Acura 2011 TL manual

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  • Page 1

    Several warranties p rotect your n ew vehicl e. Read the warranty boo klet t horoughly so you unders t and t he cov era ges a nd ar e aw ar e of your r ight s and r espons ibilit ies. A s you read t his manual, yo u will f ind inf orma t ion t hat is pre ceded by a symbol. T his inf orma t ion is int ende d t o help you av oid dama ge t o y our v e[...]

  • Page 2

    − Calif or nia Pr oposit ion 65 W a rning Thi s p ro d u c t c o n tai n s o r em i ts c h em i c al s k no wn to th e S tate o f Cal if or n i a to ca u se c an cer a nd b irth def ect s or ot her r epr oduct iv e harm. Event Dat a R ecorders T h is dat a be longs to t he v ehicle ow ner a nd may not be a cce ssed by any one else exc ept a s leg[...]

  • Page 3

    − − − − − − You r s af ety , an d the s afety o f o the rs, is ve ry import a nt . A nd opera t ing t his vehi cl e saf ely i s an i mp or tant res ponsibilit y. Of cour se, it is not pract ic al or possible t o w a rn y ou about all t he hazar ds associat ed wit h opera ting or maint a ining your v ehicle . Y ou must use your ow n good[...]

  • Page 4

    ( f luid capa cit ie s an d t ire pr ess ures ) (m ain cont r ols) (seat belts, SR S, and chil d protect ion) (indic at or s, ga uges, mult i-inf or mat ion dis play, da shboa rd, a nd st ee ring column) ( ) (f u el, ve hi cle b reak-i n , and carg o l oad in g) (e ngine a nd t ra nsmission opera t ion) (minde r, f luid che cking, minor s erv ices,[...]

  • Page 5

    A convenient ref erence t o the sect ions in t his ma nua l. A quick re f ere nce t o the ma in cont rols in your v ehicle. ID number s, dimensions, ca pacit ies , and tech ni cal i nf ormati on . Import a nt inf orma t ion about th e prope r use a nd car e of your v ehic le’s seat bel ts, an ove rview o f the suppl emental rest ra int syst em, a[...]

  • Page 6

    * * : If equipped Y our V ehicle a t a Gla nce Y our V ehicle at a Glance 3 DRIVE R’S FRONT AIRBAG MIRROR CONTROLS DRIVING P OSITION MEM ORY SYSTEM BUTTONS POWER D OOR LOCK MAST ER SWITCH POWER WIND OW SWITCHE S TRUNK RELE ASE BUTTO N FUEL FILL DOOR RELEAS E BUTTO N HOOD R ELEASE HAN DLE HAZ ARD WARNING BUTTO N INSTRUME NT PANE L INDICATORS G[...]

  • Page 7

    * * * * * * * * * * T o use the horn , press the center pad of the st eering wheel. R ef e r t o t he na viga t ion syst em ow ner’ s manua l. If equipped 1: 2: 3: Y our V ehicle a t a Gla nce 4 WINDSHIE LD WIPERS/ WASHE RS CENTE R DISPLA Y CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS HORN NAVIGA TION DISP LAY HEA DLIGHT S/TURN SIGNA LS/ FOG LIGHTS[...]

  • Page 8

    − T his sect ion giv es y ou import a nt inf orma t ion about how t o pr ot ect yourself a nd your passengers. It shows you how t o use seat belt s. It expla ins how your a irba gs w ork. A nd it t ells you h ow t o pr oper ly re st r ain inf ant s a nd childr en in y our v ehicle . ......... I mp or tan t Safety Pr e ca u tio ns . 6 ....... Y ou[...]

  • Page 9

    − Yo u’ l l f in d ma ny s afe ty d ati o n s th ro u g h o u t t h is s e c ti o n , an d th ro u g h o u t th i s m an u al . Th e r e c o m - m e nd at i o n s o n th i s p ag e ar e th e o n e s w e co n s i d e r to b e th e mo s t i m p o r ta n t. A se at b el t is yo ur be s t p ro tecti on i n al l ty p es o f co l l i si on s. Air b a[...]

  • Page 10

    Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h ma ny f eatu res th at wo rk to ge the r to prot ec t you a nd your pa sse ngers during a cr as h. T he f ollowing pa ges ex plain how y ou c a nt a k ea na c t i v er o l ei np r o t e c t i n g yourself a nd your passe ngers. Howe ver , you a nd your pa ssenger s ca n’t t a ke f ull adv a nt age of t he se f ea[...]

  • Page 11

    − − − − Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h s eat belt s in a ll sea t ing posit ions. Y our seat belt system also includes an indica t or on t he inst r ument pa nel and a beeper t o remind yo u and your passengers t o f ast en your seat belt s. Seat belt s a re t he single most e f f e c t i v es a f e t yd e v i c ef o r a d u l t sa n d l[...]

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    CONT INUE D Y our vehicle has a supp lemental restraint system (SR S) with f ront airb ags to hel p pro tect t he head s and ch ests o f the d ri ve r an d a f ron t se at passenge r dur ing a mode ra t e t o sev er e f ront a l collision ( see pa ge f or mor e inf or mat ion on how your f r ont a irba gs w ork). Y ou r vehi cl e als o has s id e a[...]

  • Page 13

    T he most import ant t hings you need t o know a bout your a irba gs a re : T hey are designed to sup plemen t the seat belts. T o do t he ir job, air bags must inf lat e w it h t re mendous f or ce. So whi le ai rbag s he lp save l ives , they can ca use minor injurie s or more seri ou s or eve n f atal i nju rie s if occupa nt s ar e not pr oper [...]

  • Page 14

    − * * T he f ollowing pa ges pr ovide inst ruc t ions on how t o prope rly prot ec t t he driver , adult passenge rs and teen age ch il dren wh o are larg e enough a nd mat ur e enough t o dr ive or ri de in the f ront seat. See pa ges f or impor t ant guidelines on how t o pr oper ly prot ec t inf a nt s, sma ll childre n, and lar ger childr[...]

  • Page 15

    W hen one or more door s or t he tru n k l i d ar e n o t tig h tl y cl os ed , the corr esponding indicat or f or e ac h condi tion will come on. T h ea b o v ee x a m p l es h o w st h ef r o n t right a nd re ar lef t doors, a nd t he t runk open. W hen t he t runk is not t ight ly closed, the ‘‘T R UNK OPEN’’ indicator will come on . If[...]

  • Page 16

    T he Natio n al Hi gh way T raf f ic Saf ety A dminist r a t ion and T ra nspor t Cana da r ecomme nd th at dr ive rs allow at least 10 inches (25 cm) between t he center of t he steering wh e el a n d the c h es t. I n ad d i ti o n to adjust ing the seat , you ca n adjust t he steering wheel up and do wn, and in and out ( se e pa ge ). If y ou ca[...]

  • Page 17

    Adj u st the d ri ver ’s s ea t-b ack to a comf ort a ble, upr ight posit ion, lea ving a mple spa ce bet w een y our chest a nd the a irbag cover in t he center of the st eering wheel. Pa s se n ge rs with ad j us tab le s ea t- b ac ks sh o u ld al s o ad ju s t the i r s eat- b ac k to a co m f or tab l e, up ri gh t po si tio n . See pa ge f [...]

  • Page 18

    CONT INUE D R ec lining a s eat - back so t ha t t he shoulder par t of t he belt no longer rest s against t he occupant’s chest reduc es t he prot e ct iv e capa bilit y of the belt . It a lso i ncreases t he chance of sliding unde r t he belt in a c ra sh and being ser iously injur ed. T he f arther a seat-b ack is re cli ne d, the greater the [...]

  • Page 19

    Proper ly a djust ed hea d re st ra int s will he lp prot ec t occu pant s f r om whipla sh a nd ot her cr as h injurie s. See pa ge f or how t o a djust t he head res traints and ho w t he dri ver’s and f r ont pa ssenge r’s a ct iv e hea d restraints work. Posit ion t he lap pa rt of t he belt a s low a s possible a cr oss your h ips, t hen p[...]

  • Page 20

    If ne cessa ry, pull up on t he belt a gain to remo ve any s lac k, then c hec k that th e be l t res ts ac ros s th e c en te r of your chest and o ver your shou lder. T his sp reads the f orces of a crash over t he st r ongest bone s in your upper body. Th i s c o u l d c au s e very seri ous i nj uri es in a cras h. If a seat belt d oes not seem[...]

  • Page 21

    If y ou are pr egna nt , the be st w ay t o prot ec t your self a nd your unbor n child w hen driv ing or riding in a vehi cl e is to al ways wear a seat bel t, and keep the lap part of t he belt as low a s possible a cr oss t he hips. In addit ion, a n occupa nt w ho is out of posit ion in t he f r ont sea t c an be ser iously or f a t ally injur [...]

  • Page 22

    If t hey do, they could be v er y ser iously injur ed in a crash. W hen driv ing, r emember t o sit upright a nd adjust t he sea t as f ar bac k as poss ible while a llowing f ull cont rol of t he v ehicle . W hen r iding as a f r ont passenge r, adjust t he seat as f ar bac k as po ss ib le. Ea c h ti m e y o u h av e a ch e ck up , as k yo ur d o[...]

  • Page 23

    * * * Y our seat belt sy st em includes la p/ shoulder belt s in a ll sea t ing posit ions. T he f r ont se at be lts a re a lso equipped w it h aut oma t ic se at belt t ensioner s. T he seat belt system includes a n indica t or on t he inst rument pane l and a bee per t o remind y ou and your pa ssenger s t o f ast en your seat belt s. If e[...]

  • Page 24

    If t he indicat or come s on or the beeper sounds w hen t he driv er ’s sea t belt is la t che d and t he re is no f ront seat passe nger a nd no it ems on t he f ro n t se at, s o m eth i n g m ay b e int erf e ring w it h t he monit or ing system. L ook f or and r emove: A ny it ems unde r t he f ront passenger’s sea t. A ny obj ect ( s) hang[...]

  • Page 25

    T o deac tivate the lo ckab le retractor, unlat ch t he buck le and let t he se at b el t f ul l y re tra ct. To refaste n th e seat be lt , p ull it o ut only as f a r as needed . For a dded prot ec t ion, t he f ront seat belt s a re equippe d wit h a ut omat ic seat be lt t ensioner s. When act iva t ed, the t ension ers imm ediately tighten th [...]

  • Page 26

    For saf et y, you shoul d check the condit ion of your sea t belt s re gular ly. If a sea t belt is worn during a crash, it must be repla ce d by your deale r. A belt t ha t ha s bee n wor n during a crash may n ot pro vid e the sam e le vel of prot ec t ion in a subs equent cra sh. T he deale r s hould also ins pect t he anc hors f or da mage a nd[...]

  • Page 27

    A irbag Sy st em Component s A dd it ion al In f ormat i on A bout Y ou r A i rbag s 24 (1) (3) (8) (4) (5) (15) (2) (11) (14) (13) (14) (16) (13) (4) (10) (5) (8) (6) (9) (7) (12) (1) Driver’s Fron t Airbag (2) Pass enger ’s Fr ont Airba g (3) Cont rol U nit (4) Fro nt Seat Belt Ten sioners (5) Side Airb ags (15) S uppleme ntal Re st rai nt Sy[...]

  • Page 28

    Auto m ati c f ro n t se at b el t t ensioner s (s ee page ). Se n so rs that c an de tec t a mo dera te to sev ere f ro nt i mp ac t or s id e i mp act. Sensors t hat ca n detec t whet he r a child is in t he pa ssenge r’s side airb ag path and s ig nal the co ntrol unit t o t urn t he a irba g of f ( see page ). Y our a irbag syst em includes: [...]

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    * * If you eve r have a mo de rate to sev er e f ront al collision, s ensor s will d ete c t the v eh i c l e’ s ra p i d dece lera t ion. If t he rate of deceleration i s high enough, t he c ont rol unit w ill inf la t e the driver’ s and f ro nt passen ger’ s airb ags , at t he tim e and wi th the f orce n eeded. A so p hi sti c ate d e[...]

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    CONT INUE D Af ter a cr as h , y o u m ay s e e wh at l o o ks l ik e s m o ke . Thi s is a ctu al l y p o wd er f r o m th e ai r ba g ’ s su rf ac e. Alth ou g h th e p o wd er is n ot h ar m f ul , pe o p l e wi th res p i r ato ry p ro bl e m s ma y e xp eri en c e so me tem po rar y di sco mfor t. I f th i s o cc ur s, g et o u t o f th e ve[...]

  • Page 31

    Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h dua l- st age , mult iple-t hr eshold f r ont air bags ( SR S). Dur ing a f r ont al cr ash seve re enough t o ca use one or bot h f ront air bags t o deploy, t he a irba gs can inf lat e at dif f ere nt ra t es, depending on t he sev er it y of t he crash, whether or no t t he seat belts are latch ed, and /o r oth[...]

  • Page 32

    T he passe nger’s adv a nced f ront airbag system has w eight sensors under t he sea t . A lt hough A cura does not enc oura ge ca rr ying a n inf ant or sma ll child in f ront , if t h e sens ors det ect t he we ight of a n inf a nt or small c hild ( up t o about 65 lbs or 2 9 kg ), th e sy ste m wi ll au tom ati cal l y turn the pass eng er’s[...]

  • Page 33

    T o ensure t ha t t he passenger ’s advan ced f ron t airb ag sys tem wil l wor k prope rly , T his includes: A rea r passenge r pushing or pulling on t he bac k of t he f r ont passenger’s sea t. Mo vin g t he f ron t se at or seat-back f o rci bl y back agai nst cargo o n the sea t or f loor be hind it. Hanging he av y it em s on t he f ront [...]

  • Page 34

    T here will be so me delay between t he moment t he pa sse nger mov es int o or out of t he a irba g deployme nt p a t ha n dw h e nt h e i n d i c a t o r c o m e s on or goes of f . A f r ont seat pa ssenger should not use a cushion or anot her obje ct a s a backrest. It may prevent t he cutof f syst e m f rom w or king prope rly . Only one a irb[...]

  • Page 35

    * * If t he impac t is on the pa ssenger’s side, t he passe nger’s s ide curt a in airb ag wi ll i nf late even i f there are no occupant s on t hat s ide of t he v ehicle. On e or bo th si de cu rtain ai rb ags m ay i n f late i n a mo d er ate to s e ve re f ront a l collision w hich c ause s t he f ront air bags t o deploy . T o ge t t h[...]

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    * I f th e in di ca to r co m es o n at any ot her t ime, or does not c ome on at a ll, you sho uld have t he system checked by yo ur dealer. F or examp le: I f th e SRS i n di cato r do es no t co me o n af ter yo u tur n the i gn i ti o n swit c h to t he ON ( II) posit ion or on mo dels with keyless access system, pre ss the engine st a rt / s[...]

  • Page 37

    Be aware that obje cts pl aced o n the f ront s eat ca n cause t he indica t or t o come on . If no w eight is det ec t ed on t he f r ont seat, the ai rbag wi l l be au tom atical ly shut of f . How ev er, t he indica t or w ill not c ome on. T he pa ssenger air bag of f indica t or may come o n and of f repeat edly i f the t otal weight on the se[...]

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    I f th e in di ca to r co m es o n with n o f ront sea t passe nger and no obje ct s o n th e se at, o r wi th an ad ul t ri di ng there, somethin g may be i nterf ering with t he weight sensors. L ook f or and remove: A ny it ems unde r t he f ront passenger’s sea t. Y ou r airbag s ystems are virtual ly maint ena nce f r ee, a nd the re a re no[...]

  • Page 39

    T oge t her , air bags a nd seat bel ts pro vid e the be st prot e ct ion. T ampering c ould ca use t he a irba gs t o deploy , possibly ca using ve ry s erious injur y. If w at e r or anot he r liquid soa ks int o a s ea t - back , it can p reven t t he si d e airb ag cutof f system f rom w orking prope rly. Th i s c o u l d m ak e th e driv er ?[...]

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    − − − Ch il dr e n d ep en d o n adu lts to p ro te ct th e m . Ho wev e r, d es p i te th e i r be s t i n te n ti o n s , m an y ad ul ts d o n o t kn o w h o w to p ro tec t ch il d passengers. If you have children , or ever need to driv e w it h a ch ild in your v ehicle , be sure t o r ea d t his sect ion. It begins wit h impor t ant gen[...]

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    − Whenever possibl e, lar ger childr en should s it in t he ba ck seat , on a boo st er seat if needed, and be proper ly re st r ained w it h a sea t belt ( se e page f or import a nt inf orma t ion about prot e ct ing la rger childre n). Fr ont a irba gs ha ve be en designe d t o help prot e ct a dult s in a mode ra t e t o sev er e f ront a l c[...]

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    − T o r emind you of t he pa ssenger ’s f ront a irba g ha zar ds, a nd t hat chi ld ren mu st be prop erl y restrained in a bac k seat, you r vehi cl e has w a r n i n gl a b e l so nt h e d a s h b o a r d (U .S. models) a nd on t he f r ont v isors . Pl ease read an d f o ll ow the inst ruc t ions on t hese la bels. U.S. Models Canadia n Mod[...]

  • Page 43

    − Many parents say t hey pref er to put an inf a nt or a sma ll child in t he f r ont passenge r se at s o the y ca n wa t ch t he child, or bec ause t he c hild requir es at t e nt ion. Plac ing a child in t h e f ront sea t expos es t he chil d t o hazards in a f ront a l collision, a nd pa ying close at t e nt ion t o a child dis t ra ct s t h[...]

  • Page 44

    − * * If a child wra ps a loose seat belt around t heir neck, they ca n be serious ly or f at a lly injur ed. (S ee page s a nd f or how t o activate and de activate the locka ble re t ra ct or .) L e av ing childr en w it hout adult super vis ion is illega l in most states, Can adi an pro vin ces an d territories, and c an be very haza rdous[...]

  • Page 45

    A n inf ant must be proper ly res t ra ined in a r ear -f a cing, r eclining child sea t unt il t he child r ea ches t he sea t mak er’ s w eight or height limit f or t he s eat , a nd t he child is a t le ast one year old . Only a r ea r- f acing c hild sea t pr ovide s proper s upport f or a baby ’s hea d, neck, a nd back . T wo t ypes of sea[...]

  • Page 46

    In any of t hese sit uat ions, we st rongly r ecommend t ha t y ou insta ll t he child sea t dir ect ly behind t he f ront passenger’s seat, move the seat as f ar f o rward as nee ded , and l eave it unoccupied. Or , you ma y wish t o get a sma ller r ea r-f a cing ch ild sea t . Man y stat es, C anad ian p rovi nc es and t err it or ies a llow a[...]

  • Page 47

    Even wi th advanc ed f ront airbag s th at auto mati cal ly tu rn th e pass eng er’s f ront airb ag of f (see page ), a ba ck se at is t he saf e st plac e f or a s mall c hild. If it is nece ssar y to put a f or wa rd- f ac ing child sea t in t h e f ront , m ove the veh icl e se at as f ar to the rear as possible, a nd be sure t he ch ild seat [...]

  • Page 48

    Since L A T CH -compa t ible child seat s are easi er to in stall and red uc e the possibilit y of impr oper inst a lla t ion, we r ec ommend sele ct ing t his st y le. W hen buying a ch ild sea t , you nee d to choose eit her a convent ional child seat , or one de signed f or use wit h t he L ower A nchors a nd T et her s f or CHildren (L A T CH) [...]

  • Page 49

    A f ter selecting a proper chi ld seat an d a go od p l ac e to i n sta l l th e se at, th er e are th ree m ain s tep s i n inst alling t he se at : A ll child s ea t s must be secure d to t he vehicle w it h t he lap par t of a la p/shoulde r belt or w it h th e LAT C H ( Lo w e r An c ho r s an d T et hers f or CHildren) syst em. A child whose s[...]

  • Page 50

    Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h LATC H (Lo w e r An c h o r s a n d Tethe r s f or CH i l d re n ) at the o u te r rear se ats. T o insta ll a L A T CH-compa t ible ch ild seat : Move the seat belt buckle o r t ongue aw ay f r om t he lowe r anchors. Make sure t here a re no objects nea r t he a nchors t ha t could prevent a secure conn ection b [...]

  • Page 51

    P us h the bu tton l o c ate d n ex t to each rear head restrain t t o pivo t the hea d restr aint down. Plac e t he child sea t on t he v ehic le se at, th en attac h th e se at to the lo wer ancho rs accord in g to t he child sea t mak er’ s inst ruct ions. Some L A T CH -compa t ible seat s have a ri gi d-typ e co nn ec tor as shown a bove. Ot[...]

  • Page 52

    Tig h ten th e teth er stra p as inst ruc t ed by t he child se at make r. Push and pull t he child seat f orw ar d and f r om side-t o-side t o verif y that i t is secu re. When not using t he L A T CH syst em, all chil d seat s must be secured t o t he ve hicle wit h t he la p par t of a la p/ shoulder be lt . In addit ion, t he la p/shoulder be [...]

  • Page 53

    A f t er t he be lt has re t ra ct ed, t ug on it . If t he belt is locke d, you w ill not be a ble t o pull it out . If y ou ca n pull t h eb e l to u t ,i ti sn o tl o c k e d ,a n d you will n eed to repeat t hese steps. T o activate the lo ckab le re tractor, slowly pull t he shoulde r par t of t he belt all the wa y out until it stops, t hen l[...]

  • Page 54

    T o de activate the lo ckab le re tractor and re mo ve a chi ld se at, unl atch the buckl e, unrou te the sea t belt, a nd let th e be lt f u l l y re tra ct. A chi ld s eat with a tether can be inst a lled in any se at ing pos it ion in th e ba c k se at, u si n g o n e o f th e anc hora ge point s s hown a bove . Since a t et h er ca n prov ide a[...]

  • Page 55

    Lif t the an ch o r co ve r, th e n attac h th e teth er s trap h oo k to the anc ho r, maki n g su re the strap i s not twist ed. T igh ten the strap a cco rdi ng to the seat make r’s inst ruct ions. F o l l o w s t e p s2a n d3i nt h e prev ious column. A f t e r proper ly sec uring t he child seat (se e p age ), ad ju st the head restrai nt t [...]

  • Page 56

    T o de t er mine if a lap/shoulde r be lt proper ly f it s a ch ild, hav e t he child put on t he sea t belt , t he n ask yourself : Does t he child sit all t he w ay ba ck agai ns t t he se at? Do t he child’s k nees be nd com f ortably over the edge o f W hen a c hild rea ches t he rec ommended weight or height limit fo r a fo r w a r d - fa c [...]

  • Page 57

    Does t he shoulder belt cross b etw ee n th e ch i l d ’s n eck an d arm ? Is t he lap pa rt of t he belt a s low a s possible, t ouching t he c hild’s th i gh s? W ill the c hild be able t o st ay sea t ed like t his f or t he w hole t r ip? If you answer yes t o all these quest ions, t he ch ild is rea dy t o wea r t he lap/shoulde r belt cor[...]

  • Page 58

    A child may cont inue using a boost e r sea t unt il t he t ops of t he ir ea rs a re ev en w ith the to p o f the ve h i c le ’s o r b o os ter’ s se at- b ac k . A ch i l d o f thi s height should be t all e nough t o use t he lap/shoulder belt wit hout a b o os ter se at. T he Natio n al Hi gh way T raf f ic Saf ety A dminist r a t ion and T[...]

  • Page 59

    If you decide that a child can saf ely ride up f ront , be sure t o: Car ef ully r ea d the ow ner ’s ma nual, and ma ke sur e you under st a nd all sea t belt inst r uct ions and all sa f et y inf orma t ion. Mo ve the v eh ic l e se at to th e re ar - most posit ion. Ha ve th e c h il d si t up stra ig ht, b ack agai ns t t he seat, an d f ee t[...]

  • Page 60

    Y ou r vehi cl e’s e xhau st con tain s car bon monoxide ga s. Ca rbon monoxide should not ent er t he vehi cl e in no rm al dri vin g if yo u maint a in your v ehicle pr operly a nd f ollow t he inf or ma t ion on this pa ge. High lev els of c ar bon monoxide c an collect ra pidly in e nclosed a r eas , su ch as a garage. Do n ot run the engine [...]

  • Page 61

    T hese labels are i n the locations shown. T hey warn you of potential haza rds t ha t could ca use ser ious in ju ry or de ath. Read these l abe ls ca ref ully . If a label comes of f or becomes hard to re ad (e xc ep t f or the U .S . das hb oard l abel wh ic h may be removed by the own er), co ntact your dealer f or a replacement. U.S. models on[...]

  • Page 62

    U.S. models Canadian models U.S. models Canadian models Saf et y L a bels Driv er and Passenger Saf ety 59 SUN VISOR DOORJAM B 10/07/29 11:47:22 31TK4620_064 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 63

    60 10/07/29 11:47:24 31TK4620_065 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 64

    T his sect ion giv es inf or ma t ion about th e co ntro ls an d di sp l ay s tha t cont ribut e t o t he da ily opera t ion of your vehicle. A ll the essent ial cont rols a re w it hin ea sy re ach . ........................... Cont rol L ocat ions . 62 ............................ Inst rument Pa nel . 63 .......... Inst rument Pa nel Indica t ors[...]

  • Page 65

    * * : If equipped Cont r ol L oca t ions 62 GAUGES MULTI- INFORMAT ION DISPLAY MIRROR CONTROLS DRIVING P OSITION MEM ORY SYSTEM BUTTONS POWER D OOR LOCK MAST ER SWITCH POWER WIND OW SWITCHE S TRUNK RELE ASE BUTTO N FUEL FILL DOOR RE LEASE BUTTO N HOOD R ELEASE HAN DLE INSTRUME NT PANE L INDICATORS MOONROOF SWITCH HAZ ARD WARNING BUTTO N (P. 63 [...]

  • Page 66

    * * * T h e U.S. instr ument panel is shown. D if f erenc es f or t he Ca nadia n models ar e note d in the t ex t . Inst r ument Panel Inst r ument s a nd Cont r ols 63 CRUISE MAIN INDICA TOR CRUISE CONTROL INDICAT OR PARKING BRAKE A ND BRAKE SYSTE M INDICAT OR HIGH BEA M INDICAT OR LOW FUEL INDICA TOR IMMOB ILI ZER SYS TEM INDICAT OR SIDE A[...]

  • Page 67

    * * * * T he instrument panel has many indica t ors t o giv e you impor t a nt inf orma t ion about your v ehicle. Y ou will also see a ‘‘F A ST EN SEA T BEL T ’’ messa ge on the mult i- inf orma t ion displa y. Y ou w ill als o see a ‘‘ CHECK EMISSION SY ST EM’’ message on th e mu lti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay. Fo r mo [...]

  • Page 68

    * * * I f th is i nd i ca to r co m es o n whe n th e engine is running, t he ba t t er y is not being cha rge d, and y ou will a lso see a ‘‘CHECK CHA R GING SY ST EM’’ message on t he mult i-inf or mat ion display . F or more inf or mat ion, se e page . T his indicat or c omes on brief ly w hen yo u turn th e ig ni ti o n s wi tc h [...]

  • Page 69

    * * If it stays on af ter yo u have f ull y rele ased the p arkin g brak e whil e t he engine is running, or if it comes on w hile dr iving, it ca n indica t e a proble m in the br ak e system. Y ou will also see a ‘‘L OW BR A K E FL UID’’ or ‘‘CHECK BR A K E SY ST EM’’ messa ge on th e mu lti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay. Fo r[...]

  • Page 70

    * * * T his indicat or c omes on brief ly w hen yo u turn th e ig ni ti o n s wi tc h to th e ON ( II) posit ion. If it comes on a t an y o the r ti me , i t in d i c ate s th at the passenge r’s side a irba g ha s au to m ati cal l y sh ut of f . Fo r mo re inf orma t ion, see pa ge . Y ou will also see a ‘‘PA SSENGER S ID E AI RB AG O[...]

  • Page 71

    * * * * T his indicat or nor mally c omes on f or a f ew seconds when yo u t urn the i g ni tio n s wi tch to th e O N (I I) posit ion. It ma y a lso come on brief ly wh e n the i gn i ti o n sw i tch i s tur n ed to t he ST A R T ( III) posit ion. T h is indicat or ha s t wo f unct ions: It f l ashe s when VSA is acti ve (see page ). I f i[...]

  • Page 72

    * * T his indicat or nor mally c omes on f or a f ew seconds when yo u t urn the i g ni tio n s wi tch to th e O N (I I) posit ion. Models equippe d wit h t he keyless access system hav e an engine st a rt /st op but t on inste ad of an ignit ion s wit ch . ON Mode is t he equiv ale nt of O N ( II). For mo re in f orm ation , see p ages and . T[...]

  • Page 73

    * * T h e lef t or right t ur n signal indicat or blinks w hen you s ignal a la ne cha nge or t urn. If a n indicat or does not blink or blinks r a pidly, it usua lly mea ns one of t he t ur n signal bulbs is burned out (s ee pa ges a nd ). R epla ce t he bulb a s soon a s poss ible, since ot her dr ive rs ca nnot s ee t ha t you ar e signa lin[...]

  • Page 74

    * * Thi s i n di cato r co m es o n wi th th e high beam he adlight s. F or mor e inf orma t ion, see pa ge . T his indicat or a lso come s on wit h reduc ed bright ne ss whe n the dayt ime r unning light s (D R L ) are on (se e p ag e ) . T his indi cat or comes on when you t urn on t he f og light s. F or more inf orma t ion, see pa ge . T h [...]

  • Page 75

    T his indi cat or comes on when you tu rn o n th e cr u i se c o n tro l s ys te m b y p re ss in g th e CRUI SE b u tto n on th e steering wheel (see page ). T his indi cat or comes on when you set t he cr uise cont rol. See page f or inf or mat ion on ope ra t ing t he cruise control. T his indi cat or comes on when there i s a sys te m m es s ag[...]

  • Page 76

    * * T h is indica t or is in t he f ue l gauge . It c o m e so na sa r e m i n d e r t h a t y o u must ref uel soon. Y ou will also see a ‘‘L OW F UEL ’’ messa ge on the mul t i- inf orma t ion displa y. T his indicat or nor mally c omes on f or a f ew seconds when yo u t urn the i g ni tio n s wi tch to th e O N (I I) posit ion. If t [...]

