2022 ACURA MDX Owners Manual

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■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.
• 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.
• There are animals in front of your vehicle.
• 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.1ACC with Low Speed Follow 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
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).
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• Driving through a narrow metal bridge.
• The vehicle ahead of you brakes suddenly.
• The vehicle ahead of yo u has a unique shape.
• Your vehicle or the vehicle ahead of you is driving on one edge of the lane.
Radar detects upper section of
an empty carrier truck. Panel truck,
tanker truck,
etc.
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Increase or decrease the vehicle speed using the RES/+/SET/– switch on the steering
wheel.
• Each time you press the RES/+ /SET/– switch up or down, the vehicle speed is
increased or decreased by about 1 mph or 1 km/h accordingly.
• If you keep the RES/+/SET/– switch pressed up or down, the vehicle speed
increases or decreases by about 5 mph or 5 km/h accordingly.
■To Adjust the Vehicle Speed1 To Adjust the Vehicle Speed
If a vehicle detected ahead is going at a speed slower
than your increased set speed, ACC with Low Speed
Follow may not accelerate y our vehicle. This is to
maintain the set interval between your vehicle and
the vehicle ahead.
When you depress the accelerator pedal and then
press down and release the RES/+/SET/– switch, the
current speed of the vehicle is set.
To increase speed
To decrease speed
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Press the interval button to change the ACC
with Low Speed Follow following-interval.
Each time you press th e 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 requirements set by local
regulation.
■To Set or Change Following-interval
Interval Button
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The higher your vehicle’s following-speed is, the longer the short, middle, long or
extra long following-interval becomes. See the following examples for your
reference.
When your vehicle stops automatically beca use a vehicle detected ahead of you has
stopped, the interval between the two vehi cles will vary based on the ACC with Low
Speed Follow interval setting.
Following-intervalWhen the Set Speed is:
50 mph (80 km/h)65 mph (104 km/h)
Short
83 feet
25 meters 1.1 sec100 feet
31 meters 1.1 sec
Middle
110 feet
33 meters 1.5 sec137 feet
42 meters 1.5 sec
Long
154 feet
47 meters 2.1 sec200 feet
61 meters 2.1 sec
Extra
Long213 feet
65 meters 2.9 sec282 feet
86 meters 2.9 sec
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To cancel ACC with Low Speed Follow, do any
of the following:
• Press the CANCEL button.
u The indicator (green) on the gauge
changes to the indicator (white).
• Press the button.
u indicator (green) goes off.
• Depress the brake pedal while the vehicle is
moving forward.
u The indicator (green) on the gauge
changes to the indicator (white).
■To Cancel1To Cancel
Resuming the prior set speed: After you have
canceled ACC with Low Speed Follow, you can
activate the ACC with Low Speed Follow with the
prior set speed displayed on the gauge (Outlined) by
pressing the RES/+/SET/– switch up or down even if
the vehicle is stopped.
When you turn the ACC with Low Speed Follow off
by pressing the CANCEL button or depressing the
brake pedal, the prior set speed is displayed on the
gauge (Outlined).
When pressing the RES/+/SET/– switch, the ACC with
Low Speed Follow is activated with displayed speed.
Then, when the indicator (white) is displayed and
you press the RES/+/SET/– switch during the prior
set speed (Outlined) is no t displayed, the current
vehicle speed is set as same as the condition of
operating the RES/+/SET/– switch.
The set speed cannot be set or resumed when ACC
with Low Speed Follow has been turned off using the
button. Press the button to activate the
system, then set the desired speed.
Setting Status
(Outlined)
Prior Set Speed
(Outlined)
(white)
CANCEL
Button
Button
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■Automatic cancellation
The beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface when
ACC with Low Speed Follow is automaticall y canceled. Any of these conditions may
cause the ACC with Low Speed Fo llow to automatically cancel:
• Bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.)
• When the radar sensor behind the emblem gets dirty.
• The vehicle ahead of you cannot be detected.
• An abnormal tire condition is detected, or the tires are skidding.
• Driving on a mountainous road, or driving off road for extended periods.
• Abrupt steering wheel movement.
• When the ABS, VSA ®, CMBS
TM or Low Speed Braking Control is activated.
• When the ABS or VSA ® system indicator comes on.
• When the vehicle is stopped on a very steep slope.
• When you manually apply the parking brake.
• When the detected vehicle within the ACC with Low Speed Follow range is too
close to your vehicle.
• The camera behind the rearview mirror, or the area around the camera, including
the windshield, gets dirty.
• When the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
• When passing through an enclos ed space, such as tunnel.
• The vehicle has repeatedly applied the brakes to maintain the set speed (for
example, you are descending a long slope).
1 Automatic cancellation
Even though ACC with Low Speed Follow has been
automatically canceled, you can still resume the prior
set speed. Wait until the condition that caused ACC
with Low Speed Follow to cancel improves, then
press the RES/+/SET/– switch up or down.
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The ACC with Low Speed Follow automatic cancellation can be also triggered by the
following causes. In these cases, the electric parking brake will be automatically
applied.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfastened when the vehicle is stationary.
• The vehicle stops for more than 10 minutes.
• The engine is turned off.
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