Owner's Manual
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...needs maintenance, keep in mind that is preceded by a symbol. i 2011 TL It will give you will find information that your dealer's staff is intended to help you avoid damage to your vehicle. This information is specially trained in your vehicle so you understand the coverages and ...and will learn how to it at any questions and concerns. Introduction Congratulations! As you read this manual, you years of a 2011 Acura TL was a wise investment. In it preserves your new vehicle. Maintaining your vehicle according to the Maintenance MinderTM shown in the instrument panel...
...needs maintenance, keep in mind that is preceded by a symbol. i 2011 TL It will give you will find information that your dealer's staff is intended to help you avoid damage to your vehicle. This information is specially trained in your vehicle so you understand the coverages and ...and will learn how to it at any questions and concerns. Introduction Congratulations! As you read this manual, you years of a 2011 Acura TL was a wise investment. In it preserves your new vehicle. Maintaining your vehicle according to the Maintenance MinderTM shown in the instrument panel...
Owner's Manual
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... 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 accessed by anyone else except as event data recorders. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/ special ii 2011 TL These devices record...
... 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 accessed by anyone else except as event data recorders. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/ special ii 2011 TL These devices record...
Owner's Manual
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Of course, it iii 2011 TL You CAN be HURT if you about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other information on the vehicle. This entire book is not practical or possible to warn you don't follow instructions. This information alerts you to use your vehicle. and one of..., WARNING, or CAUTION. please read it is filled with operating or maintaining your own good judgement. You must use this important safety information in a variety of forms, including: Safety Labels on labels and in this vehicle safely is very important. Safety Headings such as Driver...
Of course, it iii 2011 TL You CAN be HURT if you about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other information on the vehicle. This entire book is not practical or possible to warn you don't follow instructions. This information alerts you to use your vehicle. and one of..., WARNING, or CAUTION. please read it is filled with operating or maintaining your own good judgement. You must use this important safety information in a variety of forms, including: Safety Labels on labels and in this vehicle safely is very important. Safety Headings such as Driver...
Owner's Manual
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... (fluid capacities and tire pressures) 1 00X31-TK4-6200 © 2010 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. - and Canada only) (warranty and contact information) ...595 Authorized Manuals (U.S. 2011 TL Online Reference Owner's Manual Owner's Identification Form Contents Your Vehicle at a Glance (main controls) ...3 Driver and Passenger Safety (seat belts, SRS, and child protection) ...5 Instruments ...
... (fluid capacities and tire pressures) 1 00X31-TK4-6200 © 2010 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. - and Canada only) (warranty and contact information) ...595 Authorized Manuals (U.S. 2011 TL Online Reference Owner's Manual Owner's Identification Form Contents Your Vehicle at a Glance (main controls) ...3 Driver and Passenger Safety (seat belts, SRS, and child protection) ...5 Instruments ...
