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For the models with navigation system, push the
“STATUS”button to display the heater and air
conditioner status screen. (See “How to use
STATUS button” (P.4-7) .)
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1. “” fan speed control dial
2. Temperature control dial*
* The display of degrees:
“60-75-90” is used for 8F (US) .
“18-25-32” is used for 8C (Canada) .
3. Air flow control dial
4. “A/C” air conditioner button
5. Intake air control button (“
” outside air and
“” air recirculation)
6. “
” rear window defroster button (See “Rear
window defroster switch” (P.2-31) .)
AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER (Type
A)
In your vehicle, the air conditioner system
is designed to automatically activate the
cooling function when operating the air
flow control dial, the “
” fan speed
control dial or the “
” intake air
control button. (The indicator light on the
“A/C” button will illuminate.) Push the
“A/C” button off when the cooling function
is not necessary.
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Automatic operation
Cooling and/or dehumidified heating
(AUTO):
This mode may be used all year round. The
system works automatically to control the inside
temperature, air flow distribution and fan speed
after the preferred temperature is set manually.
1. Turn the “
” fan speed control dial and air
flow control dial to the “AUTO” position. The
air conditioner will automatically turn on.
(The “A/C” button indicator light illuminates.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
. The temperature can be set within the
following range.
— For U.S.: 60 to 908F (16 to 328C)
— For Canada: 64 to 908F (18 to 328C)
. The temperature of the passenger compart-
ment will be maintained automatically. Air
flow distribution and fan speed are also
controlled automatically.
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):
The air conditioner does not activate. When you
need to heat only, use this mode. 1. Turn the “
” fan speed control dial and air
flow control dial to the “AUTO” position.
(The air conditioner will turn on.)
2. Push the “A/C” button to turn off the air conditioner. (The “A/C” button indicator light
will turn off.)
3. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
.The temperature of the passenger com-partment will be maintained automati-
cally. Air flow distribution and fan speed
are also controlled automatically.
.Do not set the temperature lower than theoutside air temperature. Otherwise the
system may not work properly.
.Not recommended if windows fog up.
Dehumidified defrosting or defogging:
1. Turn the “
” fan speed control dial to the
desired position.
2. Turn the air flow control dial to the “
”
position.
3. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
.To quickly remove ice from the outside ofthe windows, turn the “
” fan speed
control dial to the maximum position.
.As soon as possible after the windshield is clean, turn the air flow control dial to the “AUTO” position to return to the auto
mode.
.When the air flow control dial is turned to
the “
”or“” position, the air
conditioner will automatically be turned
on at outside temperatures above 238F
(−58C) to defog the windshield, and the
air recirculation mode will automatically
be turned off.
Outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment to improve the defogging
performance.
Manual operation
Fan speed control:
Turn the “
” fan speed control dial clockwise
(+) or counterclockwise (−) to manually control
the fan speed.
Turn the dial to the “AUTO” position 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 defrosting
mode “
”.
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Type B1. “A/C” air conditioner ON/OFF button/“” fan
speed control dial
2. “
” front defroster button
3. “
” intake air control button
4. “AUTO” automatic air conditioner ON button/ Temperature control dial
5. “
” rear window defroster button (See “Rear
window defroster switch” (P.2-31) .)
6. “MODE” manual air flow control button
7. “OFF” button
AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER (Type
B)
Automatic operation
Cooling and/or dehumidified heating
(AUTO):
This mode may be used all year round. The
system works automatically to control the inside
temperature, air flow distribution and fan speed
after the preferred temperature is set manually.
1. Push the “AUTO” button on. (The indicator on the button will illuminate and AUTO will
be displayed.) 2. Turn the temperature control dial to set the
desired temperature.
. The temperature can be set within the
following range.
— For U.S.: 60 to 908F (16 to 328C)
— For Canada: 64 to 908F (18 to 328C)
. The temperature of the passenger compart-
ment will be maintained automatically. Air
flow distribution and fan speed will also be
controlled automatically.
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):
The air conditioner does not activate in this
mode. When you need to heat only, use this
mode.
1. Push the “AUTO” button on.
2. Push the “A/C” button. (The A/C indicator will turn off.)
3. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
. 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
system 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 control
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 automatically
be turned on at outside temperatures above
238F( −58C) to defog the windshield, and
the air recirculate mode will automatically be
turned off.
Outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment to improve the defogging
performance.
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 “
” will come on.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated
when the air conditioner is in the front defrosting
mode “
”.
Outside air circulation:
Push the “
” intake air control button to
change the air circulation from the intake air to
the outside air. The indicator light “
” will turn
off.
