2007 Acura RDX ECO mode

Open any door.
Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
Unlock the doors with the key,
locktabonthedriver’sdoor,
master door lock switch, or
remote transmitter.
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light(s) dims slightly, then fades out
in about 30 seconds. If
you do not open any door after
unlocking the driver’s door or
removing the key from the ignition
switch, the light(s) fade out in about
30 seconds. If you leave any door
open without the key in the ignition
switch, the light(s) will go off after 3
minutes.
You can use the front ceiling lights
whenever the lights are off.
To turn the lights on or off, push its
lens.
In
the door activated position, both
front and rear ceiling lights come on
when you:
You can change the ‘‘INTERIOR
LIGHT DIMMING TIME’’ setting in
the multi-information display (see
page ).103
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model
Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LENSES
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The courtesy lights in the ceiling
console come on when the light
switch is in the or the
position. You can adjust their
brightness by turning the Select/
Reset knob on the instrument panel. The
cargo area light has a two
position switch. In the OFF (right)
position, the light does not come on.
In the ON (left) position, the light
comesonwhenyou openthetailgate.
Your
vehicle also has a courtesy light
in the ignition switch. This light
comesonwhenyou;
Unlock the driver’s door.
Remove the key from the ignition
switch. Open any door.
The
courtesy light in each front door
comes on when the door is opened,
and goes out when the door is closed.
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light fades out in about 30 seconds.
You can change the ‘‘INTERIOR
LIGHT DIMMING TIME’’ setting in
the multi-information display (see
page ). 103
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Interior Lights
Courtesy Lights Cargo Area Light
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COURTESY LIGHTS ON OFF
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The climate control system in your
vehicle provides a comfortable
driving environment in all weather
conditions.
The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section
describes those f eatures and how to
use them.
Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
vehicle.
Theclimatecontrolsystemandthe
audio system have a voice control
feature. Refer to the navigation
system manual f or more inf ormation................
Climate Control System .170
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Dual Temperature Control .175
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Climate Control Sensors .177
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Audio System .178
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Audio System (On RDX model) .180
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To Play the AM/FM Radio .180
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Operating the CD Changer .183
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XM
Satellite Radio . 193
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Adjusting the Sound . 196
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Setting the Clock .198
Audio System (On RDX with Technology Package ................................
model) .199
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Interf ace Dial .199
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To Play the AM/FM Radio . 200
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Operating the CD Changer . 206
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XM
Satellite Radio .221
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Adjusting the Sound .227
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Auxiliary Input Jack .230
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Radio Reception .231
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Protecting Your Discs . 233
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CD Changer Error Messages . 234
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Playing the XM
Satellite Radio . 235
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Remote Audio Controls . 237
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Radio Thef t Protection . 239
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Security System .240 ...............................
Cruise Control .241
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AcuraLink .244
HomeLink Universal ................................
Transceiver .253
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HandsFreeLink .257
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Rear View Camera and Monitor . 275
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Features
Features
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µµ If
you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other frequencies on the preset bars.
,pressthe
A. SEL/RDM button. This restores
the presets you originally set. For
information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
.
For information, see page .
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.
To activate it, press the A. SEL/
RDM button. ‘‘A. SEL’’ will f lash on
the center display, and the system
will go into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset bars (1 6).
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset bar. 231
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To turn of f auto select
Audio System
Radio Frequencies and Reception
Adjusting the Sound
AUTO SELECT
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Each time you press the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button while
playing a CD (CD-DA), the center
display changes f rom album name,
to track name, to artist name, and
then to normal display. If the disc
was not recorded with CD-TEXT,
‘‘NO INFO’’ will be shown on the
center display.If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button, and the
rest of the title will show on the
center display.
When playing a disc compressed in
MP3/WMA format, the display
changes f rom f older name, to f ile
name, to artist tag, to album tag, to
track tag, and then to normal display
each time you press the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button. If the disc
was not recorded with this
inf ormation, ‘‘NO INFO’’ will be
shownonthecenterdisplay. You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older and
f ile name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
Each time a new track, file, or
folder plays. When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
Name Display Funct ion
Audio System
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While a disc is playing you can use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc, and use the
SEEK/SKIP bar to change f iles.
Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP bar, the system
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode).
Press and release the side of
the bar to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track/f ile.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track/f ile. To
select a dif f erent f older, press and
releasethe sideof theTUNE/
FOLDERbartomovetothe
beginning of the next f older. Press
and release the side of the bar
to move to the beginning of the
current f older. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
f older.
This f eature, when
activated, continuously replays the
current track (f ile in MP3/WMA
mode). To activate it, press and
release the RPT button. You will see
‘‘RPT’’ on the center display. To turn
of f this f eature, press the RPT
button for more than 2 seconds.
To move rapidly within a track/f ile,
press and hold the or side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar.In MP3/WMA mode
CONT INUED
T o Change or Select T racks/FilesSEEK /SK IP
FOLDER SELECTION
REPEAT
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In MP3/WMA mode In MP3/WMA mode
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the current f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
the RPT button twice. You will see
‘‘F-RPT’’ on the center display. Press
andholdtheRPTbuttonformore
than 2 seconds to turn off this
feature.
Press the RPT
button twice to continuously replay
the current CD. In MP3/WMA mode,
press the RPT button three times.
You will see ‘‘D-RPT’’ on the center
display. Press and hold the RPT
button for more than 2 seconds to
turn off this feature. The scan f unction samples
all the tracks (f iles in a f older in
MP3/WMA mode) of the current
disc in the order they are recorded
on the CD. To activate this feature,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see ‘‘SCAN’’ and the track/
f ile number f lashing on the center
display. The system will then play
the track/f ile f or approximately 10
seconds. To hear the rest of the
track/file, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing tracks/f iles f or 10
seconds each. When the system
f inishes scanning all the tracks/f iles
in the current disc, the system
returns to the track/f ile it f irst
started scanning with, scan is
canceled and the system begins to
play that track/file normally. The folder scan
f unction samples the f irst f ile of each
f older of the current disc in the
order they are compressed in MP3/
WMA. To activate this feature, press
the SCAN button twice. The first file
of each f older plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see ‘‘F-SCAN’’ and
the f older number f lashing on the
center display. To hear the rest of
the f ile in the f older currently
scanning, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds.
When the system f inishes scanning
all the f olders of the current disc, the
system returns to the f older it
started scanning with, f older scan is
canceled and the system begins to
play that folder normally.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
repeat to f older repeat, disc repeat
then to normal playing. FOLDER REPEAT
DISC REPEAT SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
Audio System
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The disc scan
f unction samples the f irst track (f ile
in MP3/WMA mode) of each disc
within the changer in numerical
order. To activate this f eature, press
the SCAN button twice. In MP3/
WMA mode, press the SCAN button
three times. The f irst track/f ile of
each disc plays f or about 10 seconds.
You will see ‘‘D-SCAN’’ and disc
number f lashing on the center
display. To hear the rest of the
track/f ile in the disc currently
scanning, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds.
When the system f inishes scanning
all the discs, disc scan is canceled
and the system begins to play the
first track/file of that disc normally. This
f eature plays the f iles within a f older
in random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3/
WMA. To activate it, press the
A. SEL/RDM button once. You will
see ‘‘F-RDM’’ on the center display.
The system will then select and play
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate folder random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button for more than 2 seconds.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom scan to f older scan, disc scan
then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate it, press
and release the A. SEL/RDM button.
In MP3/WMA mode, press the
A. SEL/RDM button twice to select
within a disc random play. You will
see ‘‘RDM’’ on the center display.
Press and hold the A. SEL/RDM
button for more than 2 seconds to
return to normal play. Each time you press and release the
A. SEL/RDM button, the mode
changes f rom f older random to
random, then to normal playing.In MP3/WMA modeDISC SCAN
FOLDER RANDOM
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)
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