Acura TSX (2014 year). Manual - part 2

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Why does the beeper 
sound when I open the 
driver’s door?

The beeper sounds when:

●

The key is left in the ignition switch.

●

The exterior lights are left on.

Why does the beeper 
sound when I start driving?

The beeper sounds when:

●

Driver and/or front passenger are not wearing their seat belts.

●

The parking brake lever is not fully released.

Why do I hear a screeching 
sound when I apply the 
brake pedal?

The brake pads may need to be replaced. Have your vehicle 
inspected by a dealer.

Is it possible to use 
unleaded gasoline with a 
Pump Octane Number 
(PON) of 87 or higher on 
this vehicle?

The recommended fuel is premium unleaded gasoline with a 
PON of 91 or higher. If this fuel is not available, you can 
temporarily use unleaded gasoline with a PON of 87 or higher.
This will result in decreased engine performance, and can cause 
occasional metallic knocking noise in the engine.

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California Proposition 65 Warning

Event Data Recorders

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). 
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near 
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a 
road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s 
systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related 
to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of 
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is 
designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were 

buckled/fastened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator 

and/or brake pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understanding of the 
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data 
are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation 
occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving 
conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and 
crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law 
enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of 
personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash 
investigation.

WARNING: This product contains or emits 
chemicals known to the state of California to cause 
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive 
harm.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, 
and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the 
vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that 
have the special equipment, can read the information if they have 
access to the vehicle or the EDR. 

The data belongs to the vehicle owner and may not be accessed by 
anyone else except as legally required or with the permission of the 
vehicle owner.

Service Diagnostic Recorders

This vehicle is equipped with service-related devices that record 
information about powertrain performance. The data can be used 
to verify emissions law requirements and/or help technicians 
diagnose and solve service problems. It may also be combined with 
data from other sources for research purposes, but it remains 
confidential.

California Perchlorate Contamination Prevention Act

The airbags, seat belt tensioners, and CR type batteries in this 
vehicle may contain perchlorate materials - special handling may 
apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/

As you read this manual, you will find information that is preceded 
by a   

 symbol. This information is intended to help you avoid 

damage to your vehicle, other property, or the environment.

NOTICE

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A Few Words About Safety

Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. And 
operating this vehicle safely is an important responsibility.

To help you make informed decisions about safety, we have 
provided operating procedures and other information on labels and 
in this manual. This information alerts you to potential hazards that 
could hurt you or others.

Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all the 
hazards associated with operating or maintaining your vehicle. You 
must use your own good judgement.

You will find this important safety information in a variety of forms, 
including:

● Safety Labels - on the vehicle.
● Safety Messages - preceded by a safety alert symbol 

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 and 

one of three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
These signal words mean:

● Safety Headings - such as Important Safety Precautions.
● Safety Section - such as Safe Driving.
● Instructions - how to use this vehicle correctly and safely.

This entire book is filled with important safety information - please 
read it carefully.

3 DANGER

You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if 
you don't follow instructions.

3 WARNING

You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if 
you don't follow instructions.

3 CAUTION

You CAN be HURT if you don't follow 
instructions.

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For Safe Driving

The following pages explain your vehicle’s safety features and how to use them 
properly. The safety precautions below are ones that we consider to be among the 
most important.

Important Safety Precautions

■

Always wear your seat belt

A seat belt is your best protection in all types of collisions. Airbags are designed to 
supplement seat belts, not replace them. So even though your vehicle is equipped 
with airbags, make sure you and your passengers always wear your seat belts, and 
wear them properly.

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Restrain all children

Children ages 12 and under should ride properly restrained in a back seat, not the 
front seat. Infants and small children should be restrained in a child seat. Larger 
children should use a booster seat and a lap/shoulder seat belt until they can use the 
belt properly without a booster seat.

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Be aware of airbag hazards

While airbags can save lives, they can cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants 
who sit too close to them, or are not properly restrained. Infants, young children, 
and short adults are at the greatest risk. Be sure to follow all instructions and 
warnings in this manual.

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Don’t drink and drive

Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even one drink can reduce your ability to respond to 
changing conditions, and your reaction time gets worse with every additional drink. 
So don’t drink and drive, and don’t let your friends drink and drive, either.

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Important Safety Precautions

Some states, provinces and territories prohibit the use 
of cell phones other than hands-free devices by the 
driver while driving.

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Important Safety Precautions

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Pay appropriate attention to the task of driving safely

Engaging in cell phone conversation or other activities that keep you from paying 
close attention to the road, other vehicles, and pedestrians could lead to a crash. 
Remember, situations can change quickly, and only you can decide when it is safe to 
divert some attention away from driving.

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Control your speed

Excessive speed is a major factor in crash injuries and deaths. Generally, the higher 
the speed, the greater the risk, but serious injuries can also occur at lower speeds. 
Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions, regardless of the maximum 
speed posted.

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Keep your vehicle in safe condition

Having a tire blowout or a mechanical failure can be extremely hazardous.
To reduce the possibility of such problems, check your tire pressures and condition 
frequently, and perform all regularly scheduled maintenance.

