2011 Acura MDX interior lights

Individual Map LightsTurn on the front individual map
lights by pushing each map light
button (
). Push the button again to
turn it off. When the door activated
position is selected with the light
control button, the second and the
third row map lights can be turned
on by pushing each map light button
(
). Push the button again to turn it
off. If any map light is left on when the
ignition switch is turned off and all
doors are closed, it will turn off when
the vehicle is locked with the remote
transmitter, or after 15 minutes.
Courtesy Lights
The courtesy lights between the
front map lights come on when the
parking lights are turned on. To
adjust its brightness, press either of
the instrument panel brightness
control buttons (＋
or－) with the
ignition switch in the ON (II)
position.
Second and Third row
Front
COURTESY LIGHT
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Interior Lights
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Instruments and Controls
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Tailgate Lights
The lights in the tailgate have an on-
off switch to control if the lights
come on when the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate lights do not come on
when any other doors are opened.Individual Interior Lights
The courtesy lights in all four doors
come on when you open any door.
The light around the ignition switch
comes on when any door is opened.
After you close the door, the ignition
switch light stays on for about 30
seconds regardless of the interior
light dimming time setting (see page
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PRIMARY UNDER-HOOD FUSE BOX
No. Amps. Circuits Protected1 120 A Main fuse － Not Used
2 － 1 － Not Used
2 － 2 30 A SH-AWD
2 － 3 30 A Rear Blower Motor
2 － 4 40 A ABS VSA
2 － 5 40 A Trailer Main
2 － 6 40 A Power Seats, Driver's Position
Memory System, Subwoofer,
Telescopic Steering Wheel
2 － 7 40 A Front Heated Seat, TPMS,
Moonroof, Driver's Lumbar
Support
2 － 8 － Not Used
3 － 1 60 A Fog Lights, Front Blower
Motor, Interior Light
3 － 2 40 A Headlights, Daytime Running
Lights
3 － 3 60 A Cooling Fan, Condenser Fan,
MG Clutch, Headlight
Washer
ꭧ1
3－ 4 50 A Ignition Switch Main
ꭧ 1: Canadian model
ꭧ 2: If equipped No. Amps. Circuits Protected
3 － 5 50 A Power Window
3 － 6 60 A Power Tailgate Opener/Closer,
Rear ACC Socket, Interior
Light,
Rear Defroster
3 － 7 30 A ECU (PCM)
3 － 8 30 A TECH
4 40 A Audio, Door Lock, Interior Lights, Front ACC Socket
5 30 A EPT-L
ꭧ 2
6 30 A EPT-R
ꭧ2
7 30 A Active Damper Control Unit
ꭧ2
8 30 A Audio Amplifier
9 7.5 A Battery Sensor
10 15 A Hazard
11 15 A Horn, Stop
12 20 A ABS VSA
13 20 A Trailer (Brake)
14 20 A Rear Heated Seat
ꭧ 2
15 20 A A/C Inverter
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Fuse Locations
563
Taking Care of the Unexpected
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SECONDARY UNDER-HOOD FUSE BOXNo. Amps. Circuits Protected1 10 A Left Daytime Running Light
2 10 A Right Daytime Running Light
3 10 A Left Headlight High
4 10 A Right Headlight High
5 7.5 A Small Lights (Exterior)
6 30 A Headlight Low Main
7 7.5 A Cooling Fan Timer
8 15 A IGP
9 15 A IG Coil
10 15 A DBW
11 15 A AFHT
12 40 A Front Blower Motor No. Amps. Circuits Protected
13 20 A Fog lights
14 30 A Headlight Washer
ꭧ
15 30 A Condenser Fan
16 30 A Cooling Fan
17 7.5 A A/C Clutch
18 15 A Left Headlight Low
19 15 A Right Headlight Low
22 7.5 A Small Lights (Interior)
ꭧ : Canadian modelSUB FUSE BOXU.S. Advance Package, Advance Package with
Entertainment, and Canadian Elite Package modelsNo. Amps. Circuits Protected
1 10 A ACC/CMBS, BSI, ADS, EPT, AVS
REAR FUSE BOXNo. Amps. Circuits Protected
1 － Not Used
2 － Not Used
3 － Not Used
4 － Not Used
5 10 A Rear ACC Socket
6 20 A Power Tailgate
7 － Not Used
8 7.5 A Interior Light
9 － Not Used
10 30 A Rear Defroster
11 40 A Power Tailgate
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LightsHeadlights High 12 V －60 W (HB3)
Low
ꭧ
12 V －35 W (D2S)
Daytime running lights 12 V－60 W (HB3)
Front side marker lights 12 V－3CP
Front turn signal lights 12 V－21 W (Amber)
Parking lights 12 V－3CP
Fog lights 12 V－55 W (H11)
Rear turn signal lights 12 V－21 W
Rear side marker lights 12 V－3CP
Backup lights 12 V－18 W
License plate lights 12 V－3CP
Tailgate lights 12 V－5W
Vanity mirror lights 12 V－2W
Door lights 12 V－3.4 W
ꭧ : The low beam headlights are high voltage discharged type.
Replacement of a low beam headlight bulb should be performed by
your dealer.
Battery Capacity 12 V－65AH/5 HR
12 V －76AH/20 HR
Fuses
Interior See page 565 or the fuse label attached to the inside of the fuse box lid. Rear See page 564 or the fuse label attached
to the inside of the fuse box lid.
Under-hood See page 563 and 564 or the fuse box cover.
