2014 INFINITI Q50 buttons

3. Heater and air conditioner
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.Any liquid spilled on the heated seat
should be removed immediately with a
dry cloth.
. When cleaning the seat, never use gaso-
line, thinner, or any similar materials.
. If any malfunctions are found or the
heated seat does not operate, turn the
switch off and have the system checked
by an INFINITI retailer.
The front seats are warmed by built-in
heaters. The seat heating system of driver’s
seat and front passenger seat can be
operated independently.
Operation with buttons:
Each time <
>is pushed, the seat heating
mode will change in the following order.
AUTO ?High ?Medium ?Low ?OFF
When seat heating system is activated, the
indicator light on <
>will illuminate. Operation with touch screen:
Touch [
] on the lower display and select
an item from [AUTO], [High], [Medium],
[Low] or [OFF].
AUTO mode setting:
When in the AUTO mode, the seat heating
will turn on/off automatically according to
the conditions such as the temperature
inside the vehicle compartment. Depend-
ing on the conditions, the seat heating will
not turn on even if AUTO is selected. The
settings for the seat heating AUTO mode
can be changed.
“Heater and air conditioner settings”
(page 3-11)
HEATED STEERING-WHEEL (if so
equipped)
WARNING!
Do not use or allow occupants to come into
contact with the heated steering-wheel if you
or the occupants cannot monitor elevated
steering-wheel temperatures or have an
inability to feel pain in those body parts in
contact. Use of the heated steering-wheel by
such people could result in serious injuries.
CAUTION!
. The battery could run down if the
steering-wheel heater is operated while
the engine or the hybrid system is not
running.
. Do not use the steering-wheel heater for
extended periods of time as it may cause
burns and overheating.
. Any liquid spilled on the steering-wheel
should be removed immediately with a
dry cloth.
. When cleaning the steering-wheel, never
use gasoline, thinner, or any similar

4 Audio system
Audio operation precautions ................................ 4-2Radio .............................................................. 4-2
Compact Disc (CD) player ................................ 4-4
USB (Universal Serial Bus)............................... 4-5
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/WMA/AAC)........ 4-7
Bluetooth
®streaming audio ............................ 4-9
Names and functions of audio control buttons.... 4-10
Audio main buttons....................................... 4-10
Steering-wheel mounted audio
control buttons.............................................. 4-11
Audio operations ............................................... 4-11
Audio main operation .................................... 4-11 Radio........................................................... 4-13
Compact Disc (CD) player............................. 4-18
USB memory device player .......................... 4-20
iPod player .................................................. 4-23
Bluetooth
®streaming audio ........................ 4-26
Auxiliary (AUX) devices ................................ 4-30
Audio settings................................................... 4-31
CD/USB memory device care and cleaning ........ 4-33 CD ............................................................... 4-33
USB memory device ..................................... 4-33
Gracenote
®End User License Agreement .......... 4-33

4. Audio system
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF AUDIO
CONTROL BUTTONS
AUDIO MAIN BUTTONS
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STEERING-WHEEL MOUNTED AUDIO
CONTROL BUTTONS
*1<> (BACK):
Push to go back to the previous screen
or cancel the selection if it is not
completed.
*2:
Tilting the switch up/down while the
audio system is turned on with the
map or display view screen displayed
on the upper touch screen display
(upper display) can operate the audio
system such as changing tracks and
radio stations.
Models with navigation system:
Push to select audio source or display
the audio list.
“ Shortcut menu (models with
navigation system)” (page 2-10)
*3<-+ > (Volume control):
Push the upper (+) or lower (−) side of
the switch to increase or decrease the
volume.
AUDIO OPERATIONS
AUDIO MAIN OPERATION
Turning audio system on/off
The ignition switch must be in the “ACC”or
“ON” position to turn on the audio system.
Push >to turn on the last audio
source that was playing immediately be-
fore the system was turned off. To turn off
the audio system, push >again.
Selecting audio source
1. Turn on the audio source menu screen
by pushing

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INFO:
.
Pushing or can also
change the audio source.
“Audio main buttons” (page 4-10)
.If the audio system has been turned off
while the radio, CD, USB memory device or
Bluetooth
®Streaming Audio device was
playing, turning the audio system back on
will play the audio source that was playing
when the system was turned off.
.The audio source can also be changed with
the source bar (if so equipped) on top of the
audio screen. The source bar display can be
turned on/off.
.The audio system settings can be linked and
memorized for each of the Intelligent Keys.
“ Fully customizable digital environ-
ment” (page 8-28)
Audio source bar
It is possible to display the source select
bar on the audio screen The default setting of the audio source bar
display is ON.
Turning source bar on/off:
1. Touch [Source] on the upper left corner
of the audio screen.
2. Touch [Edit Shortcut].
3. Touch [Show Source Bar] to turn on/off the indicator.
Setting source bar:
The audio sources to be displayed on the
source bar can be set.
1. Touch [Source] on the upper left corner of the audio screen.
2. Touch [Edit Shortcut]. 3. Touch one of the keys on the source bar
and then touch one of the audio
sources from source list to register
the audio source in the source bar.

