● The temperature of the passenger compart-
ment will be maintained automatically. Air
flow distribution and fan speed are also
controlled automatically.
● Do not set the temperature lower than the
outside air temperature. Otherwise the sys-
tem may not work properly.
● Not recommended if windows fog up.
Dehumidified defrosting or defogging:
1. Push the “ ” front defroster button.
(The indicator light on the button will
come on.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial to set
the desired temperature.
● To quickly remove ice from the outside of the
windows, turn the “ ” fan speed con-
trol dial and set it to the maximum position.
● As soon as possible after the windshield is
clean, push the “AUTO” button to return to
the auto mode.
● When the “ ” front defroster button is
pushed, the air conditioner will automati-
cally be turned on at outside temperatures
above 23°F ( 5°C) to defog the windshield,
and the air recirculate mode will automati-
cally be turned off. Outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment to improve the defogging per-
formance.
Manual operation Fan speed control :
Turn the “ ” fan speed control dial to
manually control the fan speed.
Push the “AUTO” button to return to automatic
control of the fan speed.
Air recirculation :
Push the intake air control button
“ ” to recirculate interior air inside
the vehicle. The indicator light on the “ ”
side will come on.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated
when the air conditioner is in the front defrost-
ing mode “ ”.
Outside air circulation :
Push the intake air control button
“ ” to draw outside air into the
passenger compartment. The indicator light on
the “ ” side will come on. Automatic intake air control :
In the AUTO mode, the intake air will be con-
trolled automatically. To manually control the
intake air, push the intake air control button
“ ”. To return to the automatic con-
trol mode, push the intake air control button
“ ” for about 2 seconds. The indi-
cator lights (both air recirculation and outside
air circulation sides) will flash twice, and then
the intake air will be controlled automatically.
Air flow control :
Pushing an air flow control button manually
controls the air flow and selects the air outlet to
the following settings.
: Air flows from center and side ventila-
tors.
: Air flows from center and side ventila-
tors and foot outlets.
: Air flows mainly from foot outlets.
: Air flows from defroster and foot outlets.
To turn the system off :
Push the OFF button.
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1. “AUTO” automatic operation button/
Temperature control dial (driver side)
2. “A/C” air conditioner ON/OFF button
3. “ ” fan speed increase button
4. “ ” front defroster button
5. “MODE” manual air flow control button
6. “DUAL” zone control ON/OFF button/
Temperature control dial (passenger side)
7. “OFF” button for climate control system
8. “
” fan speed decrease button 9. “ ” rear window defogger button
(See “REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIR-
ROR DEFROSTER SWITCH” in the “2. In-
struments and controls” section.)
10. “ ” auto-recirculation
button/intake air control button
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (Type C )
Automatic operation (AUTO) The AUTO mode may be used year-round as the
system automatically controls constant tem- perature, air flow distribution and fan speed
after the desired temperature is set manually.
To turn off the heater and air conditioner, push
the “OFF” button.
Cooling and dehumidified heating:
1. Push the “AUTO” button.
(The AUTO indicator light will illuminate
and “AUTO” will appear on the display.)
2. If the A/C indicator light does not illumi-
nate, push the “A/C” button.
(The A/C indicator light will illuminate.)
3. Turn the temperature control dial (driver’s
side) to set the desired temperature.
● The temperature can be set within the
following range.
– For U.S.: 60 to 90°F (16 to 32°C)
– For Canada: 64 to 90°F (18 to 32°C)
● When the DUAL indicator light is turned
off:
– Pushing the driver’s side “AUTO” but-
ton changes both the driver’s and front
passenger’s side temperature.
– Pushing the passenger’s side “DUAL”
button changes only the front passen-
ger’s side temperature. (The DUAL indi-
cator light will illuminate and “DUAL”
will appear on the display.)Type C SAA2972
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● To set separate desired temperatures for
the driver and front passenger, push the
“DUAL” button, the indicator light illumi-
nates, and then turn the corresponding
temperature control dial.
● To cancel the separate temperature set-
ting, push the “DUAL” button, the indica-
tor light turns off, and the driver’s side
temperature setting will be applied to
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
sides.
A visible mist may be seen coming from the
ventilators in hot, humid conditions as the air is
cooled rapidly. This does not indicate a mal-
function.
Heating (A/C off):
1. Push the “AUTO” button.
(The AUTO indicator light will illuminate
and “AUTO” will appear on the display.)
2. If the A/C indicator light illuminates, push
the “A/C” button.
