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Old 04-29-2014 | 11:10 PM
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stolen owners manual, wth?

Long story short I left doors unlocked last night, went to work came home. Got asked if I borrowed cable out of rdx cause it was missing by wife. Went out to look sure enough $3 cable gone, maybe a dollar or two out of the console and the owners manual. Is there actually any info in there I should be worried about someone having? I am goin to go see if my registration is still in there now but there isn't any of my personal info in there and I have two keyed remotes and valet ket
Old 04-30-2014 | 07:59 AM
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The only thing that might be unique to your vehicle is the code for the radio and Navi on a card in the owner's manual packet. I took my manual out because it just took up too much room in the glove box or center console. I put the radio/navi code on one of my business cards with my registration. I found a electronic copy of my manual on owners.acura.com and have it on my Dropbox account. Easier to search for stuff as a .pdf compared to turning pages.

Another thing that always confused me was the Homelink buttons on Acura vehicles that are always active without the keys. Someone could open your garage using the Homelink button to gain access to your garage/home. I wish we could have an option in the M.I.D. disable the Homelink when the vehicle is off.

You can download a free electronic .pdf copy or order a new one ($50 owners, $40 Navi, $15 Maint journal, $25 Quick start Guide) of your owner's manual from this site:

http://owners.acura.com/vehicles/inf...08/RDX/manuals
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Old 04-30-2014 | 09:24 AM
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I am just baffled- left my registration, the codes for the radio/nav unit, wheel lock socket (not that they're all that hard to defeat anyway)
more then likely just some teens being aholes but still sucks
Old 04-30-2014 | 09:41 AM
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That is the good thing about the Acura RDX, most folks don't know what it is and there isn't much of a black-market spare parts need compared to a Honda or Ford.

I had a co-worker about 10 years ago that had her Jeep stolen from the parking garage. She worked a 12 hour shift and did not realize her vehicle was stolen until 7pm. Unfortunately, the folks that stole her car in the morning used her registration and garage door opener to rob her house as a bonus. They just pulled into the garage and had plenty of time to take what they wanted.
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