2011 INFINITI M trunk release

– Do not place the Intelligent Key near anelectric appliance such as a television set
or personal computer.
– Do not allow the Intelligent Key to come into contact with water or salt water, and
do not wash it in a washing machine. This
could affect the system function.
● If an Intelligent Key is lost or stolen, INFINITI
recommends erasing the ID code of that In-
telligent Key. This will prevent the Intelli-
gent Key from unauthorized use to unlock
the vehicle. For information regarding the
erasing procedure, please contact an
INFINITI retailer.
Mechanical key
To remove the mechanical key, release the lock
knob at the back of the Intelligent Key.
To install the mechanical key, firmly insert it
into the Intelligent Key until the lock knob
returns to the lock position.
Use the mechanical key to lock or unlock the
doors, glove box and trunk pass-through lid, if
they are equipped with a key cylinder.
See “DOORS” later in this section and “TRUNK
LID” later in this section, “STORAGE” in the “2.
Instruments and controls” section and “SEATS”
in the “1. Safety — Seats, seat belts and supple-
mental restraint system” section.
CAUTION
Always carry the mechanical key installed in
the key.
VALET HAND-OFF
When you have to leave a key with a valet, give
them the Intelligent Key itself and keep the
mechanical key with you to protect your belong-
ings.
To prevent the glove box and the trunk from
being opened during valet hand-off, follow the
procedures below.
1. Push the trunk release power cancel switch to the CANCEL side.
2. Remove the mechanical key from the In- telligent Key.
3. Lock the glove box and the trunk pass- through with the mechanical key.
4. Hand the Intelligent Key to the valet, keeping the mechanical key in your
pocket or bag for insertion into the Intel-
ligent Key when you retrieve your vehicle.
See “TRUNK LID” later in this section, “STOR-
AGE” in the “2. Instruments and controls” sec-
tion and “SEATS” in the “1. Safety — Seats, seat
belts and supplemental restraint system” sec-
tion.
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DOOR LOCKS/UNLOCKS PRECAUTION
●Do not push the door handle request switch
with the Intelligent Key held in your hand as
illustrated. The close distance to the door
handle will cause the Intelligent Key system
to have difficulty recognizing that the Intel-
ligent Key is outside the vehicle.
● After locking with the door handle request
switch, verify the doors are securely locked
by testing them.
● To prevent the Intelligent Key from being left
inside the vehicle or the trunk, make sure
you carry the key with you and then lock the
doors or the trunk. ●
Do not pull the door handle before pushing
the door handle request switch. The door
will be unlocked but will not open. Release
the door handle once and pull it again to
open the door.
● The Intelligent Key system (opening/closing
doors with the door handle request switch)
can be set to remain inactive. (See “VEHICLE
INFORMATION AND SETTINGS” in the “4.
Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice
recognition systems” section.)
INTELLIGENT KEY OPERATION
You can lock or unlock the doors without taking
the key out from your pocket or bag.
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Locking doors and fuel-filler door
1. Push the ignition switch to the OFF posi-tion and make sure you carry the Intelli-
gent Key with you.*1
2. Close all the doors.*2
3. Push the LOCK
button1on the
Intelligent Key.
4. All the doors and fuel-filler door will lock.
5. The hazard indicator flashes twice and the horn chirps once.
*1: Doors will lock with the Intelligent Key while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position.
*2: Doors will not lock with the Intelligent Key while any door is open. Operate the door
handles to confirm that the doors have been
securely locked.
Unlocking doors and fuel-filler door
1. Push the UNLOCKbutton2on the
Intelligent Key once.
2. The hazard indicator flashes once. The driver’s door and fuel-filler door will un-
lock.
3. Push the UNLOCK
button on the
Intelligent Key again within 1 minute. 4. The hazard indicator flashes once again.
All the doors will unlock.
All doors will be locked automatically unless
one of the following operations is performed
within 1 minute after pushing the UNLOCK but-
ton on the Intelligent Key while the doors are
locked. If during this 1-minute time period, the
UNLOCK button on the Intelligent Key is
pushed, all doors will be locked automatically
after another 1 minute.
●Opening any door
● Pushing the ignition switch
Opening windows
The UNLOCKbutton operation also al-
lows you to open the window that is equipped
with the automatic open/close function. (See
“POWER WINDOWS” in the “2. Instruments and
controls” section).
To open the window, push the door UNLOCK
button2on the Intelligent Key for
about 3 seconds after the door is unlocked.
To stop opening, release the UNLOCK
button.
If the window open operation is stopped in
mid-operation while pushing the UNLOCK
button, release and push the UNLOCK
button again until the window opens
completely.
Window cannot be closed using the Intelligent
Key.
The door window can also be operated by
turning the mechanical key in a door lock. (See
“DOORS” earlier in this section.)
