2017 Acura MDX bluetooth

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Text/E-mail Message
Setting a Text/E-mail Message
HSETTINGS button  Phone Settings  Enable Text/Email
Rotate i to select On or Off . Press
u .
H SETTINGS button
 Phone Settings  New Text/Email Alert
Rotate i to select On or Off . Press
u .
The following items are available:
• On : A pop-up notification comes on every time you receive a new text message.
• Off : The message you receive is stored in the system without notification.
■To turn on or off the text/E-mail message function
■To turn on or off the text/E-mail message notice

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Text/E-mail MessageSelecting a Mail Account
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Selecting a Mail Account
HSETTINGS button  Phone Settings  Select Account
If a paired phone has text message or mail accounts, you can select one of them to
be active and receive notifications. Rotate i to Text Messages or an
E-mail account you want. Press u.1Selecting a Mail Account
You can also select a mail account from the
folder list screen or the message list screen.
Move r to select
Select Account, then press
u .
You can only receive notif ications from one text
message or mail account at a time.

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Text/E-mail MessageReceiving a Text/E-mail Message
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Receiving a Text/E-mail Message
HFL can display newly received text and E-mail messages as well as 20 of the most
recently received messages on a linked cell phone. Each received message can be
read aloud and replied to using a fixed common phrase.1.A pop-up appears and notifies you
of a new text or E-mail message.
2. Rotate i to select Read to listen
to the message. Press u.
The text or E-mail message is
displayed. The system
automatically starts reading out
the message.
3. To discontinue the message read-
out. Press u.
1Receiving a Text/E-mail Message
The system does not display any received
messages while you are driving. You can only
hear them read aloud.
With some phones, you ma y be able to display
up to 20 most recent text and E-mail messages.
State or local laws may limit your use of the HFL
text/E-mail message feature. Only use the text/E-
mail message feature wh en conditions allow you
to do so safely.
When you receive a text or E-mail message for
the first time since the phone is paired to HFL,
you are asked to turn the
New Text/Email
Alert
setting to On.
2 To turn on or off the text/E-mail message
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Text/E-mail MessageDisplaying Messages
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Displaying Messages
HMENU button (on Phone screen)  Text/Email
1.Select account if necessary.
2. Rotate i to select a message.
Press u.
The text message is displayed.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying text messages
1 Displaying Messages
The icon appears next to an unread message.
If you delete a message on the phone, the
message is also deleted in the system. If you send
a message from the system, the message goes to
your phone’s outbox.
To see the previous or next message, move w
or y on the text message screen.
Some phones may have an additional setting to
enable this feature.

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Text/E-mail MessageDisplaying Messages
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HMENU button (on Phone screen)  Text/Email
1.Rotate i to select a folder. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a message.
Press u.
The text message is displayed.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying E-mails1 Displaying E-mails
Received text and E-mail message may appear in
the message list screen at the same time. In this
case, text messages are titled
No subject.

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Text/E-mail MessageDisplaying Messages
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
1.Go to the text or E-mail message
screen.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
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2. Press u to stop reading.
Press u again to start reading the
message from the beginning.
1. Go to the text or E-mail message
screen.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
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2. Move r and rotate i to select
Reply . Press u.
■Read or stop reading a message
■Reply a message
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Text/E-mail MessageDisplaying Messages
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
3.Rotate i to select the reply
message. Press u.
The pop-up menu appears on
the screen.
4. Select Send to send the message.
Message Sent appears on the
screen when the reply message
was successfully sent.
1. Go to the text message screen.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
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2. Move r and rotate i to select
Call . Press u.
■Making a call to a sender
1 Reply to a message
The available fixed reply messages are as follows:
•Talk to you later, I’m driving.
•I’m on my way.
•I’m running late.
•OK
•Yes
•No
You cannot add, edit, or delete reply messages.

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Text/E-mail MessageRoadside Assistance*
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Roadside Assistance*
HMENU button (on Phone screen)  Roadside Assistance
Provides a nationwide service for unexpected incidents. You can call for assistance
using a phone paired and connected to Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink®.
Rotate i to select a phone number.
Press u.
Dialing starts automatically.
1Roadside Assistance*
If you are subscribed to a paid AcuraLink
®
package, you can call the roadside assistance
using the LINK button instead of your phone.
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*: Not available on all models