  • Page 77

    If t he indicat or blink s while dr iving, the dif f erential temp erature is too high. Y ou will also see an ‘‘SH-A WD DIF F T EMP. H IGH’’ message on t he mu lti -in f ormatio n d isp l ay (see ). Pull to t he side of t he r oad w hen it is saf e, s hif t t o Pa rk , and let t he engine idle unt il the indic at or goe s out . T his indica[...]

  • Page 78

    T his shows how much f uel you have. It may sh ow sl i gh tly mo re o r le ss th an the ac tu al a mo un t. T he needl e returns to the b o ttom a f ter yo u turn o f f the ignit ion/powe r mode. Fu el G a u g e Gaug es Inst r ument s a nd Cont r ols 75 SPEEDOMETER TEMPERATUR E GAUGE TACHOMETER FUEL GAUGE MULTI- INFORMAT ION DISPLAY U.S . model wi [...]

  • Page 79

    T h is shows t he t empe ra t ure of t he engine’ s coola nt . Dur ing norma l opera t ion, t he point e r s hould rise f ro m th e bo ttom m ar k to ab o ut the middle of t he ga uge. In sev er e driv ing condit ions, such a s v ery hot we at her or a long per iod of uphill driv ing, th e point er ma y rise t o t he upper zone . If it r eac hes [...]

  • Page 80

    * * CONT INUE D Y ou ca n se lect t he displa ye d langua ge and also cust omize some ve h i cl e co n tro l setti ng s to yo ur li ki n g wi th th e mu lti - i n f or ma ti o n d is pl ay an d th e thre e b u tto ns o n th e stee ri ng wheel (see page ). W hen you unlock a nd open t he driv er ’s door, t he displa y shows ‘‘DR IV ER 1’[...]

  • Page 81

    * * * ▲▼ * ▲▼ T hese messages go of f af t er sev eral seconds. Wi th the i g n i ti on s witc h i n th e ON (II) pos it ion, t he mult i-inf or mat ion display cha nges a s show n on page each time you press t he INFO ( / ) but t on or t he SEL /R ESET but t on. W hen you t urn t he ignit ion sw itc h t o the ON ( II) posit ion, yo[...]

  • Page 82

    * CONT INUE D I n the m u l ti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay, th e system message is a lso displayed (s ee pa ge ) and you c an cust omize y our v ehicle cont r ol set t ings ( see page ) . In the nor mal displa y mode, t he upper se gment displa ys t r ip comput er inf orm at ion, suc h as f ue l econo my or average speed. T he lower segment dis[...]

  • Page 83

    ▲▼ * * * * Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 80 U.S . model is s hown. : Press the INFO b utton ( / ). : Pres s the SEL /RESET butt on. 1: 2 : SH-AW D models only Odom eter (See page 81 .) Trip Meter (See pag e 81 .) Trip Comput er (Se e page 82 .) Engine Oi l Life (See pag e 84 .) Tire Pressu re for each tire (See page 85 .) HFL (See page [...]

  • Page 84

    The o d o me te r sh ows th e total di stanc e you r veh icl e has be en driv en. It me asur es mile s in U.S. models a nd kilomet e rs in C ana dian models. It is illega l under U.S. f ed eral l aw and Can adi an pro vin ci al/ t err it oria l regula t ions t o disconne ct , re s et, o r al ter th e o do m ete r wi th the int ent t o cha nge t he [...]

  • Page 85

    ▲▼ Alo n g w i th th e tri p m eter , th e tri p compu ter calculat es these v alues: A v era ge F uel E conomy A verage V ehicle S peed Inst ant F uel Ec onomy Elapsed T ime R a nge Tr i p C o m p u te r Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 82 : Press the INFO b utton ( / ). : Pres s the SEL /RESET butt on. U.S . model is s hown. Go to S H-AWD monit [...]

  • Page 86

    * * T his shows your inst a nt f ue l economy . T h is shows t he a ccumula t ed t ra ve ling t ime since you la st re set it . W hen you t urn t he ignit ion sw itc h to th e ON (I I) p o si tio n , E L APS E D T IME A or B is reset . Models equippe d wit h t he keyless access system hav e an engine st a rt /st op but t on inste ad of an ignit[...]

  • Page 87

    T h is shows t he out s ide Fa hr enheit temperat ure in U.S. mod els, and Celsius t empe ra t ure in Ca nadia n models. In certain wea ther cond itions, t emper at ur e re adings ne ar f r ee zing (32°F , 0°C) could mean that ice is f o rmi ng on the ro ad surf ace. Y ou c an adju st the outsi de temp erature d is pl ay (see p age ). T he temper[...]

  • Page 88

    Y ou can see the pressur e of each t ire in this monit or . If one or more t ir es ar e lo w, i n f late th em to th e co rr ec t press ure. For mo re inf ormatio n, se e page . T h is monit or shows how much t orque is being de liver ed t o e ach wheel . For more in f ormation , see page . 488 478 SH-A W D models only T ire Pres sure Monit or SH-A[...]

  • Page 89

    Y ou ca n rece ive or ma ke phone c alls f rom your ce ll phone t hrough y our vehicle’s HandsFreeL ink (H F L ) s yst em wit hout t ouching your cell phone . T o use t he syst em, your cell phone and t he HF L sys t em must be link ed. Not a ll cell phone s a re c ompat ible with t his syst em. R ef er t o page f or i n str u cti on s o n ho w t[...]

  • Page 90

    ▲▼ ▲▼ ▲▼ If t her e is a pr oblem w it h your ve hicle, f or ex ample t he e ngine oil lev el is low or a door is not f ully closed, t he mult i- inf orma t ion displa y will show y ou t he proble m. It doe s t his by int err upt ing t he curr ent display wit h one or more messages. T he syst e m message( s) t r iggers t he appr opria t[...]

  • Page 91

    See page 33 See page 20 See page 20 See page 33 See page 485 See page 484 See page 482 See page 12 See page 204 See page 519 See page 561 See page 562 See page 561 See page 563 Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 88 U.S. Cana da U.S. Cana da Cana da U.S. Cana da U.S. SH-AWD mode l only 10/07/29 11:51:07 31TK4620_093 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 92

    CONT INUE D See page 136 S e ep a g e 4 6 2 S e ep a g e 4 6 4 See page 76 See page 479 See page 479 See page 468 See page 489 See page 490 See page 490 See page 491 See page 491 See page 498 See page 499 See page 500 See page 70 See page 73 On models wit hout keyless access syste m On models wit h keyless access syste m A/ T m od el Mult i-Inf orm[...]

  • Page 93

    See page 145 See page 190 See page 190 See page 187 See page 188 See page 192 See page 194 See page 193 See page 182 See page 184 See page 185 See page 182 See page 514 See page 447 Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display On models w it h k ey l ess access sy st em 90 On model s wi thout keyless access system Cana dian mode ls onl y A/T model onl y A/T model[...]

  • Page 94

    See page 183 See page 182 See page 185 Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display Inst r ument s a nd Cont r ols 91 10/07/29 11:51:39 31TK4620_096 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 95

    * * * Y ou ca n cus t omize some v ehicle cont rol se t tings. T o change t he set t ings, t he ignit ion swit ch must be in t he ON ( II) posit ion, a nd t he ve hicle must be s t opped wit h t he t ransmission in Par k ( aut omat ic) or wit h t he par king bra ke se t ( ma nual). If you try t o enter t he customiz ing mode while t he v ehic[...]

  • Page 96

    ▲▼ R ef e r t o t he t able on t he f ollowing page s about t he set t ings y ou wa nt t o customize. If you wan t t o ch ang e any ve hi cl e control sett ing s, select K eyless Memory Se t t ings by pr essing ei the r IN FO b utto n ( / ), th en pres s t he SEL /R ESET but t on. Selec t C HG S E TTI N G , th e n p r e s s th e SEL /R ESET but[...]

  • Page 97

    * * * * * * * * * −∼ ± ∼ −∼ ± ∼ * * LO W MIN OFF L A NGUA GE S EL ECT ION ADJ US T OU TSI DE TE M P. D I S P LA Y TRI P CO M P U TER TRI P A INFO R ESET AD JU ST ALARM VOLU ME AU TO IN TE RI OR IL L UMINAT ION KEYLE SS S TART GU ID AN C E SCR EENS MEMOR Y POSIT ION L INK MET ER SET UP (P. 99 ) POSIT ION SET UP (P[...]

  • Page 98

    * * * * * * * * * De sc ri pti on Se ttin g O pti on Menu Item CONT INUED Group Setup Page Changes which doors unlock when you use the remote or grab the driver’s do or handle. Causes some exterior lights to blink w hen you unlock/lock the doors by grabbing or t ouching the sensor/pushing the butt on on the dr iver’s door hand[...]

  • Page 99

    * * * * * * * * * Page Descript ion Menu Item Group Setup Se ttin g O pti on 122 123 125 126 127 129 Changes when t he doors aut omatically lock. Changes when t he doors aut omatically unlock. Changes which doors unlock wit h the remote tran s mitte r/ ke yle ss a cc ess re mo te on the firs t push. T he ext erior light s f lash e[...]

  • Page 100

    ▲▼ ▲ ▼ ▲▼ * * Y ou ca n cust omiz e some of t he ve h i cl e co n tro l setti ng s to yo ur pref eren ce. Here are the set tings you can customize: MET ER SET UP When you want t o change the ve h i cl e co n tro l setti ng s , p re ss th e INFO ( / ) butt on to select CHG S E TTI N G , t h en p re s s t h e S E L/ R ESET but t on. E[...]

  • Page 101

    ▲▼ * * Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 98 : Pres s the SEL /RESET butt on. : Press the INFO b utton ( / ). : On models with keyless access system only DEFA ULT ALL See page 129 . METER SETUP See page 99. POSI TION SETUP See page 108 . LIGHTING SETUP See page 116 . DOOR/WIND OW SETUP See page 121 . KEYLESS ACCESS SE TUP See page 111 . 10/07/29[...]

  • Page 102

    ▲▼ L A NGUAGE SEL ECT ION AD J US T O U TS I DE TE MP . DISPLA Y TRI P C O M P U TE R TRI P A I N FO RE S ET AD J US T ALARM VO LU M E AU TO I N TE RI O R IL L UMINAT ION Here are the f ive or s ix cu stom se tti n g s f o r the m ete r setu p: KE YLE S S S TART G U I DAN CE SCR EENS CONT INUE D On models wit h keyless access syst em Met er S e[...]

  • Page 103

    ▲▼ ▲▼ ▲ ▼ ▲▼ Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. Selec t t he de sire d langua ge by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on, then ent er your selection by pressing t he SEL /R ESET but t on. T h ere a re t hr ee la nguage sele ct ions you can make: Eng lish, French, and Spanish. T o choose the la nguage y ou wa nt ,[...]

  • Page 104

    ▲▼ ▲▼ If you sometimes f ind that the t emper at ur e r ea ding is a f e w degre es a bove or be low t he a ct ua l temperat ure, you can adjust it by f ollowing t hese inst ruc tions: Y ou ca n choos e t his it em t o customize f r om ‘‘MET ER SET UP’’ by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on repeatedly. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t o[...]

  • Page 105

    ▲▼ − − − * * W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. If the ‘‘ SE T T IN G IN CO MP L ETE’’ me ss ag e app ear s, g o bac k to ‘‘ A DJ US T OUTSID E T EM P. DI SP LA Y ’’ and r ep eat the pr oc ed u re ag ain . Y[...]

  • Page 106

    ▲▼ Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. Select t he desir ed set t ing by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on, then ent er your selection by pressing t he SEL /R ESET but t on. W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I [...]

  • Page 107

    ▲▼ ▲▼ A djust A la rm V olume Selec t t he w ar ning a lar m volume f rom three levels. Y ou ca n choos e t his it em t o customize f r om ‘‘MET ER SET UP’’ by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on repeatedly. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. Selec t t he de sire d leve l by press ing th e IN FO ( / ) b utto n ,[...]

  • Page 108

    ▲▼ ▲▼ A ut o Int erior Illumina t ion W hile t he hea dlight s wit ch is t ur ned on, the int e rior light s gr adua lly dim, as t he out s ide light le ve l get s low. Y ou can cust omize at which out side light lev el t he light s st a rt t o dim. T h e r ea r eM A X ,H I G H ,M I D ,L O W and M IN le vel s and OFF f o r the auto int erio[...]

  • Page 109

    ▲▼ W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘A UT O INT ER IOR IL L UMINAT ION’’ and repe at t he proc edure a ga in. W hen t his it e m is set[...]

  • Page 110

    ▲▼ Select ON or OFF by pressing the I NFO ( / ) b u tton , the n en ter your select ion by pressing the SEL / R ESET but t on. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ?[...]

  • Page 111

    ▲ ▼ ▲▼ ▲▼ You c an c u sto mi ze th e ME M ORY P OS ITION LIN K setti ng i n p o si t i o n se tu p . While ‘‘POSIT ION SET UP’’ i s shown, pres s t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o ent er t he c ust omize mode. E a c h ti me y o u p r e s s t h e I NF O ( / ) b ut t o n , th e sc re e n c h an g e s a s s h o wn i n th e i l lu s t [...]

  • Page 112

    ▲ ▼ ▲▼ Memory Posit ion L ink On models wit h keyless a ccess system When Memory Position L ink is set to ON , th e dr i ve r’ s se at an d the o u tsi de m i rr o rs m o ve to th e posit ions st or ed in memor y. T o caus e the me mo ry to activate, o pen th e dr i ve r’ s d o o r wi th th e re m o te tra ns mi tter . On m od e ls w i [...]

  • Page 113

    W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘MEMOR Y POSIT ION L INK ’’ and repe at t he proc edure a ga in. Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 110 10/07/2[...]

  • Page 114

    ▲▼ th e n p re ss th e S E L/RE S E T bu tto n to enter your selection. While ‘‘K EY L ESS A CCESS SET UP’’ is shown, pr ess t he SEL /R ESET but t on to ent er t he c ust omize mode. K EY L ESS A CCESS BEEP K EY L ESS A CCESS LI GH T F LAS H DOOR UNL OCK MODE Ther e ar e th re e cu sto m s etti ng s f or the keyless access set up: CONT[...]

  • Page 115

    ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. When your selection is successf ul ly co mp l e ted , th e d i s p la y c ha n g es a s shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. T o se lect w het her t he dr iver ’s door or a ll doors unloc k w hen you ope n th e dr i ve r’ s d o o r wi th th e[...]

  • Page 116

    ▲▼ ▲ ▼ Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. Select ON or OFF by pressing the I NFO ( / ) b u tton , the n en ter yo ur sel ecti o n b y pr es si ng the Wh e n KEYL ES S A CC E S S LIG HT FLA S H is s e t to ON , so me ex te ri or l i g h ts b l i nk tw i ce wh e n yo u un l o c k the d o o rs b y g ra b bi ng th e dr i v[...]

  • Page 117

    ▲ ▼ W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. When K EY L ESS A CCESS BEEP is set t o ON , t he beepe r sounds t w ice whe n you unlock t he door s by gra bbing t he dr iver s door handle while ca r rying t he r emot e. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E[...]

  • Page 118

    ▲▼ Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. Select ON or OFF by pressing the I NFO ( / ) b u tton , the n en ter your select ion by pressing the SEL / R ESET but t on. I f th e ‘ ?[...]

  • Page 119

    ▲▼ INT ER IOR L IGHT DIMMING T IME HEA DL IGHT A UT O OFF T IMER While ‘‘L IGHT ING SET UP’’ is shown, pr ess t he SEL /R ESET but t on to ent er t he c ust omize mode. He re a re th e thre e c us tom s e ttin gs f or t he light ing s et up: AU TO LI G HT S E NS I TI VI TY Li g h ti n g S e tu p Mult i-Inf orma t ion Display 116 : Pres [...]

  • Page 120

    ▲ ▼ ▲▼ Inte rior L ight Dimming T ime Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. When your selection is successf ul ly co mp l e ted , th e d i s p la y c ha n g es a s shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘?[...]

  • Page 121

    ▲▼ Headlight A uto Of f T imer Y ou ca n choos e t his it em t o customize f rom ‘‘L IGHT ING SET U P’’ by pressing t he INF O button repeat edly. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select ions. T h e hea dlight s, par king light s, side mar ker light s, t a illight s, a nd license plat e light s go of f af t e r t he sele ct e[...]

  • Page 122

    − − − − − Auto Lig h t Se ns iti vi ty W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘HEA DL IGHT A UT O OFF T IMER ’’ and repeat t he procedu[...]

  • Page 123

    ▲▼ W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘A UT O L IGHT SENSIT IV IT Y ’’ a nd repeat t he proce dure a gain. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t o[...]

  • Page 124

    ▲▼ A UT O DOOR L OCK Here are the f ive cu stom s ettings f o r t he door se t up: A UT O DOOR UNL OCK While ‘‘DOOR /WINDOW SET UP’’ is shown, pr ess t he SEL /R ESET but t on to ent er t he c ust omize mode. S E CU RI TY RELO CK TI ME R KE YLE S S LO C K A CK NOW L EDGMENT KE Y AND RE M O TE U NLO C K MODE CONT INUE D Door/W indow Set [...]

  • Page 125

    − ▲▼ − − A ut o Door L ock (A utomat ic t r ansmission model only) Ther e ar e th re e se tti n g s yo u can choose f r om: SHIF T F R OM P T he doors lock w henev er you mov e th e s h i f t le ve r o ut o f Par k. Select t he desir ed set t ing by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on, then ent er your selection by pressing t he SEL /R ESE[...]

  • Page 126

    − − − − − * * * W hen your se lect ion is s ucces sf ully complet ed, t he displa y cha nges as shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘A UT O DOOR L OCK ’’ and repeat t he proce dure a gain. T h ere a re f iv[...]

  • Page 127

    ▲▼ ▲▼ P re ss th e IN FO ( / ) bu tton to sw i tch th e do o r lo ck m o d e se tti n g b etw ee n th e dr i ve r’ s d o or an d all doors. T hen, press t he SEL /R ESET but t on to ent er your sele ct ion. If you choose ‘‘IGN OFF ,’’ you will s e et h ea b o v ed i s p l a y . Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o see the select io[...]

  • Page 128

    ▲▼ CONT INUE D Select t he desir ed set t ing by pressing t he INF O ( / ) but t on, then ent er your selection by pressing t he SEL /R ESET but t on. Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on t o ent er t he s elect ing mode . Y ou ca n select w het her t he dr iver ’s door or a ll the door s unlock t he f ir st ti m e yo u p re s s the u n l o ck b u[...]

  • Page 129

    Y ou ca n choos e t his it em t o customize f rom ‘‘DOOR/W INDOW SET U P’’ by pressing t he INF O button repeat edly . Wh en y o u p re ss th e LOCK bu tton o n th e re m o te tran sm i tter o r th e keyless access remote, some exterior lights f lash, and a beeper sounds whe n you push t he L OCK but t on aga in wit hin 5 se conds t o ve ri[...]

  • Page 130

    ▲▼ CONT INUE D W hen you unlock t he door s by t ouching eit her f ront door handle while ca r rying t he ke yles s acce ss remote, the relock time is f ixed i n 30 seconds. Y ou ca n cha nge t his r elock t ime f rom 30 seco nds to 60 or 90 second s. If y ou unlock t he door s wit h t he re m o te tran sm i tter o r th e ke y le ss acc ess rem[...]

  • Page 131

    ▲▼ I f th e ‘ ‘ S E TTI N G I N C O M P LE TE ’ ’ message a ppear s, go bac k t o ‘‘SECUR IT Y R EL OCK T IMER ’’ and repe at t he proc edure a ga in. When your selection is successf ul ly co mp l e ted , th e d i s p la y c ha n g es a s shown a bove , and t he n goes ba ck t o the customize item screen. Press t he SEL /R ESET [...]

  • Page 132

    ▲▼ ▲▼ If you want t o set the def a ult settings, p re ss th e I NF O ( / ) bu tto n to select DEF A UL T A L L , t hen press t he SEL /R ESET but t on. If t he set t ing is not succ essf ully compl eted, ‘‘F A IL ED’’ is shown f or several seconds, and then the screen goes ba ck t o t he nor mal me ssage mode. R epeat t he same pro[...]

  • Page 133

    * * * * * * * * * T o use the horn , press the center pad of the st eering wheel. If equipped R ef e r t o t he na viga t ion syst em ow ner’ s manua l. 1: 2: 3: Cont r ols Near t h e St eer ing W heel 130 SEAT H EAT ER SWITCHE S PADDLE SHI FTERS REMOT E AUD IO CONTROL BUTTONS INS TRUMEN T PANEL BRI GHTNES S VEH ICLE STABILIT Y [...]

  • Page 134

    − − − − − − − − − MIST OFF INT Int er mit t ent LO Lo w s p e e d HI Hig h speed Windshie ld wa shers Push the r ight le ver up or down t o selec t a posit ion. T h e wipe rs r un at high speed un t il you release the lever. T he wipers are no t a ctivat ed. T he wipers run at low speed. T he w ipers run at high speed . Vary th e [...]

  • Page 135

    * * When you act ivat e t he windshi eld wa sher w it h t he hea dlight s t ur ned on, t he hea dlight w ashe r w ill be act iv a te d under cer t ain c onditions. For mor e inf orma t ion, see s e c t i o ni nt h e n e x t c o l u m n . T he headligh t w ashers use the same f lu id reservoir as t he windshi eld washer s. T he headlight washers[...]

  • Page 136

    − − * * * Push down on t he lef t le ve r t o signa l a lef t t urn a nd up t o signal a r ight t urn. T o signal a la ne change , push lightly on t he lev er a nd hold it . T he leve r w ill re t urn t o t he center when you release it or complet e a t ur n. T ur ning t he sw it ch t o t he ‘‘ ’’ posit ion tur ns on t he par king[...]

  • Page 137

    − − T h e aut oma t ic light ing f ea t ure t ur ns on the hea dlight s a nd all o ther ext erio r lig hts when it sense s low a mbient light . To turn o n auto mati c li g h ti ng , turn t he light s wit ch t o A U T O . T he light s will come on a ut omat ica lly w hen t he out side light leve l become s low ( a t dusk, f or e xa mple). T he [...]

  • Page 138

    * * * T h e aut oma t ic light ing f eat ur e is c o n t r o l l e db yas e n s o r l o c a t e do nt o p of t he da shboa rd. D o not cov er t his sensor or spill liquids on it . T h e aut oma t ic light ing of f f ea t ur e tu rn s o f f the h ea d l i gh ts, al l o th er ext er ior light s , and t he inst r ument pane l lights w it hin 15 [...]

  • Page 139

    * * * If you see a ‘‘CHECK DR L SY ST EM’’ message on t he mult i- inf orma t ion displa y, t her e is a problem w it h t he da yt ime r unning light s yst em. T ak e your v ehicle t o a de aler to have it chec ked . T he headligh ts revert t o normal opera t ion w hen you t ur n t hem on wi th th e sw i tch . Models equippe d wit h t[...]

  • Page 140

    + − + − * * T urn t he f og light s on a nd of f by tu rn i n g th e swi tch n ex t to the headlight s wit ch . Y ou ca n use t he f og light s only whe n t he hea dlight s ar e on low beam. W ith t h e light sw it ch in t he A UT O posit ion, you ca n a lso use t he f og light s whe n t he hea dlight s t urn on aut oma t ica lly. T hey[...]

  • Page 141

    + T o r educe gla re a t night , t he inst rume nt pa nel illumina t ion dims whe n you t urn t he light sw it ch t o or . T o cancel the g lare reduc t ion f unct ion, se t t he bright nes s t o t he highe st lev el, t h en pres s t he but t on. Y ou w ill hea r a beep when it is canceled. When the brightness reaches the maximum l evel, ‘‘BR[...]

  • Page 142

    P us h the bu tton b e twe en th e ce n ter vent s t o t urn on t he ha zar d wa rning light s (f our -w ay f la sher s). T his cause s a ll f our out side t urn signals and bot h indica t ors in t he inst r ument panel to f lash. Use t he haza rd wa rning light s if you ne ed t o par k in a dan ge rou s area n ear he avy traf f ic, or if your v eh[...]

  • Page 143

    P us h the l eve r up to l o c k the st eer ing w heel in t ha t posit ion. Make any steering wheel adju stme nts bef ore yo u start dri vin g. Push the lev er unde r t he st eer ing column all t he wa y down. Move t he steering wheel up or down, a nd in or out , so it point s towa rd your chest, not t oward your f a ce . Mak e sur e you c an se e [...]

  • Page 144

    Y o us h o u l dh a v er e c e i v e da k e y number t a g w it h your k ey. Y ou will need this key numb er if you ever hav e t o get a los t k ey r eplac ed. Use only a n A cur a -appr ov ed ke y bla nk. D o n o td r o pt h ek e y so rs e th e a v y object s on t hem. Protect the key f rom di rect sunlight , high t emper a t ure, a nd high humidi[...]

  • Page 145

    A lw ay s mak e sure t he k ey is f ully ex te nd ed wh e n yo u in s er t it to the ignit ion swit ch. If t he k ey is not f ully ext e nded, t he immobilize r sys t em may not oper at e pr operly a nd prev ent t he engine f rom st a rt ing. T he master key can be ret ract ed in to t h er e m o t et r a n s m i t t e r .T ou s et h e key, push t h[...]

  • Page 146

    * * * * CONT INUE D Y o us h o u l dh a v er e c e i v e da k e y number t a g w it h your k eys. Y ou w ill need this key numb er if you ever hav e t o get a los t k ey r eplac ed. Use only A cur a -a pprov ed key bla nks . T he immobilizer s yst em pr ot ec t s your v ehicle f r om t hef t . If an imp roperl y coded key o r keyless access[...]

  • Page 147

    If t he system repeat edly do es not rec ognize t he coding of your k ey or keyless access remote, contact your dealer. Do n ot attem p t to alte r thi s sy s tem o r ad d o the r de vic e s to i t. El e ctr i ca l problems could result t hat ma y make your v ehicle inope ra ble. If you have lost your key or keyless access remot e and you cannot st[...]

  • Page 148

    − − − − If the f ron t wheels are turned, the a n t i - t h e ft l o c k m a y m a k e i t d i ffi c u l t to tu rn th e ke y . Fi rm l y tu rn th e steering wheel to t he lef t or right as you turn t he key. Yo u ca n o p er ate th e au d i o sy s tem a n d the accessory power sockets in t his posit ion. T his is the nor mal k ey posit ion[...]

  • Page 149

    * * Y ou ca n cust omiz e t he door lock / unlock set t ings ( se e page ). Y o uc a no p e no rc l o s et h ew i n d o w s and t he moonroof by us ing the k ey in the dr ive r’ s door (s ee pa ge ). T o lock all door s, push t he f r ont of t he mast er door lock swit c h on eit her f r ont door , pull t he lock t a b rearward on the dri ver[...]

  • Page 150

    If you f orget and leave t he key in t he ignit ion sw it ch, lock out pr eve nt ion will not allow y ou t o lock t he dr ive r’s door. W it h a ny door open a nd t he key in t he ignit ion sw it ch, lock ing wi th th e ma ste r do or l oc k swi tch i s disabled. I f t he dr iver ’s door is c l o s e d , th e l o c k tab o n the d ri v er ’s [...]

  • Page 151

    * * * If t he doors a re unloc ked, pr ess t h et r u n kr e l e a s es w i t c ho nt h e t runk lid. If the doors are lo cked, p ress the tru n k re l e as e sw i tch o n th e trun k lid with t he remote in keyless acc ess oper at ing r ange . Y o uc a no p e nt h et r u n ki na n yo f t h e f o ll owi n g ways: Pres s the t r unk re leas e [...]

  • Page 152

    If your vehicle’s b at tery goes dead or is disconne ct ed, y ou ca n open t he t runk f r om th e rea r se at by pulling t he t runk r elea se t a b t hrough t he t runk pa ss-t hrough. Pul l down the rear seat armrest . Pull on the t a b at t he t op of t he inner p arti tio n, an d p re s s on th e bu tto n to f u ll y rele ase the co ver. Rea[...]

  • Page 153

    To pr o te c t ite ms i n th e tru nk , yo u c an d is ab l e th e tru n k r el ea s e b u tto n o n th e d ri ver ’s d o o r b y tu rn in g off th e tr u n k m ai n sw i tc h i n th e g l o v e b o x , l o c k i n g th e g l o ve b ox , an d lo cki ng th e tru nk p as s -th ro ug h bu il t-i n key. If you need to gi ve t he key to someon e else,[...]

  • Page 154

    − − CONT INUE D Pres s t his butt on once t o unlock the dr iver ’s door or a ll the doors ( depe nding on t he k eyles s m em o ry s etti ng ). P re s s i t twic e to unlock t he ot he r doors . Some ext e rior light s w ill f lash t wic e ea ch ti m e yo u p res s th e b u tto n. Pres s t his butt on once t o lock a ll doors . Some ex t eri[...]

  • Page 155

    − − Be caref ul when removing t his screw a s t he hea d of t he scr ew ca n str i p o u t. S ep arate th e ke yp ad f ro m the tra ns mi tter b y pu s hi ng a n y bu tton f rom out side . If it t akes sev eral push es on the but t on to lock or unlock t he door s, rep lace the b attery as soo n as possible. Bat tery t ype: CR 1616 On mod els w[...]

  • Page 156

    − Rem o ve th e o l d b atte ry a n d n o te the polarity. Ma ke sure t he p o l ari ty of the n e w ba tter y i s th e same ( s ide f acing up), t hen inser t it in t he keypa d. Place a c lot h on the edge of t he keypad to prevent scrat ches, and remo ve the u pp er hal f by caref ul ly prying on t he edge w it h a sma ll f l at-tip screwd riv[...]

  • Page 157

    When you unl ock the driver’s door wi th y o ur r em o te tra ns mi tter , ea c h re m o te tran sm i tter ac ti va tes th e cu sto m i ze d s etti ng s re l ate d to th at remote. W hen you unlock a nd open t he driver’s doo r wit h the r emote, the driver’s seat (except power lu mbar) and o utsi de m irro rs mo ve to the posit ions st or ed[...]

  • Page 158

    − * * CONT INUE D See pages f or import ant sa f ety inf ormat ion and w ar nings about how t o proper ly posit ion t he sea t s and seat - backs. Driver’s sea t only: 15 13 T he p asse ng er seat has the s ame adjust ment s a s t he driv er ’s sea t but witho ut any l um bar ad ju stmen t. R a ises or low er s t he se at . Moves the whol[...]

