2017 Acura MDX Navigation Manual

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Surround View Camera*Backing Up The Vehicle into a Parking Space Marked with Parking Lines
Other Features
Backing Up The Vehicle into a Parking Space Marked
with Parking Lines
When backing up the vehicle into a parking space with parking lines, the parking
guide lines of the Surround View Camera System provide support to the driver
during parking.
The rear reference guide lines of the Surround view camera system can be used in a
parking space marked with parking lines, such as that shown in the figure below.
■Before Parking
About 2.5 m or more
About 6 m or more

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Other Features
1.Press the CAMERA button while
the vehicle is stopped.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select Back-in left park guidance or
Back-in right park guidance.
■Selecting Rear Reference Lines

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Other Features
The following section describes how to back up the vehicle into a parking space with
the rear right of the vehicle in first.
1. Move the vehicle forward perpendicular to the parking space and stop where the
initial positioning guide comes to the center of the parking space.
2. Turn the steering wheel fully to the left while stopped.
The steering position alignment guide is displayed.
■How to park
Initial positioning guide
Steering position
alignment guide
1 How to park
When you need operation instruction, press and
hold the CAMERA button while the parking
guide screen is displayed. The instruction screen
appears on the screen. To close the Instruction
screen, press the BACK button or press and hold
the CAMERA button.

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Other Features
3.Slowly move the vehicle forw ard with the steering wheel turned fully to the left.
4. Stop the vehicle when the steering positi on alignment guide enters the parking
space.
5. Turn the steering wheel fully to the left while stopped and back up the vehicle
slowly.
6. Stop the vehicle when it is pa rallel to the parking lines.
7. Straighten the steering wheel, and then back up and park the vehicle at the
proper position.
Make sure that
the steering
position
alignment guide
comes within the
parking space.
1 How to park
If the steering position alignment guide does not
fit in the parking lines, the parking space is too
small for the vehicle.
This system does not work for:
•Parking spaces with crooked parking lines.
•Parking spaces where the surrounding vehicles
are parked off the parking lines.

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Surround View Camera*Parallel Parking the Vehicle into a Parking Space Marked with Parking Lines.
Other Features
Parallel Parking the Vehicle into a Parking Space
Marked with Parking Lines.
The parallel parking guide lines of the Surround View Camera System provide
support to the driver while parking in parking spaces, such as that shown in the
figure below.
The rear reference guide lines of the Surro und View Camera System can be used in a
parking space marked with parking lines, such as that shown in the figure below.
You may need to try more than once before parking the vehicle in the parking space
properly depending on the condition of the space.
In such a case, adjust the vehicle position while looking around the vehicle to park
the vehicle in the proper parking position.
■ Before Parking
About 6.5 m or more
About 6 m
or more
About 2.5 m
or more

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Surround View Camera*Parallel Parking the Vehicle into a Parking Space Marked with Parking Lines.
Other Features
1.Press the CAMERA button while
the vehicle is stopped.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select Left parallel park guidance or
Right parallel park guidance.
■Selecting Parallel Park Reference Lines

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Surround View Camera*Parallel Parking the Vehicle into a Parking Space Marked with Parking Lines.
Other Features
The following section describes how to parallel-park the vehicle into a parking space
at the right side of the street.
1. Move the vehicle forward parallel to the parking space and stop where the initial
positioning guide overlaps the front corner of the parking space.
2. Turn the steering wheel fully to the right while stopped.
The steering position alignment guide is displayed.
■How to park
Positioning
guide
Steering position
alignment guide
1 How to park
When you need operation instruction, press and
hold the CAMERA button while the parking
guide screen is displayed. The instruction screen
appears on the screen. To close the Instruction
screen, select press the BACK button or press
and hold the CAMERA button.

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Other Features
3.Slowly back up the vehicle with the st eering wheel turned fully to the right.
4. Stop the vehicle when the steering positi on alignment guide overlaps the sideline
of the parking space.
5. Turn the steering wheel fully to the left while stopped and back up the vehicle
slowly.
6. Stop the vehicle when it is pa rallel to the parking lines.
7. Straighten the steering wheel, and then back up and park the vehicle at the
proper position.
Make sure that
the steering
position alignment
guide overlaps the
sideline of the
parking space.
1 How to park
Always take care when backing up, and look
behind you for obstacles.
This system does not work for:
•Parking spaces with crooked parking lines.
•Parking spaces where th e surrounding vehicles
are parked off th e parking lines.
•Parking spaces without parking lines.