2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID Owners Manual

Enter Digit:
Brings up a keypad, enter digits when needed.
For example, entering your PIN number for voice-
mail.
Cancel Mute:
This will appear after the “Mute” key is touched.
Mute will be cancelled.
To adjust the person’s voice to be louder or
quieter, press the volume control switch located
on the steering wheel switches or turn the volume
control knob on the instrument panel while talking
on the phone. This adjustment is also available in
the SETUP mode.
PHONE SETTING
To set up the hands-free phone system to your
preferred settings, press the SETUP button, then
touch the “Phone” key on the display.
Phonebook:
See “Phonebook download” earlier in this sec-
tion.
Downloaded Phonebook:
See the following information for each item.
cDownload All:
Transfer phonebook entries from your cellu-
lar phone to the vehicle’s phonebook. For
more information, see “Phonebook down-load” earlier in this section.
cDelete Downloaded Phonebook:
Delete all of the downloaded phonebook
entries.
cDelete an Entry of Downloaded Phone-
book:
Delete a single entry from the downloaded
phonebook. Touch the corresponding letter
key, then touch on the name key you wish to
delete. Touch the “Yes” key to delete the
entry.
Delete Call Logs:
Delete all the outgoing or incoming call logs from
the list.
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Phone Ringer Vol:
Adjust the ring volume to be quieter “–” or louder
“+”.
Phone Incoming Vol:
Adjust the phone incoming volume to be quieter
“–” or louder “+”.
Use Vehicle Ringtone:
If this item is turned on, a specific ringtone that is
different from the cellular phone’s will sound
when receiving a call.
Bluetooth Setup:
See the following information for each item.
cBluetooth Hands-Free:
If this item is turned off, the connection be-
tween the cellular phone and the in-vehicle
phone module will be canceled.
cPaired Phone List:
Up to 5 registered cellular phones are
shown on the list.
cPair Phone:
See “Pairing Procedure” in this section.
cPriority Change
If multiple phones are registered to the sys-tem, you can change the priority of the
phones on the shown list.
cRemove Paired Phone:
Delete a registered cellular phone from the
paired list.
cBluetooth Info.:
Check information about the device name,
vehicle name, device address device PIN
and connection status.
cEdit Phone Name:
If you would like to change the way your
phone’s name is displayed select this key, a
character input screen will be displayed.
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The NISSAN Voice Recognition system allows
hands-free operation of the systems equipped on
this vehicle, such as the phone and navigation
systems.
To operate NISSAN Voice Recognition, press
the
button located on the steering wheel.
Then speak the command for the system you
wish to activate. The command given is picked up
by the microphone, and it is performed when it is
properly recognized. At this time NISSAN Voice
Recognition will provide a voice and message (in
the center display) to inform you of the command
results.
USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is in the ON position,
NISSAN Voice Recognition is initialized, which
takes a few seconds. When completed, the sys-
tem is ready to accept voice commands. If
the
button is pressed before the initializa-
tion completes, the display will show the mes-
sage: “Phonetic data downloaded. Please wait.”
Giving voice commands
1. Press thebutton.
2. The system announces: “Please say a com-
mand”
3. After the tone sounds and the face icon of
the display changes, speak a command. For
additional information, see “List of voice
commands” later in this section.
4. Voice and message feedback will be pro-
vided when the command is accepted.
cIf the command is not recognized, the sys-
tem announces: “Please say again.” Repeat
the command in a clear voice.cIf you want to cancel the command, press
the
button or press and hold
thebutton for 2 seconds during feed-
back. The system will announce: “Voice in-
put is canceled”
cIf you want to adjust the volume of the voice
feedback, press the volume control buttons
(2or +) on the steering wheel while being
provided with the feedback.
Operating tips
To get the best performance out of NISSAN
Voice Recognition, observe the following:
cKeep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as
possible. Close the windows to eliminate the
surrounding noises (traffic noises, vibration
sounds, etc.) , which may prevent the system
from recognizing the voice commands cor-
rectly.
cWait until a tone sounds before speaking a
command. Otherwise, the command will not
be received properly.
cStart speaking a command within 3.5 sec-
onds after the tone sounds.
cSpeak in a natural voice without pausing
between words.
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NISSAN VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM (if so equipped)
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SYSTEM FEATURES
NISSAN Voice Recognition can activate the fol-
lowing systems:
cNavigation (if so equipped) - See the sepa-
rate Navigation System Owner’s Manual for
the available voice commands and opera-
tion.
cBluetoothTHands-Free Phone
For additional information on the navigation sys-
tem, see the separate Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual.
How to say numbers
NISSAN Voice Recognition requires a certain
way to speak numbers in voice commands. Refer
to the following examples.
General rule: Either “zero” or “oh” can be used for
“0”.
Phone numbers:
Speak phone numbers according to the following
examples:
c1-800-662-6200
csay “Dial” or “Phone dial” the system will
respond with “Please say the first group of
numbers”, then say:– “one eight oh oh six six two six two oh oh”,
– “one eight hundred six six two six two oh
oh”, or
– “one eight zero zero six six two six two oh
oh”.