  • Page 159

    T hey are most ef f ective when you ad j u st th em s o the c en ter o f the b ack of t he occupa nt ’s hea d re st s aga inst th e ce n ter o f the re s tra i nt. Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h he ad res t ra int s in a ll sea t ing posit ions t o help prot e ct y ou and y our pass enger s f r om t he like lihood of whipla sh a nd ot her inj [...]

  • Page 160

    CONT INUE D T h e hea d res t ra int s adj ust f or he ight . You n eed b o th h an ds to ad j u st the rest r aint . Do not at t empt t o adjust it while dr iving. T o rais e a f ront or r ear cen ter head restrain t, pul l upward . T o lower the restraint, push the rel ease bu tton si deway s, and p us h th e re str ai nt do wn . T o l o w e re i[...]

  • Page 161

    W hen re inst alling a he ad r est r aint , put t he le gs bac k in pla ce. T hen adj ust it t o t he appr opria t e height while pr essing t he rele ase but t on. Make sure the head rest raint locks in posit ion whe n you r einst a ll it . T o remo ve a f ro nt or rear cen ter head res traint f or cleani ng o r repair, pull it up a s f ar a s it w[...]

  • Page 162

    T he driver’ s and f ront passen ger’s seats have ac tive he ad res traints. I f t he ve hicle is st r uck se ve re ly f rom t he re ar , t he occupa nt pr oper ly secur ed wit h the seat be lt will be pu sh ed agai n st t he seat-b ack and the hea d res t ra int w ill aut oma t ically mo ve f o rward. T his reduces the di sta nce between the r[...]

  • Page 163

    T he lid of t he console c ompar t ment c a nb eu s e da sa na r m r e s t . T he rear seat armrest i s i n the center of t he rear seat . Pivot it down to u se i t. A beverage holder is lo cat ed in the armres t. T o open the cov er , pull down t he rear seat armrest. Pu ll o n the tab at th e to p o f the i n n er p ar ti ti o n, a nd pres s on t[...]

  • Page 164

    Make sure a ll items in t he tr unk and t hose ext ending t hrough t he pass- t hrough a re s ecur ed. K e e pt h ei n s i d ea n do u t s i d em i r r o r s clea n and a djus t ed f or b est v isibilit y . Be su re to adju st t he m irro rs bef ore you st a rt driv ing. T h ei n s i d em i r r o rc a na u t o m a t i c a l l y dar ken t o r educe [...]

  • Page 165

    * * Bot h out side door mirr ors ha v e a rev er se t ilt f ea t ure . W hen in reverse, the selected mirro r will t ilt dow n slight ly t o improv e your vie w as you paral l el park . Shi f t in g out of reverse will return the mirr or t o it s or igina l posit ion. T o tilt t he driver’ s mirro r, pl ace th e se l ec tor sw i tch in th e l[...]

  • Page 166

    * * * T h is hea t ed mirr or f unct ion ha s a ti m er (s ee p age ) . T he ou tside m irro rs are heated to re m o ve f og an d f ro st. Wi th the ignit ion swit c h in t he ON ( II) posit ion, or t he power mode ON, tu rn o n th e he aters b y pr es s i n g the but t on. T he indica t or in t he but t on c o m e so na sa r e m i n d e r .P[...]

  • Page 167

    * * St ore a dr iv ing posit ion only w hen t he ve hicle is pa rke d. Y ou r vehi cl e has a me mo ry f eatu re f or t he dr iver ’s se at a nd out side mirr or posit ions. Sea t , exce pt f or pow er lumba r, a nd out side mir ror posit ions ca n be st ore d in sepa ra t e me mories . Y ou sele ct a me morize d posit ion by pushing t he a p[...]

  • Page 168

    Fai l to pre s s a mem ory b u tto n wit hin 5 s econds. R ea djus t t he seat pos it ion. T o cance l t he st or ing proce dure af t er pre ssing t he SET but t on, do any of t he f ollow ing: R ea djust t he out side mirror posit ion. T o select a me morize d posit ion, do th i s: Each memor y but t on st ores only one driv ing posit ion. St or i[...]

  • Page 169

    If de sired, y ou can use t he adjust ment swit ches t o cha nge the posit ions of t h e sea t or out side mi rrors af t er they are in thei r memoriz ed posit ions. If y ou cha nge t he mem orize d posit ion, t he indicat or in t he memor y but t on w ill go out . T o keep t his driv ing posit ion f or later use, you mus t store it in the driv ing[...]

  • Page 170

    A lways keep the remote a nd the bu il t-in key away f rom an y mag ne tic mat er ial. Y o us h o u l dh a v er e c e i v e da k e y number t a g w it h your built - in key. Y ou w ill need t his ke y number if you ever hav e to get a lost key replaced. U s eo n l yA c u r a - a p p r o v e dk e yb l a n k s . Y our vehicle has a keyless access sys[...]

  • Page 171

    T he f oll owing keys co me with your vehi cl e. R ef er to pag e f or ho w to se p ar ate th e k ey s . T his key is used to lo ck/un lock the doors, glov e box , and t r unk pas s- throug h co ver. T his remot e is use d to lock /unlock t he doors a nd unlock t he t runk . When you carry t he remote, you can lock/unloc k t he doors, unlock t he t[...]

  • Page 172

    T h er e m o t em a yn o t w o r ki f : It is t oo clos e t o t he v ehic le. It is a bove or be low t he v ehicle , ev en wh en it is w it hin it s ope ra t ing ra nge. T h e handle of ea ch f ront door ha s a sensor. T ha t sensor w orks wit h t he re m o te so y o u ca n au to m ati cal l y unlock t he door( s). By def a ult , only t he driv er [...]

  • Page 173

    Bef or e locking t he doors , make s ure t h er e m o t ei sn o t i n s i d et h ev e h i c l e . Wh en y o u p re ss th e d oo r lo ck bu tton on the f r ont door , all t he door s and t he t r unk w ill lock. T h er e m o t ei sn o tw i t h i nt h e opera t ing r ange. T he remot e is t oo close t o t he vehi cl e. W hen t he doors a re unloc ked[...]

  • Page 174

    W hen you lock t he door s, some ext e rior light s blink a nd t he s yst em beeps o nce. If no exterior lig hts blink and/or no beeper sounds, che ck t o see if t he t r unk or hood is open. T o cha nge t he ‘‘K EYL ESS A CCESS L IG HT FL A SH ’’ s ettin g, se e . T o cha nge t he ‘‘K EYL ESS A CCESS BEEP’’ set ting, see pa ge . W [...]

  • Page 175

    When you close the t runk with all doors loc ked, t h e t runk w ill lock. W hen you unloc k all t h e doors w it h the remote, built-in key or p ower door lock ma st er swit ch, the t runk will unlock . T he remot e is t oo close t o t he t runk lid. T he tr unk ca nnot be loc ked if : T h er e m o t ei so nt h ei n t e r i o rr e a r pane l. T he[...]

  • Page 176

    − CONT INUE D Bef ore closing t he t runk , make sur e t h er e m o t ei sn o t i nt h et r u n k . If you close the t runk when the remot e is in it , t he sy st em bee ps, a nd t he t runk r eopens. K eep t he trunk lid clo sed at all t imes while driv ing t o a void da maging t he lid , and to prevent exhau st gas f rom get t ing int o t he in[...]

  • Page 177

    − − − Pres s t his butt on once t o unlock t he driv er ’s door. Pr ess it t wice t o unlock t he ot her door s. Some ex t erior light s w ill f la sh t wic e ea ch ti me yo u pr es s the b u tto n . The door a ct iv at e d map light s ( if t he door ac t iva t ed light s wit c h is set ) w ill come on when yo u press the UNL OCK but t on. [...]

  • Page 178

    + A s required by t he FCC: T his device complies w ith Pa rt 15 of t he FCC r ules. Opera t ion is subject t o t he f ollowing tw o condit ions: ( 1) T his device may not cause har mf ul int er f e rence, and (2) this device must accept any inter f erence receive d, including inter f erence t hat ma y cause undesire d opera t ion. Changes or mod[...]

  • Page 179

    Here are the s etting s activated wi th the remote: Driv ing posit ion me mory (se e p ag e ) . A udio sy st em se t t ings (se e p ag e ) . Cl im ate c o n tro l s etti ng s (se e p ag e ) . When you unl ock the door wit h your remo te, each re mo te act ivates the keyless mem ory sett ings related to th at rem o te. The d ri ver’ s I D (Dr iv e[...]

  • Page 180

    T h e engine may not run, a nd some malf unc t ions may oc cur, if t he re m o te i s o uts id e th e ve h ic le . T he e ngine may not st ar t if t he re m o te is s u b je c ted to s tro ng r ad i o waves. A lso, t he engine ma y not st a rt if t he re m o te i s to o c lo se to th e win do ws . K ey less A ccess Sy st em E n g i n e S ta r t/ S [...]

  • Page 181

    T he keyless access syst em has f our powe r modes: V EHICL E OFF (L OCK ), A CCESSOR Y , ON, a nd ST A R T . T his sy ste m uses t he engine st ar t / st op but ton inst e ad of a n ignit ion swit ch t o st a rt a nd st op t he engine . If you are carrying the keyless access remot e , you ca n st a rt t he engine by pressing t he engine st a rt /s[...]

  • Page 182

    CONT INUE D K ey less A ccess Sy st em Inst r ument s a nd Cont r ols A ut omat ic T ransmission Manual T r ansmission 179 : Pres s the engi ne sta rt/s top button. : Pres s the engi ne sta rt/s top button wi thout t he shift l ever in P. : Shift t o Park, t hen pres s the engi ne sta rt /stop butt on. Do the follow ing wit hout pres sing the br ak[...]

  • Page 183

    A ut omat ic T ransmission Manual T ransmission How t he mode is swit c hed depends on if t he shif t lev er is in Pa rk or not . Each t ime you press t he engine st art /st op but t on wit hout pressing th e cl utc h p ed al, th e p o we r m od e switches bet ween V EHICL E OFF (L OCK ), A CCESSOR Y , and ON modes. T o cha nge t he mode f rom ON t[...]

  • Page 184

    Engine is tur ned of f and power is shut down. T he steering wheel is locked. No electrical components can be use d. Indicator-Of f Engine is tur ned of f and power is shut down. T he steering wheel is locked. No electrical compo nent s can be used. Use this position t o star t the engine. T he ignition sw itch returns to the ON (II) position when [...]

  • Page 185

    Y ou c an start t he en gi ne in an y powe r mode. T o st a rt t he engine: Dep ress the brak e ped al an d pre ss t he engine st ar t /st op butt on. Mo ve the sh if t leve r to Park (P). A f t e r you unloc k a nd open t he driv er ’s door, you w ill see t he ‘‘T O ST A R T ENGIN E:’’ messa ge on t he mult i-inf orma t ion displa y. T h[...]

  • Page 186

    A f ter entering the vehicle, i nsert t he ke y le ss ac ce s s re m o te in to the s l o t t o sta rt t he e ngine (s ee page ). I f th e ke yl ess a cc ess r em ote b atte ry dies, you may ha v e t o use the built - in key t o unlock /lock t he v ehicle . T he built -in ke y is st or ed inside t he ke y l es s ac c es s r em ote (s ee ) . If t he[...]

  • Page 187

    To tur n th e ve h i cl e of f , mak e s u re t he ve hicle is complet ely st opped and do t he f ollow ing. If t h e shif t le ve r is in any gea r other t han neutra l, dep ress t he clut ch peda l, t hen pr ess t he e ngine sta rt/ sto p b utto n. T he engine st ops and t he powe r mode swit che s f rom ON t o V EHICL E OF F ( L OCK ). Bef or e [...]

  • Page 188

    CONT INUE D If t he pow er mode is in A CCESSOR Y , you may see the ‘‘A CCESSOR Y MODE’’ message on the mult i- inf orma t ion displa y. A f t e r t he driv er ’s door is ope ned, you w i l ls e et h e‘ ‘ T OT U R NV E H I C L E OF F:’ ’ message on t he mult i- inf orma t ion displa y. Pr ess t h e engine sta rt/ sto p b utto n tw[...]

  • Page 189

    T he e ngine st ar t /stop but t on may be used t o st op t he engine due t o a n emergen cy situat ion even while driv ing. If you must s t op the engine , do eit her of t he f ollow ing opera t ions: Pres s and hold t he engine st a rt / sto p bu tto n f or th re e se c on ds . Fir mly pres s t he engine st ar t /st op b u tton th ree ti m es . D[...]

  • Page 190

    CONT INUE D If you ta ke the keyless access remot e out of t he v ehicle a nd close t he door w it h th e power mode O N or A CCESSOR Y , t he inside and out side beeper s sound a nd a ‘ ‘K EY L ESS R EMOT E NOT DET ECT ED’’ message w ill be display ed on t he mult i-inf orm at ion displa y, a nd t he doors w ill not loc k. T he displayed m[...]

  • Page 191

    T h eb a t t e r yi nt h er e m o t en o r m a l l y last s a bout 2 yea rs. T o ensure m ax i mu m batte ry l i f e, d o n o t sto re the remot e close to electrical devices such as computers or T Vs. W hen the mult i-inf orm at ion displa y s hows ‘‘CHA NGE K EY L ESS R EMOT E BAT T ERY ,’’ repl ace the b att ery as soon as possi ble (see[...]

  • Page 192

    T his swit ch is in t he glov e box. Y ou can cancel the keyless access syst em f ea t ures , which a r e locking/ unlocking t he doors, unloc king t he t runk, and st a rt ing t he engine while carrying the keyless access remote. To can c el th e sy stem , tur n th e keyless access system ma in switch of f by pushing it dow n. T urnin g of f the k[...]

  • Page 193

    Have your vehicle checked by your dealer if : T he keyless access syst em indica t or come s on and s t ay s on while y ou are dr iv ing. T h e indicat or come s on af te r t he engine ha s st ar t ed. I n th i s ca se , u se th e bu il t- i n ke y to lock/unloc k t he door s and ins ert t he ke y le ss ac ce s s re m o te in to the s l o t t o sta[...]

  • Page 194

    In t his case, you should not s hut of f your e ngine unt il you a re in a sa f e loca t ion or at your de ale r, as your vehi cl e may n ot restart. I f th e re mo te batte ry be c o me s we ak a nd the pow er door lock/ unlock ope ra t ion is disa bled. When t he keyless access remote syst e m main s wit ch in t h e glov e box is se t t o of f . [...]

  • Page 195

    T o insert t he keyless access remot e: On all models On aut omat ic t ra nsmission models On manual t r ansmission models When you open the driver’s doo r, and e ach time yo u p ress the en gi ne sta rt /st op butt on, you w ill see the ‘‘INSER T K EYL ESS R EMOT E INT O SL OT ’’ messa ge on the mult i- inf orma t ion displa y in t he f [...]

  • Page 196

    CONT INUE D T he me ssage r eminds you tha t t he keyless access remote is locked in the keyless access remote slot, and th at the p owe r m o de i s in th e A CC ESSOR Y or O N posit ion. T o remove the keyless access remote, t urn t he pow er mode of f by pr essing th e en gi n e sta rt/ sto p b u tto n twi ce (in A CCESSOR Y mode) or once ( in O[...]

  • Page 197

    T h es h i f t l e v e rm u s t b ei nP a r k bef ore you c an pr ess t he engine sta rt/ sto p b utto n twic e wi th o ut pres sing t he br a ke pe dal t o se t t he vehicle int o t he V EHICL E OFF (L OC K) mo de . If t he ve hicle is lef t in the A CCESSOR Y mode, t he ‘‘T O T UR N V EHICL E OF F ’’ message is shown o n th e mu l ti - in[...]

  • Page 198

    T he tr unk and glov e box ca nnot be opened w hen you t ur n t he t r unk main sw it ch of f a nd lock t he glov e box and t r unk pa ss-t hrough c over wi th th e b u i lt- in k ey . The n, th e trun k cannot be opene d by using t he remote or the exterior trun k release swit ch. Rem o ve th e b u i l t-i n key fro m th e re m o te by p res s i n[...]

  • Page 199

    * * P us h the r ig ht si d e o f the s wi tc h , HI , to ra pid ly heat up the seat . A f t er t he seat reach es a com f o rtable temperat ure, select L O by p ushin g t he lef t side of t he s wit ch. T his will keep the sea t w arm. Bot h f ront sea t s a re equippe d wit h seat hea ter s. Because of t he sensors f or the side a irbag cut o[...]

  • Page 200

    Follow t he se pre caut ions w hene ve r you u se t he seat heat ers: Us e the HI s e tti ng o nl y to h e at the seats qu ic kl y, be caus e it draws lar ge a mount s of curr ent f rom t he b atte ry . If t he engine is lef t idling f or an ext ende d period, do not use t he seat heaters eve n on the LO se tti n g . I t can w ea ke n th e ba tter [...]

  • Page 201

    − * * T o open eit her f ront window f ully, push t he w indow swit c h f irmly dow n to t he se cond det ent , t hen r elea se it . T he window au to m ati cal l y g o es d own a l l th e way . T o st op t h e window f r om going all t he wa y down, pull bac k on the win do w switch bri ef ly. T o c lose eit he r f r ont window f ully , pull[...]

  • Page 202

    If e it her f ront window r uns int o a ny obst a cle while it is closing aut oma t ica lly, it w ill r eve rse direc t ion, and t he n st op. T o close t he wi n d o w, r em o ve th e ob stac l e, th en use t he window s wit ch a gain. A uto reverse stops sen sin g when the window is a lmost close d. Y ou should always check t hat all passengers a[...]

  • Page 203

    Y ou ca n open a nd close t he w indows and moonr oof w it h t he ke y in t he driv er ’s door lock . T o open: Ins ert t he key in the driver’ s doo r lock. P re ss th e UN L OC K bu tton a second t ime, a nd hold it . T he rema ining door s unlock, a nd all f our w indows a nd t he moonr oof st a rt t o ope n. T o st op t he w indows and moon[...]

  • Page 204

    To c l o s e : Ins ert t he key in the driver’ s doo r lock. T urn the key counterclockwi se, th en r el eas e it. T urn the key counterclo ckwise agai n, an d ho ld i t. A ll f our window s a nd t he moonroof s t ar t t o close. T o st op t he w indows a nd the moonro of , release t he key. T o cl os e the win do ws and the moonroof f ur t her, [...]

  • Page 205

    − * * T o clos e t he moonroof f ully , f irmly push t he moonr oof sw it ch f orw a rd, t hen re lea se it . T he moonroof au to m ati cal l y c lo se s al l th e way. To st op t he moonr oof f rom closing, p u sh th e swi tch b ri ef ly . T o open the moonr oof f ully, pull ba ck t he moonr oof s wit c h f irmly, t he n rele as e it . T he [...]

  • Page 206

    T o ope n or close t he moonr oof par t ially , lightly pull t he sw it ch ba ck or push it f or wa rd a nd hold it . T he moonroof w ill st op w hen you r ele ase th e sw i tch . If t he moonr oof runs int o a ny obst a cle while it is closing aut oma t ica lly, it w ill r eve rse direc t ion, and t he n st op. T o close t he moonroof , r emov e t[...]

  • Page 207

    T o a pply t he par king bra ke , pull the lev er up f ully . T o relea se it , pull up slight ly, push t he but t on, and low er the lever. T he parkin g brake indicat or on t he inst r ument pa nel should go out w hen t he pa rk ing bra ke is f ully re lea sed ( see pa ge ). I f yo u dr i ve wi tho u t rel eas i n g th e p ar ki ng b ra ke , a be[...]

  • Page 208

    Int er ior Conv enience It ems Inst r ument s a nd Cont r ols 205 CONSOLE COMPA RTME NT SIDE POCKE T SUN VISOR VANIT Y MIRROR SUNGLASSES H OLDER REAR D OOR POCKET USB ADAPTER CABLE GLOVE BOX CENTER PO CKET ACCESSORY P OWER SOCKET COAT HO OK FRONT DOOR POCKET with BE VERA GE HOLDE R BEVE RAGE HOLD ER CARGO HOOKS AUXIL IARY IN PUT JAC K BEVE RAGE HOL[...]

  • Page 209

    Open t he f ront bev era ge holder by sl id in g its co ver backward . T o op en the re ar beverag e ho ld er, pull out t he lid by t he t ab. T o close it , push it dow n. Be car ef ul when you ar e using the bev era ge holde rs. A s pilled liquid that is very hot can scal d yo u or yo ur passengers. L iquid can also spill f rom the f ront door po[...]

  • Page 210

    * * Y our ve hicle has t wo accessory power sockets. One is next t o t he shif t lev er. T he othe r is in t he console compa rt me nt . T o access t he f ront accessory socket , slide t he lid f or wa r d unt il it la t che s. T o close it , push in on t he lid t o slide it bac kwa r d. T o use an accessory power socket , th e ig ni ti o n sw [...]

  • Page 211

    T o open t he cons ole compar t ment , push in on t he le ve r a nd lif t t he armrest . T o cl ose, lo wer t he armrest , and push it down unt il it lat c hes. Make sure t o slide back the t r ay bef ore ope ning the c onsole co mp ar tm en t. Open t he glov e box by pulling out t h eh a n d l e .C l o s ei tw i t haf i r mp u s h . L oc k or unlo[...]

  • Page 212

    T o use a sun v isor, pull it dow n. Y ou can a lso use a sun v isor at t he side window . R emov e t he suppor t r od f rom t he clip, a nd sw ing t he sun visor t ow ar d t he side window . Y ou ca n ext e nd t he sun v isor f urt he r by pulling it ba ck. T o use t he v anit y mirr or on the ba ck of t he sun v isor , pull up t he cov er . T h e[...]

  • Page 213

    Do not use the sun visor ext ension f eatur e over the rearvi ew mi rror. Make sure t o slide the sun visor bac k t o it s or iginal posit ion be f ore f lipping it ba ck in pla ce. Make sure you put t he sun visor bac k in plac e w hen you a re get t ing int o or out of t he v ehicle. T o ope n t he sungla sses holder , push on t he lid. It will u[...]

  • Page 214

    Some lar ger st yle s of sungla sses may not f it in t he holder . Y ou m ay also s tore sm all i tems in t h i sh o l d e r .M a k es u r et h e ya r e small enough t o let t he holder close and l atch, an d that t hey are no t heav y enough t o cause t he holder t o pop open w hile driv ing. T ou s ea c o a t h o o k ,s l i d ei to u t slight ly,[...]

  • Page 215

    To turn o f f the se tti n g , p re ss th e OF F but t on. T h e f ront individua l map light s c a nb et u r n e do na n do f f b y pressing e ach map light but t on (/ ) . T h e re ar indiv idual ma p light s cannot be t ur ned on. T h e individua l ma p light s in t he f ront a nd r ea r come on w hen a ny door is ope ned, w hen t he r emot e tr[...]

  • Page 216

    +− * T urn on t he f ront individua l ma p light s by pushing e ach map light but t on ( / ). Push t he b utto n aga i n to tu rn i t of f . When th e doo r a ctiva ted position is sel ect ed wi th th e li g h t co ntr o l b u tto n , th e re ar map light s c an be t ur ned on by pushing ea ch ma p light but t on ( / ). P u sh th e bu tto n a[...]

  • Page 217

    T he court esy light in eac h f ront door comes on w hen t he door is ope ned, and goe s out w hen t he door is clos ed. I n ad d i ti o n to the c o u rte s y li gh t on t he ceiling, t he dr ive r’s a mbient f oot light c omes on. Y our v ehicle a lso has a c ourt es y light in t he ignit ion sw it ch. T his light c o m e so nw h e ny o uo p e [...]

  • Page 218

    The sta n d ar d au di o s ys te m h as m an y f ea tu re s . T h i s s ec ti o n d es cri be s th os e f ea tu re an d h o w to us e the m . The cl im ate co n tr o l sy s te m i n yo ur ve h i c l e pr o vi de s a co mf o rta b l e d ri vin g en vi ro n m en t i n al l we athe r co nd iti o n s . Y ou r vehi cl e has an anti- thef t aud io syst e[...]

  • Page 219

    Climat e Cont rol Sy st em 216 AIR CONDIT IONING BUTTON RECIRCULAT ION BUTTON REAR WIND OW DEFOGGE R/ HEATED MIRR OR B UTTON PASSE NGER’S SIDE MOD E CONTROL BUTT ON WINDSHIE LD DEFROST BUTTO N ON/OFF BUTT ON SYNC BUTTON DISPLA Y PASSE NGER’S SIDE DISP LAY DRIVER ’S S IDE DIS PLAY FAN CONTROL BUT TONS DRIVER ’S S IDE TEMPERATU RE CONTROL SWI[...]

  • Page 220

    Climat e Cont rol Sy st em Fe atu res 217 AIR CONDIT IONING BUTTON RECIRCULAT ION BUTTON REAR WIND OW DEFOGGE R/ HEATED MIRR OR B UTTON PASSE NGER’S SIDE MOD E CONTROL BUTT ON WINDSHIE LD DEFROST BUTTO N ON/OFF BUTT ON SYNC BUTTON PASSE NGER’S SIDE DISP LAY FAN CONTROL BUT TONS DRIVER ’S S IDE MODE CONTROL BUTT ON CENTER DISPL AY DRIVER ’S [...]

  • Page 221

    On models wit h naviga t ion syst em T he aut omat ic c limat e cont r ol system in your vehicle picks the proper c ombinat ion of a ir condit ioning, hea t ing, and v ent ila t ion to m ai n tai n the i n te ri o r tem p er atu re you select, and t o remove moisture f ro m the ai r and m ake the in terio r dry. T he syst em also a djust s t he f a[...]

  • Page 222

    When you set t he t emperature to it s lowe r limit ( ) or it s upper limit ( ), the syst em runs a t f ull cooling or he at ing only . It doe s not regula t e t he int er ior t empe ra t ure. When you adjust a f an control, the f an is t a ke n out of A UT O mode. T o keep s tale air and m usti nes s f rom colle ct ing, you s hould hav e t he f a [...]

  • Page 223

    Wh en th e i nd ic ato r in th e bu tton i s on, air f rom t he ve hicle’ s inte rior is se n t thro ug h th e sy s tem a g ai n . Wh en th e i n d ic ator i s of f , ai r i s brought in f r om the out side of t he vehi cl e (f res h air mo de ). S w i tc h to r e c i r c u l a ti on m od e wh en d r i v i n g th ro u gh d us ty o r s m o ky c o [...]

  • Page 224

    Pushing t his but t on also t ur ns t he po wer mirror heaters on an d of f . Thi s bu tton d i re c ts the m ai n air f lo w to th e wi nd sh i el d f o r f aste r def rost ing. It also ov err ides a ny mode select ion you ma y hav e made . A ir f low s f r om t he f loor ven ts. T his butt on t urns t he r ea r window def ogger on and of f ( see [...]

  • Page 225

    For your saf ety, make sure you have a clear vie w t hro ug h all the win do ws bef ore dr iv ing. Wh en th e i nd ic ato r in th e b u tton i s on , th e SYNC indicat or a lso come s on. T he f ront pass enge r’s temperature can not be set separa tely f rom the dri ver’s. Y ou r vehi cle has two temp erature cont rol sw it ches a nd t wo mode [...]

  • Page 226

    T he selected t emperatures and mode appe ar in t he displa y ( in t he center displ ay on models with navigat ion system). W hen the indicat or in t he SY N C but t on is on, yo u can adj us t both si des to the same t empe ra t ure a nd mode by pushing t he dr ive r’s s ide t emper at ur e and mode cont r ols. When you set t he t emperature to [...]

  • Page 227

    T h ec l i m a t ec o n t r o ls y s t e mh a st w o sensors: a sunlight sensor on t op of the dashb oard , and a t emp erature and humidit y sens or nex t t o t he st eer ing column. Do not cove r t he sensor s or s pill any liquid on t he m. T h e humidit y sensor he lps reduce window f ogging a nd also monit or s and a djust s ca bin humidit y b[...]

  • Page 228

    A n a udio syst e m is st a ndar d on a ll models. R ead t he appr opria t e pa ges (as sho wn bel ow) to us e you r vehicle’s audio system. For v ehic les wit hout nav iga t ion syst em, see pa ges t hrough . For v ehic les w it h nav iga t ion sys t em, see pages t hr ough . 226 272 273 363 Au d i o S ys te m Fe atu res 225 Models Wi thout na v[...]

  • Page 229

    Most audio s yst em f unct ions c an be cont rolled by st a ndar d but t ons, bar s, and k nobs. In addit ion, y ou ca n access some f unct ions by usi ng the selec t or k nob on t he a udio syst e m. T h e knob t ur ns lef t a nd right . Use it to sc rol l thro ug h l i sts , or to m ak e s el ec ti on s o r ad j u s tm e n ts to a l i s t ma ke a[...]

  • Page 230

    Play ing t he A M/F M R adio (Models w it hout nav ig at ion sy st em) Fe atu res 227 RETUR N BUTTO N SCAN BUTT ON SKIP BAR A.SEL ( AUTO SE LECT) BUTTO N VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB SELECT OR KNOB TITLE B UTTON PRESET B UTTON S AM/FM BU TTON CATE GORY BAR DISPL AY (SOUND) BUT TON SETUP B UTTON 10/07/29 12:09:20 31TK4620_232 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 231

    − − − T he ignit ion swit c h must be in t he A CCESSOR Y ( I) or O N ( II) position. Turn th e sy ste m on b y pu sh i n g the V OL / ( pow er /volume ) knob or th e A M /F M b utto n. Adj us t the volume by t ur ning the V O L / knob . T h e band a nd f re quency t hat t he ra dio wa s la st t uned t o a re display ed. T o cha nge bands, pr[...]

  • Page 232

    −− Each preset butt on can st ore one f re quency on A M a nd t wo f reque ncies on F M. If y ou are t ra ve ling and c an no longer r ece ive your preset sta t ion s, you can use t he au to s el ect f eatu re to f i n d sta tio ns i n the lo cal area. Y ou will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter pressing a pre set but t on if aut o select ca[...]