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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

The following checklist will help you take an active role in protecting yourself and 
your passengers.

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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Your vehicle is equipped with many features that 
work together to help protect you and your 
passengers during a crash.

Some features do not require any action on your part. 
These include a strong steel framework that forms a 
safety cage around the passenger compartment, 
front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering 
column, and tensioners that tighten the front seat 
belts in a sufficient crash.

However, you and your passengers cannot take full 
advantage of these features unless you remain seated 
in the correct position and always wear your seat 
belts. In fact, some safety features can contribute to 
injuries if they are not used properly.

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Safety Cage
Crush Zones
Seats and Seat-Backs
Head Restraints
Collapsible Steering Column
Seat Belts
Front Airbags

Side Curtain Airbags

Seat Belt Tensioners
Occupant Position Detection 
System (OPDS) Sensor

Side Airbags

Door Locks

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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

For the safety of you and your passengers, make a habit of checking these items 
each time before you drive.

• After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure all doors and the tailgate are 

closed and locked. Locking the doors and the tailgate helps prevent an 

occupant from being ejected and an outsider from unexpectedly opening a 
door or the tailgate.

2 Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Inside P. 91

• Adjust your seat to a position suitable for driving. Be sure the front seats 

are adjusted as far to the rear as possible while allowing the driver to control 
the vehicle. Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious or fatal 
injury in a crash.

2 Adjusting the Seats P. 119

• Adjust head restraints to the proper position. Head restraints are most effective 

when the center of the head restraint aligns with the center of your head. Taller 
persons should adjust their head restraint to the highest position.

2 Adjusting the Head Restraints P. 121

• Always wear your seat belt, and make sure you wear it properly. Confirm that any 

passengers are properly belted as well.

2 Fastening a Seat Belt P. 29

• Protect children by using seat belts or child seats according to a child’s age, height 

and weight.

2 Child Safety P. 49

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Safety Checklist

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Safety Checklist

If the door and tailgate open indicator is on, a door 
and/or the tailgate is not completely closed. Close all 
doors and the tailgate tightly until the indicator goes 
off.

2 Door and Tailgate Open Indicator P. 68

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Seat Belts

About Your Seat Belts

Seat belts are the single most effective safety device because they keep you 
connected to the vehicle so that you can take advantage of many built-in safety 
features. They also help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the 
vehicle, against other passengers, or out of the vehicle. When worn properly, seat 
belts also keep your body properly positioned in a crash so that you can take full 
advantage of the additional protection provided by the airbags.

In addition, seat belts help protect you in almost every type of crash, including:
- frontal impacts
- side impacts
- rear impacts
- rollovers

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Lap/shoulder seat belts

All five seating positions are equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts with emergency 
locking retractors. In normal driving the retractor lets you move freely while keeping 
some tension on the belt. During a collision or sudden stop the retractor locks to 
restrain your body. The rear seat belts also have a lockable retractor for use with 
child seats.

2 Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt P. 56

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About Your Seat Belts

Seat belts cannot completely protect you in every 
crash. But in most cases, seat belts can reduce your 
risk of serious injury.

Most states and all Canadian provinces and territories 
require you to wear seat belts.

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WARNING

Not wearing a seat belt properly increases 
the chance of serious injury or death in a 
crash, even though your vehicle has 
airbags.

Be sure you and your passengers always 
wear seat belts and wear them properly.

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Proper use of seat belts

Follow these guidelines for proper use:

• All occupants should sit upright, well back in the seat, and remain in that position 

for the duration of the trip. Slouching and leaning reduce the effectiveness of the 
belt and can increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.

• Never place the shoulder part of a lap/shoulder seat belt under your arm or 

behind your back. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash.

• Two people should never use the same seat belt. If they do, they could be very 

seriously injured in a crash.

• Do not put any accessories on the seat belts. Devices intended to improve comfort 

or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can reduce the protective capability 
and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.

Your vehicle monitors front seat belt use. If 
the ignition switch is turned to ON 

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the driver’s seat belt is fastened, the beeper 
will sound and the indicator will blink. If the 
driver does not fasten the belt before the 
beeper stops, the indicator will remain on.

The beeper will also periodically sound and 
the indicator will blink while driving until 
the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belts 
are fastened.

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Seat Belt Reminder

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About Your Seat Belts

If a rear seat passenger moves around and extends 
the seat belt, the lockable retractor may activate. If 
this happens, release the retractor by unfastening the 
seat belt and allow the belt to retract completely. 
Then refasten the belt.

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Seat Belt Reminder

The indicator will also come on if a front passenger 
does not fasten their seat belt within six seconds after 
the ignition switch is turned to ON 

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When no one is sitting in the front passenger’s seat, 
or a child or small adult is riding there, the indicator 
will not come on.

This is because the weight sensors in the seat cannot 
detect their presence.

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The front seats are equipped with automatic seat belt tensioners to enhance safety.

The tensioners automatically tighten the front seat belts during a moderate-to-
severe frontal collision, sometimes even if the collision is not severe enough to 
inflate the front airbags.

