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Clock Format:
Choose either the 12h (12–hour) clock display or
the 24h (24–hour) clock display.
Offset Adjust:
Adjust the time by increasing or decreasing per
minute.
Daylight Saving Time:
When this item is enabled (indicator light illumi-
nated) , daylight saving time is on. To turn off the
daylight saving time, touch the “ON” key; the
amber indicator light will disappear.
Time Zone:
Select the “Time Zone” key; the Time Zone
screen will appear.
Select one of the following zones, depending on
the current location, by selecting the correct time
zone key and pressing the ENTER button to
enable that time zone (indicator light will illumi-
nate for that location) .
●Pacific
●Mountain
●Central
●Eastern●Atlantic
●Newfoundland
●Hawaii
●Alaska
After selection/settings, press the BACK button
or any other mode button to accept the changes.
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Comfort & Convenience settings
Select the “Comfort & Conv.” key by using the
NISSAN controller and pressing the ENTER but-
ton. The comfort and convenience option screen
will be displayed.
You can set the following operating conditions by
selecting the desired item using the NISSAN
controller, then pressing the ENTER button. The
indicator light (box at the right of the selected
item) alternately turns on and off each time the
ENTER button is pressed.
Indicator light is illuminated — ON
Indicator light is not illuminated — OFFAuto Interior Illumination:Select to turn on or
turn off the illumination of the interior lights when
any door is unlocked.
Auto Headlights Sensitivity:Select to adjust
the sensitivity of the automatic headlights higher
(right) or lower (left) .
Auto Headlights Off Delay:Select to change
the duration of the automatic headlight off timer
from 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 second
periods.Speed Sensing Wiper Interval:Select to turn
on or turn off the wiper interval adjusted automati-
cally according to the vehicle speed.
Selective Door Unlock:When this item is
turned on, only the driver’s door is unlocked first
after the door unlock operation. When the door
handle request switch on the driver’s or front
passenger’s side door is pushed to be unlocked,
only the corresponding door is unlocked first. All
the doors can be unlocked if the door unlock
operation is performed again within 1 minute.
When this item is turned to off, all the doors will
be unlocked after the door unlock operation is
performed once.
Intelligent Key Lock / Unlock:Select to turn
on or turn off the door lock/unlock function by
pushing the door handle request switch.
Lift Steering Wheel on Exit:Select to turn on
or turn off the steering wheel moving upward for
easy exit when the ignition switch is in the OFF
position and the driver’s door is opened. After
getting into the vehicle and pushing the ignition
switch to the ACC position, the steering wheel
moves to the previous position.
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Slide Driver Seat Back on Exit:Select to turn
on or turn off the driver’s seat moving backwards
for easy exit when the ignition switch is in the OFF
position and the driver’s door is opened. After
getting into the vehicle and pushing the ignition
switch to the ACC position, the driver’s seat
moves to the previous position.
Return All Settings to Default:Select to
change all the comfort and convenience systems
to their default settings.
Others settings
Select the “Others” key by using the NISSAN
controller and pressing the ENTER button. Voice
recognition, language and units setting screen
will be displayed.
Voice Recognition:
For Voice Recognition settings, refer to “NISSAN
Voice Recognition system (if so equipped)” later
in this section.Language / Units:
Use the NISSAN controller to select the “Lan-
guage / Units” key and press the ENTER button.
Select which setting you want to change using
the NISSAN controller and selecting either the
“Select Language” key or the “Select Units” key
by pressing the ENTER button.
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Select Language:
Select the “English” key or the “Français” key to
change the language shown on the display.
If you select the “Français” key, French language
will be displayed so please use the French Own-
er’s Manual. To obtain a French Owner’s Manual,
please see “Owner’s Manual/Service Manual Or-
der Information” in the “Technical and consumer
information” section.Select Units:
Select the “US” (mi, °F, MPG) key or the “Metric”
(km, °C, L/100 km) key to change the units
shown on the display.
Audio settings
For audio settings, refer to “Audio System” later in
this section.
Navigation settings
Refer to the separate Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual for information regarding these set-
tings.
Volume and beeps settings
Navigation volume
For navigation volume settings refer to the sepa-
rate Navigation System Owner’s Manual for infor-
mation regarding these settings.
Phone volume
For phone volume settings refer to “Bluetooth
Hands-Free Phone System with Navigation Sys-
tem (if so equipped)” later in this section.
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Beep setting
With this option on (indicator light illuminated) , a
beep will sound if any control panel button is
pressed.
Phone settings
For phone settings refer to “BluetoothHands-
Free Phone System with Navigation System (if so
equipped)” later in this section.
OFF BUTTON
To change the display brightness, press
the
OFF button. Pressing the button again
will change the display to the day
or the
night
display. Then, adjust the brightness
by using the NISSAN controller.
If no operation is done within 10 seconds, the
display will return to the previous display.
