2013 Acura RDX Owner's Manual - Page 254

uu When Driving u AWD (All-Wheel Drive) with Intelligent Control System * AWD (All-Wheel Drive) with Intelligent Control System * Your vehicle is equipped with the AWD with intelligent control system. When the system senses a loss of front wheel traction, it automatically transfers some power to the rear wheels. This allows you to utilize all available traction and may increase mobility. You still need to exercise the same care when accelerating, steering, and braking that you would in a two wheel drive vehicle. If you excessively spin all four wheels and overheat the AWD with intelligent control system, only the front wheels receive power. Stop until the system cools down. NOTICE 2013 RDX QRG 1 AWD (All-Wheel Drive) with Intelligent Control System * Do not continuously spin the front tires of your vehicle. Continuously spinning the front tires can cause transmission or rear differential damage. The AWD with intelligent control system may not function properly if tire type and size are mixed. Make sure to use the same size and type of tire, and the air pressures as specified. 2 Tire and Wheel Replacement P. 307 1 TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Conditions such as low ambient temperature and altitude change directly affect tire pressure and can trigger the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator to come on. 2 If the Low Tire Pressure/TPMS Indicator Comes On or Blinks P. 336 Tire pressure checked and inflated in: • Warm weather can become under-inflated in colder weather. • Cold weather can become over-inflated in warmer weather. The low tire pressure/TPMS indicator will not come on as a result of over inflation. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Monitors the tire pressure while you are driving. If your vehicle's tire pressure becomes significantly low, the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator comes on and a message appears on the multi-information display. TOC Driving Index * Not available on all models Continued 253