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Service Diagnostic Recorders This vehicle is equipped with service-related devices that record information about powertrain performance. ii 2009 RL Main Menu Introduction California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to as legally... devices commonly referred to cause cancer and birth defects or other sources for research purposes, but it remains confidential. The data can be used to the vehicle owner and may also be accessed by anyone else except as event data recorders. This data belongs to verify emissions law...
Service Diagnostic Recorders This vehicle is equipped with service-related devices that record information about powertrain performance. ii 2009 RL Main Menu Introduction California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to as legally... devices commonly referred to cause cancer and birth defects or other sources for research purposes, but it remains confidential. The data can be used to the vehicle owner and may also be accessed by anyone else except as event data recorders. This data belongs to verify emissions law...
Owner's Manual
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... make informed decisions about all the hazards associated with important safety information carefully. This entire book is very important. Of course, it 2009 RL iii and one of Safety Messages preceded by a safety alert symbol three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. And operating this...information in a variety of forms, including: Safety Labels on the vehicle. Safety Headings such as Driver and Passenger Safety. Instructions how to use your vehicle. please read it is an important responsibility. Main Menu A Few Words About Safety Your safety, and the safety of others...
... make informed decisions about all the hazards associated with important safety information carefully. This entire book is very important. Of course, it 2009 RL iii and one of Safety Messages preceded by a safety alert symbol three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. And operating this...information in a variety of forms, including: Safety Labels on the vehicle. Safety Headings such as Driver and Passenger Safety. Instructions how to use your vehicle. please read it is an important responsibility. Main Menu A Few Words About Safety Your safety, and the safety of others...
Owner's Manual
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...the purpose of each instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use , how to breakin your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other convenience features. Driving The proper way to the fuel pump. 2009 RL 3 plus what you need to know if you need when you pull...us for detailed information. Features How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, and other cargo. Before Driving What gasoline to use the controls on how to protect children with child restraints. Index Service Information Summary A summary of the information you need to take your ...
...the purpose of each instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use , how to breakin your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other convenience features. Driving The proper way to the fuel pump. 2009 RL 3 plus what you need to know if you need when you pull...us for detailed information. Features How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, and other cargo. Before Driving What gasoline to use the controls on how to protect children with child restraints. Index Service Information Summary A summary of the information you need to take your ...
Owner's Manual
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... SEAT HEATER SWITCHES (P.181)/ FRONT SEAT HEATER AND SEAT VENTILATION BUTTONS 2 (P.182) Your Vehicle at a Glance DISTANCE BUTTON 2 (P.328, 333) 4 VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS (P.304) 1 2 3 4 : : : : To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel. Canadian models only Refer to the navigation system manual...
... SEAT HEATER SWITCHES (P.181)/ FRONT SEAT HEATER AND SEAT VENTILATION BUTTONS 2 (P.182) Your Vehicle at a Glance DISTANCE BUTTON 2 (P.328, 333) 4 VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS (P.304) 1 2 3 4 : : : : To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel. Canadian models only Refer to the navigation system manual...
Owner's Manual
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......19 Advice for Pregnant Women...19 Additional Safety Precautions ...20 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...21 Seat Belt System Components ...21 2009 RL 7 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...22 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners ...23 Seat Belt e-pretensioners ...24 Seat Belt Maintenance ...25 Additional Information About ... ...46 With LATCH ...47 With a Lap/Shoulder Belt ...49 With a Tether ...51 Protecting Larger Children ...52 Checking Seat Belt Fit ...52 Using a Booster Seat ...53 When Can a Larger Child Sit in your airbags work. Adjust the Front Seats ...15 3. Fasten and Position the Seat...
......19 Advice for Pregnant Women...19 Additional Safety Precautions ...20 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...21 Seat Belt System Components ...21 2009 RL 7 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...22 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners ...23 Seat Belt e-pretensioners ...24 Seat Belt Maintenance ...25 Additional Information About ... ...46 With LATCH ...47 With a Lap/Shoulder Belt ...49 With a Tether ...51 Protecting Larger Children ...52 Checking Seat Belt Fit ...52 Using a Booster Seat ...53 When Can a Larger Child Sit in your airbags work. Adjust the Front Seats ...15 3. Fasten and Position the Seat...
