A D V A N C E D T E C H N O L O G Y G U I D E
The Advanced Technology Guide is designed to help you get
acquainted with your new Acura and provide basic instructions
on some of its technology and convenience features.
This guide is not intended as a substitute for the Owner’s
Manual. For complete information on vehicle controls and
operation\b please refer to the respective sections in the
Owner’s Manual.
As with the Owner’s Manual\b this guide covers all trim levels of
the Acura MDX. Therefore\b you may find descriptions of
equipment and features that are not on your particular vehicle.
Bluetooth®Audio* ....................................\1..............................................\1....... 3\f
iPod®or USB Flash Drive* ....................................\1...........................................\1 31
Note Function* ....................................\1...........................................\1............... 31
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio* ....................................\1.................................. 32
Song By Voice
TM(SBV)* ....................................\1............................................. 33
Rear Entertainment System (RES)* ....................................\1........................... 35
Collision Mitigation Braking System
TM(CMBSTM)* ........................................ 36
Blind Spot Information System (BSI)* ....................................\1........................37
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* ....................................\1............................. 38
My Acura....................................\1...........................................\1......................... 4\f
Safety Reminder ....................................\1...........................................\1............. 41
Fuel Requirement ....................................\1...........................................\1........... 41
*if equipped
Advance Package shown
Instrument Panel Indicators....................................\1....................................\1.... 2
Multi-Information Display (MID) ....................................\1................................. 4
Keyless Memory Settings....................................\1....................................\1......... 9
Rearview Camera ...............................................\1....................................\1...... 11
Reverse Tilt Door Mirrors ....................................\1....................................\1........ 12
HomeLink
®....................................\1......................................................\1............ 13
Voice Recognition ...............................................\1....................................\1..... 14
Navigation* ...............................................\1....................................\1................. 2\f
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic
TM* .................................................\1..................... 22
AcuraLink Real-Time WeatherTM* .................................................\1................ 23
AcuraLink®Messages* ....................................................................\1.............. 24
Bluetooth®HandsFreeLink®....................................................................\1....... 25
V O I C E
R E C O G N I T I O N
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B L \b E T O O T H®
H A N D S F R E E L I N K ®
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A D A P T I V E C R U I S E
C O N T R O L
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A U D I Op. 3\f
N A V I G A T I O Np. 2\f
B L I N D S P O T I N F O R M A T I O N
S Y S T E M
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M U L T I I N F O R M A T I O N
D I S P L A Y
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P l a y i n g A u d i o F i l e s U s i n g V o i c e C o m m a n d s ( c o n t i n u e d )
Press and release the Talk button before you give a command.
U s i n g t h e “ L i s t ” C o m m a n d
The system
provides
voice
feedback
and lists
possible
matches.
A list of tracks
from the
selected artist
displays.
Say
"iPod search"
or "HDD search."
Say "List" and
one of the
options on the
Search Mode
screen. For
example\b say
"List Artist XYZ."
Say the
number of
your selection.
For example\b
say "One."
The system
plays the
selection and
returns to the
Search Mode
screen. Say
the
number of
the artist.
For
example\b
say "Four."
if exact
matchfound if exact
match
not found
O p e r a t i n g t h e R E S f r o m t h e F r o n t S e a t
R E A R E N T E R T A I N M E N T S Y S T E M ( R E S )( i f e q u i p p e d )
Rear passengers can enjoy a different entertainment source than the front seat
occupants. If listening to the same media source\b both the driver and the rear
passenger have the ability to control functions for that source.
1.Press REAR PWR; the DVD
monitor automatically opens.
Rear passengers hear audio
through the wireless
headphones.
2. Press REAR CTRL OFF to
disable rear audio controls.
3. Press REAR SOURCE to
temporarily hear what is
playing in the rear.
4. Select a media source for
the rear passengers. Press
FRONT SOURCE to return to
the front audio controls.
O p e r a t i n g t h e R E S f r o m t h e R e a r S e a t
1. From the front audio panel\b make sure REAR PWR is on
and rear control is not
disabled.
2. From the rear control panel\b press DVD/AUX\b DISC/HDD\b XM\b
or FM/AM to make a selection.
4. The rear control panel can be detached and used as
a remote control. Pressthe
RELEASE button to remove it
from the ceiling.
3. Press the ( )(
)(
)( )
buttons to navigate the
menu on the display. Press
ENT to select a function.
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