  • Page 233

    On t he F M ba nd, you ca n select a f avo rite station an d di sp lay the progr am se rv ice name pr ov ided by th e rad i o da ta sys t em (RDS ). To swi tc h th e f u nc tio n be twe en o n and o f f , press an d rel ease the T IT L E b utto n. Wi th th e sy ste m on , yo u wil l see the ‘‘R DS INFO ON’’ messa ge on the di sp lay. I f th[...]

  • Page 234

    −+ On the F M band selected, you can select t he program ca tegory provided by the R DS. Press either side ( or ) of t he CA T EGORY bar to di spl ay and s ele ct an R DS cat egory. T he princip al R DS catego rie s are sho wn as f oll ows : R OCK : R ock, classic rock and sof t rock m us ic COUNT R Y : Countr y music SOF T : A dult hit s and s[...]

  • Page 235

    T he sca n f unct ion sa mples a ll st at ions w it h st rong signa ls on t he sel ected RDS categ ory . T o activate it, pres s and rele ase t he SCA N but t on. Y ou will se e SCA N in t he displa y. T he syst e m will s can f or a s t at ion wi th a str o ng s ig n al i n the se l ec ted R DS cat egory. Y ou will also see the selected R DS ca te[...]

  • Page 236

    − − − − − − − A djust s t he bass. A djusts t he tr eble. Adj u sts th e f ro nt- to -b ack st rengt h of t he sound. A djust s t he side-to- side st rengt h of t he sound. Pres s t he SET UP but t on t o display t he sound set t ings. T urn t he se lect or knob t o se lect an a ppropr iat e se t t ing: BA SS, T R EBL E, F A DER , BA [...]

  • Page 237

    +− − T h e SV C mode cont rols t he v olume based on vehicle speed . T he f aster you go, th e louder t he a udio volume becomes. A s you slow dow n, t he audio v olume de cre ase s. T h e SV C has f our mode s: SV C OF F , SVC L OW, SV C MID, and SVC HIGH . T urn t he sele ct or k nob t o ad j u st the s etti ng to yo ur l ik i n g . If you [...]

  • Page 238

    CONT INUED Play ing t he X M R adio ( Models w it hout na v iga t ion sy st em) Fe atu res 235 SCAN BUTT ON SKIP BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB TITLE B UTTON CATE GORY BAR DISPL AY SELECT OR KNOB XM RADIO BU TTON SETUP B UTTON RETUR N BU TTON 10/07/29 12:10:28 31TK4620_240 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 239

    − T o lis t en t o X M R adio, t urn t he i g ni tio n s wi tc h to the ACC ES S ORY (I ) or ON ( II) posit ion, a nd pre ss t he but t on. T he last channe l you list ene d t o will sh ow in t he displa y. A djust t he volume by t ur ning the VO L/ kn o b . T o sw itch bet ween channe l mode and ca t egory mode , p re ss a n d ho ld th e TITL E [...]

  • Page 240

    − −+ − − T he SCA N f unct ion giv es you a s ampling of a ll cha nnels w hile in the channel mod e. In the cat egory mode, only t he st at ions w ithin t ha t cat e gory a re s canne d. T o a ct iva t e sc an, p res s th e SC A N bu tto n . The system plays e ach channel in numeric al order f or a f e w seconds, t hen selec t s t he nex [...]

  • Page 241

    − − − − − − − − Y o uc a ns t o r eu pt o1 2 pres et c hannels using t he six pre set b u tton s. E ac h bu tton s to re s o n e channe l f rom t he X M1 ba nd and one channe l f rom the X M2 ba nd. T o st or e a cha nnel: P re ss th e b u tto n. E ith er XM 1 or X M2 w ill show in t he display. Use t he se lect or k nob, or t he C [...]

  • Page 242

    T he XM sa t ellit e s ar e in orbit ove r th e eq u ato r; the re f o re , o bj e cts s o u th of t he ve hicle ma y cau se sa t ellit e receptio n interruptio ns. T o help compensat e f or t his, ground- based repeaters are placed i n major metro po li tan areas. Sat e llit e signals a re mor e like ly t o be blocke d by t a ll buildings and moun[...]

  • Page 243

    Driv ing on a single la ne roa d alongs ide den se t rees ta ller than 50 ft. (15 m ) to th e so uth of yo u . If your XM R a dio service has expired or you purch ased your vehicle f rom a pr ev ious own er, y ou ca n list en t o a sampling of t he br oadca st s a v aila ble o n XM R ad i o . With th e ig ni tio n swit c h in t he A CCESSOR Y ( I) [...]

  • Page 244

    Play ing Discs (Models w it hout nav ig a t ion sy st em) Fe atu res 241 RETUR N BUTTO N SCAN BUTT ON SKIP BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB SELECT OR KNOB PRESET B UTTON S CATE GORY BAR TITLE B UTTON AUX BU TTON DISC EJEC T BUTTO N DISC SLOT DISC LO AD BUTTO N CD BUTTON SETUP B UTTON MP3/ WMA INDICA TOR 10/07/29 12:11:18 31TK4620_246 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 245

    You o pe ra te the d is c c ha n g er wi th t he sa me cont r ols used f or t he r adio. T o s elec t t he disc cha nger , pre ss t he CD but t on. Y ou w ill see ‘‘C D’’ in t he display. T he disc and t r ac k number s, a n dt h ee l a p s e dt i m ea r es h o w ni n t he displa y. Y ou can a lso se lect t he display ed inf orm at ion w it[...]

  • Page 246

    Y our v ehicle ’s in-da sh disc change r h o l d su pt os i xd i s c s . T o lo ad mo re t han o ne d isc , pres s th e L OAD bu tton u n ti l yo u he ar a beep and see ‘‘L OA D’’ in the display . T o loa d only one disc, pres s and re lea se t he L OA D but t on. T h e disc number f or an empt y posit ion begins blink ing. W hen t he dis[...]

  • Page 247

    Ea c h ti m e yo u pr es s th e TITL E b u tton , the d i s p l ay s h ow s y ou the t ext , if t he disc wa s r ecor ded wit h tex t d ata . T he display show s up t o 1 6 ch arac ter s o f se l e cte d tex t da ta (the f older na me, f ile na me, et c .). W hen a ne w f older , f ile, or t r ac k is selected. W hen you cha nge t he audio mode t o[...]

  • Page 248

    − Use t he SK IP bar while a disc is playing to select pa ssages and c h a n g e tra c k s (fi l e s i n MP 3 o r In MP3 or WMA mode, use the CA T EGOR Y bar t o select f olders on t he disc and use e it her side of t he SK IP ba r t o c hange f ile s. T o select a d if f erent disc, use t he appr opria t e pr eset but t ons ( 1 through 6). If yo[...]

  • Page 249

    − +− + − In MP3 or W MA mode To select a d if f erent f old er, p ress ei ther side ( or ) of t he CA T EGORY bar t o mov e t o t he be ginning of t he next f older. Pre ss t he side t o sk ip to th e ne xt f ol d er , an d p re s s the si de to s ki p to th e be gi n n in g of the previou s f ol der. Y ou can select a ny t ype of repeat [...]

  • Page 250

    −− − − T o ca ncel the selected r epeat, ra ndom, or sca n mode, press t he SET U P but t on t o show ‘ ‘PL A Y MODE,’’ t hen press the selector knob (ENT ER ). W hen you see ‘‘NOR MA L PL AY ,’’ press ENT ER agai n. To cont inuously r epla y a t ra ck ( f ile in MP3 or W MA mode), select R EPEA T ONE T R K f rom the menu it[...]

  • Page 251

    −− − Y ou c an also s el ect t he scan f eature f ro m th e me n u i tem s wi th th e selec t or knob ( s ee pa ge ). Th i s fe a t u re p l ay s the tr ac ks w i th i n a di sc (th e f iles in MP3 or W M A mode ) in ra ndom orde r. T o ac t iva t e r andom play, select R A NDOM IN DISC f rom th e me n u i tem s. You wi ll s e e R A NDOM in t[...]

  • Page 252

    − Pressing ei ther side of t he SK IP bar, or sele ct ing a dif f e rent disc ( using t he preset but t ons) or f older ( using t he CA T EGOR Y ba r) t urns of f t he SCA N or F -SCA N f eat ur e. T his f eature, w hen activated , sam pl es the f irst t rack o n ea ch disc in order ( t he f ir st f ile in t h em a i nf o l d e ro ne a c hd i s c[...]

  • Page 253

    Y ou c an als o pre ss the MOD E b u t t o no nt h e s t e e r i n gw h e e lt o change mode s. If you turn t he syst em of f while a d i sc i s p l ay i n g, e i th er wi th the VOL/ knob or by t ur ning of f t he ignit ion swit ch, t he dis c will st a y in th e dr i ve . Whe n you tu rn th e sy ste m back on, t he disc w ill begin pla ying where[...]

  • Page 254

    T h ec h a r t o nt h er i g h t e x p l a i n st h e error messages you may see in the display w hile pla ying a disc. If you see an error message in t he display w hile pla ying a disc, pr ess th e ej ec t bu tto n . Af te r eje c ti n g the di sc, c he ck it f or d amag e or def orm ation . If t here i s no dam age , inser t t he disc a ga in. F[...]

  • Page 255

    Play ing a n iPod (Models w it hout nav ig a t ion sy st em) 252 SKIP BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB SELECT OR KNOB TITLE B UTTON AUX BU TTON CD BUTTON iPod IND ICATOR SETUP B UTTON RETUR N BU TTON USB INDICAT OR 10/07/29 12:12:39 31TK4620_257 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 256

    T hi s audi o sy stem can se lec t and play t he a udio f iles on t he iPod wi th t he sa me cont rols us ed f or t he disc play er. T o play a n iPod, connec t it t o the US B adap ter cabl e i n the co ns ol e compar t ment by using your dock connector, t hen press t he A UX but t on. T he ignit ion swit c h must be in the A CCESSOR Y ( I) or ON [...]

  • Page 257

    If t he iPod indica t or doe s not a ppea r in t he a udio displa y, che ck t he connect ions, a nd t r y t o re connect t he iPod a f e w t imes . Insta ll the dock connector t o the USB adapter ca ble securely. Connect y our dock connect or t o the iPod correctly and securely. Pull out t he U SB connec t or f r om th e ho ld e r. Do not use a n e[...]

  • Page 258

    − Y ou c an als o sel ect a f il e f ro m any list on t he iPod me nu: play list s, ar tist s, a lbums and songs, by using the selector knob. Push t he selector knob (ENT ER ) to swit ch t he displ ay to an i Po d m en u , th en tu rn the sele ct or k nob t o sele ct a de sir ed list . Press ENT ER t o set your selection. Use t he SK IP bar while[...]

  • Page 259

    Y ou can select a ny t ype of repeat and s h u f f l em o d eb yu s i n gt h eS E T U P but t on and t he s elect or k nob. Pres s th e SE T UP b u tto n to d is p l ay th e menu i t ems, then turn t he selector knob to select ‘‘PL A Y MODE.’’ Press ENT ER to set t he select ion. T urn t he selector knob to select a play mode : norma l play[...]

  • Page 260

    − − − − − Th i s fe a t u re play s all a va ilable f iles in a se lect e d list ( pla ylist s, a r t ist s, a lbums or songs) in ra ndom order . Y ou w ill see SH UF FL E in t he displa y. S e l e c tt h en o r m a lp l a ym o d eo r SH UFFLE OFF to turn o f f thi s fe a tu r e . Th i s fe a t u re play s all a va ilable a lbums in a sel[...]

  • Page 261

    * * Y ou ca n disconnect t he iPod a t a ny time when you see the ‘‘OK t o disconnect ’’ messa ge in the iPod disp lay. A lways make sure you see ‘‘OK t o disconnect’’ message in t he iPod display bef ore you disconne ct it . Mak e sure t o f ollow t he iPod’ s inst ruc t ions on how t o dis connect t he dock conne ct or f r o[...]

  • Page 262

    If you see an error message on t he audio displa y w hile pla ying a n iPod, f ind t he solut ion in t he c har t t o t he right . If you c annot c lea r t he e rr or messa ge, t a ke your v ehicle t o your dealer. Error Me ssage Cause Solution USB ROM Error Appear s when an incompatible device is conne cte d. No f iles in iPod Use of unsupport ed [...]

  • Page 263

    Play ing a USB F lash Memor y Dev ice (Models w it hout nav ig a t ion sy st em) 260 RETUR N BUTTO N SKIP BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB SELECT OR KNOB TITLE B UTTON AUX BU TTON CD BUTTON USB INDICAT OR CATE GORY BAR SETUP B UTTON FILE TYPE IND ICATOR 10/07/29 12:13:41 31TK4620_265 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 264

    * * T hi s audi o sy stem can se lec t and play t he a udio f iles on a USB f la sh memory de vice w it h t he same cont rols use d f or t he disc pla ye r. T o play a USB f lash memory device, co nn e ct i t to th e U SB ad ap ter c ab l e i n th e co ns o l e co mp ar tm en t, the n pres s t he A UX but t on. T he ignit ion swit ch must be in[...]

  • Page 265

    Some dev ices ca nnot be pow er ed or ch arged vi a t he US B adap ter. If t his is t he cas e, use t he ac cess ory ada pt er t o supply pow er t o your devic e. Some ve rsions of MP3 , W MA , or A A C f ormat may not be support e d. If an unsuppor t ed f ile is f ound, t he audio unit displa ys UNSUPPO R T ED, t hen sk ips t o t he ne xt f ile. I[...]

  • Page 266

    Connect t h e USB f la sh memor y de vice to the U SB ad ap ter cabl e correctly and securely. When the USB f lash mem ory device is connect e d, t he USB indica t or is s h o w ni nt h ed i s p l a y . Ea c h ti m e yo u pr es s th e TITL E but t on, the d isplay mode s hows you in sequence , t he f older na me, t he f ile name, t he a rt ist na m[...]

  • Page 267

    − − + − Use t he SK IP bar while a USB f la sh memo ry device is p laying to select passa ges a nd change f iles. Each t ime you press and r e l e a s et h e s i d eo f t h eS K I Pb a r , th e sy ste m s ki ps f or wa rd to th e beginning of t he nex t f ile. Pre ss and r e l e a s et h e s i d eo f t h eb a rt o skip ba ckw ar d t o t he [...]

  • Page 268

    T urn t he selector knob to select a n appr opria t e r epea t , r andom or sc an mode, then press the selector k nob (ENT ER ) to set your selection. P re ss i n g th e RETURN bu tto n g o es back to the p revi ou s di sp lay an d p re ss in g th e SE T UP b utto n can cel s th i s se tti n g mo de . Y ou can select a ny t ype of repeat , ra ndom [...]

  • Page 269

    − − − − − Th i s f ea t ure cont inuously pla ys a f ile . Selec t norma l pla y t o t ur n it of f . Pressing ei ther side of t he SK IP bar al s o tu rn s of f th is featu r e. T his f unction sample s all f iles in t he se lect e d f ol der in the o rder they are st ored. T o activate the sc an f eature, p res s an d r el eas e th e S [...]

  • Page 270

    − If you see an error message in t he display, see page . S el ect no rma l p l ay to tu rn e ith er scan f eat ur e of f . Pressing either side of t he C A T EGO R Y or SKIP b ar als o tu rn s o f f the featu re . T his f unction sample s t he f irst f ile in eac h f older in th e o rd er th ey are s tore d . To activate the f old er sc an f eat[...]

  • Page 271

    If you see an error message on t he audio displa y while pla ying a U SB f lash mem ory device, f in d the so lu ti o n i n th e ch ar t to the ri g h t. I f you cannot c lear t he er ror messa ge, ta ke your vehi cle to your d ealer. Cause Error M essage Solut ion USB ROM Error Appear s when an incompatible device is conne cte d. Use of unsupport [...]

  • Page 272

    CONT INUED Bluet oot h Au d i o S ys te m ( M o d e l s wi th o u t n a vi g a ti o n s ys te m ) Fe atu res 269 SKIP BAR SELECT OR KNOB TITLE B UTTON AUX BU TTON SETUP B UTTON 10/07/29 12:14:44 31TK4620_274 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 273

    * * Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h a A udio sy st em, w hich allow s you t o lis t en t o st r ea ming audio f r om your A udio compat ible phone. T his f unct ion is only av aila ble on phones t ha t a re pair ed a nd linked t o t he v ehicle’ s HandsFreeL ink (HFL) system ( see pa ge ). Make sure t hat your phon e is paired and link ed t[...]

  • Page 274

    I n the f o l l ow i n g co nd i ti o n s, th e displ ay shows ‘‘NO CONNECT ’’ message. T he phone is not linked t o HF L . T h e phone is not t ur ned on. T h e phone is not in t he vehicle . A not he r HF L compa t ible phone, whic h is not compa t ible f or A ud io , is al ready connected. Pres s the side of t he SK IP ba r t o skip f or[...]

  • Page 275

    If you receive a call when the A udio is play ing, pres s t he H F L T a l kb u t t o no nt h es t e e r i n g whee l. T he displa y sw itc hes t o the H F Lm o d e( s e ep a g e ) . A f t e r ending t he ca ll, pres s the H F L B a c kb u t t o nt og ob a c k t ot h e A udio mode . If you receive a call while the system is in the pa use mode, t he[...]

  • Page 276

    Most audio s yst em f unct ions ca n st ill be cont r olled by st a ndar d but t ons, dials, a nd knobs, but some f unct ions can only be accessed using the int erf a ce dia l. T he inter f a ce dial ha s two parts, a di al an d a s el ector. T h e dial t urns le f t a nd right . Use it t o mak e selec t ions or a djust ment s t o a list or menu on[...]

  • Page 277

    Play ing t he A M/F M R adio (Models w it h nav ig a t ion sy st em) 274 INTER FACE DI AL TITLE B UTTON AM/FM BU TTON PRESET B UTTON S CATE GORY BAR TUNE BAR AUDIO B UTTON (SOUND) BUT TON NAVIGA TION SCREE N CENTE R DISPLA Y SKIP BAR SCAN/A .SEL (SCAN/ AUTO SELE CT) BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB 10/07/29 12:15:29 31TK4620_279 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 278

    T h e power mode must be in A CCESSOR Y or ON. Pr ess t he A UD IO but t on to v iew t he a udio cont rol display . T urn t he syst em on by pre ssing t he V OL / k nob or th e A M /F M b utto n. Adj us t the volume by t ur ning the VO L/ kn o b . Y our v ehicle ha s t he engine st ar t / st op but ton inst e ad of a n ignit ion swit ch. For mor e [...]

  • Page 279

    − − − Use t he T UNE bar t o t une the r adio to a desired f requen cy. P re ss th e si d e of th e ba r to tu n e t o a higher f reque ncy, or t he side t o t une t o a low er f reque ncy. T o t une w it h t he int erf a ce dia l, push t he int er f ac e select or dow n, and t ur n t he int er f ac e dial t o sele ct T une. T hen press ENT E[...]

  • Page 280

    − − Wh en th e sy s tem fin d s a str o ng signal, it w ill st op a nd play t ha t st a t ion f or a bout 10 se conds. If y ou d o n o thi ng , th e sy s tem w il l the n sc an f or t he ne xt st r ong sta t ion and pla y it f or 10 seconds. When it plays a st at ion t ha t y ou wa nt t o lis t en t o, pre ss the S CAN sid e of t he b ar agai n[...]

  • Page 281

    Push the int erf ace select or down t o display t he A UDIO MENU. T urn the interf ace dial t o select A .SEL, then pres s ENT ER on t he int e rf a ce selec t or. T urn t he int er f ace dia l t o select ON, then press ENT ER on the int erf ace se lect or . Y ou w ill see A .SEL on t he cent e r displa y a nd th e audio cont r ol displa y ( if sel[...]

  • Page 282

    I f th e stati on y o u are l is ten in g to i s not a n R DS st a t ion, t he a udio scr een and t he cent e r display c ont inue t o show t he f re quency. T o swit ch t he R DS INFO display f unct ion on a nd of f , pre ss a nd re l ea se th e T ITL E bu tton . Wi th th e system on, you will see t he ‘‘R DS I NFO O N ’’ m ess age o n the[...]

  • Page 283

    +− A L L : A ll R DS ca t egor y st at ions TO P 4 0 : To p 4 0 h i ts R OCK : R ock, classic rock and sof t rock m us ic OL DIES: Nosta lgia music and old ies JA ZZ: Ja zz SOF T : A dult hit s and sof t music R & B: R hythm and blues, and sof t rhythm and blu es CL A SSIC: Classical music R EL IGION : Progra ms conc erne d wit h r eligion [...]

  • Page 284

    T h is f unct ion sea rche s up and dow n f or st r ong signa l f reque ncies t ha t ca rr y the s el ecte d R DS c ate g o ry inf orma t ion. T his ca n help you t o f in d a stati on i n yo ur f avo ri te cat egory. T o act iva te it , press and rele as e eit her s ide ( or ) of the SKIP b ar. Y ou wil l al so s ee the selected R DS ca tegory nam[...]

  • Page 285

    T o activate R DS catego ry scan wi th t he inte rf a ce dial, push t he A U DIO b u tton to d i s p l ay th e FM r ad i o inf orma t ion on t he scr een. P ush t he interf ace selector down, and turn the int erf ace dia l t o sele ct R DS sea rc h on t he a udio menu. Pr ess EN T ER on the interf ace select or. T he screen show s you t he R D S ca[...]

  • Page 286

    W hile t he R D S cat e gory is sele ct ed, m o ve th e i n ter f ace s e l ec to r to th e lef t or the right t o select SCA N. T hen p res s ENT ER t o activate the RD S S CAN . T o activate radi o text dis pl ay, us e t he int erf a ce dia l. Push the int er f ac e select or dow n, and t ur n t he int er f ac e dial to select R ea d R adio T ext[...]

  • Page 287

    T o a djust t he sound, press t he A UD IO but t on, push the int er f ace select or dow n, and t ur n t he int er f ac e dial t o Sound Se t up. T hen pres s ENT ER on the interf ace selector. S e l e c tt h em o d ey o uw a n t t o a d j u s t by t urning t he int er f ac e dial. BA SS, T R EBL E, FA DER , and BAL A NCE are each adju stabl e. You[...]

  • Page 288

    − − T hese modes a djust t he st r engt h of t he sound coming f rom e ach spe ak er. Fa der a djust s t he f r ont- t o-ba ck st rengt h, w hile bala nce a djust s t he side-t o-side st rengt h. T o adjust f a der and b alan ce, s ele ct FA DER or BA L ANCE, then press ENT ER on the int erf ace select or. T he current set ting is show n on the[...]

  • Page 289

    − − − A djust s t he st re ngth of soun d f rom the center speaker. To a d j u s t th e st rengt h of t he sound f r om t he subwoof er speaker, select it and pres s ENT ER on t he int e rf a ce selec t or. T urn t he int er f ace dia l t o the desired level, and enter your selection by pressing ENT ER on t he interf a ce selector. T h e SV C[...]

  • Page 290

    CONT INUED Play ing t he X M R adio ( Models w it h nav iga t ion sy st em) Fe atu res 287 CATE GORY BAR TUNE BAR AUDIO B UTTON INTER FACE DI AL PRESET B UTTON S (SOUND) BUT TON XM RADIO BU TTON TITLE B UTTON NAVIGA TION SCREE N CENTE R DISPLA Y SKIP BAR SCAN/A .SEL (SCAN/ AUTO SELE CT) BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB 10/07/29 12:17:11 31TK4620_292 [...]

  • Page 291

    T o liste n t o X M R a dio, s et t he pow er mode t o A CCESSO R Y or O N. Push th e bu tto n to s el e ct the XM R a dio. T he last channe l you list ene d t o will s how in t he a udio scr een ( if selected) and t he center displ ay. A djust t he volume by t ur ning the VO L/ kn o b . Y o u rv e h i c l eh a st h ee n g i n es t a r t / sto p bu[...]

  • Page 292

    − − − −+ − Each t ime you press and release the TITL E bu tto n , th e ce n ter d i s p la y change s in t he f ollow ing sequence: NAME (ar tis t nam e) , TIT L E (mu sic ti tl e) , an d CHAN NE L NAME (c hanne l name). O nt h es c r e e n ,y o uw i l ls e et h e select ed CH A NN EL (numbe r), C ATE G O RY, N A M E ( ar ti s t n am e [...]

  • Page 293

    − − − − T he scan f unc t ion give s you a s ampling of a ll cha nnels w hile in the channel mod e. In the cat egory m o d e , o n ly th e ch a n n el s wi thi n T he syst em plays each channel in numeric al order f or a f e w seconds, t hen selec t s t he nex t cha nnel. W hen you hea r a c hanne l you wa nt t o cont inue list ening t o, p[...]

  • Page 294

    − − − − − − − Th e e n c r y p ti o n code is be ing updat e d. W ait unt il t he encr ypt ion code is f ully upda t ed. Channels 0 a nd 1 should s t ill wor k norma lly. XM is loa ding t he audio or pr ogra m inf orma t ion. T h e channe l curr ent ly sele ct ed is no longer broa dca st ing. Once a c hanne l is st ore d, pres s and r[...]

  • Page 295

    T he XM sa t ellit e s ar e in orbit ove r th e eq u ato r; the re f o re , o bj e cts s o u th of t he ve hicle ma y cau se sa t ellit e receptio n interruptio ns. T o help compensat e f or t his, ground- based repeaters are placed i n major met ropolit a n a rea s. Sa t ellit e signa ls a r em o r el i k e l yt ob eb l o c k e db yt a l l buildin[...]

  • Page 296

    CONT INUE D To re p l ay a n d s ee th e s to re d f il e, p re ss th e AUD IO b u tto n to s e l ec t th e au di o di sp la y o n th e n av i g ati on s cr ee n . Push down t he inte rf a ce select or t o display t he a udio menu. T urn th e i nte rface d ial to s el ec t No te, then press ENT ER . T h is f unct ion st ores t he s ound content pla[...]

  • Page 297

    Tur n the s el e c to r d i a l to s e l e c t a s o u n d fil e, th en p re s s E N TER. Th e d i sp la y s h o ws th e c a te g o ry , n a m e an d ti tl e in f or m a ti on o f th e s e l e c te d f i l e . T o delet e a ll f iles, pus h t he int er f a ce selector t o t he lef t t o select ‘‘DEL ET E A L L ,’’ then press ENT ER . T o de[...]

  • Page 298

    CONT INUED Play ing a Disc (Models w it h na v iga t ion sy st em) Fe atu res 295 CATE GORY BAR SKIP BAR AUDIO B UTTON PRESET B UTTON S EJECT B UTTON INTER FACE DI AL CENTE R DISPLA Y NAVIGA TION SCREE N DISC BUTT ON DISC SLOT TITLE B UTTON VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER)KNOB SCAN/A .SEL (SCAN/ AUTO SELE CT) BAR 10/07/29 12:18:17 31TK4620_300 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 299

    T he di sc p ackag es o r jacke ts sho ul d hav e one of t hese mark s. T h e d is c pl ay er c an al so p lay M P 3, WM A, o r AA C f o rma t tha t sav ed o n C D- R/RW o r D VD- R/RW (s ee p ag e ) . If a f ile on W M A or A A C disc is prot ec t ed by digit a l r ight s mana gement ( DR M), t he a udio system skips t o t he next f ile. DV D-A di[...]

  • Page 300

    # Y ou ca nnot loa d a nd play 3- inch ( 8 - c m )d i s c si nt h i ss y s t e m . It is possible to select up to 999 f iles f or inclus ion in CD-R s and CD -R Ws, and up t o 3 ,500 f iles f or inclus ion in DV D-R s and DV D-R W s. Insert a disc about half w ay into the disc slot . T he drive w ill pull the dis c i nt h er e s t o f t h ew a yt[...]

  • Page 301

    Selec t t he dis c playe r by pre ssing t he DISC but t on. T he sy st em w ill begin play ing t he las t sele ct ed t r ac k in t he disc. Y ou will see the curr ent t ra ck posit ion highlight ed. T it le inf or mat ion w ill be displa yed by a list whe n t he inf orma t ion is f ound i n th e Gra ce n o te A lbum Inf o (Gr ac en o te Med i a Dat[...]

  • Page 302

    Y ou c an als o cho o se a t rack di rec tly f ro m a trac k li s t. If ther e ar e n o tra ck name s, you w ill see ‘‘N o T itle ’’ display ed. T urn the int e rf a ce dia l to select t he desired tr ack, t hen press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. T o repl ay the curren t t rack cont inuously, push t he int er f a ce selec t or dow n w[...]

  • Page 303

    T his f eat ur e play s t he t ra ck s wit hin a disc in ra ndom orde r. W hen pla ying MP3, WMA or A A C f ormat discs, all t he tr ack s wit hin t he disc ar e played in rand om ord er, regardless o f t he conf igura t ion of t he f older . Push the int erf ace select or down while pla ying a dis c. T urn t he interf ace dial to select R a ndo m [...]

  • Page 304

    ** * T his audio system plays CD-R OM, CD-R /R W , DVD-R OM, and DV D-R /R W compressed in MP 3, WM A, o r AAC f o r m ats . Yo u c a n select up t o 255 f old ers or t racks. To take th e sys te m o u t of di s c m o d e, p re ss th e A M/ FM bu tto n , th e butt on, o r t he HDD/A UX but ton. T o ret urn t o disc mode , press th e DI S C b [...]

  • Page 305

    Combining a low sa mpling f r equenc y wi th a l o w bi trate m ay r es ul t in extremely degraded sou nd qual ity. To p l ay a n M P 3 /W M A/ AAC d i sc , use t he disc cont rols pre viously descr ibed, a long wit h t he f ollow ing inf orma t ion. W hile pla ying an M P3/W MA /A A C disc, you can select a f older within t he disc by pre ssing ei[...]

  • Page 306

    Select a de sire d f older by t ur ning t he int erf a ce dia l, t hen pr ess ENT ER . T he disp lay returns to norm al play, and the f irst tra ck in the selected f older be gins t o pla y. T o cha nge a f ile , tur n t he int erf a ce dial t o se lect a de sire d f ile, t hen press ENT ER . Thi s f ea tu r e, w h e n ac ti v ate d , re pl ays al [...]

