Acura RDX (2021 year). Manual in english — page 1

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Auto Idle Stop Function

To improve fuel economy, the engine stops and then restarts as detailed below. When Auto Idle Stop is on, the Auto Idle Stop indicator
(green) comes on.

(P436)

At

Automatic transmission

Engine status

Deceleration

Stop

Start-up

Stop the vehicle and depress the brake pedal.

On

Keep the brake pedal
depressed.

U.S.

Canada

With the automatic brake hold system activated,
you can release the brake pedal when the

indicator comes on.

Off

Release the brake pedal.

With the automatic brake hold system activated,
depress the accelerator pedal.

Restarting

*

Not available on all models

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Safe Driving

(P 31)

Airbags

(P 44)

●

Your vehicle is fitted with airbags to help protect you and
your passengers during a moderate-to-severe collision.

Child Safety

(P 62)

●

All children 12 and younger should be seated in the rear seat.

●

Smaller children should be properly restrained in a forward-facing child seat.

●

Infants must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child seat.

Exhaust Gas Hazard

(P 75)

●

Your vehicle emits dangerous exhaust gases that contain carbon
monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces where carbon
monoxide gas can accumulate.

Before Driving Checklist

(P 36)

●

Before driving, check that the front seats, head restraints,
steering wheel, and mirrors have been properly adjusted.

Seat Belts

(P 37)

●

Fasten your seat belt and sit upright well
back in the seat.

●

Check that your passengers are wearing
their seat belts correctly.

Fasten your lap belt as
low as possible.

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Instrument Panel

(P 77)

Indicators

(P 78)

/Multi-Information Display

(P 131)

/Gauges

(P 130)

/

Head-Up Display

*

(P 142)

Speedometer

Fuel Gauge

Multi-Information Display

Temperature Gauge

Tachometer

Head-Up Display

*

Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator

Gear Position Indicator/
Transmission System Indicator

Turbo Meter

M

(sequential mode) Indicator/

Gear Selection Indicator

G-meter

*

Not available on all models

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Controls

(P 147)

Clock

(P 148)

The clock is automatically updated through
the audio system.

You can adjust the time using the A-zone
touchpad.

a

Press the

(home) button.

b

Select

Settings

.

c

Select

System

.

d

Select

Date & Time

.

e

Select

Set Date & Time

.

f

Select

Automatic Date & Time

.

g

Select

Off

.

h

Select

Set Date

or

Set Time

.

i

Select

(

+

/

(

-

to adjust the dates, hours

and minutes.

j

Press the

(back) button to set the

date or time.

ENGINE START/STOP
Button

(P 186)

Press the button to change the vehicle’s
power mode.

Turn Signals

(P 189)

Lights

(P 190)

Turn Signal Control Lever

Right

Left

Light Control Switches

Low Beam

High Beam

Flashing

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Wipers and Washers

(P 197)

Wiper/Washer Control Lever

Adjustment Ring

(

-

: Low Sensitivity

*1

: Lower speed, fewer sweeps

*2

(

+

: High Sensitivity

*1

: Higher speed, more sweeps

*2

MIST
OFF
AUTO

*1

: Wiper speed varies automatically

INT

*2

: Low speed with intermittent

LO

: Low speed wipe

HI

: High speed wipe

Pull toward
you to spray
washer fluid.

*1 : Models with automatic intermittent wipers
*2 : Models without automatic intermittent

wipers

AUTO

should always be turned

OFF

before

the following situations in order to prevent
severe damage to the wiper system:

●

Cleaning the windshield

●

Driving through a car wash

●

No rain present

Steering Wheel

(P 206)

●

To adjust, push the adjustment lever
down, adjust to the desired position, then
lock the lever back in place.

Models with automatic intermittent wipers

Unlocking the Front
Doors from the Inside

(P 164)

●

Pull either front door inner handle to
unlock and open it at the same time.

●

Unlocking and opening the driver’s door
from the inner handle unlocks all the
other doors.

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Tailgate

(P 167)

●

Press the tailgate outer handle to unlock
and open the tailgate when you carry the
keyless access remote.

●

Press the power tailgate button on the
driver’s door or the remote transmitter to
open and close the power tailgate.

Use a forward and back kicking motion
under the center of the rear bumper to
open or close the power tailgate while
carrying the keyless access remote.

