2009 Acura MDX tires

Bulb ReplacementBack-up Lights
........................
407
Brake Lights
...........................
406
Front Parking Lights
...............
404
Front Side Marker Lights
........
404
Headlights
..............................
403
Rear Bulbs
..............................
406
Specifications
..........................
453
Taillights
.................................
406
Turn Signal Lights
..........
404, 406
Bulbs, Halogen
..........................
403
C
Cancel Button
............................
272
Capacities Chart
.........................
452
Carbon Monoxide Hazard
...... ......
58
Cargo
.........................................
332
Cargo Area Light
........................
161
Cargo Hook
................................
336
Cargo, How to Carry
..................
332
Carrying Cargo
..........................
332
CAUTION, Explanation of
...... .......
iii
CD Care
.....................................
229
Certification Label
......................
450 Chains, Tires
..............................
420
Changing a Flat Tire
..................
425
Changing Oil How to
....................................
394
When to
..................................
383
Charging System Indicator
...........................
65, 436
Checklist, Before Driving
...........
338
Childproof Door Locks
...............
131
Child Safety
..................................
37
Booster Seats
...........................
55
Child Seats
..........................
42, 45
Important Safety Reminders.....
41
Infants
......................................
42
Large Children
.........................
54
LATCH
.....................................
47
Risks with Airbags
...................
38
Small Children
.........................
43
Tethers
....................................
51
Where Should a Child Sit?
........
38
Child Seats
.............................
37, 45
LATCH Anchorage Points
........
47
Tether Anchorage Points
.........
51
Cleaning the Seat Belts
..............
409
Client Services
...........................
466
Climate Control System
.............
170 Clock
..........................................
236
Code, Audio System
...................
235
CO in the Exhaust
................
58, 460
Cold Weather, Starting in
...........
339
Compact Spare Tire
....................
424
Console Compartment
...............
164
Consumer Information (U.S. only)
.......................................
466
Controls, Instruments and
............
61
Coolant Adding
....................................
396
Checking
................................
326
Proper Solution
.......................
396
Temperature Gauge
.................
72
Crankcase Emissions Control System
...................................
460
Cruise Control Indicator
...............
70
Cruise Control Operation
...........
270
Cup Holders
...............................
163
Customize Settings
.. ....................
83
Door/Window Setup
...............
105
Lighting Setup
.........................
100
Meter Setup
.............................
89
Position Setup
..........................
97
Setting to Default
.....................
86
Wiper Setup
............................
113
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Parking Over Things thatBurn
................................
350, 462
Passenger Airbag Off Indicator
...... .............................
34
PGM-FI System
..........................
461
Playing the AM/FM Radio
...............................
201, 207
Pollen Filter
...............................
409
Power Seat Adjustments
............
140
Power Socket Locations
.............
162
Power Windows
.........................
149
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts
.. ......
18
Preparing to Drive
......................
338
Proper Solution
..........................
396
Protecting Adults and Teens
........
11
Additional Safety Precautions
..........................
19
Advice for Pregnant Women
....
18
Protecting Children
......................
37
General Guidelines
..................
37
Protecting Infants
.....................
42
Protecting Larger Children
......
54
Protecting Small Children
........
43
Using Child Seats with Tethers
.................................
51
Using LATCH
..........................
47 R
Radiator Overheating
.................
434
Radio/Disc Sound System
............................
181, 201
Radio Theft Protection
...............
235
Readiness Codes
........................
463
Rear A/C Unit
............................
175
Rear Audio Control Panel
...........
241
Rear Entertainment System
.......
237
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement
...........................
406
Rearview Camera and Monitor
..................................
319
Rear View Mirror
.......................
154
Rear Window Defogger
..............
122
Rear Window Wiper and
Washer
...................................
117
Reclining the Seat Backs
............
140
Reclining the Second Seats
........
144
Refueling
....................................
323
Reminder Indicators
........ .............
64
Remote Audio Controls
..............
233
Remote Control (RES)
...............
262
Remote Transmitter
...................
135 Replacement Information
Dust and Pollen Filter
.............
409
Engine Oil and Filter
...............
394
Fuses
......................................
439
Light Bulbs
.............................
403
Schedule
.................................
383
Timing Belt
.............................
402
Tires
.......................................
418
Wiper Blades
..........................
411
Replacing Seat Belts After a Crash
........................................
23
Reserve Tank, Engine
Coolant
............................
326, 396
Restraint, Child
........ ....................
37
Reverse Gear Position
................
342
Reverse Lockout
........................
346
Rotation, Tire
.............................
418
S
Safety Belts
..............................
8, 20
Safety Defects, Reporting (U.S. only)
.......................................
468
Safety Features
..............................
7
Airbags
......................................
9
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Door Locks
..............................
11
Head Restraints
........................
14
Seat Belts
.................... ..........
8,15
Seats & Seat-Backs
..............
12, 13
Safety Labels, Location of
.............
