2002 Acura RL ignition

Each f ront door has a master door
lock switch. Either switch locks and
unlocks all doors. Push the switch
down to lock all doors, and up to
unlock them.Each door has a lock tab at the top of
the door. When you push down the
lock tab on the driver’s door, all
doors lock. Pulling up the lock tab on
the driver’s door only unlocks that
door.Thelocktaboneach
passenger’s door only locks and
unlocks that door.To lock any passenger’s door when
getting out of the car, push the lock
tab down and close the door. To lock
the driver’s door, remove the key
f rom the ignition switch and push
the lock tab down or push the master
switch down, then close the door.
All doors can be locked f rom the
outsidebyusingthekeyineither
f ront door. To unlock only the driver’s
door f rom the outside, insert the key
in the driver’s door lock, turn the key
and release it. If you turn the key
and hold it, all doors will unlock. All
f our doors will unlock when you
unlock the passenger’s door with the
key.
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Keys and Locks
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If you f orget and leave the key in the
ignition switch, Lockout Prevention
will not allow you to lock the driver’s
door. With the driver’s door open
andthekeyintheignition,both
master door lock switches are
disabled. However, if the driver’s
door is not open, the master door
lock switches are not disabled.
Pushing the switch down on the
open passenger’s door will lock all
doors. If you try to lock an open
driver’s door by pushing in the lock
tab, the tabs on all doors pop out.
Pushinginthelocktabonthe
passenger’s door only locks that door.The ceiling lights (if the ceiling light
switch is in the center position) and
the door courtesy lights will come on
when you press the UNLOCK button.
If you do not open any door, the
lights stay on f or about 10 seconds,
then f ade out. If you relock the doors
with the remote transmitter before
10 seconds have elapsed, the lights
will go of f immediately.
You can lock and unlock your car
with the remote transmitter. When
you push the LOCK button, all doors
lock. You will hear a beep, and the
parking lights, taillights and license
plate lights will f lash once. When you push the UNLOCK button
once, only the driver’s door unlocks.
The remaining doors unlock when
you push the button a second time.
You will hear two beeps, and the
outside lights will f lash twice, each
time you push the button.
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If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
any of the doors within 30 seconds,
the doors automatically relock and
the security system sets.
You cannot lock any of the doors
with the remote transmitter if any
door is not f ully closed or the key is
in the ignition switch. You cannot
unlock any of the doors with the key
in the ignition switch.
To open the trunk, push the Trunk
Release button f or approximately
one second.
You can open the trunk with the
remote transmitter regardless of the
position of the main switch in the
glove box. The trunk will not open if
the key is in the ignition switch.You can program the keyless entry
system so it does not beep when you
lock and unlock the doors. This
procedure only turns of f the beep;
the exterior lights will still f lash.
To turn this feature off, stand near
the car with the remote transmitter.
Press and hold the Trunk Release
button, then press the Lock button
within one second. You should see
the LED on the remote transmitter
come on f or one second. Release the
buttons af ter the LED goes out.
To turn this feature on, repeat the
above procedure. You should see the
LED blink twice.
Af ter you program the remote
transmitter, make sure the trunk lid
is closed.Panic mode allows you to remotely
activate your car’s security system to
attract attention. When activated, the
horn will sound, and the exterior
lights will f lash, f or about 30 seconds.
To activate panic mode, press and
hold the PANIC button for about two
seconds.
To cancel Panic mode bef ore 30
seconds, press any button on the
remote transmitter. You can also
turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Panic mode will not activate if the
ignition switch is in the ON (II)
position.T urning t he Beep Of f and On
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Pull up or push down on the f ront of
the switch to move the seat bottom’s
f ront edge up or down. Pull up or
push down on the rear of the switch
to move the rear of the seat bottom
up or down.
Push the horizontal switch forward
or backward to move the seat
forward or backward. The long horizontal switch adjusts
the seat bottom in several directions.
The short vertical switch adjusts the
seat-back angle.
Make all seat adjustments bef ore
you start driving.
Your Acura has power adjustments
f or both f ront seats. The two power
seat adjustment switches are on the
outside edge of the seat bottom.
You can adjust the power seats with
the ignition switch in any position.
See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position seats and seat-backs. 12 14Driver’s Seat Adjustments
Seat A djustments
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Adjust the outside mirrors with the
adjustment button on the driver’s
door armrest:Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
Move the selector switch to L
(driver’s side) or R (passenger’s
side).
Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
The inside mirror has an automatic
anti-glare mechanism. When the
AUTO switch is pushed in, the
indicator will light. When the mirror
senses light f rom the headlights of
the car behind you, the mirror
surf ace will automatically darken to
reduce the glare.1.
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A djusting the Power Mirrors
Mirrors
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The outside mirrors are heated to re-
move fog and frost. With the ignition
switchON(II),turnontheheaters
by pressing the button. The light in
the button comes on as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn the
heaters off.
When you f inish, move the
selector switch to the center (off)
position. This turns of f the
adjustment button so you can’t
move a mirror out of position by
accidentally bumping the button.
Move the mirror right, left, up or
down by pushing the adjustment
button in that direction. Outside mirror positions can be
stored in the driving position
memory system (see page ). 4.
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Mirrors
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Press and release the MEMO
buttononthecontrolpanel.You
will hear a beep. Immediately
press and hold one of the memory
buttons (1 or 2) until you hear two
beeps. The indicator light in the
memory button will come on. The
current positions of the driver’s
seat, steering wheel, and outside
mirrors are now stored.
Your Acura has a memory f eature
f or the steering wheel, driver’s seat,
and outside mirror positions.
Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
You cannot add a new driving
position in the memory unless the
ignition switch is ON (II). You can
recall a memorized position with
the ignition switch in any position.
Store a driving position as explained
in this section only when the car is
parked.
Two seat, steering wheel, and
outside mirror positions f or dif f erent
drivers or driving conditions can be
stored in separate memories. You
select a memorized position by
pushing the appropriate button.
Adjust the seat to a comfortable
position (see page ). Adjust
the steering wheel to a
comf ortable position (see page). Adjust the outside mirrors
f or best visibility (see page ). 3.
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St oring a Driving Posit ion in Memory
Driving Posit ion Memory Syst em
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Doing any of the f ollowing af ter
pressing the MEMO button will
cancel the storing procedure.Not pressing a memory button
within 5 seconds.
Readjusting the seat or steering
position.
You can select memorized positions
as f ollows.Make sure the parking brake is set
and the shif t lever is in Park.
Insert the key in the ignition
switch. If you do not insert the key
in the ignition switch, the steering
wheel will not adjust to the
memorized position until you do. Press the desired memory button
(1 or 2) until you hear a beep, then
release the button.
The system will move the seat,
steering wheel and outside mirrors
to the memorized positions. The
indicator light in the selected
memory button will f lash during
movement. When the adjustments
are complete, you will hear two
beeps and the indicator light will
remain on.
Readjusting the outside mirror
position.
Each memory button stores only one
driving position. Storing a new
position erases the previous setting
stored in that button’s memory. If
you want to add a new position while
retaining the current one, use the
other memory button.
All stored driving positions will be
lost if your car’s battery goes dead or
is disconnected. 3.
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2.Select ing a Memorized Posit ion
Driving Posit ion Memory Syst em
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