2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK ignition

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Symptom Possible Cause Remedy
When pushing the door handle
request switchThe front door beep sounds for approximately 2
seconds.The doors cannot be locked.Take out the Intelligent Key from the vehicle and push the
door handle request switch.
When closing the doorsThe front door beep sounds for approximately
10 seconds.The ignition knob is not turned to
LOCK position.Turn the ignition knob to LOCK.
The key warning light in the instrument panel
blinks in red and the front door warning beep
sounds for approximately 3 seconds.The Intelligent Key is not in the
vehicle.Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
The front door beep sounds for approximately 3
seconds and all doors unlock.The Intelligent Key is left in the
vehicle.Take out the Intelligent Key from the vehicle and close the
door.
When opening the driver’s door A warning chime sounds continuously.The ignition knob is not in LOCK
position, or the mechanical key is
inserted into the ignition knob.Turn the ignition knob to LOCK.
Remove the mechanical key from the ignition knob.
When stopping the engine The P position warning light in the instrument
panel blinks in red.The selector lever is not in the P
(Park) position.Make sure that the selector lever is in the P (Park) position
and turn the ignition knob to LOCK.
When turning the ignition knob The warning chime sounds The ignition knob is not turned to
LOCK.Turn the ignition knob to LOCK.
When starting the engine The key warning light in the instrument panel
blinks in green.The battery charge is low. Replace the battery with a new one. See “Battery replace-
ment” in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section.
When turning the ignition switch A warning chime sounds continuously. The ignition switch is not turned
to the LOCK position.Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
A warning chime sounds continuously and the
Intelligent Key lock warning light blinks.
When pushing the ignition
switchThe Intelligent Key system warning light in the
instrument panel illuminates red.The Intelligent Key is not in the
vehicle.If the Intelligent Key system warning light illuminates red even
while you are carrying the Intelligent Key, the battery is com-
pletely discharged. Replace the battery with a new one. See
“Battery replacement” in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself”
section.
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OUTSIDE MIRRORS
The outside mirror remote control will operate
only when the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position.
Move the small switch
s1to select the right or left
mirror. Adjust each mirror to the desired position
using the large switch
s2.
WARNING
cObjects viewed in the outside mirror on
the passenger side are closer than they
appear. Be careful when moving to the
right. Using only this mirror could cause
an accident. Use the inside mirror or
glance over your shoulder to properly
judge distances to other objects.
cDo not adjust the mirrors while driving.
You could lose control of your vehicle
and cause an accident.
Foldable outside mirrors
Push the mirrors backward to fold them.
Heated mirrors (Canada only)
Some outside mirrors can be heated to defrost,
defog, or de-ice for improved visibility. Press the
rear window defroster switch to activate the heat-
ing function. Press the switch again to deactivate,
or the heating function will automatically turn off
after approximately 15 minutes.
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RADIO
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position
and press the PWR button to turn the radio on. If
you listen to the radio with the engine not running,
the key should be turned to the ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external influ-
ences. Intermittent changes in reception quality
normally are caused by these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the ve-
hicle may influence radio reception quality.
Radio reception
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance ra-
dio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the qual-
ity of that reception.
However there are some general characteristics
of both FM and AM radio signals that can affect
radio reception quality in a moving vehicle, even
when the finest equipment is used. These char-
acteristics are completely normal in a given re-
ception area, and do not indicate any malfunction
in your NISSAN radio system.
Reception conditions will constantly change be-
cause of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,signal distance and interference from other ve-
hicles can work against ideal reception. De-
scribed below are some of the factors that can
affect your radio reception.
Some cellular phones or other devices may
cause interference or a buzzing noise to come
from the audio system speakers. Storing the de-
vice in a different location may reduce or elimi-
nate the noise.
FM RADIO RECEPTION
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 – 30 mi
(40 – 48 km) , with monaural (single channel) FM
having slightly more range than stereo FM. Exter-
nal influences may sometimes interfere with FM
station reception even if the FM station is within
25 mi (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 char-
acteristics as light. For example, they will reflect
off objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away from
a 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 canbe heard. This can be reduced by adjusting the
treble control to reduce treble response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and reflected
signals reach the receiver at the same time. The
signals may cancel each other, resulting in mo-
mentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM RADIO RECEPTION
AM 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, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic lights.
AUDIO SYSTEM
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1. PRESET A·B·C button
2.