59
Safety Messages
...........................
iii
Satellite Radio, XM
®............
185, 210
Seat Belts
.................................
8, 15
Additional Information
.............
20
Advice for Pregnant Women
....
18
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
.............. .............
22
Cleaning
...................... ............
409
Lap/Shoulder Belt
..............
15, 21
Maintenance
............................
23
Reminder Indicator and Beeper
.............................
20, 64
System Components
................
20
Use During Pregnancy
.............
18
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt
.......................... .............
21
Seats
..........................................
140
Adjusting the Second Seat
.......
144
Folding the Second Seat
..........
144
Folding the Third Seat
............
145
Head Restraints
.......................
141 Heaters
...................................
148
Position Memory
....................
157
Third Row Access
...................
145
Seats, Adjusting the
...................
140
Security System
.........................
269
Sensors Driver's Seat Position Sensor
..................................
29
Front Passenger's Weight Sensors
............ ....................
29
Impact Sensors
...................
24, 25
Sequential SportShift Mode
........
343
Serial Number
............................
450
Service Intervals
.........................
383
Service Manual (U.S. only)
........
469
Service Station Procedures
........
323
SH-AWD
®
Indicator
...................................
69
Shifting the Automatic Transmission
..........................
341
Shift Lever Position
Indicators
...............................
341
Shift Lock Release
......................
346
Side Airbags
.................................
30
How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
...................
33 How Your Side Airbags
Work
....................................
30
Off Indicator
.............................
33
Side Curtain Airbags
....................
32
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
....................................
32
Side Marker Lights, Bulb Replacement in
.......................
404
Signaling Turns
........ ....................
67
Snow Tires
.................................
419
Sound System
.....................
180, 200
Spare Tire
................ ..................
424
Inflating
...........................
415, 424
Specifications
..........................
453
Spark Plugs
................................
453
Specifications
.............................
452
Speed Control
............................
270
Speed Limiter
.............................
346
Speedometer
................................
72
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Tire Chains
................................
420
Tire, How to Change a Flat
........
425
Tire Information
.........................
456
Tire Labeling
..............................
456
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
.......................
351,458
Low Tire Pressure Indicator
........................
68, 351
Tire Pressure Monitor
.......
77, 352
Tires
..........................................
415
Air Pressure
............................
415
Checking Wear
.......................
417
Compact Spare
........................
424
DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
.............................
454
Inflation
...................................
415
Inspection
...............................
417
Labeling
..................................
456
Maintenance
...........................
418
Pressure Monitoring System
................................
351
Replacing
................................
418
Rotating
..................................
418
Snow
.......................................
419
Specifications
..........................
453
Tire Chains
.............................
420 Tools, Tire Changing
.................
425
Towing A Trailer
..................................
363
Emergency Wrecker
...............
446
Equipment and Accessories
.........................
369
Trailer Loading
.......................
364
Trailer Stability Assist
.............
377
Trailer Towing Tips
.................
373
Weight Limit
...........................
364
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)
..............................
351
Required Federal Explanation
.........................
458
Trailer Stability Assist
................
376
Transmission Checking Fluid Level
..............
399
Fluid Selection
........................
399
Identification Number
.............
450
Shifting the Automatic
.............
341
Treadwear
..................................
417
Trip Computer
.............................
78
Trip Meter
...................................
75
Turn Signals
.................................
67 U
Unexpected, Taking Care of
the
..........................................
423
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
..................................
454
Unleaded Gasoline
.....................
322
Used Oil, How to Dispose of
......
395
V
Vanity Mirror
.............................
166
Vehicle Capacity Load
................
333
Vehicle Dimensions
...................
452
Vehicle Identification Number
..................................
450
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
®),
aka Electronic Stability
Control (ESC),System
...... ..................
359
VSA Activation Indicator
.....
67, 81
VSA System Indicator
.........
67, 81
Vehicle Storage
..........................
422
Ventilation
..................................
177
VIN
............................................
450
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Viscosity, Oil
..............................
393
W
WARNING, Explanation of
............
iii
Warning Labels, Location of
.........
59
Warranty Coverages (U.S. only)
...............................
467
Washer, Windshield Checking the Fluid Level
........
398
Level Indicator
............ .............
82
Operation
................................
116
Wheels Adjusting the Steering
.............
124
Alignment and Balance
...........
418
Aluminum Alloy Wheels
.........
420
Cleaning
..................................
420
Compact Spare
........................
424
Wrench, Nut
...........................
425
Windows Auto Down
..............................
149
Auto Reverse
...........................
149
Operating the Power
...............
149
Rear, Defogger
........................
122 Windshield
Cleaning
..................................
116
Defroster
.............. ...................
174
Washers
..........................
116, 398
Wipers, Windshield Changing Blades
.....................
411
Operation
................................
116
Rear Windshield Wiper and Washer
................................
117
Worn Tires
.................................
417
Wrecker, Emergency Towing
...................................
446
X
XM
®Satellite Radio
.............
185, 210
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