2013 Acura MDX Owner's Manual

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
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Auto Door LockThere are three settings you can
choose from:
SHIFT FROM P－
The doors lock whenever you move
the shift lever out of Park.
WITH VEH SPD－
The doors lock when the vehicle
speed reaches about 10 mph (about
16 km/h).
OFF－
The auto door lock is deactivated all
the time.
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 the desired setting by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
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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‘‘AUTO
DOOR LOCK’’and repeat the
procedure again.
Auto Door UnlockThere are three settings you can
choose from:
SHIFT TO P－The driver's door or
all the doors, depending on the door
lock mode setting (see page 116),
unlock when you move the shift lever
to Park with the brake pedal
depressed.
IGN OFF－The driver's door or all
the doors, depending on the door
lock mode setting (see page 116),
unlock when you turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK (0) position.
OFF－The auto door unlock is
deactivated all the time. This is the
factory default setting.
You can choose this customizable
item from‘‘DOOR/WINDOW
SETUP’’by pressing the INFO (
/
) button repeatedly.
CONTINUED
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Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired setting by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
If you choose‘‘SHIFT TO P’’or‘‘IGN
OFF’’, you will see the above display.
Press the INFO (
/
) button to
switch the door lock mode setting
between the driver's door and all
doors. Then, press the SEL/RESET
button to enter your selection.
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‘‘AUTO
DOOR UNLOCK’’and repeat the
procedure again.
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Key and Remote Unlock ModeTo select whether the driver's or all
doors unlock when the remote
transmitter or key is used, follow
these instructions.
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 the desired setting by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
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‘‘KEY
AND REMOTE UNLOCK MODE’’
and repeat the procedure again.
CONTINUED
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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.
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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
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Press the SEL/RESET button to see
the selections.
Select the desired setting by
pressing the INFO (
/
) button,
then enter your selection by pressing
the SEL/RESET button.
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
‘‘SECURITY RELOCK TIMER’’and
repeat the procedure again.
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