Acura ILX (2018 year). Manual — part 5

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

Shift Lever
Position
Indicator

●

Indicates the current gear
selection.

2 Shifting P. 363

—

—

Transmission
System
Indicator

●

Blinks if the transmission
system has a problem.

●

Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden
starts and acceleration and have your
vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.

M (sequential
mode)
Indicator/
Gear Position
Indicator

●

Comes on when the manual
sequential mode is applied.

2 Sequential Shift Mode Operation

P. 366

—

—

*2

*3

*2

*3

*2

*3

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Indicator

Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

Malfunction
Indicator
Lamp

●

Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes
off either when the engine
starts or after several seconds
if the engine did not start. If
“readiness codes” have not
been set, it blinks five times
before it goes off.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the emissions control
system.

●

Blinks when a misfire in the
engine's cylinders is detected.

●

Readiness codes are part of the on
board diagnostics for the emissions
control systems.

2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 529

●

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

●

Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe
place where there are no flammable
objects. Stop the engine for 10 minutes
or more, and wait for it to cool down.
Then, take the vehicle to a dealer.

2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp

Comes On or Blinks P. 516

Charging
System
Indicator

●

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

●

Comes on when the battery is
not charging.

●

Comes on while driving - Turn off
the climate control system and rear
defogger in order to reduce electricity
consumption.

2 If the Charging System Indicator

Comes On P. 515

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

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 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. 31

Low Fuel
Indicator

●

Comes on when the fuel
reserve is running low
(approximately 1.9 U.S. gal./
7.5 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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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

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. 410

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.

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

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 Electric Power Steering

(EPS) System Indicator Comes On
P. 517

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® is active.

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the VSA® system or hill
start assist system.

●

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

2 Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®),

aka Electronic Stability Control
(ESC), System P. 399

Vehicle
Stability Assist
(VSA®) OFF
Indicator

●

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

●

Comes on when you
deactivate VSA®.

2 VSA® On and Off P. 400

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

Door and
Trunk Open
Indicator

●

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

●

Comes on if any door or the
trunk is not completely closed.

●

Comes on if any door is
opened while driving. The
beeper sounds.

●

Goes off when all doors and the trunk
are closed.

—

Low Tire
Pressure/
TPMS
Indicator

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode
to ON.

●

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 compact 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 compact spare,
get your regular tire repaired or
replaced and put back on your vehicle
as soon as you can.

*2

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

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 multi-
information display appears at
the same time.

●

While the indicator is on, press the

(information) button to see

the message again.

●

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

●

The multi-information display does not
return to the normal screen unless the

warning is canceled, or the

button is pressed.

—

—

Turn Signal
Indicators

●

Blink when you operate the
turn signal lever.

●

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

●

Does not blink or blinks rapidly - A
turn signal light bulb has blown.
Change the bulb immediately.

2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 453, 456

—

—

High-Beam
Indicator

●

Comes on when the high
beam headlights are on.

—

—

—

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

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 exterior 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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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

Security
System Alarm
Indicator

●

Blinks when the Security
System Alarm has been set.

2 Security System Alarm P. 129

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—

Keyless
Access
System
Indicator

●

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.

CRUISE
MAIN
Indicator

*

●

Comes on when you press the
CRUISE button.

2 Cruise Control

*

P. 367

—

—

CRUISE
CONTROL
Indicator

*

●

Comes on when you have set
a speed for cruise control.

2 Cruise Control

*

P. 367

—

—

Indicator

* Not available on all models

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Explanation

Message

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. 370

●

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. 370

Models with RDM

* Not available on all models

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Message

Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
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.

●

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

●

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 dear if the
indicator does not go off even after you
clean the sensor cover.

Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
Indicator (Green)

●

Comes on when you press the MAIN
button.

2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

*

P. 372

—

●

Comes on if the temperature inside
the camera is too high.

●

ACC has been automatically
canceled.

●

Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled
down. Pressing the MAIN button can
resume the system.

2 Front Sensor Camera

*

P. 370

2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

*

P. 372

Models with ACC

* Not available on all models

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On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

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. 391

—

●

Comes on if the temperature inside
the camera is too high.

●

The LKAS has been automatically
canceled.

●

Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.

●

Appears 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.

●

Goes off - The camera has been cooled
down. Pressing the LKAS button can
resume the system.

2 Front Sensor Camera

*

P. 370

2 Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)

*

P. 391

●

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.

Models with LKAS

* Not available on all models

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

*1

Blind spot
information
(BSI)
Indicator

*

●

Comes on for a few seconds
when you change 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. 401

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.

●

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

* Not available on all models

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Explanation

Message

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. 412

Models with CMBS

TM

* Not available on all models

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Message

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. 370

●

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. 412

●

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. 370

Models with CMBS

TM

* Not available on all models

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Multi-Information Display Warning and Information Messages

The following messages appear only on the multi-information display. Press the

(information) button to see the message again

with the system message indicator on.

*1:On the left: Models without full color display

On the right: Models with full color display

Message

*1

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when the fuel fill cap is loose or is not
installed.

2 Check/Tighten Fuel Cap Message P. 516

—

●

Appears when the washer fluid is low.

●

Refill washer fluid.

2 Refilling Window Washer Fluid P. 450

●

Appears when the scheduled maintenance is
due soon.

●

Consequently, SERVICE DUE NOW/
Maintenance Due Now and SERVICE PAST
DUE/Maintenance Past Due follow.

2 Maintenance Minder Messages on the

Multi-Information Display P. 437

Canadian models

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