2012 ACURA RL interior lights

This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach.
........................... Control Locations . 60
............................ Instrument Panel . 61.......... Instrument Panel Indicators . 62
............................................. Gauges . 70
................... Temperature Gauge . 70
.................................. Fuel Gauge . 70
............. Multi-Inf ormation Display . 71
Controls Near the Steering
......................................... Wheel . 136
Windshield Wipers and
..................................... Washers . 137
....... Turn Signals and Headlights . 140
................................. Fog Lights . 142
......... Daytime Running Lights . 142
Automatic Lighting Off
................................... Feature . 143
Adaptive Front Lighting System
.......................................... (AFS) . 144
............... Hazard Warning Button . 146
...... Instrument Panel Brightness . 146
............... Rear Window Def ogger . 147
...... Steering Wheel Adjustments . 148
............................. Keys and Locks . 150
...................... Immobilizer System . 150
.............................. Ignition Switch . 152
.................................... Door Locks . 153
.............................................. Trunk . 154
...... Emergency Trunk Opener . 155................ Childproof Door Locks . 155
............................................... Seats . 156
........................................... Mirrors . 161
Driving Position Memory
........................................ System . 164
................ Keyless Access System . 167
....................... Front Seat Heaters . 182
Front Seat Heaters and Seat
................................. Ventilation . 183
Rear Seat Heaters
................... (Canadian models) . 185
............................ Power Windows . 186
....................................... Moonroof . 189
............................... Parking Brake . 191
......... Interior Convenience Items . 192
.................................. Glove Box . 193
..................... Beverage Holders . 194
............. Console Compartment . 195
.................................. Sun Visors . 196
............................ Vanity Mirror . 196
........ Accessory Power Sockets . 197
.................. Front Door Pockets . 198
.............. Power Rear Sunshade . 198
.............. Integrated Sunshades . 199
............................... Interior Lights . 200
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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CUSTOMIZE ENTRY
CHG SETTING
(see page 87)CUST OMIZE SET UP
DRIVER DOOR
ONLY
ALL DOORS
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
60 SEC
30 SEC
15 SEC
60 SEC
30 SEC
15 SEC
MAX
HIGH
MID
LOW
SHIFT FROM P
WITH VEH SPD
OFF CUST OMIZE GROUP
KEYLESS ACCESS
SETUP
(see page 108)
LIGHTING SETUP
(see page 115)
DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP
(see page 122)Page
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116
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120
123 CUST OMIZE MENU
DOOR UNLOCK
MODE
KEYLESS ACCESS
LIGHT FLASH
KEYLESS ACCESS
BEEP
INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING T IME
HEADLIGHT AUT O
OFF TIMER
AUTO LIGHT
SENSITIVITY
AUTO DOOR LOCKDescription
Changes which doors unlock when you use
the remote or grab the driver’s door handle.
Causes some exterior lights to blink when
you lock/unlock the doors.
Cause the beeper to sound when you lock/
unlock the doors.
Changes how long (in seconds) the interior
lights stay on af ter you close the doors.
Changes how long (in seconds) the exterior
lights stay on after you close the driver’s
door.
Changes the timing of when the headlights
to come on. The headlight switch needs to
be in the AUTO position.
Changes when the doors automatically lock.
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
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ÛÝ While LIGHTING SETUP is shown
in the CUSTOMIZE GROUP of the
multi-inf ormation display, press the
SEL/RESET button. You will see the
above display.Press the SEL/RESET button. The
screen changes as shown above.
Select how long you want the lights
to stay on bef ore they f ade out (60,
30, or 15 seconds) by pressing the
INFO ( / ) button, then press the
SEL/RESET button to enter your
selection. The interior lights f ade out when you
close all doors. To change how long
thelightsstayonbeforetheyfade
out, f ollow these instructions:
Int erior L ight Dimming T ime
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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µ The trunk cannot be locked if :
When the trunk is locked, you can
open it in any of these ways:Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push the LOCK
button twice within 5 seconds, you
will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked and the security
system is set.
Pull the trunk release switch when
carrying the remote (the system
beeps once). Press the trunk button on the
remote. Press the trunk release button
inside the vehicle.Keep the trunk lid closed at all times
while driving to avoid damaging the
lid, and to prevent exhaust gas f rom
getting into the interior. See
on page . The remote is too close to the
seat-back of the rear seat or the
seat cushion. Theremoteisontheinteriorrear
panel. The remote is too close to the
trunk lid.
56 L ocking and Unlocking the T runk K eyless A ccess Remote
LOCK Carbon
Monoxide Hazard
K eyless A ccess System
172
LED
UNLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON LOCK
BUTTON TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH
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µ You cannot lock the doors if any
door is not f ully closed, if the built-in
key is in the ignition switch, or if the
ignition switch is in any position
except the LOCK (0) position.
When you cannot set the security
system because the trunk or hood is
open, no exterior light blinks and/or
no beeper sounds.
Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will f lash twice
each time you press the button. The
ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the DOOR position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
any door within 30 seconds, the
ceiling light f ades out. If you relock
the doors with the remote before 30
seconds have elapsed, the ceiling
light will go of f immediately.To change the ‘‘DOOR LOCK
MODE’’ setting, see page .
To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
If you unlock the doors with the
remote, but do not open any door
within 30 seconds, the doors
automatically relock and the security
system sets.
To change the ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ setting, see page
.
To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’ setting, see
page .
You can also open all power windows
and the moonroof f rom outside the
vehicle with the remote transmitter
(see page ).Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk if the
built-in key is in the ignition or the
ignition switch is in any position
except the LOCK (0) position. You
cannot open the trunk with the
remote if the trunk main switch is
turned off.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote. 127
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K eyless A ccess System
UNL OCKTRUNK
PA NIC
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Your vehicle has an owner’s manual
tray inside the glove box. To open
the tray, push the release button up. Open the glove box by pulling the
handle. Close it with a f irm push.
Lock or unlock the glove box with
the built-in key.
To close the tray, push it up. The glove box light comes on only
when the parking lights are on. Glove Box
Interior Convenience Items
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RELEASE BUTTON
An open glove box can cause
serious injury to your passenger
inacrash,evenifthe
passenger is wearing the seat
belt.
Always keep the glove box
closed while driving.
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To open the console compartment,
pull up on the lever and lif t the
armrest.
To close, lower the armrest, and
push it down until it latches.You can put small items in the tray
located in the console compartment
lid. To use the tray, pull up on the
lever, and lift the armrest pad. The rear beverage holder is in the
rear seat armrest. Open the
beverage holder by pulling up on the
latch on the front.
The console compartment light
comes on when the parking lights
are on. Console Compartment
Interior Convenience Items
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LEVERLEVER
LATCH
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You can extend the sun visor f urther
by pulling it back. To use a sun visor, pull it down. You
can also use a sun visor at the side
window. Remove the support rod
f rom the clip, and swing the sun
visor toward the side window.Do not use the sun visor extension
f eature over the rearview mirror.
Make sure to slide the sun visor
back to its original position bef ore
f lipping it back in place.
Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
Tousethevanitymirrorontheback
of the sun visor, pull up the cover.
Thevanitymirrorlightscomeon
when you pull up the cover. Sun Visors Vanity Mirror
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