2006 Acura TSX Owner's Manual

Each f ront door has a master door
lock switch. Either switch locks and
unlocks all doors. On the driver’s
door, push the top of the master
door lock switch to lock all doors.
Push the bottom to unlock them.
Each door has a lock tab on the top.
Push the tab down to lock the door
and pull it up to unlock. All doors can be locked f rom the
outsidebyusingthekeyinthe
driver’s door. To unlock only the
driver’s door or all doors (depending
on the ‘‘DOOR LOCK MODE’’
setting), 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.
To change this setting, see page .
Youcanopenorclosethewindows
by using the key in the driver’s door
(see page ).
To lock the passenger’s door when
getting out of the vehicle, 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
top of the master switch, then close
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Power Door L ocks
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LOCK TAB
MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
Unlock
Lock
DRIVER’S DOOR
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On the f ront passenger’s door, push
the master door lock switch down to
lock the all doors, and up to unlock
them.The childproof door locks are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position, the door
cannot be opened f rom inside
regardless of the position of the lock
tab. To open the door, pull the lock
tab up, and use the outside door
handle.
With the driver’s door open and the
key in the ignition, both master door
lock switches are disabled. You will
see a ‘‘REMOVE KEY’’ message in
the multi-information display (see
page ). If you try to lock an open
driver’s door by pushing in the lock
tab, all doors will unlock when you
close the driver’s door.
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Door L ocks, Childproof Door L ocks
Childproof Door L ocks
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MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
Unlock
Lock Unlock
Lock
FRONT PASSENGER’S DOOR
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µ Pressthisbuttononce
to unlock the driver’s door or all the
doors (depending on the ‘‘DOOR
LOCK MODE’’ 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 Door Activated
position) will come on when you
press the UNLOCK button. If you do
not open any doors within 30
seconds (or whatever setting the
‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING
TIME’’issetto),thelightfadesout.
If you relock the doors with the
remote transmitter before 30
seconds have elapsed, the light will
go of f immediately.
To change the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
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 horn (depending on the ‘‘KEYLESS
LOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’
setting) to verify that the doors are
locked and the security system has
set. The Lock button will not work
this way if any door is not f ully closed.
When the key is in the ignition
switch, the f unctions of each button
are disabled. To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’ setting,
see page .
You can open and close all power
windows from outside the vehicle
with the key. With the remote
transmitter, you can open the
windows. Refer to Power Windows
on page .
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Remote Transmitter
UNL OCK
LOCK
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PANIC
BUTTON
LED
TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON
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To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
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, refer to ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ on page .
Each remote transmitter also
activates the Driving Position
Memory System and changes the
‘‘MEMORY POSITION LINK’’
setting according to that remote (see
page ).
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second 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 the ON (II) position.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk with the
remote transmitter if the trunk main
switch is turned of f (see page ).
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Recalling a Memorized Driving
Position
PA NIC
TRUNK
Remote Transmitter
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With Driver
1With Driver 2
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Avoid dropping or throwing the
transmitter.
Protect the transmitter from
extreme temperature.
Do not immerse the transmitter in
any liquid.
If you lose a transmitter, the
replacement needs to be
reprogrammed by your dealer.
When you open the driver’s door
after unlocking it with the remote
transmitter, you will hear a beep
(depending on the ‘‘KEYLESS
LOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’
setting see page ). The driver’s
seat move to the positions stored in
that memory location. You will hear
two beeps when the movement is
completed.
To turn it back on, repeat this
procedure. The LED will come on
for 1 second to indicate the feature
has been turned on. The driving position memory
activated (Driver 1, Driver 2) is
shownonthebackof each
transmitter. Make sure you store
your desired driving position in the
memory that is activated by the
transmitter you normally carry.
You can turn off this system
activation. Press and hold the LOCK
and UNLOCK buttons at the same
time. The LED in the remote
transmitter will blink twice. Then
release the buttons. Doing this also
cancels the ‘‘MEMORY POSITION
LINK’’ setting f or that remote and
restores the default settings.
To stop the system’s automatic
adjustment, do any of these actions:
Press any button on the driver’s
door: MEMO, memory button 1 or
2.
Push any of the adjustment
switches f or the seat.
Shif t out of Park (A/T). 112
Remote Transmitter Care
Remote Transmitter
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If it takes several pushes on the
button to lock or unlock the doors,
replace the battery as soon as
possible.
To replace the battery:
Battery type: CR2025
Place a cloth on the edge of the
transmitter, and remove the upper
half by caref ully prying on the
edge with a small f lat-tip
screwdriver.Remove the old battery and note
the polarity. Make sure the
polarity of the new battery is the
same ( side f acing up), then
insert it in the transmitter.
Snapthetwohalvesof the
transmitter case back together.
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Replacing the Transmitter Battery
Remote Transmitter
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BATTERY
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As required by the FCC:This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
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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. Seeon page . To protect items in the trunk when
you need to give the key to someone
else:
Give the person the valet key.
Youcanopenthetrunkinanyof
three ways:
Pull up on the trunk release lever
located to the lef t of the driver’s
seat.
Press and hold the trunk release
button on the remote transmitter.
If the doors are unlocked, press
thetrunkreleaseswitchonthe
trunk lid. Lockthetrunkreleaseleverwith
the master key. Also make sure
the rear seat is not f olded down
(see page ).
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Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
Trunk
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Pull
MASTER KEY
TRUNK RELEASE LEVER TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
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