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NOTE:
The lift gate must be unlocked in order to
open the glass hatch.
WARNING
Do not drive with the glass hatch open.
This could allow dangerous exhaust gases
to be drawn into the vehicle. See “Exhaust
gas” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
OPENING THE FUEL-FILLER LID
The fuel-filler lid automatically unlocks when all
doors are unlocked.
1. Unlock the fuel-filler lid using one of the
following operations.
cUnlock all doors with the keyfob.
cUnlock all doors with the key.
cPress the power door lock switch to the
unlock position.
2. Push the lid to open.
To lock, close the fuel-filler lid and lock the doors.
FUEL-FILLER CAP
The fuel-filler cap is a ratcheting type. Turn the
cap counterclockwise to remove. To tighten, turn
the cap clockwise until ratcheting clicks are
heard.
Put the fuel-filler cap on the cap holder
s1while
refueling.
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FUEL-FILLER DOOR
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TILT OPERATION
Pull the lock lever forward and hold it to adjust the
steering wheel up or down to the desired posi-
tion.
Release the lock lever to lock the steering wheel
in place.
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving. You could lose control of your
vehicle and cause an accident.The accelerator and brake pedals can be ad-
justed for driving comfort.
Use the pedal adjusting switch to adjust the
brake and accelerator pedal position forward
s1
or backwards2. Pedal adjustment can only be
performed when:
cIgnition switch is in the LOCK or ACC posi-
tion
cIgnition switch is ON and the selector lever
is in the P (Park) position
The brake and accelerator pedals cannot be ad-
justed separately.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the pedal position with your
foot on the pedal.
LPD0304LPD0305
STEERING WHEEL PEDAL POSITION ADJUSTMENT (if so
equipped)
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s1To block glare from the front, swing down the
main sun visor.
s2To block glare from the side, remove the
main sun visor from the center mount and
swing the visor to the side.
s3Slide the extension sun visor in or out as
needed.
CAUTION
cDo not store the sun visor before return-
ing the extension to its original
position.
cDo not pull the extension sun visor forc-
edly downward.
VANITY MIRRORS
To access the vanity mirror, pull the sun visor
down and flip open the mirror cover. Some vanity
mirrors are illuminated and turn on when the
mirror cover is open.
WPD0315
WPD0307
SUN VISORS
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2. While the indicator light for the memory
switch being set is illuminated for 5 sec-
onds, press the
button on the keyfob.
The indicator light will blink. After the indica-
tor light goes off, the keyfob is linked to that
memory setting.
With the key removed from the ignition switch,
press the
button on the keyfob. The driv-
er’s seat, accelerator and brake pedals, and out-
side mirrors will move to the memorized position.
NOTE:
If a new memory position is saved to the
memory switch, the keyfob automatically
re-links.
Confirming memory storage
cTurn the ignition ON and push the SET
switch. If the main memory has not been
stored, the indicator light will come on for
approximately 0.5 seconds. When the
memory has stored the position, the indica-
tor light will stay on for approximately 5 sec-
onds.
cIf the battery cable is disconnected, or if the
fuse opens, the memory will be canceled. In
such a case, reset the desired positions
using the following procedures.1. Open and close the driver’s door more than
two times with the ignition key in the LOCK
position.
2. Reset the desired position using the previ-
ous procedure.
Selecting the memorized position
Set the automatic transmission selector lever to
the P (Park) position, then:
cWithin 45 seconds of opening the driver’s
door, push the memory switch (1 or 2) fully
for at least 1 second, or
cTurn the ignition switch to the ON position
and push the memory switch (1 or 2) fully for
at least 1 second.
The driver’s seat, accelerator and brake pedals,
and outside mirrors will move to the memorized
position with the indicator light blinking, and then
the light will stay on for approximately 5 seconds.
ENTRY/EXIT FUNCTION
This system is designed so that the driver’s seat
will automatically move when the automatic
transmission selector lever is in the P (Park)
position. This allows the driver to get into and out
of the driver’s seat more easily.The driver’s seat will slide backward:
cWhen the key is removed from the ignition
switch and the driver’s door is opened.
cWhen the driver’s door is opened with the
ignition key turned to LOCK.
cWhen the ignition key is turned from ACC to
LOCK with the driver’s door open.
The driver’s seat will return to the previous posi-
tion:
cWhen the key is inserted into the ignition
switch and the driver’s door is closed.
cWhen the driver’s door is closed with the key
turned to LOCK.
cWhen the key is turned from ACC to ON
while the automatic transmission selector
lever is in the P (Park) position.
The entry/exit function can be adjusted or can-
celed. For vehicles with navigation system, see
“Vehicle electronic systems” in the “Display
screen, heater, air conditioner and audio sys-
tems” section of this manual. For vehicles without
navigation system, see your NISSAN dealer.
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HOW TO USE THE “SETTING”
BUTTON
To adjust the various settings within the display
screen press the“SETTING”button.