Opening trunk lid
1. Push the TRUNKbutton3on the
Intelligent Key for more than 1 second.
2. The trunk will unlatch.
3. Raise the trunk lid to open the trunk.
Using panic alarm
If you are near your vehicle and feel threatened,
you may activate the alarm to call attention as
follows:
1. Push the PANICbutton4on the
key for more than 1 second.
2. The theft warning alarm and headlights will stay on for 25 seconds.
3. The panic alarm stops when:
● It has run for 25 seconds, or
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WARNING
●Do not drive with the trunk lid open. This
could allow dangerous exhaust gases to be
drawn into the vehicle. See “EXHAUST GAS
(carbon monoxide)” in the “5. Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
● Closely supervise children when they are
around cars to prevent them from playing
and becoming locked in the trunk where they
could be seriously injured. Keep the car
locked, with the trunk closed, when not in
use, and prevent children’s access to Intelli-
gent Keys.
TRUNK LID RELEASE SWITCH
The trunk lid release switchAis located on the
instrument panel.
To open the trunk lid, push the release switch.
To close, push the trunk lid down.
You can open the trunk lid with Intelligent Key.
(See “INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM” page 3-6 or
“REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM” earlier in
this section.)
TRUNK OPEN REQUEST SWITCH
The trunk lid can be opened by pushing the
trunk open request switch
Awhen the Intelli-
gent Key is within the operating range of the
trunk lock/unlock function regardless of the
inside lock knob position. (See “INTELLIGENT
KEY SYSTEM” earlier in this section.)
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OPENING WITH KEY
To open the trunk lid, insert the mechanical key
to the trunk key cylinder and turn the key to the
right side of the vehicle. To close, remove the
key and push the trunk lid down.
TRUNK OPEN BUTTON
The trunk lid can be opened by pushing the
TRUNK OPEN button
on the Intelligent
Key for more than 1 second.
TRUNK RELEASE POWER CANCEL
SWITCH
When the switch located inside the glove box is
in the OFF position
A, the power to the trunk
lid will be canceled and the trunk lid cannot be
opened by the trunk lid release switch, the
trunk open request switch or the TRUNK button
on the Intelligent Key.
When you have to leave the vehicle with a valet
and want to keep your belongings safe in the
glove box and the trunk, push this switch to OFF
and lock the glove box with the mechanical key.
Then leave the vehicle and the Intelligent Key
with the valet and keep the mechanical key with
you. See “KEYS” earlier in this section.
To connect the power to the trunk lid, push the
switch to the ON
Bposition.
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INTERIOR TRUNK LID RELEASE
WARNING
Closely supervise children when they are
around cars to prevent them from playing and
becoming locked in the trunk where they could
be seriously injured. Keep the car locked, with
the trunk lid securely latched, when not in use,
and prevent children’s access to Intelligent
Keys.
The interior trunk lid release mechanism allows
opening of the trunk lid in the event that people
become locked inside the trunk or in the event
of the loss of electrical power such as a dis-
charged battery.
Releasing inside the trunk
To open the trunk lid from the inside, pull the
release handle
1until the lock releases and
push up on the trunk lid. The release lever is
made of a material that glows in the dark after
a brief exposure to ambient light.
The handle is located on the back of the trunk
lid as illustrated.
Releasing from the rear seat
You can access the release handle through the
trunk pass-through (rear seat armrest). (See
“ARMREST” in the “1. Safety — Seats, seat belts
and supplemental restraint system” section.)
To open the trunk lid from the rear seat, pull the
release handle towards front of vehicle until the
lock releases.
OPENING THE FUEL-FILLER DOOR
To open the fuel-filler door, unlock the fuel-filler
door by using one of the following operations,
then push the upper left side of the door.
● Push the door handle request switch with
the Intelligent Key carried with you.
● Push the UNLOCK button on the Intelligent
Key.
● Insert the mechanical key into the door lock
cylinder and turn it to the rear of the vehicle.
● Push the power door lock switch to the
UNLOCK position.
