1998 NISSAN QUEST Owners Manual

WARNING
cThe air conditioner cooling function
operates only when the engine is
running.
cDo not leave children, unreliable
adults, or pets alone in your vehicle.
On hot, sunny days, temperatures in
a closed vehicle could quickly be-
come high enough to cause severe
or possibly fatal injuries to people or
animals.cDo not use the recirculation mode
for long periods as it may cause the
interior air to become stale and the
windows to fog up.
cPositioning of the heater and air con-
ditioner controls should not be done
while driving, in order that full atten-
tion may be given to the driving
operation.
The Electronic Automatic Temperature
Control (EATC) is located at the center of
the instrument panel, above the radio. The
EATC operates only when the ignition isturned to the ON position.
The EATC maintains the temperature you
select and controls the airflow for your com-
fort. It also allows you to override the auto-
matic operation with manual function selec-
tor buttons.
To turn the EATC on, push either the AU-
TOMATIC button or any of the five function
selector buttons:
,,,,
or
. To turn the EATC off, press the
OFF button.
When you select AUTOMATIC, the system
determines fan speed, airflow location and
discharge air temperature. When one of the
function selector buttons is pressed, your
selection determines airflow location only.
Fan speed and discharge air temperature
remain automatic. You can override fan
speed by rotating the vertical thumbwheel
located at the extreme right of the
control panel.
The display window indicates the status of
the system. It shows the selected tempera-
ture and AUTO when in the AUTOMATIC
mode. It also indicates manual (thumb-
wheel) control of the fan speed when a
is shown.
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AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Push the AUTOMATIC button and select the
desired temperature. The selected tempera-
ture and AUTO show in the display window.
The EATC heats or cools to achieve the set
temperature.
When in AUTOMATIC and weather conditions
require heat, air is sent to the floor. However,
a feature is included in the EATC to prevent
blowing cold air to the floor if the engine
coolant is not warm enough to allow heating.
In three or four minutes the fan speed gradu-
ally increases and airflow changes to the floor.
If unique conditions exist, such as window
fogging, the five override buttons allow spe-
cific airflow selection. The thumbwheel al-
lows you to adjust the fan speed to suit your
needs.
Temperature selection
TheTEMPbutton on the left side of
the control panel is for temperature selec-
tion. The
side lowers the set tempera-
ture, and theside raises the set tem-
perature. Press and hold either side of the
button to rapidly change the temperature
setting in one degree increments to either
65ÉF (18ÉC) or 85ÉF (29ÉC). If you wantcontinuous maximum cooling, push the
side of the TEMP button until 60ÉF
(16ÉC) shows in the display window. The
EATC cools at maximum and disregards the
60ÉF (16ÉC) setting until a warmer tempera-
ture is selected. If you want continuous
maximum heating, push the
side of the
TEMP button until 90ÉF (32ÉC) shows in the
display window. The EATC provides maxi-
mum heat regardless of the 90ÉF (32ÉC)
setting until a cooler temperature is se-
lected.
Fan speed and thumbwheel
Your EATC automatically adjusts the fan
speed to the existing conditions. To control
the fan speed yourself, use the thumbwheel
located at the extreme right side of the
EATC control panel. Using the thumbwheel
cancels the automatic fan speed control,
and causes a
to appear in the display
window. Rotate the thumbwheel up for HI
speeds and down for LO speeds.
To return to auto fan control, press the
AUTOMATIC button.
AIR CONTROL BUTTONS
Your EATC has five buttons which allow you
to make special selections. The buttons aregrouped in the middle of the EATC panel
and allow you to determine airflow location.
Pressing any of the air control buttons
changes airflow location only, and does not
affect the ability of the system to control
temperature or fan speed. Return to fully
automatic operation by pushing the AUTO-
MATIC button.
Push this button for airflow to the floor and
windshield at the same time. The
in-
dicator light comes on, and the display
window shows the set temperature.
Press this button to obtain maximum airflow
to the windshield. Adjust the temperature
setting as required for defrosting. The
indicator light comes on, and the
display window shows the set temperature.
When the outside temperature is about
50ÉF (10ÉC) or above, the air is dehumidi-
fied to prevent window fogging.
Push this button to select airflow through
the instrument panel registers. The
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indicator light comes on, and the
display window shows the set temperature.
The EATC heats the air if the selected
temperature is warmer than the outside air
coming into the vehicle. However, the air is
not cooled regardless of the temperature
setting.
Push this button to get air from the floor and
instrument panel registers at the same time.
The
indicator light comes on and the
display window shows the set temperature.
Depending on the selected temperature, the
air is automatically heated or cooled.
Push this button to direct airflow to the floor.
Theindicator light comes on, and the
display window shows the set temperature.
The air cannot be cooled in the
mode,
only heated.
AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR RE-
CIRCULATION
Activate the air conditioner in any of the
override modes listed above by pressing the
A/C button. The A/C indicator light comeson to verify activation, and cooled air flows
from the vents. Fan speed continues to be
controlled by the EATC unless the fan
speed thumbwheel is used to override.
Press the
button to choose air recir-
culation. In this mode the EATC system
recirculates the air inside the vehicle rather
than drawing air from outside. Use this
mode together with the air conditioner to
rapidly cool the inside of the vehicle, or to
dehumidify the air inside the vehicle.
ENGLISH/METRIC MODE
Switch from English to metric temperature
display by simultaneously pressing the
and A/C buttons and holding the
thumbwheel in upper position (HI) for one
second.
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To operate the rear seat heater and air
conditioner, the engine must be running.