Owner's Manual
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...other convenience features. There is also a list of things to check and instructions on how to contact us for detailed information. only) How to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park. Your Vehicle at a Glance A quick reference... steering column. Refer to your vehicle's seat belts, an overview of the supplemental restraint system, and valuable information on how to use and care of your warranty manual for any reason. Maintenance The Maintenance MinderTM shows you... and other cargo. Overview of Contents Contents A convenient reference to the fuel pump. 2 2011 TL
...other convenience features. There is also a list of things to check and instructions on how to contact us for detailed information. only) How to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park. Your Vehicle at a Glance A quick reference... steering column. Refer to your vehicle's seat belts, an overview of the supplemental restraint system, and valuable information on how to use and care of your warranty manual for any reason. Maintenance The Maintenance MinderTM shows you... and other cargo. Overview of Contents Contents A convenient reference to the fuel pump. 2 2011 TL
Owner's Manual
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... (P. 374) COMPASS (P. 379) ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET (P. 207) HOMELINK BUTTONS (P. 386) MOONROOF SWITCH (P. 202) Your Vehicle at a Glance INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS (P. 63) GAUGES (P. 75) MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY (P. 77) DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG (P. 9, 26) MIRROR CONTROLS (P. 162) DRIVING POSITION MEMORY SYSTEM BUTTONS (P. 164) POWER DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCH (P. 146) POWER WINDOW SWITCHES (P. 198...350) A/T model with navigation system is shown. Your Vehicle at a Glance PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG (P. 9, 26) HAZARD WARNING BUTTON (P. 139) CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (P. 216) : If equipped 3 2011 TL
... (P. 374) COMPASS (P. 379) ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET (P. 207) HOMELINK BUTTONS (P. 386) MOONROOF SWITCH (P. 202) Your Vehicle at a Glance INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS (P. 63) GAUGES (P. 75) MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY (P. 77) DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG (P. 9, 26) MIRROR CONTROLS (P. 162) DRIVING POSITION MEMORY SYSTEM BUTTONS (P. 164) POWER DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCH (P. 146) POWER WINDOW SWITCHES (P. 198...350) A/T model with navigation system is shown. Your Vehicle at a Glance PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG (P. 9, 26) HAZARD WARNING BUTTON (P. 139) CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (P. 216) : If equipped 3 2011 TL
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... SEAT HEATER SWITCHES (P. 196) VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS ADJUSTMENTS (P. 140) (P. 389) IGNITION SWITCH (P. 145) : Models with keyless access A/T model with navigation system is shown. system MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY BUTTONS (P. 78) 1 : To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel. 2 : If equipped 3 : Refer to the navigation system owner's manual...
... SEAT HEATER SWITCHES (P. 196) VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS ADJUSTMENTS (P. 140) (P. 389) IGNITION SWITCH (P. 145) : Models with keyless access A/T model with navigation system is shown. system MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY BUTTONS (P. 78) 1 : To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel. 2 : If equipped 3 : Refer to the navigation system owner's manual...
Owner's Manual
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...Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...18 Advice for Pregnant Women...18 Additional Safety Precautions ...19 5 2011 TL Adjust the Seat-Backs ...14 4. Fasten and Position the Seat Belts ...16 6. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...20 Seat Belt System Components ...20 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...21 Automatic ... Child Sit in your vehicle. Close and Lock the Doors ...11 2. Adjust the Front Seats ...13 3. It shows you important information about how to protect yourself and your airbags work. Adjust the Head Restraints ...15 5. It explains how your passengers. Driver and ...
...Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...18 Advice for Pregnant Women...18 Additional Safety Precautions ...19 5 2011 TL Adjust the Seat-Backs ...14 4. Fasten and Position the Seat Belts ...16 6. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...20 Seat Belt System Components ...20 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...21 Automatic ... Child Sit in your vehicle. Close and Lock the Doors ...11 2. Adjust the Front Seats ...13 3. It shows you important information about how to protect yourself and your airbags work. Adjust the Head Restraints ...15 5. It explains how your passengers. Driver and ...
Owner's Manual
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... 9 2011 TL Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags Driver and Passenger Safety Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint system (SRS) with front airbags to help protect the heads and chests of the driver and a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe frontal collision (see page 26 for more information on ...help protect the heads of the driver or a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe side impact (see page 32 for more information on how your side curtain airbags work). In addition, your vehicle has side curtain airbags to help protect the upper torso of the ...
... 9 2011 TL Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags Driver and Passenger Safety Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint system (SRS) with front airbags to help protect the heads and chests of the driver and a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe frontal collision (see page 26 for more information on ...help protect the heads of the driver or a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe side impact (see page 32 for more information on how your side curtain airbags work). In addition, your vehicle has side curtain airbags to help protect the upper torso of the ...
Owner's Manual
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... in a severe crash, even when seat belts are not properly restrained or sitting properly. 10 2011 TL Airbags offer no safety system can prevent all injures or deaths that can cause minor injuries or more detailed information about your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back from the steering wheel...
... in a severe crash, even when seat belts are not properly restrained or sitting properly. 10 2011 TL Airbags offer no safety system can prevent all injures or deaths that can cause minor injuries or more detailed information about your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back from the steering wheel...
