2012 ACURA RL Owners Manual

When you turn of f the engine, INST.
MPG or INST. L/100 km is also
reset. This shows your instant f uel
economy. Along with the trip meter, the trip
computer calculates these values:
Instantaneous Fuel Economy
Range
Elapsed Time
Average Fuel Economy Average Vehicle Speed
This shows the estimated distance
you can travel on the fuel remaining
in the f uel tank. This distance is
estimated f rom the f uel economy
you received over the last several
miles (U.S.) or kilometers (Canada),so it will vary with changes in speed,
traf f ic, etc.
When the battery is disconnected, or
you ref uel, RANGE is also reset.
This shows the accumulated
traveling time since you last reset it.
When you turn the ignition switch to
the ON (II) position, ELAPSED
TIME is reset.
You can customize the ELAPSED
TIME reset conditions on the multi-
inf ormation display (see page ).
This shows the average speed you
are traveling in miles per hour (mph)
f or U.S. models or kilometers per
hour (km/h) f or Canadian models.
When you reset Trip A, average
speed is also reset.You can customize the average
speed reset condition on the multi-
inf ormation display (see page ).
This shows your vehicle’s average
f uel economy in mpg (U.S. models)
or liter/100 km (Canadian models)
since you last reset Trip A or Trip B.
The average f uel economy will be
reset when you reset the trip meter,
or if the vehicle’s battery goes dead
or is disconnected.
You can customize the average fuel
A reset condition on the multi-
inf ormation display (see page ). 10199
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
INST.MPG(U.S.models)/INST.
L /100km (Canadian models) Trip Computer
RANGEEL A PSED T IME
A VERA GE SPEEDAVERAGE FUEL A/B
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This monitor shows how much
torque is being delivered to each
wheel. For more inf ormation, see
page .Whenthetirepressuremonitoris
shown on the multi-inf ormation
display, press the SEL/RESET
button. The display changes as
shown.
You can see the pressure of each tire
in this monitor. If one or more tires
are low, inflate them to the correct
pressure. For more inf ormation, see
page .You can receive or make phone calls
f rom your cell phone through your
vehicle’s
HandsFreeLink
(HFL) system without touching your
cell phone. 412
432
Bluetooth
Multi-Inf ormation Display
SH-AWD T orque Distribution
MonitorTire Pressure MonitorHandsFreeL inkBluet oot h
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When the engine oil lif e reaches 15%,
the display shows ‘‘SERVICE DUE
SOON’’ and the code f or the
maintenance items to be perf ormed.Have your dealer do the indicated
maintenance as soon as you see this
message, and have them reset the
display af ter completing the service.
If you do not perf orm the indicated
maintenance or do not reset the
display, the message changes to
‘‘SERVICE PAST DUE’’ when the
engine oil lif e becomes 0%.
These messages appear on the multi-
inf ormation display each time you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
For details on engine oil lif e and
maintenance messages, ref er to page
.
Also ref er to page f or important
maintenance saf ety precautions. When the engine oil lif e reaches 5%,
the display shows ‘‘SERVICE DUE
NOW’’ along with the same
maintenance items. To use the system, your cell phone
and the HFL system must be linked.
Not all cell phones are compatible
with this system. Ref er to page
for instructions on how to link
your cell phone to HFL and how to
receive or make phone calls, or visit
the acura.com/handsf reelink
website. In Canada, visit
, or call 1-888-9-ACURA-9. 354
445
444
www.acura.
ca
Maintenance Messages
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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ÛÝ
ÛÝ When a problem is detected with
your vehicle, a message will be
shown on the multi-inf ormation
display.
If this happens, refer to the
applicable pages of this owner’s
manual, and f ollow the instructions.
When there are several messages to
be shown, the system switches the
messages every 5 seconds.
The message is shown until you
push the INFO ( or ) button.
To see the message again, press the
INFO ( or ) button, 5 seconds
after the display disappears.
Here is a list of messages shown on
the multi-information display:See page
68 See pages
63, 510
See page
510
See pages
62, 508
See pages
62, 509
See pages
62, 508
See page
402See page
507
See pages
65, 435
See pages
69, 144
See pages
66, 412 See pages
64, 416
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See page
13 See page
142See page
319
See page
66 See page
403
See page
463See pages
69, 425
See pages
69, 419
See pages
21, 62
See pages
21, 62See page
385
See page
433
See page
431
See pages
67, 431
See page
180
See page
179
See page
180 See pages
34, 63
See pages
35, 63
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See page
152
See page
152 See page
447
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ÛÝÛÝ With the multi-information display
and the INFO ( / ) and SEL/
RESET buttons on the right side of
the steering wheel, you can
customize some vehicle control
settings f or ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ or
‘‘DRIVER 2’’. If ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ or
‘‘DRIVER 2’’ is not displayed,
customizing is not possible.
To have the driver’s ID detected,
make sure your remote is linked to
the system (see
on page ). Then use your
remote to unlock the doors (see
on page
).To enter the customizing mode,
press and hold the INFO ( / )
button for more than 3 seconds while
the multi-information display is in its
normal mode.
If you turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or the LOCK (0)
position, or move the shif t lever out
of Park, the display will change to
the normal screen.
When the multi-information
display does not show the driver’s
ID.The f irst customizing menu is:
CHG SETTING (see page )
If you disconnect the battery, and
then do not unlock the door.DEFAULT ALL (see page ) You cannot customize the settings
under these conditions:
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.Ref er to the f ollowing table f or a
brief summary of each customizable
setting and its default. For more
inf ormation, ref er to the page
number ref erences in the table. When the driving memory settings
are of f (see page ). 104
10887
85 174
CONT INUED
Customized Settings
Memory Position
Link
K eyless A ccess Setup
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CHG SETTING
(see page 87)CUST OMIZE GROUP
ACC SETUP
(see page 89)
MET ER SET UP
(see page 94)
POSITION SETUP
(see page 103)CUST OMIZE SET UP
ON
OFF
mph
km/h
ENGLISH
FRENCH
SPANISH
5°F 0°F 5°F
3°C 0°C 3°C
ON
OFF
IGN OFF
TRIP A
TRIP B
ON
OFF
ON
OFFPage
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101
104
106 CUST OMIZE MENU
PRE-RUNNING CAR
DET ECT BEEP
ACC DISPLAY SPEED
UNIT
LANGUAGE
SELECTION
ADJUST OUTSIDE
TEMP. DISPLAY
TRIP A RESET with
REFUEL
ELAPSED TIME
RESET
MEMORY POSIT ION
LINK
AUTO TILT &
TELESCOPICDescription
Causes the system to beep when a vehicle
ahead of you gets too close.
Changes the ACC display speed unit.
Changes the language used in the display.
Changes the outside temperature reading
above or below its current reading.
Causes trip meter A, the average fuel
economy, and the average speed to reset
when you refuel.
Resets the elapsed time of your current
trip.
Changes the driver’s seat, the steering
wheel, and the outside mirror positions to
your stored setting.
Moves the steering wheel fully in and out
when you get in/out of the vehicle.
1:
2:
3:Def ault setting
Default setting for U.S. models
Default setting for Canadian modelprevious
setting
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
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