2008 Acura RL light

This shows the temperature of the
engine’s coolant. During normal
operation, the pointer should rise
from the bottom white mark to about
the middle of the gauge. In severe
driving conditions, such as very hot
weather or a long period of uphill
driving, the pointer may rise to theupper end of the white section of the
gauge. If it reaches the red (hot)
mark, pull saf ely to the side of the
road. For more information, see page
. This shows how much f uel you
have. It may show slightly more
or less than the actual amount.
The needle returns to the
bottom after you turn off the
ignition.
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Gauges
Temperature Gauge Fuel Gauge
70
U.S. model is shown.TACHOMETER TEMPERATURE GAUGE
SPEEDOMETER
FUEL GAUGE
Avoid driving with an extremely low
f uel level. Running out of f uel could
cause the engine to misf ire, damaging
the catalytic converter.
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KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT
FLASH
KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP
INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING T IME
HEADLIGHT AUT O OFF
TIMER
AUTO LIGHT
SENSITIVITY
AUTO DOOR LOCK
CUST OMIZE MENU
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
60 SEC
30 SEC
15 SEC
60 SEC
30 SEC
15 SEC
MAX
HIGH
MID
LOW
SHIFT FROM P
WITH VEH SPD
OFF
KEYLESS ACCESS
SETUP
(see page108)
LIGHTING SETUP
(see page115)
DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
(see page122) Page
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113
116
118
120
123
CHG SETTING
(see page87)
Description
Changes which doors unlock when
you use the remote or grab the
driver’s doorhandle.
Causes some exterior lights to
blinktwicewhenyouunlockthe
doors by grabbing the driver’s
door handle.
Cause the beeper to sound twice
when you unlock the doors by
grabbing the driver’s door handle.
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 the light level that causes
theheadlightstocomeon.The
headlight switch needs to be in the
AUTO position.
Changes when the doors
automatically lock.
: Default setting 0SEC
MIN
CONT INUED
CUSTOMIZE SET UPCUST OMIZE GROUP
CUSTOMIZE ENTRY
Multi-Inf ormation Display
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
(see page122)
WIPER SETUP
(see page133) AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
DOOR LOCK MODE
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER
WIPER ACTION
SHIFT TO P
IGN OFF
OFF
DRIVER DOOR
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
90 SEC
60 SEC
30 SEC
INTERMITTENT
WITH VEH SPD
SETPage
125
127
129
131
134
85
CHG SETTING
(see page87)
DEFAULT ALL
(see page85) Description
Changes when the doors
automatically unlock.
Changes which doors unlock with the
f irst push of the remote’s unlock
button.
The exterior lights flash each time
you press the LOCK or UNLOCK
button.
Changes how long it takes (in
seconds) f or the doors to relock and
the security system to set after you
unlock the driver’s door without
opening it.
Changes the wiper operation among
two settings when the wiper switch is
in the INT position.
Changes all settings to the default.
: Default setting
CUST OMIZE GROUP
CANCEL
CUSTOMIZE ENTRYCUSTOMIZE SET UP
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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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
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
SETUP
POSITION SETUP
WIPER SETUP
DOOR/WINDOW SETUP
LIGHTING SETUP
KEYLESS ACCESS SETUPWhile CHG SETTING in the
CUSTOMIZE ENTRY is shown on
the multi-information display, press
the SEL/RESET button. The screen
changes to ACC 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.
CONT INUED
Multi-Inf ormation Display
CHG SETTING
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Press the or button.
Press the SEL/RESET button.ADAPTIVE CRUISE
CONTROL SETUP
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METER SETUP
seepage94 POSITION
SETUP
see page103
KEYLESS
ACCESS SETUP
see page108
LIGHTING
SETUP
see page115
DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
see page122
WIPER SETUP
see page133
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While the multi-information display
is in the ACC SETUP of the
CUSTOMIZE GROUP, press the
SEL/RESET button. The screen
changes to CUSTOMIZE MENU.
Press the INFO ( / ) button until
you see the above display. Press the SEL/RESET button. The
screen changes as shown above. The
highlighted unit, mph or km/h, is
the current setting. To change the
setting, press the INFO ( / )
button until the unit you want is
highlighted, then press the SEL/
RESET button.
To change the unit of measurement
f rom mph to km/h, do this:
A dapt ive Cruise Cont rol Display
Speed Unit
Multi-Inf ormation Display
92
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While the multi-information display
is in the METER SETUP of the
CUSTOMIZE GROUP, press the
SEL/RESET button. The screen
changes to CUSTOMIZE MENU.
Press the INFO ( / ) button until
you see the above display. Press the SEL/RESET button. The
screen changes as shown above. The
highlighted number is the current
setting above or below the outside
temperature. Press the INFO ( /
) button repeatedly until the
number you want appears, then
press the SEL/RESET button to
enter your selection.
If you sometimes f ind that the
temperature reading is a f ew
degrees above or below the actual
temperature, you can adjust it by
f ollowing these instructions:
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A djust Outside T emp. Display
Multi-Inf ormation Display
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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DOOR UNLOCK MODE
KEYLESS ACCESS
LIGHT FLASH
KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP
Each time you press the INFO ( / ) button, the screen changes as
shown in the illustration. Press the
INFO ( / ) button, until you see
the setting you want to customize,
then press the SEL/RESET button
to enter your selection.
There are three settings in the
keyless access setup:
While the multi-information display
is in the CUSTOMIZE GROUP
screen, select KEYLESS ACCESS
SETUP by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then press the SEL/
RESET button.
K EYL ESS A CCESS Setup
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Press the or button.
Press the SEL/RESET button. seepage109
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