2010 Acura TSX Display

Climate Control System
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DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATUREPASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
AUTO INDICATOR AUTO
INDICATOR PASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
FAN CONTROL BAR
FAN CONTROL BAR
DUAL
BUTTON
AUTO
BUTTON
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
SWITCH OFF BUTTON
RECIRCULATION BUTTON REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/
HEATED MIRROR BUTTONMODE CONTROL BUTTON PASSENGER’S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
SWITCH AIR
CONDITIONING
BUTTON
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
SWITCHOFF BUTTON
RECIRCULATION BUTTON MODE CONTROL BUTTONPASSENGER’S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
SWITCH AIR
CONDITIONING
BUTTON
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/
HEATED MIRROR BUTTON
WINDSHIELD
DEFOGGER
BUTTON
WINDSHIELD
DEFOGGER
BUTTON
AUTO
BUTTON DUAL BUTTON CENTER DISPLAY
U.S. models are shown.
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The automatic climate control
system in your vehicle maintains the
interior temperature you select. The
system also adjusts the f an speed
and airf low levels.The system automatically selects
the proper mix of conditioned
and/or heated air that will, as
quickly as possible, raise or lower
the interior temperature to your
pref erence.
The driver’s side temperature and
the passenger’s side temperature can
be set separately. Push up the switch
of the appropriate temperature
control to increase the temperature
of airflow. Push down the switch to
decrease it. Each set temperature is
showninthedisplay(inthecenter
display on models with navigation
system).
See the Navigation System manual
f or complete details. The climate control system can also
be operated by voice control.
Press the Auto button. The
indicator in the button also comes
on as a reminder. You will see
AUTO on the display (in the
center display on models with
navigation system).
Set the desired temperature with
the temperature control switch.
You can set the driver’s side
temperature and the passenger’s
side temperature separately.
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2.On models with navigation system
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Using A utomatic Climate Control
Voice Control System
T emperat ure Cont rol
Climate Control System
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ÝWhen the indicator in the button is
on, air f rom the vehicle’s interior is
sent through the system again.
When the indicator is off, air is
brought in f rom the outside of the
vehicle (fresh air mode).
Switch to recirculation mode when
driving through dusty or smoky
conditions, then return to fresh air
mode. Thesystemshouldbeleftinfresh
air mode under almost all conditions.
Keeping the system in recirculation
mode, particularly with the A/C of f ,
can cause the windows to fog up. The outside air intakes f or the
climate control system are at the
base of the windshield. Keep this
area clear of leaves and other debris.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
This button turns the air
conditioningonandoff.Youwillsee
A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display.
When you turn the A/C of f , the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set the
temperature control below the
outside temperature.
Press the side of the bar to
increase the f an speed and airf low.
Press the side of the bar to
decrease them.
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Recirculat ion But t on
A ir Condit ioning (A /C) But t onSemi-automatic Operation
Fan Control
Climate Control System
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Push AUTO or . The selected
temperatures appear in the display
(in the center display on models with
navigation system). When the
indicator in the DUAL button is off,
you can adjust both sides to the
same temperature by pushing the
driver’s side temperature control
switch up or down. Thedriver’ssideandthepassenger’s
side temperature can be controlled
independently by adjusting these
switches when the green indicator in
the DUAL button is on. Your vehicle has two temperature
control switches, one f or the driver,
and one f or the f ront passenger.
Climate Control System
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Dual Temperature Control
Features
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DUAL BUTTONPASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL SWITCH
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL SWITCH
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To set the driver’s side temperature
to a different value than the
passenger’s, press the DUAL button,
then push the switch up or down on
the driver’s side. To set the
passenger’s side to a dif f erent value
than the driver’s, push the switch up
or down on the passenger’s side. You
can adjust the passenger’s side
without pressing the DUAL button
first.
When you set the temperature to its
upper or lower limit, it is displayed asor .
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Driver’s Side Passenger’s Side
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Most audio system f unctions can be
controlled by standard buttons, bars,
and knobs. In addition, you can
access some f unctions by using the
selector knob on the audio system.The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to scroll through lists, or to make
selections or adjustments to a list or
menu item on the display. When you
make a selection, push the center of
the selector (ENTER) to go to that
selection.
When the audio system is in XM
Radio mode or playing discs, pushing
the selector (ENTER) knob switches
the display between the normal
display and the extended display.
The extended display has three
segments to display the detailed
inf ormation.
Pressing the MENU button again
will also cancel the menu display
mode. To select any setting such as the
clock, sound adjusting, or the
compass, press the MENU button.
To use any audio system f unction,
the ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
You can select the item by turning
the selector knob. To go back to the
previous display, press the RETURN
button.
Selector K nob
Menu Display
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
Features
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MENU
BUTTON
RETURN
BUTTON SELECTOR KNOB
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it. On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page .
Use the selector knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
VOL/ (power/volume) knob or
the AM or FM button. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/
knob.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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To Select a Station
To Play the Radio
SK IP TUNESCAN
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models without navigation system)
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µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A-SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
.
If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
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2.
3.
4. 284To turn of f auto selectPreset
A UT O SEL ECT
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models without navigation system)
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