  • Page 307

    Thi s f eat u r e, w h e n a ct i v ate d, p l a y s al l f i l e s i n th e c u r re nt f ol de r i n ra n d o m or d e r . To act i v ate f o l d e r ra n d om p la y , p u s h th e i n te rf ac e s el ec to r do wn w h i l e p l a y i n g a d i s c . T u rn t h e i n te r f ac e d i a l to s e l e c t Ran d o m o n th e AUD IO M E N U , an d pr [...]

  • Page 308

    → →→ T hi s f eature , when ac tivated, sample s t he f irst f ile of ea ch f older f or 10 seconds . T o scan a f old er, press t he SCA N side of t he SCA N/ A .SEL ba r. Or , push t he int erf a ce selec t or dow n w hile pla ying a dis c. T ur n t he inte rf a ce dial t o selec t Sca n on t he A UDIO MENU , and pr ess ENT ER on the interf[...]

  • Page 309

    T o remove the disc, press the eject ( ) but t on. If you d o no t remove the di sc f rom th e sl o t, th e sy s tem w il l rel oad th e disc af t er 1 0 seconds. T he disc sta rt s play ing aut oma t ica lly. Use t he disc cont r ols prev iously describe d. For inf or mat ion on how t o ha ndle and prot ect discs, see page . 364 Play ing a Disc (M[...]

  • Page 310

    T h ec h a r t o nt h er i g h t e x p l a i n st h e error messages you may see in the cent e r displa y while pla ying a disc. If you see an error message in t he cent e r displa y while pla ying a disc, press the eject but ton. A f te r eject ing the disc, check it f or damage or def orm ation . If t here i s no dam age , inser t t he disc a ga [...]

  • Page 311

    Pl ay ing Hard Disc D riv e (HDD ) A ud io ( Mo del s w it h nav igat io n sy st em) 308 TITLE B UTTON AUDIO B UTTON NAVIGA TION SCREE N INTER FACE DI AL HDD/AUX BU TTON CENTE R DISPLA Y SKIP BAR CATE GORY BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER)KNOB SCAN/A .SEL (SCAN/ AUTO SELE CT) BAR 10/07/29 12:19:52 31TK4620_313 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 312

    − − − − − − − − − R ec ording f unc t ion f rom f ollow ing media is not suppor t ed. CD-D A which pr ohibit s t he copying by SCMS CD-D A wit h c opy cont r ol SA CD ( Super A udio CD) DT S-CD DV D-A CD-R /R W DV D-R /R W Copy cont r olled CD s ( Play bac k cannot be guar ant e ed) DT S-CDs ( Only enabled f or play back ) T he Ha[...]

  • Page 313

    Play list s ar e t r ack list s in a c ert a in play back gr oup. T his playlist is aut oma t ica lly gener at ed w hen t he music CD is rec orded. T he max imum number of origina l play list s t ha t c an be stored t o the HDD is 999, with 99 songs on ea ch play list . Eac h album name on t he music CD is count ed as a pla ylist . Songs t hat hav [...]

  • Page 314

    T h e icons show t he re cording condit ions f or ea ch t r ac k: R ec icon: N ow r ecor ding R ec ready icon: Next to be recorded R ec done ic on: R ec ording f inishe d P le ase n o te th at the re w i l l b e n o c o m p e n s a t i o no f f e r e di nt h e c a s e of unsuccessf ul r ecor ding of audio dat a or t he loss of a udio dat a due to a[...]

  • Page 315

    In order t o suspend r ecor ding, push the interf ace select or down, s elect Cancel R ec t o HDD, a nd press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. T o c hange t he s et t ing t o manua l mod e, pu sh the interf ace selector down on t he H DD scr een. T urn t he interf ace dial to select HDD Setup and p ress EN T ER . T urn the dial t o select R ippi [...]

  • Page 316

    Select a t rack t o record f rom the music CD, pu sh the HDD/A UX b u tton , the n pu sh th e in terface select or dow n to displa y t he audio menu. T urn the int e rf a ce dial t o select R ec to HDD, a nd then press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. To ch an ge th e se tti n g to au to m ati cal l y re c o rd a l l o f the tra ck s on a music C[...]

  • Page 317

    * + − + − * T o cha nge a t ra ck or t ra cklist , press on the C at e gory ba r or t h e Skip bar . T he trackli st has si x search mode ca t egorie s: album, a rt ist , t ra ck, pla ylist , genr e, a nd album record d at e. Within the selected ca t egory , t he t r ack list w ill be change d wit h t he ca t egory ba r . T o repl ay th[...]

  • Page 318

    To turn th is f eatu re off , tu rn th e int erf a ce dia l t o select t he OF F icon, then press ENT ER on the interf a ce selector. T his f unction pla ys t r ack s in t he curr ent se ar ch mode in r andom ord er. T o activate ran do m pl ay, p ush t he int erf a ce sele ct or dow n during track play back . T urn the interf ace dial t o sele ct [...]

  • Page 319

    T his f unction sa mples t he t r ac ks in t he curr ent se ar ch mode in the or der that they were recorded . T o activate sc an, p us h the i nterf ace select or dow n during t r ac k play bac k. T ur n t he inte rf a ce dial t o selec t Sca n on the HDD A UDIO MENU, and pres s ENT ER on t he int e rf a ce selector. Turn th e i n ter f ac e di al[...]

  • Page 320

    W hile a t ra ck is pla ying on a n Origina l Playlis t or Us er Pla ylist Playba ck sc ree n, t urn t he int erf a ce dia l and se lect t h e t ra ck that you wan t t o add to a User P la yl is t, th en p res s EN TER on th e interf a ce selector. T he tr ac k opt ions box is displa yed . Selec t A d d t o Play list , t hen pr ess ENT ER on the in[...]

  • Page 321

    Shu f f les the playback of all t racks that have been recorded on HDD. To s h u ffl e a l l t r a c k s , p u s h t h e i n ter f ace s el ecto r up to d is p l ay the ‘‘Search mus ic by’’ screen, and then push the inter f ace select or down. Shuf f led play bac k begins. Push the int erf ace select or up t o display t he ‘‘ Sear ch mu[...]

  • Page 322

    CONT INUE D Push the int erf ace select or up t o display t he Sea rc h music by scre en, and turn t he interf ace dial to select ‘‘Art ists.’’ Pres s ENT ER on the in terf ace s ele ctor, an d the artist li st will be dis play ed in a lphabet ic al order . Turn th e i n ter f ac e di al to s e le c t the artist you wan t to lis ten to, and[...]

  • Page 323

    T ur n t he int er f ace dia l t o select a tra ck y ou w an t to l is ten to , the n pres s ENT ER on t he int e rf a ce selector. If you pu sh the interf ace selector right or lef t , you ca n cha nge t he alp hab et tag. T he selec t ed t ra ck begins t o play . Push the int erf ace select or up t o display t he Sea rc h music by scre en, and tu[...]

  • Page 324

    CONT INUE D Push the int erf ace select or up t o display t he Sea rc h music by scre en, and turn t he interf ace dial to select ‘‘Genres.’’ Press ENT ER on the int erf a ce se lect or , and t he genr e list will be displa yed. Turn th e i n ter f ac e di al to s e le c t the genre you w ant t o list en t o, a nd t hen pres s ENT ER on t h[...]

  • Page 325

    T he f irst t rac k on t he select ed album begins t o pla y. Af te r sto ri ng th e d ata, y o u ca n change some it e ms: order of t r ack s o n th e u se r p l ay l i st, n ame o f the play list , t ra ck t itle, a r t ist na me, a nd music gen re. Y ou can also add a track to the pl ayl is t, and d el ete the tra ck o r the al bu m f ro m th e [...]

  • Page 326

    T ur n t he int er f ace dia l t o select th e pl ayl i s t, the n p re s s EN TER. Push the int erf ace select or down to d i s p la y th e AUDI O ME NU for t he play list . On the HDD audio screen, push up the int erf ace select or t o select MUSIC SEA R CH. Sele ct Pla ylist by t urning t he int er f ac e dial, t hen press ENT ER . On t he Edit [...]

  • Page 327

    Selec t a desired playlis t t o cha nge the user playli st name, or a desired album t o change t he or iginal pl ayl is t name (alb um n ame) . R ef er t o t he Music Sea rch f unct ion on page f or how t o s elec t a playlist or a n album. Push t he interf ace selector down to displ ay the A UDIO MENU f or a select ed play list or a lbum. Push the[...]

  • Page 328

    Af ter i n p u tti ng the n a m e, pu sh th e i n te rfac e se le c to r do wn to s el ec t O K. The c o n f i rm ati o n s c re e n i s d i s p l ay e d . C o n f i rm th at the n e w n am e i s co rr ec t, an d th e n p u s h th e in ter f ac e s el ec to r d o wn to s el e c t OK. Y o u wi ll b e re tur n e d to th e Ed it Alb u m o r E d i t P [...]

  • Page 329

    T he OPT IONS icon w ill appe ar in the select ed tra ck. Press ENT ER on the interf ace select or. Selec t a desir ed pla ylist , t hen t ur n th e i nte rface d ial to s el ec t the track of whi ch yo u want to chan ge the na me, then press ENT ER on the interf ace select or. R ef er to the Music Se ar ch f unct ion on pa ge f or how t o s elect [...]

  • Page 330

    CONT INUE D On t he Edit A lbum Name scre en, tu rn th e in ter f ac e di al to s e le c t Edit A r tist , t hen press ENT ER on the inter f ace selector. On the En ter an art is t name screen input the new art ist n ame. Af ter i n p u tti ng the n a m e, pu sh th e i n te rfac e se le c to r do wn to s el ec t O K. Selec t a desired playlis t t o[...]

  • Page 331

    Selec t a desired playlis t t o cha nge th e arti s t na m e. Refer to the Music Se ar ch f unct ion on pa ge f or how t o s elect a play list . Rota te the i nte rf ac e d i al to s e le ct a t ra ck a nd pr ess EN T ER on t he interf a ce selector. T he OPT IONS icon w ill appe ar in the select ed tra ck. Press ENT ER on the interf ace select or.[...]

  • Page 332

    T he tr ac k opt ions box is displa yed . Select Edi t T r ack Inf o, then press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. On t he Edit T r ac k scre en, t urn t he int erf a ce dia l and se lect Edit T ra ck Na me, then press ENT ER on the interf ace select or. On the Edit T r ack Name screen, turn t he interf ace dial and sel ect Edit A rtist , t hen pr[...]

  • Page 333

    T urn the interf ace dial and sel ect Edit A lbum (or Edit Play list if you wa nt t o edit U ser Playlis t ), then pres s ENT ER on t he int e rf a ce selector. T ur n t he int er f ace dia l t o select Edit A lbum Name (or Edit Play list Name), t hen press ENT ER on the int erf a ce sele ct or in E dit A lbum (or E dit Pla ylis t ) scr een. On t h[...]

  • Page 334

    T he tr ac k opt ions box is displa yed . Select Dele t e and pr ess EN T E R on the interf ace select or. Selec t OK t o conf irm you wa nt t o delet e t he t r ac k. Y ou w ill be returned to t he Playback screen f or t he Origina l Playlist or User Play list . Even if all the t racks ar e deleted f ro m th e Us er Pl ayl i s t, th e d ata f olde[...]

  • Page 335

    Push the int erf ace select or down to d i s p la y th e AUDI O ME NU . T urn the interf ace dial and sel ect Get A lbum Inf o, the n press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. On the ‘‘Select an A l bum’’ screen, turn t he interf ace dial and sel ect t he t it le inf orma t ion f or t he Origina l Pla ylist , t he n pre ss E N TE R. Yo u wi [...]

  • Page 336

    Y ou ca n upda t e t he Gr a cenot e A lbum Inf o ( Gr ac enot e Media Dat a ba se) t hat is included w it h t he navi gati on sy stem. Consult your de ale r, or visit (in U.S.), or (in Can ada) , to acqui re updat ed f ile s. Insert t he updat e disc int o the disc slot , or connec t t he U SB f lash memory de vice t ha t inc ludes t he updat e . [...]

  • Page 337

    T urn the interf ace dial and sel ect Update Gracenote Inf o, then press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. T urn the dial t o select USB or DISC on t he Upda t e Gra ce not e A lbum inf o screen, t hen press ENT ER on t he select or. T urn the dial t o select Y es on t he conf irma t ion scre en, a nd t he updat e w ill st a rt . T ur n t he int e[...]

  • Page 338

    − Gra cenot e is a n inte rnet - base d music rec ognit ion ser vic e t hat allow s a rt ist , album, a nd t ra ck inf orma t ion f r om CDs to display on t he HDD. More inf orma t ion about Gr ac enot e is av aila ble a t (in U .S.) or (in Can ada) . Music re cognit ion t echnology a nd related data a re provi ded by Gracenote . Gr ac en ote i s[...]

  • Page 339

    − ♯ ♯♯ ♯♯♯ ♯♯ ♯ Y ou a gree not t o a ssign, copy , tra ns f e r or tr an sm i t the G ra ce n o te S o f tware o r any G ra ce n o te Da ta to any third p arty. Y OU A GR EE NOT T O USE OR EXPL OIT GR A CENOT E DA T A , T HE GR ACENOT E SOFT WA R E, OR GR ACENOT E SERV ER S, EXCEPT A S EX PR ESSL Y PER MIT T ED HER EIN. Y ou a [...]

  • Page 340

    Gracenote makes no representa tions or wa rr ant ie s, expr ess or implied, regard ing the accu racy o f any Grace no te Dat a f rom i n the Gracenote Servers. Gracenote re s er ve s th e ri g h t to de l ete d ata f ro m th e Gr ac e no te Se rv er s o r to change da t a c at egor ies f or a ny cause that Gra cenote deems suf f icient. No wa rr an[...]

  • Page 341

    Play ing a n iPod (Models w it h na v iga t ion sy st em) 338 SKIP BAR CENTE R DISPLA Y NAVIGA TION SCREE N INTER FACE DI AL HDD/AUX BU TTON CANC EL BUTTO N AUDIO B UTTON VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB 10/07/29 12:24:04 31TK4620_343 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 342

    T he a udio s yst em reads and plays play able s ound f iles on t he iPod. T he syst e m ca nnot oper at e a n iPod as a mass stora ge device. T he system will only play songs s t ored on t he iPod wit h iT unes. iPod and iT unes a re r egist er ed t ra dema rk s owned by A pple Inc. T hi s audi o sy stem can se lec t and play t he a udio f iles on[...]

  • Page 343

    Do not conne ct y our iPod using a hub. Do not k eep t he iPod a nd dock connector cable in the ve hicle. Dire ct sunlight a nd high heat w ill dama ge it . Do not use a n ext e nsion cable b etw ee n th e US B ad apte r ca bl e equipped w it h your v ehicle a nd your dock c onnect or . W e re commend ba cking up your dat a be f ore pla ying it . S[...]

  • Page 344

    − CONT INUE D If t he iPod indica t or doe s not a ppea r in t he a udio displa y, che ck t he connect ions, a nd t r y t o re connect t he iPod a f e w t imes . If t he a udio syst e m st ill does not rec ognize the iPod, t he iPod may n ee d to b e res et. Fo l lo w the inst ruc t ions t hat ca me wit h y our iPod, or y ou can f ind r ese t ins[...]

  • Page 345

    Press ENT ER on the int erf ace selec t or t o display t he it e ms on tha t l i st, th e n tu rn th e i nte rf ace d i al to make a select ion . Press ENT ER to set your selection. If you select ‘‘A L L ’’ on t he ar tist s list, t he albums lis t is d isplay ed. If you select ‘‘A L L ’’ on t he albums li st, al l the tracks b eco [...]

  • Page 346

    − CONT INUE D T urn the interf ace dial, s elect t he R e peat icon a nd pre ss EN T ER . Playback of t he tra ck t hat is curr ent ly be ing play ed w ill be repeated. T o c ance l t his f unct ion, t ur n t he int erf a ce dia l and sele ct t he R epea t O F F i c o n ,a n dt h e np r e s sE N T E R . Th i s fe a t u re cont inuously pla ys a f[...]

  • Page 347

    − − Shuf f les pl ayb ack of all avail abl e alb um s, whic h are s elec t ed by t he desir ed list : play list s, a rt is t s, albums or s ongs. T his f unction can be selected at t he sam e time that R ep eat Play back i s setup. On the iPod screen, pu sh the interf ace selector down to displ ay th e AUDI O ME NU . T urn the interf ace dial, [...]

  • Page 348

    * * If you see an error message in t he cent er displa y, see pa ge . T he di sp l ayed m ess age m ay vary on mod els or versions. On some models, t here is no message t o disconnec t. W hen you disc onnect t he iPod w hile it is pla ying, t he ce nt er displa y a nd the a udio screen (if selected) show U S B NO D AT A. If y ou reconne ct t he[...]

  • Page 349

    I f yo u se e an er ro r me ss ag e i n th e ce nte r di s p l ay wh il e p la y i n g an i Po d , f i nd th e so lu ti o n i n th e ch art to the ri g h t. I f yo u ca n n o t cl ear th e e rr o r me s s ag e , tak e y o ur ve h i cl e to yo ur de ale r . Solut ion Error M essage Appear s when an unsupported i Pod is inserted. Appear s when the iP[...]

  • Page 350

    Play ing a USB F lash Memor y Dev ice (Models w it h na v ig at ion sy st em) Fe atu res 347 SKIP BAR CENTE R DISPLA Y NAVIGA TION SCREE N HDD/ AUX BU TTON CATE GORY BAR AUDIO B UTTON INTER FACE DI AL SCAN/A .SEL (SCAN/ AUTO SELE CT) BAR VOL/ (VOLUM E/P OWER) KNOB 10/07/29 12:25:13 31TK4620_352 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 351

    * * T hi s audi o sy stem can se lec t and play t he a udio f iles on a USB f la sh memory de vice w it h t he same cont rols use d f or t he disc pla ye r. T o play a USB f lash memory device, co nn e ct i t to th e U SB ad ap ter c ab l e i n th e co ns o l e co mp ar tm en t, the n press the HDD/A UX but ton until you see ‘‘USB’’ in [...]

  • Page 352

    CONT INUE D Some ve rsions of MP3 , W MA , or A A C f ormat may not be support e d. If an unsuppor t ed f ile is f ound, t he audio unit displa ys UNSUPPO R T ED, t hen sk ips t o t he ne xt f ile. S o me d evi c es c ann o t be p owe re d o r ch ar g ed v ia th e US B ad ap ter. I f thi s is th e ca se , u s e th e ac ce sso ry ada p ter to s u pp[...]

  • Page 353

    Unclip t he USB c onnect or by pulling it up, a nd pull out t he U SB adap ter cabl e i n the co ns ol e co mp ar tm en t. Connect t h e USB f la sh memor y de vice to the U SB ad ap ter cabl e correctly and securely. W hen t he USB dev ice is connec t ed a n dt h eU S Bm o d ei ss e l e c t e do nt h e au d i o s ys te m, th e US B in d i ca to r [...]

  • Page 354

    − − + − Y ou ca n a lso sele ct a f olde r or f ile f ro m th e l i st b y u si ng th e i n ter f ac e d i al . P re s s th e AUDI O bu tto n to show t he a udio display on t he navigation screen. Use the interf ace dial t o highlight t he f ile, t he n pres s ENT ER t o set your select ion. Use t he SK IP bar while a USB f la sh memo ry de[...]

  • Page 355

    T o go ba ck t o t he nor mal play ing display, pr ess t he A UDIO but t on. P re ss i n g th e CANC EL b utto n go e s b ac k to the p re vi ou s sc re e n an d p re ss in g th e MAP b utto n can cel s the audio mode displa y. Push the int erf ace select or down t o display t he A UDIO MENU. Y ou can select a ny t ype of repeat , ra ndom or sc an [...]

  • Page 356

    T urn the interf ace knob , select the T ra ck R epeat icon and press ENT ER on the interf ace selector. Playback of t he tra ck t hat is curr ent ly be ing play ed w ill be repeated. T o c ance l t his f unct ion, t ur n t he int erf a ce dia l and se lect t h e R epe at O F F i c o n ,a n dt h e np r e s sE N T E R . Thi s f u nc ti on r ep l a y[...]

  • Page 357

    T his f unction pla ys a ll t he t ra ck s on t h eU S Bf l a s hm e m o r yd e v i c ei n rand om ord er. On t he USB ma in scr een, push t he interf ace selector down to displ ay th e AUDI O ME NU . T urn the interf ace dial, s elect R a ndom and pr ess E NT ER on t he interf a ce selector. Tur n th e in ter f ac e d i al , se l ec t th e Trac k [...]

  • Page 358

    T urn the interf ace dial, s elect t he Folde r R andom icon a nd pres s ENT ER on the interf ace selector. T he f iles a re pla ye d in ra ndom order . T o c ance l t his f unct ion, t ur n t he int erf a ce dia l and se lect t h e R a ndom O F F i c o n ,a n dt h e np r e s sE N T E R o n the inter f ace selector. T his f unction sa mples a ll t [...]

  • Page 359

    T his f unction sa mples t he f ir st f ile in each f older within the USB f lash memory de vice . On t he USB ma in scr een, push t he interf ace selector down to displ ay th e AUDI O ME NU . T urn the interf ace dial, s elect t he Scan i co n and p ress E NT ER on the inter f ace selector. T urn the interf ace dial, s elect Folde r Sca n icon a n[...]

  • Page 360

    Y ou ca n disconnect t he USB f la sh mem ory d evi ce at any tim e even i f t he USB mode is se lect ed on t he audio system. A lways f ollow the USB f lash memo ry device’s instruct ion s when you remove it. Wh en you disconnec t t he USB f las h memory de vic e while it is play ing, the cen ter di sp lay an d the au di o screen (if select ed) [...]

  • Page 361

    If you see an error message in t he cent e r displa y while pla ying a USB f lash mem ory device, f in d the so lu ti o n i n th e ch ar t to the ri g h t. I f you cannot c lear t he er ror messa ge, ta ke your vehi cle to your d ealer. Error M essage Solut ion T he system cannot read the f ile(s). Ch eck the f iles in the USB f lash memory device.[...]

  • Page 362

    CONT INUED Bluet oot h Au d i o S ys te m ( M o d e l s wi th n a vi g a ti o n s ys te m ) Fe atu res 359 INTER FACE DI AL TITLE B UTTON SKIP BAR CENTE R DISPLA Y NAVIGA TION SCREE N AUDIO B UTTON HDD/AUX BU TTON 10/07/29 12:26:46 31TK4620_364 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 363

    * * Make sure t hat your phon e is paired and link ed t o HF L . Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h a A udio sy st em, w hich allow s you t o lis t en t o st r ea ming audio f r om your A udio compat ible phone. T his f unct ion is only av aila ble on phones t ha t a re pair ed a nd linked t o t he v ehicle’ s HandsFreeL ink (HFL) system ( see[...]

  • Page 364

    CONT INUE D O n c ead e v i c ei sl i n k e d ,t h en a m eo f t h ed e v i c ew i l la p p e a ro nt h es c r e e n . P re ss i n g th e T ITLE bu tton s wi tche s th e ce n ter d is p la y b etw ee n th e A udio a nd t he de vic e name. I f mo re t ha n o n e p h o n e i s p ai red to th e HF L sy ste m , th e re wi ll b e a d el ay b efor e th e[...]

  • Page 365

    T he resume/pa use mode c an st op play ing a f ile t empor ar ily. Turn th e i n ter f ac e di al to s wi tch th e set t ing bet w een t he r esume/pa use mode and t he sound set up mode. Select R esume/Pause, t hen press ENT ER t o set your selection. Each ti m e yo u p res s E NTER, th e s ys te m switches bet ween the resume mode and p aus e mo[...]

  • Page 366

    T urn t he dial to select a sound setup mode, then press ENT ER t o set your selec t ion. See pa ge f or mor e sound set t ing inf orma t ion. Swit ching t o anot he r mode pa uses t he music pla ying f r om your phone. If you receive a call when the A udio is play ing, pres s t he P I C K - U Pb u t t o no nt h es t e e r i n g wheel. T he screen [...]

  • Page 367

    Play only st a ndar d, round, 5- inch (1 2 cm) discs. Smaller or odd- shaped discs may jam in t he dr ive or ca use ot her proble ms. Ha ndle your disc s proper ly t o prev ent dam age a nd skipping. When recordi ng a CD-R, CD-R W , DV D-R or DV D-R W t he recording must be closed f or it t o be used by t he disc pla yer . W hen using DV D-R /R W d[...]

  • Page 368

    W hen a disc is not be ing play ed, st ore it in its case t o prot e ct it f r om dust a nd ot her c ont amina t ion. T o prevent warpage, keep discs out of direc t sunlight and ext reme heat . T o clean a disc, use a clean sof t cloth. Wipe acro ss the d isc f rom the cen ter t o the out side edge . A new disc ma y be rough on th e inner and out e[...]

  • Page 369

    Bubbled, wr inkled, la bele d, and ex cessiv ely t hick discs Da maged dis cs Poor qualit y disc s Small, ir re gular shape d discs 1. 2. 3. 4. Pr ot ect ing Y our Discs 366 Sealed Warped Burrs Chippe d/ Cracked Bubble d/ Wrinkled With Label/ Sticker Using Prin ter Label Kit With Plastic Ring 3-inc h (8-cm) C D Tri angle Sha pe Can S hape Arrow S h[...]

  • Page 370

    Discs with scr at ches, dirty discs CD-R or CD- R W ma y not pla y due t o t he re cording c ondit ions. Scra t ches and f inge rpr ints on t he discs may ca use t he sound t o skip. C D - R ,C D - R W ,D V D - R o r DV D-R W may not play due to the record in g con ditio ns. R ec ommended discs a re print e d wit h t he f ollow ing logo. A udio uni[...]

  • Page 371

    T ho se b an ds c ove r thes e A M band: 530 to 1,710 kHz FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHz A ra dio st a t ion’s signa l get s w ea ke r as you get f art her away f rom its tra ns mi tter . I f yo u are l i ste n i n g to an A M st a t ion, you will not ice t he sound volume be coming w eak er, and t h e s t a t i o nd r i f t i n gi na n do u t .I f y[...]

  • Page 372

    R a dio signals , especia lly on t he F M band, a re de f lect ed by la rge obje ct s such a s buildings and hills. Y our radio then receives both t he direct signal f r om t he st at ion’ s t ra nsmit t er, and t he def lec t ed signa l. T his causes th e so u n d to d is tort or f lu tter. Thi s is a ma in ca use of poor r a dio rec ept ion in [...]

  • Page 373

    ▲▼ + − +− + − + − T hree cont r ols f or t he a udio syst em are mounted in the st eering wheel hub. T hese let you contr ol basic f unct ions w it hout re moving y our hand f rom the wheel. T h e V OL but t on adj usts t he v olume up ( ) or dow n ( ). Pr ess t he t op or bot t om of t he but t on, hold it unt il t he desir ed [...]

  • Page 374

    + − + − W hen pla ying a U SB f las h memory device, you can also use the seek f un cti on to s kip th e f ol d e r. To act ivat e t his, press and hold ei ther side of t h e CH but t on until you hea r a beep. I f y o ua r ep l a y i n ga c o n v e n t i o n a lC D (w it hout t he te xt da t a and not c o m p r e s s e di nM P 3 o r W M A [...]

  • Page 375

    T h e auxilia r y input j ack is inside t he console compa rt me nt . T he sy st em will acce pt aux iliar y input f rom st anda rd a udio acce ssories using a 1/8 in ch (3.5 mm) stereo minip lug. W h e ny o up l u gi na m i n i - j a c kc a b l e bet w een a compa t ible a udio unit a nd t he ja ck , you w ill see A UX in t he display a nd t he sy[...]

  • Page 376

    Y our v ehicle’ s audio s yst em m ay disable it self if it is disc onnect ed f rom elec t rica l power f or a ny re as on. T o make it work agai n, yo u mu st ent er a spe cif ic f iv e-digit code w it h th e p re se t bu tton s. B e ca u se th ere ar e hundre ds of numbe r combinat ions pos sible f rom t he f iv e digit s, mak ing the syst em w[...]

  • Page 377

    T o set t he t ime, press the CL OCK button until you hear a beep. T he displaye d t ime begins t o blink. Change t he hour s by pressing t he H (h our) but t on unt il t he number s ad va n ce to th e des ire d ti me. C h an ge t he minut es by pressing t he M (m inut e) but t on unt il t he numbe rs ad va n ce to th e des ire d ti me. P re ss th [...]

  • Page 378

    △ Y ou c an als o adju st the clo ck and swit ch the cloc k displa y bet w een 24-hour s a nd 12-hour s in t he me nu mode. To adj u s t the c lo ck se tti n g : You c an a d ju st the c l o ck s etti ng wi th th e i gn iti o n s wi tc h i n the A CCESSOR Y ( I) or ON ( II) posit ion. Pres s and rele ase t he SET UP but t on. T he dis play s hows[...]

  • Page 379

    T ur n t he se lect or knob t o c hange the set t ing b etw een 12H and 24H. Pres s t he se lect or knob ( EN T E R ) to enter your selection. T he display w ill re t urn t o t he cloc k adj ust ing displa y. T o set t he time , tur n the se lect or knob a nd select t he hour s or t he minut es, t hen pr ess t he k nob t o enter your selection. T h[...]

  • Page 380

    T he security syst em helps t o protect your v ehic le and v a luables f r om t hef t . T he horn sounds a nd a combina t ion of hea dlight s, par king light s, side mar ker light s a nd t aillight s f la sh if so me o n e attem p ts to b re ak i n to yo ur ve hicle or re move t he a udio unit . T his alar m cont inues f or 2 minut es , then t he s[...]

  • Page 381

    * * Wi th the s ys tem se t, yo u can s ti l l o p en th e trun k with th e rem o te tra ns mi tter / ke y l es s ac c es s re m o te witho ut t rig geri ng the alarm . T he ala rm w ill sound if t he t runk is opened w it h the t r unk re lea se but t on on the dr iv er’ s door, t he t runk rele as e handle behind t he t r unk pass -throug h[...]

  • Page 382

    C o m p as s o p e ra ti o n c an b e af f ec te d b y d r i vi ng n ear p ow e r l i n es o r s tati on s , ac ro ss b ri d g es , thr o u g h tu n n el s, o ver ra i l ro ad cr o s s i n g s , p as t l ar g e ve h i cl es , o r dr i vi ng n ear l ar g e ob je cts th at ca n c au s e a m ag ne ti c di stu r b an c e . It ca n al so b e aff e c ted[...]

