Acura MDX Hybrid (2017 year). Manual — part 6

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On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

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. 305

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. 172

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Message

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®.

●

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

2 Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®), aka

Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System
P. 287

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. 288

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Explanation

Message

Speed-sensitive
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator

●

Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the power system is on.

●

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. 414

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. 352

—

High Beam
Indicator

●

Comes on when the high beam
headlights are on.

—

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* 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 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 power system.
Set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF, 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. 158

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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.

—

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.

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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. 279

—

●

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. 257

●

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 set 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. 257

●

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. 257

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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. 259

—

●

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 set 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. 307

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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. 257

●

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. 307

●

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. 257

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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. 291

●

Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.

●

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

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Multi-Information Display (MID) Warning and Information Messages

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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Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when the washer fluid is low.

●

Refill washer fluid.

2 Refilling Window Washer Fluid P. 351

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Appears while you are customizing the settings and the
transmission is in other than

(

P.

2 Customized Features P. 125

●

Appears when there is a problem with the sensor on the
12-volt battery.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2 Checking the 12-Volt Battery P. 370

●

Appears along with the battery charging system
indicator when the battery is not charging.

●

Turn off the climate control system and rear defogger to
reduce electricity consumption.

2 If the 12-Volt Battery Charging System Indicator

Comes On P. 412

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Condition

Explanation

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Appears when the scheduled maintenance is due soon.

●

Consequently, Maintenance Due Now and
Maintenance Past Due follow.

2 Maintenance Minder Messages on the Multi-

Information Display (MID) P. 336

●

Appears when there is a problem with the power
tailgate system.

●

Manually open or close the power tailgate.

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

U.S.

Canada

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Condition

Explanation

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Appears if there is a problem with the starter system.

●

Hold the POWER button up to 15 seconds to start the
power system.

2 Turning on the Power P. 239

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

Appears when you set the power mode to ACCESSORY
or ON.

2 Turning on the Power P. 239

●

Appears three seconds after you bring the keyless
access remote in front of the POWER button when To
Start, Hold Remote Near Start Button appears. To
Start Engine: Brake + Push appears sequentially.

●

Unless you bring the keyless access remote in front of
the POWER button, this message does not appear.

2 If the Keyless Access Remote Battery is Weak P. 405

U.S.

Canada

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