(The A/C indicator light will turn off.)
3. Turn the temperature control dial to set
the desired temperature.
● When the DUAL indicator light is turned
off:
– Pushing the driver’s side “AUTO” but-
ton changes both the driver’s and front passenger’s side temperature.
– Pushing the passenger’s side “DUAL”
button changes only the front passen-
ger’s side temperature. (The DUAL indi-
cator light will illuminate and “DUAL”
will appear on the display.)
● To set separate desired temperatures for
the driver and front passenger, push the
“DUAL” button, the indicator light illumi-
nates, and then turn the corresponding
temperature control dial.
● To cancel the separate temperature set-
ting, push the “DUAL” button, the indica-
tor light turns off, and the driver’s side
temperature setting will be applied to
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
sides.
● Do not set the temperature lower than the
outside air temperature. Doing so may
cause the temperature not to be con-
trolled properly.
● If the windows fog up, use dehumidified
heating instead of the A/C off heating. Dehumidified defrosting/defogging:
1. Push the “ ” button. (The indicator
light will illuminate.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial to set
the desired temperature.
● To remove frost from the outside surface
of the windshield quickly, set the tem-
perature control and fan speed control to
their maximum position.
● After the windshield is cleared, push the
“AUTO” button to set to the automatic
mode.
● When the “ ” button is pushed, the
air conditioner will automatically turn on
when the outside air temperature is
above 23°F ( 5°C) to defog the wind-
shield. The air recirculation mode will
automatically turn off. The outside air
circulation mode will be selected to im-
prove the defogging performance.
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The sunload sensor
A
on the instrument panel
helps maintain a constant temperature. Do not
put anything on or around this sensor.
IN-CABIN MICROFILTER Type A and B:
The climate control system is equipped with an
in-cabin microfilter which collects dirt, pollen,
dust, etc. To make sure the air conditioner
heats, defogs, and ventilates efficiently, replace
the filter in accordance with the maintenance
schedule in the INFINITI Service and Mainte-
nance Guide. To replace the filter, contact an
INFINITI retailer. The filter should be replaced if air flow is ex-
tremely decreased or when windows fog up eas-
ily when operating heater or air conditioning
system.
Type C:
The climate control system is equipped with a
natural grape seed polyphenol filter which col-
lects and neutralizes dirt, pollen, dust, etc. To
make sure that the air conditioner heats, defogs
and ventilates efficiently, replace the filter in
accordance with the maintenance schedule in
the INFINITI Service and Maintenance Guide. To
replace the filter, contact an INFINITI retailer.
The filter should be replaced if the air flow de-
creases significantly or if windows fog up easily
when operating the heater or air conditioner. SERVICING CLIMATE CONTROL The climate control system in your INFINITI is
charged with a refrigerant designed with the
environment in mind. This refrigerant will not
harm the earth’s ozone layer. However, special
charging equipment and lubricant are required
when servicing your INFINITI air conditioner.
Using improper refrigerants or lubricants will
cause severe damage to your climate control
system. (See “CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED
FUEL/LUBRICANTS” in the “9. Technical and
consumer information” section for climate con-
trol system refrigerant and lubricant recommen-
dations.)
Your INFINITI retailer will be able to service your
environmentally friendly climate control sys-
tem.
WARNINGThe system contains refrigerant under high
pressure. To avoid personal injury, any air con-
ditioner service should be done only by an ex-
perienced technician with the proper
equipment.SIC2768
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● An iPod nano (1st Generation) may remain
in fast forward or rewind mode if it is
connected during a seek operation. In this
case, please manually reset the iPod .
● An iPod nano (2nd Generation) will con-
tinue to fast forward or rewind if it is discon-
nected during a seek operation.
● An incorrect song title may appear when the
Play Mode is changed while using the iPod
nano (2nd Generation)
iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/WMA/
AAC) Explanation of terms :
● MP3 — MP3 is short for Moving Pictures
Experts Group Audio Layer 3. MP3 is the
most well known compressed digital audio
file format. This format allows for near “CD
quality” sound, but at a fraction of the size
of normal audio files. MP3 conversion of an
audio track can reduce the file size by
approximately a 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1
kHz, Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually no
perceptible loss in quality. The compression
reduces certain parts of sound that seem
inaudible to most people. ● WMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Mi-
crosoft as an alternative to MP3. The WMA
codec offers greater file compression than
the MP3 codec, enabling storage of more
digital audio tracks in the same amount of
space when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.
