2014 NISSAN MAXIMA brake light

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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
STARTING/STOPPING THE ENGINE
It is important to make sure the NISSAN Intelligent
Key® is with you (that is, in your pocket or purse).
Depress the brake pedal.



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If the brake pedal is not depressed, pushing the
ignition switc

h once enters the ACC mode.



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If the ignition is pushed a second time, the vehicle
will enter the

ON mode.
Press the ignition switc h START/STOP button to start the engine.
TURNING THE ENGINE OFF
Move the shift lever to the P (PARK) position and apply the parking brake.
Press the ignition switch START/STOP button to turn the engine off.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
HEADLIGHT CONTROL
Turn the headlight control switch to the

position
01 to turn on the front parking, tail, license
plate and instrument panel lights. Turn the switch to
the
position
02 to turn on the headlights.
AUTOLIGHT SYSTEM
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 turn the ignition switch to ON. To deactivate the autolight system, turn the
headlight control switch to the OFF, position 01 or
position
02.
HIGH BEAM SELECT
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 control switch back to the original
position to select the low beam. The blue indicator
light goes off.
Pull and release the headlight control switch 05 to flash the headlight high beams on
and off.
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03
02
04
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To view detailed instructional videos regarding these and other features, please go\
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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 ON/OFF switch
01. The CRUISE indicator light in the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push \
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, tap the brake pedal or push the CANCEL switch 04.
To turn off cruise control, push the ON/OFF switch 01. The CRUISE 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.
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USB/ iPOD® INTERFACE
(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 USB 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.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
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08 Multi-function Controller



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E
NTER – Press to select the highlighted item on the screen. If this button\
is pressed
while a map is displayed, the map menu screen is displayed.



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Main directional buttons – Press to move across the map, highlight an\
item on the
screen or adjust a setting.



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Additional directional buttons – Press to move across the map or high\
light an item on the
c

haracter input screen.



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Center dial – T
urn the dial to highlight an item on the screen, adjust a setting or adj\
ust
the map scale.
09 Z OOM IN – Press to zoom the map in.
10 MAP – Press to display the map. While following a programed route, press multiple
times to change the type of route information.
11 S ETTING – Press to access the system settings.
12 BACK
– Press to return to the previous screen. In a settings screen, this\
button can
also be used to apply the setting. In a character input screen, this button can also delete
the characters that have been entered.
13 V OICE – Press to hear the current voice guidance for a programed route.

For more information, please refer to your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
DVD PLAYER (if so equipped)
With this DVD player, you can play video files via a
DVD or CD, providing images and sound from the
front display.
You can also connect auxiliary devices, suc h as
video games, camcorders or portable video players,
to the auxiliary jacks. (Your device will be controlled
through its own control panel.)
To view movies on the front display, stop the vehicle
in a safe location, move the shift lever to the
P (PARK) 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.
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To view detailed instructional videos regarding these and other features, please go\
to www.nissanownersinfo.mobi.