2024 ACURA MDX Indicators Guidelines | How do Indicators work

• Comes on when the parking brake is applied and goes off when it is released.

• The beeper sounds and the indicator comes on if you drive with the parking brake applied.
• Comes on for about 30 seconds when you apply the electric parking brake while the power mode is in ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF, then goes off.
• Stays on for about 30 seconds when you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF while the electric parking brake is applied, then goes off.

• Comes on when the brake fluid level is low.

• Comes on while driving – Make sure the parking brake is released. Stop in a safe place and check the brake fluid level.

What to do when the indicator comes on while driving

• Comes on if there is a problem with the brake system.

• Comes on along with the ABS indicator – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
• Comes on along with the Parking Brake and Brake System Indicator (amber) – Immediately stop in a safe place. Contact a dealer for repair. The brake pedal becomes harder to operate.
  Depress the pedal further than you normally do.
• Blinks and the Parking Brake and Brake System Indicator (amber) come on at the same time – There is a problem with the electric parking brake system. The parking brake may not be set.
  Avoid using the parking brake and have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• Comes on if there is a problem with a system related to braking other than the conventional brake system.

• Comes on while driving – Avoid high speeds and sudden braking. Take the vehicle to a dealer immediately.

• Comes on if there is a problem with the electric parking brake system and/or the automatic brake hold system.
• ● Comes on if there is a problem with the radar sensor.
  ● Indicator may come on temporarily when the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.

• Stays on constantly – Avoid using the parking brake and have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.
• Make sure the total load is within the Maximum Load Limit.
• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on when the automatic brake hold system is on.

• Comes on when the automatic brake hold is activated.

• After you have set the power mode to ON, the vehicle performs system checks. However, if the readiness codes have not been set by that time, this indicator will blink five times and then go off.

• Readiness codes are part of the onboard diagnostics for the emissions control systems.

Testing of Readiness Codes

• Comes on if there is a problem with the emissions control systems.
• Blinks when a misfire in the engine’s cylinders is detected.

• Comes on when there is a problem with the charging system.

• Stop in a safe place and contact a dealer immediately.

Checking the Battery If the Charging System Indicator Comes On

• Indicates the current shift position.

• Comes on when the sequential mode is applied.

Transmission System Indicator

• The current gear selection blinks if the transmission system has a problem.

• Blinks while driving – Performance may be reduced. Avoid sudden starts and acceleration and have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• The indicated current gear selection blinks if you cannot put the transmission into (R due to a transmission system failure.
• The indicated current gear selection blinks if the transmission system has a problem and the performance of the vehicle is reduced.

• Avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration, and high speed, and have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• The indicated current gear selection blinks if the transmission system has a problem and the paddle shifters cannot be used.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• The current gear position or all the gear positions blink if there is a problem with the transmission and the vehicle is no longer able to run.

• Immediately park your vehicle in a safe place.

Emergency Towing 

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• The current gear position or all the gear positions blink if there is a problem with the transmission and it is not possible to select (P.

• Depending on the circumstances, you can set the power mode to ON as an emergency measure.

If the Transmission System Indicator Blinks along with the Warning Message

While the vehicle is stopped, apply the parking brake.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.

• Comes on when the Auto Idle Stop system has been turned off by the Auto Idle Stop OFF button.

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

• Comes on when Auto Idle Stop is in operation. The engine automatically shuts off.

• Comes on while Auto Idle Stop is temporarily suspended in the following situations.

• Depress the brake pedal firmly.

Auto Idle Stop

• The battery temperature is too low.
• Auto Idle Stop does not activate for some reason.

Seat Belt Reminder Indicator

• Blinks and the beeper sounds for a few seconds if you are not wearing a seat belt when you set the power mode to ON, then the indicator comes on.
• If the front passenger is not wearing a seat belt, the indicator comes on a few seconds later.
• Blinks while driving if you and/or the front passenger have 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 have fastened the seat belt(s) – A detection error may have occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

Seat Belt Reminder

Low Fuel Indicator (Amber)

• Comes on when the fuel reserve is running low (approximately 2.77 U.S. gal./10.5 Liter left).

• Refuel your vehicle as soon as possible.

• Blinks if there is a problem with the fuel gauge.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Blinks when the engine coolant temperature goes up and stays on if the temperature continues to rise.

• Blinks while driving – Drive slowly to prevent overheating.

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Indicator

• Comes on if 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.

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

Supplemental Restraint System Indicator

• 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 – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

Electric Power Steering (EPS) System Indicator

• Comes on if there is a problem with the EPS system.

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
• Do not drive displays on the driver

information interface – Immediately stop in a safe place and contact a dealer.