Press and hold the
OFF button for more
than 2 seconds to turn the display off. Press the
button again to turn the display on.When the shift selector is shifted into the R
(Reverse) position, the monitor display shows the
view to the rear of the vehicle.
The system is designed as an aid to the driver in
detecting large stationary objects to help avoid
damaging the vehicle. The system will not detect
small objects below the bumper and may not
detect objects close to the bumper or on the
ground.WARNING
●The rear view camera is a convenience
but it is not a substitute for proper back-
ing up. Always turn and check that it is
safe to do so before backing up. Always
back up slowly.
●Objects viewed in the RearView Moni-
tor differ from actual distance because
a wide-angle lens is used. Objects in the
RearView Monitor will appear visually
opposite than when viewed in the rear
view and outside mirrors.
●Make sure that the trunk is securely
closed when backing up.
●Underneath the bumper and the corner
areas of the bumper cannot be viewed
on the RearView Monitor because of its
monitoring range limitation.
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●Do not put anything on the rear view
camera. The rear view camera is in-
stalled above the license plate.
●When washing the vehicle with high-
pressure water, be sure not to spray it
around the camera. Otherwise, water
may enter the camera unit causing wa-
ter condensation on the lens, a mal-
function, fire or an electric shock.
●Do not strike the camera. It is a preci-
sion instrument. Otherwise, it may mal-
function or cause damage resulting in a
fire or an electric shock.
CAUTION
Do not scratch the camera lens when
cleaning dirt or snow from the lens.
HOW TO READ THE DISPLAYED
LINES
Guiding lines which indicate the vehicle width
and distances to objects with reference to the
vehicle body line
Aare displayed on the monitor.Distance guide lines:
Indicate distances from the vehicle body.
●Red line
1: approx. 1.5 ft (0.5 m)
●Yellow line
2: approx. 3 ft (1 m)
●Green line
3: approx. 7 ft (2 m)
●Green line
4: approx. 10 ft (3 m)
Vehicle width guide lines
5:
Indicate the vehicle width when backing up.
Predicted course lines
6:
Indicate the predicted course when backing up.
The predicted course lines will be displayed onthe monitor when the shift selector is in the R
(Reverse) position and the steering wheel is
turned. The predicted course lines will move de-
pending on how much the steering wheel is
turned and will not be displayed while the steer-
ing wheel is in the neutral position.
HOW TO PARK WITH PREDICTED
COURSE LINES
WARNING
●Always turn and check that it is safe to
do so before backing up. Always back
up slowly.
●Use the displayed lines as a reference.
The lines are highly affected by the
number of occupants, fuel level, vehicle
position, road conditions and road
grade.
●If the tires are replaced with different
sized tires, the predicted course lines
may be displayed incorrectly.
●On a snow-covered or slippery road,
there may be a difference between the
predicted course line and the actual
course line.
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●If the battery is disconnected or be-
comes discharged, the predicted
course lines may be displayed incor-
rectly. If this occurs, please perform the
following procedures:
– Turn the steering wheel from lock to
lock while the engine is running.
– Drive the vehicle on a straight road
for more than 5 minutes.
●When the steering wheel is turned with
the ignition switch in the ACC position,
the predicted course lines may be dis-
played incorrectly.
●The distance guide line and the vehicle
width line should be used as a refer-
ence only when the vehicle is on a level
paved surface. The distance viewed on
the monitor is for reference only and
may be different than the actual dis-
tance between the vehicle and dis-
played objects.●When backing up the vehicle up a hill,
objects viewed in the monitor are fur-
ther than they appear. When backing up
the vehicle down a hill, objects viewed
in the monitor are closer than they ap-
pear. Use the inside mirror or glance
over your shoulder to properly judge
distances to other objects.
The vehicle width and predicted course
lines are wider than the actual width and
course.
1. Visually check that the parking space is safe
before parking your vehicle.
2. The rear view of the vehicle is displayed on
the screen
Awhen the shift selector is
moved to the R (Reverse) position.
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3. Slowly back up the vehicle adjusting the
steering wheel so that the predicted course
lines
Benter the parking spaceC.4. Maneuver the steering wheel to make the
vehicle width guide lines
Dparallel to the
parking space
Cwhile referring to the pre-
dicted course lines.
5. When the vehicle is parked in the space
completely, move the shift selector to the P
(Park) position and apply the parking brake.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PREDICTED AND ACTUAL
DISTANCES
The distance guide line and the vehicle width
guide line should be used as a reference only
when the vehicle is on a level, paved surface. The
distance viewed on the monitor is for reference
only and may be different than the actual distance
between the vehicle and displayed objects.
Backing up on a steep uphill
When backing up the vehicle up a hill, the dis-
tance guide lines and the vehicle width guide
lines are shown closer than the actual distance.
For example, the display shows 3 ft (1.0 m) to the
place
A, but the actual 3 ft (1.0 m) distance on
the hill is the place
B. Note that any object on
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