2018 Acura RDX Nav system

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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
❙Steering Wheel Adjustments (P 160)
❙ (Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®)
System OFF) Button
(P 312)
❙System Indicators (P 68)
❙Gauges (P 95)
❙Multi-Information Display (P 96)
❙Audio/Information Screen (P 193)
❙Hazard Warning Button
❙Audio System* (P 188)
❙On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM *
() See Navigation System Manual
❙ENGINE START/STOP Button (P 146)
❙Rear Window Defogger (P 157)
❙Heated Mirror Button (P 157)
❙Climate Control System (P 182)
❙Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
Button* (P 300)
❙Parking Sensor System Button* (P 334)
❙Collision Mitigati on Braking SystemTM
(CMBSTM) OFF Button* (P 327)
❙Power Tailgate Button (P 137)
❙Navigation System*
() See Navigation System Manual

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Quick Reference Guide❙Headlights/Turn Signals (P 149)
❙Fog Lights* (P 152)
❙ (SEL/RESET) Knob (P 156)
❙Brightness Control (P 156)
❙MODE Button (P191)
❙CH (Channel) Buttons (P191)
❙VOL (Volume) Buttons (P191)
❙SEL/RESET Button (P 96)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift down) (P 280)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift up) (P 280)
❙Wipers/Washers (P 153)
❙Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® System Voice
Control Buttons
(P 226)
❙Navigation System Voice Control Buttons*
() See Navigation System Manual
❙ (Information) Button (P 96)
❙Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
Button* (P 305)
❙Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Distance
Button* (P 294)
❙Cruise Control Buttons* (P 281)
❙Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Buttons*
(P 286)
❙Horn (Press an area around .)
* Not available on all models

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Quick Reference Guide
Controls (P 119)
Clock (P 120)
aPress and hold the CLOCK (AUX)
button until Adjust Clock appears.
bPress Preset (4 (Hour) or (5 (Minute)
to set the time.
cPress the CLOCK button again to set
the time.
To set the time to the nearest hour: Press
and hold the CLOCK button until Adjust
Clock appears, then press the
(6 (Reset)
button.
Depending on the displayed time, the clock
sets forward or backward.
Example:
1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:53 will reset to 2:00
The navigation system receives signals from
GPS satellites, updating the clock
automatically.
Models without navigation system
Models with navigation system
ENGINE START/STOP
Button
(P 146)
Press the button to ch ange the vehicle’s
power mode.
Turn Signals (P 149)
Turn Signal Control Lever
Right
Left
Lights (P 149)
Light Control Switches
Low Beam High Beam
Flashing
* Not available on all models

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Quick Reference Guide
Climate Control System (P 182)
● Press the AUTO button to activate the climate control system.
● Press the button to turn the system on or off.
● Press the button to de frost the windshield.
The climate control system is voice operable. See the navigation system manual for complete details.
Models with navigation system
Driver’s Side Temperature
Control Dial / (Fan Control) Buttons
(Windshield Defroster) Button
A/C
(Air Conditioning) Button
Air flows from floor and
windshield defroster vents. Air flows from floor vents. Air flows from floor and
dashboard vents. Air flows from dashboard
vents.
SYNC (Synchronized) Button
(Recirculation) Button
AUTO Button Passenger’s Side Temperature
Control Dial
MODE Control Button (On/Off) Button

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Quick Reference Guide
Features (P 187)
Audio System* (P 188)
For navigation system operation () See Navigation System Manual
Audio/Information Screen
SCAN Button
CATEGORY
Bar
Selector Knob
BACK
Button VOL
/ (Power/volume)
Knob
CD Button
AUX Button
CD Slot
(CD Eject)
Button
Preset Buttons
(1-6)
SETUP Button
SKIP
Bar
PHONE Button Button
FM/AM
Button
A.SEL Button
DISPLAY Button
●Audio Remote Controls (P 191)
● VOL (Volume) Button
Press and release to adjust the volume up/
down.
● MODE Button
Press and release to change the audio
mode: FM1/FM2/AM/SiriusXM ®1/
SiriusXM ®2/CD/AUX.
● CH (Channel) Button
Radio: Press and release to change the preset station.
Press and hold to select the next or
previous strong station.
CD/USB device: Press and release to skip to the
beginning of the next song or
return to the beginning of the
current song.
Press and hold to change a folder.
MODE Button
CH (Channel) Buttons
VOL
(Volume) Buttons
* Not available on all models

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Quick Reference Guide
AcuraWatchTM *
AcuraWatchTM is a driver support system
which employs the use of two distinctly
different kinds of sensors, a radar sensor
located in the front grille and a front sensor
camera mounted to the interior side of the
windshield, behind the rear view mirror.
The camera is located
behind the rearview
mirror.
Front Sensor
Camera
Radar Sensor
The radar sensor is
inside the front grille.
Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC)
* (P286)
Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and
a set following-distance behind a vehicle
detected ahead of yours, without you
having to keep your foot on the brake or
the accelerator.
Lane Keeping Assist
System (LKAS)
* (P303)
Provides steering input to help keep the
vehicle in the middle of a detected lane and
provides audible and visual alerts if the
vehicle is detected drifting out of its lane.
Collision Mitigation
Braking System
TM
(CMBS
TM)* (P324)
Can assist you when there is a possibility of
your vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a
pedestrian detected in front of yours. The
CMBS
TM is designed to alert you when a
potential collision is determined, as well as
to reduce your vehicle speed to help
minimize collision severity when a collision is
deemed unavoidable.

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uuGauges and Multi-Information Display uMulti-Information Display
Instrument Panel
Shows the estimated distance you can travel on the remaining fuel. This distance is
estimated from the fuel economy of your previous trips.
Shows the time elapsed since Trip A or Trip B was reset.
Shows the average speed in mph (U.S.) or km/h (Canada) since Trip A or Trip B was
reset.
Shows you turn-by-turn driv ing directions to your destination linked with the
navigation system.
2 Refer to the Navigation System Manual
Shows each tire’s pressure.
2Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) P. 316
Shows the remaining oil life and Maintenance MinderTM.
2Maintenance MinderTM P. 349
■Range
■Elapsed Time
■Average Speed
■Turn-by-Turn Directions*
■Tire Pressure Monitor
■Engine Oil Life
1Elapsed Time
You can change when to reset the elapsed time.
2 Customized Features P. 102, 108
1Average Speed
You can change when to reset the average speed.
2 Customized Features P. 102, 108
1Turn-by-Turn Directions*
The multi-information disp lay shows a compass when
the route guidance is not used.
You can select whether the turn-by-turn display
comes on or not during the route guidance. 2 Customized Features P. 108
2 Refer to the Navigation System Manual
* Not available on all models

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Controls
Setting the Clock
Clock
You can adjust the time in the clock display with the power mode in ON.
■Using the SETUP button
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Adjust Clock, then press .
3. Rotate to select the item you want to
change (12/24 hour mode, hour, minute).
Then press .
4. Rotate to make the adjustment.
5. Press to enter your selection. The display
returns to Adjust Clock . Repeat steps 3 to
5 to adjust other items.
6. To enter the selection, Rotate and select
Set , then press .
7. Press the SETUP button to go back to the
normal display.
1Clock
These indications are used to show how to operate
the selector knob.
Rotate to select.
Press to enter.
To set the time to the nearest hour:
Press and hold the CLOCK button until Adjust Clock
appears, then press the
( 6 (Reset) button.
Depending on the displayed time, the clock sets
forward or backward.
Example:
1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:53 will reset to 2:00
The clock is automatica lly updated through the
navigation system, so the ti me does not need to be
adjusted.
Models with navigation system