2018 Acura RLX HYBRID Shift

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Quick Reference Guide❙Headlights/Turn Signals (P 155, 156)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift down) (P 394)
❙Paddle Shifter (Shift up) (P 394)
❙Horn (Press an area around .)
❙Voice Control Buttons (P 232)
❙Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® System
Voice Control Buttons
(P 326)
❙Brightness Control (P 166)
❙Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) Buttons
(P 399, 404)
❙TRIP Button (P 115, 116)
❙Interval Button (P 399, 412)
❙Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) Button
(P 399, 425)
❙Right Selector Wheel (P 114)
❙Heated Steering Wheel Button (P 194)
❙Head-Up Display Buttons (P 119)
❙Audio Remote Controls (P 215)
❙CAMERA Button* (P 481)
❙Wipers/Washers (P 163)
❙MAIN Button (P 399, 405, 425)
* Not available on all models
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❙Power Window Switches (P 149)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P 48)
❙Trunk Opener (P 143)
❙Hood Release Handle (P 503)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag (P 48)
❙Glove Box (P 184)
❙Driver’s Knee Airbag (P 52)
❙Door Mirror Controls (P 173)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P 141)
❙Passenger’s Side Interior Fuse
Box
(P 579)
❙Accessory Power Socket (P 190)
❙Memory Buttons (P 170)
❙SET Button (P 170)
❙Rearview Mirror (P 172)
❙Accessory Power Socket (P 190)
❙Driver’s Side Interior Fuse Boxes (P 577)
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch
(P 452)
❙Automatic Brake Hold Button
(P 456)
❙SPORT Button (P 395)
❙Shift Button
Electronic Gear Selector (P 387)
❙USB Port (P 213)
❙Auxiliary Input Jack (P 213)
❙Fuel Fill Door Release Button (P 491)
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Quick Reference Guide
Audio Remote Controls
(P 215)
●SOURCE Button
Press to change the audio mode: FM/AM/
SiriusXM ®/CD/HDD/USB/iPod/ Bluetooth®
Audio/Pandora®
*/AhaTM/AUX.
● Left Selector Wheel
Roll to adjust the volume up/down.
Radio: Shift to change the preset station.
Shift and hold to select the next or
previous strong station.
CD/HDD/USB device: Shift to skip to the beginning of
the next song or return to the
beginning of the current song.
Shift and hold to change a folder.
Left Selector Wheel
SOURCE Button
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 373)
Electronic Gear Selector (P 387)
● Always depress the brake pedal before selecting
(P or changing the gear position from (P.
● Select (P and depress the brake pedal when turning on the power.
Park
Press the
(P button.
Used when parking or before turning the power on or off.
Transmission is locked.
Reverse
Press back the
( R button.
Used when reversing.
Neutral
Press the
( N button.
Transmission is not locked.
Drive
Press the
( D button.
Used for normal driving.
The sequential shift mode can be used.
Gear Position Indicator
The gear position indicator
and the shift bu tton indicator
indicate the current gear
selection.
Gear Position Indicator Shift Button
Indicator
●
Gear selection
READY Indicator
On: You can start to drive.
* Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Paddle Shifters (P394)
● Paddle shifters allow you to shift gears much like a manual
transmission (1st through 7th). This is useful for regenerative
braking.
●D-paddle shift mode: The
transmission will shift back to
automatic mode once the system
detects that the vehicle is cruising.
● Sequential mode gear selection:
Holds the selected gear, and the
M (sequential mode) indicator
comes on, when the SPORT mode
is on.
● The sequential mode gear
selection is shown in the
instrument panel.
Gear Position Indicator
Shift Down
( -
Paddle Shifter Shift Up (
+
Paddle Shifter
Sequential Mode Gear
Selection Indicator M
(sequential
mode) Indicator
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uuIndicators u
Continued
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off either
when the power system is on or after
several seconds if the power system
did not turn on. If “readiness codes”
have not been set, it blinks five times
before it goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem with
the emissions control system.
●Blinks when a misfire in the engine’s
cylinders is detected.
●Readiness codes are part of the on board
diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.
2Testing of Readiness Codes P. 591●Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place
where there are no flammable objects. Stop
the power system for 10 minutes or more,
and wait for it to cool down. Then, take the
vehicle to a dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Comes On or Blinks P. 570
12-Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off when the
power system is on.
●Comes on when the 12-volt battery
is not charging.
●Comes on while driving - Turn off the
climate control system and rear defogger in
order to reduce elec tricity consumption.
2If the 12-Volt Battery Charging System
Indicator Comes On P. 569
Gear Position
Indicator●Indicates the current gear position.2Shifting P. 387—
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uuIndicators uMulti-Information Display Warning and Information Messages
Continued
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
• Appears when you set the power mode to ON without
fastening the driver’s seat belt.
• Appears when you change the gear position after
(P
has been automatically select ed with the driver’s door
open, the driver’s seat belt unfastened, then the brake
pedal is released.
• Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.
2 Shift Operation P. 389
•Appears when you try to change the gear position
without depressing the brake pedal.•Depress the brake pedal, then select a shift button.
•Appears when you try to change the gear position
without releasing your foot off the accelerator pedal.•Release your foot off the acce lerator pedal, then select
a shift button.
• Appears when the parking bu tton is pressed while the
vehicle is moving.
• Appears if you change the gear position to
(R while the
vehicle is moving forward, or to
(D while the vehicle is
reversing.
• Make sure that the vehicle comes to a stop before
operating the select button.
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uuIndicators uMulti-Information Display Warn ing and Information Messages
Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
•Appears if there is a proble m with the electric system.
• Appears when you set the power mode to OFF while
driving.• Immediately stop in a safe place and set the parking
brake.
• Continue driving if the message goes off soon after.
• If there is a problem with the transmission system, the
transmission system indicator comes on.
2 Transmission System Indicator P. 82
•Appears if you press the POWER button within five
seconds of putting the transmission into
(N.
• The transmission remains in (N for 15 minutes, then
automatically switches to
(P.
2 If you want to keep the transmission in (N
position (car wash mode) P. 391
• Appears if the vehicle is st opped and the driver’s seat
belt is unfastened, as there is a possibility that the
vehicle may roll.• When the vehicle is idling or when you are parking or
exiting the vehicle, put the transmission into
(P before
releasing the brake pedal.
2 Shift Operation P. 389
•Appears if any door or the trunk is not completely
closed.
• Appears if any door or the trunk is opened while
driving. The b eeper sounds.•Goes off when all doors and the trunk are closed.
•Appears if there is a proble m with the acoustic vehicle
alerting system.• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.
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