  • Page 383

    T urn t he selector knob to select ‘‘CA L IBRA T ION.’’ Pres s t he se lect or knob ( EN T E R ) to enter your selection. T he disp lay shows you ‘‘PUS H CA L ST A R T .’’ W hile set t ing t he compa ss, pr ess th e R ETURN b utto n to go b ac k to t he pre vious displa y. Pr ess ing t he SET U P but t on will c ance l t he compas s[...]

  • Page 384

    Once the correct zone is disp layed, pres s t he sele ct or k nob. T he display t hen r et urns t o norma l. Find t he zone f or your a re a on t he m ap . I f the co rre c t zo ne i s no t s ho wn , tu rn th e se le c to r kn o b to c yc le the z o n e li sts u p o r do wn . In m ost areas, there i s a variation b etw ee n m ag n e tic n orth a n [...]

  • Page 385

    The au d i o sy stem i s no t rel ate d to the compass syst em. Even if t he c o m p a s ss y s t e mi si nt h ez o n e set t ing mode, t he display r et urns t o t he norma l display w hich you la st selected. Compass 382 Zone Map 10/07/29 12:29:48 31TK4620_387 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 386

    Cruise c ontr ol allow s you t o ma int ain as e t s p e e da b o v e2 5m p h( 4 0k m / h ) wit hout kee ping your f oot on t he accelerat or pedal. It should be used f or cr uising on st r aight , open highwa ys. It is not re commended f or cit y driv ing, w inding roads, slippe ry road s, h eavy rain , or bad we ather. P us h in th e CRUI SE b u [...]

  • Page 387

    Y ou can increase t he set cruising speed in any of t hese ways: Press a nd hold the R ES/A CCEL butt on. When you reach the desired cru isin g speed, release the but t on. Y ou ca n decr ease t he se t cruising speed in any of t hese ways: T o increase t he speed in very small a mount s, t ap t he R ES/ ACC EL bu tton . E ac h ti me y o u d o t hi[...]

  • Page 388

    P us h the CANC EL b utto n on th e steering wheel. Y ou ca n canc el cr uise cont rol in a ny of t hese w a ys: P us h the CRU IS E bu tto n o n the steering wheel. Pres sing th e CR U ISE but t on t urns the syst em com pletely of f and erases the previo us crui sin g speed . T ap the br ake or cl u tch pe dal . Whe n you push t he CA N CEL but t[...]

  • Page 389

    × − − T he HomeL ink Un iversal T ransc ei ver bu il t in to yo ur veh ic le c a nb ep r o g r a m m e dt oo p e r a t eu pt o three remote controlled d evices ar ound your home , such a s ga ra ge doors, light ing, or home s ecur it y systems. Bef or e progr amming y our HomeL ink t o opera t e a ga ra ge door opener , conf ir m t hat t he op[...]

  • Page 390

    I f yo u are trai ni n g th e se c o nd o r thi rd bu tton s , go di re c tl y to ste p 1. CONT INUED HomeL ink Univ ersa l T r ansceiv er Fe atu res 387 10/07/29 12:30:34 31TK4620_392 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 391

    HomeL ink is a regis t ere d t ra demar k of Johnson Cont r ols, Inc. A s required by t he FCC: T his device complies w ith Pa rt 15 of t he FCC r ules. Opera t ion is subject t o t he f ollowing tw o condit ions: ( 1) T his device may not cause har mf ul int er f e rence, and (2) this device must accept any inter f erence receive d, including inte[...]

  • Page 392

    − − Bluet oot h www.acu ra.co m/ handsf reelink www.h ands f ree link.ca, HandsFreeL ink (HFL) allows you to place and receive phone calls us ing voice comma nds, wit hout handling y our ce ll phone. T o use HFL , you need a Bluetooth- compat ible ce ll phone. F or a lis t of compat ible phones , pair ing procedu res, and special f eature ca pa[...]

  • Page 393

    #### T r y t o reduc e all ba ckgr ound noise. If t he micr ophone picks up voices ot her t ha n yours, commands ma y be misint er pret ed. Many comma nds ca n be spoken together. For exa mpl e, you can say ‘‘Ca ll 123-456- ’’ or ‘‘Dial Peter.’’ T o ch ange t he v olume lev el of HF L , use t he a udio syst em v olume knob o[...]

  • Page 394

    #### CONT INUED How t o Use HF L Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it hout na v ig at ion sy st em) Fe atu res 391 ‘‘Phone S etup’ ’ ‘‘Call’’ or ‘‘Dial’’ ‘‘Pair’’ ‘‘Edi t’’ ‘‘Delete’’ ‘‘Jim Smith’’ ‘‘Set Pairing Code’ ’ The ignit ion swi tch must be i n the ACCES SOR Y (I) [...]

  • Page 395

    Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it hout na v ig at ion sy st em) 392 ‘‘Redial’’ ‘‘Transf er’’ ‘‘Mute’’ ‘‘Send’’ ‘‘Phone book’’ ‘‘Store’’ ‘‘Edi t’’ ‘‘Delete’’ ‘‘Receive Conta ct’ ’ ‘‘List’’ Press HFL Talk but ton Pres s and rel eas e the HFL Ta lk butt on each ti m[...]

  • Page 396

    * * CONT INUED Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it hout na v ig at ion sy st em) Fe atu res 393 ‘‘C hange La nguage’ ’ ‘‘Hand s Free Help’’ ‘‘System Set up’ ’ ‘‘Tuto rial’’ ‘‘Clear’’ ‘‘Aut o Trans fer’ ’ ‘‘Call Notificatio n’’ ‘‘Security’’ ‘‘C hange Pas scode ’’ Press [...]

  • Page 397

    T o use HF L , you need to pair your Bluet oot h-c ompat ible ce ll phone to th e sy s tem . Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on. If you a re pa iring a phone f or t he f ir st t ime , HF L w ill give you inf orma t ion a bout t he pa iring proce ss. If it is not the f irst phone you ar e pair ing, say ‘ ‘ ’’ and s ay ‘‘ . ’’[...]

  • Page 398

    Say ‘‘ .’’ S a y‘ ‘ ’ ’a f t e rt h ep r o m p t s . If t h ere is mor e t han one phone p ai re d to th e sy s tem , H FL wi l l as k you whic h phone’s na me you w ant t o change . F ollow t he HF L prompt s a nd rena me t he phone. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk [...]

  • Page 399

    Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ S a y‘ ‘ ’ ’a f t e rt h ep r o m p t s . HF L w ill t ell you w hich phone is linked to t he syst em. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ Say ‘‘ .’’ Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a com[...]

  • Page 400

    Y ou ca n mak e ca lls using a ny phone number or a na me in th e HF L phonebook. Y ou c an a lso r edia l t he last number ca lled. Bluet oot h is t he wir eless t ec hnology t hat links y our phone t o HF L . HFL uses a Cla ss 2 Blue t oot h, whic h means t he ma ximum ra nge bet w een y o u r p h o n ea n dv e h i c l ei s3 0f e e t ( 1 0 met er[...]

  • Page 401

    When you receive a call, an incomi ng call notif ication (if a ctiva t ed) will play a nd int err upt t he a udio syst e m if it is on. Press t he HF L T alk but t on t o a nswer th e ca l l , o r the H FL Bac k b u tto n to hang up. If your phone ha s Ca ll W ait ing, pr ess an d re l e as e the H FL T alk b u tto n to put t he or iginal c all on [...]

  • Page 402

    # CONT INUE D Y ou c an mu te your vo ice to the pers on you a re t a lking t o dur ing a ca ll. T o mut e your v oice dur ing a ca ll, pre ss and rel ease the H FL T alk but ton a nd say ‘‘ .’’ T o unmut e your v oice, pr ess a nd rele ase the HFL T al k button an d say ‘‘ ’’ again. H F L a l l o w s y o u to s e n d n u m b er s[...]

  • Page 403

    A v oid using duplica t e name entries. A v oid using ‘‘home ’’ a s a na me entry. It is easier f o r HFL t o recogn ize a mult isylla bic or longer name . For example, use ‘‘Peter’’ instead of ‘‘Pete,’’ or ‘‘John Smi th’’ inst ead of ‘‘John.’’ Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Sa[...]

  • Page 404

    Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ S a y‘ ‘ ’ ’a f t e rt h ep r o m p t s . Say the name you want t o delete an d f o ll ow th e HFL pr o mp ts to co mp l e te the d el eti on . Say ‘‘ .’’ S a y‘ ‘ ’ ’a f t e rt h e[...]

  • Page 405

    T h is comma nd group a llows y ou t o change or cust omize H FL ba sic se tti n g s . Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ O n ce a p ass co d e i s se t, y o u wi ll n ee d to e n ter i t to us e H FL ea c h ti m e yo u s tar t the v e h i cl e. I f yo u f or ge t the c o d e , yo ur d e al er wi ll h [...]

  • Page 406

    * * If you get into the vehicle whil e you are on the ph on e, the c all can b e au to m ati cal l y tran sf err e d to HFL wi th th e i gn iti o n s wi tc h i n the A CCESSOR Y ( I) or O N ( II) position. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma[...]

  • Page 407

    Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Follow t he H FL prompt s. Say t he la nguage y ou want t o cha nge t o in t ha t la nguage. Pres s and rel ease the HFL T alk but t on bef ore a comma nd. Say ‘‘ .’’ Fo l l o w the H FL pro mp ts to change t he la ngua ge t o English or French. When Fr ench is you r currently s[...]

  • Page 408

    A s required by t he FCC: T his device complies w ith Pa rt 15 of t he FCC r ules. Opera t ion is subject t o t he f ollowing tw o condit ions: ( 1) T his device may not cause har mf ul int er f e rence, and (2) this device must accept any inter f erence receive d, including inter f erence t hat ma y cause undesire d opera t ion. Changes or modif i[...]

  • Page 409

    Bluet oot h www.acu ra.co m/ handsf reelink www.h ands f ree link.ca, HandsFreeL ink (HFL) allows you to place and receive phone ca lls using eit he r t he nav igat ion syst e m cont rols or v oice commands wit hout t he dist ra ct ion of handling y our ce ll phone. In t he U.S., v isit , or call (888) 528-7876. T o use HFL , you need a Bluetooth- [...]

  • Page 410

    − − − − CONT INUE D T o ch ange t he v olume lev el of HF L , use t he a udio syst em v olume knob o r t he steering wheel volu me controls. T r y t o reduc e all ba ckgr ound noise. If t he micr ophone picks up voices ot her t ha n yours, commands ma y be misint er pret ed. For help a t a ny t ime, including a list of av aila ble opt ions,[...]

  • Page 411

    Som e pho nes may send batt ery, signal st r engt h, a nd roa ming st at us inf orma t ion t o HF L . A s an incoming call no tif icat ion, yo u will see t he f ollow ing display : T o answe r t he cal l and s ho w t he HF L inf orma t ion, pres s t he PICK -UP button on the st eering wheel. Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it h na v ig at ion[...]

  • Page 412

    CONT INUED Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it h na v ig at ion sy st em) How t o Use HF L Fe atu res 409 Pair y our phone to the sy ste m. Dele te a pre vious ly pai red phone. Swi tch fr om a cur rent ly l ink ed phone t o anothe r pai red phone . Cre ate a us er name for a pa ire d phone. Cre ate a PI N number for a pai red phone. Dele te a[...]

  • Page 413

    Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it h na v ig at ion sy st em) 410 Cellular Phone Import Cellular Phonebook Dele te Voic e Tag Stor e Voice Ta g Stor e Spee d-dial Delete Speed -dial Dele te Impo rted Phonebook Import y our enti re ce ll phone’ s phonebook dat a to the s yst em. Cre ate a v oice t ag for a spee d dial number . Dele te a voi [...]

  • Page 414

    * * * * * CONT INUED Bluet oot h HandsF reeL ink (Models w it h na v ig at ion sy st em) Fe atu res 411 Cellular Phone Dial Phonebook Call History Speed dial entries More Sp eed Dial Mute Transf er Dial Enter a phone numbe r to dial . Send number s or names dur ing a cal l. Mute yo ur voice d uring a call. Trans fer a ca ll from HFL t o y[...]

  • Page 415

    T o use HF L , you need to pair your Bluet oot h-c ompat ible ce ll phone to th e sy s tem . H F L u s e saC l a s s2B l u e t o o t h ,w h i c h means, t he ma ximum ra nge bet we en y o u r p h o n ea n dv e h i c l ei s3 0f e e t ( 1 0 met ers). Press t he PICK -UP but t on to go direc t ly t o the C ellula r Phone scr een. Select ‘‘PHONE SE[...]

  • Page 416

    CONT INUE D T o pair a cell phone: On U.S. models On Canadia n models Select ‘‘Se t up Bluet oot h Phone ’’ f rom t he Phone Set up scr ee n. Select ‘‘Pa ir Phone.’’ HFL gives you a 4-digit pass-key that you will need to inpu t on your phone. When your pho ne prom pts you, inp ut the 4-dig it pass-key. Put your cell phon e in ‘‘[...]

  • Page 417

    T o crea te your own pass-key, select ‘‘Fixed’’ and f oll ow st eps 3 and 4. De l e te the c urr en t p as s- k ey . Enter a new pass-key, and select ‘‘OK .’’ Select ‘‘Se t up Bluet oot h Phone ’’ f rom t he Phone Set up scr ee n. Select ‘‘Pass-key.’’ T he def ault pass-key ‘‘0000’’ is used unt il you cha nge[...]

  • Page 418

    CONT INUE D Y ou ca n name up t o six HF L user s. Each c an be PI N pro tected , and have it s own phone book, spe ed dia l, and call history. Select t he user you want t o edit on t he Cellula r Phone sc ree n. If t he user you selected is PIN- protect ed, the ‘‘Speed Dial’’ list on th e ri g h t si d e o f th e sc re e n wi ll n ot appe [...]

  • Page 419

    Enter a 4-digit PIN, re-enter it, a nd select ‘‘OK .’’ Follow t he pr ompt s t o complet e the deletion. Select ‘‘Delete.’’ Select ‘ ‘Edit User ’’ f rom the Phone Setup screen. Dele t ing a use r w ill dele t e all set t ings, such a s call hist or y and phonebook. If t h e user is a lrea dy PIN-pr ot ect e d, you need to en[...]

  • Page 420

    * * CONT INUE D (a va ilable on some phones) Selec t ‘‘Impor t Cellula r Phonebook’ ’ f rom t he Phone Set up screen. HF L be g i n s im po rti ng th e pho neboo k. Select ‘‘OK ’’ af t er t he import is complet ed. Up t o t hr ee c at eg ory ic ons appe ar n ex t to th e ph o n eb oo k en trie s . T h ese indica t e how ma ny nu[...]

  • Page 421

    − − T o st ore a speed dial number: Select ‘‘Edi t Speed Dial’’ f rom the Phon e Setup screen. Select ‘‘St or e Speed- dial.’ ’ Select a numbe r on t he spe ed dial l i s tw h e r ey o uw a n tt os t o r et h e number. Wh en a vo i ce tag i s sto re d f or th e ent ry , you ca n dial t he number by saying ‘ ‘Ca ll’’ a nd[...]

  • Page 422

    CONT INUE D T o add a voic e tag t o a stored sp eed d ial number: T o delet e a voice t ag: Select ‘‘Edi t Speed Dial’’ f rom the Phon e Setup screen. Select ‘‘St or e V oice T ag.’’ Select t h e number you want t o s t o r ea v o i c et a gf o r . Follow t he pr ompt s t o complet e th e vo i c e tag . A v oid using duplica t e vo[...]

  • Page 423

    T o delet e a speed dial number : Select ‘‘Edi t Speed Dial’’ f rom the Phon e Setup screen. Select ‘‘Delete Speed-di al.’’ Select t h e number you want t o delete, and select ‘‘OK .’’ T his option deletes t he entire phonebook of t he cur re nt ly linked cell phone . Follow t he conf ir mat ion and not if ic at ion s cre en[...]

  • Page 424

    CONT INUE D To m a k e a c a l l u s i n g a p h o n e n u m b e r : To m a k e a c a l l u s i n g a n a m e Selec t ‘ ‘Dia l’’ f r om t he Ce llular Pho ne screen. Ent er t he phone number , and selec t ‘‘Dia l.’’ T o ent e r t he phone number by v oice, say it in a cont inuous st ring. Select ‘‘Phone Book’’ f r om the Cel[...]

  • Page 425

    T o make a call using Ca ll Hist ory: T o make a call using Speed Dia l: T o make a call using More Speed Dia l: Select ‘‘Ca ll History’’ f rom t he Cellula r Phone scr ee n. Call His t ory is sor t ed by ‘‘A ll,’’ ‘‘Dial,’’ ‘‘R eceive,’’ and ‘‘Missed.’’ Select ing a numbe r be gins au to m ati c di al i n g [...]

  • Page 426

    * − − − * CONT INUE D T he f ollowing options a re a v aila ble during a ca ll: When you receive a call, a not if ica t ion appea r s on t he sc ree n (se e p ag e ) . T o a nswer t he call, press t he P I C K - U Pb u t t o no nt h es t e e r i n g wheel. T o end or de cline t he ca ll, pres s the HA NG-UP butt on. A llows you to send nu[...]

  • Page 427

    A s required by t he FCC: T his device complies w ith Pa rt 15 of t he FCC r ules. Opera t ion is subject t o t he f ollowing tw o condit ions: ( 1) T his device may not cause har mf ul int er f e rence, and (2) this device must accept any inter f erence receive d, including inter f erence t hat ma y cause undesire d opera t ion. Changes or modif i[...]

  • Page 428

    T he select or can be pushed lef t , right , up, dow n, and in. Us e t he selec t or t o s croll t hr ough list s , t o select me nus, and t o highlight menu items. W hen you make a select ion , p u sh th e cen ter o f th e se l ec tor ( E N T E R )t og ot ot h a t s e l e c t i o n . Ac u ra Li nk en hances your owne rship expe rie nce by prov idi[...]

  • Page 429

    A list of a ll messa ges w ill be show n. New me ssage s will be at t he t op. Select t he message you wa nt t o read by pre ssing ENT ER . T o v iew previously rea d messages: Pres s the IN FO but t on. T he inf orma t ion scr een w ill be s hown. A red exclamat ion will b e marked on an e nve lope icon w it h an impor t a nt message. If you hav e[...]

  • Page 430

    Un read mes sag es have a clo sed e n ve l op e i c o n n e x t to th e m . The i c o n d i sap p ea r s wh en i t ha s al re ad y b e en read . Only Diagno stic Inf o messa ges a ppear on t he na viga t ion scr een w hile driv ing. T he y indica t e if yo ur veh i cl e has a p ro b le m th at may n ee d i mm edi ate atten ti on ( se e p ag e ). A [...]

  • Page 431

    − − − − − − Selec t t his opt ion t o de let e t he curr ent me ssage. Selec t t his opt ion t o he ar a voice read the entire message. T his gi ves you m ore in f o rmatio n than the screen can displ ay a t one time. When you sel ect t he V oice o ption, it cha nges t o a St op R eading opt ion. Selec t t he opt ion a ga in t o st op t[...]

  • Page 432

    Dia gnost ic inf o a nd re call/ campa ign messa ges ca n only be delet e d by your dea ler . T o dele t e a single messa ge: Pres s t he INF O but t on t o bring up th e In f o rm ati on s cr ee n . Scroll t o t he Messa ges opt ion, then select it by pressing ENT ER on the interf ace select or. Select t he message c at egor y t hat cont ains t he[...]

  • Page 433

    T here a re six message ca te gories in A cur a L ink : Quick T ips, Fe at ur e Guide, Ma int enanc e Minder , R ec alls /Campa igns, D iagnost ic Inf o, and Sch eduled De ale r A ppointment . T he syst em ca n store up to 255 messages. Message c at egor ies can be a dded, rev ised, or dele t ed t hrough broa dcast messa ges f rom A cura. T hese me[...]

  • Page 434

    T he se messa ges prov ide det ailed inf orma t ion about t he se rv ice needed f or your vehicle. When a maint ena nce messa ge a ppear s on th e mu lti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay, a l i st of needed m aintenance items is prov ided t hr ough an A cura L ink message. T hese messages t ell you the exact ma intenance needed , helping you t o a voi[...]

  • Page 435

    The sy s tem w i ll a u to m ati c al l y connect t o t he A cura server , then show y ou an a ppr opria t e appoint me nt dat e a nd t ime on t he nav igat ion scree n. If you a cce pt t his appoint me nt , selec t ‘ ‘Conf ir m A ppoint ment ,’ ’ t hen pre ss EN T E R . When you see t he Maintenance Minder messa ge on the mult i- inf orma [...]

  • Page 436

    CONT INUE D Y ou will see t he scr een to r eschedule as s hown. T o mak e a n appoint me nt , selec t ‘ ‘R e schedule A ppointme nt ,’’ then press ENT ER . The sy s tem w i ll a u to m ati c al l y connect t o t he A cura server , then show you a new a ppoint ment da t e and tim e on the n avig ation s cree n. If you a ccept t his a ppoint[...]

  • Page 437

    T he syst em will request you t o conf irm t he ca ncel on t he na viga t ion scr een. T o ca ncel t he a ppoint ment , select ‘‘Y ES,’’ then pre ss ENT ER . If you select ‘‘NO,’’ t he screen goes back t o t he pre vious messa ge display. The sy s tem w i ll a u to m ati c al l y connect t o t he A cura server , then show y ou t he [...]

  • Page 438

    CONT INUE D If y ou ca ncel t he a ppoint ment , y ou cannot r esc hedule it. If you want t o change or r eschedule t he appoint me nt da t e, ca ll your dea ler direc t ly w it h HF L . Using a ut omat e d appoint me nt s, your regist er ed dea ler t hr ough My A c ura is aut oma t ica lly se lect e d. If you w ant t o selec t a not her dea ler , [...]

  • Page 439

    W hen a ny indica t or c omes on or a message is displayed on t he MID, A cur a L ink immedia t ely not if ie s you wi th th e me ssa g e, ‘ ‘An i n d i ca to r is o n . A cur aL ink ca n help you de cide w hat to d o .’ ’ W hen a n indicat or c omes on or a message is displa yed on t he Mult i- Inf orma t ion Displa y ( MID), A cur a L ink[...]

  • Page 440

    If you want the inf ormati on n ow, select t he Check Now option. (If t he navigation screen is not act ive, you must select OK f rom the navigat ion discl aimer screen bef ore you can check t he inf or mat ion.) Depe nding on t he sev er it y of t he problem, t he me ssa ge will let you know if you sho uld see you r dealer immedia t ely or if you [...]

  • Page 441

    − Selec t t his option to delete a ll stored messages within a ca tegory, except f or di agn os tic in f o and recal l cam pai gn messages. T hese messages can only be dele t ed by a ce rt if ied t e chnicia n af t e r t he re call is done or t he problem is cor re ct ed, or t hr ough a broa dcas t mes sage f r om A c ura . T ur ning t he A utoma[...]

  • Page 442

    − − − For th e Ph o ne -D ata Connect ion but t on t o be a ct iv e, y ou need a compat ible a nd enabled cel l pho ne paired to HandsFreeL ink (HFL). To co m p l ete th e data c o nn ecti on setup , the p aire d ph on e mu st have a compat ible da t a s erv ice . Selec t t his opt ion t o begin t h e proc ess requir ed t o c onnect t o A cur[...]

  • Page 443

    − T he def ault set t ing is pr ompt . W hen a diagnost ic inf o message appea rs, and y ou selec t t he C heck Now opt ion, t he sy st em w ill prompt you be f ore connect ing t o t he A c ura ser ve r. If you do n ot wish to conn ect at t hat t ime, sele ct N o at t he pr ompt , a nd you will s ee t he inf orma t ion f r om t he on bo ard datab[...]

  • Page 444

    R ef er t o t he nav igat ion system manua l f or ope ra t ion of t he r ea rv iew camera. On models w it h nav ig at ion syst em R earv i ew Came ra and M on it or Fe atu res 441 10/07/29 12:38:35 31TK4620_446 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 445

    442 10/07/29 12:38:37 31TK4620_447 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 446

    Bef or e you be gin driv ing your vehicle , you should k now w hat gasoline t o use and how t o check t he lev els of impor t ant f luids. Y ou a lso need t o k now how t o pr oper ly st or e luggage or pa cka ges . T he inf orma t ion in t his se ct ion will he lp you. If you plan to a dd any accessories to your v ehicl e, please re ad th e i n f [...]

  • Page 447

    Help a ssure your ve hicle’s f ut ure relia bilit y a nd perf or manc e by pay ing ex tra atte n ti o n to h o w yo u dr i ve durin g the f irst 600 miles (1,000 km). Duri ng thi s peri od : Y ou should a lso f ollow t hese rec ommenda t ions wit h a n ove rha uled or e xcha nged e ngine, or when the b rakes are replac ed. Do not cha nge t he oil[...]

  • Page 448

    CONT INUE D Park with the d river’s s id e clo sest to th e s er vi c e sta ti o n p u m p . Open t he f uel f ill door by pr essing th e bu tto n i n th e dr i ve r’ s do or (to open t he f ue l f ill door ma nually , see page ). For f urther impo rta nt f uel-rel at ed inf orma t ion f or your ve hicle, or on inf orma t ion on gas oline t ha [...]

  • Page 449

    Scre w t he f uel f ill ca p ba ck on unt il it click s at leas t once. If you do not prope rly t ight e n the c ap, you will see a ‘‘T IGHT EN FUEL CA P’’ mes sage on t he mult i- inf orma t ion displa y. If t he s yst em st ill det e ct s a n ev apor at iv e s yst e m lea k af t e r r et ight ening t he ca p, t he malf unc t ion indicat o[...]

  • Page 450

    Par k t he v ehicle , and s et t he par king br ak e. Pull t he hood rele as e handle loc at ed under t he lower le f t cor ner of t he dashboa r d. T he hood will pop up slight ly . T he ‘‘T IGHT EN F UEL CA P’’ message will app ear ea ch time you rest a rt t he engine unt il t he syst em t urns the messa ge of f . T urn t he engine of f ,[...]

  • Page 451

    Park the vehicle on a level surf a ce. Inser t t he dips t ick a ll the w a y back int o it s hole. W ipe of f t he dips t ick w it h a clea n cloth or p aper t owel. R emov e t he dipst ic k ( ora nge loop). W ait a f e w minut e s af t e r t ur ning t he engine of f bef or e you che ck t he oil. T o close t he hood, low er it t o a bout a f oot ([...]

  • Page 452

    R emov e t he dipst ic k aga in, and check t he le ve l. It should be b etw ee n th e up pe r an d lo wer mark s. If it is nea r or below t he low er ma rk, see on page . To acc e ss th e rad i ato r res e rve ta n k, remov e t he r ight -side engine compartment cover ( see page ). See pa ge f or t he engine c oolant loca t ion. Re fer t o on page [...]

  • Page 453

    − − − − Fue l economy is not a f ixe d number . It v ar ies ba sed on dr iving c ondit ions, driv ing habit s , and v ehic le condit ion. T heref or e, it is not possible f or one set of est imates to pred ict f uel economy pr ecise ly f or a ll drive rs in all env ironme nt s. R epresents urban driv ing in light t r af f ic. A r a nge of m[...]

  • Page 454

    − − − − − − − A ggr essive dr iving ( ha rd accel eratio n and b rakin g) Exces sive idling, a ccele ra t ing and bra king in st op- and-go t r af f ic Cold engine ope ra t ion (e ngines a r em o r ee f f i c i e n tw h e nw a r m e d up) Driv ing w it h a he av y loa d or t he air condit ione r running Improper ly inf la t ed t ir es[...]

  • Page 455

    − − Fill t he f uel t a nk unt il th e nozzle a ut omat ic ally clic ks of f . R eset t rip count er t o zer o. R ec ord t he t ot a l gallons ( lit er s) nee ded t o r ef ill. Follow one of t he s imple ca lculat ions a bov e. Th e A/ C put s an e xt r a loa d on t he engine whic h make s it use m ore f uel. U se t he f r esh- air v ent ila t [...]

  • Page 456

    Y our dealer has A cura accessories t hat allow y ou t o per sonaliz e your vehicle. T hese accessories have been de signed and a ppr oved f or y our vehi cl e, and are co vered b y warranty. Bef or e inst alling a ny ac cess ory: Ma ke sur e t he ac ces sory doe s not obscur e any light s, or int e rf e re wit h pr oper v ehicle oper a t ion or pe[...]

  • Page 457

    Som e examples are: R emo vin g parts f rom yo ur vehic le, or r epla cing component s w it h non- A cur a component s could se riously af f e ct your v ehicle ’s handling, st a bilit y, a nd relia bilit y. R a ising your v ehicle w it h a non- A cur a s uspension kit can a f f ec t t he ha ndling, st abilit y , and relia bilit y. L ow er ing th [...]

  • Page 458

    Y ou r vehi cl e has several c on ven ien t storag e areas: Glov e box Door a nd se at - back pock et s T r unk Console compa rt me nt Cent er a nd side pock et s In addit ion, t he t r unk pa ss-t hrough allow s you t o c ar ry longer it ems . However, carryi ng too mu ch cargo , or impr operly st or ing it , ca n a f f ect your v ehicle ’s ha n[...]

  • Page 459

    − −× Steps f or Det ermi ni ng Co rrect L oad Li m i t Loc ate th e s tate me n t ‘‘ T h e combi ned weight of occupants and cargo shou ld never exceed XX X kg or XX X lbs.’’ on you r ve hicl e’s pl acard . Det er mine t he combined w eight of t he driv er a nd passenge rs t ha t will be r iding in your v ehicle. Subt ra ct t he comb[...]

  • Page 460

    * * * * * * * I n ad d i ti on , the to tal we i g h t of the vehicle, all occup ant s, accessories, ca rgo, a nd t ra iler t ongue loa d must not exceed t he Gross Vehicle We i g h t Rati n g (G VWR) o r th e Gr o s s Axl e Wei gh t R ati ng ( GAWR) . Bo th ar e o n a la b el o n the d ri ve r ’s d o o rj am b . St ore or se cur e [...]