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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners

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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners

The seat belt tensioners can only operate once.
If a tensioner is activated, the SRS indicator will come 
on. Have a dealer replace the tensioner and 
thoroughly inspect the seat belt system as it may not 
offer protection in a subsequent crash.

During a moderate-to-severe side impact, the 
tensioner on that side of the vehicle also activates.

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After adjusting a front seat to the proper position, and while sitting upright and well 
back in the seat:

2 Adjusting the Seats P. 119

1. Pull the seat belt out slowly.

2. Insert the latch plate into the buckle, 

then tug on the belt to make sure the 
buckle is secure.

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Make sure that the belt is not twisted or 
caught on anything.

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Fastening a Seat Belt

No one should sit in a seat with an inoperative seat 
belt or one that does not appear to be working 
correctly. Using a seat belt that is not working 
properly may not protect the occupant in a crash. 
Have a dealer check the belt as soon as possible.

Never insert any foreign objects into the buckle or 
retractor mechanism.

Pull out slowly.

Correct 
Seated 
Posture.

Latch 
Plate

Buckle

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3. Position the lap part of the belt as low as 

possible across your hips, then pull up on 
the shoulder part of the belt so the lap part 
fits snugly. This lets your strong pelvic 
bones take the force of a crash and reduces 
the chance of internal injuries.

4. If necessary, pull up on the belt again to 

remove any slack, then check that the belt 
rests across the center of your chest and 
over your shoulder. This spreads the forces 
of a crash over the strongest bones in your 
upper body.

The front seats have adjustable shoulder anchors to accommodate taller and 
shorter occupants.

1. Move the anchor up and down while 

holding the release button.

2. Position the anchor so that the belt rests 

across the center of your chest and over 
your shoulder.

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Fastening a Seat Belt

To release the belt, push the red PRESS button then 
guide the belt by hand until it has retracted 
completely.

When exiting the vehicle, be sure the belt is out of 
the way and will not get caught by closing the door.

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WARNING

Improperly positioning the seat belts can 
cause serious injury or death in a crash.

Make sure all seat belts are properly 
positioned before driving.

Lap belt 
as low as 
possible

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Adjusting the Shoulder Anchor

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Adjusting the Shoulder Anchor

The shoulder anchor height can be adjusted to four 
levels. If the belt contacts your neck, lower the height 
one level at a time.

After an adjustment, make sure that the shoulder 
anchor position is secure.

Push

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1. Pull out the seat belt’s small latch plate 

and the latch plate from each holding slot in 
the ceiling.

2. Line up the triangle marks on the small 

latch plate and anchor buckle.
Make sure the seat belt is not twisted.
Attach the belt to the anchor buckle.

3. Insert the latch plate into the buckle.

Properly fasten the seat belt the same way 
you fasten the lap/shoulder seat belt.

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Seat Belt with Detachable Anchor

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Seat Belt with Detachable Anchor

To unlatch the detachable anchor, insert the latch 
plate into the slot on the side of the anchor buckle.

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WARNING

Using the seat belt with the detachable 
anchor unlatched increases the chance of 
serious injury or death in a crash.

Before using the seat belt, make sure the 
detachable anchor is correctly latched.

Latch Plate

Small Latch Plate

Small Latch Plate

Latch Plate

Small Latch 
Plate

Anchor Buckle

Latch Plate

Buckle

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If you are pregnant, the best way to protect yourself and your unborn child when 
driving or riding in a vehicle is to always wear a seat belt and keep the lap part of the 
belt as low as possible across the hips.

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Advice for Pregnant Women

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Advice for Pregnant Women

Each time you have a checkup, ask your doctor if it is 
okay for you to drive.

To reduce the risk of injuries to both you and your 
unborn child that can be caused by an inflating front 
airbag:

•

When driving, sit upright and adjust the seat as far 
back as possible while allowing full control of the 
vehicle.

•

When sitting in the front passenger’s seat, adjust 
the seat as far back as possible.

Wear the shoulder belt 
across the chest avoiding 
the abdomen.

Wear the lap part of the 
belt as low as possible 
across the hips.

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Seat Belt Inspection

Regularly check the condition of your seat belts as follows:

• Pull each belt out fully, and look for frays, cuts, burns, and wear.

• Check that the latches work smoothly and the belts retract easily.

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If a belt does not retract easily, cleaning the belt may correct the problem. Only 
use a mild soap and warm water. Do not use bleach or cleaning solvents. Make 
sure the belt is completely dry before allowing it to retract.

Any belt that is not in good condition or working properly will not provide proper 
protection and should be replaced as soon as possible.
A belt that has been worn during a crash may not provide the same level of 
protection in a subsequent crash. Have your seat belts inspected by a dealer after 
any collision.

1

Seat Belt Inspection

3 

WARNING

Not checking or maintaining seat belts can 
result in serious injury or death if the seat 
belts do not work properly when needed.

Check your seat belts regularly and have 
any problem corrected as soon as possible.

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Airbag System Components

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