2011 Acura MDX 166

Turn Signal
.............................
127
Load Limit
...........................
429, 481
LOCK (Ignition Key Position)....
138
Locks
Anti-theft Steering Column
......
138
Childproof Door
......................
140
Fuel Fill Door
..........................
419
Glove Box
...............................
173
Lockout Prevention
.................
140
Power Door
.............................
139
Tailgate
...........................
140, 141
Low Coolant Level
......................
422
Lower Anchors
.............................
49
Low Fuel Indicator
.......................
75
Low Oil Pressure Indicator
...........................
67, 556
Lubricant Specifications Chart...
572
Luggage, Storing (cargo)
...........
428
M
Maintenance
..............................
499
Main Items and Sub Items
......
505
Minder
....................................
501 Owner's Maintenance
Checks
................................
507
Safety
......................................
500
Schedule
.................................
508
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
................................
67, 557
Memory, Driving Position
..........
166
Message Display
..........................
85
Message Indicator
.......................
71
Meters, Gauges
............................
76
Methanol in Gasoline
.................
418
Mirrors, Adjusting
......................
164
Modifications
.............................
427
Modifying Your Vehicle
.............
427
Moonroof
...................................
161
Multi-Information Display
............
77
N
Neutral Gear Position
.................
439
New Vehicle Break-in
.................
418
NOTICE, Explanation of
................
i
Numbers, Identification
.............
570 O
Octane Requirement,
Gasoline
.................................
418
Odometer
.....................................
79
Odometer, Trip
............................
79
Off-Highway Driving Guidelines
..............................
494
Oil Change, How to
......................
512
Change, When to
....................
501
Checking Engine
....................
422
Life, Engine
.............................
501
Pressure Indicator
.............
67, 556
Selecting Proper Viscosity Chart
...................................
511
ON (Ignition Key Position)
........
138
Outside Mirrors
.........................
163
Outside Temperature
...................
80
Overheating, Engine
..................
554
Owner's Maintenance Checks
....
507
Oxygenated Fuels
......................
418
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Index
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INDEX
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Light Bulbs
.............................
521
Schedule
.................................
508
Spark Plugs
.............................
573
Timing Belt
.............................
520
Tires
.......................................
538
Wiper Blades
..........................
530
Replacing Seat Belts After a Crash
........................................
25
Reporting Safety Defects
............
588
Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant
............................
422, 514
Restraint, Child
............................
39
Reverse Gear Position
................
439
Rotation, Tire
.............................
538
S
Safety Belts
..............................
9, 21
Safety Defects, Reporting
...........
588
Safety Features
..............................
8
Airbags
...............................
10, 26
Door Locks
..............................
12
Head Restraints
........................
15
Seat Belts
........................
9, 16, 21
Seats & Seat-Backs
..............
14, 15 Safety Labels, Location of
.............
61
Safety Messages
..........................
iii
Seat Belt e-pretensioners
..............
24
Seat Belts
.................................
9, 21
Additional Information
.............
21
Advice for Pregnant Women
....
19
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
...........................
23
Cleaning
..................................
528
e-pretensioner
..........................
24
Lap/Shoulder Belt
..............
16, 22
Maintenance
............................
25
Reminder Indicator and Beeper
.............................
21, 66
System Components
................
21
Use During Pregnancy
.............
19
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt
..................................
16, 22
Seat Heaters and Seat Ventilation
..............................
157
Seats
..........................................
148
Adjusting the Second Seat
.......
152
Air Ventilation
.........................
157
Folding the Second Seat
..........
152
Folding the Third Seat
............
153
Head Restraints
.......................
149 Heaters
...................................
156
Position Memory
....................
166
Third Row Access
...................
153
Seats, Adjusting the
...................
148
Security System
.........................
337
Security System Indicator
............
75
Sensors Driver's Seat Position Sensor
...
30
Front Passenger's Weight Sensors
................................
30
Impact Sensors
........................
26
Serial Number
............................
570
Service Intervals
.........................
501
Service Manual (U.S. only)
........
589
Service Station Procedures
........
419
SH-AWD
®...................................
446
Indicator
...................................
71
Shifting the Automatic Transmission
..........................
438
Shift Lever Position Indicators
...
437
Shift Lock Release
......................
440
Side Airbags
.................................
32
How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
...................
35
How Your Side Airbags Work
..
32
CONTINUED
Index
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INDEX
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Side Curtain Airbags
....................
34
How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
....................................
34
Side Marker Lights, Bulb
Replacement in
.......................
523
Signaling Turns
............................
69
Snow Tires
.................................
540
Sound System
.....................
190, 209
Spare Tire
..................................
544
Inflating
...........................
534, 544
Specifications
..........................
573
Spark Plugs
................................
573
Specifications
.............................
572
Speed Control
............................
342
Speed Limiter
.............................
440
Speedometer
................................
76
SRS, Additional Information
.........
26
Additional Safety Precautions
...
38
Airbag Service
..........................
37
Airbag System Components
.....
26
How the Side Airbag Off
Indicator Works
...................
35
How the SRS Indicator Works
..
35
How Your Front Airbags Work
....................................
29
How Your Side Airbags Work
..
32 How Your Side Curtain Airbags
Work
....................................
34
SRS Indicator
.........................
35, 68
START (Ignition Key
Position)
.................................
138
Starting the Engine
....................
436
Auto Control Mode
.................
436
In Cold Weather at High Altitude
................................
436
With a Dead Battery
................
552
State Emissions Testing
.............
583
Steam Coming from Engine
.......
554
Steering Wheel Adjustments
............................
133
Anti-theft Column Lock
...........
138
Buttons
...........................
302, 342
Position Memory
....................
166
Stereo Sound System
..........
190, 209
Storage Compartment
................
173
Storing Your Vehicle
..................
542
Sunglasses Holder
.....................
174
Sun Visor
...................................
174
Super Handling-All Wheel Drive ™
(SH-AWD
®) System
................
446 Supplemental Restraint
System
............................
10, 26
Servicing
..................................
37
SRS Indicator
......................
35, 68
System Components
................
26
Synthetic Oil
..............................
512
T
Tachometer
..................................
76
Tailgate
......................................
140
Open Indicator
.........................
74
Opening the
............................
140
Power
......................................
141
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in
.....
525
Taking Care of the Unexpected
............................
543
Technical Descriptions DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
.............................
574
Emissions Control Systems
.....
580
Three Way Catalytic Converter
............................
582
Tire Labeling
...........................
576
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