2014 NISSAN CUBE Quick Reference Guide

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OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH
The outside mirror control switch is located on the
left side of the instrument panel.
To select the left or right mirror, move the switch 01
to the left or right
Adjust eac h mirror to the desired position using
the control switch
02.
To prevent accidentally moving the mirror, move switch

01 to the center (neutral) position.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments
(section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
FOLDING DOWN THE REAR BENcH SEAT
To fold the seats flat, secure the seat belts on



the seat belt hooks on the side wall. Release the




connector tongue of the rear center seat belt from




the buc
kle then store the connector and seat belt



tongues on the seat belt hook.
Before folding down the seatbac k, tuck the seat belt



buc
kles into the seat cushion pockets.
Fold the seatback down by pulling the adjusting strap 01.
To raise the seatback, lift up the seatback and push it to the upright position until it is latched.
After raising the seatback, pull the seat belt buckles out of the seat cushion pockets until they



are fully extended before using the seat belts.
For more information, refer to the “Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system (se\
ction 1)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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STARTING/STOPPING THE ENGINE
cONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
(N ISSAN Intelligent k
ey® models only - if so equipped)
It is import ant to make sure the Intelligent key is
with you (that is, in your poc ket or purse).
Depress the brake pedal.
Move the shift lever to the P (PARK) position.
Push the ignition switch to start the engine.

TURNING THE ENGINE OFF
Move the shift lever to the P (PARK) position, apply
the parking brake and push the ignition switch.
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HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
HEADLIGHT cONTROL
Turn the headlight control switch to the
position
01 to turn on the front parking, side marker, tail, license

plate and instrument panel lights. Turn the switch to the
position
02 to turn on the headlights.
AUTOLIGHT SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The autolight system will automatically turn the headlights on when it is\
dark and off when it is
light. The system will keep the headlights on for a period of time after you tur\
n the ignition off
and all doors are closed.
To activate the autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the AUTO position
03
then push the ignition switch to ON. To deactivate the autolight system, turn the headlight
control switch to the OFF position,
position
01 or
position
02.
HIGH BEAM SELE
cT
Push the headlight control switc h forward
04 to

select the high beam function. The blue indicator
light
illuminates in the instrument panel. Pull the
headlight switch back to the original position to select
the low beam
. The blue indicator light
will extinguish.
Pull and release the headlight control switc h
05 to

flash the headlight high beams on and off.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION (if so equipped)
Depress the brake pedal.
Move the shift lever to the N (Neutral) position.
Depress the clutch pedal to the floor.
Turn the ignition switch to start the engine.
TURNING THE ENGINE OFF
Apply the foot brake and place the shift lever in first
gear, then apply the parking brake and turn the ignition switch to OFF.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
Move the lever to the following positions to operate
the windshield wipers:
01 Mist (MIST) - One sweep operation of the
front wipers.
02 Intermittent (INT) - Front wipers operate
intermittently. The intermittent operation
speed can be adjusted by twisting the time
control ring
03 to increase or decrease INT
wiper speed.
04 Low (LO) - Front wipers operate at a continuous
low speed.
05 High (HI) - Front wipers operate at a continuous
high speed.
06 Pull the lever toward you to activate the
front washer. The front wipers will operate
several times.
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
07 Intermittent (I NT) - Rear wiper
operates intermittently.
08 Low (ON) - Rear wiper operates at a continuous
low speed.
09 Push the lever forward to activate the rear washer .
The rear wiper will operate several times.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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02
04
05
MIST
OFF
INT
INT
LO
ON
HI
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09
07
08
FOG LIGHT SWITcH (if so equipped)
The headlights must be on and the low beams
selected for the fog lights to operate.
Turn the switch (inside collar) to the position 06
to turn the fog lights on.
Turn the switch (inside collar) to the OFF position to

turn the fog lights off.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROLS (if so equipped)
01 AUTO BUTTON

The automatic mode may be used year-round. Press the AUTO button and the system will



automatically control the inside temperature (automatic cooling and/or \
dehumidified




heating), air flow distribution and fan speed.
02 TE MPERATURE CONTROL BUTTONS
Press the temperature control buttons
02 up to increase the temperature or down



to decrease the temperature.
03 F AN SPEED CONTROL BUTTONS
Press the fan speed control buttons to manually adjust the fan speed fas\
ter or



slower .
Using the fan speed control buttons will dis able the auto mode; to resume auto mode,



press the
AUTO button

01.
04 MODE BUTTON
Press the
MODE 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 DEFROSTING/DEFOGGING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS
Press the defroster control button
to turn the system on. The A/ c automatically turns
on when the defroster mode is selected. T his feature removes humidity from the air.
Use the temperature control buttons 02 to set the desired temperature.
To set the defroster on high, press the fan speed control button to increase the fan



