2024 ACURA ZDX Cluster Displays User Manual
The 2024 ACURA ZDX Cluster Displays explains the advanced digital dashboard’s features, settings, and customization possibilities for a better driving experience.
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Information Displays
Charging
Important Information about Electric Vehicle Charging
- Charging an electric vehicle can stress a building’s electrical system more than a typical household appliance.
- Charge cord limits can vary from vehicle to vehicle, and increased charging rates can stress a building’s electrical system.
- Before plugging into any electrical outlet, have a qualified electrician inspect and verify the electrical system (electrical outlet, wiring, junctions, and protection devices) for heavy-duty service at a 12 amp continuous load.
- Electrical outlets may wear out with normal usage or may be damaged over time, making them unsuitable for electric vehicle charging.
- Check the electrical outlet/plug while charging and discontinue use if the electrical outlet/plug is hot, then have the electrical outlet serviced by a qualified electrician.
- When outdoors, plug into an electrical outlet that is weatherproof while in use.
- Mount the charging cord to reduce strain on the electrical outlet/plug.
- Do not place the charge cord in a position where it is expected to be submerged in water.
Danger
Improper use of portable electric vehicle charge cords may cause a fire, electrical shock, or burns, and may result in serious injury, or death or damage to property.
- Do not use extension cords, multi-outlet power strips, splitters, grounding adapters, surge protectors, or similar devices.
- Do not use an electrical outlet that is worn or damaged, or will not hold the plug firmly in place.
- Do not use an electrical outlet that is not properly grounded.
- Do not use an electrical outlet that is on a circuit with other electrical loads.
Charging App
The Charging app gives you access to features that will help you better understand and control how the vehicle manages charging, providing a central location to determine and review your charging preferences.
To launch the Charging app from the infotainment home screen, select the Charging icon. There are three selections to choose from: Next Charge, Schedule, and Settings. When you launch Charging for the first time, the Next Charge screen will display.
Next Charge
To view the current charging status in the infotainment display, select Next Charge.
On the Next Charge screen, there is a range of information associated with the next Charging session, as well as the ability to specify when you would like to charge the vehicle. The choices available to charge are Charge Now or Charge Later.
Charge Now
Charge Now is the default charging mode for your vehicle. The vehicle begins charging immediately when it is plugged in and authenticated at the charging location.
With Charge Now selected, the screen displays:
- Text explaining that the vehicle will charge immediately when plugged in.
- Charge Complete by/in: The estimated time at which the vehicle will reach the desired Charge Level.
- Target Charge Level Gauge: Sets the percentage at which the vehicle will stop charging. The gauge also displays an estimate of the vehicle’s range upon completing the charging session.
Warning
Do not charge your vehicle’s battery above an 80% charge if you are going to drive down long, steep grades such as mountain passes. This provides room in the battery for regenerative braking to supplement your conventional brakes during the descent. This is especially important when towing a trailer, which puts additional stress on your vehicle’s braking system.
If the battery becomes full, regenerative braking will be limited or unavailable. The brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down the vehicle and could become too hot. Hot brakes may not be able to slow the vehicle enough to maintain speed and control. To help avoid the risk of a crash resulting in serious injury or death, limit the battery’s charge and, if you experience brake fade or receive a brake warning, stop the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool.
See Hill and Mountain Roads 0 161 for important information about driving on grades.
The default charge level is 100% when plugged in. To set a different charge level, drag the circular marker on the Target Charge Level Gauge to the preferred value. To lower the desired Charge Level, drag the Charge Level marker left, and to increase it drag the marker right. The Range estimate updates once the desired Charge Level is set. To optimize battery health, the minimum allowable Charge Level is determined by the vehicle.
Charge Later
Instead of charging immediately to a desired Charge Level, you may choose to delay the charge to the vehicle and have it complete by your desired departure time. This may be a more economical choice and a more efficient use of energy when charging at home. To use this mode, select the Charge Later tab from the Next Charge screen.
With Charge Later selected, the Charging screen displays:
- Text explaining that your vehicle will delay the planned charge to be ready by the time specified.
