Acura MDX (2018 year). Manual — part 6

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Seat Belt
Reminder
Indicator

●

Comes on and the beeper sounds
if you are not wearing a seat belt
when you set the power mode to
ON.

●

If the front passenger is not
wearing a seat belt, the indicator
comes on about a few seconds
later.

●

Blinks while driving if either you
and/or the front passenger has
not fastened a seat belt. The
beeper sounds and the indicator
blinks at regular intervals.

●

The beeper stops and the indicator goes off
when you and the front passenger fasten their
seat belts.

●

Stays on after you and/or the front
passenger has fastened the seat belt(s) -
A detection error may have occurred in the
sensor. Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 34

Low Fuel Indicator

●

Comes on when the fuel reserve
is running low (approximately 2.5
U.S. gal./9.5 Liter left).

●

Blinks if there is a problem with
the fuel gauge.

●

Comes on - Refuel your vehicle as soon as
possible.

●

Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

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Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

If it comes on at any other time,
there is a problem with the ABS.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. With this indicator on,
your vehicle still has normal braking ability but
no anti-lock function.

2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 534

Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if a problem with any
of the following is detected:
- Supplemental restraint system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner

●

Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

Auto High-Beam
Indicator

●

Comes on when all the operating
conditions of the Auto high-
beam are met.

2 Auto High-Beam P. 177

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Vehicle Stability
Assist (VSA®)
System Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Blinks when VSA®, or trailer
stability assist is active.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the VSA®, hill start assist,
trailer stability assist or brake
lighting system.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

2 Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®), aka

Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System
P. 517

2 Trailer Stability Assist P. 460
2 Hill start assist system P. 469

●

When Trailer Stability Assist Problem is
displayed on the MID, the VSA® does not
activate.

VSA® OFF
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on when you partially
disable VSA®.

2 VSA® On and Off P. 518

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Speed-sensitive
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator

●

Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the engine starts.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the EPS system.

●

Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 If the Speed-Sensitive Electric Power

Steering (EPS) System Indicator Comes
On P. 655

Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if the tire pressure of
any of the tires becomes
significantly low.

●

Blinks for about one minute, and
then stays on if there is a problem
with the TPMS, or when a spare
tire

*

is temporarily installed.

●

Comes on while driving - Stop in a safe
place, check tire pressures, and inflate the
tire(s) if necessary.

●

Blinks and remains on - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. If the vehicle is fitted with
a spare, get your regular tire repaired or
replaced and put back on your vehicle as soon
as you can.

Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators

●

Blinks when you operate the turn
signal lever.

●

Blinks along with all turn signals if
you press the hazard warning
button.

●

Does not blink or blinks rapidly

2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 593

—

High Beam
Indicator

●

Comes on when the high beam
headlights are on.

—

—

* Not available on all models

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Lights On
Indicator

●

Comes on whenever the light
switch is on, or in AUTO when
the exterior lights are on.

●

If you set the power mode to ACCESSORY or
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) while the lights are on, a
chime sounds when the driver’s door is
opened.

—

Fog Light
Indicator

*

●

Comes on when the fog lights
are on.

—

—

Immobilizer
System Indicator

●

Comes on briefly when you set
the power mode to ON, then
goes off.

●

Comes on if the immobilizer
system cannot recognize the key
information.

●

Blinks - You cannot start the engine. Set the
power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), then
select the ON mode again.

●

Repeatedly blinks - The system may be
malfunctioning. Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.

●

Do not attempt to alter this system or add
other devices to it. Electrical problems can
occur.

—

* Not available on all models

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Security System
Alarm Indicator

●

Blinks when the security system
alarm has been set.

2 Security System Alarm P. 163

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System Message
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on along with a beep
when a problem is detected. A
system message on the MID
appears at the same time.

●

While the indicator is on, roll the multi-
function steering wheel control to see the
message again.

●

Refer to the Indicators information in this
chapter when a system message appears on
the MID. Take the appropriate action for the
message.

●

The MID does not return to the normal screen
unless the warning is canceled, or the multi-
function steering-wheel controls is rolled.

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Keyless Access
System Indicator

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Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on as soon as a problem is
detected in the keyless access
system or keyless starting system.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

Super Handling-
All Wheel Drive

TM

(SH-AWD®)
Indicator

*

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the SH-AWD® system.