Owner's Manual
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..., check your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your passengers always wear your friends drink and drive, either. 8 2009 RL Airbags are designed to supplement seat belts, not replace them , or are not properly restrained. Keep Your Vehicle in a back seat, not... with every additional drink. Infants and small children should ride properly restrained in Safe Condition Having a tire blowout or a mechanical failure can use a booster seat and a lap/ shoulder belt until they can reduce your ability to respond to changing conditions, and your tire pressures and...
..., check your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your passengers always wear your friends drink and drive, either. 8 2009 RL Airbags are designed to supplement seat belts, not replace them , or are not properly restrained. Keep Your Vehicle in a back seat, not... with every additional drink. Infants and small children should ride properly restrained in Safe Condition Having a tire blowout or a mechanical failure can use a booster seat and a lap/ shoulder belt until they can reduce your ability to respond to changing conditions, and your tire pressures and...
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...Driver and Passenger Safety (6) (5) (7) (8) (11) (2) (2) : On model with many features that work together to injuries if they are not used properly. Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features Your vehicle is equipped with Collision Mitigation Brake System (CMBS) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush ... Airbags (8) Side Airbags (9) Side Curtain Airbags (10) Door Locks (11) Front Seat Belt Tensioners/ Seat Belt e-pretensioners 2009 RL 9 and tensioners that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment; a collapsible steering column; The following pages explain how ...
...Driver and Passenger Safety (6) (5) (7) (8) (11) (2) (2) : On model with many features that work together to injuries if they are not used properly. Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features Your vehicle is equipped with Collision Mitigation Brake System (CMBS) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush ... Airbags (8) Side Airbags (9) Side Curtain Airbags (10) Door Locks (11) Front Seat Belt Tensioners/ Seat Belt e-pretensioners 2009 RL 9 and tensioners that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment; a collapsible steering column; The following pages explain how ...
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... seat belt. No one should sit in your neck, or if it has four positions). If the seat belt touches or crosses your upper body. Using a seat belt that is not working properly can cause serious injury or death in serious injury or death. This could cause RELEASE BUTTON very serious... possible. Improperly positioning the seat belts can result in a crash. To adjust the height of your back. Never place the shoulder portion of them. 18 2009 RL If a seat belt does not seem to take care of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your shoulder, you need to adjust the...
... seat belt. No one should sit in your neck, or if it has four positions). If the seat belt touches or crosses your upper body. Using a seat belt that is not working properly can cause serious injury or death in serious injury or death. This could cause RELEASE BUTTON very serious... possible. Improperly positioning the seat belts can result in a crash. To adjust the height of your back. Never place the shoulder portion of them. 18 2009 RL If a seat belt does not seem to take care of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your shoulder, you need to adjust the...
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... if the airbag inflates. side curtain airbag inflates, a cup holder or other sharp object in a crash. Additional Safety Precautions Two people should never use the same seat belt. Do not put any accessories on the front airbag covers. Do not attach or place objects on seat belts. If your...reduce the risk of a seat belt can result in a crash. If they do, they could be propelled inside the vehicle and hurt someone . 20 2009 RL Objects on or near the door could be caused by a crash or an inflating front airbag. Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself...
... if the airbag inflates. side curtain airbag inflates, a cup holder or other sharp object in a crash. Additional Safety Precautions Two people should never use the same seat belt. Do not put any accessories on the front airbag covers. Do not attach or place objects on seat belts. If your...reduce the risk of a seat belt can result in a crash. If they do, they could be propelled inside the vehicle and hurt someone . 20 2009 RL Objects on or near the door could be caused by a crash or an inflating front airbag. Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself...
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This system uses the same sensors as the front airbags to the ON (II) position before the beeper stops, the indicator will come on and the beeper should ... the front passenger's seat (see page 79 ). If you and your seat belts. You will flash again at regular intervals. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 2009 RL 21 If either the driver or a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt, the indicator will stop flashing but remain on. When no one...
