2012 INFINITI M Owners Manual

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tank to mix the washer fluid concentrate
and water.
SIC4281
The windshield wiper and washer operates
when the ignition switch is in the ON
position.
Push the lever down to operate the wiper
at the following speed:
*1AUTO—operates the rain-sensing
auto wiper system. (See “Rain-sen-
sing auto wiper system” later in this
section.)
*2LO —continuous low speed operation
*3HI —continuous high speed operation
*4MIST —one sweep operation of the
wiper
Pull the lever toward you
*5to operate the washer. Then the wiper will also operate
several times.
Pulling up the wiper arm:
The wiper arm should be in the up position
when replacing the wiper.
To pull up the wiper arm, push up
*4
twice, the wiper operation stops in mid-
operation. The wiper arm can be pulled up.
The selector lever should be in the P (Park)
position.
To replace the wiper arm, place the wiper
arm in the down position and then push
the lever
*4up once.
CAUTION
Do not operate the windshield wiper while
the wiper arm is pulled up. The wiper arm
may be damaged.
Wiper drip wipe system:
The wiper will also operate once about 3
seconds after the washer and wiper are
operated. This operation is to wipe washer
fluid that has dripped on the windshield.

SIC4190
RAIN-SENSING AUTO WIPER SYS-
TEM
The rain-sensing auto wiper system can
automatically turn on the wipers and
adjust the wiper speed depending on the
rainfall and the vehicle speed by using the
rain sensor located on the upper part of
the windshield.
To set the rain-sensing auto wiper system,
push the lever down to the AUTO position
*1. The wiper will sweep once while the
ignition switch is in the ON position.
The rain sensor sensitivity level can be
adjusted by turning the knob toward the front
*2(High) or toward the rear*3
(Low).
.
High —High sensitive operation
. Low —Low sensitive operation
To turn the rain-sensing auto wiper system
off, push up the lever to the OFF position,
or pull down the lever to the LO or HI
position.
CAUTION
Do not touch the rain sensor and around it
when the wiper switch is in the AUTO
position and the ignition switch is in the
ON position. The wipers may operate un-
expectedly and cause to an injury or a wiper
damage.
. The rain-sensing auto wipers are in-
tended for use during rain. If the switch
is left in the AUTO position, the wipers
may operate unexpectedly when dirt,
fingerprints, oil film or insects are
stuck on or around the sensor. The
wipers may also operate when exhaust
gas or moisture affect the rain sensor.
. The rain-sensing auto wipers may not
operate if rain does not hit the rain sensor even if it is raining.
. When the windshield glass is coated
with water repellent, the speed of the
rain-sensing auto wipers may be high-
er even though the amount of the
rainfall is small.
. Be sure to turn off the rain-sensing
auto wiper system when you use a car
wash.
. Using genuine wiper blades is recom-
mended for proper operation of the
rain-sensing auto wiper system. (See
“Windshield wiper blades ”in the “8.
Maintenance and do-it-yourself ”sec-
tion for wiper blade replacement.)
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SIC4330
To defog/defrost the rear window glass
and outside mirrors, start the engine and
push the switch
*1on. The indicator light
*2will come on. Push the switch again to
turn the defroster off.
It will automatically turn off in approxi-
mately 15 minutes.
CAUTION
When cleaning the inner side of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or damage
the rear window defroster.
XENON HEADLIGHTS
WARNING
HIGH VOLTAGE
. When xenon headlights are on, they
produce a high voltage. To prevent an
electric shock, never attempt to modify
or disassemble. Always have your xenon
headlights replaced at an INFINITI retai-
ler.
. Xenon headlights provide considerably
more light than conventional headlights.
If they are not correctly aimed, they
might temporarily blind an oncoming
driver or the driver ahead of you and
cause a serious accident. If headlights
are not aimed correctly, immediately
take your vehicle to an INFINITI retailer
and have the headlights adjusted cor-
rectly.
When the xenon headlight is initially
turned on, its brightness or color varies
slightly. However, the color and brightness
will soon stabilize.
.The life of xenon headlights will be
shortened by frequent on-off operation. It is generally desirable not to turn off
the headlights for short intervals (for
example, when the vehicle stops at a
traffic signal). Even when the daytime
running lights are active (Canada only),
the xenon headlights do not turn on.
This way the life of the xenon head-
lights is not reduced.
. If the xenon headlight bulb is close to
burning out, the brightness will dras-
tically decrease, the light will start
blinking, or the color of the light will
become reddish. If one or more of the
above signs appear, contact an INFINITI
retailer.
REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR
DEFROSTER SWITCH HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH

SIC3267
HEADLIGHT SWITCH
Lighting
*1Turn the switch to theposition:
The front park, side marker, tail and
license plate lights will come on.
*2Turn the switch to theposition:
Headlights will come on and all the
other lights remain on.
SIC3268
Autolight system
The autolight system allows the headlights
to be set so they turn on and off
automatically.
To set the autolight system:
1. Make sure the headlight switch is in the AUTO position
*1.
2. Push the ignition switch to the ON position.
3. The autolight system automatically turns the headlights on and off.
To turn the autolight system off, turn the
switch to the OFF,
orposition. The autolight system can turn on the
headlights automatically when it is dark
and turn off the headlights when it is light.
For US models: The headlights will also be
turned on automatically at twilight or in
rainy weather (when the windshield wiper
is operated continuously).
If the ignition switch is pushed to the OFF
position and one of the doors is opened
and this condition is continued, the head-
lights remain on for 5 minutes.
Automatic headlights off delay:
You can keep the headlights on for up to
180 seconds after you push the ignition
switch to OFF and open any door then close
all the doors.
You can adjust the period of the automatic
headlights off delay from 0 seconds (OFF)
to 180 seconds. The factory default setting
is 45 seconds.
For automatic headlights off delay setting,
see
“Light Off Delay ”in the “4. Monitor,
climate, audio, phone and voice recogni-
tion systems ”section.
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SAA0642A
Be sure not to put anything on top of the
photo sensor
*Alocated on the top of the
instrument panel. The photo sensor con-
trols the autolight; if it is covered, the
photo sensor reacts as if it is dark and the
headlights will illuminate.
SIC3269
Headlight beam select
*1To select the low beam, put the lever
in the neutral position as shown.
*2To select the high beam, push the
lever forward while the switch is in the
position. Pull it back to select the
low beam.
*3Pulling the lever toward you will flash
the headlight high beam even when
the headlight switch is in the OFF
position.
Battery saver system
A chime will sound when the driver side
door is opened with the light switch in the
orposition and the ignition switch
in the ACC, OFF or LOCK position.
When the headlight switch is in the
or
position while the ignition switch is in
the ON position, the lights will automati-
cally turn off 5 minutes after the ignition
switch has been pushed to the OFF
position.
When the headlight switch remains in the
orposition after the lights
automatically turn off, the lights will turn
on when the ignition switch is pushed to
the ON position.
CAUTION
. When you turn on the headlight switch
again after the lights automatically turn
off, the lights will not turn off auto-
matically. Be sure to turn the light
switch to the OFF position when you
leave the vehicle for extended periods of
time, otherwise the battery will be
discharged.

.Never leave the light switch on when the
engine is not running for extended
periods of time even if the headlights
turn off automatically.
Daytime running light system (Ca-
nada only)
The daytime running lights automatically
illuminate when the engine is started with
the parking brake released. The daytime
running lights operate with the headlight
switch in the OFF position or in the
position. Turn the headlight switch to the
position for full illumination when
driving at night.
If the parking brake is applied before the
engine is started, the daytime running
lights do not illuminate. The daytime
running lights illuminate once the parking
brake is released. The daytime running
lights will remain on until the ignition
switch is pushed to the OFF position.
Adaptive Front lighting System
(AFS) (if so equipped)
The Adaptive Front lighting System (AFS)
will automatically adjust the headlights
(low beam) toward the turning direction to improve the driver
’s view. When the head-
light switch is ON and the driver operates
the steering wheel in a turn, the AFS
system will be activated.
The AFS will operate:
. when the headlight switch is ON.
. when the selector lever is in any
position other than P (Park) or R
(Reverse).
. when the vehicle is driven at above 16
MPH (25 km/h) for the left-side head-
light. Note that the right-side low beam
headlight will swivel but the left side
will not swivel when the vehicle is
below 3 MPH (5 km/h) and the steering
wheel is turned. The vehicle must attain
a speed above 16 MPH (25 km/h)
before AFS activates the left-side head-
light.
SIC4333
To turn the AFS off, push the AFS switch.
(The AFS OFF indicator light will illuminate.)
Push the switch again to turn the system
on again.
AFS will also adjust the headlight to a
proper axis automatically, depending on
the number of occupants in the vehicle, the
load the vehicle is carrying and the road
conditions.
If the AFS OFF indicator light blinks after
the ignition switch has been pushed to the
ON position, this may indicate that the AFS
is not functioning properly. Have the
system checked by an INFINITI retailer.
When the engine is started, the headlights
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will vibrate to check the system condition.
This is not a malfunction.
SIC4331
SIC3270

Instrument brightness control
The instrument brightness control switch
can be operated when the ignition switch
is in the ON position. When the switch is
operated, the dot matrix liquid crystal
display switches to the brightness adjust-
ment mode.
Push the upper switch
*Ato brighten the
instrument panel lights. The bar
*1moves
to the + side. When reaching the maximum
brightness, “MAX ”appears on the display
*2.
Push the lower switch
*Bto dim the
instrument panel lights. The bar
*1moves
to the −side. When reaching the minimum
brightness, “MIN ”appears on the display
*3. However, “MIN ”does not appear
during the nighttime.
The dot matrix liquid crystal display
returns to the normal display under the
following conditions:
. when the instrument brightness control
switch is not operated for more than 5
seconds.
. when the side or front of the
switch
or
switch on the right side of the
combination meter panel is pushed.
SIC3271
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH
*1Turn signal
Move the lever up or down to signal the
turning direction. When the turn is com-
pleted, the turn signals cancel automati-
cally.
*2Lane change signal
To indicate a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the point where lights begin
flashing.
SIC3272
FOG LIGHT SWITCH
To turn the fog lights on, turn the headlight
switch to the
position, then turn the
switch to the
position. To turn them
off, turn the switch to the OFF position.
The headlights must be on for the fog
lights to operate.
When the headlight switch is in the AUTO
position, turning the fog light switch to the
position will turn on the headlights,
fog lights and the other lights while the
ignition switch is in the ON position or the
engine is running.
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