Owner's Manual
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... will also hear a beep when you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position, and each condition. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 11 2011 TL For more information, see the appropriate indicator(s) for important guidelines on how to properly protect the driver, adult passengers and teenage children who ride in the front...
... will also hear a beep when you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position, and each condition. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 11 2011 TL For more information, see the appropriate indicator(s) for important guidelines on how to properly protect the driver, adult passengers and teenage children who ride in the front...
Owner's Manual
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Protecting Adults and Teens If any door or the trunk is not tightly closed, the ''TRUNK OPEN'' indicator will come on . When one or more doors or the trunk lid are open. When the trunk is not closed , the corresponding indicator for each condition will come on . The above example shows the front right and rear left doors, and the trunk open door(s) or the trunk before you start driving. The above illustration shows that all doors and the trunk are not tightly closed tightly, the multi-information display reminds you to close the open . 12 2011 TL
Protecting Adults and Teens If any door or the trunk is not tightly closed, the ''TRUNK OPEN'' indicator will come on . When one or more doors or the trunk lid are open. When the trunk is not closed , the corresponding indicator for each condition will come on . The above example shows the front right and rear left doors, and the trunk open door(s) or the trunk before you start driving. The above illustration shows that all doors and the trunk are not tightly closed tightly, the multi-information display reminds you to close the open . 12 2011 TL
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...the steering wheel or dashboard, you can be seriously injured by an inflating front airbag, or by striking the steering wheel or dashboard. CONTINUED 13 2011 TL If you sit too close to adjusting the seat, you can adjust the steering wheel up and down, and in and out (see page 121... of the vehicle during a crash, and it helps prevent passengers from accidentally opening a door when you come to the rear as possible. For more information, see page 140 ). If you cannot get far enough away from the steering wheel and still reach the controls, we recommend that drivers allow at...
...the steering wheel or dashboard, you can be seriously injured by an inflating front airbag, or by striking the steering wheel or dashboard. CONTINUED 13 2011 TL If you sit too close to adjusting the seat, you can adjust the steering wheel up and down, and in and out (see page 121... of the vehicle during a crash, and it helps prevent passengers from accidentally opening a door when you come to the rear as possible. For more information, see page 140 ). If you cannot get far enough away from the steering wheel and still reach the controls, we recommend that drivers allow at...
Owner's Manual
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...upper body. Protecting Adults and Teens If necessary, pull up or down as possible. RELEASE BUTTON Never place the shoulder portion of them. 17 2011 TL If the seat belt touches or crosses your back. To adjust the height of an anchor, press and hold the release button and slide ... to take care of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your neck, or if it has four positions). See page 20 for additional information about your chest and over the strongest bones in a crash. This could cause very serious injuries in a seat with an inoperative seat belt. Using...
...upper body. Protecting Adults and Teens If necessary, pull up or down as possible. RELEASE BUTTON Never place the shoulder portion of them. 17 2011 TL If the seat belt touches or crosses your back. To adjust the height of an anchor, press and hold the release button and slide ... to take care of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your neck, or if it has four positions). See page 20 for additional information about your chest and over the strongest bones in a crash. This could cause very serious injuries in a seat with an inoperative seat belt. Using...
Owner's Manual
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...message on about 6 seconds after the ignition switch is turned to the ON (II) position before the beeper stops, the indicator will flash. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt System Components Your seat belt system includes lap/ shoulder belts in the front passenger's seat, or a child or ... If either the driver or a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt, the indicator will also see pages 178 and 181 . 20 2011 TL When no one is sitting in all seating positions. If your seat belt is fastened, the beeper will sound and the indicator will stop button...
...message on about 6 seconds after the ignition switch is turned to the ON (II) position before the beeper stops, the indicator will flash. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt System Components Your seat belt system includes lap/ shoulder belts in the front passenger's seat, or a child or ... If either the driver or a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt, the indicator will also see pages 178 and 181 . 20 2011 TL When no one is sitting in all seating positions. If your seat belt is fastened, the beeper will sound and the indicator will stop button...
