Acura MDX (2018 year). Manual - part 24

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*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Vehicle 
Settings

Door

Auto Door Lock

Changes the setting for when the doors 
automatically lock.

With Vehicle 
Speed

*1

/Shift from P/

Off

Auto Door Unlock

Changes the setting for when the doors unlock 
automatically.

All Doors When 
Driver’s Door 
Opens

*1

/All Doors 

When Shifted to 
Park/All Doors When 
Ignition Switched 
Off/Off

Key And Remote Unlock 
Mode

Sets up either the driver’s door or all doors to 
unlock on the first push of the remote or built-in 
key.

Driver Door

*1

/All 

Doors

Keyless Lock Answer 
Back

LOCK/UNLOCK- The exterior lights flash.
LOCK (2nd push)- The beeper sounds.

On

*1

/Off

Security Relock Timer

Changes the time it takes for the doors to relock 
and the security system to set after you unlock 
the vehicle without opening any door.

90seconds/
60seconds/
30seconds

*1

Auto Folding Door 
Mirror

*

Changes how you can fold the door mirrors.

Auto Fold With 
Keyless

*1

/Manual 

Only

* Not available on all models

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Vehicle 
Settings

Power 
Tailgate

Keyless Open Mode

Changes the keyless setting for when the power 
tailgate opens.

Anytime

*1

/When 

Unlocked

Power Open By Outer 
Handle

Selects whether to enable the power tailgate 
open operation using the tailgate outer handle.

Off (Manual only)/
On (Power/
Manual)

*1

Dynamic 
Mode

Preferred Dynamic 
Mode

Changes the dynamic mode setting for when you 
set the power mode to ON.

Last Used

*1

/Comfort/

Normal/Sport

Maintenance 
Info.

Maintenance Reset

Resets the engine oil life display when you have 
performed the maintenance service.

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Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Clock 
Settings

Default

Cancels/Resets all customized items in the Clock 
Settings group as default.

Yes/No

Clock/
Wallpaper 
Type

Clock

Changes the clock display type.

Analog/Digital

*1

/

Small Digital/Off

Wallpaper

●

Changes the wallpaper type.

●

Imports an image file for a new wallpaper.

●

Deletes an image file for a wallpaper.

2 Wallpaper Setup P. 247

Blank/Galaxy

*1

/

Metallic/Options...

Clock Adjustment

Adjusts Clock.

2 Wallpaper Setup P. 247

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Clock Format

Selects the digital clock display from 12H to 24H.

12H

*1

/24H

Auto Time Zone

*

Sets the audio system to automatically adjust the 
clock when driving through different time zones.

On

*1

/Off

Auto Daylight

*

Sets the audio system to automatically adjust the 
clock (“spring ahead” or “fall back” by one hour) 
when a daylight saving time change occurs.

On

*1

/Off

Clock Reset

Resets the clock settings to the factory default.

Yes/No

* Not available on all models

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

AcuraLink 
Settings

*

Default

Cancels/Resets all customized items in the 
AcuraLink Settings group as default.

Yes/No

AcuraLink Msg Notice

Selects whether newly received AcuraLink 
messages are to be displayed.

On

*1

/Off

Delete AcuraLink Message

Deletes AcuraLink messages.

—

AcuraLink Subscription Status

Displays your current AcuraLink subscription 
status.

—

* Not available on all models

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Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

System 
Settings

Default

Cancels/Resets all customized items in the 
System Settings group as default.

Yes/No

Display

Sync Display Brightness

Selects whether the display brightness 
synchronizes with the instrument panel 
brightness.

On

*1

/Off

Brightness

Changes the brightness of the information 
screen.

—

Contrast

Changes the contrast of the information screen.

—

Black Level

Changes the black level of the information 
screen.

—

Feedback

*

Guidance Volume

Changes the volume of the audio speakers.

0~8

*1

~11

Verbal Reminder

Turns the verbal reminders on and off.

On

*1

/Off

* Not available on all models

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

System 
Settings

Voice 
Reco.

Voice Prompt

• Beginner: Explains each option.
• Expert: Turns off voice prompts.

Beginner

*1

/Expert

Turns the voice prompt on and off.

On

*1

/Off

Song By Voice

*

Turns the Song By Voice

TM

 on and off.

2 Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV) P. 287

On

*1

/Off

Song By Voice Phonetic 
Modification

*

Modifies a voice command for music stored in 
the HDD or an iPod.

2 Phonetic Modification P. 289

—

Phonebook Phonetic 
Modification

*

Modifies a voice command for the phonebook.

2 Phonebook Phonetic Modification

*

 P. 416

—

Guidance Volume

*

Changes the volume of the voice prompt.

—

Models without navigation system

Models with navigation system

* Not available on all models

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Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

System 
Settings

Others

Units

*

Changes the distance unit on the navigation map 
screen.

mile

*1

/km (U.S.)

mile/km

*1

 (Canada)

Language

Changes the display language.

English

*1

/Français/

Español

Operation Restriction 
Tips

*

Alerts you when manual control of the system is 
disabled to prevent distraction while driving. Only 
voice commands are available.

On

*1

/Off

Header Clock Display

Selects whether the clock display comes on.

On

*1

/Off

System Device 
Information

*

Displays the system/device information.

—

Factory Data Reset

Resets all the settings to their factory default.

2 Defaulting All the Settings P. 389

—

Smartphone 
Settings

Default

Cancels/Resets all customized items in the 
Smartphone Settings group as default.

Yes/No

Apple CarPlay Device List

Sets up the Apple CarPlay connection.

—

Android Auto Device List

Sets up the Android Auto connection.