- Time Selector: Used to set the desired time at which the vehicle will finish charging and be ready for departure.
- Target Charge Level Gauge: Sets the percentage at which the vehicle will stop charging. The gauge also displays an estimate of the vehicle’s range upon completing the charging session.
- Preconditioning: Allows the vehicle to heat or cool the cabin to your desired temperature using energy from the charger. This means energy from the battery is not used to condition the cabin, ensuring the vehicle gets the maximum range from the charging session. Preconditioning happens at the end of the charge, and right before the departure time.
To set the time at which the vehicle will complete the charge and be ready for departure:
Select up or down on each value within the Time Selector until the preferred time is selected. If the desired Charge Level cannot be reached by the selected time, a message will display that one of the two preferences will need to be adjusted.
To adjust the desired Charge Level in Charge Later mode, see “Charge Now” earlier in this section.
Setting the Preconditioning preference
Select the switch to turn on Preconditioning. The Preconditioning temperature can be adjusted by selecting Preconditioning on this screen, or in Settings.
Active Charging
During an active charging session, the Charging screen displays and continuously updates the following items:
- Text indicating the vehicle’s current charging status.
- Current Range: The range the vehicle is capable of driving at the current charge level.
- Range Increase Rate: How much range is accumulating per hour of charging?
- Charge Complete at/in: The estimated time at which the vehicle will reach the desired Charge Level.
- Target Charge Level Gauge: During an Active Charge, the gauge displays the vehicle’s current Charge Level as a percentage and a colored section of the circular gauge to represent this value.
To update the desired Charge Level for the active charging session, drag the marker on the Target Charge Level Gauge.
Selecting the Stop Charge button at any time ends the active charging session.
Range and charge time estimates fluctuate depending on a number of factors such as Charge Cord Level/Limit, battery temperature, and outside air temperature. To learn more about the vehicle battery.
The peek-in charging screen can be used to monitor your vehicle’s charge status when the vehicle is off, see Instrument Cluster 0 89. To monitor the charging status remotely, download the AcuraLink app on your mobile device.
Fast Charging
While Fast Charging, the vehicle will bypass any schedule or departure time selection.
Schedule
Select Schedule to view the Schedule feature that allows a custom charging plan to be set for each day of the week. When the vehicle is plugged in at the Home Charge Location, the Schedule feature will automatically charge to the desired Charge Level and precondition the cabin by the time set in the Schedule. This feature acts as a more customizable Charge Later setting than the one on the Next Charge screen.
Creating a Schedule
To create a schedule, select the Create Schedule card on the left. If there is no Home Charge Location set, you will be prompted to create one.
The Charging Schedule dialog displays:
- Toggles for each day of the week.
- Charge to: A value selector for setting the desired Charge Level.
- Complete by: A time selector for setting the time the vehicle will reach the desired Charge Level.
- Preconditioning: Allows the vehicle to heat or cool the cabin to the desired temperature by using energy from the charger.
- An allows you to close the Charging Schedule dialog.
- Save & Close button: Applies any changes made and exits the dialog.
Days can be assigned to the schedule. Days of the week are represented in toggles containing their first letter. Selecting each toggle illuminates the graphic, confirming any days that are assigned to the schedule. Selecting a second time unassigns days from this schedule, dimming the toggle once again. Select all days you wish to adhere to the settings in this schedule. If there are multiple charge schedules, days must be unassigned from their current schedule before they can be assigned to a new one.
Once completed with the charging schedule, select the Save & Close button to finish creating the schedule.
On days that are not assigned a schedule, the vehicle will begin charging to 100% as soon as it is plugged in, unless otherwise specified on the Next Charge screen.
Home Charge Schedule can be turned ON or OFF. To enable or disable all charging schedules, select the toggle switch next to Home Charge Schedule on the Schedule screen.
Modifying and Deleting Charge Schedules
To modify a schedule, select the card on the Schedule screen. This will open a dialog. Make the desired changes and then select the Save & Close button when finished. To delete the schedule, simply select the Delete Schedule button, at which point you will be prompted to confirm your decision.