Owner's Manual
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...no front seat passenger and no obstructions are found, have your hips. The seat belts in the door. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 21 2011 TL Any object(s) touching the rear of the seat-back. Any object(s) hanging on the seat or in your seat while it keeps some ...emergency locking retractor. During a collision or sudden stop, the retractor automatically locks the belt to move freely in the seat-back pocket. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts If the indicator comes on or the beeper sounds when the driver's seat belt is latched and there is out of...
...no front seat passenger and no obstructions are found, have your hips. The seat belts in the door. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 21 2011 TL Any object(s) touching the rear of the seat-back. Any object(s) hanging on the seat or in your seat while it keeps some ...emergency locking retractor. During a collision or sudden stop, the retractor automatically locks the belt to move freely in the seat-back pocket. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts If the indicator comes on or the beeper sounds when the driver's seat belt is latched and there is out of...
Owner's Manual
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... airbags do not deploy. If the tensioner is activated, the SRS indicator comes on and the tensioner must be activated during a collision in position. 22 2011 TL To refasten the seat belt, pull it out only as far as needed , but the additional restraint could be needed . Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners The...
... airbags do not deploy. If the tensioner is activated, the SRS indicator comes on and the tensioner must be activated during a collision in position. 22 2011 TL To refasten the seat belt, pull it out only as far as needed , but the additional restraint could be needed . Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners The...
Owner's Manual
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...belt may not provide the same level of your Acura Warranty Information booklet for details. If a seat belt is not in good condition or working properly will not provide good protection and should be replaced as soon as possible. Acura provides a limited warranty on seat belts. Pull...problem corrected as soon as possible. Driver and Passenger Safety 23 2011 TL Check that the latches work properly when needed . The dealer should also inspect the anchors for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt Maintenance For safety, you should...
...belt may not provide the same level of your Acura Warranty Information booklet for details. If a seat belt is not in good condition or working properly will not provide good protection and should be replaced as soon as possible. Acura provides a limited warranty on seat belts. Pull...problem corrected as soon as possible. Driver and Passenger Safety 23 2011 TL Check that the latches work properly when needed . The dealer should also inspect the anchors for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt Maintenance For safety, you should...
Owner's Manual
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Additional Information About Your Airbags Airbag System Components (15) (1) (8) (1) Driver's Front Airbag (5) (2) Passenger's Front Airbag (3) Control Unit (4) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (5) Side Airbags (6) (6) Driver's Seat Position Sensor (7) ... Impact Sensors (Second) (14) Side Curtain Airbags (15) Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator (16) Safing Sensor (3) (9) (8) (2) (7) (12) (11) (5) (4) (14) (10) (13) (4) (13) (16) (14) 24 2011 TL
Additional Information About Your Airbags Airbag System Components (15) (1) (8) (1) Driver's Front Airbag (5) (2) Passenger's Front Airbag (3) Control Unit (4) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (5) Side Airbags (6) (6) Driver's Seat Position Sensor (7) ... Impact Sensors (Second) (14) Side Curtain Airbags (15) Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator (16) Safing Sensor (3) (9) (8) (2) (7) (12) (11) (5) (4) (14) (10) (13) (4) (13) (16) (14) 24 2011 TL
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...less (the weight of an infant or small child), the passenger's front airbag will inflate with less force (see page 20 ). Additional Information About Your Airbags Your airbag system includes: Two SRS (supplemental restraint system) front airbags. The airbags are marked ''SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG'' (...see page 22 ). Driver and Passenger Safety 25 2011 TL The driver's airbag is stored in the ceiling, above the side windows. the front passenger's airbag is stored in the passenger's side...
...less (the weight of an infant or small child), the passenger's front airbag will inflate with less force (see page 20 ). Additional Information About Your Airbags Your airbag system includes: Two SRS (supplemental restraint system) front airbags. The airbags are marked ''SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG'' (...see page 22 ). Driver and Passenger Safety 25 2011 TL The driver's airbag is stored in the ceiling, above the side windows. the front passenger's airbag is stored in the passenger's side...