2012 Acura RDX reset

When your choice is set, you will see
the above display for several
seconds, then the screen goes back
to‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU.’’
If your choice is not set, you will see
the above display for several
seconds, then the screen goes back
to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU. ’’If this
happens, you need to repeat the
same procedure.
To exit ‘‘SECURITY RELOCK
TIMER ’’without changing the
current setting, select ‘‘EXIT ’’by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then press the SEL/RESET button.
The screen goes back to
‘‘ CUSTOMIZE MENU. ’’
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Auto Door UnlockThere are three settings you can
choose from:
SHIFT TO P－The driver's door or
all the doors unlock when you move
the shift lever to Park with the brake
pedal depressed.
IGN OFF －The driver's door or all
the doors unlock when you turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK (0)
position.
OFF －The auto door unlock mode
is deactivated all the time.
While ‘‘DOOR SETUP ’’is shown in
the ‘‘CUSTOMIZE GROUP ’’of the
multi-information display, press the
SEL/RESET button. The screen
changes to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU. ’’
Press the INFO (
/
) button until
you see the above display.
Press the SEL/RESET button. The
screen changes as shown above.
Select the desired setting by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then press the SEL/RESET button to
enter your selection.CONTINUED
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When your choice is set, you will see
the above display for several
seconds, then the screen goes back
to‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU.’’
If your choice is not set, you will see
the above display for several
seconds, then the screen goes back
to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU. ’’If this
happens, you need to repeat the
same procedure.
To exit ‘‘AUTO DOOR UNLOCK ’’
without changing the current setting,
select ‘‘EXIT ’’by pressing the INFO
(
/
) button, then press the SEL/
RESET button. The screen goes back
to ‘‘CUSTOMIZE MENU.’’
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Courtesy LightsThe courtesy lights in the ceiling
console come on when the parking
lights are turned on. You can adjust
their brightness by turning the
select/reset knob on the instrument
panel.
In addition to the courtesy lights on
the ceiling, the driver's and front
passenger's ambient foot lights come
on.The courtesy light in each front door
comes on when the door is opened,
and goes out when the door is
closed.
Your vehicle also has a courtesy light
in the ignition switch. This light
comes on when you:
●Open any door.●Unlock the driver's door.●Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light fades out in about 30 seconds.
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME ’’setting, see page
98. Cargo Area Light
The cargo area light has a two
position switch. In the OFF (right)
position, the light does not come on.
In the ON (left) position, the light
comes on when you open the
tailgate.
COURTESY LIGHTS
ON
OFF
Interior Lights
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To Play the Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushing the PWR/VOL knob, or the
AM or FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the PWR/VOL knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band,‘‘ST ’’
will be shown on the center display if
the station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
XM Radio information is available on
page 179.
SCAN
INDICATOR
A.SEL
INDICATOR
AM BUTTON A.SEL/RDM BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
PWR/VOL KNOB
PRESET BARS
U.S. model is shown. SEEK/SKIP BAR
SCAN BUTTON
FM BUTTON STEREO
INDICATOR
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To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
bars, and auto select.
TUNE－Use the TUNE/FOLDER
bar to tune the radio to a desired
frequency. Press the
side of the
bar to tune to a higher frequency,
and the
side of the bar to tune to
a lower frequency.
If you press and hold the
or
side of the bar, the frequency will
begin to change rapidly. It will stop
when you release it.
SEEK －The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the
or
side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar, then release it. SCAN
－The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see ‘‘SCAN ’’
on the center display. When it finds a
strong signal, it will stop and play
that station for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again. Preset
－Each side of the bars
(1 － 6) can store one frequency on
AM and two frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each side of
the preset bar.
2. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or SCAN function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick the preset number (1 －6) for
the station you want to store. Press
the left or right side of the bar, and
hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
CONTINUED
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AUTO SELECT－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.
To activate it, press the A.SEL/RDM
button. ‘‘A.SEL ’’will flash on the
center display, and the system will go
into scan mode for several seconds.
It stores the frequencies of six AM
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars (1 －6).
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset bar. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset bars.
To turn off auto select,
press the
A.SEL/RDM button. This restores
the presets you originally set. Radio Frequencies and Reception
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
287.
Adjusting the Sound
For information, see page 177.
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Radio anywhere in the United
States and Canada, except Hawaii,
Alaska, and Puerto Rico. XM is a
registered trademark of Sirius XM
Radio®, Inc. and XM CANADA
®is a
registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
XM Radio receives signals from two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It offers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
different types of music, XM Radio
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display.
CHANNEL MODE
INDICATOR
CATEGORY MODE
INDICATOR
DISP/MODE BUTTONCHANNEL NAME
PRESET
NUMBER
XM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY) BAR
PRESET BARS PWR/VOL KNOB TUNE/FOLDER BAR
CATEGORY NAME
XM BAND
U.S. model is shown.
CONTINUED
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