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first drive features
INFINITI Intelligent Key™ System
The INFINITI Intelligent Key™ system allows you to lock or
unlock the vehicle, open the trunk and start the engine.
NOTE: It is important to make sure the Intelligent Key is
with you (that is, in your pocket or purse).
The oper ating range of the Intelligent Key is within
31.5 in (80 c
m) from each request switch.
To lock the vehicle, push either door handle request
s
witch
01 once or press the
button
02 on
the k
eyfob.
T o unlock the vehicle, perform one of the following procedures:
• Push
either door handle request
switch
01 once; the
c
orresponding door will unlock. Push the door handle
r
equest switch
01 again within 1 minute; all other
door
s will unlock, or
• Press
the
button
03 on the keyfob to unlock the driver’s
s
ide door. Press the
button again; all other doors will unlock.
T
o release the trunk lid, press the button
04 for more than
1 sec
ond. Lift the trunk lid to access the trunk.
T o retract your hard top (Convertible models), push and hold the door handle request switch
01
u
ntil the hard top is fully open.
The Int elligent Key can also be used to activate the panic alarm by pressing and holding the
b
utton 05 for more than 1 second. Once activated, the panic alarm and headlights will stay
on f
or 25 seconds.
INFINITI INTELLIGENT KEy™ BATTERy DISCHARGE
If the battery in the Intelligent Key is almost discharged,
the guide light 06 of the Intelligent Key port blinks and
the Int
elligent Key battery discharge indicator 07 is
di
splayed in the dot matrix liquid crystal display.
T o start the engine under these circumstances, insert
the Int
elligent Key into the key port with the buttons
f
acing upward and the key ring end toward you until
it
latches into place. Then push the ignition switch to
s
tart the engine.
To remove the Intelligent Key from the port, push the
ignition sw
itch to turn the engine off and then pull the
Int
elligent Key out of the port.
The Int elligent Key port does not charge the Intelligent Key battery. If you see the low battery
indic
ator
07 , replace the battery in the Intelligent Key.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)”, the “Starting and driving (section 5)” and the
“Maintenance and do-it yourself (section 8)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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first drive features
Opening/Closing the Hard Top (Convertible models)
Before opening or closing the retractable hard top, refer to
your Owner ’s Manual for detailed warnings and cautions
regarding hard top operation.
NO
t
E:
t
he trunk area must be absolutely empty or it may
result in damage to the hard top.
Preparing to Lower the
h ard
top
1.
The
vehicle must be on a level surface when
oper
ating the hard top.
2.
M
ake sure that the trunk area is absolutely empty.
3.
P
ull up on the strap to open the trunk room partition.
4.
Sec
ure the partition hooks into holders until they latch.
If
the trunk room partition hooks are not latched in the
ho
lders, the hard top cannot be operated and
the C
h EC k
S
EPA r A
tO
r indicator will illuminate
on the dot
matrix liquid crystal display located
betw
een the tachometer and speedometer.
5.
Sec
urely close the trunk before operating the hard top.
h
ard t
op
Operation
1.
Mo
ve the shift lever to the P (P
A
rk) position
(aut
omatic transmission) or move the shift lever to
the N (N
EU tr AL ) position (manual transmission)
and ap
ply the parking brake.
2.
St
art the engine.
3.
Pr
ess the hard top operating switch, located on the
c
enter console, to OPEN or CLOSE and hold until the
t
op is fully positioned.
4.
The
r
OOF OPEN or r OOF CLOSED indicator will display when the hard top is fully positioned.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
Fuel-Filler Door
The fuel-filler door is located on the passenger’s side of
the vehicle.
Unlock the fuel-filler door using one of the following
oper
ations, then push and release the left side of
the door t
o open.
•
Push the door handle request
switch while carrying
the INF
INITI Intelligent Key
™ with you.
•
Press
the
UNLOC
k
button on the Intelligent Key.
•
Push
the
power
door
lock
switch to the UNLOCK
position.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
