2004 Acura RL trunk release

Your Car at a Glance
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MIRROR CONTROLSINSTRUMENT PANEL
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
AUDIO SYSTEM
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
TRUNK RELEASE
BUTTON FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE
HANDLE HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
(P.88)
(P.103) (P.98) (P.96)
(P.57)
(P.120)
(P.134,151)
(P.205) (P.206)

Control L ocations
Inst rument s and Cont rols56
TRUNK RELEASE
BUTTONHOOD RELEASE HANDLE AUDIO SYSTEMCLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
DOOR LOCK
SWITCHES
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
FUEL FILL
DOOR RELEASE
HANDLE MIRROR CONTROLS
(P. 96)
(P. 83)
(P. 98)
(P. 103)
(P. 88)
(P. 205)
(P.206) (P.
120)
(P. 134, 151)

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.
Remote Transmitter
L ockout Prevent ion
Keys and Locks
Inst rument s and Cont rols84
LOCK
BUTTON
LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON

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.
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.
To turn this feature off, stand near
the vehicle 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 after 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.
CONT INUED
T urning t he Beep Of f and On
Panic Mode
Keys and Locks
Inst rument s and Cont rols85

Youcanopenthetrunkinthree
ways:To protect items in the trunk when
you need to give the key to someone
else:
Disable the trunk release button
on the driver’s door by turning of f
the trunk main switch in the glove
box.
Press the trunk release button on
the driver’s door.
Usethemasterkeytoopenthe
trunk lock. The valet key does not
work in this lock.
Press and hold the trunk release
button on the remote transmitter
f or approximately one second (see
page ). To close the trunk, press down on
the trunk lid.
See page f or cargo loading and
weight limit inf ormation. Keep the
trunk lid closed at all times while
driving to avoid damaging the lid,
and to prevent exhaust gas from
getting into the interior. See
on page . 1.
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Trunk
Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Keys and Locks
88
TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON MASTER KEY
TRUNK MAIN SWITCH

Parents should decide if their
children should be shown how to use
this feature.
For more inf ormation about child
saf ety, see page .
Make sure the trunk pass-through
cover is locked (see page ). Lock the glove box with the
master key.
Give the person the valet key.
Even if the trunk main switch is
turned of f , you can open the trunk
with the master key or the remote
transmitter.
To open the trunk, push the release
lever to the lef t. As a saf ety f eature, your car has a
release lever on the trunk latch so
the trunk can be opened f rom the
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3.
4.
95Emergency T runk Opener
Keys and Locks
Inst rument s and Cont rols89

Once the security system is set,
opening any door (without using the
key or the remote transmitter), or
the hood, will cause it to alarm. It
also alarms if the radio is removed
f rom the dashboard or the wiring is
cut.With the system set, you can still
open the trunk with the master key
or the remote transmitter without
triggering the alarm. The alarm will
sound if the trunk lock is f orced, or
the trunk is opened with the trunk
releasebuttononthedriver’sdoor.
The security system sets auto-
matically fifteen seconds after you
lock the doors, hood, and trunk. For
the system to activate, you must lock
the doors f rom the outside with the
key, lock tab, door lock switch, or
remote transmitter. The security
system light next to the driver’s door
lock starts blinking immediately to
show you the system is setting itself . Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it.
The security system helps to protect
your car and valuables f rom thef t.
The horn sounds and a combination
of headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights and taillights f lashes if
someone attempts to break into your
carorremovetheradio.Thisalarm
continues f or two minutes, then the
system resets. To reset an alarming
system bef ore the two minutes have
elapsed, unlock either f ront door
with the key or the remote
transmitter.
The security system will not set if
the hood, trunk, or any door is not
f ully closed. If the system will not set,
check the Door and Trunk Open
Monitor on the instrument panel
(see page ), to see if the doors
and trunk are f ully closed. Since it is
notpartofthemonitordisplay,
manually check the hood.
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Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Security System
181
SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT

µMake sure the moonroof and the
windows are closed.
Place any packages, valuables, etc.,
in the trunk or take them with you. Turn of f the lights.
Lockthedoorswiththekeyorthe
remote transmitter. Check the
indicator on the driver’s door to
verify that the security system is
set.
Never park over dry leaves, tall
grass, or other f lammable
materials. The three way catalytic
converter gets very hot, and could
cause these materials to catch on
fire.
Always use the parking brake when
you park your car. The indicator on
the instrument panel shows that the
parking brake is not f ully released; it
does not indicate that the parking
brakeisfirmlyset.Makesurethe
parking brake is set f irmly or your
car may roll if it is parked on an
incline.
Make sure the parking brake is f ully
released bef ore driving away.
Driving with the parking brake
partially set can overheat or damage
the rear brakes.
Set the parking brake bef ore you put
the transmission in Park. This keeps
the vehicle from moving and putting
pressure on the parking mechanism
in the transmission making it
easier to move the shif t lever out of
Park when you want to drive away. If the vehicle is f acing downhill, turn
the f ront wheels toward the curb. If the vehicle is f acing uphill, turn
the f ront wheels away f rom the curb.
Parking T ips
Driving
Parking
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