2007 Acura RDX parking brake

The lights will turn on again when
you unlock or open the driver’s door.
If you unlock the door, but do not
open it within 15 seconds, the lights
will go off. With the driver’s door
open, you will hear a lights on
reminder beeper. Wi
th the headlight switch off or in
the position, the high beam
headlights and the high beam
indicator come on with reduced
brightness when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position and release the parking
brake. They remain on until you turn
the ignition switch off, even if you
set the parking brake.
The headlights revert to normal
operation when you turn them on
with the switch.
You can change the ‘‘HEADLIGHT
AUTO OFF TIMER’’ setting on the
multi-inf ormation display (see page
).
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Daytime Running L ights
Headlights
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Your vehicle has customizable
settings for the doors and the
tailgate to automatically lock and
unlock. Make all settings before you
start driving.
To change the ‘‘AUTO DOOR
UNLOCK’’ setting, see page .
To
change the ‘‘AUTO DOOR
LOCK’’ setting, see page .
With the auto door locking and
unlocking, the tailgate also locks and
unlocks. The auto door locking f eature has
three possible settings:
Thedoorsandthetailgatelock
when the vehicle speed reaches 9
mph (15 km/h).
This is the def ault setting.
The auto door locking is
deactivated all the time.
Thedoorsandthetailgatelock
whenever you move the shif t lever
out of the Park position.
Set the parking brake. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and close the driver’s
door.
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Locks all doors and the tailgate whenthe vehicle’s speed reaches about 9 mph(15 km/h).
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Door L ocks
To activate an auto door lock mode:A uto Door L ocking/Unlocking A uto Door L ocking
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Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Set the parking brake.Release the switch, and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds.
Push and hold the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound, and af ter about 5
seconds, you will hear another
clicking sound.
Release the switch, move the shif t
lever to Park (P), and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds.
Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and open the driver’s
door. Pushandholdthefrontof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound af ter about 5
seconds.
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Door L ocks
To turn the auto door lock modes
off:
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µTurn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Set the parking brake. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and open the driver’s
door.
Set the parking brake. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. Make sure the shif t lever is in
Park (P), and close the driver’s
door. Push and hold the brake pedal,
then move the shift lever out of
Park (P).
Pushandholdtherearof the
master door lock switch on the
driver’s door. You will hear a
clicking sound. Continue to hold
down the switch:
Until you hear one click (af ter
about 5 seconds) to activate the
driver’s door unlock f eature.
Release the switch, move the shif t
lever to Park (P), and turn the
ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) position within 5
seconds. Or, until you hear a second click
(af ter about 10 seconds) to
activate the all doors and
tailgate unlock feature.
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Unlocks driver’s door or all doors and
the tailgate when the ignition switch isout of the ON (II) position.
Door L ocks
To activate an auto door unlockmode: To turn the auto door unlock modes
off:
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To apply the parking brake, push the
pedal down with your foot. To
release it, push on the pedal again.
The parking brake indicator on the
instrument panel should go out when
the parking brake is fully released
(see page ). You
will also see a ‘‘RELEASE
PARKING BRAKE’’ message on the
multi-info rmation display (see page
).
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model
Parking Brake
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Push
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake applied can damage the rear
brakes and axles. A beeper will sound
if the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake on.
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Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower lef t corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.Put your f ingers under the f ront
edge of the hood near the center.
Slide your hand to the lef t until
you f eel the hood latch handle.
Push this handle up to release it.
Lif t up the hood.
If the hood latch handle moves
stif f ly, or if you can open the hood
without lifting the handle, the
mechanism should be cleaned and
lubricated. Holding the grip, pull the support
rod out of its clip. Insert the end
into the designated hole in the
hood.
To close the hood, lif t it up slightly to
remove the support rod f rom the
hole. Put the support rod back into
its holding clip. Lower the hood to
about a f oot (30 cm) above the
f ender, then let it drop. Make sure it
is securely latched.
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Opening and Closing the Hood
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCHGRIP
CLIP
SUPPORT ROD
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This section gives you tips on
starting the engine under various
conditions, and how to operate the
automatic transmission. It also
includes important inf ormation on
parking your vehicle, the braking
system, the super handling-all wheel
drive (SH-AWD) system, the vehicle
stability assist (VSA) system, the tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS),
and f acts you need if you are
planning to tow a trailer or drive off-
highway.........................
Driving Guidelines .292
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Preparing to Drive .293
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Starting the Engine .294
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Automatic Transmission .295
Driving with the Paddle
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Shif ters .299
Super Handling-All Wheel Drive ...................
(SH-AWD) System .303
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Parking .305
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Braking System .306
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Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) .307
Tire Pressure Monitoring
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System (TPMS) .309
Vehicle Stability Assist ............................
(VSA) System .315
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Towing a Trailer .317
Of f -Highway Driving ..................................
Guidelines .324
Driving
Driving
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Apply the parking brake.
In cold weather, turn off all
electrical accessories to reduce
the drain on the battery.
Make sure the shift lever is in
Park. Press on the brake pedal.
Without touching the accelerator
pedal, turn the ignition key to the
START (III) position. Do not hold
the key in the START (III)
position for more than 15 seconds
at a time. If the engine does not
start right away, pause for at least
10 seconds before trying again. If
the engine does not start within
15 seconds, or starts but stalls
right away, repeat step 4 with the
accelerator pedal pressed halfway
down. If the engine starts, release
pressu re on the accelerator pedal
so the engine does not race.
If the engine fails to start, press
the accelerator pedal all the way
down, and hold it there while
starting to clear flooding. If the
engine still does not start, return
to step 5. Your
vehicle has an electric vacuum
pump located in the engine
compartment. When you drive in
coldweatherorthinnerairathigh
altitude, the electric vacuum pump
operates more frequently after the
engine is started.
When the electric vacuum pump is in
operation, it makes some mechanical
noises come from the engine
compartment. This is normal.
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theEngine
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T he immobilizer system protects your
vehicle f rom thef t. If an improperly-
coded key (or other device) is used, the
engine’s f uel system is disabled. For
more inf ormation, see page . The engine is harder to start in cold
weather. Also, the thinner air f ound at
altitudes above 8,000 f eet (2,400
meters) adds to this problem.
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