2001 Acura TL remote control

This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your Acura. All the essential controls
are within easy reach............................
Control Locations .54
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Indicator Lights .55
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Gauges .60
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Speedometer .60
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Tachometer .60
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Odometer .61
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Trip Meter .61
Outside Temperature ...................................
Indicator .62
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Temperature Gauge . 62
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Fuel Gauge .62
Maintenance Required ...................................
Indicator .63
Controls Near the Steering .......................................
Wheel .64
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Headlights .65
Automatic Lighting Off .....................................
Feature .66 ............
Daytime Running Lights . 66
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 67
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Turn Signals .67
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Windshield Wipers .68
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Windshield Washers . 69
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Hazard Warning .69
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Rear Window Def ogger . 70
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Steering Wheel Adjustment . 71
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Steering Wheel Controls . 72
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Cruise Control .72
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Remote Audio Controls . 75
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Keys and Locks .76
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Keys .76
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Immobilizer System . 77
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Ignition Switch .78
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Power Door Locks .79
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Remote Transmitter . 81
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Childproof Door Locks . 84
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Trunk .84
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Emergency Trunk Opener . 86
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Glove Box .87
HomeLink Universal .................................
Transmitter .88
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Seat Adjustments .93
Driver’s Seat Full Power ............................
Adjustments .93 Front Passenger’s Seat
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Adjustments .94
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Driver’s Lumbar Support . 95
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Head Restraints .95
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Center Console Armrest . 96
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Rear Seat Armrest .97
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Trunk Pass-through Cover . 97
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Seat Heaters .98
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Power Windows .99
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Moonroof .100
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Mirrors .101
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Adjusting the Power Mirrors . 102
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Parking Brake .103
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Digital Clock .104
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Console Compartment . 105
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Coin Box .105
Armrest Storage ..........................
Compartments .106
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Beverage Holder .107
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Sun Visor .108
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Vanity Mirror .108
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Sunglasses Holder .109
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Accessory Power Sockets . 109
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Interior Lights .110
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CD Holder .111
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols53

These buttons let you control some
f unctions of the audio system with-
out removing your hands f rom the
wheel. Ref er to page f or a com-
plete explanation.
Pressing the Cruise Control Master
Switch turns the system completely
of f and erases the previous cruising
speed f rom memory. To use the
system again, ref er to
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When you push the CANCEL button,
or tap the brake pedal, the CRUISE
CONTROL light on the instrument
panel will go out and the car will
begin to slow down. You can use the
accelerator pedal in the normal way.
The system remembers the
previously-set cruising speed. To
return to that speed, accelerate to
above25mph(40km/h),thenpress
and release the RESUME/accel
button. The CRUISE CONTROL
light comes on, and the car will
accelerate to the same cruising
speed as bef ore.
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Using t he
Cruise Cont rol
Steering Wheel Controls
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While training or using the
transmitter, make sure you have a
clear view of the garage door or gate,
and that no one will be injured by its
movement.
The HomeLink Universal
Transmitter built into your car can
be programmed to operate remotely-
controlled devices around your home,
such as garage doors, lighting, or
home security systems. It can
replaceuptothreeremote
transmitters.
Always ref er to the operating
instructions and saf ety inf ormation
that came with your garage door
opener or other equipment you
intend to operate with the HomeLink
Universal Transmitter. If you do not
have this inf ormation, you should
contact the manuf acturer of the
equipment.
If you are training the transmitter to
operate a garage door or gate, it is
recommended that you unplug the
motor f or that device during training.
Repeatedly pressing the remote
control button could burn out the
motor.The HomeLink transmitter stores
the code in a permanent memory.
There should be no need to retrain
the transmitter if your car’s battery
goes dead or is disconnected.
If your garage door opener was
manuf actured bef ore April 1982, you
may not be able to program the
HomeLink Universal Transmitter to
operate it. Garage door openers
manufactured before that date do
not have a safety feature that causes
them to stop and reverse if an
obstacle is detected during closing,
increasing the risk of injury. If you
have questions, call (800) 355-3515.
If you have problems with training
the HomeLink Universal
Transmitter, or would like
inf ormation on home products that
can be operated by the transmitter,
call (800) 355-3515. On the Internet,
go to www.homelink.jci.com. Customer Assistance Important Saf ety Precautions
General Inf ormation
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If you are training the second or
third buttons, go directly to Step 1.Unplug the garage door opener
motor f rom the house current.
Bef ore you can use the HomeLink
Universal Transmitter to operate
devices around your home, it must
‘‘learn’’ the proper codes. For
example, to train the transmitter to
open and close the garage door:
Press the button on the remote
control and the button on the
transmitter at the same time. Hold
down both buttons. Select the transmitter button you
want to train.
If you just took
delivery of your vehicle and have not
trained any of the buttons in the
HomeLink transmitter bef ore, you
should erase any previously learned
codes bef ore training the f irst button.
