2009 Acura RL Owner's Manual

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The HomeLink
Universal
Transceiver built into your vehicle
canbeprogrammedtooperateupto
three remote controlled devices
around your home, such as garage
doors, lighting, or home security
systems.
Bef ore programming your
HomeLink to operate a garage door
opener, conf irm that the opener has
an external entrapment protection
system, such as an ‘‘electronic eye,’’
or other saf ety and reverse stop
f eatures.
If your garage door was
manuf actured bef ore April 1, 1982,
you may not be able to program
HomeLink to operate it. These units
do not have safety features that
cause the motor to stop and reverse
it if an obstacle is detected during
closing, increasing the risk of injury.
Do not use HomeLink with any garage door opener that lacks saf ety
stop and reverse f eatures.
Units manuf actured between April 1,
1982 and January 1, 1993 may be
equipped with saf ety stop and
reverse f eatures. If your unit does
not have an external entrapment
protection system, an easy test to
conf irm the f unction and
perf ormance of the saf ety stop and
reverse f eature is to lay a 2 4
under the closing door. The door
should stop and reverse upon
contacting the piece of wood.
As an additional safety feature,
garage door openers manuf actured
af ter January 1, 1993 are required to
have external entrapment protection
systems, such as an electronic eye,
which detect an object obstructing
the door.
Refer to the safety information that
came with your garage door openerto test that the safety features are
f unctioning properly. If you do not
have this information, contact the
manuf acturer of the equipment.
Bef ore programming HomeLink to a
garage door or gate opener, make
sure that people and objects are out
of the way of the device to prevent
potential injury or damage.
When programming a garage door
opener, park just outside the garage.
If you just
received your vehicle and have not
trained any of the buttons in
HomeLink bef ore, you should erase
any previously learned codes bef ore
training the f irst button. To do this,
press and hold the two outside
buttons on the HomeLink
transceiver for about 10 20 seconds,
until the red indicator f lashes.
Release the buttons, then proceed to
step 1.
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If the red indicator in HomeLink
begins to f lash slowly at f irst,
then rapidly, release both
buttons, and go to step 4.
If the red indicator in HomeLink
continues to f lash slowly (does
not f lash rapidly), your remote
transmitter may stop
transmitting after a short time.
Go to step 3.
Press and hold the remote
transmitter button and one of the
HomeLink buttons at the same
time. While continuing to hold the
HomeLink button, press and
release the remote transmitter
button every 2 seconds. If the red indicator in HomeLink
begins to f lash slowly at f irst,
then rapidly, release both
buttons, and go to step 4.
Press and hold the remote
transmitter button and one of the
HomeLink buttons at the same
time.
If you are training the second or
third buttons, go directly to step 1.
Holdtheendof thegaragedoor
opener remote transmitter 1 to 3
inches f rom HomeLink. Make
sure you are not blocking your
view of the red indicator in
HomeLink. If the red indicator in
HomeLink continues to f lash
slowly (does not begin to
flash rapidly), repeat steps 1
thru 3.
Test the HomeLink button by
pushing it f or about 1 second. If the button works,
programming is complete.
If the button does not work go
to step 5.
PushandholdtheHomeLink
button and watch the red indicator
on HomeLink. If the indicator stays on, press
the HomeLink button again; the
remotely controlled device
should operate.
If the indicator flashes rapidly
f or 2 seconds then stays on, you
have a rolling code transmitter:
go to ‘‘Training with a Rolling
Code System’’ (see page ).
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Make sure you have properly
completed the ‘‘Training
HomeLink’’ procedure.
Find the ‘‘learn’’ button on your
garage door opener unit. The
location will vary, depending on
the manufacturer.
Pressthelearnbuttononthe
garage door opener unit until the
indicator next to the button comes
on. The indicator may blink, or
comeonandstayon.Youthenhave approximately 30 seconds to
complete the following steps.
Press and hold the button on
HomeLink f or 3 to 4 seconds.
Press the HomeLink button again
f or about 1 second. It should
operate the garage door.
Repeat these steps to train the
other two HomeLink buttons to
operate any other compatible
remotely controlled devices
around your home (lighting,
automatic gate, security system,
etc.).
The ‘‘Training HomeLink’’
procedure trains HomeLink to the
proper garage door opener code.
The f ollowing procedure
synchronizes HomeLink to the
garage door opener so it sends and
receives the correct codes.
For security purposes, newer garage
door opening systems use a ‘‘rolling’’
or variable code. Information from
the remote control and the garage
door opener is needed bef ore
HomeLink can operate the garage
door opener. 2.
