
4 Display screen, heater, air conditioner and
audio systemsSafety note .............................................................................. 4-2
Control panel buttons — without navigation system .... 4-2
Names of the components ............................................ 4-3
How to use joystick and “ENTER” button ................. 4-3
How to use “PREV” button ........................................... 4-3
How to use “TRIP” button ............................................. 4-3
How to use “FUEL ECON” button .............................. 4-4
Clock ................................................................................... 4-4
How to use “E/M” button .............................................. 4-4
How to use “MAINT” (Maintenance) button ............. 4-5
How to use “SETTING” button .................................... 4-5
“DAY/NIGHT” button ...................................................... 4-7
Control panel buttons — with navigation system .......... 4-7
Names of the components ............................................ 4-8
How to use joystick and “ENTER” button ................. 4-8
How to use “PREV” button ........................................... 4-8
Setting up the start-up screen ..................................... 4-8
How to use the “TRIP” button ...................................... 4-8
How to use the “SETTING” button .......................... 4-11
“DAY/NIGHT” button.................................................... 4-15
Ventilators .............................................................................. 4-16
Heater and air conditioner (Automatic) ......................... 4-16
Automatic operation ...................................................... 4-17
Manual operation ........................................................... 4-18Operating tips................................................................. 4-19
In-cabin microfilter ......................................................... 4-19
Servicing air conditioner .................................................... 4-20
Audio system ........................................................................ 4-20
FM radio reception ........................................................ 4-21
AM radio reception ....................................................... 4-21
Satellite radio reception ............................................... 4-21
Audio operation precautions....................................... 4-21
FM-AM radio with cassette player and compact disc
(CD) player (Type A)/CD changer (Type B) .......... 4-25
CD care and cleaning .................................................. 4-31
Steering switch for audio control (if so
equipped)......................................................................... 4-32
Antenna ............................................................................ 4-33
Car phone or CB radio .................................................... 4-33
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FM RADIO RECEPTIONRange: FM range is normally limited to 25 to 30
miles (40 to 48 km), with monaural (single
channel) FM having slightly more range than
stereo FM. External influences may sometimes
interfere with FM station reception even if the FM
station is within 25 miles (40 km). The strength
of the FM signal is directly related to the distance
between the transmitter and receiver. FM signals
follow a line-of-sight path, exhibiting many of the
same characteristics as light. For example they
will reflect off objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away froma station transmitter, the signals will tend to fade
and/or drift.
Static and flutter: During signal interference from
buildings, large hills or due to antenna position,
usually in conjunction with increased distance
from the station transmitter, static or flutter can
be heard. This can be reduced by adjusting the
treble control counterclockwise to reduce treble
response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and re-
flected signals reach the receiver at the same
time. The signals may cancel each other, result-
ing in momentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM RADIO RECEPTIONAM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics. AM signals are also sub-
ject to interference as they travel from transmitter
to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas with
many tall buildings. It can also occur for several
seconds during ionospheric turbulence even in
areas where no obstacles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electricalpower lines, electric signs and even traffic lights.
SATELLITE RADIO RECEPTIONWhen the satellite radio is first installed or the
battery has been replaced, the satellite radio
may not work properly. This is not a malfunction.
Wait more than 10 minutes with satellite radio
ON for satellite radio to receive all of the neces-
sary data.
No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT button is
pressed, unless optional satellite receiver and
antenna were factory installed (late availability
only/retrofit unavailable), and an XM
or
SIRIUS
TM
satellite radio service subscription is
active.
Satellite radio performance may be effected if
cargo carried on the roof rack blocks the satellite
radio signal.
If possible, do not put cargo over the satellite
radio antenna.
AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
Cassette playerTo maintain good quality sound,
NISSAN recommends using cassette
tapes of 60 minutes or shorter in length.
Cassette tapes should be removed from
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FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH
CASSETTE PLAYER AND
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER
(TYPE A)/CD CHANGER (TYPE B)No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT button is
pressed, unless optional satellite receiver and
antenna were factory installed (late availability
only/retrofit unavailable), and an XM
or
SIRIUS
TM
satellite radio service subscription is
active.
