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1. Supplemental front-impactairbags (Page 1-27)
2. Seatbelts (P.1-9)
3. Head restraints (P.1-7)
4. Supplemental curtainside-impact airbags* (P.
1-27)
5. Child restraint anchorpoint(fortoptether strap
child restraint)* (P.1-20)
6. Front seats (P.1-2)
7. Supplemental side-impactairbags* (P.1-27) 8.
Pre-tensioner seatbeltsystem (P.1-36)
9. Second rowseats (P.1-5)
Ð Child restraints (P.1-14)
10. ISOFIX childrestraint system(forsecond row
seats) (P.1-19)
11. Child restraint anchorpoint(fortoptether strap
child restraint) (P.1-20)
12. Thirdrowseats* (P.1-6)
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Display screen,heaterandairconditione r,and audio system
HOW TO USE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
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WARNING:
. The glass display screenmaybreak ifit is hit
with ahard orsharp object. Ifthe glass
screen breaks, donot touch it.Doing so
could result inan injury.
. To clean thedisplay, neverusearough cloth,
alcohol, benzine, thinnerorany kind of
solvent orpaper towelwithachemical
cleaning agent.Theywillscratch ordeterio-
rate thepanel.
. Donot splash anyliquid suchaswater orcar
fragrance onthe display. Contact withliquid
will cause thesystem tomalfunction.
T o help ensure safedriving, somefunctions cannotbe
operated whiledriving.
The on-screen functionsthatarenot available while
driving willbeªgrayed outºormuted.
Park thevehicle inasafe location andthen operate the
navigation system.
CAUTION:
. ALWA YS give your fullattention todriving.
. Avoid usingvehicle features thatcould
distract you.Ifdistracted, youcould lose
control ofyour vehicle andcause anacci-
dent.
T ouch screen operation
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Selecting items:
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T ouch anitem toselect. Forexample, toselect the
ªT rebleº key,touch theªTrebleº keyonthe screen.
T ouch up/down arrow
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previous orthe next page.
Adjusting items:
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key toadjust thesettings ofan
item.
Entering characters:
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T ouch theletter ornumber keyonthe keyboard screen.
Options belowareavailable wheninputting characters.
. 123/ABC:
Changes thekeyboard betweennumbers and
alphabets.
. Space:
Inserts aspace.
. Delete:
Deletes thelast entered character withonetouch.
T ouch andhold theªDeleteº keytodelete allofthe
characters. .
OK:
Completes thecharacter input.
T ouch screen maintenance
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T o clean thedisplay screen, useadry ,soft cloth. If
additional cleaningisnecessary ,use asmall amount of
neutral detergent withasoft cloth. Never spraythe
screen withwater ordetergent. Dampenthecloth first
and then wipe thescreen.
HOW TO USE BRIGHTNESS CONTROL/
DISPLA YON´OFF BUTTON
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Push thebrightness control/display on´off ª
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button tochange thedisplay brightness betweenday
mode andnight mode. Whilethemode isbeing
displayed, thebrightness canbeadjusted usingthe
scrolling dial.
Push andhold thebrightness control/display on´off
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º button formore than2seconds toturn the
display off.Push thebutton againtoturn thedisplay
on.
HOW TO USE ENTER/SCROLL DIAL
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T urn theENTER/Scroll dialtoselect itemsonthe
screen andtoadjust thelevels ofsetting items.Push
the dial toconfirm theselected itemorsetting.
HOW TO USE BACK BUTTON
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Push theBACK button toreturn tothe previous
screen.
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DRIVING WITHCONTINUOUSL YVARI-
ABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)
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The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)inyour
vehicle iselectronically controlledtoproduce maximum
power andsmooth operation.
The recommended operatingprocedures forthis
transmission areshown onthe following pages.Follow
these procedures formaximum vehicleperformance
and driving enjoyment.
WARNING:
Do not downshift abruptlyonslippery roads.
This maycause aloss ofcontrol.
CAUTION:
. The cold engine idlespeed ishigh, souse
caution whenshifting thetransmission into
a forward orreverse position beforethe
engine haswarmed up.
. Avoid revving upthe engine whilethe
vehicle isstopped. Thiscould cause unex-
pected vehicle movement.
. Never shifttoeither theªPº (Park) orªRº
(Reverse) positionwhilethevehicle ismov-
ing. This could cause serious damage tothe
transmission.
. Start theengine ineither theªPº (Park) or
ªNº (Neutral) position.Theengine willnot
start inany other position. Ifitdoes, have
your vehicle checked byaNISSAN dealer.
