2008 Acura RDX Owner's Manual

If there is a problem with your
vehicle, f or example, the engine oil
level is low or a door is not f ully
closed, the multi-inf ormation display
will show you the problem. It does
this by interrupting the current
display with one or more messages.
Here is a list of messages shown on
the multi-information display:See page
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See page 11
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See page 383
See pages 383,384 See page
310
See page 309
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The system message(s) triggers the
appropriate indicator(s) on the
instrument panel, including the
system message indicator, to come
on. The system message indicator
does not go of f until the problem(s)
is corrected.
You will also hear a beep when the
system message comes on f or the
first time.
Most of the messages are displayed
f or about 5 seconds, and then the
normal display returns. If there are
several system messages to be
shown, the display switches these
messages every 5 seconds.
To cancel the message(s) bef ore 5
seconds elapsed, press the INFO
( / ) button on the steering wheel. Even if you press the INFO ( / )
button, some messages stay on or
come on again at regular intervals
until the problem is corrected.
You can see the message(s) again by
pressing the INFO ( / ) button
repeatedly if the system message
indicator remains lit on the
instrument panel.
FASTEN SEAT BELT
FASTEN PASSENGER SEAT
BELT
RELEASE PARKING BRAKE
Door and Tailgate Open
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SYSTEM MESSAGE INDICATOR
Press the INFO ( / ) button
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With the multi-information display
and the INFO ( / ) and SEL/
RESET buttons on the right side of
the steering wheel, you can
customize some vehicle control
settings.
To enter the customizing mode,
press and hold the INFO ( / )
button for more than 3 seconds.
To change the settings, the ignition
switch must be in the ON (II)
position, and the vehicle must be
stopped with the transmission in
Park. You cannot customize the settings
under these conditions:
If you turn the ignition switch to
the ACCESSORY (I) or the LOCK
(0) position.
If you move the shif t lever out of
Park. If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle lef t the f actory,
select DEFAULT ALL, as described
on page .
Ref er to the table on the f ollowing
pages about the settings you want to
customize.
The f irst customizing menu is: If you want to change any vehicle
control settings, select CHG
SETTING, then press the SEL/
RESET button (see page ).
DEFAULT ALL
CHG SETTING 83
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Customized Settings
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Customize Setup
Description
Customize Menu
Customize Entry Customize Group Page
ENGLISH
FRENCH
SPANISH
5°F 0°F 5°F
3°C 0°C 3°C
ON
OFF
IGN RESET
TRIP A RESET
TRIP B RESET
15 sec
30 sec
60 sec
0sec
15 sec
30 sec
60 sec
SHIFT FROM P
WITH VEH SPEED
OFF
Changes the language used in the display.
Changes the outside temperature reading
above or below its current reading.
Causes trip meter A and the average fuel
economy to reset when you refuel.
Resets the elapsed time of your current trip.
Changes how long (in seconds) the interior
lights stay on after you close the doors.
Changes how long (in seconds) the exterior
lights stay on after you close the driver’s
door.
Changes when the system automatically
locks the doors.
LANGUAGE SELECT ION
ADJUST OUTSIDE
TEMP. DISPLAY
TRIP A & AVG. FUEL
RESET with REFUEL
ELAP. TIME RESET
CONDITION
INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING T IME
HEADLIGHT AUT O OFF
TIMER
AUTO DOOR LOCK
CHG SETTING
(P.84)
MET ER SET UP
(P.86)
LIGHTING SETUP
(P.95)
DOOR SETUP
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Customize Setup
Customize Menu
Customize Entry Customize Group Description Page
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
30 sec
60 sec
90 sec
DRIVER’S DOOR
WITH SHIFT TO P
ALL DOORS WITH
SHIFT TO P
DRIVER’S DOOR
WITH IGN OFF
ALL DOORS WITH
IGN OFF
OFF
SET
EXIT
DOOR LOCK MODE
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
CHG SETTING
(P.84)
DEFAULT ALL DOOR SETUP
(P.100)
Changes which doors unlock with the
remote transmitter in a first push.
The exterior lights flash each time you
press the LOCK or UNLOCK button. A
beeper will also sound when you press
the LOCK button twice.
Changes how long it takes (in seconds)
for the doors to relock and the security
system to set after you unlock but do not
open the door.
Changes when the system automatically
unlock the driver’s/all of the doors.
Returns all settings to the factory default. 103
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107
109
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: Default setting
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If you want to set the def ault settings,
press the INFO ( / ) button to
select DEFAULT ALL, then press
the SEL/RESET button.
To enter the customizing mode,
press and hold the INFO ( / )
button for more than 3 seconds. When DEFAULT ALL is set, you will
see the above display for several
seconds, then the screen returns to
CUSTOMIZE ENTRY.
To set the def ault settings, press the
INFO ( / ) button to select SET
then press the SEL/RESET button.
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DEFAUL T AL L
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You can customize some of the
vehicle control settings to your
pref erence. Here are the settings
you can customize:
METER SETUP
LIGHTING SETUP
DOOR SETUP
While CHG SETTING in the
CUSTOMIZE ENTRY is shown in
the multi-information display, press
the SEL/RESET button. The screen
changes to METER SETUP in the
CUSTOMIZE GROUP.
Each time you press the INFO ( / ) button, the screen changes as
shownonthenextpage.Pressthe
INFO ( / ) button, until you see
the setup you want to customize,
then press the SEL/RESET button
to enter your selection.
If DEFAULT ALL is not set, you will
see the above display for several
seconds, then the screen goes back
to CUSTOMIZE ENTRY. Repeat the
procedure to select DEFAULT ALL.
If you want to cancel DEFAULT
ALL, select EXIT, then press the
SEL/RESET button. The screen
goes back to CUSTOMIZE ENTRY.Change Settings
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