Engine Type Water-cooled, 4-stroke SOHC VTEC V6 gasoline engine
Bore x Stroke 3.54 x 3.78 in (90.0 x 96.0 mm)
Displacement 223.5 cu-in (3,664 cm
3)
Compression ratio 11.2 : 1
Spark plugs DENSO: NGK:SXU22HCR11S
ILZKR7B11S
Alignment Toe-in Front 0.00 in (0.0 mm)
Rear 0.08 in (2.0 mm)
Camber Front －0°30 ’
Rear －0°30 ’
Caster Front 4 ° 12 ’
Tires Size Front/Rear P255/55R18 104H
ꭧ1
P255/50R19 103H
ꭧ2
Spare T165/80D17 104M
Pressure Front/Rear 32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm
2)
Spare 60 psi (420 kPa, 4.2 kgf/cm2)
ꭧ1: MDX, Technology Package, and U.S. Technology Package with Entertainment models
ꭧ2: U.S. Advance Package, Advance Package with Entertainment, and Canadian Elite Package models
Specifications
573
Technical Information
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Emergency Brake
......................
163
Emergency Flashers
..................
131
Emergency Towing
....................
566
Emissions Controls
....................
580
Emissions Testing
......................
583
Engine Adding Engine Coolant
...........
514
Check Starting System
............
437
Coolant Temperature Gauge
....
76
If it Won't Start
........................
551
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
.............................
67, 557
Oil Life Indicator
.....................
501
Oil Pressure Indicator
.......
67, 556
Oil, What Kind to Use
.............
511
Overheating
............................
554
Specifications
..........................
573
Speed Limiter
..........................
440
Starting
...................................
436
Engine Coolant
..........................
514
Ethanol in Gasoline
....................
418
Evaporative Emissions Controls
..................................
580
Exhaust Fumes
............................
60
Exhaust Gas Recirculation System
...................................
581 Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
Belts by
....................................
19
F
Fan, Interior
...............................
183
Features
.....................................
179
Filters Dust and Pollen
.......................
528
Oil
...........................................
512
Flashers, Hazard Warning
.........
131
Flat Tire, Changing a
.................
545
Floor Mats
.................................
529
Fluids
Automatic Transmission
.........
517
Brake
......................................
519
Location
..................................
509
Power Steering
........................
520
Windshield Washer
.................
516
FM Stereo Radio Reception
................................
300
Fog Lights
..................................
129
Folding the Second Seat
.............
152
Folding the Third Seat
...............
153
Four-way Flashers
......................
131 Front Airbags
.........................
10, 29
Front Seat
..................................
148
Adjusting
.................................
148
Air Ventilation
.........................
157
Heaters
...................................
156
Fuel
............................................
418
Economy
.................................
423
Fill Door and Cap
....................
419
Gauge
......................................
76
Low Fuel Indicator
...................
75
Octane Requirement
...............
418
Opening the Fuel Fill Door
Manually
.............................
566
Reserve Indicator
.....................
75
Tank, Filling the
......................
419
Tighten Fuel Cap
....................
420
Fuel Economy
............................
423
Fuses, Checking the
..................
560
G
Gas Mileage, Improving
.............
424
Gasoline
.....................................
418
Gauge
......................................
76
Low Fuel Indicator
...................
75
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Indicators, Instrument Panel
........
65
ABS (Anti-lock Brake)
.......
68, 456
Active Damper System
......
75, 478
Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC)
...................................
73
A/T Temp
................................
70
Blind Spot Information System (BSI)
....................................
74
Brake (Parking and Brake System)
.........................
67, 558
Charging System
..............
67, 556
Collision Mitigation Braking
System ™
...............................
73
Cruise Control
..........................
73
Cruise Main
.............................
73
Door and Tailgate Open
...........
74
Fog Lights
................................
72
High Beam
...............................
72
Key (Immobilizer System)
.......
72
Lights On
.................................
72
Low Fuel
..................................
75
Low Oil Pressure
..............
67, 556
Low Tire Pressure
....................
70
Maintenance Minder
TM
...........
501
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
.............................
67, 557 Passenger Airbag Off
...............
36
Seat Belt Reminder
.............
21, 66
Security System
.......................
75
SH-AWD
®.................................
71
Side Airbag Off
....................
35, 68
SRS
.....................................
35, 68
System Message
.................
71, 85
Tire Pressure Monitor
..............
70
Turn Signal and Hazard Warning
...............................
69
VSA OFF
..................................
69
VSA System
.............................
69
Individual Map Lights
................
169
Infant Restraint
............................
44
Infant Seats
..................................
44
Tether Anchorage Point
...........
53
Inflation, Proper Tire
..................
534
Inside Mirror
.............................
163
Inspection, Tire
..........................
536
Installing a Child Seat
..................
48
Instrument Panel
..........................
65
Instrument Panel Brightness
.....
132
Instruments and Controls
.............
63
Interface Dial
.............................
209
Interior Lights
............................
168
Introduction
...................................
i iPod
®..........................................
275
iPod
®Error Messages
................
283
J
Jacking up the Vehicle
...............
545
Jack, Tire
...................................
545
Jump Starting
.............................
552
K
Keys
...........................................
135
L
Label, Certification
.....................
570
Lane Change, Signaling
.............
127
Lap/Shoulder Belt
.................
16, 22
LATCH Anchorage System
..........
49
Lights Bulb Replacement
...................
521
Indicator
...................................
65
Interior
....................................
168
Parking
...................................
127
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