●

Blinks when the differential
temperature is too high.

●

Stays on constantly - The engine drives the
front wheels only in this state. Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place,
put the transmission into

(

P, and idle the

engine until the indicator goes off. If the
indicator does not stop blinking, take your
vehicle to a dealer.

2 Super Handling-All Wheel Drive

TM

(SH-

AWD®)

*

P. 523

* Not available on all models

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Auto Idle Stop
Indicator (Green)

*

●

Comes on when Auto Idle Stop is
in operation. The engine
automatically shuts off.

2 Auto Idle Stop

*

P. 480

—

Auto Idle Stop
System Indicator
(Amber)

*

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Blinks if there is a problem with
the Auto Idle Stop System.

●

Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.

●

Comes on when Auto Idle Stop
System has been turned off by
Auto Idle Stop OFF Button.

2 Auto Idle Stop System ON/OFF P. 481

* Not available on all models

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Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS) Indicator
(Amber)

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the LKAS.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS) Indicator
(Green)

●

Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.

2 Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)

P. 509

—

●

Comes on when the LKAS is in
operation, or the LKAS button is
pressed, but the temperature
inside the front sensor camera is
too high. The LKAS cancels
automatically. The beeper sounds
simultaneously.

●

Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled down
and the system activates normally.

2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487

●

Comes on when the area around
the camera is blocked by dirt,
mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a
safe place, and wipe it off with a
soft cloth.

●

May come on when driving in
bad weather (rain, snow, fog,
etc.)

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.

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Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you change the power
mode to ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.

●

Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

●

Comes on when the RDM system
shuts itself off.

●

Stays on - The temperature inside the camera
is too high.
Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.
The system activates when the temperature
inside the camera cools down.

2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487

●

Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.

2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487

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Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Amber)

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with ACC with LSF.

●

Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Green)

●

Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.

2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low

Speed Follow (LSF) P. 489

—

●

Comes on if anything covers the
radar sensor cover and prevents
the sensor from detecting a
vehicle in front.

●

May come on when driving in bad
weather (rain, snow, fog, etc.)

●

ACC has been automatically
canceled.

●

When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off dirt using
a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
message does not disappear even after you
clean the sensor cover.

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Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Green)

●

Comes on when ACC with LSF is
in operation, but the temperature
inside the front sensor camera is
too high. ACC with LSF cancels
automatically. The beeper sounds
simultaneously.

●

Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled down
and the system activates normally.

●

Comes on when the area around
the camera is blocked by dirt,
mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a
safe place, and wipe it off with a
soft cloth.

●

May come on when driving in
bad weather (rain, snow, fog,
etc.)

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.

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Collision
Mitigation Braking
System

TM

(CMBS

TM

)

Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you change the power
mode to ON, then goes off.

●

Comes on when you deactivate
the CMBS

TM

. A multi-information

display message appears for five
seconds.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the CMBS

TM

.

●

Stays on constantly without the CMBS

TM

off - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Collision Mitigation Braking System

TM

(CMBS

TM

) P. 536

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Collision
Mitigation Braking
System

TM

(CMBS

TM

)

Indicator

●

Comes on when the CMBS

TM

system shuts itself off.

●

Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.

2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487

●

When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off dirt using
a soft cloth.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
message does not disappear even after you
clean the sensor cover.

2 Collision Mitigation Braking System

TM

(CMBS

TM

) P. 536

●

Stays on - The temperature inside the camera
is too high. Use the climate control system to
cool down the camera. The system activates
when the temperature inside the camera cools
down.

2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487

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Blind spot
information (BSI)
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.

●

Stays on while BSI is turned off.

—

●

Comes on when mud, snow, or
ice accumulates in the vicinity of
sensor.

●

Comes on while driving - Remove the
obstacle in the vicinity of sensor.

2 Blind spot information (BSI) System

*

P. 520

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.

●

Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.

Models with BSI

* Not available on all models

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The following messages appear only on the MID. Roll the multi-function steering-wheel controls to see the message again with the system
message indicator on.

Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears if any door or the tailgate is not completely
closed.

●

Goes off when all doors and the tailgate are closed.

●

Appears when the hood is opened.

●

Close the hood.

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