NISSAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM HELP-
DESK CONTACT INFORMATION
For assistance or inquiries about the NISSAN
Navigation System, or to order updated map-
ping DVD-ROMs or additional DVD-ROMs,
contact the NISSAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM
HELPDESK at:
●ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1588, Orem,
UT 54059-992
●E-MAIL: [email protected]
●WEB SITE: www.navigation.com or
www.nissan.ca
●PHONE: 1-888-661-9995
●HOURS: 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Pacific Time)
NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DE-
PARTMENT
For assistance or inquiries about the NISSAN
warranty, service or general questions, contact
the NISSAN Consumer Affairs Department at:
For U.S. customers
Nissan North America, Inc.
Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003
1-800-NISSAN-1
(1-800-647-7261)
For Canadian customers
Nissan Canada Inc.
5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z5
1-800-387-0122Thank you for purchasing a NISSAN automobile.
This user’s manual is for the Altima navigation
system only. This manual contains operating in-
structions for the NISSAN Navigation System
offered in your NISSAN Altima.
Please read this manual carefully to help ensure
safe operation of the navigation system.
●Because of possible specification changes,
sections of this manual may not apply to your
vehicle.
●All information, specifications and illustrations
in this manual are those in effect at the time of
printing. NISSAN reserves the right to change
specifications or design at any time without
notice.
●Do not remove this manual from the vehicle
when selling this vehicle. The next user of this
navigation system may need the manual.
Required XM Radio
and NavTraffic monthly
subscriptions sold sepa-
rately after trial period.
XM NavTrafficonly
available in select
markets. For more
information, see
www.xmradio.com/navtraffic.
FOREWORD
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●Auto Reroute:
If the vehicle deviates from the suggested
route, the system automatically recalculates
a route that leads the vehicle to the sug-
gested route.
INFO:
●The recalculated route may not be the short-
est route because the system prioritizes easy-
to-drive roads for safety reasons.
●If you set the route conditions from the “Route
Priority” key, all sections in the route are sub-
ject to the same route conditions even though
you have set different route conditions for dif-
ferent sections in the “Edit Route” key.
●If the “Use Time Restricted Roads” is
deactivated, the system calculates a route
without any consideration of the regulations
concerning the time or day of the week.
Therefore, the suggested route may include a
road subject to traffic regulations concerning
the time or day of the week. When driving
along the route, always follow all regulations.
●If the system cannot calculate any alternative
routes, it displays the previous route.
●If the vehicle overly deviates from the sug-
gested route, the system calculates a new
route.
Traffic Information Settings
To receive traffic information, an XMNavTraf-
fic™ subscription is required.
The traffic information feature gives you the op-
portunity to forecast traffic incidents, determine
how serious they are, through the guidance
mode, and allows you to detour around traffic
problems.
“VIEWING TRAFFIC INFORMATION
(IF SO EQUIPPED)” (page 7-7)You can calculate a detour for a section of the
route, edit the route or store the route.LNV0264
CHANGE/EDIT ROUTE
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Available setting items
●Auto:
If set to ON, the system automatically calcu-
lates the required time to the destination,
the indicator illuminates and the speed set-
tings cannot be changed.
●Freeway:
Allows you to adjust the average vehicle
speed on a freeway; touch the “–” key or the
“+” key to adjust.●Main Road:
Allows you to adjust the average vehicle
speed on a main road; touch the “–” key or
the “+” key to adjust.
●Town Road:
Allows you to adjust the average vehicle
speed on a town road; touch the “–” key or
the “+” key to adjust.●Residential Road:
Allows you to adjust the average vehicle
speed in a residential area; touch the “–”
key or the “+” key to adjust.
●Reset:
Sets the average vehicle speeds to the de-
fault values.
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Route guidance5-25
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XMNavTraffic™ information is a subscription
service offered by XMSatellite Radio.
This service provides real time information re-
garding traffic flow, accidents, road construction
and other incidents, where available.
XMNavTraffic™ combines information from
commercial and public traffic data providers in-
cluding government departments of
transportation, police, emergency services, road
sensors, cameras, and aircraft reports. The traf-
fic information is broadcast to the vehicle by the
XMsatellites. Available traffic information on
the route the driver selected is shown on the
navigation screen so traffic conditions between
you and the destination are known. Three types
of real-time traffic information for major road-
ways are shown on the navigation system:
●Unscheduled traffic data for example, acci-
dents and disabled vehicles.
