Acura MDX 2024 Owner's Manual page 566

uuBrakinguBrake System
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Automatic Brake Hold
Keeps the brake applied after releasing the brake pedal until the accelerator pedal is
pressed. You can use this system while the vehicle is temporarily stopped, like at
traffic lights and in heavy traffic.
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Turning on the system
Comes On
Automatic
Brake Hold
Button
Fasten your seat belt
properly, then start the
engine. Press the
automatic brake hold
button.
● The automatic brake
hold system indicator
comes on. The system
is turned on.
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Activating the system
U.S. Canada
Changes to
Brake
Pedal
Depress the brake pedal
to come to a complete
stop. The transmission
must not be in or .
( P ( R
●
The automatic brake
hold system indicator
changes to the
automatic brake hold
indicator. Braking is
kept for up to 10
minutes.
●
Release the brake
pedal after the
automatic brake hold
indicator comes on.
1Automatic Brake Hold
Canceling the system
Changes to
Accelerator
Pedal
Depress the accelerator
pedal while the
transmission is in a
position other than
( P
or N ( . The system is
canceled and the vehicle
starts to move.
● The automatic brake
hold indicator
changes to the
automatic brake hold
system indicator. The
system continues to
be on.
WARNING
3
Activating the automatic brake hold system
on steep hills or slippery roads may still
allow the vehicle to move if you remove
your foot from the brake pedal.
If a vehicle unexpectedly moves, it may
cause a crash resulting in serious injury or
death.
Never activate the automatic brake hold
system or rely on it to keep a vehicle from
moving when stopped on a steep hill or
slippery roads.
WARNING
3
Using the automatic brake hold system to
park the vehicle may result in the vehicle
unexpectedly moving.
If a vehicle moves unexpectedly, it may
cause a crash, resulting in serious injury or
death.
Never leave the vehicle when braking is
temporarily kept by automatic brake hold
and always park the vehicle by putting the
transmission in and applying the parking
( P
brake.