| Vinny |
| Have any of you found any features or hidden adjustments that are not in the owners guide ? I wish there was an option that would lock all the doors when it was put in drive, all my other vehicles had that :( |
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| cardingtr |
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Originally posted by Vinny
Have any of you found any features or hidden adjustments that are not in the owners guide ? I wish there was an option that would lock all the doors when it was put in drive, all my other vehicles had that :(
I agree with you. I don't know why Honda can't give us this safety feature at all. |
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| luvdodo |
There was one I read on this fourm and thats related to the NAVI. If you slang out "Waaazzzup?".
The NAVI speaks out the TIME.
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| Vinny |
quote:
Originally posted by luvdodo
There was one I read on this fourm and thats related to the NAVI. If you slang out "Waaazzzup?".
The NAVI speaks out the TIME.
:cool:
.....Damn, I didn't get the NAVI option !!! lol :D |
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| ByeByeChrysler |
| If you unlock your doors from the fob...wait awhile........and if you don't open a door, they will lock themselves again. |
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| beenframed |
I found a wierd little one - I am new owner so those of you with the X for awhile probably now about it. After you turn the car off and before you open the door to get out - try rolling down a window. The power still works - it only shuts off after you open the door...
My daughter pointed that out to me over the weekend - as we were parked in my driveway.
--Bennyframed... |
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| luvdodo |
The power stays on for the power-windows in the car for upto 10 minutes. And yes, if the door is open, Bang! it goes away.
I think that's noted somewhere within the manual. |
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| DocWalk20 |
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Originally posted by cardingtr
I agree with you. I don't know why Honda can't give us this safety feature at all.
Refer to this thread for a discussion of automatic locks:
Automatic Locks Discussion |
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| eurohazard |
Personally I hate the "auto-lock" feature. I am very happy the X doesn't have that.
I haven't found any undocumented features yet though. Ooooooooooh I just thought of something though...Acura's web site shows the all Touring models as having the "in-dash" CD changer. But as a Touring/NAV/RES owner, I know my CD changer is under the driver seat. I pointed this out to my dealership, they said they would forward it to Acura. |
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| cardingtr |
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Originally posted by eurohazard
Personally I hate the "auto-lock" feature. I am very happy the X doesn't have that.
I haven't found any undocumented features yet though. Ooooooooooh I just thought of something though...Acura's web site shows the all Touring models as having the "in-dash" CD changer. But as a Touring/NAV/RES owner, I know my CD changer is under the driver seat. I pointed this out to my dealership, they said they would forward it to Acura.
Actually I kinda hate it but after one incident a while back, I discussed it here way back also, our car needs one. If its me I probably won't forget to lock the door as soon as possible but sometimes my wife drives it and she will forget it.
My daughter opened the door too early while our MDX was turning into the driveway and she just hang for her life while the truck is slowing down.
Scary. |
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| Dick at Incline |
| There is a feature for the back-up camera. When you are in Reverse press the info button (I think, but my wife has the car so I can't check), anyway then you can adjust the brightness. |
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| The X-men |
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Originally posted by cardingtr
Actually I kinda hate it but after one incident a while back, I discussed it here way back also, our car needs one. If its me I probably won't forget to lock the door as soon as possible but sometimes my wife drives it and she will forget it.
My daughter opened the door too early while our MDX was turning into the driveway and she just hang for her life while the truck is slowing down.
Scary.
I believe the MDX has child prove doors, that is much better than a auto door lock. If your daughter want to get out of the car fast, she would just unlock the door and then get out, locking the door wouldn't help.
I must agree with some of the people here, I am glad the MDX doesn't have the auto door lock. |
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| Vinny |
| Most of the newer vehicles that have this feature can be customized to be on, off, lock only, unlock only, etc.. |
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| nightguy |
| I am surprised it doesn't have it. If the doors are locked, they can't accidentally pop open in a crash. Both my '97 and '99 Taurus had it. Through a complicated process it's even possible to turn it off. |
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| Pauls MDX |
If anyone wants the auto-lock feature, most higher end aftermarket alarms will give you the auto-start and auto-locking feature ( link below is an example of a system). The new Nav/Tour/Res has the single CD in the dash and the changer under the seat. There was some issue with not enough room in dash for the 6 CD changer. The 2001 and 2002 had the 6 CD changer in the dash on the Nav/Tour edition.