  • Page 461

    Be sur e it ems plac ed on the f loor behind the f ront seat s cannot r oll underne at h a nd int erf e re w it h t he proper ope ra t ion of t he se at s , t he sensors under t he sea t s, or the driv er ’s abilit y t o oper a t e t he peda ls. K e ep all c ar go below t he bot t om of t he window s. If it is higher , it could int erf e re w it [...]

  • Page 462

    T his sect ion give s you t ips on st ar t ing the e ngine under v ar ious co nd i ti o n s, a nd h ow to op era te the manua l and a ut omat ic t r ansmissions. It a lso includes import a nt in f o rmatio n on p arki ng yo ur veh icl e, t he brak ing syste m, the Supe r Ha ndling-A ll W he el Dr ive (SH - A WD ) syst e m, ve hicle st a bilit y ass[...]

  • Page 463

    Make su re all wi nd ows, mi rrors, and out side light s ar e cle an a nd unobst ruct e d. R emov e f rost , snow , or ice. Ch eck the se at adj ustm ent (se e page ). Check the adjust ment of t he inside and out side mirr ors ( see page ). Check the steering wheel adjust ment ( see pa ge ). Make sure t he doors are securely closed a nd lock ed. Fa[...]

  • Page 464

    Y ou r vehi cl e’s s tart in g sys tem has an auto control mode. When you turn th e i gn iti o n s wi tch to th e STA RT (III) posit ion, t his f e at ur e kee ps the engine’s st a rt er mot or r unning until t he engine st ar t s. Follow t hese inst ruct ions t o st a rt t he engine: Wit hout t ouching the acceler at or p ed al, tu rn the i g [...]

  • Page 465

    If t h ere is a pr oblem wit h t he sta rt ing syst em, you will see a ‘‘CHECK ST A R T ING SY ST EM’’ message on t he mult i-inf or mat ion display w hen t he ignit ion sw it ch is tu rn e d to th e ON (I I ) p o si tio n. You will also see t his message w hen t he auto co ntrol mo de o f the starting system ha s a problem. If t h is messa[...]

  • Page 466

    If y ou hold t he engine st a rt /st op b u tton for m or e th an 7 se c o n ds , t he st a rt e r mot or , depending on t he out side te mpera t ure , runs f or a b o u t 1 0t o2 5s e c o n d su n t i lt h e engine st ar t s. Wit hout t ouching the acceler at or pedal, push a nd relea se t he engine sta rt/ sto p b utto n. You d o no t ne ed to h [...]

  • Page 467

    If y ou ca nnot st ar t t he engine using t he norma l engine st ar t pr ocedur e, do t he f ollow ing: Set t he parkin g brake. If t h ere is a pr oblem wit h t he sta rt ing syst em, you will see a ‘‘CHECK ST A R T ING SY ST EM’’ message on t he mult i-inf or mat ion display w it h t he powe r mode ON. Y ou will also see t his message whe[...]

  • Page 468

    W hen shif t ing up or dow n, ma ke sure y ou push the clut ch pe dal dow n all t he wa y, shif t t o t he next gea r, and let t he peda l up gr adua lly. W hen you are not shif t ing, do not rest your f oot on t he c lut ch peda l. T his ca n cause your c lutch to wear out f ast er. Co me to a f u l l s to p be f o re yo u sh i f t in to reverse. [...]

  • Page 469

    Drive in the hi ghest gear t hat lets t he engine run a nd a ccele ra t e smoot hly. T his w ill give you good f uel econ omy and ef f ect ive emissions c ont rol. T he f ollowing shif t point s a re r ecommende d: Shif t up 1st t o 2nd 2nd to 3rd 3rd to 4t h 4th t o 5t h 5th t o 6t h Norm al acce lerati on 17 mph (28 km/ h) 27 mph (44 km/ h) 36 mp[...]

  • Page 470

    P r e s s th e c l ut c h p ed al , an d sh i ft to T he ma nual t r ansmission ha s a locko ut so you canno t accidentally shi f t f rom any f orward gear to rev er se w hile t he ve hicle is mov ing at a certa in speed. I f you cannot shif t t o reve rse w hen t he vehicle is st opped, do t he f ollow ing: Wi th the c l u tch p ed al p re s se d [...]

  • Page 471

    * * Thes e in di c ato rs b e twe en th e ta chometer and speed ometer show whic h posit ion t he sh if t lev er is in. Us i n g a pad d l e sh i f t mo de , th e g ear p o si ti o n in di ca tor sh ows yo u the se l ec ted g e ar nu m b er (s ee p ag e ). T he ‘‘D’’ ind icat or com es on f or a f ew seconds when you turn the i g ni tio[...]

  • Page 472

    − * * T his posit ion mecha ni- cally locks the t ransmission. Use Park whenever you are t urni ng of f or st ar t ing t he engine. T o s hif t out of Par k, you mus t pre ss on t he br ak e peda l and ha ve your f oot of f t he accelerat or pedal. P ress t he release b u t t o no nt h e f r o n t o f t h es h i f t l e v e r to m o ve i t. T[...]

  • Page 473

    − − − If you h ave do ne al l o f the abo ve and st ill cannot move t he le ve r out of Par k, see on page . Press the bra ke pedal a nd t he r elea se but t on on t he f r o n to f t h es h i f tl e v e rt os h i f tf r o m Park to reverse. T o sh if t f rom reverse to neutral, com e t o a c o m p l e t es t o p ,a n dt h e ns h i f t .P r e[...]

  • Page 474

    − To s h i f t i n to t h e S posit ion, pres s t he rele as e but t on on th e f ro nt o f the s hi f t le ve r, a nd mo ve t he lev er t o S. T his posit ion is simila r t o D, exce pt only gears f rom f irst t o f ou rt h are selected. T he S position keeps the t ransmission f rom cycli ng b etw ee n f ou rth an d f ifth gea rs i n st op-and- [...]

  • Page 475

    Put a c loth on t he edge of t he shif t lock release slo t cover t o prevent scrat ches. Use a sma ll f lat-t ip screwd river or metal f in gern ail f ile t o car ef ully pr y up the e dge of t he co ver and re mo ve it f ro m the sl ot. Inser t a ke y or built - in key in t he shif t lock release slot. Push down on t h e ke y or built - in key wh[...]

  • Page 476

    + − + − W h e ny o ua r ed r i v i n gi nt h eD posit ion, you c an shif t t he t ra nsmission up or dow n manua lly wi th th e pad dl e s hi f te rs . Each t ime you pull (r ight ), t he tr ansmission shif t s t o a higher gear . Pull (lef t) t o downsh if t . Y ou w ill see t he se lect ed gea r numbe r on t he inst rument pa nel. T o shi[...]

  • Page 477

    + The tran sm i s si on c o ntr o l sy stem m o ni tor s the ac c el erato r pe d al u se an d y ou r dr i vi n g c on di ti o n s. Wh en yo u p re ss th e acc ele rato r pe d al as i n no rm al dr iv i n g , the sy s tem ju dg e s that yo u ar e d ri vi ng at a co ns tan t cr ui si ng s pe e d wi th o u t u si ng th e pa dd le sh if ter s . Un d[...]

  • Page 478

    + − When you move t he shif t lever f rom ‘‘D’’ to ‘‘S’’ and pul l either paddle shif t er , t he ge ar posit ion indic at or display s ‘‘M ’’ a long wit h t he sele ct ed gear numbe r. T o upshif t , pull t he ( r ight) pa ddle shif t er . T o downshif t , pull t he (lef t) paddle sh if t er. Wh e n y o u ac ce l e ra t[...]

  • Page 479

    T he aut oma t ic t ra nsmis sion w ill not allow y ou t o shif t up or dow n if : If t he vehicle sp eed decreases below t he r edline of t he sele ct ed l o w e rg e a rw h i l et h ei n d i c a t o ri s f lashing, t he t r ansmission downshif t s, a nd t he indic at or disp lays t he selected gear. Y ou upshif t be f ore t he engine speed r each[...]

  • Page 480

    + W hen you a re in se quent ial s hif t mode, and t he v ehicle is s t opped, p u ll th e (r i gh t) pad dl e sh if ter to shif t t o s econd ge ar . Y ou w ill se e ‘‘M2 ’’ in t he displa y. St a rt ing in second gea r he lps t o re duce wheelspin i n deep sno w or on a sli pp ery su rf ace. Drive in the hi ghest gear t hat lets t he en[...]

  • Page 481

    − − T h e SH-A WD t orque dist r ibut ion monit or on t he mult i- inf orma t ion display show s you t he amount of t orque being sent t o the w heels. Each wheel righ t f ront (R F), l ef t f r o n t( L F ) , r i g h tr e a r( R R ) ,a n d l e f t rea r ( L R ) has it s ow n t orque indica t or. Each t or que indica t or is displa yed a s a ba[...]

  • Page 482

    Y our ve hicle st ill ha s nor mal f r ont - whe el driv e wit h v ehicle s t abilit y assist ( V SA ), but doe s not have the advan tages o f SH- A WD. Have yo ur vehicle c hecked by a de aler a s soon as possible. I f th e SH - AWD in di ca to r b eg i n s to blink while dr iving, it indica t es t he di f f erential t empe rature is t oo hi gh . [...]

  • Page 483

    A lways u se the parkin g brake wh en you park your vehicle. Make sure t he par king bra ke is se t f ir mly, or your v ehicle ma y roll if it is pa rk ed on an inc line. If your veh ic le has an au tomati c transm is si on , set t he p arkin g brak e bef ore you put t he t ra nsmission in Par k. T his keeps t he ve hicle f rom moving a nd put t in[...]

  • Page 484

    Y our v ehicle is e quipped w it h disc brakes at all f ou r w heels. A power assist helps reduce the ef f ort needed on the br a ke peda l. T he emerge ncy brake assist syst em increases t he st opping f orc e whe n you depr ess t he brake pedal hard in an emerg ency sit ua t ion. T he a nt i-lock br a ke sy st em (A BS) helps you retain st eering[...]

  • Page 485

    T he ant i-lock br ak e sys t em (A BS) h e l p sp r e v e n t t h ew h e e l sf r o m locki ng up , and helps you retain st eer ing cont r ol by pumping t he brakes rapidly, mu ch f aster t han a per son ca n do it . T h e elect r onic bra ke dist ribut ion (EB D ) sy s tem , wh i ch i s p art o f the A BS, a lso ba lance s t he f r ont -t o-re ar[...]

  • Page 486

    I f th e A BS i nd i c ato r an d th e br ak e system indicat or c ome on together , and t he pa rking b ra ke is f ully rel eased , the EB D sys tem may al so be shut dow n. T est your brakes a s instructed on page . If t he br ak es f e el norma l, driv e slowly a nd hav e your v ehicle repa ir ed by your de aler a s soon a s possible. A void sud[...]

  • Page 487

    T h e ve hi cl e sta b i li ty ass i s t (V S A) sy s tem h e l ps to s tabi li ze th e veh i c l e d u ri n g co rne rin g if the ve h ic l e tu rn s mo re or l es s th an d e si red . I t al s o ass i s ts yo u in mai n tai ni n g tra cti o n wh i l e acc e le rati n g on l oo s e o r sl i p p er y ro ad s u rface s. I t d o es th i s by re g u l[...]

  • Page 488

    Th i s s w i tc h i s u n d er th e d ri v e r’ s s i d e ve n t . To tu r n th e VS A s y s te m o n an d o ff , p r es s a n d h o l d i t u n t i l yo u h e a r a b e ep . Wh e n VS A i s o f f , th e VS A OF F indica t or comes on a s a r eminder . P re ss a nd h ol d th e sw i tch a g ai n . I t tur ns the syst em back on. If t h e low t ire[...]

  • Page 489

    VS A is tu rn ed o n eve ry ti m e yo u s tar t the e n g i n e, e ven i f yo u tur n ed i t o f f th e l as t tim e yo u dr o v e the ve h i c l e . I n c e r ta i n u n u su al c o n di ti o n s wh e n y o u r ve h ic le g ets s tuc k in s ha l l ow m u d o r f r e s h s no w, i t ma y b e ea s i e r to fre e i t wi th th e VS A te m p or a ri l [...]

  • Page 490

    H i l ls t a r ta s s i s tm a yn o tp r e v e n ty o u r ve hicle f r om rolling dow nhill on a ve ry st e ep or slipper y slope, a nd will not oper at e on sm all incline s. Hill sta rt a ssis t is not a repla ce ment f o r t he parkin g brake. If parking your vehicl e, ensure that t he t ra nsmiss ion is in par k, a nd/or t he par king br ak e i[...]

  • Page 491

    Y our v ehicle is equippe d wit h a t ir e pressure monit oring syst em ( T PMS) th at turn s on e ve ry ti m e yo u s tart the engine a nd monitor s t he pre ssure in your t ir es w hile driv ing. If you think you can saf ely drive a sh or t di stan c e to a se rv i ce s tatio n, p ro c ee d s l o wl y to the s tati on , th en i n f late th e tir [...]

  • Page 492

    * A lt hough your t ir e pressur e is monit ored, y ou must ma nually chec k t h et i r ep r e s s u r e sm o n t h l y . E ac h ti re , in cl ud in g th e s p ar e , s h o ul d b e c h e ck ed m on thl y wh e n th e ve hi cl e i s c o l d , an d se t to th e re co mm en d ed i n f l ati o n pr e s s u r e as s p e c i f i e d o n th e ve hi cl e[...]

  • Page 493

    * E ac h ti re p re s s u re i s sh ow n i n P S I (U . S . m o d el s ) o r i n kP a (C a n ad ia n m od el s ) . If any of t he tires has l ow pres sure, t h et i r ep r e s s u r em o n i t o ra l s os h o w s the abo ve me ssag e and eac h tire press ure to warn you abou t t he low tire pressure when you select t he d i s p l a yb yp r e s s [...]

  • Page 494

    If t h ere is a pr oblem w it h the T PMS, t h et i r ep r e s s u r em o n i t o rs h o w sa ‘ ‘ TP M S ERRO R’’ m es sa ge a n d th e tire press ure read ing s are no t display ed. If t his ha ppens , you will f irst s ee a sys te m wa rning messa ge ‘‘CHECK T PMS SY ST EM’’ on t he mult i-inf orm at ion displa y. If t h ere is a [...]

  • Page 495

    Never us e a punc ture-re pai rin g agen t in a f la t t ir e. If use d, you w ill hav e t o repl ace the tire press ure sen so r. H a v et h ef l a tt i r er e p a i r e db yy o u r de aler as so o n as po ss ib le . T his indicat or a nd t he w ar ning message on t he mult i-inf or mat ion display w ill go of f , a f t er s ev era l miles (kil om[...]

  • Page 496

    A s required by t he FCC: T his device complies w ith Pa rt 15 of t he FCC r ules. Opera t ion is subject t o t he f ollowing tw o condit ions: ( 1) T his device may not cause har mf ul int er f e rence, and (2) this device must accept any inter f erence receive d, including inter f erence t hat ma y cause undesire d opera t ion. Changes or modif i[...]

  • Page 497

    494 10/07/29 12:45:20 31TK4620_499 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 498

    T his sect ion expla ins w hy it is imp orta nt t o keep your vehicle well maint a ined a nd how t o f ollow ba sic maint ena nce sa f et y pr eca ut ions. T his sect ion a lso include s inst ruc t ions on how t o r ea d t he Maint ena nce Minde r messa ges on th e mu lti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay, a nd inst ruc t ions f or simple ma int ena nc[...]

  • Page 499

    T o eli mi nate po tential haz ards, re ad t he inst ruct ions be f ore you begin, and make s ure y ou have the to ol s and s kills r equire d. A ll se rv ice it e ms not de t aile d in t his section sho uld b e perf orm ed by a cer t if ied t ec hnicia n or ot her qua lif ied mecha nic. Make sure your v ehicle is p arked on lev el ground, t he pa [...]

  • Page 500

    * * CONT INUE D Y our v ehicle displa ys engine oil lif e and mai nten anc e servi ce i tems o n th e mu lti - i n f orm atio n di sp l ay to s ho w y o uw h e ny o us h o u l dh a v e y o u r dea ler pe rf or m engine oil repla ce ment a nd indica t ed maint ena nce se rv ice. T o see t he c urr ent e ngine oil lif e display ed on t he mult i-[...]

  • Page 501

    ▲▼ * * − − − − − − − − − − − − Pressing either INFO but ton ( / ) swit ches t he displa y f rom t he messa ge t o a not her displa y. O nce you switch t he display, this message will go of f . A long with the message, the syst em message indica t or come s on ( see page ). W hen t he re maining engine oil lif e is 15[...]

  • Page 502

    CONT INUE D When the remaining o il l if e i s 5 to 1 p er ce n t, th e m ul ti- i n f or ma ti o n displ ay shows a ‘‘SER V ICE DUE NO W’ ’ m es s ag e wi th the s am e maint ena nce it ems ‘‘ SER V ICE DU E SOON’’ was displayed with. W hen you see this message, h av e the indica t ed maint e nanc e per f orme d as soon as poss ibl[...]

  • Page 503

    ▲▼ Pressing either INFO but ton ( / ) swit ches t he displa y f rom t he messa ge t o a not her displa y. O nce you swit ch t he display, t his message will go of f . Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on on t he steering wheel repeatedly t o select t he engine oil lif e. T he message ‘‘SER V ICE,’’ along with ‘‘5%,’’ a nd the maint e[...]

  • Page 504

    * ▲▼ * CONT INUE D Press t he SEL /R ESET but t on on t he steering wheel repeatedly t o select t he engine oil lif e. T he message ‘‘SER V ICE,’’ along with ‘‘0%,’’ a nd the maint ena nce it e m code ar e displaye d o n th e mu l ti - in f o rm atio n di s p l ay whe n the c alc ulat ed engine oil lif e is 0t o1p e r c e n [...]

  • Page 505

    ▲▼ T his message is displa yed a ga in when you dri ve over 10 mil es (f or U.S. models) or 10 km (f or Ca nadia n model s) af t er seeing the 0% message. Im med iatel y have th e servi ce perf or med, a nd make s ure t o re set the di sp lay as des cri bed o n pag e . Pressing either INFO but ton ( / ) swit ches t he displa y f rom t he messa [...]

  • Page 506

    ▲▼ * * * Select ‘‘R ESET ’’ by pr essing t he I NFO ( / ) b u tton , the n p re ss the SEL /R ESET but t on t o reset t he engine oil lif e display . T he maint ena nce it e m code( s) w ill disappea r , and t he engine oil lif e will reset t o ‘‘100.’’ If you want t o cancel the oil lif e reset mode, select ‘‘CA NCEL [...]

  • Page 507

    # Y our a ut horiz ed deale r know s your vehicle best and can pr ovide comp etent , ef f ici ent serv ice. However, s ervice at a dealer is no t manda t ory t o kee p your wa rr ant ie s in ef f ect. M ain tenan ce may b e do ne by any qua lif ied ser v ice f ac ilit y or pers on who is sk illed in t his t ype of automotive serv ice. K eep all r[...]

  • Page 508

    − − − − − − Y o us h o u l dc h e c kt h e f o l l o w i n g it ems a t t he s pecif ied int e rv als. If you ar e unsure of how t o per f orm any c heck, t ur n t o the a ppropr iat e page list ed. L ight s Ch eck t he oper a t ion of t he hea dlight s, pa rk ing light s, t aillight s, high- mount br ake light , and lice nse plat e lig[...]

  • Page 509

    * * # # * * −− # * * Maint ena nce Minder 506 : TM If the mess age ‘‘SERVICE DUE NOW’’ does not appear more than 12 m onths after the di splay is r eset, c hange the engine oil every year . See informati on on maintenance and emis sions warr anty on page . Inspec t idle speed ever y 160,000 miles (256,000 km ). Adjust [...]

  • Page 510

    * * * * Fl u i d L o c ati o n s Maint enance 507 WASHE R FLUID (Black cap) ENGINE OIL FILL CA P AUTOMATI C TRANSM ISSION FLU ID DIPS TICK (Yel low loop) ENGINE OIL DIPST ICK (Ora nge loop) : L ocat ed under the c over RADIATO R CAP BRAKE FLUID (Black cap) ENGINE COOLANT RESERV OIR CLUTCH FLUID (Manual Trans miss ion only ) (Light gr ay ca [...]

  • Page 511

    T he component pa r t s in the e ngine comp art ment are protect ed by several covers. Y ou may need t o remov e t he cov er s whe n you perf or m some simple ma int ena nce work. W hen re inst alling t he cov er s, ma ke su re the p in s a nd ta b s are i n the i r prope r posit ions. To r e m o v e t h e co ve r s : R emov e t he right and lef t [...]

  • Page 512

    Oil is a major cont r ibut or t o your engine’ s per f orma nce a nd longev it y. A lways use a premium -grade 5W-20 det er gent oil displa ying t he A PI Cer t if ica t ion Sea l. T his sea l indica t es t he oil is energy conse rv ing, and t hat it meet s t he A merican Petroleum Inst it ut e’s lat e st re quireme nt s. Unscr ew a nd remov e [...]

  • Page 513

    Y ou may us e a synt he t ic mot or oil if it me et s t he same r equire ment s give n f or a convent iona l mot or oil: it display s t he A PI Cert if ic at ion Se al and it is t he pr oper w eight . Y ou must f ollow t he oil a nd f ilt er c hange i n ter val s sh ow n o n th e mu lti - inf orma t ion displa y. Y our v ehic le does not r equir e [...]

  • Page 514

    Inst all a ne w oil f ilt e r a ccor ding t o th e i ns truc ti o n s th at co m e wi th it. Make sure t o clean of f any dirt and d us t on the con tacting s urf ace of a new oil f ilter. Put a new w ashe r on t he dr ain bolt , then rei ns tall the drai n bo lt. T ight e n t he dr ain bolt t o: Ref il l the e n g i n e wi th th e rec ommended oil[...]

  • Page 515

    A lw ay s use Honda L ong-lif e A nt i- f reeze/Coo lant T ype 2. T his cool ant is pre -mixe d wit h 50 per ce nt ant if r eez e and 50 pe rce nt dis t illed water. Never add straigh t antif reeze or pla in wa t er . If Ho n da an ti f ree ze /c o o la nt is n ot avai lab l e, y o u m ay u se a no t he r m ajo r-b ran d n on -si l i cate c oo lan [...]

  • Page 516

    T he coolant lev el should be up t o t he base of t he f ille r neck . A dd coola nt if it is low. R em ove al l en gi ne c om partmen t covers ( see page ). W hen t he r adia t or a nd engine a re cool, re liev e any pr ess ure in t he cooling sys t em by t ur ning t he ra diat or ca p count e rcloc kwise , wit hout pr essing dow n. R em ove the r[...]

  • Page 517

    Check t he f lu id level in the win ds hi el d wash er res ervo ir at le ast mont hly during nor mal use . If t h e wa sher f luid is low , a ‘‘ L O W WA SHER F L UID’’ messa ge appe ar s o n th e mu l ti - in f o rm atio n di s p l ay . Fill t h e re ser voir w it h a good-qua lit y windshield w as her f luid. T his incre as es t he clea n[...]

  • Page 518

    CONT INUE D Inser t t he dips t ick a ll the w a y int o the transmi ssi on sec urely as shown in t he illust r at ion. R emov e t he dipst ic k a nd chec k t he f luid lev el. It should be b etw ee n th e up pe r an d lo wer mark s. R emov e t he dipst ick (y ellow loop) f rom t he t ra nsmis sion, and wipe it with a clean c lo th. Check t he f lu[...]

  • Page 519

    Inser t t he dips t ick a ll the w a y back into t he tr ansmission securely as shown in t he illust r at ion. If t h e leve l is below t he lowe r mar k, a dd f luid int o t he f iller hole to bring it t o t he level between t he u p p e ra n dl o w e rm a r k s . Pour t he f luid slow ly a nd ca ref ully so you do no t spill any. Clean up any spi[...]

  • Page 520

    R em ove the c hec k bo lt and l o ok f or t ra nsmiss ion f luid coming out of t he bolt hole. If a small amount of f luid drips out of t he bolt hole, reinst a ll th e ch eck b ol t. Check t he f lui d level with t he transm is si on at norm al op eratin g tem pe ratu re an d th e ve h i cl e si tti n g on lev el ground. T o check t he t ra nsmis[...]

  • Page 521

    R einst a ll t he under cov er , t ight en t he moun ting bolt securely, then put t he holding clips ba ck in pla ce . Mak e sure t he under cov er is inst a lled under t he edge of t he f r ont bumpe r. If A cur a M T F is not a v aila ble, y ou may use an SAE 10W -30 or 10W-40 visc osit y mot or oil w it h the A PI Cer t if ica t ion Seal t ha t [...]

  • Page 522

    T he f luid leve l should be be t wee n t h eM I Na n dM A X m a r k so nt h es i d e of t he reservoir. I f t he level is at or below t he MIN ma rk, y our bra ke system needs at t ention. Have t he brake syst em inspected f or leaks or worn b rake pad s. Y ou need to remove the lef t engin e compartment cover t o check t he f lui d level (see pa [...]

  • Page 523

    −− Manual T ransmission only T he f luid leve l should be be t wee n t h eM I Na n dM A X m a r k so nt h es i d e of t he reservoir. If it is not, add bra ke f luid t o br ing it up t o t ha t lev el. U s e t h e s a m e fl u i d s p e c i fi e d fo r t h e bra ke sys t em. A low f luid level can ind icate a leak i n th e cl utc h s ys te m . [...]

  • Page 524

    T he h eadl i gh ts were p rop erl y ai med whe n yo ur veh icl e was ne w. If yo u reg ul arl y carry h eavy i tems i n the trun k, read ju stm ent may b e req ui red . A dju stme nts sh ou ld b e do ne b y yo ur d eal er o r anoth er qu al if ied tec hn ici an . Y ou r vehi cl e has hal og en h ig h beam headlight bulbs w hich ar e a lso used f o[...]

  • Page 525

    Push the electr ical connector ba ck ont o the bulb. Ma ke sure it is on all the way. R emove t he electrical connector f rom t he bulb by pushing on t he t ab a nd pulling t he conne ct or down. R emov e t he bulb by t urning it one - quar t er t ur n count er clock wise. Insert t he new bulb int o the hole , and t ur n it one-qua r t er t ur n cl[...]

  • Page 526

    St ar t t he e ngine. If you a re repla cing a dr ive r’s side bulb, t ur n the st eering wheel all the way to t h er i g h t .I f y o ua r er e p l a c i n ga passenge r’s side bulb, t urn t he steering wheel to t he lef t. T urn o f f t he engine. Us e a wre nc h to re mo ve the mount ing bolt s, a nd remov e t he holding clip w it h a f la t[...]

  • Page 527

    Re m ov e th e s o ck et f r o m t h e headlight as sembly by t ur ning it one-q uarter turn countercloc kwise. St ar t t he e ngine. If you a re repla cing a dr ive r’s side bulb, t ur n the st eering wheel all the way to t h er i g h t .I f y o ua r er e p l a c i n ga passenge r’s side bulb, t urn t he steering wheel to t he lef t. T urn o f[...]

  • Page 528

    R emov e t he socke t f r om the light ass embly by t urning it one -qua rt er turn counterclockwise. R emov e t he bulb f rom t he socke t b y p u s h i n gi t i na n dt u r n i n gi t count er clock wise unt il it unlocks. Use a f lat-t ip screwdriv er t o remov e t he t hr ee holding clips f rom t he inne r f ende r. Us e a wre nc h to re mo ve [...]

  • Page 529

    Inst all t he new bulb in t he soc ket . T urn it cloc kw ise t o lock it in pla ce . Insert t he socket into t he light assembly. T urn it c lockwise t o lock it in plac e. Y ou r vehi cl e uses h alo ge n li gh t bulbs. W hen re placing a bulb, ha ndle it by its plast ic case , a nd prot e ct t he g l as s f rom c on tac t with y o u r sk i n or [...]

  • Page 530

    Rem ov e the e l e c tri ca l c o n n ec tor fro m th e bu l b b y p u s h i n g o n th e tab a n d p u l l i n g th e c o n n ec tor d ow n . R emov e t he bulb by t urning it about one-qua rt e r t urn coun t erclockwise. Us e a wre nc h to re mo ve the mount ing bolt s, a nd remov e t he holding clip w it h a f la t -t ip screwd river. Pull down[...]

  • Page 531

    R emov e t he nut s f rom t he st ud bol t s with a socket or wr ench. Open t he t r unk. Rem o ve th e s cr ew i n the c en ter of t h eh o l d i n gc l i po nt h es i d eo f t h e t runk lining. Pull t he lining ba ck . Insert t he new bulb int o the hole , and t ur n it one-qua r t er t ur n clock wise t o lock it in plac e. Push the electr ical[...]

  • Page 532

    Push a ne w bulb st r aight into t he socket unt il it bott oms, and reins t all t he s ocket int o t he light ass embly by t urning it clockw ise unt il it lock s. T ur n on t he light s t o ma ke sur e t he new bulb is w ork ing. R eins t all t he t r unk lining. M ak e sure it is inst a lled under t he edge of t he t r unk sea l. Put t he holdin[...]

  • Page 533

    Each o utsi de m irro r has si de turn signal light s . T he lights should be replaced b y your dealer. T h i s li g h t sh o u l d be r ep l ac ed b y yo ur d ea l er . T he license pla t e has t w o lights abov e it . T he bulbs should be replaced b y your dealer. If y our seat belt s get dirt y, use a sof t brush w it h a mix t ure of mild soa p[...]

  • Page 534

    The f lo or m ats th at ca m e wi th y o u r ve hicle hook ov er t he f loor ma t anc hors. T his kee ps t he f loor ma t s f rom sliding f or w ar d ( possibly int erf e ring w it h t he pe dals), or back wa rds ( mak ing t he f ront passenge r’s w eight se nsors inef f ec t ive ). If y ou remov e a f loor ma t , mak e sure t or e - a n c h o ri[...]

  • Page 535

    T h is f ilt er r emove s t he dust a nd p o l l e n t h a ti sb r o u g h ti nf r o mt h e ou tsid e thro ug h the cl im ate Have yo ur d eale r repl ace the f il ter whe n t his ser v ice is indic at ed b y a maint ena nce messa ge on t he mult i- inf orma t ion displa y. It should be replaced every 15,000 mi les (24,000 km) if you dr iv e prima [...]