After pressing the “SETTING” button a menu will
be shown on the display screen which will allow
you to program several functions such as the
display screen appearance, programmable fea-
tures for your vehicles electronics system and
other system settings such as your clock. To
make a selection from this mode use the joystick
and press the “ENTER” button.
SETTING THE DISPLAY (Audio or
HVAC display):
The audio or HVAC reading can be displayed at
the bottom of the screen. Choose the “Audio” or
“HVAC” (Heater and air conditioner) key to be
displayed at the bottom, by using the joystick and
pressing the ENTER button to select or deselect
the key. The setting condition will normally appear
on the screen. To return to the setting screen,
push the “SETTING” button or “PREV” button.
Display settings
The DISPLAY SETTINGS screen will appear af-
ter pushing the“SETTING”button, selecting
“Display”key and pushing the“ENTER”but-
ton.
Brightness/Contrast/Map Background:
To adjust the brightness and contrast of the
screen, select the“Brightness/contrast”key
and push the“ENTER”button. You can then use
the joystick to adjust the brightness to Darker or
Brighter and the contrast to Lower or Higher. For
information on Map Background, please refer to
the separate Navigation System Owner’s
Manual.Display Off:
To turn off the screen, push the“SETTING”
button and select the“Display”key and“Dis-
play Off”key. The indicator of the“Display
Off”will turn to amber. When any mode button is
pushed with the screen off, the screen turns on
for further operation. The screen will turn off
automatically 5 seconds after the operation is
finished on the map display in the Audio, HVAC
(Heater and air conditioner) , SETTING or VE-
HICLE INFO modes.
To turn on the screen, push the“SETTING”
button and select the“Display”key and“Dis-
play Off”key, then set the screen to on by
pushing the“ENTER”button.
Setting Audio or HVAC display:
Choose the“Audio”or“HVAC”(Heater and air
conditioner) key to be displayed at the bottom, by
using the joystick. The audio or HVAC setting
condition will normally appear on the screen. To
return to the setting screen, push the“SET-
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Adjust driver seat when exiting vehicle:
With this option ON, the driver’s seat automati-
cally moves back and returns to the original po-
sition for ease of exit and entry.
Remote unlock driver’s door first:
This option allows you to select which doors will
unlock first during an unlocking operation:
Only the driver’s doorÃ!All the doors
Keyless remote response — horn:
This key allows you to change the horn chirp
mode that occurs when pressing the LOCK or
UNLOCK button on the keyfob.
NOTE:
If you change the horn beep or the lamp
flash feature with the keyfob, the display
screen will not show the current mode. Use
the keyfob to return to the previous mode
and re-enable the display screen control.
Keyless remote response — lights:
This key allows you to change the hazard indica-
tor flash mode that occurs when pressing the
LOCK or UNLOCK button on the keyfob.NOTE:
If you change the horn beep or the lamp
flash feature with the keyfob, the mode will
not be changed with the display. Use the
keyfob to return to the previous mode and
re-enable the display control.
Auto re-lock time:
This key allows you to set the length of time
before doors auto re-lock.
Sensitivity of automatic headlights:
This key allows you to set the sensitivity of the
automatic headlights:
cLower- less sensitive, automatic headlights
will take longer to come on when the head-
light sensor senses less ambient light.
cHigher- more sensitive, automatic head-
lights will come on quicker when the head-
light sensor senses less ambient light.
Automatic headlights off delay:
This key allows you to set the length of time
before the automatic headlights turn off after
exiting the vehicle.Speed dependent wiper:
This key allows you to turn on or turn off the
driving speed dependent intermittent wiper func-
tion.
Return all settings to default:
When this key is selected and turned on using
the“ENTER”button, all settings made by VE-
HICLE ELECTRONICS will return to the default
settings.
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System settings
Language/Unit
The LANGUAGE/UNIT screen will appear when
selecting the“Language/Unit”key and push-
ing the“ENTER”button.
Language: English or French
Unit: US — mile, °F, MPG
Metric — km, °C, L/100 km
You can select the language and unit using the
joystick and“ENTER”button.Clock
Adjusting the time:
Select the“Hours”or“Minutes”key and move
the joystick to the right or left to adjust the time.
The time will change step by step.
After completion of the setting, press the
“PREV”button.Setting daylight savings time:
Use the“Daylight Saving Time”key to adjust
the clock to daylight savings time.
ON: The displayed time advances by 1 hour.
OFF: The current time is displayed.
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Adjusting the time to the GPS:
Select the“Auto Adjust”key.
The time will be reset to the GPS time.Selecting the time zone:
1. Select the“Select Time Zone”key.
The [TIME ZONE] screen will appear.2. Select one of the following zones depending
on the current location.
cPacific zone
cMountain zone
cCentral zone
cEastern zone
cAtlantic zone
cNewfoundland zone
After selection, the [CLOCK SETTINGS] screen
will appear.
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