2007 Acura RL display

To select the desired temperature,
push the temperature control bar up
or down.
To set the driver’s and passenger’s
temperature separately, press the
DUAL button. The indicator in the
button will come on. The driver and
passenger can each set the
temperature to the desired setting.
Press the A/C button to view the
climate control display, then turn the
interf ace knob to increase or
decrease the f an speed and airf low. To make the driver’s and passenger’s
temperature the same, push the
DUAL button again. The indicator in
the button goes out, and the
passenger’s temperature is set to the
driver’s temperature.Press the A/C button to view the
climate control display. Pushing
ENTER on the interf ace selector
turns the air conditioning on and of f .
You will see A/C ON or A/C OFF in
the display.
When you turn the A/C of f , the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set the
temperature control below the
outside temperature.
Fan Control
T emperature Control Bars A ir Conditioning (A /C)
Climate Control System
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The outside air intakes for the
climate control system are at the
base of the windshield. Keep this
area clear of leaves and other debris.
Thesystemshouldbeleftinfresh
air mode under almost all conditions.
Keeping the system in reci rculation
mode, particularly with the A/C off,
can cause the windows to fog up.
Switch to recirculation mode when
driving through dusty or smoky
conditions, then return to fresh air
mode. This
button turns the windshield
defrost on and off.
You can select the vents air flows
from. Some air will flow from the
dashboard corner and side vents in
all modes.
Wh
en you push this button, air flows
from the defroster vents at the base
of the windshield, and the system
au tomatically switches to fresh air
mode and turns on the A/C. When
the indicator in the button is on, the
passenger’s temperature cannot be
set separately f rom the driver’s.
This button turns the rear window
def ogger on and of f (see page ).
Pushing this button also turns the
power mirror heaters on and of f .
Press the A/C button to view the
climate control display, then push
the interf ace selector down. Select
any of the modes by turning the
interf ace knob.
When the indicator in the button is
on, air f rom the vehicle’s interior is
sent throughout the system again.
When the indicator is off, air is
brought in f rom the outside of the
vehicle (fresh air mode).
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Recirculation Button Mode Control
Windshield Def roster Button
Rear Window Def ogger
Button
Climate Control System
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The heater uses engine coolant to
warm the air. If the engine is cold, it
will be several minutes before you
feel warm air coming from the
system.
The flow-through ventilation system
draws in outside air, circulates it
through the interior, then exhausts it
through vents near the rear window.
Set the temperature to the lower
limit.
Make sure the A/C is off.
Select and fresh air mode.
Set the fan to the desired speed. Press
the A/C button to view
the climate control display.
Tu rn on the A/C by pushing
ENTER on the interface selector.
You will see A/C ON in the display.
Make sure the temperature is set
to maximum cool.
Push the interface selector down,
then select by turning the
interface knob.
If the outside air is humid, select
recirculation mode. If the outside
air is dry, select fresh air mode.
Push the interface selector down,
th en set the fan to the desired
speed by turning the interface
knob.
Press
the A/C button to view
theclimatecontroldisplay.
Turn the interface knob to set the
fantothedesiredspeed.
Push the interface selector down,
then select and fresh air
mode.
Adjust the warmth of the air with
the temperature control bars.
You
can set the temperature for the
driver’s side and the passenger’s side
separately when this button is
pressed (indicator on). When the
indicator in the DUAL button is off,
you can adjust both sides to the
same temperature with the driver’s
side temperature control bar.
Air conditioning places an extra load
on the engine. Watch the engine
coolant temperature gauge (see page). If it moves near the red zone,
turn of f the A/C until the gauge
reading returns to normal. you can
cool it down more rapidly by partially
opening the windows, turning on the
air conditioning, and setting the fan
to maximum speed in f resh air mode.
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If the interior is very warm,
Using the Heater
Dual Button
Ventilation
Using the A/C
Climate Control System
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The automatic climate control
system adjusts the f an speed and
airflow levels to maintain the interior
temperature you select.
In AUTO mode, the vehicle’s interior
temperature is independently
regulated f or the driver and
passenger. If the driver’s side of the
vehicle is getting too much sun, the
system will adjust to a lower
temperature.Press the AUTO button.
Set the desired temperature with
the temperature control bars.
You will see AUTO in the display
if theclimatemodeisselected. 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 to your pref erence.
When 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.
When you change the f an speed, the
f an is taken out of AUTO mode and
starts to run at the selected speed.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go 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 f ogging.
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Semi-automatic Operation
To Turn Everything Off
Climate Control System
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Audio System
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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PRESET BUTTONSAM/FM
BUTTON
TUNE
BUTTONS TUNE
BUTTONS
AUTO
SELECT
BUTTON
AM BUTTON
FM BUTTON
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON SEEK
BUTTONS
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
UPPER DISPLAY
SCAN
BUTTON SEEK
BUTTONS SCAN
BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL INTERFACE DIAL
POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB
POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB
U.S. models (Technology package model is shown)
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µUse the TUNE button to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the button to tune to a
higher f requency, or the button
to tune to a lower f requency. To tune
with the interf ace dial, push the
selector down, and turn the knob to
TUNE. Then press ENTER on the
selector, and turn the knob to the
desired f requency. To exit the
TUNE mode, press ENTER on the
selector.
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 the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button on
Canadian and Hawaiian models).
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button (AM or FM
buttononCanadianandHawaiian
models). You can also change bands
by pushing the interf ace selector up.
Each time you push it up, the band
will change to FM1, FM2, or AM. On
the FM bands, STEREO will be
shown on the navigation screen and
ST on the upper display, if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
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TUNE
To Select a Station TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
Audio System
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STEREO ICON
TUNE ICON
BAND
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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. You can also activate
SEEK by pushing the interf ace
selector to the right or lef t.
The SCAN f unction
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. Each preset button or
preset icon can store one f requency
on AM and two f requencies on FM.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
To scan with the interf ace dial, push
the selector down, and then push it
to the right. You will see SCAN
f lashing on the screen and the upper
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. If you do
nothing, the system will then 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, or push
the interface selector to the right
again. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it f or more than 2 seconds.
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SEEK
SCAN Preset
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µIf 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. You will see ‘‘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 (icons) as previously
described.
To turn of f auto select, press
ENTER on the interf ace selector
(press the A.SEL button) again. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Push the interf ace selector down to
scroll down the screen, highlight
A.SEL, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the upper display and
AUTO SEL on the screen, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds.
Press the A.SEL button. You will see
A.SEL on the upper display AUTO
SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. The system stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
U.S. models (except Hawaiian)
Canadian and Hawaiian models
AUTO SELECT
Audio System
Features
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AUTO SEL ICON
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