Acura MDX (2020 year). Manual in english - page 6

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Name

On/Blinking

Explanation

Message

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.

—

—

●

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

●

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

●

Blinks

 - Have your vehicle checked by a 

dealer.

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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. 510

—

●

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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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. 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 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 Low Speed 
Follow.

●

Comes on while driving

 - Have your vehicle 

checked by a dealer.

Adaptive Cruise 
Control (

ACC

) 

with Low Speed 
Follow Indicator 
(Green)

●

Comes on when you press the 

MAIN

 button.

2

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low 
Speed Follow

 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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Message

Adaptive Cruise 
Control (

ACC

) 

with Low Speed 
Follow Indicator 
(Green)

●

Comes on when ACC with Low 
Speed Follow is in operation, but 
the temperature inside the front 
sensor camera is too high. ACC 
with Low Speed Follow 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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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. 537

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On/Blinking

Explanation

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. 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. 537

●

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 
System Indicator

●

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

●

Stays on while blind spot 
information system is turned off.

2

Customized Features

 P. 126

●

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 System

*

 P. 526

●

Comes on if there is a problem 
with the system.

●

Comes on while driving 

- Have your vehicle 

checked by a dealer.

Models with Blind spot information System

* Not available on all models

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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

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Appears when the washer fluid is low.

●

Refill washer fluid.

2

Refilling Window Washer Fluid

 P. 592

●

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

(

P

.

2

Customized Features

 P. 126

●

Appears when the transmission system temperature is 
too high. The vehicle does not operate properly.

●

You may find it difficult to accelerate, or to start the 
vehicle on uphill.

●

Immediately stop in a safe place in 

(

P

.

●

Let the engine idle until the message disappears.

●

Appears if you depress the accelerator pedal when the 
transmission is in 

(

N

.

●

Release the accelerator pedal.
After that, depress the brake pedal and change the 
transmission position.

●

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

●

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

2

Checking the Battery

 P. 611

●

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 Charging System Indicator Comes On

 P. 656

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Multi-Information Display (MID) Warning and Information Messages

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Condition

Explanation

●

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. 578

●

Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets 
abnormally high.

2

Overheating

 P. 654

●

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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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears if there is a problem with the starter system.

●

Hold the 

ENGINE START/STOP

 button up to 15 

seconds to start the engine.

2

Starting the Engine

 P. 464

Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

●

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

2

Starting the Engine

 P. 464

●

Appears when the engine does not restart automatically 
due to the following reason:

-

The hood is open.

-

There is a problem in the system that disables Auto 
Idle Stop.

●

Follow the normal procedure to start the engine.

2

Starting the Engine

 P. 464

●

Close the hood.

●

Appears when the steering wheel is locked.

●

Move the steering wheel left and right while pressing 
the 

ENGINE START/STOP

 button.

U.S.

Canada

Canadian models

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when the power mode is in ACCESSORY.

—

●

Appears after the driver’s door is opened when the 
power mode is in ACCESSORY.

●

Change the power mode to VEHICLE OFF.

2

ENGINE START/STOP Button

 P. 168

●

Appears when you close the door with the power mode 
is in ON without the keyless access remote inside the 
vehicle.

●

Disappears when you bring the keyless access remote 
back inside the vehicle and close the door.

2

Keyless Access Remote Reminder

 P. 170

●

Appears when the keyless access remote battery 
becomes weak.

2

Replacing the Button Battery

 P. 613

●

Appears if the keyless access remote’s battery is too 
weak to start the engine or the key is not within 
operating range to start the engine.
The beeper sounds six times.

●

Bring the keyless access remote in front of the 

ENGINE 

START/STOP

 button to be touched with.

2

If the Keyless Access Remote Battery is Weak

 P. 650

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when you attempt to put the transmission into 
another gear position with the transmission in 

(

P

 and 

the engine OFF.

●

To select another gear position while in 

(

P

 the engine 

must be ON.

●

Appears when you try to change the gear position after 
the position has automatically been changed to 

(

P

 with 

the driver’s door open and the driver’s seat belt 
unfastened.

●

Press the 

(

P

 button If you leave the vehicle.

●

Appears when the vehicle is stopped with the driver’s 
seat belt unfastened and there is a chance that the 
vehicle may roll unintentionally.

●

Press the 

(

P

 button before release the brake pedal 

when idling, parking or exiting the vehicle.

2

Shift Operation

 P. 474

●

Appears when the engine stops without the 
transmission in 

(

P

, and does not restart automatically.

●

Appears if you open the hood while Auto Idle Stop 
activates.

●

If you want to set the power mode to ON, put the 
transmission into 

(

P

.

●

If you want to start the engine, follow the normal 
procedure.

2

Starting the Engine

 P. 464

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears for a few seconds if you have not pressed the 

(

N

 button long enough to initiate Neutral-Hold mode.

2

If you want to keep the transmission in 

(

N

 

position [car wash mode]

 P. 476

●

Appears when you press and hold 

(

N

 button for more 

than 2 seconds.

●

Disappears when you set the gear position to other than 

(

N

.

2

If you want to keep the transmission in 

(

N

 

position [car wash mode]

 P. 476

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Message

Condition

Explanation

●

Appears when you try to change the gear position 
without depressing the brake pedal.

●

Depress the brake pedal, then select a shift button.

●

Appears when you try to change the gear position 
without releasing your foot off the accelerator pedal.

●

Release your foot off the accelerator pedal, then select a 
shift button.

●

Appears when the 

(

P

 button is pressed while the 

vehicle is moving.

●

Appears if you change the gear position to 

(

R

 while the 

vehicle is moving forward, or to 

(

D

 while the vehicle is 

reversing.

●

Make sure that the vehicle comes to a stop before 
operating the select button.

●

Appears when you set the power mode to ON without 
fastening the driver’s seat belt.

●

Appears when you change the gear position after 

(

P

 

has been automatically selected with the driver’s door 
open, the driver’s seat belt unfastened, then the brake 
pedal is released.

●

Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.

2

Shift Operation

 P. 474

●

Appears when you press the 

(

P

 button but it is not 

engaged due to low ATF temperature.

●

Depress the brake pedal until this message disappear.