2018 Acura MDX Interval button

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Quick Reference Guide
❙Wipers/Washers (P180)
❙Audio Remote Controls (P237)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift down) (P479)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift up) (P479)
❙Horn (Press an area around .)
❙Voice Control Buttons* (P251)
❙Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® System Voice Control Buttons (P393)
❙Brightness Control (P184)
❙Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) Buttons
(P489)
❙TRIP Button (P121)
❙Interval Button (P498)
❙Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) Button
(P511)
❙Multi-function Steering-wheel Controls
(P120)
❙Heated Steering Wheel Button* (P216)
❙Headlights/Turn Signals (P172, 173)
❙Fog Lights* (P176)
* Not available on all models
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uuGauges and Multi-Information Display (MID) uMID
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Instrument Panel
Shows the total number of miles (U.S.) or kilometers (Canada) driven since the last
reset. Meters A and B can be used to measure two separate trips.
■Resetting a trip meter
To reset a trip meter, display it, then press and hold the TRIP button until the trip
meter is reset to 0.0.
Shows the outside temperature in Fahr enheit (U.S.) or Celsius (Canada).
■Adjusting the outside temperature display
Adjust the temperature reading up to ±5°F or ±3°C if the temperature reading
seems incorrect.
Shows the estimated average fuel economy of each trip meter in mpg (U.S.) or l/100
km (Canada). The display is updated at set intervals. When a trip meter is reset, the
average fuel economy is also reset.
■Trip Meter
■Outside Temperature
■Average Fuel Economy
1 Trip Meter
Switch between trip meter A and trip meter B by
pressing the TRIP button.
1Outside Temperature
The temperature sensor is located in the front
bumper.
Road heat and exhaust fr om another vehicle can
affect the temperature reading when your vehicle
speed is less than 19 mph (30 km/h).
It may take several minutes for the display to be
updated after the temperature reading has stabilized.
Use the MID’s customized features to correct the
temperature. 2 Customized Features P. 126
1Average Fuel Economy
You can change when to reset the average fuel
economy.
2 Customized Features P. 126
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uuWhen Driving uAdaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF)
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Driving
■Detection limitations
• A vehicle or pedestrian suddenly crosses in front of you.
• The interval between your vehicle and the vehicle or pedestrian ahead of you is
too short.
• A vehicle cuts in front of you at a slow speed, and it brakes suddenly.
• When you accelerate rapidly and approach the vehicle or pedestrian ahead of you
at high speed.
• The vehicle ahead of you is a motorcycle, bicycle, mobility scooter, or other small
vehicle.
• When there are animals in front of your vehicle.
• When you drive on a curved or winding or undulating road that makes it difficult
for the sensor to properly detect a vehicle or a pedestrian in front of you.
• The speed difference between your vehicl e and a vehicle in front of you is
significantly large.
• An oncoming vehicle suddenly comes in front of you.
• Your vehicle abruptly crosses over in front of an oncoming vehicle.
• When driving through a narrow iron bridge.
• When the vehicle ahead of you brakes suddenly.
• When the vehicle ahead of you has a unique shape.
• When your vehicle or the vehicle ahead of you is driving on one edge of the lane.1ACC with LSF Conditions and Limitations
If you need the radar sensor to be repaired, or
removed, or the radar se nsor cover is strongly
impacted, turn off the system by pressing the MAIN
button and take your vehicle to a dealer.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if you find any
unusual behavior of the system (e.g., the warning
message appears too frequently).
If the front of the vehicle is impacted in any of the
following situations, the ra dar sensor may not work
properly. Have your vehi cle checked by a dealer:
•The vehicle mounted onto a bump, curb, chock,
embankment, etc.
•You drive the vehicle where the water is deep.
•Your vehicle has a frontal collision.
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uuWhen Driving uAdaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF)
Driving
Press the (interval) button to change the
ACC with LSF following-interval.
Each time you press the button, the following-
interval (the interval behind a vehicle detected
ahead of you) setting cycles through short,
middle, long, and extra long following-
intervals.
Determine the most appropriate following-
interval setting based on your specific driving
conditions. Be sure to adhere to any
following-interval requ irements set by local
regulation.
■To Set or Change Following-interval
Interval Button
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uuWhen Driving uAdaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF)
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Driving
Press and hold the (interval) button for one
second. Cruise Mode Selected appears on
the MID for two seconds, and then the mode
switches to Cruise.
To switch back to ACC with LSF, press and
hold the button again for one second. ACC
Mode Selected appears on the MID for two
seconds.
■When to use
Desired speed in a range above roughly 25 mph (40 km/h) ~.
Take your foot off the pedal and press the RES/+ /SET/– switch down when you
reach the desired speed.
The moment you release the RES/+/SET/– switch, the set speed is fixed, and cruise
control begins. The CRUISE CONTROL indicator comes on.
Each time you press the RES/+/ SET/– switch up or down, the vehicle speed is
increased or decreased by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h).
If you keep the RES/+/SET/– switch pressed up or down, the vehicle speed increases
or decreases until you release it. This speed is then set.
■To Switch ACC with LSF to Cruise Control1To Switch ACC with LSF to Cruise Control
Always be aware which mode you are in. When you
are driving in Cruise mode, the system will not assist
you to maintain a following-interval from a vehicle
ahead of you.
You can switch the displayed set speed
measurements on the MID between mph and km/h.
2 Customized Features P. 126
ACC with
LSF ONCruise
Control ON
■To Set the Vehicle Speed
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
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