2022 ACURA MDX steering wheel adjustment

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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
❚Steering Wheel Adjustments (P186)
❚ENGINE START/STOP Button (P166)
❚Audio System (P238)
❚System Indicators (P84)
❚Gauges (P104)
❚Driver Information
Interface
(P108)
❚ (Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA®)
System OFF) Button
(P464)
❚Parking Sensor System Button* (P563)
❚Safety Support Switch (P473, 483, 493, 538)
❚Brightness Control (P181)
❚Heated Windshield Button* (P180)
❚Hazard Warning Button
❚Rear Defogger/Heated Door Mirror
Button
(P180)
❚Front Seat Heater Buttons (P227)
❚Front Seat Ventilation Buttons* (P227)
❚Climate Control System (P229)
❚True Touchpad Interface (P245)
❚Head-Up Display Buttons* (P122)
❚Audio/Information Screen (P248)
❚Navigation System*
() See the Navigation System Manual
❚Electric Parking Brake Switch (P551)
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Quick Reference Guide
Wipers and Washers
(P177)
*1:Models with automatic intermittent wipers
*2:Models without automatic intermittent
wipers
Wiper/Washer Control Lever
MIST
OFF
AUTO
*1: Wiper speed varies
automatically
INT
*2: Low speed with
intermittent
LO : Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe
Pull toward
you to spray
washer fluid.
Adjustment Ring
(-: Low Sensitivity*1
: Lower speed, fewer sweeps*2
(+: High Sensitivity*1
: Higher speed, more sweeps*2
AUTO should always be turned OFF before
the following situations in order to prevent
severe damage to the wiper system:
●Cleaning the windshield●Driving through a car wash●No rain present
Steering Wheel (P186)
●To adjust, push and hold the adjustment
switch to move the steering wheel to the
desired position.
Models with automatic intermittent wipersUnlocking the Front
Doors from the Inside
(P144)
●Pull either front door inner handle to
unlock and open it at the same time.
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uWipers and Washers
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Controls
Wipers and Washers
The windshield wipers and washers can be
used when the power mode is in ON.
■MIST
The wipers run at high speed until you release
the lever.
■Wiper switch (OFF, INT*1/AUTO*2, LO,
HI)
Move the lever up or down to change the
wiper settings.
■Adjusting wiper operation*
Turn the adjustment ring to adjust wiper
operation.
■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the le ver for more than one
second, the spray stops, the wipers sweep two
or three more times to clear the windshield,
then stop.
*1: Models with manual intermittent operation
*2: Models with automatic intermittent operation
■Windshield Wipers/Washers1 Wipers and Washers
NOTICE
Do not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get sc ratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.
NOTICE
Turn the washers off if no washer fluid comes out.
The pump may get damaged.
The wiper motor may stop motor operation
temporarily to prevent an overload. Wiper operation
will return to normal within a few minutes, once the
circuit has returned to normal.
If the vehicle speeds up while the wipers are
operating intermittently, the length of the wipe
interval shortens.
When the vehicle speeds up, the wiper operation’s
shortest delay setting ( ) and the LO setting become
the same.
NOTICE
In cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield.
Operating the wipers in th is condition may damage
the wipers. Use the defrost er or heated windshield
*
to warm the windshield, then turn the wipers on.
Models without automatic intermittent wipers
Intermittent Time
Adjustment Ring*
MIST
INT
*1/AUTO*2
OFF
LO: Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe Pull to
use
washer.
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
Higher speed, more sweeps
* Not available on all models
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Controls
When you push the lever down to AUTO, the
windshield wipers sweep once, and go into
the automatic mode.
The wipers operate intermittently, at low
speed, or at high speed and stops in
accordance with the am ount of rainfall the
rainfall sensor detects.
■Auto sensitivity adjustment
When the wiper function is set to AUTO, you
can adjust the sensitivity of the rainfall sensor
(using the adjustment ring) so that wipers will
operate in accordance with your preference.