To lock, close the fuel-filler door securely and
lock all doors by operating the door handle
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Intelligent cruise control (ICC) system . . . .5-41
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) system
MAIN switch indicator.............2-22
Intelligent cruise control (ICC) system,
Preview function ............... .5-62
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) system
warning light ................. .2-12
Intelligent Key ................. .3-2
Intelligent Key system .............3-6
Intelligent Key system Battery replacement ............8-24
Key operating range ............3-8
Key operation ................3-9
Warning signals .............. 3-11
Interior light control switch ..........2-55
Interior light replacement ...........8-28
Interior lights ................. .2-54
Interior trunk lid release ............3-19
iPod player operation ............4-74
ISOFIX child restraint ............. .1-21
J
Jump starting ................. .6-8
K
Keyless entry
(See remote keyless entry system) ......3-13
Keys ....................... .3-2
Keys, For Intelligent Key system ........3-6
Labels Air bag warning labels ...........1-48
Air conditioner specification label ....9-13
Emission control information label . . . 9-12 Engine serial number
...........9-12
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification
label ..................... 9-12
Tire and Loading information label . . . 9-13
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . 9-11
L
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP) ON
indicator light ................. .2-17
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP) system . .5-23
Lane departure warning (LDW) system . . . .5-21
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system/Lane
Departure Prevention (LDP) system ......5-20
Lane departure warning light .........2-13
LATCH system ................. .1-21
License plate, Installing front license
plate ...................... .9-14
Light Air bag warning light ...........1-48
Bulb

replacement ............. 8-27
Fog light switch .............. 2-37
Headlights bulb replacement ......8-28
Headlight switch .............. 2-33
Indicator lights ............... 2-15
Interior light control switch ........2-55
Interior lights ............... 2-54
Map lights ................. 2-54
Personal lights ............... 2-55
Trunk light ................. 2-56
Vanity mirror lights ............2-56
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders .................. 2-10
Xenon headlights ............. 2-32
Light replacement .............. .8-27Lights, Exterior and interior light
replacement
................. .8-28
Loading information
(See vehicle loading information) .......9-15
Lock Automatic door locks ............3-5
Door locks ..................3-4
Power door lock ...............3-4
Trunk lid .................. 3-17
Locking with mechanical key ..........3-4
Low outside temperature warning ......2-22
Low tire pressure warning light ........2-13
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)) .....5-3
Maintenance Battery ................... .8-16
General maintenance ............8-2
Indicators for maintenance
(dot matrix) ................ 2-23
Inside the vehicle ..............8-3
Maintenance precautions .........8-5
Maintenance requirements . . ......8-2
Outside the vehicle .............8-2
Seat belt maintenance ...........1-17
M
Malfunction indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . .2-17
Map lights .................. .2-54
Master warning light ............. .2-14
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) . . .3-3
Memory
storage, Automatic drive
positioner ................... .3-27
Meter Trip computer ............... .2-24
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Touch screen system..............4-4
Towing Flat towing ................ .9-19
Towing a trailer .............. 9-19
Tow truck towing ............. 6-12
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system . . . .5-3
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system .....6-2
Trailer towing ................. .9-19
Transceiver, HomeLink Universal
Transceiver .................. .2-57
Transmission Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) . . . .8-14
Driving with automatic transmission . . . 5-12
Transmission selector lever lock
release ................... 5-15
Transmitter
(See remote keyless entry system) ......3-13
Traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ................ .9-10
Trip computer ................. .2-24
Trip odometer ................. .2-25
Trunk Interior trunk lid release ..........3-19
Trunk lid .................. 3-17
Trunk lid release switch ..........3-17
Trunk open request switch ........3-17
Trunk release power cancel switch . . . 3-18
Trunk light .................. .2-56
Trunk pass-through .............. .1-10
Turn signal switch .............. .2-37
U
Underbody cleaning .............. .7-3
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-20 V
Vanity mirror ................. .3-26
Vanity mirror lights ............. .2-56
Variable voltage control system .......8-18
Vehicle Dimensions ................ .9-10
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ....6-15
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch ................... 2-43
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . 5-89Vehicle information and settings (display) . . 4-8Vehicle identification number (VIN) ......9-11
Vehicle loading information ..........9-15
Vehicle security system ............2-27
Ventilators .................. .4-30
Voice command (See Bluetooth Hands-Free
Phone System) .............4-87 , 4-101
Voice recognition, Alternate command
mode ..................... .4-122
Voice recognition system ..........4-109
Warning Dot matrix display .............2-19
Hazard warning flasher switch ......2-37
Lane departure warning (LDW) system . . 5-21
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) . . 5-3Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................2-9
W
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels . . .1-48
Warning light Air bag warning light ...........1-48 Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light
..................... 2-10
Brake warning light ............2-11
Lane departure warning light .......2-13
Low tire pressure warning light . . . . . 2-13
Seat belt warning light and chime ....2-14
Warning lights ................ .2-10
Warranty, Emission control system
warranty .................... .9-21
Washer switch, Windshield wiper and
washer switch ................ .2-30
Washing .................... .7-2
Waxing ..................... .7-2
Welcome light ................ .2-54
Wheels and tires ............... .8-30
Wheels and tires Care of wheels ............... .7-3
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels . . . . . 7-3
Wheel/tire size ................ .9-9
Window(s) Cleaning .................. .7-3
Power windows .............. 2-49
Window washer fluid ............. .8-15
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . .2-30
Wiper Rain-sensing auto wiper system .....2-31
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . 2-30
Wiper blades ................ 8-20
X
Xenon headlights ............... .2-32
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