I love driving my 6-weeks new Acura TL-S so much that I can overlook it's warts, almost........ So I go to my new car to get something out of the trunk. I open the drivers door, plop down with my feet out on the ground, hit the button to pop the trunk and remember.... I forgot to log the mileage then I completed my business trip arriving home a half hour ago; So I grab my mileage book, and look to the odometer; It is dark, of course, because it is electronic. So I need the keys. Fortunately, they are not in the house, but rather close-by in the passenger seat while the car sits in my garage (Of course, they should be in the ignition so I don't have to find them and insert the key, but that is another story). So I locate the keys in the passenger seat, insert them in the ignition, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, and D@## , the odometer display says drivers door is open so I have to close the door before I can read the mileage. I rearrange myself with my legs in the car, close the door, (thankfully, that horrid beeping stops) and S*&#, now the display says the trunk is open! I have to open the door, endure the horrid BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP while I run around the car to the trunk and close it. BEEP BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, as I approach the drivers door, situate myself entirely in the car, and close the door, Finally, the beeping stops. I am almost grateful that my D@## car did not make me fasten my seatbelt, push OK to acknowledge it is not safe to watch the GPS screen while driving, and then push OK again to acknowledge the passenger airbag is disabled because my briefcase is riding in the passenger seat, before it would turn the odometer on. I write the mileage in my log book, then I open the door to BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP as I exit the car to get my drill out of the trunk, and F@#$<mailto:F@#$> The trunk is closed. I re-open the door to BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, push the trunk release button, close the door (temporarily muting the BEEP) walk around to the trunk and take my drill, closing the trunk as I leave the garage. Thankfully, I won't have to look at that !@#$<mailto:!@#$> car, or listen to it's !@#$<mailto:!@#$> BEEPing again until morning when It is time to go to work. While it is fun to drive, it is hard to love my new Acura TL.

 

What the BEEP BEEP???

And welcome to AZ... I think...

 

You know there is a little rubber button on the back side of the door frame that you can push in to make the car think the door is closed. Once you push that you will see the mileage on the MID and the beeping will stop.

You shouldn't have to do anything with the nav to get your mileage, they are not related.

All of the things you are upset about are designed to help you (well maybe not you, but the absent minded). Beeping lets you know the key was left in the ignition. The "trunk open" display, well it lets you know the trunk was open.

 

Virtually any car made in the last decade would have done exactly the same thing.

 

So wait, make it clear for me, you hate the TL because you hate how it beeps to tell you your door is open/light's on and shows you that your trunk is open?

 

You know there is a thing called paragraphs.

 

So what I'm getting from this thread is your car goes BEEP BEEP BEEP and you hate it? Haha I'm just messin with you.. but that's all I remembered from the post
Why'd you need your drill and your mileage agian?

 

i want my 2 minutes back

 

Hi Noshow_nogo, and Thanks for your feedback, I Love the TL, I just consider most of it's alarms to be warts. Truly, I love the fact it tells me something is open, I just wish it did not do it over the top of the odometer. My 1987 Accord, which I also loved, had this little icon of the car with diodes for doors and hatchback... with a glance at the dash, you could tell which door was not latched. The sensors are nice, the the integration in the newest TL could have been done better. I wonder if the Honda North American engineers are watching.... With a little planning, and no extra cost they could make substantial improvements in the next generation.

Thanks for the rubber button idea.... That is the pin switch for the door. Actually, that does work, if the trunk is not released. It is easier than getting my long legs in the car and closing the door just to see the odometer.

 

"I used to not be able to spell engineer and now I are one"

 

Am I the only one that thinks the key in ignition alarm is more of a pita than it is an asset? I located the BCM computer in that 1987 accord and de-soldered it's stupid little annunciator from the pcb. My TL is likely on track for a similar modification. Anybody else want details if I do the job?

 

I know what you mean to a degree... When I first got the car and everytime I'd show it to a friend or family member, I wanted to show them the MID...but oh wait, I couldn't cuz the door was open. I didn't even think of pressing the button on the side - the dealership even pressed it while they were showing me how to use it and I forgot about that little trick pretty quickly, haha.

 

I just wasted the last 1 minute 24 seconds of my life

 

add this to the "almost" list

 

haha That's the first thing I thought of when I read this

 

Whats an almost list? Seriously, I am just learning how to use the forum and I want my input to help improve future versions of the car, not just complain about the current version. Did I post this in the wrong place?

 

 

Not sure if you are serious or just an engineer with a dry sense of humor.

But there is another post with ridiculous reasons to hate his TL. Very much in line with your reaction.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166129

 

 

Go with the dry sense of humor...... That "almost" guy just could not be satisfied. The TL is an awesome car.... I just spent $37K on it. I just hate to see Acura going backwards and in many ways, all the tech goodies on this model have not been adequately engineered. With proper attention to detail they could do a lot better.

 

scenario: Your overly curious 3 yr old sitting in the backseat was playing with the door handle. you were stopped at a traffic light. he opened the door and you were too busy on the cellphone. There you are with your little kid in the back with his legs dangling out the door and there is no audible/visible notification of that. it's there for your safety and for your passengers. If you're an EE, then go find the TL's wiring schematics and change how it is setup, and then share that with us.

 

I tried and tried.. but I can't read this.

is there like a cliff note or something? maybe try using paragraphs....?

 

LOL haha me too damn

 

hmm, some taking the original post a bit too seriously.... Just a little comic relief.

 

LOL! Paragraphs? Not gonna get em from an electrical engineer. Wiring diagram - maybe.

 

Remember the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote? For some reason this post reminds me of that..........Hmmm...

 

Couple days ago, I pull into the garage, park, cut the engine. remove the key and open the door. Car says, "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP". WTF? My car doesn't beep when I park. Had moved the headlights out of AUTO and forgot about it.

BTW - you did not need to push the OK button on the Navi or the OK button on the Airbag note to see the odometer. You only pushed those buttons 'cause you're an Engineer and a button wanted pushing.

 

I get pissed whenever the car wont let me take the key out of the ignition until I shift it into park. stupid car.

 

OH MY. I can't believe I am adding anything to this thread???

 

LMAO. hahaha

 

You know what? I will derive one useful thing from this thread after all. I DO listen to music a lot while the car is off (while I'm drying & detailing it after a wash) and it was always somewhat annoying to hear the beeps behind the music. Hopefully, this little trick takes care of that.

In exchange, heres another tip: When people turn their car off but leave the car still turned 'on' with the key in the II position, be sure to turn the AC OFF. This is the single biggest battery drainer, and will leave you stranded after a few hours of being on while the engine is off...

 

lol I love those kind of post ... seems like he never had a HONDA before. The TL is my 3rd Honda/Acura and its the first one I didnt unplugged the key/headlights Alarm, I just LIKE IT sound like music to my ear.

Reading those kinda thread makes me LOVE MORE AND MORE MY TL

 

It would have been much funnier if you ended with you closed the door with the keys in the ignition to get your drill and the doors auto locked.