Models with Hands Free Access

1 sec.

Power Door Mirrors

(P 208)

●

With the power mode in ON, move the
selector switch to

L

or

R

.

●

Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to adjust the mirror.

●

Press the folding button

*

to fold in and

out the door mirrors.

Selector Switch

Adjustment Switch

Folding Button

*

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Power Windows

(P 180)

●

With the power mode in ON, open and
close the power windows.

●

If the power window lock button is in the
off position, each passenger’s window
can be opened and closed with its own
switch.

●

If the power window lock button is in the
on position (indicator is on), each
passenger’s window switch is disabled.

Power Window Lock Button

Window Switch

Indicator

*

Not available on all models

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Climate Control System

(P 234)

●

Press the

AUTO

button to activate the climate control system.

●

Press the

button to turn the system on or off.

●

Press the

button to defrost the windshield.

Driver’s Side Temperature
Control Buttons

(Windshield Defroster) Button

A/C

(Air Conditioning) Button

Air flows from floor and
windshield defroster vents.

Air flows from floor vents.

Air flows from floor and
dashboard vents, and back
of the center console.

Air flows from dashboard
vents and back of the
center console.

SYNC

(Synchronization) Button

(Recirculation) Button

AUTO

Button

Passenger’s Side Temperature
Control Buttons

MODE

Control Button

(ON/OFF) Button

Fan Control Button

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Features

(P 241)

Audio Remote Controls

(P 247)

●

VOL

(

+

/

VOL

(

-

(Volume) Switch

Press up or down to adjust the volume.

●

(Power) Button

Press to turn the audio system on and off.

●

Left Selector Wheel
When selecting the audio mode
Press the

APPS

button, then roll up or

down to select an item on the multi-
information display or the head-up
display

*

, and then press the left selector

wheel.

Left Selector Wheel

APPS

Button

VOL

(

+

/

VOL

(

-

(Volume) Switch

(Power) Button

Roll up or down:

To cycle through the

following items, roll up or down and then
press the left selector wheel:

You can add or remove the items and
change their order on multi-information
display or the head-up display

*

.

Navigation

*

Phone

Audio Modes (

FM Radio

,

USB

Audio

, etc)

Select Driving View

*

Customize Apps

●

When listening to the radio

Move to a side to change the favorite
radio station or channel.

●

When listening to an iPod, USB flash
drive,

Bluetooth

®

Audio, or Smartphone

Connection

Move to a side to skip to the beginning of
the next song or return to the beginning
of the current or previous song.

*

Not available on all models

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Audio System

(P 249)

(Home) Button

(Cards List) Button

(Back) Button

Audio/Information Screen

For navigation system operation

()

See the Navigation System Manual

A-zone touchpad

(Seek/Skip) Button

(Seek/Skip) Button

VOL

/

AUDIO

(Volume/Power) Knob

B-zone touchpad

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Driving

(P 405)

Automatic Transmission

(P426)

●

Select

(

P

and depress the brake pedal when starting the engine.

Park

Press the

(

P

button.

Used when parking or before
turn off or start the engine.
Transmission is locked.

Reverse

Pull back the

(

R

button.

Used when reversing.

Neutral

Press the

(

N

button.

Transmission is not locked.

Drive/S Position

Each time you press the

button, the mode

switches between Drive and S Position mode.

●

Normal driving (gears change between 1st
and 10th automatically)

●

Temporarily driving in the sequential mode

●

Automatically changing gears between 1st
and 8th (8th gear is used only at high speed)

●

Driving in the sequential mode

D/S

Drive

S Position

Gear Position Indicator

The gear position indicator and the
shift button indicator indicate the
current gear selection.

Gear Position Indicator

Shift Button
Indicator

Gear selection

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Sequential Mode

(P432)

Paddle shifters allow you to shift gears much like a manual
transmission (1st through 10th). This is useful for engine braking.

When the transmission is in

(

D

●

The transmission will shift back to
automatic mode once the system
detects that the vehicle is cruising.

When the transmission is in

(

S

●

Holds the selected gear, and the

M

(sequential mode) indicator

comes on.

●

The sequential mode gear
selection is shown in the
instrument panel.

