2015 Acura TLX washer

4Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference GuideVisual Index
❙System Indicators (P70)❙Gauges
(P117)
❙Multi-Information
Display
(P118)
❙Steering Wheel Adjustments
(P176)
❙ENGINE START/STOP Button
(P161)
❙Hazard Warning Button❙Rear Window Defogger/Heated Door
Mirror Button
(P173)
Canadian models❙
(Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®) System
OFF) Button
(P387)
❙Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Button
* (P372)
❙Parking Sensor System Button
* (P413)
❙Collision Mitigation Braking System
TM
(CMBS
TM) OFF Button
* (P407)
❙Headlight Washer Button
* (P171)
❙Heated Windshield Button
* (P173)
❙Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) Button
*
(P377)❙On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM (P216)
❙Audio System
(P210)
❙Climate Control System
(P199)
❙Trunk Release
(P152)
❙Fuel Fill Door Release Button
(P421)
Canadian models❙Navigation System
*
() See the Navigation System Manual❙Audio/Information Screen
(P222)

5Quick Reference Guide
❙Wipers/Washers
(P169)
❙Headlights/Turn Signals
(P164, 165)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift down)
(P337)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift up)
(P337)
❙Horn (Press an area around .)❙Navigation System Voice Control Buttons
*
() See the Navigation System Manual❙Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® System
Voice Control Buttons
(P 279)
❙Brightness Control
(P172)
❙Cruise Control Buttons
* (P348)
❙Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) Buttons
* (P352)
❙TRIP Button
(P121, 123)
❙Distance Button
* (P360)
❙Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
Button
* (P381)
❙Right Selector Wheel
(P120, 126)
❙Heated Steering Wheel Button
* (P196)
Canadian models❙Audio Remote Controls
(P214)
❙Fog Lights
* (P168)
* Not available on all models

13Quick Reference Guide
Wipers and Washers (P169)*1:Models with automatic intermittent wipers
*2:Models without automatic intermittent
wipers
Wiper/Washer Control Lever
Adjustment Ring : Low Sensitivity
*1
: Long Delay
*2
: High Sensitivity
*1
: Short Delay
*2
MIST
OFF
AUTO
*1: Wiper speed varies automatically
INT
*2: Low speed with intermittent
LO: Low speed wipe
HI : High speed wipe Pull toward
you to spray
washer fluid.
Steering Wheel
(P176)
● To adjust, push the adjustment lever
down, adjust to the desired position, then
lock the lever back in place.
Unlocking the Front
Doors from the Inside (P149)
●Pull either front door inner handle to
unlock and open it at the same time.
● Unlocking and opening the driver’s door
from the inner handle unlocks all the
other doors.
Trunk
(P152)
● To unlock and open the trunk:
•Press the trunk release on the driver side
control panel.
• Press the trunk release button on the
keyless access remote.
• Press the trunk release button on the
trunk lid.
Trunk Release

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Instrument Panel
Multi-Information Display Warning and Information MessagesThe following messages appear only on the multi-information display. Roll the right selector wheel to see the message again wit h the
system message indicator on.
*1:On the left: Models with full color display On the right: Models without full color display
Message
*1
Condition
Explanation
●Appears when the washer fluid is low.
●Refill washer fluid.
2Refilling Window Washer Fluid P. 446
●Appears when the scheduled maintenance is due
soon.●Consequently, Maintenance Due Now /SERVICE
DUE NOW and Maintenance Past Due /SERVICE
PAST DUE follow.
2Maintenance Minder Messages on the Multi-
Information Display P. 431
●Appears when the transmission system temperature
is too high. The vehicle does not operate properly.
●You may find it difficult to accelerate, or to start the
vehicle on uphill.●Stop in a safe place in
(P
.
●Let the engine idle until the message disappears.
Canadian
models
Canadian
models

