2008 NISSAN MAXIMA light

VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) OFF SWITCH
The Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system is designed to help improve
driving stability. VDC detects wheel spin and controls braking and engine
output. VDC may need to be temporarily shut off if you are trying to free a
vehicle stuck in snow or mud.  Push the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off switch to deactivate the
VDC system. The
lightwillilluminate inthe instrument panel
gauge area.
 Push the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off switch again to activate the VDC system.
The
light in the instrument panel gauge area will turn off.
 The VDC system is active while the vehicle is running until the switch is pressed to turn
it off.
FRONT-PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT
This vehicle is equipped with the Nissan Advanced Air
Bag System. Under some conditions, depending on the
type ofoccupant orobject detected inthe front pas-
senger seat by the occupant classification sensor, the
front-passenger airbag isdesigned toautomatically
turn OFF. When thefront-passenger airbag isOFF,
the front-passenger air bag status light will illuminate*.
For example:
 When the system detects that the front-passenger’s seat is occupied by a small adult,
child orchild restraint asoutlined inthe Owner’s Manual,the
will illuminate to
indicate that the front-passenger air bag is OFF and will not inflate in a crash .
 When the front-passenger’s seat is occupied and the passenger meets the conditions
outlined inthe Owner’s Manual,the
willnotilluminate toindicate thatthe
front-passenger air bag is operational .
*When thesystem detects thatthefront-passenger’s seatisunoccupied, the
passenger air bag status light will not illuminate even though the front-passenger
air bag is OFF.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)
This system monitors tirepressure. Ifthe low tirepressure warning
light illuminates, check the tire pressure in all four tires.
Adjust the low tire pressure to the recommended COLD tire pressure
shown on the Tire and Loading Information label located in the driver’s
door opening. After tire pressures are adjusted, the vehicle will need
to be driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h) to activate the TPMS
and turn off the low tire pressure warning light.
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SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME
The light and chime remind you to fasten your seat belts. The light
illuminates whenevertheignition keyisturned tothe ON or
START position andremains illuminated untilthedriver’s seat
belt is fastened. At the same time, the chime sounds for approxi-
mately 6seconds unlessthedriver’s seatbeltissecurely fas-
tened.
 The seat beltwarning lightmayalso illuminate ifthe front pas-
senger’s seatbeltisnot fastened whenthefront passenger’s
seat is occupied. For 7 seconds after the ignition switch is in the ON position, the system
does not activate the warning light for the front passenger.
REAR SONAR SYSTEM OFF SWITCH (if so equipped)
When backing up, this system will beep to alert you to obstacles within 6
ft (1.8 m) of the rear bumper. The system beeps faster as the vehicle gets
closer to the obstacle. A continuous tone sounds when an obstacle is less
than 10 in (25 cm) away from the bumper. Turn the system off by pushing
the rear sonar system OFFswitch. Push the switch again to enable the
system. Thesystem willautomatically resetthenext time theignition
switch is turned on.
CHILD SAFETY REAR DOOR LOCK
Child safety locks help prevent the rear doors from
being opened accidentally, especially when small
children areinthe vehicle. Thechild safety lock
levers arelocated onthe edge ofthe rear doors.
When the lever is in the LOCK position, the door
can only be opened from the outside.
FUEL-FILLER CAP
 To tighten, turn the fuel-filler cap clockwise until ratcheting
clicks are heard. If the cap is not fully tightened, the service
engine soon light may illuminate.
 If
light illuminates becausefuelcap isloose or
missing, tighten or install the cap. The
should turn
off after a few driving trips.
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HOMELINKUNIVERSAL TRANSCEIVER (if so equipped)
SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS
 Garage doors, electrical gates, entry doors, etc. will be activated during programming.
To avoid injury, make sure that people and objects are clear of all doors or gates during
programming. Yourvehicle’s engineshouldbeturned offwhile programming the
HomeLink Transceiver.
 To program your HomeLink Transceiver to operate a garage door, gate, or entry door
opener, home or office lighting, you need to be at the same location as the device.
NOTE: Garage dooropeners (manufactured after1996) have“rolling codepro-
tection”. Toprogram agarage dooropener equipped with“rolling codeprotec-
tion”, you will need to use a ladder to get up to the garage door opener motor to
be able to access the “smart or learn” program button.
PROGRAMMING YOUR HOMELINK  UNIVERSAL TRANSCEIVER (Mirror,
Sun Visor or Overhead Console)
1. To begin, press and hold the two
outer HomeLink buttons (to
clear the memory) until the indi-
cator light blinks slowly (after 20
seconds) . Releasebothbut-
tons.
2. Position theend ofthe hand-
held transmitter 1-3inches
(26-76 mm)away fromthe
HomeLink surface
3. Using bothhands, simultaneously pressandhold both theHomeLink button you
want toprogram andthehand-held transmitter button. DONOT release the
buttons until step 4 has been completed.
4. Hold down both buttons until the indicator light on the HomeLink flashes, changing
from a“slow blink” to a“rapidly flashing blink”.Thiscould takeupto90 seconds.
When the indicator light flashes rapidly, both buttons may be released. The rapidly
flashing light indicates successful programming. To activate the garage door or other
programmed device, press and hold the programmed HomeLink button - releasing
when the device begins to activate.
5. If the indicator light on the HomeLink blinks rapidly for two seconds and then turns
solid, HomeLink has picked up a “rolling code” garage door opener signal. You will
need toproceed withthenext steps totrain theHomeLink to complete the
programming which may require a ladder and another person for convenience.