Charge Settings
To view and change the Charge Settings, select 
The Settings screen displays:
Home Charge Location
With a Home Charge Location set, the vehicle can determine whether it is plugged in at home and will charge according to any existing schedules. The Home Charge Location can be changed or deleted at this screen.
The wireless service and GPS satellite technologies must be available and operating for features to function properly. These systems may not operate if the battery is disconnected, or if the vehicle has been off for an extended period. If GPS is unavailable, a message displays on the infotainment screen. GPS functionality may resume after the next time you drive the vehicle.
Notifications
This section contains on/off preferences for multiple notifications triggered during the Charging session.
Charge Status Feedback: Provides an audible notification through horn chirps that accompany changes in the charging status.
Charge Cord Unplugged Alert: When on and your vehicle is locked, your vehicle will honk the horn and flash the lights if the charge cord becomes unplugged.
Charge Power Loss Alert: When on, your vehicle will chirp for an extended period if charging power is cut off.
Fast Charge Prep
If equipped, adjust the battery to the optimal temperature for quicker Fast Charging. This should be done before charging at a Fast Charger.
Depending on the outside and battery temperature, battery conditioning could take longer to reach the optimal temperature.
When using Google Maps via the icon at the bottom of the screen, the Fast Charge Prep feature begins automatically when a Fast Charge station is added to your route.
Preconditioning Temperature
Allows for the preferred cabin temperature to be set. During a planned charging session at the vehicle’s Home Charge Location, the vehicle cabin is warmed or cooled to this temperature if set to ON in either the Charge Later screen or in an active Schedule.
Preferred Charge Times
Allows preferred charge time windows to be enabled for the Home Charge Location during both weekday and weekend planned charging sessions. It does so whether the vehicle is set to Charge Later, or observing a scheduled charge. This allows for charging at a lower cost by prioritizing charging during the electrical provider’s off-peak period.
The vehicle will use these times to reach the desired Charge Level by the scheduled time. If the vehicle cannot reach the desired charge level within these times, it will charge as needed outside of this time window.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The DIC is displayed in the instrument cluster. It shows the status of many vehicle systems.
DIC information is broken down into two main zones:
Left Zone: Displays on the instrument cluster to the left of the speedometer.
Right Zone: Displays on the instrument cluster to the right of the speedometer.
: Use to scroll to the previous or next selection.
DIC Information Display Options
Select which info display to view by selecting Add to Driver Display in the Vehicle Status on the infotainment display.
DIC Information Displays
The following is the list of all possible DIC information displays and their locations. Some of the information displays may not be available for your particular vehicle.
Left Zone
Trip 1 or Trip 2 and Average Efficiency: The Trip display shows the current distance traveled, in either kilometer (km) or miles (mi), since the trip odometer was last reset. To reset the current trip, touch and hold the touchscreen display when trip odometer is displayed.
The Average Efficiency shows the approximate average kWh per 100 kilometers (kWh/100 km), kilometers per kilowatt hour kWh (km/kWh), or miles per kilowatt hour kWh(mi/kWh). This number is calculated based on the number of kWh/100 km, km/kWh, or mi/kWh recorded since the last time this menu item was reset. This number only reflects the approximate average electrical energy economy that the vehicle has at that moment, and changes as driving conditions change.
Time/Date: Displays current date and time information. If equipped, Air Quality information is shown below date and time information. Air Quality shows the measured Particulate Matter (PM2.5), along with the status of the air quality. This indicates how clean or polluted outdoor air is. Higher numbers indicate more pollutants and a greater potential for adverse health effects.
Auto Lane Change: Displays the status of a driver-requested lane change when Hands-Free Cruise is active.
Tires: Displays the approximate pressures of all four tires. Tire pressure is displayed in either kilopascal(kPa) or in pounds per square inch(psi). If the pressure is low, the value for that tire is shown in amber.
If equipped, the Tire Temperature is located below the tire pressure graphic. Tire Temperature shows overall temperature as either Cold, Cool, Normal, Warm, or Hot. Normal is typical for normal driving while Warm is typical for spirited driving. Unknown displays when tire temperature information is unavailable.