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Controls
This chapter explains how to operate the various controls necessary for driving.
Clock.................................................. 138
Locking and Unlocking the Doors
Key Types and Functions .................. 139
Low Keyless Access Remote Signal Strength ......................................... 141
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside .......................................... 142
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the
Inside ............................................. 148
Childproof Door Locks ..................... 150
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .......... 151
Opening and Closing the Trunk....... 152
Security System ................................ 155
Immobilizer System .......................... 155 Security System Alarm...................... 155
Opening and Closing the Windows
.... 158Opening and Closing the Moonroof
....... 160
Operating the Switches Around the
Steering Wheel
ENGINE START/STOP Button............. 161
Turn Signals ..................................... 164
Light Switches.................................. 165
Fog Lights
*...................................... 168
Daytime Running Lights ................... 168
Wipers and Washers ........................ 169
Brightness Control ........................... 172
Defogger/Heated Door Mirror .......... 173
Driving Position Memory System ...... 174 Adjusting the Steering Wheel .......... 176
Adjusting the Mirrors ....................... 177
Interior Rearview Mirror ................... 177
Power Door Mirrors ......................... 178
Adjusting the Seats .......................... 180
Adjusting the Seat Positions ............. 180
Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items ................................................ 187
Interior Lights .................................. 187
Interior Convenience Items .............. 189
Climate Control System ................... 199
Using Automatic Climate Control .... 199
Automatic Climate Control Sensors......207
* Not available on all models

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Controls
Wipers and Washers
The windshield wipers and washers can be
used when the power mode is in ON.■MIST
The wipers run at high speed until you release
the lever.■Wiper switch (OFF, INT
*, LO, HI)
Change the wiper switch setting according to
the amount of rain.
■AUTO
*
2 Automatic Intermittent Wipers
* P. 170
■Adjusting the delay
Turn the adjustment ring to adjust the wiper
delay.■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the lever, the wipers make
two or three more sweeps before stopping.
1 Wipers and WashersNOTICEDo not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get scratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.NOTICEIn cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield, becoming stuck.
Operating the wipers in this condition may damage
them. Use the defroster to warm the windshield,
then turn the wipers on.
If the vehicle speeds up while the wipers are
operating intermitte ntly, the length of the wipe
interval shortens. When the vehicle starts moving, the
wipers make a single sweep.
When the vehicle speeds up, the wiper operation’s
shortest delay setting and the LO setting become
the same.
Turn the washers off if no washer fluid comes out.
The pump may get damaged.
The wiper motor may stop motor operation
temporarily to prevent an overload. Wiper operation
will return to normal within a few minutes, once the
circuit has returned to normal.Models with intermittent time adjustment ring
MIST
OFF
LO : Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe Pull to
use
washer.
INT
*: Low speed with
intermittent
AUTO*: Automatic
intermittent operation
Long delay
Short delay
* Not available on all models

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170Controls
When you push the lever down to AUTO, the
windshield wipers sweep once, and go into
the automatic mode.
The wipers operate intermittently, at low
speed, or at high speed and stops in
accordance with the amount of rainfall the
rainfall sensor detects.■AUTO sensitivity adjustment
When in AUTO, you can also adjust the
rainfall sensor sensitivity using the adjustment
ring.
Sensor sensitivity
■
Automatic Intermittent Wipers
*
1 Wipers and Washers
If the wiper stops operating due to any obstacle such
as the build-up of snow, park the vehicle in a safe
place.
Rotate the wiper switch to OFF, and set the power
mode to ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), then
remove the obstacle.1 Automatic Intermittent Wipers
*
The rainfall sensor is in the location shown below.
Do not put the wiper lever in AUTO when cleaning
the windshield or driving through a car wash. If the
wiper lever is in AUTO , and the power mode is in ON,
the rainfall sensor may respond to your hand or car
wash liquids, and the wipers may operate
automatically.
Rainfall Sensor
Adjustment Ring
Low: The wipers start to
react to a larger amount
of rainfall.
High: The wipers start to
react to a smaller amount
of rainfall.
* Not available on all models

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Controls
Turn the headlights on and press the
headlight washer button to operate.
The headlight washers also operate when you
turn the windshield washers for the first time
after the power mode sets to ON.
■
Headlight Washers
*
Canadian models
1Headlight Washers
*
The headlight washers use the same fluid reservoir as
the windshield washers.
Headlight
Washer Button* Not available on all models