2010 Acura RL Owner's Manual

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When you press the button once,
the heater is set to HI. Af ter the seat
reaches a comf ortable temperature,
select MID or LOW by pressing the
button. This will keep the seat
warm. To shut down the heater,
press the button until the
indicators go of f .
In HI, when the seat gets warm, the
heater will change to MID after
about 5 minutes.
In MID, the heater will change to
LOW af ter about 60 minutes.
In LOW, the heater runs
continuously.
The ignition switch must be in the
ON (II) position to use the heaters
and the air ventilation system.
HI Three indicators on.
MID Two indicators on.
LO One indicator on.
OFF All indicators of f . To use the heaters, press the
button. The indicator (red) next to
the button will come on. There are
four settings in the heaters:
Both f ront seats are equipped with
seat heaters and an air ventilation
system. The passenger seat only has
heaters in the seat bottom because
of thesideairbagsystem.
If equipped
Front Seat Heaters and Seat Ventilation
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BUTTON
INDICATORS
passenger’s
seat
Driver’s
seat
HEATERS FRONT SEAT HEATER AND
SEAT VENTILATION
SWITCHES
BUTTON
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Follow these precautions whenever
you use the seat heaters and the seat
ventilation:
Use the HI setting only to heat or
to ventilate the seats quickly,
because it draws large amounts of
current from the battery.
If the engine is lef t idling f or an
extended period, do not use the
seat heaters or the seat ventilation,
even on the LO setting. It can
weaken the battery, causing hard
starting.
When you press the button once,
the system is set to HI. To change to
the lower mode, press the button.
To turn the air ventilation off, press
the button until the indicators go
off. HI Three indicators on.
MID Two indicators on.
LO One indicator on.
OFF All indicators of f . To ventilate the seat, press the
button. The indicator (blue) next to
the button will come on. The air
ventilation system has four settings:
Front Seat Heaters and Seat Ventilation
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The outer rear seat cushions and
seat-backs are equipped with seat
heaters.The rear seat heater switches are
located under the rear vents. The
lef t (right) switch controls the seat
heaters on lef t (right) outer seating
position.
If the engine is lef t idling f or an
extended period, do not use the
seat heaters even on the LO
setting. It can weaken the battery,
causing hard starting. Use the HI setting only to heat the
seats quickly, because it draws
large amounts of current f rom the
battery.
Follow these precautions whenever
you use the seat heaters: In the LO setting, the heater runs
continuously. It does not cycle with
temperature changes. In the HI setting, the heater turns off
when the seat gets warm, and turns
back on after the seat’s temperature
drops.
The ignition switch must be in the
ON (II) position to use seat heaters.
Push the right side of the switch, HI,
to rapidly heat up the seat. Af ter the
seat reaches a comfortable
temperature, select LO by pushing
the lef t side of the switch. This will keep the seat warm.
Rear Seat Heaters (Canadian models)
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HEATERS
For right outer
seating position
HEATERS
For left outer
seating position LOW
HI
REAR SEAT HEATER SWITCHES
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If the MAIN switch is pushed down
(OFF), the passenger windows
cannot be raised or lowered. Keep
the MAIN switch off when you have
children in the vehicle so they do not
injure themselves by operating the
windows unintentionally.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position bef ore operating any of
the window switches. To open a
window, push the switch down and
hold it. To close the window, pull the
switchupandholdit.Releasethe
switch to stop the window.
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Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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DRIVER’S WINDOW SWITCH
MAIN SWITCH
Closing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.
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µAuto reverse stops sensing when the
window is almost closed. You should
always check that all passengers and
objects are away from the window
bef ore closing it.
To open the window f ully,
push the window switch firmly down
to the second detent, then release it.
The window automatically goes
down all the way. To stop the
window f rom going all the way down,
pull back on the window switch
brief ly.
To close the window f ully, pull back
the window switch firmly to the
second detent, then release it. The
window automatically goes all the
way up. To stop the window f rom
going all the way up, push down on
the window switch briefly. To open or close the window
partially, push down or pull back on
the window switch lightly to the first
detent, and hold it. The window will
stop when you release the switch.
All window switches also have the
AUTO feature.
If the window runs into any obstacle
while it is closing automatically, it
will reverse direction, and then stop.
To close the window, remove the
obstacle, then use the window switch
again.The indicators in the switches come
on when you turn the ignition switch
to the ON (II) position.
The power windows have a key-of f
delay. You can still open and close
the windows f or up to 10 minutes
after you turn off the ignition switch.
The key-of f delay cancels as soon as
you open either f ront door. You must
then turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position f or the power
windows to operate.
Auto Reverse
AUTO
Power Windows
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You can open all of the windows and
the moonroof f rom outside with the
remote.Press the UNLOCK button once
to unlock the driver’s door.
To open the windows and
moonroof f urther, press the
button again and hold it. If the
windows and the moonroof stop
bef ore the desired position, repeat
steps 1 and 2.
You cannot close the windows or the
moonroof with the remote. You can open and close the windows
and moonroof with the built-in key in
the driver’s door lock.
Insert the built-in key in the driver’s
door lock.
To open: Turn the key clockwise, then
release it.
Turn the built-in key clockwise
again, and hold it. All four
windows and the moonroof start to
open. To stop the windows and
moonroof , release the built-in key.
Press the UNLOCK button a
second time, and hold it. All the
doors unlock, and all f our windows
and moonroof start to open. To
stop the windows and moonroof ,
release the button. When the windows or moonroof
stops bef ore opening f ully, to open
the windows and moonroof f urther,
turnandholdthekeyagain
(within 10 seconds).
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4.
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Opening the Windows and
Moonroof with the Remote
Opening/Closing the Windows
and Moonroof with the Built-in
Key
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Open
Close
UNLOCK BUTTON
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To close:Insert the built-in key in the driver’s
door lock.
If the windows and the
moonroof stop bef ore the desired
position, repeat steps 2 and 3. Turn the key counterclockwise
again, and hold it. All four
windows and the moonroof start to
close. To stop the windows and
the moonroof , release the key. Turn the key counterclockwise,
then release it.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position bef ore operating the
moonroof switch on the ceiling
console. To open the moonroof , pull
back the moonroof switch. To close
the moonroof , push the moonroof
switch f orward. Release the switch
to stop the moonroof .
To open the moonroof f ully, pull
back the moonroof switch f irmly.
The moonroof opens all the way. To
stop the moonroof f rom opening
f ully, push the switch brief ly.
To close the windows and
moonroof f urther, turn and hold
the key again (within 10 seconds).
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Opening/Closing the Moonroof
with the Ceiling Console Switch
Power Windows, Moonroof
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NOTE:
MOONROOF SWITCH
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To open or close the moonroof
partially, pull back or push f orward
on the moonroof switch lightly to the
f irst detent, and hold it. The
moonroof will stop when you release
the switch.
To tilt the moonroof , push the center
of the moonroof switch straight up.
To stop the moonroof f rom tilting
f ully open, push the moonroof switch
forward.
To close the moonroof f ully, push
the moonroof switch f orward to the
second detent, then release it. The
moonroof closes all the way. To stop
the moonroof f rom closing all the
way, push the switch brief ly.
Moonroof
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Opening or closing the
moonroof on someone’s hands
or fingers can cause serious
injury.
Make sure all hands and fingers
are clear of the moonroof
before opening or closing it.
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