2004 Acura TL ignition

Each f ront door has a master door
lock switch. Either switch locks and
unlocks all doors. Push the bottom of
the switch to lock the doors and the
toptounlockthem.
Each door has a lock tab on the top.
Push the tab down to lock the door
and pull it up to unlock. When you
push down the lock tab on the driver’s
door, all the doors lock.All doors can be locked f rom the
outsidebyusingthekeyinthe
driver’s door. To unlock only the
driver’s door, insert the key, turn the
key, and release it. The remaining
doors unlock when you turn the key
a second time within a f ew seconds.
With the driver’s door open and the
key in the ignition, both master door
lock switches are disabled. If you try
to lock an open driver’s door by
pushinginthelocktab,thetabson
all doors pop up.
To lock any door when getting out of
the vehicle, push the lock tab in and
close the door.
Door L ocks
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L ockout Prevent ion
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Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push LOCK
twice within 5 seconds, you will hear
a beep to verify that the doors are
locked and the security system has
set. You cannot lock the doors if any
door is not f ully closed or if the key
is in the ignition switch. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door or all the
doors (depending on the Keyless
Memory Setting). Press it twice to
unlock the other doors. Some
exterior lights will f lash twice each
time you press the button.
The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the center position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds(or
whatever setting the relock timer is
set to), the light f ades out. If you
relock the doors with the remote
transmitter before 30 seconds have
elapsed, the light will go of f
immediately. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk with the
remote transmitter if the trunk main
button is turned of f .
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter or turn the ignition
switch to ON (II).
If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds,the
doors automatically relock and the
security system sets. To change this
setting, ref er to Keyless Memory
Settings on page . 66
Remote Transmitter
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LOCK UNL OCK
T RUNK
PA NIC
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TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON PANIC
BUTTON
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See pages f or important saf ety
inf ormation and warnings about how toproperly position seats and seat-backs. 1211
The controls f or the power
adjustable front seats are on the
outside edge of each seat bottom.
You can adjust the seats with the
ignition switch in any position. Make
all seat adjustments bef ore you start
driving.
Moving the long horizontal switch on
the driver’s seat adjusts the seat
bottom in several directions. On the
passenger’s seat, the long horizontal
switch moves the seat only back and
f orth. The short vertical switch
adjusts the seat back angle.
The short horizontal switch on the
driver’s seat adjusts the degree of
lumbar support. Moves the seat forward
and backward.
Moves the seat up or
down and the rear of the
seat up or down.
(Driver’s seat only)
Raises or lowers the seat.
(Driver’s seat only)
Adjusts the seat-back
angle f orward or
backward.
Increases or decreases
the lumbar support.
(Driver’s seat only)
Seats
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Front Seat Power A djustments
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When you f inish, move the
selector switch to the center (off)
position. This turns of f the
adjustment switch so you can’t
move a mirror out of position by
accidentally bumping the switch.The outside mirrors are heated to
remove fog and frost. With the
ignition switch in the ON (II)
position, turn on the heaters by
pressing the button. The indicator in
the button comes on as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn the
heaters off.
Depending on the position of the
selector switch, the lef t or right side
mirror will pivot downward slightly
when you shif t the transmission into
reverse. In the Lef t position, the lef t
mirror pivots. In the Right position,
the right mirror pivots. This gives
you a better view of that side of the
vehicle while parallel parking. The
mirror returns to its original position
when you take the transmission out
of reverse. To turn this f eature of f ,
leave the switch in the center
position.
Outside mirror positions can be
stored in the driving position
memory system (see page ). 3.
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Mirrors
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HEATED MIRROR BUTTON

Your Acura has a memory f eature
f or the driver’s seat and outside
mirror positions.
Two seat and outside mirror
positions, can be stored in separate
memories. You select a memorized
position by pushing the appropriate
button or using the appropriate
remote transmitter (Driver 1 or
Driver 2).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 in the
memory button will come on. The
current positions of the driver’s
seat and outside mirrors are now
stored.
Adjust the outside mirrors f or best
visibility (see page ). Adjust the seat to a comfortable
position (see page ). Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
You cannot add a new driving
position in the memory unless the
ignition switch is in the ON (II)
position. You can recall a
memorized position with the
ignition switch in any position.
Store a driving position only when
the vehicle is parked.
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2.
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CONT INUED
Driving Posit ion Memory Syst em
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Storing a Driving Position in
Memory
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MEMO BUTTON
MEMORY BUTTONS

Both f ront seats are equipped with
seat heaters. The ignition switch
must be in the ON (II) position to
usethem.PushtheHIsideof the
switch to rapidly heat up the seat.
After the seat reaches a comfortable
temperature, push the LO side of the
switch. This will keep the seat warm.The HI or LO indicator stays on until
youturnitoff bypushingthe
opposite side of the switch lightly.
In HI, the heater turns of f when the
seat gets warm, and turns back on
after the seat’s temperature drops. It
continues to cycle as long as you
leave it set on HI. The HI indicator
stays on as a reminder that you have
the heater on.
In LO, the heater runs continuously.
It does not cycle with temperature
changes.
Follow these precautions whenever
you use the seat heaters:
Use the HI setting only to heat the
seats quickly. Select the LO
setting when the seats f eel warm.
The HI setting draws large
amounts of current f rom the
battery.
Do not use the seat heaters, even
on the LO setting, if the engine is
lef t idling f or an extended period.
Thiscanweakenthebattery,
causing hard starting.
Because of the sensors f or the side
airbag system, there is no heater in
the passenger’s seat-back.
Seat Heaters
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SEAT HEATERS

Your vehicle’s windows are electri-
cally-powered. Turn the ignition
switch to ON (II) to raise or lower
any window.
Each door has a switch that controls
its window. To open the window,
push the switch down and hold it.
Release the switch when you want
the window to stop. Close the
window by pulling back on the
switch and holding it.The driver’s door armrest has a
master power window control panel.
To open any window, push down on
the appropriate switch and hold it
until the window reaches the desired
position. To close the window, pull
back on the window switch. Release
the switch when the window gets to
the position you want.
Power Windows
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DRIVER’S WINDOW
SWITCHMAIN
SWITCH
Closing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.

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The master control panel also has
these f eatures:
To open either f ront
window f ully, push the window
switch f irmly down to the second
detent, then release it. The window
automatically goes down all the way.
To stop the window f rom going all
the way down, pull back on the
window switch briefly.
To close either f ront window f ully,
pull back the window switch f irmly
to the second detent, then release it.
The window automatically goes all
the way up. To stop the window f rom
going all the way up, push down on
the window switch briefly. To open or close either f ront window
partially, push down or pull back on
the window switch lightly to the first
detent and hold it. The window will
stop when you release the switch.
The f ront passenger’s window switch
also has the AUTO f eature.
If either f ront window runs into any
obstacle while it is closing
automatically, it will reverse
direction, and then stop. To close the
window, remove the obstacle, then
use the window switch again.
Auto reverse stops sensing when the
window is almost closed. You should
always check that all passengers and
objects are away from the window
bef ore closing it.The MAIN switch controls power to
the passenger’s windows. With this
switch of f , the passenger’s windows
cannot be raised or lowered. The
MAIN switch does not af f ect the
driver’s window. To cancel this
feature, push on the switch again to
getittopopup.KeeptheMAIN
switch of f when you have children in
the vehicle so they do not injure
themselves by operating the
windows unintentionally.
The indicators inside the switches
come on when you turn the ignition
switch to ON (II).
Power Windows
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AUTO
Auto Reverse
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