2010 Acura RL interior lights

This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations .60
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Instrument Panel .61 ..........
Instrument Panel Indicators . 62
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Gauges .70
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Temperature Gauge . 70
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Fuel Gauge .70
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Multi-Inf ormation Display . 71
Controls Near the Steering .........................................
Wheel .136
Windshield Wipers and .....................................
Washers .137
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Turn Signals and Headlights . 140
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Fog Lights .142
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Daytime Running Lights . 142
Automatic Lighting Off ...................................
Feature .143
Adaptive Front Lighting System ..........................................
(AFS) .144
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Hazard Warning Button . 146
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 146
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Rear Window Def ogger . 147
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Steering Wheel Adjustments . 148
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Keys and Locks .150
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Immobilizer System .151
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Ignition Switch .152
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Door Locks .153
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Trunk .154
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Emergency Trunk Opener . 155................
Childproof Door Locks . 155
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Seats .156
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Mirrors .161
Driving Position Memory ........................................
System .163
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Keyless Access System . 166
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Front Seat Heaters .181
Front Seat Heaters and Seat .................................
Ventilation .182
Rear Seat Heaters ...................
(Canadian models) . 184
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Power Windows .185
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Moonroof .188
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Parking Brake .191
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Interior Convenience Items . 192
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Glove Box .193
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Beverage Holders .194
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Console Compartment . 195
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Sun Visors .196
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Vanity Mirror .196
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Accessory Power Sockets . 197
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Front Door Pockets . 197
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Power Rear Sunshade . 198
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Integrated Sunshades . 199
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Interior Lights .200
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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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
KEYLESS ACCESS
SETUP
(see page 108)
LIGHTING SETUP
(see page 115)
DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
(see page 122) Page
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CHG SETTING
(see page
87) Description
Changes which doors unlock when
you use the remote or grab the
driver’s door handle.
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. DRIVER DOOR
ONLY
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
: Default setting 0SEC
MIN
CONT INUED
CUST OMIZE GROUP
CUSTOMIZE ENTRYCUSTOMIZE SET UP
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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While LIGHTING SETUP is shown
in the CUSTOMIZE GROUP of the
multi-inf ormation display, press the
SEL/RESET button. You will see the
above display.
Press the SEL/RESET button. The
screen changes as shown above.
Select how long you want the lights
to stay on bef ore they f ade out (60,
30, or 15 seconds) by pressing the
INFO ( / ) button, then press the
SEL/RESET button to enter your
selection.
The interior lights f ade out when you
close all doors and the trunk. To
change how long the lights stay on
before they fade out, follow these
instructions:
Int erior L ight Dimming T ime
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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The trunk cannot be locked if :
When the trunk is locked, you can
open it in any of these ways: Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push the LOCK
button twice within 5 seconds, you
will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked and the security
system is set.
Pull the trunk release switch when
carrying the remote (the system
beeps once). Press the trunk button on the
remote. Press the trunk release button
inside the vehicle. Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging the
lid, and to prevent exhaust gas f rom
getting into the interior. See
on page .
The remote is too close to the
seat-back of the rear seat or the
seat cushion. Theremoteisontheinteriorrear
panel. The remote is too close to the
trunk lid.
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L ocking and Unlocking the T runk K eyless A ccess Remote
LOCK
Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
K eyless A ccess System
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LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON PANIC
BUTTON
TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
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To change the ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ setting, see page
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Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk if the
built-in key is in the ignition or the
ignition switch is in any position
except the LOCK (0) position. You
cannot open the trunk with the
remote if the trunk main switch is
turned off. To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’ setting, see
page .
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote.
You cannot lock the doors if any
door, the trunk, or the hood is not
f ully closed if the built-in key is in
the ignition switch, or if the ignition
switch is in any position except the
LOCK (0) position.
Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. 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 position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds,the
ceiling light f ades out. If you relock
the doors with the remote before 30
seconds have elapsed, the ceiling
light will go of f immediately.
If you unlock the doors with the
remote, but do not open any doors
within 30 seconds, the doors
automatically relock and the security
system sets. To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page . To change the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
When you cannot set the security
system because the trunk or hood is
open, no exterior light blinks and/or
no beeper sounds.
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TRUNK
PA NIC
UNL OCK
K eyless A ccess System
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Your vehicle has an owner’s manual
tray inside the glove box. To open
the tray, push the release button up.
Open the glove box by pulling the
handle. Close it with a f irm push.
Lock or unlock the glove box with
the built-in key.
To close the tray, push it up.
The glove box light comes on only
when the parking lights are on. Glove Box
Interior Convenience Items
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RELEASE BUTTON
An open glove box can cause
serious injury to your passenger
inacrash,evenifthe
passenger is wearing the seat
belt.
Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.
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You can extend the sun visor f urther
by pulling it back. To use a sun visor, pull it down. You
can also use a sun visor at the side
window. Remove the support rod
f rom the clip, and swing the sun
visor toward the side window.Do not use the sun visor extension
feature over the rear view mirror.
Make sure to slide the sun visor
back to its original position bef ore
f lipping it back in place.
Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
Tousethevanitymirrorontheback
of the sun visor, pull up the cover.
Thevanitymirrorlightscomeon
when you pull up the cover.
Sun Visors
Vanity Mirror
Interior Convenience Items
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Af ter pushing the DOOR button, all
the lights come on when you open
any door, unlock the doors with the
remote or built-in key, or turn the
ignition switch f rom the ON (II) or
the ACCESSORY (I) position to the
LOCK (0) position. The indicator in
the button comes on as a reminder.
The f ront and rear of the ceiling
have ceiling lights. To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME’’ setting, see page.
Push each ceiling light button to turn
its light on and of f .
Push the ON button to turn on all the
ceiling lights. Push the OFF button
to turn them off. 116
Ceiling L ights
Interior Lights
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FRONT
REAR
CEILING LIGHT
BUTTONS
CEILING LIGHT
BUTTONS
OFF BUTTON
DOOR BUTTON
ON BUTTON
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