  • Page 536

    Slide t he new w iper bla de int o the holder unt il t h e t abs lock . Slide t he wiper bla de a ssembly o n to th e wi p e r arm . Mak e su re i t locks in pla ce . L ower the wip er arm d own agai ns t t he windshield, t he passe nger’s si de f i rs t, th en th e dri ver’ s si d e. R emov e t he bla de f rom it s holder by gra bbing t he t a[...]

  • Page 537

    + Ho weve r, the s e tir e s are n ot su itab le f or dr i vi n g o n sn ow or i ce , so a l l - sea so n or wi n ter ti re s mu st be i n sta l le d f o r wi nte r d ri vi ng c on di ti on s. See pa ge f or T o saf ely operate your vehicl e, your t ires mus t be t he pr oper t y pe and size, in good condit ion w it h adequa t e trea d, and corre[...]

  • Page 538

    If y ou check a ir pressur e w hen t he tires are hot [driven f or several miles (k ilomet er s)], you w ill see re adings 4 t o6p s i( 3 0t o4 0k P a ,0 . 3t o0 . 4 kgf /cm ) higher t han t he cold rea dings. T his is normal. D o not le t air out t o ma t ch t he r ecommende d col d ai r pressu re. T he tire wi ll b e underinf la t ed. Wh i le tu [...]

  • Page 539

    T he f o ll owi ng c hart shows the recom mend ed col d tire pressures f or most norma l driv ing condit ions. T h ec o m p a c ts p a r et i r ep r e s s u r ei s : For conv enienc e, t he r ecommende d tire sizes and c old tire pres sures are on a la bel on t he dr iver ’s door ja mb. Fo r ad d i tio nal te chn ic al i nf or m ati o n , see pag[...]

  • Page 540

    We st r ongly rec ommend t hat you do n o t dr i ve f as ter th an th e p o s ted speed limit s a nd condit ions a llow. If yo u ever dri ve in a sanc tion ed co mp etitive even t at su stain ed hig h speeds (over 118 mph o r 190 km/h), be sure t o adjust t he cold tir e p r e s s u r e sa ss h o w nb e l o w .I f y o ud o not , exce ssive hea t ca[...]

  • Page 541

    T he serv ice lif e of your t ir es is dependent on many f a ct ors, including, but not limit ed t o, driv ing habit s, r oad c onditions, v ehic le loading, inf la t ion pr essur e, maint ena nce hist or y, spe ed, and environ mental cond itions (even when the t ires a re not in use). In addit ion t o your r egula r inspect ions a nd inf lat ion p[...]

  • Page 542

    T o help incr ea se t ire lif e a nd dist ribut e we ar mor e eve nly, rot a t e t he t ir es a ccor ding t o t he maint ena nce me ssages displa yed on th e mu lti -i nf o rm ati on d i s pl ay. M o ve th e tir e s to th e po si ti o n s sh own i n t he illust ra t ion ea ch t ime t hey a re ro tated . I f yo u pu rc h as e d i re cti on al ti re [...]

  • Page 543

    + * * * * ** * ** See pa ge f or DO T t ire qua lit y gra ding inf orma t ion, a nd page f or t ire siz e inf orma t ion. T ires mar ked ‘‘M S’’ or ‘‘A ll Se ason ’’ o n the sid ewal l have an al l- weather tread des ig n su itabl e f or most w inte r dr iving condit ions. For t he be st pe rf or mance in snow y [...]

  • Page 544

    # * * CONT INUE D If y ou mount snow t ir es on your vehi cl e, m ake su re they are radi al t ires of t he sa me size and load ra nge as original t ires. Mount snow t ires on all f ou r wheels. T he tract ion prov ided by s now t ir es on dr y r oads m a yb el o w e rt h a ny o u ro r i g i n a lt i r e s . Check with t he tire dealer f o r [...]

  • Page 545

    Clean the w heels as you would the re st o f the e xte ri or . Wash th em wi th t h es a m es o l u t i o n ,a n dr i n s et h e m t horoughly . A luminum alloy w hee ls hav e a protect ive clear-coat that keeps the aluminum f r om corr oding and t ar nishing. Clea ning t he whe els w it h har sh chemic als ( including some commerci al wheel cleane[...]

  • Page 546

    − To se e the b atter y l ab el , rem ove th e lef t side e ngine compar t ment cove r (se e p ag e ) . Chec k t he termin als f or corrosi on (a whit e or y ellow ish pow der) a f t er remov ing a ll engine compa rt me nt covers (see page ). T o remove corrosi on, co ver t he t ermin als with a solut ion of ba king soda a nd wa t er . It will bu[...]

  • Page 547

    If you need to park your vehicle f or an extended peri od (more than 1 mon th), there are several t hin gs you should do t o pr epar e it f or s t ora ge. Proper pr epa ra t ion helps pr ev ent det er iora t ion and ma ke s it e asie r t o get y our ve hicle ba ck on t he roa d. If possible, st or e your v ehic le indoors. Fill t he f ue l t ank . [...]

  • Page 548

    V ac uum dirt a nd dust f r om t he leat he r f r equent ly. Pa y close atte n ti on to the p l ea ts an d se am s. Clean t he lea t her wit h a sof t clot h dampen ed with a 90% wa ter and 10% neut ra l w ool det er gent s olut ion. T hen buf f it wit h a c lean, dry clot h. R em ove an y du st or di rt on l eather surf a ces imme diately. I nteri[...]

  • Page 549

    546 10/07/29 12:52:05 31TK4620_551 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 550

    T his sect ion cov ers t he mor e common proble ms t hat mot oris t s experien ce wit h their vehicles. It give s you inf or mat ion a bout how t o saf ely eval uate the p rob lem and what to d o to co rre ct it. I f the p ro b l em h as st ra nded y ou on t he side of t he roa d, yo u may b e abl e to ge t goi ng agai n. If not , you w ill also f [...]

  • Page 551

    Use the c om pact sp are tire as a t empora r y re place ment only . Get you r regul ar tire repaired or repl aced, and put it ba ck on y our v ehicle a s so on as yo u can . Check the ai r pressu re of t he com pact sp are tire every time yo u check t he ot her t ir es. It s hould be inf lat ed to: R eplace the t ire when you can see the tread we [...]

  • Page 552

    * * CONT INUE D If you hav e a f la t t ir e while dr iving, pull over s af e ly. Dr ive slow ly a long t he shoulder unt il y ou get t o a n ar ea fa r a w a y fr o m tr a ffi c l a n e s . Park the vehicle on f irm, l evel, and non-slipper y ground. Put t he t ra nsmission in Pa rk ( a ut omat ic ) or re ver se ( manua l). A pply t he parkin [...]

  • Page 553

    L oosen each wheel nut 1/2 t urn with t he w heel nut wrench. T ake t he t ool ca se out of t he spa re ti re . Unscre w t he wing bolt and t a ke th e sp are ti re o ut of its w el l. T ake t he ja ck out of t he t ool kit case. P l a c et h ej a c ku n d e rt h ej a c k i n g poi nt nearest t he t ire you need to change . T urn t he end br ac ket[...]

  • Page 554

    CONT INUE D Bef or e mount ing the spa re t ir e, wipe a ny dirt of f t he mount ing su rf ace o f the wheel an d hu b with a cle an clot h. W ipe t he hub c a r e f u l l y ;i tm a yb eh o tf r o m driv ing. R emove the wheel nuts, t hen remov e t he f la t t ir e. Ha ndle t he whe el nut s car ef ully; t hey m ay be ho t f rom d rivi ng . Pl ace [...]

  • Page 555

    T ighten the w heel n uts securely in the sam e cris scro ss p attern. Have the wheel nut torque checked at th e ne ares t au to m o tiv e s er vi c e f ac ilit y. T ight e n t he w heel nut s t o: Rem o ve th e c en ter cap be f or e st oring t he f la t t ir e in t he t runk we ll. L ow er t he v ehicle t o t he ground, and remove the jack. Put o[...]

  • Page 556

    St ore t he ce nt er ca p in the t r unk. Make sure it does not get scratch ed o r damag ed. U n h o o kt h eh a n d l ef r o mt h et r u n k opening a nd lower t he t r unk f loor lid, the n close t he t runk lid. Y our v ehic le’s or iginal t ire ha s a tir e pressure monit oring system sensor. T o replace a t ire, ref er to (se e page ). St or[...]

  • Page 557

    Check t hese t hings: W hen you t urn t he ignit ion sw itc h t o t he ST A R T (III) posit ion or on model s with keyless access syst em, press t he e ngine sta rt /st op but t on to set ST A R T Mode ( see page ), you do not he ar t he nor ma l noise of th e en g i n e tryi ng to s tar t. You m ay hear a c licking sound, a series of click s, or n[...]

  • Page 558

    In this ca se, t he st art er motor ’s speed sounds nor mal, or ev en f a st er th an n o rm al, w he n y o u tur n th e ignit ion swit ch t o t he ST A R T (III) posi tion or on model s wit h keyless access syst em, press t he engine sta rt/ sto p b utto n to se t STAR T Mode (s ee page ), but the e ngine does not r un. Turn th e ig ni ti o n sw[...]

  • Page 559

    Do you have your keyless access system remot e with you? T he ve h i cl e wi l l n o t sta rt wi tho u t th e re m o te wi th in o pe ra ti ng r an ge an d with t he keyless access main swit ch in t he glov e box t urned on. A r e you us ing t he prope r st a r t ing proce dure ? R ef e r t o on page s and . If y ou ar e una ble t o st op t he engi[...]

  • Page 560

    A lt hough t his se ems lik e a simple proced ure, you sho uld take sev eral prec aut ions . Y ou cannot st a rt a v ehicle wit h an aut omat ic t r ansmission by pushing or pulling it . Open the hood, and check the p h ys i ca l c on di ti o n o f the b atte ry . In very co ld we ather, ch eck the co nd i ti o n o f the e l ec tro ly te. I f i t s[...]

  • Page 561

    + + − Start t he veh ic le. I f the starter m o tor s ti l l o pe r ate s sl o wl y, ch e ck that t he j um per c abl es have g o od m eta l -to -me tal c on tac t. I f th e bo os ter b attery i s in a n o th er vehi cl e, have an as sis tant start that vehi cl e an d run it at a f ast id le. T he numbers in t he illust ra t ion show y ou t h[...]

  • Page 562

    If you do not se e st ea m or s pra y, lea ve t he e ngine running and wa t ch t he t emper at ur e gauge . If t he high hea t is due t o ove rloa ding, t he engine should st ar t t o cool down a lmost immedia t ely. If it does, w a it unt il t he t e mper at ur e gauge come s down t o t he midpoint , t hen cont inue dr iv ing. T he pointer of t he[...]

  • Page 563

    If y ou don’t f ind a n obvious lea k, check t he cool ant level in the radi ator reserve tank. A dd co ol ant if t he lev el is below t he MIN ma r k (se e o n page ). I f the re was n o co o la n t i n th e re s e rv e ta n k, yo u m ay n ee d to ad d c o o l an t to t h e r ad ia to r. Le t th e e n g i n e co ol d ow n u n ti l the p o in ter[...]

  • Page 564

    Saf ely pull of f t he r oad, and shut of f t he engine . T ur n on t he ha zar d warni ng i ndi cators . If ne cessa ry, a dd oil t o bring t he leve l back to the f ul l mark o n the dipst ick ( see pa ge ). St ar t t he e ngine, and w at ch t he oil pressur e indicat or. If it doe s not go out w it hin 10 se conds, t urn of f t he engine. T here[...]

  • Page 565

    I f the i n d ic ato r co mes o n rep ea ted l y, ev en th o u gh i t ma y go o f f as yo u co nti nu e dri vin g , ha ve th e ve hi cl e c h e c ke d by y o ur d e al er as s o on I f th is i nd i c ato r co me s o n while dr iv ing, it me ans one of t he engine’ s emiss ions cont rol sys tems m ay have a pro bl em . Even t hough you may f ee l [...]

  • Page 566

    * * If t he f luid leve l is low, t ak e your vehi cl e to a deal er, and have the brake syst em inspected f or leaks or worn b rake pad s. H o we v e r , i f th e br ak e p ed al do e s n o t f e e l n or ma l, y ou s h o u l d ta k e i m m e d i ate a c ti o n . A p r o bl e m i n o ne p a r t of th e sy st e m ’ s d ua l ci rc ui t d e si [...]

  • Page 567

    I f the f ue l f il l d oo r rel ea se b u tton d oe s n o t wor k, u se the r el ease l ever i ns i d e the l ef t ma in t en anc e l id i n the trun k. T o open the f uel f ill door , pull t he releas e lever rearward. Slow dow n by shif t ing t o a low er gea r, and pull t o t he side of t he roa d when it is saf e. Because of t he lon g distanc[...]

  • Page 568

    T he vehicle ’s f use s ar e cont a ined in t h r e ef u s eb o x e s . T he inter ior f use box is loc at e d under t he da shboar d on t he driv er ’s side. T he f use label is att a ched under t he st eer ing column. T he pa ssenger ’s side int er ior f use box is on the low er pa ssenger ’s side pane l. T o re move t he f us e box lid, [...]

  • Page 569

    * * If s omet hing elec t rica l in your ve h i cl e sto p s wo rk i n g , th e f ir st th i ng y o us h o u l dc h e c kf o r i sa b l o w nf u s e . Determi ne f rom the chart on pag es , and , or t he dia gra m on t h ef u s eb o xl i do rt h ef u s el a b e l , which f use or f uses cont r ol t hat component. Check t hose f uses f irst, but[...]

  • Page 570

    CONT INUE D L ook f or a blow n wir e inside t he f use. If it is blow n, repla ce it w it h one of t he s par e f uses of t he sa me rating o r lower. Check t he s malle r f use s in t he under- hood f use box a nd all t he fu s e s i n t h e i n te r i o r fu s e b o x e s b y pulling out ea ch one w it h t he f use p u l l e rp r o v i d e do nt[...]

  • Page 571

    I f th e re p la c em e n t f u s e o f the same r a ting blow s in a short t ime, t here is pr obably a se rious elec t rica l proble m wit h your vehi cl e. Leave the bl own f u se i n that circu it, and h ave you r vehi cl e chec ked by a qua lif ied t e chnicia n. If you cann ot drive the vehicle wit hout f ixing t he pr oblem, a nd you do no t[...]

  • Page 572

    − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − * * * * * * * * * * No. A mps. No. CONT INUED Ci rc ui ts Pr ote cted No. Am p s . Am p s . Ci rc ui ts Pr ote cted Ci rc ui ts Pr ote cted 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 40 A 40 A 15 A 20 A 7.5 A 15 A 15 A 10 A 7.5 A 15 A 15 A 7.5 A[...]

  • Page 573

    − − − − * * * * No. A mps. Am p s . Ci rc ui ts Pr ote cted Ci rc ui ts Pr ote cted No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 10 A 7.5 A 15 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 20 A 20 A 20 A 20 A 15 A 20 A 15 A 10 A 10 A 10 A 7.5 A 15 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 20 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 7.5 A 20 A 10 A SR S Met er AC G Not Used Da[...]

  • Page 574

    − − − − − − − * * No . Am ps . Circ u its P ro tecte d Am p s . No. Circuit s Prot ect ed 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 A 10 A 10 A 15 A 7.5 A R ight Headlight High Beam R ight Side Small L ight s (Exterior) R ight Fro nt Fog L ight R ight Headlight L ow Beam Not Used In teri or Lig hts 20 A 20 A 10 A 20 A 10 A 20 A 20 A 15 A 7.5 A 20 A 7 8 9 10[...]

  • Page 575

    − − * * If your vehicle need s to be towed, call a pr of ession al t owing serv ice or orga niza t ion. Neve r t ow your v ehicle wit h just a rope or cha in. It is v er y danger ous. T h e r ea r e t w ow a y st ot o w y o u r vehi cl e: T he opera t or loads your v ehic le on the ba ck of a tru c k. T he opera t or w ill loa d your vehicl[...]

  • Page 576

    * * W ith t he f r ont w hee ls on the gr ound, i t is b e st to tow th e veh ic l e no f ar the r than 50 miles (80 km), and keep t he s p e e db e l o w3 5m p h( 5 5k m / h ) . If your v ehicle is e quipped wit h a f ro nt sp oi ler, remo ve i t bef ore t owing so it is not damage d. Models equippe d wit h t he keyless access system hav e an [...]

  • Page 577

    T o use t he t ow ing hook: R emov e t he cov er f r om t he f ront bumper using your f ingers, or pry it of f using a c lot h and a f la t -t ip screwd river to prevent scratches. If y our v ehicle ge t s st uck in sa nd, mud, or snow , call a t owing se rv ice t o pull it out ( s ee pa ge ). For v ery shor t dista nces, such as f reeing the vehic[...]

  • Page 578

    S cr ew th e tow i n g ho ok i nto th e hole, a nd t ight en it w it h t he w heel nut wr ench. 3. If Y our V ehicle Get s St uck T ak ing Car e of t he Unex pect ed 575 T o avoid d amage to your vehic le, us e the towing hook f or straight, f lat ground towing only. Do not tow at an angle. T he tow hook should not be used to to w the vehicle ont o[...]

  • Page 579

    576 10/07/29 12:55:46 31TK4620_581 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 580

    − T h ed i a g r a m si nt h i ss e c t i o ng i v e you t he dimensions a nd capa cit ies of your v ehicle a nd t he loca t ions of t he ident if ica t ion numbers . It a lso includes inf or mat ion y ou should know a bout y our v ehicle ’s t ire s and emission s contr ol systems. ................ Identif icat ion Num bers . 578 ..............[...]

  • Page 581

    Y our ve hicle ha s sev er al ident if y ing numbers loca t ed in v ar ious pla ces. T he vehicle ide nt if ica t ion number (V IN) is the 17 -digit number y our dealer uses t o regi ster your vehicle f or wa rr ant y purpose s. It is a lso necessa ry f or lice nsing and insuring yo ur veh ic le. T he eas ies t plac e to f in d the VIN i s o n a pl[...]

  • Page 582

    T he t ra nsmission number is on a labe l on t op of t h e t ra nsmiss ion. T h e engine number is st a mped int o t he engine block . I d e n ti f i c a ti o n N u m b e rs T echnical Inf ormat ion 579 MANUA L TRANSM ISSION NUMBER ENGINE NUM BER A UTOMA TIC TRA NSMISSION NUMBE R 10/07/29 12:55:57 31TK4620_584 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 583

    −− * * * * Specif icat ions 580 Air Conditi oning Seating Capacities Weight s Dimensions Capac ities 195.5 in (4,966 mm) 18.5 US gal (70 ) Including the coolant in the re serve t ank and that remai ning in the engine Reserve tank capacity: 0.182 US gal (0.69 ) Excluding the oi l remaini ng in the engine 6.1 US qt (5.8 ) 2.6 US qt (2.5 )[...]

  • Page 584

    * * * * * − − * * CONT INUED Specif icat ions T echnical Inf ormat ion 581 Engine (2WD) Engine (SH-AWD) Fuses Battery Lights 3.50 x 3.66 in (89.0 x 93.0 mm) Water coo led 4-stro ke SOHC VTEC 6-cyl inder (V6), gasoline engi ne 212 cu-in (3,471 cm ) 11.2 : 1 ILZKR7B11 Type B o r exS t r o k e Displacem ent Compression ratio Spark pl[...]

  • Page 585

    − − * * * * * * * * ** **** *** *** *** Specif icat ions 582 Tires Alignment Size Pressure P245/50R17 98V P245/45R18 96V 245/40ZR19 94Y T135/80D17 103M 32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf /c m ) 60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf /c m ) 32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf /c m ) 37 psi (255 kPa , 2.55 kgf/ cm ) Toe-in Camber Ca[...]

  • Page 586

    T he t ires on yo ur vehicle m eet all U.S. F eder al Sa f et y R equireme nt s. A ll t ir es a re a lso gra ded f or tre ad we ar , tra cti on , an d tem p er atu re perf or ma nce a ccor ding t o Depa rt me nt of T rans port a t ion (D OT ) sta nda rds. T he f ollowing expla ins t hese gr adings. Qua lit y gra des c an be f ound whe re applic abl[...]

  • Page 587

    Warnin g: T he temp erature grad e f or t his t ire is e st ablis hed f or a t ir e t ha t is prope rly inf la t ed a nd not overloaded. E xcessive speed, underinf la t ion, or ex cessiv e loa ding, eit her s epar a t ely or in combinat ion, can c ause he at buildup a nd possible tire f ail ure. T he temperature g rades are A (t he high est), B, an[...]

  • Page 588

    − − − − − − − T he ti re s that cam e o n yo ur veh ic l e ha ve a num b er o f mar ki ng s . T ho s e yo u sh o ul d be aware o f are de sc ri be d b el o w. Whenever t ires are replaced, they should be r epla ced w it h t ires of t he same size. Below is an exampl e of tire si ze with an exp lan atio n of what each compon ent means.[...]

  • Page 589

    − − − − − − − − − − T he tir e ident if ica t ion number ( T IN) is a gr oup of number s a nd let t ers t hat look like t he f ollow ing exa mple. T IN is locat e d on t he side wa ll of t he ti re . Manu f acturer’ s i d en ti f i ca ti on m ark . Ti re t yp e co d e . Da te o f m an u f actu re. T his indica t es t ha t t he[...]

  • Page 590

    − Each t ir e, including th e spar e ( if prov ided), should be che cked mont hly w hen cold a nd inf lat ed t o t he inf lat ion pre ssure re commended by t he ve hicle manuf a ct ur er on t he ve hicle plac ar d or t ire inf la t ion pres sure la bel. (I f y our v ehicle ha s t ir es of a dif f erent size t han t he size indica t ed on t he v e[...]

  • Page 591

    − Alwa ys c h ec k the TPMS m al f un c ti on te l l tal e af ter re p l ac in g on e o r mo re ti re s o r wh ee l s o n yo ur veh ic le to en su re th at th e r ep lac e me n t o r a l tern ate ti re s an d wh ee l s al lo w the T PM S to co nti n ue to f u nc ti o n pr o pe rly . Y ou r vehi cl e has also b ee n equ ip p ed wit h a T PMS malf [...]

  • Page 592

    * * The Un ite d Sta tes C l e an Air Act set s sta ndar ds f or aut omobile emissions. It a lso requires t hat autom ob il e manu f acturers exp lai n to owne rs how t he ir emis sions cont rols w o r ka n dw h a tt od ot om a i n t a i n them. T his section summ arizes how t he emiss ions cont rols w or k. T h e burning of ga soline in your v[...]

  • Page 593

    T he exha ust e missions cont r ols include f our systems: PGM-F I, ignit ion t iming cont rol, e xhaust gas reci rcu latio n, and th ree way cataly tic converter. T hese f our systems work t oget her t o cont r ol t he engine ’s combust ion a nd minimize t he amount of HC, CO, and NOx t hat co me o ut the tail pi pe . T he ex hau st emission s c[...]

  • Page 594

    Have yo ur veh i cle d iag no se d and repa ir ed if it is mis f iring, ba ck - f iring, st a lling, or ot her wise not running pr operly . K eep t he engi ne well maintained. T he three w ay cat alytic converters co ntain p rec io us m etals that serve as ca t alys t s, promot ing c hemica l reactio ns to co nvert the exhaus t gass es w it hout a [...]

  • Page 595

    Make sure t he gas t a nk is nearly, but not complet e ly, f ull (a round 3/4). Wit hout t ouching the acceler at or pedal, st a rt t he engine , and let it idle f or 20 se conds. If you take your vehicle f or a n emissi ons test shortly af ter t he bat t er y ha s been disc onnect ed or gone dead, it ma y not pa ss t he t est . T h is is beca use [...]

  • Page 596

    T h en driv e in cit y /suburba n traf f ic f or at least 1 0 m in utes . W hen t ra f f ic c ondit ions a llow, le t t he ve hicle coa st f or sev er a l seconds w it hout using t he ac ce ler ato r pe d al o r the b ra ke peda l. If t h e t est ing f acilit y de t ermine s t he readiness co des are still not set, see your d ealer. Make sure the v[...]

  • Page 597

    594 10/07/29 12:58:07 31TK4620_599 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 598

    .......... Client Se rv ice Inf or mat ion . 596 .................... Warra nty Coverages . 597 ............. R e port ing Sa f et y D ef ect s . 5 98 ..................... A uthorized Manuals . 599 W ar r ant y and Client R elat ions W ar rant y a nd Client R el at ions 595 10/07/29 12:58:10 31TK4620_600 2011 TL[...]

  • Page 599

    U.S. Ow ner s: Cana dian O wner s: W hen y ou ca ll or w rit e, ple ase give us t his inf orma t ion: If you a re dissa tisf ied wit h t he decision made by t he de ale rship’ s mana gement , c ont act A c ura C lient Services. A cur a dea lers hip personne l ar e tr ained prof essionals. T hey should be a ble t o answ er all y our quest ions. If[...]

  • Page 600

    − − − − − − − − Y our new A c ura is cov ere d by t hese warrantie s: prov ides c o v e r a g ef o ra sl o n ga st h ep u r - chaser of t he mu f f ler o wns the vehi cl e. prov ides pr ora t ed coverag e f o r a replacem ent batt ery pu rchase d f rom y our deal er. a seat belt t ha t f ails t o f unct ion properly is cove re d by [...]

  • Page 601

    If you beli eve t hat your vehicle has a def ect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or deat h, you should immedia t ely inf or m t he Na t iona l Highwa y T r a f f ic Saf e t y A dminis t ra t ion ( NHT SA ), in a ddit ion t o not if ying A me rica n Honda Mot or Co., Inc. If NHT SA r ec eive s simila r compla int s, it may open a n i[...]

  • Page 602

    T he publica tions show n below ca n be purcha sed f rom Helm Incorpora ted. Y ou ca n order by phone or online: Call Helm Inc. at 1-800-782-4356 (credit card orders onl y) Go online at If you a re int er este d in othe r ye ars or models, cont act Helm Inc. at 1-800-782-4356. Cover s ma int ena nce a nd rec ommended proc edure s f or repa ir t o e[...]

  • Page 603

    CONT INUE D ................................ A A C . 261 , 301 , 348 .................................... A ccessories . 453 A CCESSOR Y ( Ignit ion K ey ..................................... Position ) . 145 A CCESSOR Y Mode ........................... (Power Mode) . 178 ............ A ccessory Power Sockets . 207 ................ A ctive Head Res[...]

  • Page 604

    ............... DA N GER , Explana t ion of . iii ................................... Dashbo ard . 3 , 62 .............. Day t ime R unning L ight s . 136 ................................. De ad Batte r y . 557 ............ Def ect s, R e port ing Sa f et y . 598 .............. Def ogger , R e ar W indow . 139 .............. Def r ost ing th e W in[...]

  • Page 605

    * CONT INUE D ................................... Fan, Interior . 220 Doors ..... L o ck B u tto n , Ou ter Han dl e . 170 .......... L ockout Prevention . 147 , 171 ................. Monitor Indica t or . 1 2 , 71 .................... Powe r Door L ocks . 146 . Unlock Se nsor, Out e r Ha ndle . 169 ........ DOT T ire Quality Gra ding . 583 Downs[...]

  • Page 606

    ............... Gas M ilea ge, Improv ing . 450 ......................................... Gas oline . 444 ........................................... Gauge . 75 ..................... L ow F uel Indic at or . 73 ................ Oct a ne R e quireme nt . 444 ........................ T ank, R ef ueling . 445 ................ Gas Sta tion Procedures .[...]

  • Page 607

    CONT INUE D ....... K eyless A ccess R emote . 168 , 173 K eyless A ccess R emot e System ............................... Ma in Swit ch . 1 89 ................ K eyless A ccess System . 167 .......... K eyless Memory Sett ings . 92 ................................................ K eys . 141 ........................................ Built -In . 1 95[...]

  • Page 608

    Li g h ts .................... Bulb Replacement . 521 ....................................... Indicat or . 63 ....................................... Parking . 133 .......................... T urn Si gnal . 70 , 133 .................................... Lo ad Li m i t s . 456 .... L O CK (Ignit ion K ey Posit ion) . 14 5 L OCK V EHICL E OFF ........[...]

  • Page 609

    CONT INUE D .............................. Paddl e Shif t ers . 473 ............ Panel Bri ghtness Control . 137 ........................ Par k Gea r Posit ion . 469 ........................................... Parking . 480 ............................... Parkin g Brake . 204 Parkin g Brake and B rake ................. System Indi cat or . 65 , 563[...]

  • Page 610

    * .................................. Saf et y Belt s . 8 , 20 ............ S a fe ty D e fe c t s , R e p o r t i n g . 5 9 8 ................................. Saf et y F e at ur es . 7 ........................................... Ai rb ag s . 9 ....................................... Seat Belt s . 8 ............. Saf et y L abels, L oca t ion of [...]

  • Page 611

    * CONT INUE D ................... St ere o Sound Syst em . 225 .................... St oring Y our V ehic le . 54 4 ...................................... Sun V isors . 209 ........................ Sunglasses H older . 210 Super H andling A ll-W heel ... Drive (T M) (SH-A WD ) . 73 , 478 .... Supp lemental R est raint System . 24 ................[...]

  • Page 612

    * ............................. XM Ra dio . 235 , 287 ..................................... T rea dwear . 583 ................................ T rip Computer . 82 ....................................... Tr i p M et er . 8 1 .............................................. T r unk . 148 .................. Emerge ncy Opene r . 150 ...................[...]

  • Page 613

    Ser v ice Inf orma t ion Summa r y Gasoline: Automatic Transm ission Fluid: Transfer Assembly Fluid: Rear Differential Fluid: Fuel Tank Capacity: Recommended Engine Oil: S p a r eT i r eP r e s s u r e : Tire Pressure (measur ed cold): Brake Fluid: Manual Transmission Fluid: 4.5 US qt (4.3 ) Oil change capacity (including filter): Capacity: Premium[...]

  • Page 614

    T his ow ner ’s manual sho uld be considere d a perma nent pa rt of t he vehicle a nd should rema in wit h t he ve hicle w hen it is sold. T his Ow ner ’s Manual cov ers all mode ls of t h eA c u r aT L .Y o um a yf i n dd e s c r i p t i o n so f equipment and f eatur es tha t are not on your part icular mode l. Images t hr oughout t his ow ne[...]