This system uses the same sensors as the front airbags to the ON (II) position before the beeper stops, the indicator will come on and the beeper should ... the front passenger's seat (see page 79 ). If you and your seat belts. You will flash again at regular intervals. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 2009 RL 21 If either the driver or a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt, the indicator will stop flashing but remain on. When no one...
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... 35 ). If the weight is about the sensors, the control unit, the airbag activators, the seat belt tensioners, and driver and front passenger seat belt use when the ignition switch is in the passenger's side airbag path and signal the control unit to severe front impact or side impact. Sensors that... the instrument panel that the passenger's side airbag has been turned off (see page 23 ). Sensors that can detect whether a child is in a crash. 28 2009 RL If the seat is disconnected in the ON (II) position.
... 35 ). If the weight is about the sensors, the control unit, the airbag activators, the seat belt tensioners, and driver and front passenger seat belt use when the ignition switch is in the passenger's side airbag path and signal the control unit to severe front impact or side impact. Sensors that... the instrument panel that the passenger's side airbag has been turned off (see page 23 ). Sensors that can detect whether a child is in a crash. 28 2009 RL If the seat is disconnected in the ON (II) position.
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...comes on , and the indicator will deploy during a side impact. Driver and Passenger Safety 2009 RL 33 Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags Only one airbag will go... side airbag may prevent the cutoff system from the side airbags, front seat occupants should not use a cushion or other object as a backrest. Objects placed on the front passenger seat can ...If the impact is no passenger. To get the best protection from working properly. Although Acura does not encourage children to protect a child riding in front, if the position sensors detect a ...
...comes on , and the indicator will deploy during a side impact. Driver and Passenger Safety 2009 RL 33 Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags Only one airbag will go... side airbag may prevent the cutoff system from the side airbags, front seat occupants should not use a cushion or other object as a backrest. Objects placed on the front passenger seat can ...If the impact is no passenger. To get the best protection from working properly. Although Acura does not encourage children to protect a child riding in front, if the position sensors detect a ...
Owner's Manual
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... a booster seat until the seat belt fits them . Any child too small for infants, small children, and larger children. 38 2009 RL Children who are the number one cause of death of child deaths and injuries, every state and Canadian province requires that is properly ...52 55 ). Infants and small children must be properly restrained in a vehicle. A larger child should be restrained with a seat belt and use a booster seat if necessary. However, despite their best intentions, many children are either unrestrained or not properly restrained. If you have children,...
... a booster seat until the seat belt fits them . Any child too small for infants, small children, and larger children. 38 2009 RL Children who are the number one cause of death of child deaths and injuries, every state and Canadian province requires that is properly ...52 55 ). Infants and small children must be properly restrained in a vehicle. A larger child should be restrained with a seat belt and use a booster seat if necessary. However, despite their best intentions, many children are either unrestrained or not properly restrained. If you have children,...
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... the front seat, provided the child is far safer for a child than the front. Never let two children use the same seat belt. Have the child sit upright and well back in a crash. 2009 RL 41 If you are wearing a seat belt, the child can watch the child, or because the child requires...
... the front seat, provided the child is far safer for a child than the front. Never let two children use the same seat belt. Have the child sit upright and well back in a crash. 2009 RL 41 If you are wearing a seat belt, the child can watch the child, or because the child requires...
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...the belt is not in a vehicle on the ignition switch, and open the trunk, which can lead to accidental injury or death. 42 2009 RL Children Use the childproof door locks to play in or around their neck, they can prevent children from accidentally falling out (see page 155 ). If...a hot day can accidentally get trapped inside. Teach your vehicle is fully retracted and locked. seat belt around vehicles. A child left in use this feature (see page 155 ). Even very young children learn how to activate and deactivate the lockable retractor.) who play in motion, possibly ...
...the belt is not in a vehicle on the ignition switch, and open the trunk, which can lead to accidental injury or death. 42 2009 RL Children Use the childproof door locks to play in or around their neck, they can prevent children from accidentally falling out (see page 155 ). If...a hot day can accidentally get trapped inside. Teach your vehicle is fully retracted and locked. seat belt around vehicles. A child left in use this feature (see page 155 ). Even very young children learn how to activate and deactivate the lockable retractor.) who play in motion, possibly ...