Energy Usage: Displays energy usage of the Driving, Remote Climate, and Climate and Prep vehicle systems as percentages of overall vehicle energy use.
Energy Efficiency: Displays a graph showing the energy efficiency that has been used by the vehicle over a recently driven distance.
Driver Assistance: If equipped, shows information for Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keep Assist (LKA), and Forward Collision Alert (FCA).
Right Zone
- Audio Now Playing: Displays the actively playing audio.
- Navigation: Displays a variety of navigation information.
- Phone: Displays a variety of call information.
Vehicle Status
The following are all possible vehicle status features.
To access the vehicle status menu touch A from the list of home page icons displayed on the left side of the infotainment display. Vehicle status content is shown on cards that are grouped together in option tabs that are displayed on the infotainment display.
Touching a card on the infotainment display opens up a dialog box for that card. To select a desired option within a dialog box, touch the option and follow any message or alerts that may display. Some options may be unavailable while driving.
Touch Add to Driver Display to send the desired card to the left zone of the instrument cluster. Touch Remove from Display to remove the selected card from the instrument cluster.
Options
The following is the list of all possible cards and their locations. Some of the cards may not be available for your particular vehicle.
Overview
Displays an interactive 3-D rendered image of your vehicle that shows performance and health information.
Tires
Displays the approximate pressures of all four tires. Tire pressure is displayed in either kilopascal(kPa) or in pounds per square inch(psi). If the pressure is low, the value for that tire is shown in amber.
If equipped, the Tire Temperature is located below the tire pressure graphic. Tire Temperature shows overall temperature as either Cold, Cool, Normal, Warm, or Hot. Normal is typical for normal driving while Warm is typical for spirited driving. Unknown displays when tire temperature information is unavailable.
When selected, the following options may be chosen in the dialog: Relearn Tire Pressure and Add to Driver Display. When enabled, you will receive alerts when a fast and/or slow tire leak is detected. The Leak Detection speeds shown are either Tire Leak or Fast Leak. When disabled, you will still receive low tire pressure alerts. However, you will stop receiving additional alerts when a tire is leaking air.
Energy Info
Energy Usage: Displays how energy is being used for the current drive since the last time the vehicle was started. Percentages of the Driving, Remote Climate, and Climate and Prep vehicle systems as overall vehicle energy use are shown. When selected, distance driven, total energy, energy usage bar diagram, and selectable categories are displayed. Select a category to learn more about how your vehicle uses energy from the battery.
When selected, Add to Driver Display may be chosen in the dialog.
Energy Efficiency: Displays a graph showing the energy efficiency that has been used by the vehicle over a recently driven distance. When selected, regenerated range and instant efficiency is shown along with average efficiency in the dialog.
When selected, Add to Driver Display may be chosen in the dialog.
Trip
Trip Information: Trip 1 or 2 displays the current distance traveled, in either kilometer (km) or miles (mi), since the trip odometer was last reset.
If equipped, Average Efficiency shows the approximate average kilometers per kilowatt hour kWh (km/kWh) or miles per kilowatt hour kWh (mi/kWh). This number is calculated based on the number of km/kWh or mi/kWh recorded since the last time this menu item was reset.
This number only reflects the approximate average electrical energy economy that the vehicle has at that moment, and changes as driving conditions change.
To reset these values, touch reset on the touchscreen display when the Trip Information dialog is selected.
When selected, the following options may be chosen in the dialog: Reset Trip 1, Reset Trip 2, and Add to Driver Display.
Current Trip: Displays distance driven, average efficiency, and time elapsed since vehicle startup. It resets when you turn your vehicle off.
When selected, Add to Driver Display may be chosen in the dialog.
Air Quality
Displays the measured Particulate Matter (PM2.5), along with the status of the air quality. This indicates how clean or polluted outdoor air is. Higher numbers indicate more pollutants and a greater potential for adverse health effects. When Air Quality Index numbers are high, close your vehicles windows and doors, set your climate system to Auto, and turn on air recirculation.
Air Quality Index displays all of the possible measurement ranges, along with the status that is attributed to those ranges.
When selected, the following options may be chosen in the dialog: Air Quality Index, and Add to Driver Display.
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