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

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*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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Indicator

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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Indicator

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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Indicator

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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Indicator

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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Indicator

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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Indicator

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

—

—

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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Name

On/Blinking

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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Explanation

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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Name

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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Name

On/Blinking

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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