● AAC/M4A — Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is
a lossy audio compression format. Audio
files that have been encoded with AAC are
generally smaller in size and deliver a higher
quality of sound than MP3.
● Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
● Sampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
● Multisession — Multisession is one of the
methods for writing data to media. Writing
data once to the media is called a single
session, and writing more than once is
called a multisession. ● ID3/WMA Tag — The ID3/WMA tag is the part
of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that con-
tains information about the digital music file
such as song title, artist, album title, encod-
ing bit rate, track time duration, etc. ID3 tag
information is displayed on the
Album/Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows and Windows Media are regis-
tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States of America
and/or other countries.
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Specification chart (Type A): Supported media CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, USB2.0
Supported file systems CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL: ISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo,
Joliet
* ISO9660 Level 3 (packet writing) is not supported.
* Files saved using the Live File System component (on a Windows Vista-based computer) are not
supported.UDF Bridge (UDF1.02+ISO9660), UDF1.5, UDF2.0
* VDF1.5/VDF2.0 (packet writing) is not supported.
USB memory: FAT16, FAT32
Supported
versions*1 MP3 Version MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
Sampling fre-
quency 8 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR*4
WMA*2 Version WMA7, WMA8, WMA9
Sampling fre-
quency 32 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 32 kbps - 192 kbps, VBR (Ver. 9)*4
AAC Version MPEG-AAC
Sampling fre-
quency 8kHz-96kHz
Bit rate 16 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR*4
Tag information (Song title and Artist name) ID3 tag VER1.0, VER1.1, VER2.2, VER2.3, VER2.4 (MP3 only)
WMA tag (WMA only)
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Specification chart (Type B): Supported media CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CF
Supported file systems CD, CD-R, CD-RW: ISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo, Joliet
* ISO9660 Level 3 (packet writing) is not supported.
* Files saved using the Live File System component (on a Windows Vista-based computer) are
not supported.
CompactFlash card: FAT12, FAT16, FAT32
Supported
versions*1 MP3 Version MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG2.5
Sampling frequency 8 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR*4
WMA*2 Version WMA7, WMA8, WMA9
Sampling frequency 32 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 32 kbps - 192 kbps, VBR (Ver. 9) *4
Tag information (Song title and Artist name) ID3 tag VER1.0, VER1.1, VER2.2, VER2.3, VER2.4 (MP3 only)
WMA tag (WMA only)
Folder levels With navigation system:
Folder levels: 8, Folders: 255 (including root folder), Files: 512 (Max. 255 files for one folder)
Without navigation system:
Folder levels: 8, Folders and files: 999 (Max. 255 files for one folder)
Text character number limitation With navigation system: 128 characters
Without navigation system: 64 characters
Displayable character codes*3 01: ASCII, 02: ISO-8859-1, 03: UNICODE (UTF-16 BOM Big Endian), 04: UNICODE (UTF-16 Non-BOM
Big Endian), 05: UNICODE (UTF-8), 06: UNICODE (Non-UTF-16 BOM Little Endian)
*1 Files created with a combination of 48 kHz sampling frequency and 64 kbps bit rate cannot be played.
*2 Protected WMA files (DRM) cannot be played.
*3 Available codes depend on what kind of media, versions and information are going to be displayed.
*4 When VBR files are played, the playback time may not be displayed correctly.
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● Pushing the menu control switch will show
the Music Box Menu.
Bluetooth Audio (models with navigation sys-
tem) :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
AUX (if so equipped) :
● Pushing the menu control switch (models
with navigation system) will show the AUX
Menu.
BACK switch (models with
navigation system)Push this switch to go back to the previous
screen or cancel the selection if it is not com-
pleted.
Volume control switches Push the upper (+) or lower ( ) side switch to
increase or decrease the volume. Audio source switch Push the audio source switch to change the
mode as follows.
Type A:
● Models with navigation system
AM → FM → SAT → CD/DVD → Music Box →
USB/iPod → Bluetooth Audio
● Models without navigation system
AM → FM → CD → Music Box → USB/iPod
→ SAT
Type B:
Preset A → Preset B → Preset C → CDANTENNA
Window antenna The antenna pattern is printed inside the rear
window.
CAUTION● Do not place metalized film near the rear
window glass or attach any metal parts to it.
This may cause poor reception or noise.
● When cleaning the inside of the rear window,
be careful not to scratch or damage the rear
window antenna. Lightly wipe along the an-
tenna with a dampened soft cloth.
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