2010 Acura TL Owner's Manual - Page 150

Door Locks To lock any passenger's door when getting out of the vehicle, pull the lock tab rearward and close the door. On models without keyless access system Lockout Prevention On models without keyless access system Childproof Door Locks To lock the driver's door, remove the key from the ignition switch, pull the lock tab rearward or push the front of the master switch, then close the door. Default setting When the vehicle speed reaches about 10 mph (15 km/h) or more, all the doors lock automatically. Automatic transmission: If you forget and leave the key in the ignition switch, lockout prevention will not allow you to lock the driver's door. With any door open and the key in the ignition switch, locking with the master door lock switch is disabled. If the driver's door is closed, the lock tab on the driver's door is not disabled. Pulling the driver's lock tab rearward will lock all doors. If you try to lock an open driver's door by pulling the lock tab rearward, the driver's door lock tab pops out and unlocks the driver's door. LEVER Instruments and Controls Unlock Lock When you shift to P after driving, the driver's door unlocks. Manual transmission: When you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) after driving, the driver's door unlocks. The childproof door locks are designed to prevent children seated in the rear from accidentally opening the rear doors. Each rear door has a lock lever near the edge. With the lever in the LOCK position (lever is down), the door cannot be opened from the inside regardless of the position of the lock tab. To open the door, push the lock tab forward and use the outside door handle. 147 2010 TL