Automatic air intake control:
In the AUTO mode, the intake air will be
controlled automatically. To manually control
the intake air, push the “
” intake air control
button. To return to the automatic control mode,
push the “
” intake air control button for
approximately 2 seconds. The indicator lights
will flash twice, and then the intake air will be
controlled automatically. Air flow control:
Pushing the “MODE” manual air flow control
button selects the air outlet to:
: Air flows from center and side ventilators.
: Air flows from center and side ventilators 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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OPERATING TIPS
When the engine coolant temperature and
outside air temperature are low, the air flow
from the foot outlets may not operate for a
maximum of 150 seconds. This is not a
malfunction. After the coolant temperature
warms up, air will flow normally from the foot
outlets.
The sensors
*Aand*Bon the instrument
panel helps maintain a constant temperature. Do
not put anything on or around this sensor.
IN-CABIN MICROFILTER
The air conditioning 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 NISSAN Service and Mainte-
nance Guide. To replace the filter, contact a
NISSAN dealer.
The filter should be replaced if air flow is
extremely decreased or when windows fog
up easily when operating heater or air
conditioning system.
SERVICING AIR CONDITIONER
The air conditioning system in your NISSAN 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 NISSAN air con-
ditioner. Using improper refrigerants or lubri-
cants will cause severe damage to your air
conditioning system. (See “Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants” (P.9-2) for air
conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant
recommendations.)
Your NISSAN dealer will be able to service your
environmentally friendly air conditioning system.
WARNING
The system contains refrigerant under
high pressure. To avoid personal injury,
any air conditioner service should be
done only by an experienced technician
with the proper equipment.
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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 Micro-
soft 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
contains information about the digital music
file such as song title, artist, album title,
encoding 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
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Playback order:
. The folder names of folders not containing
compressed audio files are not shown in the
display.
. If there is a file in the top level of a disc/USB,
“Root Folder” is displayed.
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Specification chart:
Supported mediaCD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM*5, DVD±R*5, DVD±RW*5, DVD±R DL*5, USB2.0
Supported file systems CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM*5, DVD±R*5, DVD±RW*5, DVD±R DL*5: 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 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
AAC*5 Version
MPEG-AAC
Sampling frequency 8 kHz - 96 kHz
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)
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: 100 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) , 07: SHIFT-JIS
*1 Files created with a combination of 48 kHz sampling frequency and 64 kbps bit rate cannot be played.
Compressed Video Files (models with
navigation system)
Explanation of terms:
.DivX®- DivX®refers to the DivX®codec
owned by DivX, Inc. used for a lossy
compression of video based on MPEG-4.
. AVI - AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave.
It is a standard file format originated by
Microsoft Corporation. A “.divx” encoded file
can be saved into the “.avi” file format for
playback on this system if it meets the
requirements stated in the table in this
section. However, not all the “.avi” files are
playable on this system since different
encodings can be used than the DivX
®
codec.
. ASF - ASF stands for Advanced Systems
Format. It is a file format owned by Microsoft
Corporation. Note: Only “.asf” files that meet
the requirements stated in the table in this
section can be played.
. Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital video file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file. Requirement for Supporting Video Playback:
Media
CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL, USB 2.0 Memory
File Systems CD, CD-R,
CD-RW,
DVD,
DVD±R,
DVD±RW,
DVD±RW DL ISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo, Joliet, UDF Bridge
(UDF1.02+ISO9660) , UDF1.5, UDF2.0
- 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.
- VDF1.5/VDF2.0 (packet writing) is not supported.
USB Memory FAT16, FAT32
File Types .divx, .avi Video CodecsDivX3, DivX4, DivX5, DivX6
Audio Codecs MP3, MPEG2.5 Audio Layer3, AC3, LPCM
.asf Video Codec ISO-MPEG4
Audio Codec G.726
Bit Rates .divx, .avi Maximum Average 4Mbps
Maximum Peak 8Mbps
Resolution .divx, .avi Minimum32632
Maximum 7206480
.asf Minimum 32632
Maximum 720 6576
Bluetooth®Audio player (models with
navigation system)
. Some Bluetooth®audio devices may not be
recognized by the in-vehicle audio system.
. It is necessary to set up the wireless
connection between a compatible Blue-
tooth
®audio device and the in-vehicle
Bluetooth®module before using the Blue- tooth
®audio player.
. Operating procedure of the Bluetooth®
audio player will vary depending on the
device. Make sure it is understood how to
operate an audio device before using it with
this system.
. The Bluetooth
®audio player may be
stopped under the following conditions:
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