—

Smartphone Volume

Adjusts the volume of the smartphone function.

1~8

*1

~11

Version

Shows software version of Apple CarPlay and 
Android Auto unit.

—

* Not available on all models

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How to customize

While the vehicle is at a complete stop with the power mode in ON, select Audio 
Menu, then select a setting item.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Customization flow

Select Audio Menu.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Play the Song from the Beginning

SportsFlash

Traffic & Weather Now Setup

Channel Art

TuneMix

SiriusXM

Bass

Treble

Fader

Balance

Subwoofer

SVC

Edit Source Order

Sound Settings

Audio Settings

CD/HDD

*

Recording Quality

Recording from CD

Recording 

Options

HDD Information

Update Gracenote Album Information

Delete All HDD Data

DTS Neural Surround

*

Edit/Delete HDD 

Music

*

Center

*

* Not available on all models

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Sync Display Brightness

Brightness

Contrast

Black Level

Beep

Keyboard

Screen Settings

RES Settings

*

Rear Control

Rear Speaker

Single/Dual Screen Mode

*

HD Radio Mode

*

Other

Cover Art

DVD Auto Play

DVD

*

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Menu Language

Dynamic Range

* Not available on all models

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List of customizable options

*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Edit Source Order

Changes the order of source list.

2 Selecting an Audio Source P. 240

—

Sound Settings

Bass

Adjusts the settings of the audio speaker’s sound.

2 Adjusting the Sound P. 249

—

Treble

Fader

Balance

Center

*

Subwoofer

SVC

DTS Neural Surround

*

Edit/Delete HDD Music

*

Change the playlist name, album name, genre, 
and track order of the current playlist. You can 
also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.

2 Editing an Album or Playlist P. 277

—

Audio 
Settings

SiriusXM

Play the Song from the 
Beginning

Turns on and off the Tune Start function.

On/Off

*1

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

* Not available on all models

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Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Audio 
Settings

SiriusXM

SportsFlash

Notification

Turns on and off the sports alert function.

Disable/Enable once/
Enable

*1

Beep

Causes the system to beep when the sports alert 
is notified.

On

*1

/Off

Favorite 
Teams

Selects your favorite sport teams.

—

Traffic & Weather Now 
Setup

Selects a city for using the SiriusXM® traffic and 
weather information.

—

Channel Art

Turns on and off the channel art display.

On

*1

/Off

TuneMix

Turns multiple channel mix preset on and off.

On/Off

*1

CD/
HDD

*

Recording 
Options

Recording 
from CD

Selects whether the songs on music CDs are 
automatically recorded to the HDD.

Auto

*1

/Manual

Recording 
Quality

Selects the quality of the music files recorded to 
the HDD.

Standard

*1

/High

HDD Information

Displays the HDD capacity.

—

Update Gracenote Album 
Information

Updates the Gracenote® Album Info (Gracenote® 
Media Database) from CD or USB.

Update by CD/
Update by USB

Delete All HDD Data

2 Deleting all HDD Data P. 283

—

* Not available on all models

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Audio 
Settings

DVD

*

DVD Auto Play

Turns the auto play feature on or off.

On

*1

/Off

Audio Language

Selects a language for the audio that is available 
on the DVD.

—

Subtitle Language

Selects a language for the subtitle that is available 
on the DVD.

—

Menu Language

Selects a language for the DVD menu that is 
available on the DVD.

—

Dynamic Range

Sets whether to control the range of the loud and 
low sounds.

On

*1

/Off

Other

HD Radio Mode

*

Selects whether the audio system automatically 
switches to the digital radio waves or receives the 
analog waves only.

Auto

*1

/Analog

Cover Art

Turns on and off the cover art display.

On

*1

/Off

* Not available on all models

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Screen Settings

Sync Display Brightness

Selects whether the screen brightness 
synchronizes with the instruments panel 
brightness.

Off/On

*1

Brightness

Changes the brightness of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Contrast

Changes the contrast of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Black Level

Changes the black level of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Beep

Mutes a beep that sounds every time you touch 
the screen.

Off/On

*1

Keyboard

Changes the on-screen keyboard from the 
alphabetical order to the qwerty type.

Alphabet/QWERTY

*1

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Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

RES Settings

*

Rear Control

Select weather to use the rear control panel to 
control the RES.

On

*1

/Off

Rear Speaker

Sets the front audio source to play through the 
rear speakers, even when the RES is on. The RES 
source can only be heard through the wireless 
headphones.

On

*1

/Off

Single/Dual Screen Mode

*

Selects a source to continue playing when you 
switch from dual mode to single mode on the 
overhead screen.

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* Not available on all models

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Features

Defaulting All the Settings

You can reset all the menu and customized settings as the factory defaults.

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate 

 to select System Settings, then 

press .

3. Rotate 

 to select Factory Data Reset, 

then press 

.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

4. Rotate 

 to select Yes, then press 

.

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The confirmation message will appear.

5. Rotate 

 to select Yes, then press 

 

again to reset the settings.

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The confirmation message will appear. 
Press 

 to select OK.

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Defaulting All the Settings

When you transfer the vehicle to a third party, reset 
all settings to default and delete all personal data.

Driver 1 and Driver 2 has stored each settings and 
personal data separatory.
Perform both Driver 1 and Driver 2 data reset.

The following settings will be reset:

•

Routing & Guidance

*

: Rerouting, Unverified Area 

Routing, Traffic Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search 
Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name Guidance

•

Route Preference

*

•

Audio preset settings

•

Phonebook entries

•

Other display and each item settings

Models with navigation system

* Not available on all models

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