select the fre-
quencies you originally set.
Comfort and Convenience Features
AUTO SELECT INDICATOR
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP

BUTTONS
TUNE

KNOB

AUTO SELECT BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON

Audio System

Tape Search Functions
With a cassette playing, you can usethe FF, REW, TMS, or REPEAT
function to find a desired program.
FF/REW — Fast Forward and Re-
wind move the tape rapidly. To re- wind the tape, push the REW button.
You will see REW in the display. To fast forward the tape, push the FFbutton. You will see FF displayed.
Press the PROG/PLAY button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
forward. When the system reaches the end of the tape, it reversesdirection and begins to play if in fast
forward, or it begins to play if in
rewind.

Comfort and Convenience Features
AM/FM BUTTON

CASSETTE SLOT

PWR/VOL KNOB
TMS INDICATOR

DOLBY INDICATOR

EJECT

BUTTON

REPEAT
INDICATOR

REPEAT
BUTTON

TMS BUTTON

DOLBY BUTTON

PROG/PLAY

BUTTON

TAPE

DIRECTION
INDICATOR

REWIND
BUTTON
CD/TAPE BUTTON
FAST FORWARD

BUTTON