CD eject button
3. TUNE/SEEK buttons
4. CD insert slot
5. CD button
6. FM·AM button7. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
8.(CD seek/track) button
9.
(CD rewind) button
10. RDM button
11. VOL control knob
12. PWR button13. MENU button
14. RPT button
15.
(CD fast forward) button
16.
(CD seek/track) button
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER
For all operation precautions, see9Audio opera-
tion precautions9earlier in this section.
PWR button and VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then press the PWR button. If you listen to the
radio with the engine not running, turn the key to
the ACC position. The mode (radio or CD) that
was playing immediately before the system was
turned off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pressing the PWR button again turns the system
off.
Turn the VOL control knob to the right to increase
volume or to the left to decrease volume.
MENU button (BASS, TREBLE, FADE, BAL-
ANCE and CLOCK):
Press the MENU button to change the mode as
follows:
BAS!TRE!FAD!BAL!CLK!Audio!
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To adjust Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance, press
the MENU button until the desired mode appears
in the display. Press the TUNE/SEEK button to
adjust Bass and Treble to the desired level. You
can also use the TUNE/SEEK button to adjust
Fader and Balance modes. Fader adjusts the
sound level between the front and rear speakers
and Balance adjusts the sound between the right
and left speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the MENU button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-
wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.
Clock operation
Press the MENU button until CLK-ON or CLK-
OFF is displayed, use the TUNE/SEEK button to
turn the clock display on or off.
Clock set
If the clock is not displayed with the ignition
switch in the ACC or ON position, you need to
select the CLK-ON mode. Press the MENU but-
ton repeatedly until CLK-OFF mode is displayed.
Use the TUNE/SEEK button to enable CLK-ON
mode.
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until
CLK-ON mode appears.2. Press the MENU button again, the time will
start flashing.
3. Press the TUNE/SEEK button
orto adjust the hour.
4. Press the MENU button again; the display
will switch to the minute adjustment mode.
5. The minutes will start flashing. Press
TUNE/SEEK button
orto ad-
just the minutes.
6. Press the MENU button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds, or press the MENU button
again to return to the regular clock display.
Resetting the time
Hold the MENU button down and then press the
TUNE/SEEK button; the time will reset as fol-
lows:
cIf the displayed minutes before the reset are
in the range of :00 - :29, the hour displayed
before the reset will stay the same and the
minutes will be reset to :00.
cIf the displayed minutes before the reset are
in the range of :30 - :59, the hour displayed
before the reset will advance by one hour
and the minutes will be reset to :00.For example, if the MENU button and the
TUNE/SEEK button are pressed while the time
displayed is between 8:00 and 8:29, the display
will be reset to 8:00. If the buttons were pressed
while the time was between 8:30 and 8:59, the
display will be reset to 9:00. At the same time the
display will return to the audio.FM/AM radio operation
FM·AM button:
Press the FM·AM button to change from AMÃ!
FM reception.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/SEEK buttons:
Manual tuning
Press the
orbutton for less than 0.5
seconds for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning
Press the
orbutton for more than
1.5 seconds to seek through the frequencies.
Seek tuning begins from low to high frequencies,
or high to low frequencies depending on which
button is pressed, and stops at the next broad-
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casting station. Once the highest broadcasting
station is reached, the radio continues in the seek
mode at the lowest broadcasting station.
Station memory operations:
18 stations can be set for the FM and AM radio to
the A, B and C preset button in any combination
of AM or FM stations.
1. Press the PRESET A·B·C button to change
between storage banks. The radio displays
the icon A, B or C to indicate which set of
presets are active.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual
TUNE or SEEK tuning. Press and hold any of
the desired station memory buttons (1 – 6)
until a beep sound is heard. (The radio mutes
when the select button is pressed.)
3. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
and carefully insert the compact disc into the slot
with the label side up. The compact disc is auto-
matically pulled into the slot and starts to play.
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
CD button:
When the CD button is pressed with a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the last used compact disc starts to play.
Rewind and Fast
Forward buttons:
When the
orbutton is pressed
while the compact disc is playing, the compact
disc plays at an increased speed while rewinding
or fast forwarding. When the button is released,
the compact disc returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK buttons:
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the next track following the present
one starts to play from the beginning.
Press
several times to skip several tracks.
