2008 Acura TSX door lock

On the f ront passenger’s door, push
the master door lock switch down to
lock the all doors, and up to unlock
them.The childproof door locks are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position, the door
cannot be opened f rom inside
regardless of the position of the lock
tab. To open the door, pull the lock
tab up, and use the outside door
handle.
With the driver’s door open and the
key in the ignition, both master door
lock switches are disabled. If you try
to lock an open driver’s door by
pushing in the lock tab, all doors will
unlock when you close the driver’s
door.
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MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
Unlock
Lock Unlock
FRONT PASSENGER’S DOOR Lock
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µ Pressthisbuttononce
to unlock the driver’s door or all the
doors (depending on the ‘‘DOOR
LOCK MODE’’ setting). Press it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will f lash twice
each time you press the button.
The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the Door Activated
position) will come on when you
press the UNLOCK button. If you do
not open any doors within 30
seconds (or whatever setting the
‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING
TIME’’issetto),thelightfadesout.
If you relock the doors with the
remote transmitter before 30
seconds have elapsed, the light will
go of f immediately.
To change the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
When the key is in the ignition
switch, the f unctions of each button
are disabled.
Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push LOCK
twice within 5 seconds, you will hear
a horn (depending on the ‘‘KEYLESS
LOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’
setting) to verify that the doors are
locked and the security system has
set. The Lock button will not work this way if any door is not f ully
closed.
You can open and close all power
windows from outside the vehicle
with the key. With the remote
transmitter, you can open the
windows. Refer to Power Windows
on page .
To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’ setting,
see page .
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PANIC
BUTTON
TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON
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To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds,the
doors automatically relock and the
security system sets. To change this
setting, refer to ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ on page .
Each remote transmitter also
activates the Driving Position
Memory System and changes the
‘‘MEMORY POSITION LINK’’
setting according to that remote (see
page ).
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to attract attention;
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk if the key
is in the ignition switch. Standing outside the vehicle with
all the doors shut, push the lock
and unlock buttons at the same
time until the LED on the remote
transmitter blinks 2 times.
Open and shut the driver’s door.
Use the remote transmitter to lock
and unlock the driver’s door.
Verify that the remote transmitter
is in the linked mode. Turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position. The MID display should
read ‘‘Welcome Driver 1’’ or
‘‘Welcome Driver 2’’, depending on
which remote you just linked (the
remote number is on the back of
the remote transmitter).
If theMIDdisplayonlyreads
‘‘Welcome Driver’’ once the ignition
switch is turned to the ON (II)
position, the link f rom the remote
transmitter to the vehicle has failed.
Repeat the procedure. If the link still
f ails, see your dealer.
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Recalling a Memorized Driving
Position
PA NIC
TRUNK L inking Your Remote
Transmitter
Remote Transmitter
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DRIVER 1 REMOTE DRIVER 2 REMOTE
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Avoid dropping or throwing the
transmitter.
Protect the transmitter from
extreme temperature.
Do not immerse the transmitter in
any liquid.
If you lose a transmitter, the
replacement needs to be
reprogrammed by your dealer.
To turn it back on, repeat this
procedure. The LED will come on
for 1 second to indicate the feature
has been turned on.
The driving position memory
activated (Driver 1, Driver 2) is
shownonthebackof each
transmitter. Make sure you store
your desired driving position in the
memory that is activated by the
transmitter you normally carry.
You can turn off this system
activation. Press and hold the LOCK
and UNLOCK buttons at the same
time. The LED in the remote
transmitter will blink twice. Then
release the buttons. Doing this also
cancels the ‘‘MEMORY POSITION
LINK’’ setting f or that remote and
restores the default settings.
Any of these actions will stop the
system’s automatic seat adjustment:
Pressing either memory button or
the MEMO button on the driver’s
door.
Pressing any of the seat
adjustment switches.
Shif ting out of Park (A/T), or into
reverse (M/T).
When you open the driver’s door
after unlocking it with the remote
transmitter, you will hear a beep
(depending on the ‘‘KEYLESS
LOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’
setting see page ). The driver’s
seat will move to the positions stored
inthememorylocation
corresponding to the remote in use.
You will hear two beeps when the
seat stops moving.
If it takes several pushes on the
button to lock or unlock the doors,
replace the battery as soon as
possible.
Battery type: CR2025
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Replacing the Transmitter Battery
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To close the trunk, press down on
the trunk lid.
See page f or cargo loading and
weight limit inf ormation. Keep the
trunk lid closed at all times while
driving to avoid damaging the lid,
and to prevent exhaust gas from
getting into the interior. Seeon page . To protect items in the trunk when
you need to give the key to someone
else:
Give the person the valet key.
Youcanopenthetrunkinanyof
three ways:
Pull up on the trunk release lever
to the lef t of the driver’s seat. Lock the trunk release lever with
the master key. Also make sure
the rear seat is not f olded down
(see page ).
Press and hold the trunk release
button on the remote transmitter.
If the doors are unlocked, press
thetrunkreleaseswitchonthe
trunk lid. 1.
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Trunk
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Pull
MASTER KEY
TRUNK RELEASE LEVER TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
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To open:
You can open and close the windows
with the key in the driver’s door lock.Insert the key in the driver’s door
lock.
Turn the key clockwise, then
release it.
You can open all of the windows
from the outside with the remote
transmitter.
Press the UNLOCK button once
to unlock the driver’s door
(depending on the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting).
Press the UNLOCK button a
second time, and hold it. The
passenger’s doors unlock, and all
f our windows start to open. To
stop the windows, release the
button.
To open the windows further,
press the button again (within 10
seconds).
You cannot close the windows with
the remote transmitter. Turnthekeyclockwiseagain,and
hold it. All f our windows start to
open. To stop the windows,
release the key.
To open the windows f urther, turn
andholdthekeyagain(within
10 seconds).
To close: Insert the key in the driver’s door
lock.
Turn the key counterclockwise,
then release it.
Turn the key counterclockwise
again, and hold it. All four
windowsstarttoclose.Tostopthe
windows, release the key.
To close the windows f urther, turn
andholdthekeyagain(within
10 seconds).
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Power Windows
Opening t he Windows wit h t he
Remote Transmitter
Opening/Closing t he Windows wit hthe Key
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Open
Close UNLOCK BUTTON
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After all doors are closed tightly, the
light dims slightly, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds.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.
If you leave any door open without
the key in the ignition switch, the
ceiling light will go of f af ter 3
minutes.
Turn on the f ront ceiling lights by
pushing the lens. Push the lens again
to turn if off. You can use these
lights at all times.
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
In the Door Activated position, both
ceiling lights, come on when you:
The f ront ceiling lights have a two-
position switch. In the Door
Activated position, the lights come
on when you open any door. In the
OFF position, the lights do not come
on. The rear ceiling light has a three-
position switch. In the OFF position,
the light does not come on. In the
Door Activated position, the ceiling
lightcomesonwhenyouopenany
door. Af ter all doors are closed
tightly, the light fades out in about
30 seconds. In the ON position, the
ceiling light stays on continuously.
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Ceiling L ight
Interior Lights
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DOOR ACTIVATED
ON
OFF
DOOR ACTIVATED
Front Rear
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The courtesy light between the
spotlights comes on when you turn
the parking lights on. To adjust its
brightness, turn the select/reset
knob on the instrument panel.The courtesy lights in the f ront
doors and around the ignition switch
come on when you open any door,
remove key f rom the ignition switch,
or unlock the driver’s door.
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light dims slightly, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds.
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
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Courtesy L ight
Individual Interior L ights
Interior Lights
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COURTESY LIGHT
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