2003 Acura MDX Owner's Manua

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is located
in the top of the dashboard and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them. Sunlight Sensor/T emperature
Sensor
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SUNLIGHT SENSORTEMPERATURE SENSOR

Your vehicle has two controls f or the
rear A/C unit. The rear A/C control
button is located on the climate
control panel, and the rear A/C
passenger control panel is on the
back of the center console.
You can adjust the heating, cooling,
and air f low of the rear A/C unit with
these control dials. Rear A/C Unit
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REAR A/C
CONTROL BUTTONREAR CENTER VENT
REAR A/C PASSENGER
CONTROL PANEL

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When the system is in FULL AUTO,
the rear A/C passenger control
panel cannot be used. The system
will cycle on and of f automatically to
bring the interior to the set
temperature.To enable the rear A/C passenger
control panel, press the RR A/C
Manual button on the control panel.
The light in the button will come on.
When the rear A/C passenger
control panel is enabled, the
passenger in the second row can use
the rear A/C passenger control
panel to adjust the f an speed and air
flow.
The f an speed control dial changes
the speed of the rear f an; turn it
clockwise to increase fan speed and
air flow.
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Rear A/C Passenger Control Panel
Rear A/C Control Button
Fan Speed Cont rol Dial
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AUTO BUTTON
REAR A/C CONTROL BUTTONTEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
MODE BUTTON
FAN SPEED
CONTROL DIAL

Turning this dial clockwise increases
the temperature of the air flow.
Use the MODE buttons to select the
vents the air flows from.
With the button selected,
heated air f lows f rom the rear lower
vents.
With the button selected
cooled air f lows f rom the rear upper
vents.
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Mode Button
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The anti-thef t f eature will disable the
system if it is disconnected f rom the
car’s battery. To get the system
working again, you must enter a
code number (see page ).
Your Acura’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset buttons allow
you to easily select your f avorite
stations.
The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
auto-reverse f or continuous play.
The in-dash CD changer holds up to
six discs. You operate the CD
changer with the same controls used
f or the radio. See page f or CD
changer operation.
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Dolby noise reduction manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the TUNE knob to the right to
tune to a higher f requency, or to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
Turn the knob right or lef t until the
display reaches the desired
f requency.
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob, or the AM or FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available. You can use any of f our methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN or the
Preset buttons.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
either SEEK button ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which
SEEK button you press, the system
scans upward or downward from the
current f requency. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it f inds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
TUNE
Operating the Radio
SEEKSCAN
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µThe preset f requencies will be lost if
your car’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
Once a station’s f requency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
Preset button to tune to it.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM. Pick the Preset button you want
for that station. Press the button
and hold it until you hear a beep. Use the TUNE or SEEK f unction
to tune the radio to a desired
station. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
To store a f requency: You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one f requency
on the AM band, and two
f requencies on the FM band.
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PWR/VOL
KNOB AM
BUTTONFM
BUTTON STEREO
INDICATOR TUNE KNOB
SCAN BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS SEEK BUTTONS

µIf 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.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind 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. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the f requencies you
originally set.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations. AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL INDICATOR
TUNE KNOB
SCAN BUTTON PRESET
BUTTONS
A.SEL
BUTTON SEEK BUTTONS