2014 Acura TL Owners Manual - Interior Lights



Interior Lights

Light Control Buttons

Your vehicle has the light control buttons on the front ceiling. With these buttons, you can select three positions: OFF, Door (door activated position), and ON. To select a position, press the appropriate button.

When you press the DOOR button, the green indicator in the button comes on as a reminder.

To turn off the setting, press the OFF button.

OFF position:

  • The front individual map lights can be turned on and off by pressing each map light button.
  • The rear individual map lights cannot be turned on.

Door (Door activated position):

  • The individual map lights in the front and rear come on when any door is opened, when the remote transmitter (the keyless access remote on models with keyless access system) is used to unlock the doors. When the doors are closed, each light can be turned on and off by pushing the map light button ( / ).

After all doors are closed tightly, the lights dim slightly, then fade out in about 30 seconds.

With any door left open, the lights stay on about 15 minutes, then go out.

On models without keyless access system

The lights also come on when the key is removed from the ignition switch.

On models with keyless access system

The lights also come on when the power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).

ON position:

  • All the individual map lights come on and stay on.

Individual Map Lights

Turn on the front individual map lights by pushing each map light button ( / ). Push the button again to turn it off. When the door activated position is selected with the light control button, the rear map lights can be turned on by pushing each map light button ( / ). Push the button again to turn it off.

If any map light is left on when the ignition switch is turned off or the VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) mode is set, and all doors are closed, it will turn off when the vehicle is locked with the remote transmitter (the keyless access remote on models with keyless access system), or after 30 minutes.

Courtesy Lights

The courtesy lights come on when the parking lights are turned on. To adjust its brightness, press either of the instrument panel brightness control buttons ( or ) with the ignition switch in the ON (II) position.

*: Models equipped with the keyless access system have an engine start/stop button instead of an ignition switch. ON Mode is the equivalent of ON (II). For more information.

The courtesy light in each front door comes on when the door is opened, and goes out when the door is closed.

In addition to the courtesy lights on the ceiling, the driver’s ambient foot light comes on.

On models without keyless access system

Your vehicle also has a courtesy light in the ignition switch. This light comes on when you open the driver’s door. It fades out in about 30 seconds after the door is closed.

Keyless Access Remote Slot Light

On models with Keyless Access System

Your vehicle has a keyless access remote slot light. The light comes on when you:

  • Open any door.
  • Set the vehicle mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).
  • Remove the keyless access remote from the keyless access remote slot.

After all doors are closed tightly, the light dims slightly, then fades out in about 30 seconds (depending on the interior light dimming timer setting). The light turns off before 30 seconds have elapsed if you lock the driver’s door.


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