Originally Posted by xtcnrice

It may seem convoluted in the manual, but if the maintenance minder in the car does its job correctly, you should be fine!

At a certain point, the car will have a light come on (like a check engine light, but more of a reminder) that will tell you which service needs to be done in the form of a code. It may say A1 for example. If you look up what A1 is in your manual it will say something like, change your engine oil and oil filter. It's pretty convenient.

I suppose this way is better than "every X miles" for optimization purposes. The ECU will figure out if you're doing more highway miles than city miles for example, and will adjust accordingly to have your oil changed at a higher number of miles than the reverse case.

You'll get used to it But when time comes the maintenance minder goes off and you don't know what you need to do, you can always call Acura, or even ask the forums.