Audio main operationThe tape deck employs a permalloy head which
allows for improved reproduction of high fre-
quency ranges. Noise is also greatly reduced by
the combined use of the Dolby NR (Noise
Reduction) system. The auto loudness circuit
enhances the low frequency range automatically
in both radio reception and tape and CD play-
back.
ON⋅OFF/Volume control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
push the ON⋅OFF/Volume control knobwhile
the system is off to call up the mode (radio, tape
or CD) which was playing immediately before
the system was turned off. When no CD or tape
is loaded, the radio will come on. While thesystem is on, pushing the ON⋅OFF/Volume con-
trol knobturns the system off.
To turn the radio off, press the Power/Volume
control knob.
Turn the ON⋅OFF/Volume control knobto adjust
the volume.
This vehicle hasSpeed Sensitive control Vol-
ume (SSV) for audio (type B only). The audio
volume changes as the driving speed changes.
AUDIO knob (BASS, TREBLE, FADE,
BALANCE, (SSV and NR (Dolby) — type B
only)):
Press the AUDIO knobto change the selecting
mode as follows.
BASS→TREBLE→FADE→BALANCE→
SSV (type B only)→NR (when cassette playing
type B only)
To adjust BASS, Treble, Fader and Balance,
press the AUDIO knobuntil the desired mode
BASS, TREBLE, FADE or BALANCE appears in
the display. Turn the Tuning knobto adjust Bass
and Treble to the desired level. Use the Tuning
knobalso to adjust Fader or Balance modes.
Fader adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers and Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers.
To change the SSV mode to OFF, LOW, MID orHIGH, turn the Tuning knobto right or left. (type
B only).
To change the NR (Dolby) mode to OFF or ON,
turn the Tuning knobto right or left while cas-
sette tape is playing. When Dolby is ON, the
display indicates the
mark.
Dolby noise reduction manufactured under li-
cense from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Cor-
poration. Dolby NR and the double-D symbol
“
” are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
After 10 seconds, the radio, cassette tape or CD
display reappears. Once the sound quality is set
to the desired level, press the AUDIO button
repeatedly until the radio, cassette tape or CD
display appears.
Display CD text:
To indicate the CD mode text, push the AUDIO
knobduring CD playing.
Track No.→Track title→Disc title→BASS→
TREBLE→FADE→BALANCE→SSV→
Display mode
To change the indicated text in display mode,
turn the tuning knobwithin 2 seconds.
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The text will change as follows:Display satellite radio text:
To indicate the satellite mode text, push the
AUDIO knobduring satellite radio play.
Artist→Title→BASS→TREBLE→FADE→
BALANCE→SSV→Display mode
To change the indicated text in display mode,
turn the tuning knobwithin 2 seconds.
Pause/mute button:
To mute or pause the audio sound, push the
PAUSE/MUTE button.
To release the mute or pause, push the button
again.
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
or
SAT FM/AM/SAT radio
select:
Pushing the FM/AM (Type B), FM, AM (Type A)
or SAT band select button will change the band
as follows:AM↔FM or SAT (Satellite)
When FM/AM/SAT radio select button is
pushed while the ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON, the radio will come on at the station last
played.
The last station played will also come on when
the power knobis turned to ON.
No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT button is
pressed, unless optional satellite receiver and
antenna were factory installed (late availability
only/retrofit unavailable), and an XM
or
SIRIUS
TM
satellite radio service subscription is
active.
If a compact disc or tape is playing when the
FM/AM/SAT radio select button is turned to ON,
the compact disc or tape will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will glow during FM
stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically
change from stereo to monaural reception.TUNE (Tuning):
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving so full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.
To tune the radio, push the RADIO TUNE button
(
or
) or turn the Tuning knobto right
or left.
Use these buttons for manual tuning. To move
quickly through the channels, hold either of the
RADIO TUNE buttons down for more than 1.5
seconds.SEEK/SCANtuning:
Push the SEEK button
or
for less
than 1.5 seconds, to tune from high to low or low
to high frequencies and stops at the next broad-
casting station.
Push the
or
SEEK button for more
than 1.5 seconds to tune from low to high
frequencies and stops at each broadcasting
station for 5 seconds. Pushing the button again
during this 5 seconds period will stop SCAN
tuning and the radio will remain tuned to that
station.
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