Note 1: For the best voice recognition phone
dialing results, say phone numbers as single dig-
its.
Note 2: You cannot say 555-6000 as “five five
five six thousand”.
Personal vocabulary (voicetags)
NISSAN Voice Recognition provides the function
called “voicetags”, which can be associated with
the phone and the navigation system (if so
equipped) . Using your own voice, 70 voicetags
can be registered in the “Phonebook” (phone)
and 20 locations can be registered in the “Ad-
dress Book” (navigation system) .
For additional information, see “BluetoothT
Hands-Free Phone System” earlier in this section
and/or the separate Navigation System Owner’s
Manual (if so equipped) for the method of “voic-
etag” registration.
BLUETOOTHTHANDS-FREE
PHONE SYSTEM VOICE
COMMANDS
Depending on the commands, some different
phrases are available. Optional words are shown
in brackets [ ]. A few words, identified with a slash
/, indicate the alternate words that you can select
when speaking the command. Data items that
you need to enter, such as phone numbers, are
indicated in italics with brackets < >.
How to say commands
Example: “[PHONE] DIAL/CALL ber digits>” stands for the following possible
commands.
DIAL<1 to 32 phone number digits>
CALL<1 to 32 phone number digits>
PHONE DIAL<1 to 32 phone number digits>
Help commands
c“COMMAND LIST”, “VOICE HELP” or
“HELP”
Gives spoken information about NISSAN
Voice Recognition and displays the list of
help commands.
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Phone commands
c“[PHONE] DIAL”
or “CALL”
Dials the phone number given in the com-
mand. Speak the phone number in one se-
quence. The number is automatically dialed.
c“[PHONE] REDIAL”
Redials the phone number last dialed.
c“OUTGOING CALLS”
Shows the outgoing call history (1 to 5) .
c“INCOMING CALLS”
Shows the incoming call history (1 to 5) .
c“PHONE SELECT 1to5>” or “SELECT/CHOOSE PHONE
”
If multiple phones are registered to the sys-
tem, you can change which phone to con-
nect to the system (as long as that phone is
present in the vehicle) .
c“PHONEBOOK”
Shows the first page of the “phone book” list.
c“PHONEBOOK”
Shows the specified “voicetag” entry in the
“phone book” and dials the phone number
registered in the specified “voicetag” after
pressing theENTERbutton on the steering
wheel.c“ PHONEBOOK [PLAY] DIRECTORY” or
“PLAY PHONEBOOK [DIRECTORY]”
Dials the phone number registered in the
phone book.
NAVIGATION SYSTEM VOICE
COMMANDS (if so equipped)
For additional information, see the separate Navi-
gation System Owner’s Manual for the voice
commands available and operations.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
The system should respond correctly to all voice
commands without difficulty. If problems are en-
countered, follow the solutions given in this guide
for the appropriate error.
Where the solutions are listed by number. Try
each solution in turn, starting with number one,
until the problem is resolved.
Symptom/error messageSolution
Displays “COMMAND NOT RECOG-
NIZED” or the system fails to interpret the
command correctly.1. Ensure that the command format is valid. SeeCommand listin this section.
2. Speak clearly without pausing between words and at a level appropriate to the ambient noise level.
3. Ensure that the ambient noise level is not excessive, for example, windows open or defrost on.
NOTE:
If it is too noisy to use the phone, it is likely that voice commands will not be recognized.
4. If optional words of the command have been omitted, then the command should be tried with these in place.
The system consistently selects the wrong
voicetag.1. Ensure that the voicetag requested matches what was originally stored. This can be confirmed by giving the Address Book Directory
or Phone Directory command.
2. Replace one of the voicetags being confused with a different voicetag.
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5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving................5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide)..................5-2
Three-way catalyst..............................5-3
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
(if so equipped)................................5-3
Avoiding collision and rollover....................5-5
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-6
Push-Button Ignition Switch........................5-6
Push-button ignition switch positions.............5-7
Intelligent key battery discharge..................5-8
Nissan vehicle immobilizer system................5-9
Before starting the Hybrid System...................5-9
Starting the Hybrid System........................5-10
Driving the vehicle................................5-10
Electronically controlled Continuously
Variable Transmission (eCVT)...................5-10
Parking brake....................................5-13
Cruise control....................................5-14
Precautions on cruise control...................5-14Cruise control operations.......................5-14
Break-in schedule................................5-15
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-15
Parking/parking on hills............................5-16
Power steering...................................5-17
Brake system....................................5-17
Brake precautions.............................5-17
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).................5-19
Traction Control System (TCS).....................5-20
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system.............5-21
Cold weather driving..............................5-22
Freeing a frozen door lock......................5-22
Anti-freeze....................................5-22
Draining of coolant water.......................5-22
Tire equipment................................5-22
Special winter equipment.......................5-22
Driving on snow or ice.........................5-22
Engine block heater (if so equipped).............5-23
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