- [Folder List] (for MP3, WMA, AAC)
- [Play Mode]
*8Play Mode Indicator:
Indicates the current play mode. Touch
to change the play mode.
For CDs without compressed audio files:
Mode Screen display
Disc Repeat
Disc
1 Track Repeat
1 Track
Disc Random
Disc
For CDs with compressed audio files:
Mode Screen display
Disc Repeat
Disc
1 Folder Repeat
1 Folder
1 Track Repeat
1 Track
Disc Random
Disc
1 Folder Ran-
dom
1 Folder
*9Folder number:
Indicates the folder number when a CD
with compressed audio files is loaded.
CD player operation
Loading:
Insert the CD into the slot with the label
side facing up. The CD will be guided
automatically into the slot and start play-
ing.
After loading the CD, the CD screen will
appear on the display.
Activation and playing:
The CD mode can be also selected from the
source list or by pushing with a
CD loaded to play the CD.
“Selecting audio source ”(page 4-11)“Audio main buttons” (page 4-10)
If the system has been turned off while the
CD was playing, pushing the ON·OFF
button will start the CD.
Selecting track/folder:
Touch [Track List] or [Folder List] in the CD
menu and select a preferred track or folder
from the list.
Push or tilt up/down
<
/OK> on the steering-wheel briefly to
move to the next or the previous track.
For CDs with compressed audio files, push
or tilt and hold<
/OK>on the steering-wheel to move to the
next or the previous folder.
“Audio main buttons” (page 4-10)
Fast-forwarding/rewinding:
Push and hold the to
fast-forward or rewind the track. Release
to play the track at the
ordinary speed.
Scanning:
Touch [Scan] on the lower display to scan
the tracks in the CD. While scanning, the
CD will play the first 10 seconds of each
track and move on to the next track.
Pushing [Scan] again within the 10 sec-
onds will stop scanning.
Changing play mode:
Touch [Play Mode] on the lower display to
select the play mode.
CD without compressed audio files:
. Disc Repeat
. 1 Track Repeat
. Disc Random
CD with compressed audio files:
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*9USB menu:
USB menu items are displayed. Touch
an icon to display the list or to change
the setting.
- [Folder/File List]
- [Artists]
- [Albums]
- [Previous List]
- [Scan]
- [Play Mode]
*10Play mode indicator:
Indicates the current play mode. Touch
to change the play mode.
ModeScreen display
All Track Repeat
All
1 Folder Repeat
1 Folder
1 Track Repeat
1 Track
All Random
All
1 Folder Ran-
dom
1 Folder
*11Folder number:
Indicates the folder, artist or album
number and the total number of the
folders/lists.
USB memory device player opera-
tion
Activation and playing:
Connecting the USB memory device into
the connector will activate the USB mode.
The USB memory device can also be
selected from the audio source list by the
touch panel operation or by pushing
.
“Selecting audio source ”(page 4-11)“Audio main buttons” (page 4-10)
To play the USB memory device touch
[
], and to pause the USB memory
touch [].
Selecting play list:
Select a play list in the USB menu.
Available play list: . Folder/File List
. Artist (List)
. Album (List)
. Previous List
Skipping tracks/folders:
Push or tilt up/down
<
/OK> on the steering-wheel briefly to skip to the next or the previous track.
To skip to the next or the previous folder,
push
or tilt and hold
<
/OK> on the steering wheel.
Fast-forwarding/rewinding:
Push and hold to fast-
forward or rewind the track. Release to play
the track at the ordinary speed.
Scanning:
Touch [Scan] in the USB menu to scan the
tracks in the USB memory device. While
scanning, the USB memory device will play
the first 10 seconds of each track and move
on to the next track. Touching [Scan] again
within the 10 seconds will stop scanning.
Changing play mode:
Touch [Play Mode] on the lower display to
select the play mode.

*1Search condition indicator:
Indicates the current search condition.
*2[Source]:
Touch to switch to the source list
screen.
“Selecting audio source”
(page 4-11)
*3Play time:
The play time of the track is displayed.
*4Track information:
Track information such as the song
title, artist name and album name are
displayed.
*5Audio source indicator:
Indicates that iPod is currently se-
lected among other sources.
*6Album artwork:
An image of the album artwork is
displayed when available.
*7Track number:
Indicates the track number and the
total number of tracks.
*8Shuffle mode indicator:
Touch to change the shuffle mode.
Mode Screen display
Shuffle Albums
Albums
All Songs
Songs
Shuffle Off Shuffle OFF
*9[]/[]:
Touch to play/pause the track.
*10iPod menu:
- [Previous List]
- [Playlists]
- [Artists]
- [Songs]
- [Albums]
- [Genres]
- [Composers]
- [Podcasts]
- [Audiobooks]
- [Shuffle]
- [Repeat]
*11Repeat mode indicator:
Touch to change the repeat mode.
Mode Screen display
All Track Repeat
All
1 Track Repeat 1 Track
Repeat Off Repeat OFF
iPod player operation
Activation and playing:
Connecting iPod to the vehicle via USB
cable will activate the iPod mode.
iPod can also be selected from the audio
sources list by touch [Source] or by
pushing .
“Selecting audio source ”(page 4-11)“Audio main buttons” (page 4-10)
To play and pause the iPod, touch
[
]/[].
Selecting search method:
A list of search methods is displayed in the
iPod menu. Touch and select an item to
play the iPod in your preferred settings.
Fast-forwarding/rewinding:
Push and hold to fast-
forward or rewind the song. Release to play
the song at the ordinary speed.
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