If the Electric Power Steering (EPS) System Indicator Comes On

• Blinks when VSA® is active.

• Comes on if there is a problem with the VSA® system, brake assist system, hill start assist system, starting assist brake function*, or agile handling assist.

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA®), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System Brake Assist System  Hill start assist system Starting Assist Brake Function Agile Handling Assist

• Comes on if the VSA® system is deactivated temporarily after the battery has been disconnected, and then re-connected.

• Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it does not, have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on when you partially disable VSA®.

• Comes on if the tire pressure of any of the tires becomes low.

• Comes on while driving – Stop in a safe place, check tire pressures, and inflate the tire(s) if necessary.

• Blinks for about one minute, and then stays on if there is a problem with the TPMS with Tire Fill Assist, or when a compact spare tire* is temporarily installed.

• Blinks and remains on – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer. If the vehicle is fitted with a compact spare tire*, get your regular tire repaired or replaced and put back on your vehicle as soon as you can.

• Blinks when you operate the turn signal lever.
• Blinks along with all turn signals when you press the hazard warning button.

• Do not blink or blink rapidly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on when the parking, tail, and other external lights are on.

• Comes on when the high-beam headlights are on.

• Comes on when all the operating conditions of the auto high-beam are met.

• Comes on when the fog lights are on.

System Message Indicator

• Comes on along with a beep when a problem is detected. A system message on the driver information interface appears at the same time.

• While the indicator is on, roll the right selector wheel to see the message again.

Switching the Display

• Refer to the Indicator information in this chapter when a system message appears on the driver information interface. Respond to the message accordingly.
• The driver information interface will not return to the normal screen unless the warning is canceled, or the right selector wheel is rolled.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow Indicator (Amber)

• Comes on if there is a problem with ACC with Low-Speed Follow.

• Comes on while driving – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Indicators may come on temporarily when the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
• ACC with Low-Speed Follow has been automatically canceled.

• Make sure the total load is within the Maximum Load Limit.

Maximum Load Limit

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it does not, have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Lights up in white when you press the button.
• Lights up in green when you press the

RES/+ button or SET/- button.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low-Speed Follow

• Comes on when Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low-Speed Follow indicator comes on.

• Each time you press the interval button, the following interval (the interval behind a vehicle detected ahead of you) cycles through extra long, long, middle, and short following intervals.

To Set or Change Following-interval

• Lights up in white when you change to cruise mode.
• Lights up in green when you have set a speed for cruise control.

To Switch ACC with Low-Speed Follow to Cruise Control

• Comes on if there is a problem with the LKAS.

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Lights up in white when you press the LKAS button.
• Lights up in green when the LKAS is in operation.

Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)

Safety Support Indicator (Amber)

• Comes on if there is a problem with the Road Departure Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low Speed Braking Control*, or blind spot information system.

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Indicators may come on temporarily when the Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.

• Make sure the total load is within the Maximum Load Limit.

Maximum Load Limit

• Stays on constantly – Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on if the Road Departure Mitigation system, Low-Speed Braking Control*, and CMBSTM are deactivated temporarily after the battery has been disconnected and then reconnected.

• Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go off. If it does not, have your vehicle checked by a dealer.

• Comes on when the Road Departure Mitigation system and/or CMBSTM shuts itself off.

• Indicators may come on temporarily when passing through an enclosed space, such as a tunnel.
• The area around the radar sensor is blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a safe place and wipe the debris off with a soft cloth. The indicator may take some time to go off after the radar sensor is cleaned.

• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the indicator does not go off even after you have cleaned the radar sensor.

• 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.

• Stays on – The area around the camera is blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a safe place and wipe the debris off with a soft cloth.
• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the indicator and message are still displayed even after you have cleaned the area around the camera.

Safety Support Indicator (Amber)

• Comes on when mud, snow, or ice accumulates in the vicinity of sonar.

• Remove the obstacle in the vicinity of the sonar sensor.

Low-Speed Braking Control

• Comes on when mud, snow, or ice has accumulated in the vicinity of the blind spot information system sensor.

• Comes on while driving – Remove the obstacle in the vicinity of the blind spot information system sensor.

Blind Spot Information System 

Safety Support Indicator (Green/ Gray)

• Lights up in green when the Road Departure Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low-Speed Braking Control*, and blind spot information system are on.
• Lights up in green and gray when the Road Departure Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low-Speed Braking Control*, blind spot information system, or any two or three of these systems are off.
• Lights up in gray when Road Departure Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low Speed Braking Control*, and blind spot information system are off.

Road Departure Mitigation On and Off P. 545 2 CMBSTM On and Off 
Blind spot Information system On and Off
System On and Off