2018 Acura TLX trunk release

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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
❙System Indicators
(P72)
❙Gauges (P113)
❙Multi-Information
Display
(P114)
❙Steering Wheel Adjustments (P175)
❙ENGINE START/STOP Button (P157)
❙Hazard Warning Button
❙Rear Window Defogger/Heated Door
Mirror Button
(P172)
Canadian models
❙ (Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®) System
OFF) Button
(P419)
❙Parking Sensor System Button* (P449)
❙Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM
(CMBSTM) OFF Button (P440)
❙Headlight Washer Button* (P170)
❙Heated Windshield Button* (P172)
❙Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) Button
(P407)
❙On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM (P220)
❙Audio System (P214)
❙Climate Control System (P204)
❙Trunk Opener (P148)
❙Fuel Fill Door Release Button (P461)
❙Navigation System*
() See the Navigation System Manual
❙Information Screen (P223)
❙ (Surround View Camera) Button*
() See the Navigation System Manual
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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❙Maintenance Under the Hood (P474)
❙Windshield Wipers (P168, 493)
❙Tires (P495, 519)
❙Door Lock/Unlock Control (P136)
❙Power Door Mirrors (P177)
❙Headlights (P161, 488)
❙How to Refuel (P461)
❙High-Mount Brake Light (P492)
❙Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P150)
❙Opening/Closing the Trunk (P149)
❙Multi-View Rear Camera* (P457)
❙Taillights/Rear Side Marker Lights
(P490)
❙Brake Lights (P490)
❙Rear Turn Signal Lights (P489)
❙Back-Up Lights (P491)
❙Rear License Plate Lights (P492)
❙Fog Lights* (P164, 488)
❙Trunk Release Button (P148)
❙Front Turn Signal/Parking Lights (P160, 161, 488)
❙Side Turn Signal Lights (P160, 488)
❙Daytime Running Lights (P164, 488)
❙Front Side Marker Lights (P161, 488)
❙Taillights (P490)
❙Brake Lights (P490)
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Quick Reference Guide
Trunk (P148)
● To unlock and open the trunk:
•Press the trunk opener on the driver side
control panel.
• Press the trunk release button on the
keyless access remote.
• Press the trunk release button on the
trunk lid.
Trunk Opener
Power Door Mirrors
(P177)
● With the power mode in ON, move the
selector switch to L or R.
● Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.
● Press the folding button
* to fold in and
out the door mirrors.
Selector Switch
Adjustment Switch
Folding Button*
Power Windows (P154)
● With the power mode in ON, open and
close the power windows.
● If the power window lock button is in the
off position, each passenger’s window
can be opened and closed with its own
switch.
● If the power window lock button is in the
on position (indicator on), each
passenger’s window switch is disabled.
Power Window Lock Button
Window SwitchIndicator
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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Controls
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
When you carry the keyless access remote,
you can lock/unlock the doors and open the
trunk.
You can lock/unlock the doors and trunk
within a radius of about 32 inches (80 cm) of
the outside door handle or trunk release
button.
■Using the Keyless Access System1Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
If the interior light switch is in the door activated
position, the interior light comes on when you unlock
the doors.
No doors opened: The li ght fades out after 30
seconds.
Doors relocked: The light goes off immediately.
2 Interior Lights P. 188
Models without rear door touch sensor
Models with rear door touch sensor
1Using the Keyless Access System
If you do not open a door within 30 seconds of
unlocking the vehicle with the keyless access system,
the doors will automatically relock.
You can lock or unlock doors using the keyless access
system only when the power mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
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Controls
■Unlocking the doors and trunk
Grab the driver’s door handle:u The driver’s door unlocks.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Grab the front passenger’s or rear
* door
handle: u All doors unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Press the trunk release button: u The trunk unlocks and opens.
u A beeper will sound.
2 Using the Trunk Release Button P. 149
Trunk
Release
Button
1Using the Keyless Access System
The light flash, beep and door unlock mode settings
can be customized using th e information screen or
multi-information display. 2 Customized Features P. 120, 292
When you go into the keyless access system working
range with all the doors locked, the puddle lights
come on for 30 seconds.
The lights do not come on if you have previously
stayed within the range for more than two minutes,
or the doors have been locked for a few days.
The feature activates agai n after you open and close
any door, then lock the doors.
Models with puddle lights
* Not available on all models
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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uUsing the Trunk Release Button
Controls
Using the Trunk Release Button
Push up the release bu tton on the trunk lid
after the doors are unlocked.
2 When You Cannot Open the Trunk P. 562
Even if the trunk is locked, you can open the
trunk if you carry the keyless access remote.
u The beeper sounds.
Using the Remote Transmitter
Press the trunk release button for
approximately one second to unlock and open
the trunk.
1Using the Trunk Release Button
•If you forget the remote inside, the beeper will
sound and the trunk will not close.
•A person who is not carryi ng the keyless access
remote can unlock the tr unk if a person who is
carrying it is within range.
•If the beeper sounds after you close the trunk,
move the keyless access remote away from the
trunk and close again.
•The keyless access remote may not operate if it is
too close to the trunk.
Trunk
Release
Button
1 Using the Remote Transmitter
If the driver’s door is locked, the trunk will
automatically lock when yo u close it. Otherwise, you
will have to lock it manually.
Trunk
Release
Button
Trunk
Release
Button
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uuOpening and Closing the Trunk uTrunk Main Switch
Controls
Trunk Main Switch
The trunk main switch disables the trunk
release button on the remote transmitter, the
trunk release button on the trunk lid and
trunk opener on the driver side control panel
to protect cargo in the trunk.
1. Make sure the rear seat-back is not folded
down.
2. Turn off the trunk main switch in the glove
box.
3. Lock the glove box.
Emergency Trunk Opener
The trunk release lever allows you to open the
trunk from inside for your safety.
Slide the release lever in the direction of the
arrow.
1Trunk Main Switch
If you need to give the ke y to someone else, remove
the built-in key from the keyless access remote by
sliding the release knob, and give the remote as a
valet key.Main Switch
OFF
ON
1 Emergency Trunk Opener
Parents should deci de if their children should be
shown how to use this feature.
Lever
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uuSecurity System uSecurity System Alarm
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Controls
■To deactivate the security system alarm
Unlock the vehicle using the key, remote tra nsmitter or keyless access system. The
system, along with the horn and flashing lights, is deactivated.
■Setting the security system alarm
The security system alarm automatically sets when the following conditions have
been met:
• The power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).
• The hood is closed.
• All doors and the trunk are locked from outside with the key, remote transmitter
or keyless access system.
■When the security system alarm sets
The security system alarm indicator in the instrument panel blinks. When the
blinking interval changes after about 15 seconds, the security system alarm is set.
■To cancel the security system alarm
The security system alarm is canceled when the vehicle is unlocked using the remote
transmitter or keyless access system, or the power mode is set to ON. The security
system alarm indicator goe s off at the same time.
1Security System Alarm
Do not set the security system alarm when someone
is in the vehicle or a window is open. The system can
accidentally activate when:
•Unlocking the door with the lock tab.•Opening the trunk with the trunk opener or the
emergency trunk opener.
•Opening the hood with the hood release.
•Taking the transmission out of ( P.
If the battery goes dead after you have set the
security system alarm, the security alarm may go off
once the battery is re charged or replaced.
If this occurs, deactivate the security system alarm by
unlocking a door using the key, remote transmitter or
keyless access system.
Models with shift lever
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