2017 Acura TLX Owner's Guide

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INDEX
INDEX
Changing Fuses ..................................................... 113
Char ging system indicator....................................22
Childproof Door Locks
........................................... 29
Child Safety
............................................................. 14
Child Seat
................................................................. 16
Adding Security with a Tether
...........................19
Installing a Child Seat
.........................................18
LATCH-Compatible Child Seat .......................... 17
Selecting a Child Seat
.........................................16
Client Information................................................133
Climate Control Commands

..............................136
Climate C

ontrol System
........................................42
Seat Heaters and

Ventilation
...........................43
Clock

........................................................................\
40
CMBS indicator
....................................................... 23
CMBS off indicator
................................................. 25
Collision Mitigation Braking System indicator
.23
Collision Mitigation Braking System™
..............91
Compact Disc (CD)
............................................... 49
Compact Disc Commands

..................................1

37
Condition Indicators
.............................................. 24
Contact Us
............................................................. 134
Cruise Control
......................................................... 85
Cruise control indicators
.......................................25
Customized Features
............................................ 40
Dashboard and Ceiling Controls
............................2
Detour
....................................................................... 71
Dialing a Number
................................................... 59
Door Operation
...................................................... 29
Doors........................................................................\
.28 Childproof Door Locks
........................................29
Front Door Inner Handle
....................................29
Lock Tab
................................................................. 29
Master Door Lock Switch
...................................29
DOT Tire Quality Grading

...................................128
T

emperature ....................................................... 129
Traction
................................................................ 128
Treadwear
............................................................ 128
Uniform Tire Quality Grading

.........................128
Driv

er’s Knee Airbag ................................................. 8Driving
......................................................................72
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
with Low

Speed Follow (LSF)
..........................86
Auto

Idle Stop .....................................................83
Blind Spot Information (BSI)

.............................93
Braking

...................................................................81
Collision Mitigation Braking System................ 91
Cruise Control
......................................................85
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
with Pedestrian Detection

................................88
Integrated Dynamics

System (IDS) .................84
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
......................89
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
................90
Maximum Load Limit
..........................................73
Multi-View Rear Camera

....................................95
P

arking Sensor System
......................................94
P

ower Mode ..........................................................76
Remote Engine Start

...........................................75
R

oad Departure Mitigation (RDM) ...................92
Shifting................................................................... 77
Super Handling-All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD)
.94
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®)
........................84
Driving Position Memory System
.......................37
ECON mode indicator
...........................................25
Electric Parking Brake
............................................81
Electric parking brake indicator

...........................24
Electric parking brak

e system indicator .............23
Electric Power Steering indicator

........................23
Electr

onic Gear Selector........................................ 79
E-Mail
........................................................................\
62
Emergency Assistance
..........................................64
Emergency Engine Stop
......................................103
Emergency Towing
...............................................103
Engine and Fuel
.....................................................131
Engine Compartment Fuse Boxes
.....................110
Engine Coolant
......................................................121
Engine Oil
...............................................................119
Engine Oil Life
.......................................................120
Engine Start/Stop Button
.....................................76
EPS indicator
...........................................................23
Exterior Lights
.........................................................32
Fastening a Seat Belt
...............................................7
FCW indicator
.........................................................23
FCW off indicator
...................................................25
Find Nearest Place
.................................................69
Flat Tire
...................................................................106
Floor Mats
................................................................37
Fluids
.......................................................................131
FM/AM Radio
..........................................................47
FM/AM Radio Commands

..................................1

37
Fog lights indicator
................................................25
Foot Brake
................................................................81
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
with Pedestrian Detection
...................................88
Forward Collision Warning indicator
..................23INDEX
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) indicator ............23
A CC indicator ................................................... 23, 25
AcuraLink
.................................................................. 63
ASSIST button
..................................................... 64
Emergency Assistance

.......................................64
LINK button

......................................................... 64
Messages
............................................................... 63
Operator Assistance
........................................... 64
Security Features
................................................ 64
Subscription Features
........................................64
AcuraLink featuring Aha