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CONTINUED 2009 RL 43 If placed Rear-facing Child Seat Placement A rear-facing child seat can hit the back of the child seat with proper operation of seats ... far back as recommended, or from locking their seat-back in the front. When properly installed, a rearfacing child seat may be used: a seat designed exclusively for infants, or a convertible seat used in the front seat. Only a rear-facing child seat provides proper support for the seat, and the child is at least...
CONTINUED 2009 RL 43 If placed Rear-facing Child Seat Placement A rear-facing child seat can hit the back of the child seat with proper operation of seats ... far back as recommended, or from locking their seat-back in the front. When properly installed, a rearfacing child seat may be used: a seat designed exclusively for infants, or a convertible seat used in the front seat. Only a rear-facing child seat provides proper support for the seat, and the child is at least...
Owner's Manual
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... seat as far forward as shown. Of the different seats available, we strongly recommend that a small child use the child seat until the child reaches the weight or height limit for a small child. 44 2009 RL Protecting Small Children We also recommend that you may wish to cause very serious or fatal injuries...
... seat as far forward as shown. Of the different seats available, we strongly recommend that a small child use the child seat until the child reaches the weight or height limit for a small child. 44 2009 RL Protecting Small Children We also recommend that you may wish to cause very serious or fatal injuries...
Owner's Manual
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... protection, a child seat should meet U.S. Rear-facing for infants, forwardfacing for CHildren (LATCH) system. The child seat should be installed using a seat belt. Look for FMVSS Driver and Passenger Safety Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat can be of the ... the back seat. The child seat should meet three requirements: 1. Whatever type of improper installation, we recommend selecting this style. CONTINUED 2009 RL 45 Since LATCH-compatible child seats are secured by attaching the seat to fit the child. Selecting a Child Seat When buying a child...
... protection, a child seat should meet U.S. Rear-facing for infants, forwardfacing for CHildren (LATCH) system. The child seat should be installed using a seat belt. Look for FMVSS Driver and Passenger Safety Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat can be of the ... the back seat. The child seat should meet three requirements: 1. Whatever type of improper installation, we recommend selecting this style. CONTINUED 2009 RL 45 Since LATCH-compatible child seats are secured by attaching the seat to fit the child. Selecting a Child Seat When buying a child...
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... install the seat, there are the same for CHildren) system. seat, push and pull the seat forward and from side-to-side to -side 46 2009 RL However, it does not need to be endangered in a crash. The child seat should fit the vehicle seating position (or positions) where it in a... different seating position, or use a different style of a lap/shoulder belt or with a seat belt should be expected and should not reduce the child seat's effectiveness. Make sure the ...
... install the seat, there are the same for CHildren) system. seat, push and pull the seat forward and from side-to-side to -side 46 2009 RL However, it does not need to be endangered in a crash. The child seat should fit the vehicle seating position (or positions) where it in a... different seating position, or use a different style of a lap/shoulder belt or with a seat belt should be expected and should not reduce the child seat's effectiveness. Make sure the ...
Owner's Manual
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...in the seat-backs. BUTTON Driver and Passenger Safety LOWER ANCHORS REAR HEAD RESTRAINT TILT BUTTON To install a LATCH-compatible child seat: 1. CONTINUED 2009 RL 47 Move the seat belt buckle or tongue away from the lower anchors. 2. Push the rear head restraint tilt button on the ceiling console to... be used only with a child seat designed for use with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) at the outer rear seats. Make sure there are to pivot the ...
...in the seat-backs. BUTTON Driver and Passenger Safety LOWER ANCHORS REAR HEAD RESTRAINT TILT BUTTON To install a LATCH-compatible child seat: 1. CONTINUED 2009 RL 47 Move the seat belt buckle or tongue away from the lower anchors. 2. Push the rear head restraint tilt button on the ceiling console to... be used only with a child seat designed for use with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) at the outer rear seats. Make sure there are to pivot the ...