The 2017 MDX offers a high level of luxury, convenience and technology in a spacious cabin that’s ideal for kids or clients. High-end appointments including new available genuine wood accent trim elevates the MDX’s luxury ambience. With the MDX’s long wheelbase and compact rear suspension design, smart interior packaging provides usable and versatile passenger and cargo space, and exceptionally easy third-row access. Available with seating for seven, or with an all-new 6-passenger configuration with luxurious second-row captain’s chairs, the MDX interior offers welcoming comfort in every seating position.
The One-Touch Walk-In feature for the third-row seats, along with a wide foot entry point and low step-in height, makes third-row ingress and egress simple. The Extended Slide feature for the second-row seats provides 5.9 inches of total fore-aft seat travel, providing great flexibility in accommodating the needs of both second- and third-row passengers. Up front, the center console features a large storage area that can accommodate a medium sized purse and even a couple of tablet computers — something few competitors can match.
Key Interior details and features:
- NEW: Available genuine wood interior accents
- NEW: Available 2nd row captain’s chairs
- Clean, sophisticated interior styling
- Driver-oriented control layout
- Advanced and intuitive instrumentation and controls
- Dual screen center stack
- Standard leather seating surfaces
- Perforated Milano premium leather seating surfaces (Advance Package)
Interior Styling
The MDX interior builds on Acura’s premium luxury design themes, with clean high-end detailing, intuitive functionality and elegant lines. An Acura design concept called “dual personal structure” guided development of the MDX. It divides the front cabin space into areas centered on the driver and front passenger, with a center stack and console that is easily accessible to each person. Fit and finish have received close attention throughout the interior, with high-quality, soft-touch materials and available perforated Milano leather with stain resistant technology. For the first time ever, the MDX with the Advance Package offers the warm luxury of genuine wood interior accents.
Interior Colors
The MDX ‘s interior palette is sophisticated and coordinated and is offered in Ebony, Parchment, Graystone and Espresso. Leather seating is standard in the MDX, with perforated Milano leather seating and contrasting piping and stitching included in the Advance package.
See the Exterior section for more information about exterior colors.
Versatile, Spacious Cabin
The MDX has always been appreciated for its roomy and versatile cabin and user-friendly design. With three rows of seating, the MDX can accommodate up to seven passengers (six passengers for Advance grades with second-row captain’s chairs). Usability is a key element of the MDX’s interior design, as evidenced by the clever One-Touch Walk-In feature that makes third row access easy, even for many children. When it comes to cargo carrying utility, the MDX seating can be quickly reconfigured to accommodate a blend of passengers and cargo. With the second and third row seating folded flat, the MDX can offer up to 90.9 cubic feet of cargo space.
Driver-Oriented Cockpit
The strategy behind the MDX’s interior design, based on Acura’s “the Synergy between Man and Machine” product direction, is to put the driver’s needs first and foremost, to help the driver focus on operating the vehicle in an intuitive and natural way. All important systems and controls are within easy reach, and the systems used most frequently — audio, cruise control, Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®, available satellite-linked Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition™ and Multi-Information Display — have controls conveniently positioned on the steering wheel. Typical of Acura interior design, the soft-touch switchgear of the MDX is engineered to deliver a high-quality feel and positive action. The main instrumentation is an easy-to-read analog design, supplemented with digital and graphic displays.
Standard Leather Seating Surfaces
The MDX seats feature luxurious leather seating surfaces, with upgraded perforated Milano leather with contrasting piping and stitching in the MDX with Advance and Entertainment Packages.
Transmission Controls
All MDX models feature an advanced Electronic Gear Selector that replaces a traditional gear lever with an intuitive and easy-to-operate push-button array. The interface frees up center-console space while presenting an advanced and futuristic appearance.
Advanced and Intuitive Instrumentation and Controls
The MDX has sophisticated analog instrumentation with large tachometer and speedometer flanking a color Multi-Information Display (MID) that provides a range of information and trip computer functions. The tachometer and speedometer are flanked by analog coolant temperature and fuel level gauges.
Multi-Information Display
A Multi-Information Display (MID) positioned between the tachometer and speedometer gives the driver access to a range of useful information. Controls positioned on the right side of the steering wheel allow the driver to cycle the MID display through multiple screens of information from sources including Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and more. The Maintenance Minder™ system alerts the MDX driver of upcoming maintenance needs via the MID and should a fault occur with the vehicle, specific warning information appears. On models with Navigation, the MID also provides turn-by-turn route guidance.
