2013 NISSAN MAXIMA climate control

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02 Dual Butt on/ Pas sEnG Er ’ s siD E t EmPEra turE C ontrol Dial

Press the Dua l button to turn the passenger ’s side temperature controls on or off. This



will allow the passenger
’s side temperature to be adjusted independently from the driver’s



side by turning the passenger
’s side temperature control dial.
Turn the passenger’s side temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for warmer \
air.
03 ON•OFF BUTTON/FAN SPEED CONTROL KNOB
Turn the fan speed control knob left to decrease fan speed or right to in\
crease fan speed.
Press the button to turn the system on or off.
04 moDE Button
Press the mo DE button
to cycle through the following air flow outlets:



Air flows from the center and side vents.



Air flows from the center, side and foot vents.



Air flows mainly from the foot vents.



Air flows from the defroster and foot vents.
05 air rEC irC ulation Butt on
Press the air recirculation button
to recirculate interior air inside the vehicle. The

indicator light on the button will come on. T his system is used to avoid certain outside



odors and helps to adjust the inside vehicle temperature more effectivel\
y
.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the air conditioner i\
s in the front



defrosting mode or the front defrosting and foot vent mode
.
06 frEsh air intakE Butt on
Press the fresh air intake button
to draw outside air into the passenger compartment.




T

he indicator light on the button will illuminate.
07 DEfrostinG /DEf o GGi nG front anD siD E W inDoW s

Press the defroster control button to turn the system on. The A/ c automatically turns
on when the defroster mode is selected. This feature removes humidity from the air.
Turn the temperature control dial 01 to set the desired temperature.
To defrost the front and side windows, set the temperature control 01 and fan speed

control 03 to their maximum settings.
08 DEfrostinG
rE ar W inDoW anD outsiD E mirrors (if so equipped)
Press the rear window defroster switch
rE ar
to turn the system on or off.
This function automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
09 a /C Butt on

Press the a /C button to turn the air conditioner system on or off. This system helps cool



and dehumidify the air inside the cabin and defog the windows.
For more information, refer to the “instruments and controls (section 2)” and the “monitor, climate, audio, phone and
voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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first drive features
fm/am/siriusXm™* satEllit E ra Di o W ith CD/D v D P lay Er
(if so equipped)
01 V OL/ON•OFF CONTROL KNOB
Press the
VOL/ON•OFF control knob to turn the system on or off.
Turn the knob right or left to increase or decrease the volume.
02 sE Ek /Ca t anD traC k Butt ons
To scan quickly through each broadcasting station, press the s
EE k/Cat button or



the traC

k

button to stop at the previous or next broadcast station.
For SiriusXM™ satellite radio, to switch to the first channel of the previous or next category,



press the s EE k/Cat button or the traC k button.
To change tracks on a cD, press the sEE k/Cat button or the traC k button.
To fast forward or rewind a track on a cD, press and hold the sEE k/Cat button or



the traC

k

button.
03 tunE /f ol DEr/a uDi o C ontrol kno B

To manually tune the radio, turn the tun E/ folDE r /a u D io knob left or right.
04 station P rEsE t Butt ons
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and eighteen for SiriusXM



s
atellite radio.
To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \
FM•AM



button 05 or s at button
06 , then tune to the desired AM, FM or SiriusXM satellite station.

Then press and hold the desired station preset button (1-6) until the preset number is



updated on the display and the sound is briefly muted. T
he channel indicator will then



come on and the sound will resume. Programming is now complete.
To retrieve a previously set station, select the radio band where the preset was stored



then press the corresponding st
ation select button (1-6).
*SiriusXM™ Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with optional Siri\
usXM™ satellite subscription service.
For more information, refer to the “
m
onitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
01
0506
02
03
04
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fuEl- fill Er Door
The fuel-filler door is located on the driver’s side of
the vehicle.
When the doors of the vehicle are locked or



unloc
ked, the fuel-filler door is automatically



loc
ked or unlocked at the same time.
To open the fuel-filler door, once unlocked, push the right side of the door.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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CruisE C ontrol
The cruise control system enables you to set a constant



cruising speed once the vehicle has reac
hed 25 mph.
The system will automatically maintain the set speed



until you t
ap the brake pedal, accelerate, cancel or



turn the system off.

To activate the cruise control, push the on/ off switch 01 . The Cruis E
indicator light in
the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push \
the C oast /sE t
switc

h
02 and release. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain

the set speed.
To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the aC CE l/ r E s switc h 03 . When the
v
ehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the C oast /sE t switch 02 . Release

the switc
h when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
To cancel the preset speed, tap the brake pedal or push the CanCEl switch 04 .
To turn off cruise control, push the
on/ off switch 01 . The Cruis E
indicator light
in the

instrument panel will turn off.
For more information, refer to the “starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
04
0102
03
usB/iPoD® int ErfaCE (if so equipped)
The USB jack 01 is located in the center console

under the arm rest.
When a compatible USB memory device or iPod®



is plugged into the U

SB jack, compatible audio



and video files stored on the device can be played




through the vehicle’

s audio system and front display.
For more information, refer to the “monitor, climate, audio, phone and
voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.01
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homElink® univErsal transCEiv Er (if so equipped)
The HomeLink® system can learn and consolidate the functions of up to three different\
hand-



held

transmitters, operating items such as garage doors, property gates, outdoor and indoor



lights or alarm systems.
For more information, refer to the “instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual, the HomeLink® website at
www.homelink.com or call 1-800-355-3515.
DvD PlayEr (if so equipped)
With this DVD player, you can play video files via a



D
VD or c
D, providing images and sound from the




front display
.
You can also connect auxiliary devices such as video



games, camcorders or port
able video players to the



auxiliary jac
ks. (Your device will be controlled through



its own control panel.)
To view movies on the front display, stop the vehicle



in a s
afe location, move the shift lever to the
P (Par

k ) position and apply the parking brake.
To reduce driver distraction, movies will not be shown



on the front display while the vehicle is in any drive position.
For more information, refer to the “monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your
Owner ’s Manual.
homElink®
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