2016 Acura TLX windshield wipers

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❙Maintenance Under the Hood (P440)
❙Windshield Wipers (P169, 460)
❙Tires (P462, 483)
❙Door Lock/Unlock Control (P142)
❙Power Door Mirrors (P178)
❙Headlights (P165, 453)
❙How to Refuel (P427)
❙High-Mount Brake Light (P459)
❙Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P154)
❙Opening/Closing the Trunk (P153)
❙Multi-View Rear Camera (P425)
❙Rear Side Marker Lights (P457)
❙Brake/Taillights (P457)
❙Rear Turn Signal Lights (P456)
❙Back-Up Lights (P458)
❙Rear License Plate Lights (P459)
❙Brake/Taillights (P457)
❙Fog Lights* (P168, 453)
❙Trunk Release Button (P152)
❙Front Turn Signal Lights (P164, 454)
❙Front Side Marker/Parking Lights (P165, 453)
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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 wiper operation
Turn the adjustment ring to adjust wiper
operation.
■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the le ver for more than one
second, the spray stops, the wipers sweep two
or three more times to clear the windshield,
then stop.
1 Wipers and Washers
NOTICE
Do not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get sc ratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.
NOTICE
In cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield, becoming stuck.
Operating the wipers in th is 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 intermittently, 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
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
Higher speed, more sweeps
* Not available on all models
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Controls
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 am ount 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, pa rk the vehicle in a safe
place.
Rotate the wipe r 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 re spond to your hand or car
wash liquids, and the wipers may operate
automatically.
Rainfall Sensor
Adjustment Ring
Low Sensitivity: Wipers will operate
when more rainfall is detected.
High Sensitivity: Wipers will operate
when less rainfall is detected.
* 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 models1Headlight Washers*
The headlight washers use th e same fluid reservoir as
the windshield washers.
Headlight
Washer Button
* Not available on all models
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Index
Troubleshooting....................................... 481
Blown Fuse ...................... 517, 518, 519, 520
Brake Pedal Vibrates .................................. 24
Buzzer Sounds When Opening Door .......... 25
Emergency Towing .................................. 522
Engine Won’t Start .................................. 502
Flat Tire/Puncture ..................................... 483
Noise When Braking .................................. 25
Overheating............................................. 510
Premium Gasoline.................... 426, 528, 530
Puncture/Flat Tire ............................. 483, 495
Rear Door Won’t Open ...................... 24, 150
Select Lever Won’t Move ......................... 509
Warning Indicators .................................... 70
Trunk ......................................................... 152
Lid ........................................................... 152
Light Bulbs....................................... 528, 530
Main Switch ............................................ 154
Open Indicator........................................... 81
Open Message......................................... 102
Unable to Open ....................................... 524
Turn Signals ............................................... 164
Indicators (Instrum ent Panel) ...................... 83
Turn-by-Turn Directions ........................... 124
Two-way Keyless Access
Remote .................................... 139, 147, 327
U
Under-Floor Storage Area ........................ 195
Unlocking the Doors ................................. 142 Unlocking the Front Doors from the
Inside ................................................. 13, 148
USB Flash Drives ....................................... 258
USB Port .................................................... 211
Using the Keyless Access System ............. 142
V
Valet Mode............................................... 154
Vanity Mirrors ............................................... 7
Vehicle Identification Number ................ 532
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®).................. 391
Off Button............................................... 392
Off Indicator...................................... 81, 392
System Indicator ................................ 81, 391
Viscosity (Oil) ............................ 443, 529, 531
VSA ® (Vehicle Stability Assist) .................. 391
W
Wallpaper................................................. 224
Warning and Information Messages ......... 95
Warning Indicator On/Blinking ............... 512
Warning Labels ........................................... 67
Warranties (Warranty Manual provided separately) .............................................. 537
Watts ................................................. 528, 530
Wear Indicators (Tire) .............................. 467
Wheel Nut Wrench (Jack Handle) ........... 498
Window Washers ..................................... 169
Adding/Refilling Fluid .............................. 452 Switch .................................................... 169
Windows (Opening and Closing) ............ 158
Windshield Cleaning ......................................... 476, 479
Defrosting/Defogging ............................. 206
Heated Windshield Button ...................... 173
Washer Fluid ........................................... 452
Wiper Blades........................................... 460
Wipers and Washers ............................... 169
Winter Tires .............................................. 470
Snow Tires .............................................. 470
Tire Chains.............................................. 470
Wipers and Washers ................................ 169
Checking and Replacing Wiper Blades..... 460
WMA ................................................. 235, 245
Worn Tires ................................................ 462
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