Each time the button is pressed, the CD ad-
vances 1 additional track. The track number ap-pears in the display window. (When the last track
on the compact disc is skipped, the first track is
played) .
When
is pressed, the track being played
returns to the beginning. Pressseveral
times to skip back several tracks. Each time the
button is pressed the CD moves back 1 track.
RPT button:
When the RPT button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
1 TRACK RPTÃ!Normal
1 TRACK RPT: The track that is currently playing
will be repeated.
RDM button:
When the RDM button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
RDMÃ!Normal
RDM: Tracks from the disc that is currently play-
ing will be played randomly.
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only be installed in vehicles that were factory
pre-wired for satellite radio. Satellite radio is not
available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
PWR and VOL control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
press the PWR button while the system is off to
call up the mode (radio or CD) which was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
To turn the system off, press the PWR button.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume (SSV) for audio. The audio volume
changes as the driving speed changes.
AUDIO button (BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE,
FADE, SSV and BEEP):
Press the AUDIO button to change the mode as
follows:
Bass!Treble!Balance!Fade!SPD VOL
(SSV if so equipped)!Beep ON/OFF!Audio
!Bass
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO button until the desired mode ap-
pears in the display. Press the
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button to adjust Bass
and Treble to the desired level. You can also usethe TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button to adjust
Balance and Fade modes. Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers and
Fade adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers.
To change the SSV mode to OFF, LOW, MID or
HIGH, press the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER but-
ton up or down.
To change the Beep to ON or OFF, press the
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button up or down.
This will enable or disable the beep sound heard
during menu selection.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-
wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.
Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button displays the clock
with the radio on or off. Press the CLOCK button
again to turn off the clock display.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the CLOCK button until it
beeps for more than 1.5 seconds to enter
the clock set mode.2. The time will start flashing. Press the
SEEK/TRACK/FILE button
orto adjust the hours.
3. Press the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER
button
orto adjust the minutes.
4. Press the CLOCK button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds, or you may press the CLOCK
button again to return to the regular clock display.
DISP (display) button:
The DISP (display) button will show text about
FM stations, CD or MP3 and SAT (satellite, if so
equipped) information in the audio display.
FM display mode
To change the text displayed while listening to an
FM station that broadcasts with Radio Data Sys-
tem (RDS) , press the DISP button. The DISP
button will allow you to change RDS information
as follows: Station call number!Program type
!Station information!Station call number.
cStation call number displays the radio fre-
quency number of the station.
cProgram type displays the type or category
of radio station.
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FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pressing the RADIO button will change the band
as follows:
AMÃ!FMÃ!SAT (satellite, if so equipped)
When the RADIO button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
No satellite radio reception is available when the
RADIO button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed and an XMTsatellite radio
service subscription is active. Satellite radio can
only be installed in vehicles that were factory
pre-wired for satellite radio. Satellite radio is not
available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. If satellite
radio is not operational then the RADIO button is
used to toggle between AM and FM bands.
If a compact disc is playing when the RADIO
button is pressed, the compact disc will auto-
matically 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/FF·REW/FOLDER
(Tuning):
To manually tune the radio, press the
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button
or.
To move quickly through the channels, hold either
the
orbutton down for more than
1.5 seconds.
SEEK/TRACK/FILE
tuning:
Press the SEEK/TRACK/FILE button
orfor less than 1.5 seconds to tune from
high to low or low to high frequencies and stop at
the next broadcasting station.
To seek quickly through the channels, press and
hold the SEEK/TRACK/FILE button for more than
1.5 seconds. When the button is released, the
radio will seek to the next broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button for more than 1.5 sec-
onds to stop at each broadcasting station for 5
seconds. Pressing the button again during this 5
second period will stop SCAN tuning and the
radio will remain tuned to that station. If the
SCAN button is not pressed within 5 seconds,
SCAN tuning moves to the next station.PRESET A·B·C (Station memory opera-
tions):
18 stations can be set for the FM, AM and SAT
(satellite, if so equipped) radio to the A, B and C
preset button in any combination of FM, AM or
SAT stations.
1. Choose preset bank A, B or C using the
PRESET A·B·C select button.
2. Select the desired FM, AM or SAT station
band.
3. Tune to the desired station using manual,
SEEK or SCAN tuning. Press and hold any
of the desired station memory buttons (1 –
6) until a beep sound is heard.
4. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Radio data system (RDS):
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
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