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Youshoulderaseallthreecodes
bef ore selling the vehicle.
Toerasethecodesstoredinallthree
buttons, press and hold the two
outside buttons until the red
indicator begins to f lash, then
release the buttons.
If you want to retrain a programmed
button f or a new device, you do not
have to erase all button memory.
You can replace the existing memory
code using this procedure:If a standard transmitter was
programmed, the indicator will
stay on f or about 25 seconds.
HomeLink
is a registered
trademark of Johnson Controls, Inc.
If you have problems with training
the HomeLink Universal Transceiver,
or would like inf ormation on home
products that can be operated by
HomeLink, call (800) 355-3515. On
the Internet, go to
If a rolling code transmitter was
previously programmed, the
indicator will f lash rapidly f or 2
seconds, and then stay on f or
about 23 seconds.
Press and hold the HomeLink
button to be trained until the
HomeLink indicator begins to
flash slowly. Once the HomeLink indicator
begins to f lash slowly, continue to
hold the HomeLink button, and
f ollow steps 2 thru 5 under
‘‘Training HomeLink’’ (see page
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As required by the FCC:This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to thef ollowing two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmf ul interf erence, and(2) this device must accept anyinterf erence received, includinginterf erence that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.
www.home
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Retraining a Button
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AcuraLink enhances your ownership
experience by providing a direct
communication link between your
vehicleandtheAcuraServer.
Working through the XM radio
satellite, AcuraLink works in
conjunction with the navigation
system, Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink
(HFL),andaudiosysteminyour
vehicle. It displays and receives
several kinds of messages, including:Operating tips and inf ormation on
your vehicle’s f eatures. Most AcuraLink f unctions are
controlled by the interf ace dial. The
interface dial has two parts, a knob
and a selector.
The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen. The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.
Important recall and safety
inf ormation.
Maintenance inf ormation to keep
your vehicle in top condition.
Diagnostic inf ormation to provide
inf ormation about any problems
with your vehicle.
RL Technology Package modelsInterf ace Dial
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If you have new messages, an
envelope icon appears in the top
right corner of the navigation screen.
To open a message:
Press ENTER on the interf ace
selector, then select New Message
from the navigation system map
menu.A list of all messages will be shown.
New Messages will be at the top.
Select the message you want to read
by pressing ENTER.To view previously read messages:
Press the INFO button. The
inf ormation screen will be shown.
A red exclamation will be marked on
an envelope icon with an important
message.
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Select ‘‘Messages’’, then select a
message category by pressing
ENTER. Select the message you
want to read and press ENTER.Unread messages have a closed
envelope icon next to them. The icon
disappears when it has already been
read.
Only Diagnostic appear on
messages screen while driving. They
indicate your vehicle has a problem
that may need immediate attention
(see page ).
Af ter purchasing your vehicle,
messages may not appear
immediately. When you open a message, you can
read a summary of it, and then
choose one of several options. If an
option is not available f or a message,
that option will not be highlighted.
Your dealer has to register the
vehicle identif ication bef ore you can
receive messages. This can take
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Select this option to delete
the current message.
Select this option to hear a
voice read the entire message. This
gives you more inf ormation than the
screen can display at one time. When
you select the Voice option, it
changes to a Stop Reading option.
Select the option again to stop the
voice.
Select this option to call a
phone number embedded in the
message. When you select , the
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink(HFL)
dials the number f or you.
To make a call, your Bluetooth
compatible phone must be paired to
the vehicle’s HandsFreeLink system,
powered on, and located within the
vehicle(seepage). Select this
option to get more inf ormation about
the current diagnostic message. To
use this option, your cellphone must
be paired with the HFL. In addition,
the paired phone must have a
compatible data service and be set
up with the AcuraLink system to
make a data connection. Access the
handsf reelink.com website to f ind
out which data services are currently
compatible with AcuraLink.
To set your AcuraLink pref erences
(thetypesof messagesyouwantto
receive, if any), visit the My Acura
website at , and
choose what you would like to
receive. If you do not have internet
access, call Acura Client Services at
(800) 382-2238; they can set your
message pref erences f or you.
Select this
option to f ind the nearest Acura
dealer using the navigation system.
Select this
option to call the Acura dealer you
purchased your vehicle f rom.
AcuraLink also directs you to this
dealer so you can schedule a
maintenance appointment or receive
inf ormation about a message. If your
assigned servicing dealer changes,
AcuraLink will reset to call that
dealer.
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Voice
Call Call Diagnostic Inf o
Message Pref erences
Find Nearest Dealer
Call Your Dealer
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