6. Press and release the “smart” or “learn” program button located on the garage door
opener’s motor to activate the “training mode”. This button is usually located near the
antenna wire that hangs down from the motor. If the wire originates from under a light
lens, you will need to remove the lens to access the program button.
NOTE: Onceyouhave pressed andreleased theprogram buttononthe garage
door opener’s motor and the “training light” is lit, you have 30 seconds in which to
perform step 7. Use the help of a second person for convenience to assist when
performing this step.
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BASIC FUNCTIONS
START-UP SCREEN
 Read theprecautions carefully,highlightthe
“OK” keyusing thejoystick andpress the
ENTER button.
NAVIGATION DISPLAY SCREEN
Displays navigation features and map.
DISABLED WHILE DRIVING
Not allfeatures canbemanually operated
while the vehicle is in motion. The text for these
restricted features turns from white to gray and
cannot be selected.
DAY/NIGHT BUTTON
 Press thebuttontoswitch be-
tween theday screen (bright) andthenight
screen (dark) . Within 10 seconds of pressing
the
button, you can adjust the
brightness of the map display screen by mov-
ing the joystick right or left.
MOVING AROUND WITHIN A MAP
 To maneuver aroundthenavigation display
screen, tiltthe joystick corresponding tothe
direction thatyouwant tomove across the
map. Keep tilting thejoystick tocontinuously
move across themap inthat direction. Once
you start moving on the map, the cross pointer
appears..
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GUIDE VOICE BUTTON
Press the GUIDE VOICE buttonto hear the current navigation situation.
SWITCHING THE MAP VIEW
Press the MAPbutton. The current loca-
tion map screen is displayed.
 Press the ENTERbutton.
 Highlight the“Map View” keyand press the
ENTER button.
 Highlight either one of the “Plan View” keys or
one of the “Birdview” keys and press the EN-
TER button to select the map view. Press the
MAP button
or the “Back” key to accept
the changes.
PLAN VIEW
 Displays themap ina2-dimensional environ-
ment similar to a road map.
BIRDVIEW™
 Displays the map in an elevated perspective.
SELECTING A MENU SCREEN
1. To select a preferred menu key, use the joystick to highlight the corresponding key on
the screen and press the ENTERbutton.
2. Depending on the key you selected, a detailed menu screen, a character input screen
or asetting screen, etc.isdisplayed. Onthe screen displayed, makeadjustments,
input information, etc. accordingly.
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3.Press the BACKbuttonto return to the previous screen without applying any
changes; insome cases pressing the BACK button
willaccept thechanges
you made.
4. Press the MAP button
toreturn tothe current location mapscreen without
applying any changes.
NOTE: Depending on the menu selected, pressing the MAPbutton
may not return you
to the current location map screen.
STORING YOUR HOME IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
 Press the DESTbutton.
 Highlight the“Address Book”keyand press
the ENTER button.
 Highlight the“Home (AddNew)” keyand
press the ENTERbutton, a confirmation mes-
sage is displayed. Highlight the “YES” key and
press the ENTERbutton.
 Highlight the“Street Address” key andpress
the ENTER button. A character input screen is
displayed.
 Enter the address of your home, highlight the
“OK” keyand press the ENTER button.The
map screen is displayed.
 Moving thejoystick rightorleft, adjust your
home location if necessary. After adjusting the
location, press the ENTERbutton.
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Your home isdisplayed atthe center ofthe
map. Aconfirmation messageisdisplayed,
and the system sets your home as the destina-
tion.
 Press theMAP button
toreturn tothe
current location map screen. The home icon is
displayed on the screen.
SETTING A STREET ADDRESS AS A DESTINATION
 Press the DESTbutton.
 Highlight the“Street Address” key andpress
the ENTER button. A character input screen is
displayed.
 Make surethatthecorrect regionisselected
before inputting the name of the location.
 Enter thehouse number; whenfinished high-
light the “OK” key and press the ENTERbut-
ton. Ifyou donot know thehouse number,
highlight the “Skip” key and press the ENTER
button.
 Enter the name of the street. After finishing the
entry, highlight the“OK” keyand press the
ENTER button. A list of cities is displayed.
 Highlight thecorrect cityofthe destination
from the list and press the ENTERbutton.
 The selected destination isdisplayed atthe
center of the map. Highlight the “OK” key and
press the ENTER buttonafterconfirming the
location of the displayed destination. The sys-
tem sets the destination to the selected loca-
tion and starts calculating a route.
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SETTING A PLACE AS A DESTINATION
Press the DESTbutton.
 A nearby airport is set as a destination in this
example.
 Highlight the “Points of Interest” key and press
the ENTER button.
 Highlight the“Travel” key andpress theEN-
TER button.
 From thecategory list,highlight the“AIR-
PORT” keyand press the ENTER button.A
character input screen appears.
 Make surethatthecorrect regionisselected
before inputting the name of the location.
 After inputting the name of the location, high-
light the “OK” key and press the ENTERbut-
ton. A list screen appears.
 Highlight the preferred airport key from the list
and press the ENTERbutton.
 The selected destination isdisplayed atthe
center of the map. Highlight the “OK” key after
confirming the location of the displayed desti-
nation, and press the ENTERbutton. The sys-
tem sets the destination to the selected loca-
tion and starts calculating a route.
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