2017 Acura NSX radio controls

TABLE OF CONTENTS
*if equipped
This Owner’s Guide is intended to help you quickly get acquainted with your 2017 Acura NSX. It
provides basic information and instructions on technology and convenience features, as well as
emergency procedures and how to get assistance.
This guide is for vehicles sold in the United States and Canada. It covers all NSX models, so you
may find descriptions of features and equipment that are not in your vehicle.
Images throughout this guide are from U.S. vehicles and represent features and equipment that
are available on some, but not all, models. Images shown in this guide should be considered
examples and used for demonstration purposes only.
This guide is not intended to be a substitute for the Owner’s Manual. The Owner Information
CD enclosed in your information kit includes the Owner’s Manual, Navigation Manual, and
vehicle and tire warranties in electronic format. This information can be viewed on a computer
(PC
or Mac platform) and saved or printed for
your reference. In addition, you can visit owners.
acura.com (U.S.) or myacura.ca (Canada) to view the complete and most current information.
If you are the first registered owner of your vehicle, you may request a complimentary printed
copy of the Owner’s Manual, Navigation Manual, or Vehicle Warranty within the first six months
of vehicle purchase. To request a copy, visit owners.acura.com and create or log in to your
account. In Canada, please request a copy from your authorized Acura NSX dealer.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. strives to be proactive in protecting our environment and
natural resources. By using electronic delivery for a considerable portion of the information
typically found in a vehicle owner’s manual, we are further reducing our impact on the
environment.
VISUAL INDEX ................................................................ 2
Steering Wheel and Nearby C ontrols ..............................2
Dashboard and C
eiling Controls
....................................... 6
PHONE PAIRING QUICK

START...................................8
HANDS-FREE PHONE QUICK START
........................ 10
VOICE RECOGNITION QUICK ST

ART
.......................11
SPORT HYBRID SUPER HANDLING ALL

-WHEEL
DRIVE
™ ........................................................................\
.. 13
SAFETY INFORMATION
.............................................. 14
High-Voltage S

ystem Precautions
................................. 18
Seat Belts ........................................................................\
.... 19
Airbags ........................................................................\
......... 24
Child Safety ........................................................................\
.33
Safety Label Locations
......................................................43
Reporting Safety Defects ................................................ 44
INSTRUMENT PANEL..................................................

45
Malfunction Indicators
..................................................... 46
Condition Indicators ........................................................ 48
On/Off Indicators .............................................................. 50
Driver Information Interface ........................................... 51
VEHICLE CONTROLS
.................................................. 54
Using the R

emote Transmitter
........................................ 54
Keyless Access

System
...................................................... 55
Door Operation from

Inside the Vehicle
.......................57
Power Window Operation ............................................... 59
Interior and Exterior Lights .............................................. 60
Wiper Operation ................................................................ 63Intermittent (INT) wipers
................................................
64
Adjusting the Seats ........................................................... 65
Driving Position Memory S
ystem*
................................
71
Adjusting the Mirr
ors
........................................................
72
HomeLink® Universal T
ransceiver
..................................
74
Climate Control
System
...................................................
76
Seat Heaters* ..................................................................... 77
Customized Featur
es
........................................................
78
Setting the Clock ............................................................... 79
AUDIO AND CONNECTIVITY
................................... 80
Basic Audio Operation ..................................................... 80
Operating Display Audio ................................................. 84
Wi-Fi Connection ............................................................... 87
Apple® CarPlay® ................................................................ 88
Android Auto™ ................................................................... 90
FM Radio ........................................................................\
.....92
SiriusXM
® Radio* ............................................................... 93
USB Flash Drive .................................................................. 96
Pandora®* ........................................................................\
.... 97
Bluetooth® Audio ............................................................... 99
BLUETOOTH
® HANDSFREELINK® ............................ 101
Basic HFL Operation ....................................................... 101
Pairing a Phone.................................................................
103
Making a Call
.................................................................... 104
SMS Text Messaging and E-Mail ................................... 108
Siri™ Eyes Free ................................................................... 109

