2011 Acura RDX Owner's Manual - Page 170

Climate Control System When you set the temperature to its lowest limit ( ) or its highest limit ( ), the system runs at full cooling or heating only. It does not regulate the interior temperature. In cold weather, the fan will not come on automatically until the heater starts to develop warm air. Semi-automatic Operation You can manually select various functions of the climate control system when it is in the AUTO mode. All other features remain automatically controlled. Fan Control Select the fan speed by pressing the fan control buttons ( or ). The fan speed is represented by vertical bars in the display. Temperature Control To adjust the desired temperature, push the temperature control buttons ( or ). Dual Button Press the DUAL button to select dual temperature control mode (see page 169). The indicator in the DUAL button comes on. When you press the DUAL button again (indicator turns off), both sides adjust to the driver's side temperature. Air Conditioning (A/C) Button Press the A/C button to turn the air conditioning on and off. You will see A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display. When you turn the A/C off, the system cannot regulate the inside temperature if you set the temperature control below the outside temperature. 166 2011 RDX