●Scheduled traffic data, for example road con-
struction and road closures.
●Traffic flow information (rate of speed data) .
WARNING
XMNavTraffic™ information is not a
substitute for attentive driving. Traffic
conditions change constantly and
emergency situations can arise without
warning. Relying only on XMNavTraf-
fic™ information may lead to a collision
and could result in serious personal
injury.
NOTE:
Flow information is provided for only
roads equipped with traffic sensors and is
not available in all markets covered by the
service. Flow data may not be available on
portions of a road that is under
construction.
The XMNavTraffic™ service covers many major
metropolitan markets. For the most current list of
markets covered, please refer to
www.xmnavtraffic.com or call XMRadio cus-
tomer support at 1–800–XM-RADIO
(1–800–967–2346) .
BASIC OPERATION
1. Press the INFO button.
2. Touch the “Traffic Info.” key.
3. Touch the “Back” key to return to the previ-
ous screen. Press the MAP button to return
to the current location map screen.
VIEWING TRAFFIC INFORMATION (if
so equipped)
Viewing technical information7-7
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Available setting items
●On-screen Clock:
Touch the “ON” key to toggle the clock dis-
play located in the top right corner of the
display between on and off. The indicator
light illuminates when the clock display is
set to on.
●Clock Format:
Touch the left or right arrow to change the
clock format between the “12 h” key and the
“24 h” key.●Offset Adjust:
To adjust the offset minute value (between
–59 and +59) touch the “–” key or the “+”
key.
●Daylight Saving Time:
Touch the “ON” key to toggle the daylight
saving time setting between on and off. The
indicator light illuminates when the daylight
saving time setting is set to on.●Time Zone:
Touch the “Time Zone” key to set the appro-
priate time zone from the list that appears
when you select this item:
– Pacific
– Mountain
– Central
– Eastern
– Atlantic
– Newfoundland
LANGUAGE AND UNITS SETTINGS
This allows you to change the language and
measurement unit used in the system.LNV0514
Other settings8-7
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VOICE COMMAND EXAMPLES
To use the voice recognition function, saying one
command is sometimes sufficient, but at other
times it is necessary to say two or more
commands. As examples, some additional basic
operations by voice commands are described
here.
Example 1: Switching the map to the
Birdview™ mode
1. Press thebutton located on the
steering wheel switches.2. The system announces, “Please say a
command”.
3. After the tone sounds and the
icon
on the screen changes from gray to orange,
say “Birdview”.
4. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, and the map is dis-
played in Birdview™.
Example 2: Setting a destination using
a nearby place
1. Press thebutton located on the
steering wheel switch.2. The system announces, “Please say a
command”.
3. After the tone sounds and the
icon
on the screen changes from gray to orange,
say “Destination nearby places”.
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Voice recognition9-5
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4. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, and the list of POI
categories appears.
5. The voice feedback will announce “Please
say a category name”. After the tone sounds
and the icon on the screen changes again,
say a category name. For example, say
“Restaurant”.
INFO:
If a route is already set, the system will display
the category choices along the current route.
6. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, and the list of facili-
ties in the category specified in the previous
step appears.
7. The system will say “please say a number”.
After the tone sounds and the icon on the
screen changes again, say “One”.8. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, the system will say
“Calculating route to destination one”. The
system starts calculating a route to the se-
lected facility.
Help command
If you are controlling the system by voice com-
mands for the first time or do not know the ap-
propriate voice command, say the following
command.
●“Command list” Displays the list of voice
commands.
INFO:
The list displayed can be scrolled by touching
the
key or thekey on the
touch-screen.
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Command Action Other commands
Zoom out Zooms the map out.
Zoom level <1 to 10> Changes the scale of the map.
Shortest time route Sets the route search condition to the Fastest Route.
Minimize freeways Sets the route search condition to the Minimize Freeway.
Shortest distance route Sets the route search condition to the Shortest Route.
Cancel route guidance Cancels the route setting. Cancel route
Recalculate route Recalculates a route. Recalculate
Voice guidance Turns on voice guidance. Guidance voice
Store location Stores a current location. Store current location
Repeat voice guidance Repeats voice guidance once. Voice repeat, repeat
Address book play direc-
toryDisplays the Address Book. Play address book directory, Address book directory
9-8Voice recognition
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