Gear Position Indicator

Shift Down

(

-

Paddle Shifter

Shift Up

(

+

Paddle Shifter

Selected Gear Number

M

Indicator

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VSA

®

On and Off

(P 443)

●

The Vehicle Stability Assist

TM

(VSA

®

)

system helps stabilize the vehicle during
cornering, and helps maintain traction
while accelerating on loose or slippery
road surfaces.

●

VSA

®

comes on automatically every time

you start the engine.

●

To partially disable or fully restore VSA

®

function, press and hold the button until
you hear a beep.

CMBS

TM

On and Off

(P459)

●

When a possible frontal collision is likely
unavoidable, the CMBS

TM

can help you to

reduce the vehicle speed and the severity
of the collision.

●

The CMBS

TM

is turned on every time you

start the engine.

●

To turn the CMBS

TM

on or off, press and

hold the button until you hear a beep.

Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS) with Tire
Fill Assist

(P 446)

●

The TPMS monitors tire pressure.

●

TPMS is turned on automatically every
time you start the engine.

●

TPMS fill assist provides audible and visual
guidance during tire pressure adjustment.

Refueling

(P 527)

Fuel recommendation: Unleaded premium gasoline, pump octane number 91 or

higher

Fuel tank capacity: 17.1 US gal (64.7 L)

a

Unlock the driver’s door.

2

Locking/Unlocking the
Doors from the Inside

(P163)

b

Press on the edge of the
fuel fill door to make it
pop up slightly.

c

After refueling, wait for
about five seconds before
removing the filler nozzle.

Wait for five seconds

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AcuraWatch

TM

(P 453)

AcuraWatch

TM

is a driver support system

which employs the use of two distinctly
different kinds of sensors, a radar sensor
located behind the emblem and a front
sensor camera mounted to the interior side
of the windshield, behind the rearview
mirror.

The camera is located
behind the rearview
mirror.

Front Sensor
Camera

Radar Sensor

The radar sensor is
behind the emblem.

Collision Mitigation
Braking System

TM

(CMBS

TM

)

(P456)

Can assist you when there is a possibility of
your vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a
pedestrian detected in front of yours. The
CMBS

TM

is designed to alert you when the

potential for a collision is determined, as
well as to reduce your vehicle speed to help
minimize collision severity when a collision is
deemed unavoidable.

Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) with Low Speed
Follow

(P466)

Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and
a set following-interval behind a vehicle
detected ahead of yours and, if the detected
vehicle comes to a stop, can decelerate and
stop your vehicle, without you having to
keep your foot on the brake or the
accelerator.

Lane Keeping Assist
System (LKAS)

(P483)

Provides steering input to help keep the
vehicle in the middle of a detected lane and
provides audible and visual alerts if the
vehicle is detected drifting out of its lane.

Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM) System

(P491)

Alerts and helps to assist you when the
system detects a possibility of your vehicle
unintentionally crossing over detected lane
markings and/or leaving the roadway
altogether.

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Maintenance

(P 533)

Under the Hood

(P 544)

●

Check engine oil, engine coolant, and windshield washer
fluid. Add when necessary.

●

Check brake fluid.

●

Check the battery condition monthly.

a

Pull the hood release handle under the corner of the
dashboard.

b

Locate the hood latch lever, push it to the side, and then
raise the hood. Once you have raised the hood slightly, you
can release the lever.

c

When finished, close the hood and make sure it is firmly
locked in place.

Lights

(P 557)

●

Inspect all lights regularly.

Wiper Blades

(P 561)

●

Replace blades if they leave streaks
across the windshield.

Tires

(P 566)

●

Inspect tires and wheels regularly.

●

Check tire pressures regularly.

●

Install snow tires for winter
driving.

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Handling the Unexpected

(P 589)

Flat Tire

(P 591)

●

Park in a safe location and repair the flat
tire using the tire repair kit.

●

Park in a safe location and replace the
flat tire with the compact spare tire
located under the cargo area.

Indicators Come On

(P 620)

●

Identify the indicator and consult the
owner’s manual.

Vehicles with tire repair kit

Vehicles with a compact spare tire

Engine Won’t Start

(P 613)

●

If the battery is dead, jump start using a
booster battery.

Blown Fuse

(P 627)

●

Check for a blown fuse if an electrical
device does not operate.

Overheating

(P 618)

●

Park in a safe location. If you do not see
steam under the hood, open the hood,
and let the engine cool down.

Emergency Towing

(P 634)

●

Call a professional towing service if you
need to tow your vehicle.