2006 Acura MDX buttons

ÛÝÚ
Ü
The heater uses engine coolant to
warm the air. If the engine is cold, it
will be several minutes bef ore you
f eel warm air coming f rom the
system.
Select and Fresh Air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
Adjust the warmth of the air with
the temperature control buttons.
Press the A/C-INFO button to
show the inf ormation screen.
Select the desired mode by
touching the MODE icon, and set
the f an to the desired speed by
touching the or icon.
Adjustthewarmthwiththe
temperature control buttons ( or).
Air f lows f rom the def roster
vents at the base of the windshield.
When you select , the system
automatically switches to f resh air
mode and turns on the A/C.
The f low-through ventilation system
draws in outside air, circulates it
through the interior, then exhausts it
through vents near the rear side
panels.
Set the temperature to maximum.
Make sure the A/C is of f .
Select and Fresh Air mode.
Set the f an to the desired speed.
Use the mode control button or icon
to select the vents the air flows from.
Regardless of what mode you
are in, air flows out of the corner
vents unless the system is shut of f or
the vent is manually shut of f .
Air flows from the center
vents in the dashboard.
Airf low is divided between
the vents in the dashboard and the
f loor vents.
Air f lows f rom the f loor
vents.
Airf low is divided between
the f loor vents and the def roster
vents at the base of the windshield. 1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4. 1.
2.
3.
Vehicles without Navigation System
Vehicles with Navigation System
Vents, Heating, and A/C
Using the Heater
Ventilation
Mode Control Button/Icon
108
NOTE:

The Automatic Climate Control
system can adjust the f an speed and
airflow levels to maintain the interior
temperature you select.Press the AUTO button.
Set the desired temperature with
the temperature control buttons.
You will see FULL AUTO in the
system’s display.
The system automatically selects the
proper mix of conditioned and/or
heated air that will, as quickly as
possible, raise or lower the interior
temperature f rom its current level to
the set temperature. In FULL AUTO
the rear A/C control panel cannot be
used. In cold weather, the f an will not
come on automatically until the
heater starts to develop warm air.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the Climate Control
system when it is in FULL AUTO.
All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled.
Manually selecting a f unction causes
thewordFULLinthedisplaytogo
out.
Press the OFF button. However, a
lack of airf low can cause the
windowstofogup.Youshouldkeep
the fan on at all times so stale air and
moisture do not build up in the
interior and cause fogging.
If you set the temperature to its
lower or its upper limit, the system
runs at f ull cooling or heating only. It
does not regulate the interior
temperature.
Select . The system
automatically switches to Fresh
Air mode and turns on the A/C.
The A/C indicator will not come
on in U.S. vehicles, if the A/C was
off to start with.
Select .
Set the f an and temperature
controls to maximum level.
For your saf ety, make sure you have
a clear view through all the windows
bef ore driving. To clear the windshield f aster, you
can close the dashboard corner vents
by rotating the wheel below each
vent. This sends more warm air to
the windshield def roster vents. Once
the windshield is clear, select Fresh
Air mode to avoid f ogging the
windows. 1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Vents, Heating, and A/C
T o Remove Exterior Frost or Ice
From the Windows
Manual Operation
To Turn Everything Off
Using A utomatic Climate Control
110

Press the RR A/C MANUAL button
to enable the rear A/C control panel.
The indicator in the button will come
on. A passenger in the second row
can then use the temperature control
dial, f an speed dial, and mode
buttons to adjust the temperature
and airflow to their preference. This
is limited by the system’s minimum
and maximum temperature.Individual rear control
settings are shut off when the
ignition is turned off and return to
the automatic settings. They must be
reset when the ignition is turned on
again.
Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is 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.
Rear Climate Control, Climate Control Sensors
Using the Rear A /C Unit Climate Control Sensors
Features
111
NOTE:
TEMPERATURE SENSOR
TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
MODE BUTTONS
FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL

Playing the Radio
112
U.S. modelsAM/FM BUTTON PWR/VOL
KNOBSCAN BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK BUTTONS
(Touring Package Without Rear Entertainment System)
TUNE KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
(Touring Package With Rear Entertainment System)
(Premium Package)
PWR/VOL KNOB
TUNE KNOB
SCAN BUTTON SEEK BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
AUTO SELECT
BUTTON SEEK BAR
AM/FM BUTTON

Playing the Radio
Features
113
Canadian modelsSCAN BUTTON SEEK BARPWR/VOL
KNOB
AM
BUTTONFM
BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN
BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB
AM
BUTTONFM
BUTTON TUNE KNOB
AUTO SELECT BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
AUTO SELECT BUTTONSEEK
BUTTONS
(Touring Package With Rear Entertainment System)
(Touring Package Without Rear Entertainment System)

µµ
µ ´µ
The audio system f or your vehicle
can also be operated using the voice
control system. See the Navi section
in your Quick Start Guide f or an
overview of this system, and the
navigation system manual f or
complete details.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last turned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available. The scan f unction samples
all 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 f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or SEEK button, then
release it. If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Only on models equipped with
Navigation System
Playing the Radio
Voice Control System
TUNETUNE,SEEK,SCAN,
AUTO SELECT
To Select a Station
To Play the Radio SCAN
SEEK
114

µ
µ µ
µ
µ
µ
Press the TUNE knob repeatedly to
display Bass, Treble, Balance, and
Fader settings. Turn the TUNE knob
to adjust the setting. The indicators
on the display will show you the
adjustable range. The system will
return to the audio display in about 5
seconds.Adjust the Balance,
or side-to-side strength of the sound.
Adjust the Fader, or the
f ront-to-back strength of the sound.
AdjusttheTrebleinthe
sound.
Adjust the Bass in the
sound.
On models with navigation system,
pushandholdtheTUNEbuttonfor
5 seconds to display inf ormation on
the navigation screen.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described previously.
,pressthe
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area. Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To turn of f auto select
Playing the Radio
Adjusting the Sound
BAL ANCE
FADER
TREBLE
BASS
AUTO SELECT Preset
Features
115

Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
118
TUNE KNOB
PWR/VOL KNOB XM RADIO BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON TUNE KNOB
PWR/VOL
KNOB XM RADIO BUTTON
DISP/MODE
BUTTON CATEGORY
BUTTONS DISP/MODE
BUTTON
(Touring Package With Rear Entertainment System)
(Touring Package Without Rear Entertainment System)
(Premium Package )
PRESET BUTTONSSCAN BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
PWR/VOL
KNOB
DISP/MODE
BUTTONCATEGORY
BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
XM RADIO BUTTON