Audio/Information Screen
All MDX models feature a bright, full-color 8-inch audio/information screen positioned high in the center stack of the instrument panel. Its high placement puts it close to the driver’s line of sight where it’s easy to see. Besides audio system information, the screen also offers backup camera views and access to a range of customizable features.
On-Demand Multi-Use Display™
The impressive range of technology offered in the MDX presented designers with the challenge of balancing capability with simplicity. The solution was a 7-inch On Demand Multi-Use Display™ (ODMD) touch screen positioned within easy reach of the driver and front passenger. The touchscreen controls a wide range of features, and with its contextual menus, it displays relevant items while minimizing clutter. To make it easy to use, the screen offers audible and vibratory touch feedback — both can be adjusted or shut off based on the owner’s preference. Customizable shortcuts allow the MDX driver to set easy-to-access presets for Places, Phone, Climate and Audio functional categories.
Genuine Wood Interior Accents
For the first time, the MDX offers genuine wood interior accents as standard equipment with the Advance Package. Two types of wood are used, based on the interior color. Olive Ash Burl wood is sourced from Europe and has a rich, dark tone. Black Limba wood from West Africa has a lighter, warmer tone. Both varieties have a low-gloss satin finish to better display the character of the wood. The wood accents are positioned on the instrument panel, front doors and center console.
Power Windows, Locks and Mirrors
Power windows are standard equipment on all MDX models and include auto-up and -down operation on the driver’s and front passenger’s windows. Power door locks, Smart Entry and heated power exterior mirrors are also standard equipment. Power folding exterior mirrors are standard in the Technology and Advance packages.
Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
All MDX models feature an electro chromatic interior rearview mirror that automatically dims during nighttime driving to reduce glare from the headlights of following vehicles.
Versatile Cargo Area
Dual large brushed aluminum plates measuring 16.2 inches long by four inches wide help protect the carpeted cargo-area floor during loading and unloading. With both second- and third-row seats folded, the cargo floor is near fully flat with only a slight, 4.5-degree pitch.
Even with the third-row seat in the upright position, the storage area is designed to accommodate bulky items, including a golf bag, stroller, two suitcases or a 56-quart cooler. Four rectangular satin-finished tie-down anchors allow securing cargo when the third-row seat is folded.
Lifting the cargo floor panel reveals an additional hidden storage area with a cargo volume of 1.8 cu. ft. — enough to hold folding chairs (bag type) or two laptop computer cases. In addition, a handy storage bin is positioned at the left side of the cargo area behind the rear seat, with a 12-volt power outlet nearby. Two incandescent bulbs evenly illuminate the storage area.
The third-row seats are split 50/50, and each side can be folded flat with one pull of a handle. The head restraints fold forward first, and then the seatback is unlocked so it can be folded forward easily.
Interior Lighting
The MDX’s analog instruments are backlit with LED lighting and feature high-contrast markings, and the look of a premium chronograph. The gauge package progressively illuminates to give the driver a welcoming feel upon entry. When the door is first opened, the instrument lighting comes to life and then brightens progressively to 100-percent illumination when the ignition is switched on. The illuminated instrument panels then come alive, indicating that the MDX is ready to go. At the end of the drive, the instrument lighting dims progressively.
The interior switches are illuminated to make them easy to locate at night, including the switches on all four doors and the steering wheel. In addition to front and rear overhead interior lights and map lights, the MDX also has a complement of low-level LED interior cabin lights. Ambient lighting in the ceiling illuminates the front center console, and the front foot wells and door handles. Entry front foot well lighting welcomes the passenger as they open the doors. The MDX interior lights feature “theater dimming,” which can be set by the driver to one of several dimming rates via the Multi-Information Display.
Storage Features
The MDX interior offers a range of convenient storage features for the driver and passengers. All four doors offer storage bins and bottle holders, and there are cupholders on each side of the third row of seating.
An integrated HVAC assembly frees up space for an exceptionally large center console storage space. It’s large enough to accommodate a moderately sized purse, a tablet computer and more. The console also features two beverage holders, a front pocket with a 12-volt outlet, a cell phone/iPod® pocket next to another 12-volt power outlet and USB Audio Interface, a sliding tray over the main storage space and another tray under the sliding, padded armrest.
Engine Immobilizer
Complementing the remote entry system is a standard engine-immobilizer system. A special electronically coded key prevents the vehicle from being started — even if a mechanical duplicate of the key is used. A transponder, built into the key, signals the immobilizer control unit that the key is genuine. If the vehicle is hotwired, or an unauthorized key is used, the engine will not start.