Quick answer

Open the lighting selection through Integrated Dynamics or the True Touchpad Interface, choose a drive-mode theme or one of the destination-inspired schemes and save it as the driver preference.

Before you start

Check that your vehicle has it.

Availability

Verified for 2025 TLX models with Technology Package or above; the guide lists 27 schemes in total.

Retail trim / version
TLX A-Spec, TLX Type S
Named package
TLX Technology Package
Required equipment / service
IconicDrive selectable ambient lighting
Compatibility check

Does the documented scope match your car?

This check combines the verified year, any source-supported powertrain scope, source-named trim/package and required equipment. It does not read a VIN or factory build record.

Source-named equipment or service
  • IconicDrive selectable ambient lighting
Can you see the required control, menu or equipment on your vehicle?
Published availability and qualifications

Verified for 2025 TLX models with Technology Package or above; the guide lists 27 schemes in total.

Visual orientation

Know what kind of control to look for.

This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.

Ambient lighting orientation diagram for Acura TLX
Ambient lighting orientationOriginal visual guide · controls vary by trim · not to scale
How to use it

Step by step.

  1. 01

    Park and open the IconicDrive lighting controls through Integrated Dynamics or the True Touchpad Interface.

  2. 02

    Preview a standard drive-mode color or one of the additional destination and racetrack-inspired themes.

  3. 03

    Choose the desired scheme for Individual mode or set it as the fixed driver preference.

  4. 04

    Dim the cabin and verify the light pipes, footwells and door-pull pockets show the intended theme.

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Important limits

  • Configure themes while parked.
  • Visibility becomes more pronounced as the cabin darkens.
  • A fixed preference prevents ordinary drive-mode changes from changing the selected theme.
If it does not work

Quick checks.

  • ✓Use Individual mode if a custom color is unavailable in the current standard mode.
  • ✓Check whether a fixed driver preference is overriding mode-linked colors.
  • ✓Confirm the vehicle has Technology Package-or-above ambient-lighting equipment.
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Primary evidence

2025 Acura TLX Info Center — IconicDrive Ambient Lighting

Relevant section or page: Interior — IconicDrive Selectable LED Ambient Lighting. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.

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