........................................54
A

curaLink Real-Time Traffic ..................................71
Acura Total Luxury Care Roadside Assistance

135
A

daptive Cruise Control (ACC) ...........................86
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
with Low

Speed Follow (LSF)
.............................86
A

dvanced Airbags ..................................................... 8
Aha
........................................................................\
.... 54
Aha Radio Commands
......................................... 137
Airbag Care
.............................................................. 13
Airbags
........................................................................\
8
Advanced Airbags
.................................................. 8
Airbag Care ............................................................ 13
Airbag System Components
..............................12
Airbag System Indicators
...................................10
Driver’s Knee Airbag
.............................................. 8
Front Airbags (SRS) ................................................ 8
Important Facts About Your Airbags
................10
Side Airbags
............................................................ 9
Side Curtain Airbags
.............................................. 9
Airbag System Components

.................................12
Airbag S

ystem Indicators ......................................10
Passenger Airbag Off Indicator
..........................11
SRS Indicator
........................................................ 10
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)

.............................81
Anti-lock Brak

e System indicator
........................23
ASSIST button

........................................................ 64
Audio Commands
................................................. 137Audio Operation
....................................................44
Aha

........................................................................\
.. 54
Auxiliary Input Jack ............................................. 44
Bluetooth Audio

................................................... 51
Compact Disc (CD)

............................................ 49
FM/AM Radio

........................................................ 47
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio

........................... 52
iP

od

........................................................................\
. 50
On-Demand Multi-Use Display (ODMD)

...... 46
Pandora

.................................................................. 53
SiriusXM Radio

.................................................... 48
Sound

..................................................................... 45
Steering Wheel Controls

.................................... 45
USB Flash Driv

e

.................................................... 50
USB Port

............................................................... 44
Auto Idle Stop

........................................................ 83
Automatic Brake Hold

........................................... 82
Automatic brake hold indicator

.......................... 25
Automatic Dimming R

earview Mirror

................ 39
Automatic Rain-Sensing Wipers ......................... 34
Auto Park Mode

...................................................... 79
Auxiliary Input Jack

............................................... 44
Battery

.................................................................... 122
Blind Spot Information (BSI) System

................. 93
Blind Spot Information system indicator

.......... 23
Bluetooth Audio

..................................................... 51
Bluetooth Audio Commands

............................. 1

37
Bluetooth Handsfreelink

....................................... 56
Call History

........................................................... 61
Dialing a Number

................................................ 59
Displays and Controls

......................................... 56
E-Mail

..................................................................... 62
Making a Call

........................................................ 59
On-Demand Multi-Use Display (ODMD)

....... 57
Pairing a Phone.....................................................58
Phonebook

........................................................... 60
Siri Eyes Free

......................................................... 55
SMS Text Messaging

............................................ 62
Speed Dial

...................................................... 60, 61
Talk Button Tips

................................................... 57
Brake Fluid

............................................................. 122
Brake Hold

............................................................... 82
Brake system indicator

................................... 22, 23
Braking

...................................................................... 81
Brightness Control .................................................. 32
BSI indicator

............................................................ 23
BSI off indicator

...................................................... 25
Call History

.............................................................. 61
Carbon Monoxide Gas

............................................. 4
Car Wash Mode

..................................................... 80
Change a Setting

................................................... 40
Changing a Flat Tire

............................................. 107

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INDEX
INDEX
Parking Sensor System ......................................... 94
P assenger Airbag Off Indicator .............................11
Phone
........................................................................\
58
Phonebook
.............................................................. 60
Phone Commands
................................................ 136
Place Name..............................................................69
Power Door Mirrors................................................39
Power Mode............................................................. 76
Power Moonroof
..................................................... 31
Power Window
....................................................... 30
Power Window Lock
............................................. 30
Precision All Wheel Steer System indicator
......23
Rain-Sensing Wipers
............................................. 34
Readiness Codes
...................................................130
Rear Camera
............................................................ 95
Refueling
.................................................................. 97
Remote Battery Strength
......................................99
Remote Engine Start
.............................................. 75
Remote Transmitter
............................................... 27
Reporting Safety Defects
......................................21
Reserve Tank
.......................................................... 121
Reverse Tilt Door Mirrors
......................................39
Road Departure Mitigation indicator
.................23
Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) System
.......92
Roadside Assistance
............................................. 135
Routing
..................................................................... 70
Safety Information
................................................... 3
Carbon Monoxide Gas
..........................................4
Child Safety ........................................................... 14
Reporting Safety Defects
...................................21
Safety Label Locations