www.Clifford.com
http://www.clifford.com/g5/default.asp
Very impressive with the new technology. I actually have the old G-4 system. |
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| The X-men |
| I must disagree with some of you here. A locked door is no safer in a crash than a unlock door. The door lock simply disable the door handles, it does not have a second latch that engages when the door is lock like a dead bolt. In fact, in a bad accident, a locked door may trap you inside the car and slow you escape in a hazardous situation. A locked door is nothing more than a false sense of security. A auto lock door is as good as those auto seat belts of the pass, and we all know what a pain in the ass they were. |
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| nightguy |
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Originally posted by The X-men
I must disagree with some of you here. A locked door is no safer in a crash than a unlock door. The door lock simply disable the door handles, it does not have a second latch that engages when the door is lock like a dead bolt. In fact, in a bad accident, a locked door may trap you inside the car and slow you escape in a hazardous situation. A locked door is nothing more than a false sense of security. A auto lock door is as good as those auto seat belts of the pass, and we all know what a pain in the ass they were.
That's not necessarily true. An open or missing door changes the safety cage structure increasing the chance the cage could deform or allow the occupant to be ejected. The questions then are how likely the door is to open in a crash and how the individual vehicles latch mechanism works. I wouldn't want to bet my MDX that the outside latch couldn't be pulled in a rollover, a force on the mechanism couldn't open the door or I might somehow open it myself....which might be an argument against the door unlocking when pulling on the handle.
Regarding post-crash hazards: There is a risk of being trapped inside a burning or submerged car. That fact is often used in anti-seat belt arguments. However, you must first survive the crash event to even be concerned about escaping the car. Since a fraction of crashes result in these situations, it's safe to assume seat-belt use and auto door locks increase occupant safety. Here's some brief preliminary test info I found on the nhtsa website.http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules...4/EP200441.html It looks like a 3 year study is currently underway.
BMW has the best of both worlds, by automatically unlocking all doors after a crash. I knew I should have gotten the X5 ! :D |
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| mogur |
And, when locked, the BMW does, in fact, actuate the equivalent of a deadbolt on the doors. It is much more than a simple lock.
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Originally posted by nightguy
BMW has the best of both worlds, by automatically unlocking all doors after a crash. I knew I should have gotten the X5 ! :D
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| The X-men |
I heard that some BMW and MB has the second door latch for the door lock, but Acura as well as 95% of the cars don't have it yet.
An open door does changes the safety cage structure increasing the chance the cage could deform or allow the occupant to be ejected, but locking the door in most cars does not provide added security, unless you accidently open the door during a crash. If the crash cause the door to open, then locking the door in the MDX will not help.
It is true that you must first survive the crash event to even be concerned about escaping the car. That is why you should always wear your seat belts and make your escape after you survive the crash. |
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| FamilyMDX |
We had a 2001 MDX then we bought a 2004 couple of months ago. I noticed that after turnign the engine off, the tension in the seat belts goes away and I hear a very light ticking from the seat belt area.
Does any one know if the 2004 has seat belt tensioners? |
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| renov8r |
The MDX does have tensioners, but I think that you are confusing tensioners (which rely on similar technology to the the explosion charge in an air bag) to the slack adjuster.
The slack adjust is like a window shade ratchet. Once the pawl is set you have to release tension to get more slack. When the pawl is released it does make a clickity sound, but it is mechanicla only, not electrical.
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Originally posted by FamilyMDX
We had a 2001 MDX then we bought a 2004 couple of months ago. I noticed that after turnign the engine off, the tension in the seat belts goes away and I hear a very light ticking from the seat belt area.
Does any one know if the 2004 has seat belt tensioners?
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| peanutbutter |
I don't own an Acura, so this is a completely outside view.
Are the auto doorlocks something that can't be programmed into the car? I know that Volvo didn't offer the autolocks (even though the doors would automatically unlock in event of accident), but they could later be added via software download for an additional fee.
This could definitely be something that Acura could program into the system at a later date. Volvo didn't offer it, but added it as an option that could be added to any of their P2 platform vehicles (which is almost all of them) regardless of year.
Personally, I don't like the doors that automatically lock. Have them in the Lexus, and I always forget to unlock the doors for the passengers in the rear whose doors are locked with I get out of the car. |
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| nightguy |
I always forget to unlock the doors for the passengers in the rear whose doors are locked with I get out of the car.
Isn't that because the child-proof locks need to be deactivated by the switch on the door ? |
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