Sensor sensitivity
■Automatic Intermittent Wipers*1 Wipers and Washers
If the wipers st op operating due to an obstacle such
as the build-up of snow, pa rk the vehicle in a safe
place.
Rotate the wipe r switch to OFF, and set the power
mode to ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF, then remove
the obstacle.
1 Automatic Intermittent Wipers*
The rainfall sensor is in the location shown below.
NOTICE
AUTO should always be turned OFF before the
following situations in order to prevent severe
damage to the wiper system:
•Cleaning the windshield
•Driving through a car wash•No rain present
Rainfall Sensor
Adjustment Ring
Low sensitivity
High sensitivity
* Not available on all models
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uDriving Position Memory System
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Controls
Driving Position Memory System
You can store three driver’s seat, front passenger’s seat*, steering wheel*1 and door
mirror*1 positions with the drivin g position memory system.
When you unlock and open the driver’s door with a remote transmitter, or keyless
access system, door mirrors adjust to one of the three preset positions
*1 and the seat
adjusts to retracted position s of one of the three preset positions automatically.
The steering wheel and the seat will move to the stored position when you set the
power mode to ACCESSORY
*1.
When you enter the vehicle, the display briefly shows you which remote transmitter
you used to unlock the vehicle.
• DRIVER 1 transmitter is linked to memory button 1.
• DRIVER 2 transmitter is linked to memory button 2.
The driver’s seat moves rearward and steering
wheel fully up depending on the set seating
position once you
•Stop the vehicle.
• Put the transmission in
(P.
• Turn the engine off.
• Then open the driver’s door.
Once the power mode is in the ACCESSORY
position, the driver’s s eat and steering wheel
moves to the DRIVER 1 or 2 preset position.
*1: Driver’s seat only
1 Driving Position Memory System
Using the audio/informati on screen, you can disable
the automatic seat, steeri ng wheel and door mirrors
adjustment function. 2 Customized Features P. 345
The driver’s seat easy exit feature can be turned ON/
OFF. 2 Customized Features P. 345
System Operation
The system will not operate if:
•The vehicle speed is above 3 mph (5 km/h).•Either memory button is pr essed while the seat or
steering wheel is in motion.
•The seat or steering wheel position is adjusted
while in operation.
•The memory 1, 2, or 3 position is set fully to the
rear.
•The mode selector is pressed up or down while in
operation.
Models with mode selector
DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2
* Not available on all models
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uAdjusting the Steering Wheel
Controls
Adjusting the Steering Wheel
The steering wheel height and distance from your body can be adjusted so that you
can comfortably grip the steering wheel in an appropriate driving posture.
Push and hold the adjustment switch to move
the steering wheel in, out, up or down.
u Make sure you can see the instrument
panel gauges and indicators.1Adjusting the Steering Wheel
3WARNING
Adjusting the steering wheel position while
driving may cause you to lose control of the
vehicle and be seriously injured in a crash.
Adjust the steering wheel only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Adjustment Switch
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Controls
Seats
Front Seats
Adjust the driver’s seat as far back as possible
while allowing you to maintain full control of
the vehicle. You should be able to sit upright,
well back in the seat and be able to
adequately press the pedals without leaning
forward, and grip the steering wheel
comfortably. The passenger’s seat should be
adjusted in a similar manner, so that it is as far
back from the front airbag in the dashboard
as possible.
■Adjusting the front power seats
1Seats
Always make seat adjustments before driving.
Move back.
Allow sufficient
space.
■Adjusting the Seat Positions
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Front Seats
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and Transport Cana da recommend that drivers allow
at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the
steering wheel and the chest.
3WARNING
Sitting too close to a front airbag can result
in serious injury or death if the front
airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the front
airbags as possible while maintaining
control of the vehicle.
Horizontal
Position
Adjustment
Height
Adjustment Seat-back
Angle
Adjustment Mode
Selector
*
2 Seat
Control
Interface
*
P. 192
* Not available on all models
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