speed to the maximum setting.
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06 DEFROSTING REAR WINDOW
Push the rear window defroster switc
h
to turn the system on or off.
This function automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
07 A/C B UTTON
Press the
A/C button to manually turn the A/ c on or off.
08 OUTSIDE AIR CIRCULATION BUTTON
Press the outside air circulation button to draw fresh air into the vehicle; the indicator
light on the button will illuminate.
Press and hold the outside air circulation button for more than 1.5 seconds to set
automatic outside air circulation mode.
09 AI R RECIRCULATION BUTTON
Press the air recirculation button to recirculate air inside the vehicle; the indicator

light on the button will illuminate. This system is used to avoid outside odors and to help
adjust the inside vehicle temperature more effectively.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the climate control s\
ystem is in the front defroster mode
or the front defroster and foot outlet mode .
10 OFF B UTTON
Press the
OFF button to turn the climate control system off.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” and the “Center display, heater, air conditioner,
audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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FM/AM/SiriusXM* SATELLITE RADIO WITH CD PLAYER
(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 VOL/ON•OFF control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the volume.
02 TUNE/SCROLL/AUDIO KNOB
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE/SCROLL/AUDIO
knob left or right.
03 SEEK/CATEGORY BUTTONS
To scan through each broadcasting station, press the SEEK/CATEGORY buttons.
To skip from one track to another on a cD, press the SEEK/CATEGORY buttons.
When the S EEK/CATEGORY buttons are pressed and held while a cD is playing, the cD
will rewind or fast forward. When the button is released, the c
D will play at normal speed.
04 STATION SELECT BUTTONS
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and eighteen for
SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \
FM•AM button
05 or XM button
06 then tune to the desired FM, AM or SiriusXM Satellite Radio station.
Then press and hold the desired station select button (1-6) until a beep is heard and the
sound is briefly muted. The channel indicator will appear on the display 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 station select button (1-6) .
*SiriusXM Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with optional Siri\
usXM Satellite Radio subscription service.
For more information, refer to the “Center display, heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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CRUISE CONTROL
The cruise control system enables you to set a constant cruising speed once the vehicle has reached 25
MPH (40 km/h).
The system will automatically maintain the set speed until you tap the brake pedal, accelerate, cancel or
turn the system off.
To activate the cruise control, push the CRUISE
ON/OFF switch
01. The CRUISE indicator light
in the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set a cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, pus\
h the COAST/SET
switch
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 ACCEL/RES switch
03. When the
vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST/SET switch 02. Release the
switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
To cancel the preset speed, push the CANCEL switch 04.
To turn off cruise control, push the CRUISE ON/OFF switch 01. The CRUISE indicator
light in the instrument panel will extinguish.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
USB/iPOD® INTERFACE (if so equipped)
The USB jack 01 is located on the instrument panel
in front of the shift lever .
When a compatible USB memory device or iPod® is



plugged into the U

SB jack
01, compatible audio



files stored on the device can be played




through the vehicle’

s audio system.
For more information, refer to the “Center display, heater, air
conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)”
of your Owner’s Manual.
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TRIP COMPUTER
With the ignition switch in the ON position, trip computer

01 modes can be selected by pressing the trip computer
mode switch 02 on the instrument panel.
The following modes can be selected in the display:
Trip A – measures the distance of one specific trip.
Trip B – measures the distance of a second specific trip.
current Fuel consumption – displays the current
fuel consumption.
Distance to Empty (dte) – displays the estimated distance to empty (dte) the vehicle can be driven before refueling.
Average Fuel c onsumption – displays the average fuel consumption since the last res\
et.
TRIP cOMPUTER RESET
To reset Trip A or Trip B, go to the desired mode on your trip computer and hold the trip
computer mode switch
02 for more than 3 seconds.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM
A cellular telephone should not be used while driving
so full attention may be given to vehicle operation.*
SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS
Press the button to interrupt the voice prompts

at any time and speak a command after the tone.
The “Help” command can be used to hear a list of
available commands at any time.
Reduce bac kground noise as much as possible by
closing windows and pointing HVA
c
vents away
from the ceiling.
Speak naturally without long pauses and without
raising your voice.
When speaking Phonebook names, please be aware
some phones require the last name to be spoken
before the first name. For example, “Michael Smith”
may be spoken as “Smith Michael”.
To cancel a voice recognition session, simply wait 5 seconds,
say “ c ancel” or “Quit”, or press the
button for 5 seconds.
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
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