........................................20
Safety Messages

.................................................... 3
Seat Belts
................................................................... 5
Adjusting the Shoulder Anchor
...........................7
Fastening a Seat Belt
............................................. 7
Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts
.......................................5
Proper Use of Seat Belts

.......................................5
Seat Belt Inspection

.............................................. 6
Seat belt reminder indicator

.............................24
Seat Heaters and

Ventilation
..............................43
Seats

........................................................................\
.. 35
Front Seats
............................................................ 35
Head Restraints
.................................................... 36
Sequential Mode
................................................... 80
Sequential Shift Mode
........................................... 78
Service Codes
........................................................ 116
Setting
..................................................................... 40
Setting the Clock
................................................... 40
Shifting
..................................................................... 77
Electronic Gear Selector
.....................................79
Sequential Mode
.......................................... 80, 94
Sequential Shift Mode
........................................78
Shift Lever
............................................................. 77
Shift Lever
................................................................ 77
Shift Lever Does Not Move
..................................99Shoulder Anchor
.......................................................7
Side Airbags ...............................................................9
Side Curtain Airbags
.................................................9
Siri Eyes Free
............................................................55
SiriusXM Radio
.......................................................48
SiriusXM Radio Commands

................................1

37
SMS Text Messaging
..............................................62
Song By Voice Commands

..................................1

37
Sound
........................................................................\
45
Specifications
........................................................131
Engine and Fuel
..................................................131
Fluids
....................................................................131
Light Bulbs........................................................... 131
Tires
......................................................................131
Vehicle
.................................................................131
Speed Dial
.........................................................60, 61
SPORT mode indicator
..........................................25
SRS indicator
....................................................10, 23
Steering Wheel ....................................................... 38
Steering Wheel and Nearby Controls
...................1
Steering Wheel Controls

................................45

, 65
Street Address
........................................................68
Super Handling-All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD)
...94
Supplemental Restraint System indicator.........23
System Guidance Volume ..................................... 67
System message indicator
....................................24
Tire Chains
.............................................................126
Tire Information
....................................................124
DOT Tire Quality Grading

................................128
Tir

e and Loading Information Label ...............125
Tire and Wheel Replacement
..........................125
Tire Labeling........................................................ 127
Tire Service Life
..................................................126
Tire Terminology
................................................127
Wear Indicators
..................................................124
Tire Pressure Monitoring System indicator
.......23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
.......104
Tires
........................................................................\
.131
TPMS indicator
........................................................23
Traffic
........................................................................\
71
Troubleshooting
....................................................133
Trunk
........................................................................\
.28
Trunk Release Button
.............................................29
Turn Signal
...............................................................33
Turn signal indicator
..............................................25
Under the Hood
....................................................117
Unlocking the Doors
..............................................28
USB Commands
....................................................137
USB Flash Drive
.......................................................50
USB Port
..................................................................44
Vehicle Controls ...................................................... 27
Vehicle Stability Assist system indicator
...........23
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)

..............................84
Visual Index

................................................................1
Voice Command Index
........................................136
Frequently Asked Questions
.............................. 133
F
ront Airbags (SRS)

.................................................. 8
Front Door Inner Handle

....................................... 29
Front Seats

............................................................... 35
Fuel Information

.............................................. 83, 97
Fuse Locations

....................................................... 110
Changing Fuses

.................................................. 113
Driver’s Side Interior Fuse Boxes..................... 112
Engine Compartment Fuse Boxes

.................. 110
Garage Opener ........................................................ 41
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio

.............................. 52
Har

d Disc Drive (HDD) Commands

.................. 137
Headlight Washers

................................................ 34
Headlight-Wiper Integration

............................... 33
Head R

estraints

...................................................... 36
Heated Steering Wheel

........................................ 38
Heated Windshield

Button

.................................. 34
High beams indicator

............................................ 25
Home Address

........................................................ 68
HomeLink

................................................................. 41
Immobilizer indicator
............................................ 24
Instrument P anel .................................................... 22
Condition Indicators
........................................... 24
Malfunction Indicators
.......................................22
On/Off Indicators
................................................ 25
Integrated Dynamics System (IDS)
...................84
Interior Lights
.......................................................... 32
Intermittent Wipers
............................................... 33
iPod........................................................................\
....50
iPod Commands
.................................................... 137
Jump Starting
....................................................... 100
Keyless Access System

.......................................... 28
K

eyless Access system indicator .........................23
Lane Departure Warning indicator......................23
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
.........................89
Lane Keeping Assist System indicator
................23
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
...................90
Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts
..........................................5
LATCH-Compatible Child Seat
............................17
LDW indicator
......................................................... 23
Light Bulbs
............................................................. 131
Lights
........................................................................\
. 32
Brightness Control
............................................... 32
Exterior Lights
...................................................... 32
Interior Lights
....................................................... 32
Lights indicator
....................................................... 25
LINK button
............................................................ 64
LKAS indicator
.................................................. 23, 25
Locking the Doors
.................................................. 28
Lock Tab
.................................................................... 29
Low fuel indicator
................................................... 24
Low oil pressure indicator
.....................................22
Low tire pressure indicator
...................................24Maintenance
..........................................................
114
Battery .................................................................
122
Brake Fluid ...........................................................
122
Engine Coolant ...................................................
121
Engine Oil ............................................................
119
Maintenance Minder .........................................
115
Opening the Hood ............................................. 118
Safety Precautions............................................. 114 Service Codes .....................................................
116
Under the Hood .................................................
117
Window Washer Fluid
.......................................
122
Wiper Blades
.......................................................
123
Maintenance Minder ............................................
115
Making a Call ...........................................................
59
Malfunction indicator lamp
.................................
22
Malfunction Indicators
..........................................
22
Map Legend .............................................................
70
Master Door Lock Switch ......................................
29
Maximum Load Limit .............................................
73
Mirrors ......................................................................
39
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror .............39
Power Door Mirrors .............................................39
Reverse Tilt Door Mirrors
...................................39
Moonroof
.................................................................31
Multi-Information Display
....................................26
Multi-View Rear Camera

.......................................95
Navigation

...............................................................65
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic

...............................71
Detour

....................................................................71
Display and Controls
...........................................66
Entering a Destination
.......................................68
Find Nearest Place
...............................................69
Home Address
.....................................................68
Map Legend
..........................................................70
ODMD Shortcuts
.................................................69
Place Name
...........................................................69
Routing
..................................................................70
Steering Wheel Controls

....................................65
Str

eet Address .....................................................68
System Guidance Volume

..................................67
T

alk Button Tips ...................................................65
Traffic
.....................................................................71
Voice Prompt
........................................................67
Navigation Commands
.......................................136
On-Demand Multi-Use Display (ODMD)
........46
One-Touch Turn Signal
..........................................33
On/Off Indicators
...................................................25
Opening the Hood
...............................................118
Opening the Trunk
..................................................28
Operator Assistance
.............................................64
Overheating
...........................................................102
Pairing a Phone
.......................................................58
Pandora
....................................................................53
Pandora® Commands
..........................................137
Parking Brake
...........................................................81

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Voice Command Tips ......................................57 , 65
Voice Prompt ........................................................... 67
VSA indicator
.......................................................... 23
VSA off indicator
.................................................... 25
Warranty Coverages

............................................ 135
W

ear Indicators ..................................................... 124
Window
................................................................... 30
Window Washer Fluid
......................................... 122
Winter Tires
........................................................... 126
Wiper
........................................................................\
33
Automatic Intermittent Wipers

.......................34
Headlight

-Wiper Integration
............................33
Intermittent Wipers

............................................ 33
Wiper Blades
......................................................... 123