The rear seat heater and air conditioner can
be turned on and off from the front controls. If
the rear seat fan control lever on the front
panel is set to OFF, the rear heater and air
conditioner is turned off. If it is set to any of
the fan speed positions, air is discharged
from the rear vents at the corresponding
speed. When the rear seat fan control lever
on the front panel is set to REAR, the rear
seat passengers control their own fan speed.
The rear seat air conditioner only works when
the front seat air conditioner is operating.
CONTROLS
Fan control dial
This dial turns the fan on and off, and
controls fan speed.
Temperature control dial
This dial allows you to adjust the tempera-
ture of the outlet air. A slight delay in
temperature change may be experienced
while the climate control system adjusts the
outlet air temperature.
c
On vehicles equipped with Electronic Au-
tomatic Temperature Control (EATC), out-let air temperature is automatically con-
trolled when the rear seat fan control lever
on the front panel is set to one, two, three,
or four.
Vent switch
The vent switch allows you to select air flow
from the upper or lower vents.
cA slight delay may be experienced when
changing the vent selection. This is not a
problem; the delay is only the system
motors and solenoids switching from one
outlet to another.
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Servicing air conditioning
The air conditioning system in your NISSAN
vehicle is charged with a refrigerant de-
signed with the environment in mind.
This refrigerant does not harm the
earth's ozone layer.
Special charging equipment and lubricant
are required when servicing your NISSAN
air conditioner. Using improper refrigerants
or lubricants causes severe damage to your
air conditioning system. See ``Air condition-
ing system refrigerant and lubricant recom-
mendations'' in the ``Technical and con-
sumer information'' section of this manual.
An authorized NISSAN dealer is able to
service your environmentally ``friendly'' air
conditioning system.
WARNING
The air conditioner system contains
refrigerant under high pressure. To
avoid personal injury, any air condi-
tioner service should be done by an
experienced technician with proper
equipment.To turn the radio on, turn the ignition key to
ACC or ON. If you listen to the radio with the
engine not running, turn the key to the ACC
position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter,
buildings, bridges, mountains and other ex-
ternal influences. Intermittent changes in
reception quality normally are caused by
these external influences.
Clock
For information on setting the clock, refer to
the section ``Instruments and controls''.
AM-FM RADIO WITH CASSETTE
PLAYER
Radio operation
Push the VOL-PUSH ON knob to turn the
radio on. Push the VOL-PUSH ON knob
once more to turn the radio off.
Turn the knob to adjust the volume.
Inserting a cassette tape into the cassette
player while the radio is on turns the radio
off and turns the cassette player on.
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TUNING
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving in order that full attention may
be given to the driving operation.
AUTO SET (if so equipped)
Press AUTO SET while listening to the radio
to activate the Auto Memory Store feature.
When AUTO SET is depressed for less than
three seconds, the display window momen-
tarily indicates AUTO, and the radio seeks
the first six strong stations for the respective
band. The first six strong stations are then
stored in order in memory buttons one
through six.
Only stations in the selected band are set,
and the station seek begins from the last
frequency stored in memory button six. If
AM, FM, SCAN, TUNE, SEEK, AUTO SET,
or a memory button is pushed while Auto
Memory Store is operating, AUTO SET is
canceled and AUTO OFF shows in the
display window.
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SEEK tuning
This feature on your radio allows you to
automatically select strong frequency sta-
tions up or down the frequency band. Press
SEEK
to select the next strong sta-
tion up the frequency band. Press SEEK
to select the next strong station down
the frequency band. To change frequencies
quickly, press and hold either side of the
SEEK button.
SCAN tuning
Push SCAN to enter the scan tuning mode.
The radio searches up the frequency band,
stopping and playing each strong frequency
station for five seconds. This continues until
the SCAN button is pushed a second time
or a different tuning function is selected.
The AM or FM1 or FM2 symbol in the
display window flashes while each station is
being played.
AM/FM
Press the AM/FM button to select the de-
sired band: AM, FM1, or FM2. The stereo
indicator shows in the display window dur-
ing FM stereo reception. When the stereo
broadcast signal is weak, the radio auto-matically changes from stereo to monaural
reception.
Station memory operations
Your radio comes equipped with six
memory buttons, which are used to preset
up to six AM stations and 12 FM stations.
NOTE: If the vehicle's battery is discon-
nected, the memory buttons need to be
reset.
To set the memory buttons:
1. Select the desired band (AM, FM1, or
FM2) by pressing the AM/FM button.
2. Tune to the desired frequency.
3. Press one of the memory buttons and
hold the button in. The sound mutes out
for about two seconds, then returns. That
station is now held in memory on that
button.
Repeat the three steps above for each
memory button you want to set.
The memory buttons also control the rear
audio controls. Push memory buttons three
and five simultaneously to turn the rear
audio controls on. Push them again to turn
the rear audio controls off. A headphonesymbol appears in the display window when
the rear controls are activated.
ADJUSTING TONE QUALITY
BASS
Bass control allows you to adjust the lower,
bass frequencies to your preference.
Push the BASS button either
or; BASS and the setting indicator bar
appear in the display window. Pressing the
BASS button either
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creases or decreases the level of bass, as
indicated by the number of bar segments
showing in the display window.
Following bass adjustment, the display win-
dow shows the current setting for three
seconds, then returns to the display prior to
adjustment.
TREB
Treble control allows you to adjust the
higher, treble frequencies to your prefer-
ence.
Push the TREB button either
or; TREB and the setting indicator bar
appear in the display window. Pressing the
TREB button either
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