82 || 83
AUDIO AND CONNECTIVITYAUDIO AND CONNECTIVITY
n Steering Wheel Controls
Operate certain
functions of the audio system using the steering wheel controls.
SOURCE button: Cycle through available audio modes.
Selector Wheel: Roll up and down to adjust volume, or press
to mute. The selector wheel has different functions based on
the audio source:
Radio Left or right: Select previous or next radio preset
Left or right (and hold): Select previous or next strong
station
USB flash drive, iPod, Bluetooth Audio
Left or right: Restart current song, or skip to next song.
Left or right (and hold): Select previous or next folder
Pandora* Right: Skip to next song.
Left or right (and hold): Select previous or next station.
.
Left Selector Wheel
SOURCE Butto n
Left Selector Wheel
n Adjusting the Sound
Make selections
using the touchscreen.
1.
From the HOME scr

een, select Settings.
2.
Select Audio.
3.
Select Sound.
4.
Select the tabs to change the sound mode

and adjust the
setting.
5.
Select OK when complete.
*if equipped

222 || 223
VOICE COMMAND INDEXVOICE COMMAND INDEX
n Song by Voice Commands*
Available for tracks
stored on an iPod or USB device.
Music search
List album (specify album)
List artist (specify artist)
List composer (specify composer)
List genre (specify genre)
List playlist (specify playlist)
Play album (specify album)
Play artist (specify artist)
Play composer (specify composer) Play genre (specify genre)
Play playlist (specify playlist)
Play song (specify song)
What/Who am I listening to?
Who is this?
What’s playing?
Who’s playing?
What album is this?
*models with navigation
INDEX
AcuraLink ........................................................................\
.
110
AcuraLink messages ................................................. 110
Emergency assistance .............................................. 112
Operator assistance ................................................. 113
Roadside assistance .................................................. 214
Security Features

....................................................... 113
Subscription Features
............................................... 112
Airbags ........................................................................\
....... 24
Airbag care.................................................................... 32
Airbag system components
..................................... 30
Airbag system indicators ........................................... 28
Driver’

s knee airbag
.................................................... 26
Front airbags ................................................................ 24
Passenger Airbag Off

Indicator
................................ 29
Side airbags .................................................................. 25
Side-curtain airbags .................................................... 25
Android Auto™ ............................................................... 90
Apple® CarPlay® ............................................................. 88
Audio operation Accessory P

ower Socket
............................................ 81
Adjusting the Sound ................................................... 83
Android Auto™ ........................................................... 90
Apple® CarPlay® ........................................................ 88
Bluetooth audio .......................................................... 99
Display Audio .............................................................. 84
FM Radio ....................................................................... 92
iPod ........................................................................\
....... 94
Pandora ........................................................................\
. 97
SiriusXM Radio ............................................................ 93SOURCE
.................................................................
92–99
Steering-wheel controls ............................................ 82
USB flash drive ............................................................. 96
USB port....................................................................... 80
Bluetooth® Audio

Commands
.................................... 221
Braking Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
............................... 139
Automatic Brake Hold ............................................. 141
Brake Assist S

ystem
.................................................. 139
Foot brake ................................................................... 139
Parking brake.............................................................

140
Break In
........................................................................\
.... 125
Carbon Monoxide Gas .................................................... 16
Car Wash Mode ............................................................. 135
Child safety ....................................................................... 33
Child seat Child seat with tether
............................................. 40
Installing a child seat ............................................... 38
Selecting a child seat ............................................... 37
Protecting Infants ....................................................... 35
Protecting Lar

ger Children
........................................ 41
Protecting Smaller Children ...................................... 36
Climate control ................................................................ 76
Heated seats ................................................................ 77
Climate Control C

ommands
...................................... 220
Clock ........................................................................\
.......... 79
Cold Weather

Driving
................................................... 155
Contact us ....................................................................... 213