2012 Acura MDX keyless

Customize SettingsWhen the main menu displays
‘‘Keyless Memory Settings™,’’you
can customize some vehicle control
settings.
To enter the customizing mode,
press the SEL/RESET button.
To change the settings, the ignition
switch must be in the ON (II)
position, and the vehicle must be
stopped with the transmission in
Park.If you turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or the LOCK (0)
position, or move the shift lever out
of Park, the display will change to the
normal screen.
You can customize some vehicle
control settings for‘‘DRIVER 1’’and
‘‘DRIVER 2’’separately. If‘‘DRIVER
1’’or‘‘DRIVER 2’’is not displayed,
customizing is not possible.
To have the driver's ID detected,
make sure your remote transmitter is
linked to the system (see Keyless
Memory Settings™on page 148).
If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle left the factory,
select DEFAULT ALL, as described
on page 93.
If you want to change any vehicle
control settings, select CHG
SETTING, then press the SEL/
RESET button.
Refer to the table on the following
pages about the settings you want to
customize.
Multi-Information Display90

Group Setup Menu Item Description Setting Option Page
LIGHTING SETUP
(P. 110)INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIMEChanges how long (in seconds) the interior lights stay
on after you close the doors and the tailgate.60 sec 15 sec 111
30 sec
ᤳ
HEADLIGHT
AUTO OFF TIMERChanges how long (in seconds) the exterior lights stay
on after you close the driver's door.60 sec
112 30 sec 0 sec
15 sec
ᤳ
AUTO LIGHT
SENSITIVITYChanges the timing of when the headlights come on.
The headlight switch needs to be in the AUTO
position.MAX LOW
113 HIGH MIN
MID
ᤳ
DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
(P. 115)AUTO DOOR LOCK Changes the setting of when to automatically lock the
doors.SHIFT FROM P
116 WITH VEH SPD
ᤳ
OFF
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK Changes the setting of when to automatically unlock
the driver's/all the doors.SHIFT TO P
ᤳ
DRIVER
DOOR/ALL
DOORS
117 IGN OFF
OFF
KEY AND REMOTE
UNLOCK MODEChanges which doors unlock with the remote
transmitter on a first push.DRIVER DOOR
ᤳ
119
ALL DOORS
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe exterior lights flash each time you press the
LOCK or UNLOCK button. A beeper will also sound
when you press the LOCK button twice.ON
ᤳ
120 OFF
SECURITY RELOCK TIMER Changes how long it takes (in seconds) for the doors
to relock and the security system to set after you
unlock but do not open the door.90 sec
121 60 sec
30 sec
ᤳ
WIPER SETUP
(P. 123)WIPER ACTION Changes the wiper operation between two settings
when the wiper switch is in the INT position.INTERMITTENT 123
WITH VEH SPD
ᤳ
DEFAULT ALL
(P. 93)Set/Cancel all the customized settings as default. SET 93
CANCEL
ᤳ: Default setting
Multi-Information Display92

Door/Window Setup
Here are the five custom settings for
the door/window setup:●
AUTO DOOR LOCK
●
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
●
KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK
MODE
●
KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
●
SECURITY RELOCK TIMER
While‘‘DOOR/WINDOW SETUP’’is
shown, press the SEL/RESET button
to enter the customize mode.
Each time you press the INFO
(/
) button, the screen changes as
shown in the illustration. Press the
INFO (
/
) button until you see the
setting you want to customize, then
press the SEL/RESET button to
enter your selection.
SEL/RESET
BUTTON
INFO (▲or▼)
BUTTON
CONTINUED
Multi-Information Display
115
Instruments and Controls

Keyless Lock AcknowledgmentWhen you push the LOCK button on
the remote transmitter, some
exterior lights flash, and a beeper
sounds when you push the LOCK
button again within 5 seconds to
verify that the doors and the tailgate
are locked and the security system
has set (see page 341). You can
customize the exterior lights not to
flash and the beeper not to sound.
You can choose this customizable
item from‘‘DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP’’by pressing the INFO (
/
) button repeatedly.
Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select ON or OFF by pressing the
INFO (
/
) button, then enter your
selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.
Multi-Information Display120

When your selection is successfully
completed, the display changes as
shown above, and then goes back to
the customize item screen.
If the‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’
message appears, go back to
‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’and repeat
the procedure again.
Security Relock TimerIf you unlock the doors and the
tailgate with the remote transmitter,
but do not open any of the doors or
the tailgate within 30 seconds, the
doors and the tailgate automatically
relock and the security system sets.
You can change this relock time from
30 seconds to 60 or 90 seconds.
You can choose this customizale item
from‘‘DOOR/WINDOW SETUP’’by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button
repeatedly.CONTINUED
Multi-Information Display
121
Instruments and Controls

LOCK－Press this button once to
lock all doors and the tailgate. Some
exterior lights will flash. When you
push LOCK twice within 5 seconds,
you will hear a beep to verify that the
doors and tailgate are locked and the
security system has set. This button
does not work if any door or tailgate
is not fully closed.
To change the‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’’setting,
see page 120.UNLOCK－Press this button once
to unlock the driver's door. Push it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will flash twice
when you push the button. If you do
not open any door or the tailgate
within 30 seconds, they will
automatically relock.
To change the‘‘KEY AND REMOTE
UNLOCK MODE’’setting, see page
119.
To change the‘‘SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER’’setting, see page 121.The door activated spotlights come
on when you press the UNLOCK
button if the door activated position
is selected by pressing the light
control button (DOOR). If you do not
open any door within 30 seconds (or
whatever setting of the interior light
dimming time is set to), the lights
will fade out. If you relock the doors
with the remote transmitter before 30
seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go off immediately.
TAILGATE－Press and hold the
TAILGATE button to open or close
the power tailgate. When the tailgate
begins to move, you will hear a beep,
and some front and rear lights will
flash.
UNLOCK
BUTTONLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON TAILGATE
BUTTON
CONTINUED
Remote Transmitter
145
Instruments and Controls

Recalling a Memorized Driving
PositionWhen you unlock the driver's door
with your remote, each remote
activates the keyless memory
settings related to that remote. The
driver's ID (DRIVER 1 or DRIVER 2)
is shown on the back of each remote.Here are the settings activated with
the remote:
●
Customized settings
(see page 90).
●
Driving position memory
(see page 168).
●
Audio system settings
(see page 212).
●
Climate control settings
(see page 183).
When you unlock and open the
driver's door with the remote
transmitter, the driver's seat (except
the power lumbar feature) and
outside mirrors start to move to the
positions stored in memory. The
indicator in the related memory
button to the remote comes on.The steering wheel will move to the
stored position when you insert the
key into the ignition switch.
You will also see the‘‘WELCOME
DRIVER 1’’or‘‘WELCOME DRIVER
2’’message on the multi-information
display, depending on which linked
remote transmitter is used.
Remote Transmitter148