. Except inan emergency, donot shift tothe
ªNº (Neutral) positionwhiledriving. Coast-
ing with thetransmission inthe ªNº (Neutral)
position maycause serious damage tothe transmission.
. Shift intotheªPº (Park) position andapply
the parking brakewhenatastandstill for
longer thanashort waiting period.
. Keep theengine atidling speed while
shifting fromtheªNº (Neutral) positionto
any driving position.
. When stopping thevehicle onanuphill
grade, donot hold thevehicle bydepressing
the accelerator pedal.Thefoot brake pedal
should bedepressed inthis situation.
Starting vehicle
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1. After starting theengine, fullydepress thefoot
brake pedalbefore moving theshift lever outofthe
ªPº (Park) position.
2. Keep thefoot brake pedaldepressed andmove
the shift lever toadriving position.
3. Release theparking brake,thefoot brake pedal,
and then gradually startthevehicle inmotion.
The CVT isdesigned sothe foot brake pedal
MUST bedepressed beforeshifting fromtheªPº
(Park) position toany driving position whilethe
ignition switchisin the ªONº position.
The shift lever cannot bemoved outofthe ªPº
(Park) position andinto anyofthe other
positions ifthe ignition switchisplaced inthe
ªLOCKº ,ªOFFº orªACCº position.
CAUTION:
. DEPRESS THEFOOTBRAKE PEDAL-Shift-
ing the shift lever toªDº ,ªDsº ,ªR º, ªL ºor
manual shiftmode without depressing the
foot brake pedalcauses thevehicle tomove
slowly whentheengine isrunning. Make sure
thefoot brake pedalisdepressed fully
and thevehicle isstopped beforeshifting
the shift lever.
. MAKE SUREOFTHE SHIFT LEVER POSI-
TION -Make suretheshift lever isin the
desired position. ªDº,ªDsº ,ªL ºand manual
shift mode areused tomove forward and
ªR ºto back up.
. WARM UPTHE ENGINE -Due tothe higher
idle speeds whentheengine iscold, extra
caution mustbeexercised whenshifting the
shift lever intothedriving position immedi-
ately afterstarting theengine.
Shifting
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Starting anddriving
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The chassis controlisan electric controlmodule that
includes thefollowing functions:
. Active Trace Control
. Active Engine Brake
. Active RideControl
ACTIVE TRACECONTROL
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This system senses drivingbasedonthe driver's
steering andacceleration/braking patterns,andcon-
trols brake pressure atindividual wheelstoaid tracing
at corners andhelp smooth vehicleresponse.
The Active Trace Control canbeset toON (enabled)
or OFF (disabled) throughtheVehicle Information
Display ªSettingsº page.SeeªVehicle information
displayº (P.2-20) formore information.
When theVehicle Dynamic Control(VDC)/Electronic
Stability Program (ESP)OFFswitch isused toturn off
the VDC/ESP system,theActive Trace Control isalso
turned
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When theActive Trace Control isoperated andthe
ªChassis Controlºmodeisselected inthe trip
computer, theActive Trace Control graphics are
shown inthe vehicle information display.(See ªTrip
computerº (P.2-34) .)
If the chassis controlwarning message appearsinthe
vehicle information display,it may indicate thatthe
Active Trace Control isnot functioning properly.Have
the system checked byaNISSAN dealerassoon as
possible. (SeeªVehicle information displaywarnings
and indicatorsº (P.2-28) .)
WARNING:
The Active Trace Control maynotbeeffective
depending onthe driving condition. Alwaysdrive
carefully andattentively.
When theActive Trace Control isoperating, youmay
feel apulsation inthe brake pedalandhear anoise.
This isnormal andindicates thattheActive Trace
Control isoperating properly.
Even ifthe Active Trace Control isset toOFF ,some
functions willremain ontoassist thedriver (for
example, avoidance scenes).
ACTIVE ENGINE BRAKE(Continuously
V ariable Transmission (CVT)models)
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The Active Engine Brakefunction addssubtle decel-
eration bycontrolling CVTgearratio, depending onthe
cornering conditioncalculated fromdriver's steering
input andplural sensors. Thisbenefit toeasier
traceability andless workload ofadjusting speedwith
braking atcorners.
The Active Engine Brakealsoadds subtle deceleration
with gear ratiocontrol according todriver's brake
pedal operation.
The Active Engine Brakecanbeset toON (enabled) or
OFF (disabled) throughtheVehicle Information Display
ªSettingsº page.SeeªVehicle information displayº
(P .2-20) formore information.
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