Todothis,pressandholdthetwo
outside buttons on the HomeLink
transmitter for about 20 seconds,
until the red light f lashes. Release
the buttons, then proceed to Step 1.
Holdtheendof thegaragedoor
opener remote control 2 to 5
inches f rom the HomeLink
transmitter. Make sure you are
not blocking your view of the red
light in the transmitter.
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4.
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T raining the T ransmitterBef ore you begin
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Canadian Owners:
The remote control you are training
from may stop transmitting after two
seconds. This is not long enough f or
the HomeLink transmitter to learn
thecode.Releaseandpressthe
button on the remote control every
two seconds until the transmitter has
learned the code.The red light in the transmitter
should begin f lashing. It will f lash
slowly at first, then rapidly.
When the red light f lashes rapidly,
release both buttons. The
transmitter should have learned
the code f rom the remote control.
Plug in the garage door opener
motor, then test the transmitter
button by pushing it. It should
operate the garage door.
If the button does not work, repeat
this procedure to train it again. If it still does not work, you may have a
variable or rolling code garage
door opener. Test this by pressing
and holding the HomeLink
transmitter button you just trained.
If the red light blinks f or two
seconds,thenstayson,youhavea
rolling code garage door opener.
You may be able to verify this with
the manufacturer’s documentation.
Go to ‘‘Training With a Rolling
Code System.’’
Repeat these steps to train the
other two transmitter buttons to
operate any other remotely-
controlled devices around your
home (lighting, automatic gate,
security system, etc.).
For security purposes, newer garage
door opening systems use a ‘‘rolling’’
or variable code. Inf ormation f rom
the remote control and the garage
door opener are needed bef ore the
HomeLink transmitter can operate
the garage door opener.
The‘‘Training the Transmitter’’
procedure trains the HomeLink
transmitter to the proper garage
door opener code. The f ollowing
procedure synchronizes the
HomeLink transmitter to the garage
door opener so they send and
receive the correct codes.
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T raining With a Rolling Code
System
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As required by the FCC:This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
Totrainanalreadyprogrammed
transmitter button to operate a new
device:
Select the transmitter button you
want to train.
Press and hold the transmitter
button until the red light begins to
f lash slowly (approximately 20
seconds).
Press and hold the button on the
remote control. Hold both buttons
until the red light begins to f lash
rapidly. Release both buttons. The
transmitter should now be trained
to operate the device.
Toerasethecodesstoredinallthree
buttons, press and hold the two
outside buttons until the red light
begins to f lash, then release the
buttons.
Youshoulderaseallthreecodes
bef ore selling the car.
While continuing to hold the
transmitter button, place the
remotecontrolforthedevice2to
5 inches f rom the HomeLink
transmitter.
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Retraining a Button
Erasing Codes
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The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section de-
scribes those f eatures and how to
use them. The climate control system in your
Acura provides a comf ortable driving
environment in all weather condi-
tions.
Your Acura has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
Acura................
Climate Control System . 114
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Fully-automatic Operation . 116
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Semi-automatic Operation . 117
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Fully-automatic Operation . 121
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Semi-automatic Operation . 122
Sunlight Sensor/ ............
Temperature Sensor . 126
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Audio System .127
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Operating the Radio . 128
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Adjusting the Sound . 132
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Audio System Lighting . 133
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Radio Frequencies . 133
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Radio Reception .133
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Operating the CD Player . 135
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Operating the CD Changer . 137
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Protecting Compact Discs . 138
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CD Player Error Indications . 139
CD Changer Error .............................
Indications .140
Operating the Cassette .....................................
Player .141
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Tape Search Functions . 142
Caring f or the Cassette .....................................
Player .144 ...........
Remote Audio Controls . 145
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Thef t Protection .146
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Security System .147
3.2 TL without Navigation System
3.2 TL with Navigation System
Comf ort and Convenience Features
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The top and bottom buttons adjust
thevolumeup( )ordown( ).
Press the proper button and hold it
until the desired volume is reached,
then release it.
The AUDIO/CH button has three
f unctions, depending on whether you
are listening to the radio, or playing a
cassette or CD.
If you are listening to the radio, use
the AUDIO/CH button to change
stations. Each time you press this
button, the system advances to the
next preset station on the band you
are listening to. You will see the
number of the selected Preset button
in the display. To change bands,
press the AM or FM button on the
audio system’s f ront panel. If you are playing a cassette, use the
AUDIO/CH button to advance to the
next selection. You will see ‘‘FF’’
blinking in the display when you
press the AUDIO/CH button. The
system f ast f orwards until it senses a
silent period, then goes back to
PLAY.
If youareplayingaCD,thesystem
skips to the beginning of the next
track each time you push the
AUDIO/CH button. You will see the
disc and track number in the display.
Two controls f or the audio system
are mounted in the steering wheel
hub. These let you control basic
f unctions without removing your
hand f rom the wheel. Remote Audio Controls
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