2014 NISSAN XTERRA Quick Reference Guide

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STARTING/STOPPING THE ENGINE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (if so equipped)
depress the brake pedal.
Move the shift lever to P (PARK).
Turn the ignition switch to ST ART.
MAN UAL TRANSMISSION (if so equipped)
depress the brake pedal.
Move the shift lever to N (NE UTRAL).
depress the clutch pedal to the floor.
Turn the ignition switch to ST ART.
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URNING THE ENGINE OFF
For an automatic transmission, move the shift lever to the P (PARK) position, apply the parking
brake and turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
For a manual transmission, apply the foot brake, move the shift lever to \
1st gear, apply the
parking brake and turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH (if so equipped)
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.
Adjust each mirror to the desired position using the
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.
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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 (I NT) - Move the lever down to the
INT position and then rotate the 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.
0301
02
04
05
MIST
OFF
INT
LO
HI
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 (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 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 switc h
05 to
flash the headlight high beams on and off.
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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0506
CLIMATE CONTROLS
01 FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL
Turn the fan speed control dial to the left (low) or right (high) to control fan speed.
02 TE MPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
Turn the temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for warmer\
air.
03 AIR FLOW CONTROL BUTTONS
Select the air flow outlets by pressing the corresponding air flow c\
ontrol button:






Air flows from the center and side vents.



Air flows from the defroster and foot vents.



Air flows mainly from the foot vents.



Air flows from the center, side and foot vents.
04 D EFROSTING/DEFOGGING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS
Press the front window defroster 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.
Set the fan speed control dial 01 and the temperature control dial 02 to their maximum settings.
05 R EAR WINDOW DEFROSTER BUTTON
Push the rear window defroster switc
h to turn the system on or off.
The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
06 Pull the lever toward you to activate the washer .
The front wipers will operate several times.
REAR WIN
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HIEL
d W
IPER AN d
W
ASHER
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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FM/AM/SiriusXM®* SATELLITE RADIO WITH CD PLAYER
(if so equipped)
01 ON•OFF B UTTON/VOL (volume) CONTROL KNOB
Turn the
v OL control dial to the right or left to increase or decrease the volume.
Press the ON•OFF button to turn the system on or off.
02 TUNE KNOB/AUDIO BUTTON
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE
dial left or right.
Press the AUDIO button to go to the audio settings screen.
*SiriusXM® Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with an optional s\
atellite radio subscription service.
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06 AIR 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 certain outside odors and to
help adjust the inside vehicle temperature more effectively.
Press the air recirculation button again to turn air recirculation off. This allows outside
air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent fogging in def\
roster, floor or
defroster/floor modes.
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
.
07 A/C BUTTON
Press the
A/C button to turn the air conditioner system on or off. This system helps
dehumidify the air inside the cabin and defog the windows.
08 MAX A/C B UTTON
Press the
MAX A/C button for maximum cooling (air conditioning).
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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03 SEEK BUTTONS
To tune and stop at the next or previous broadcast station, press the seek buttons or .
For satellite radio, to switch to the first channel of the previous or next category,

press the seek buttons
or .
To change tracks on a Cd , press the seek buttons or .
To fast forward or rewind a track on a Cd , press and hold the seek buttons or .
04 STATION SELECT BUTTONS
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and eighteen for
satellite radio.
To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \
FM•AM button
05 or SXM button 06 then tune to the desired FM, AM or XM satellite
radio station.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
USB/ AUX JACK AND iPOD® INTERFACE
(if so equipped)
The USB/Aux jack 01 is located inside the center

console storage box.
When a compatible USB memory device, iPod® or
auxiliary device is plugged into the USB/Aux jack,
compatible audio files stored on the device can be
played through the vehicle’s audio system.
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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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. The SET indicator light in the instrument panel will illuminate. 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. Both the CRUISE indicator light and
SET indicator light in the instrument panel will extinguish.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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TRIP COMPUTER (if so equipped)
With the ignition switch in the ON position, modes of the trip computer
01 can be selected by pressing the trip
computer change button 02 on the instrument panel.
The following modes can be selected in the display:




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rip A – measures the distance of one specific trip.



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rip B – measures the distance of a second
specific trip.



•

dte
(distance to empty) – displays the estimated distance to empty (dte) the vehicle can be
driven before refueling.



•
mph – displays the average speed since the last reset.



•
mpg – displays the average fuel consumption since the last reset.



• (Journey time) – displays the elapsed time since the last res
et.
To reset Trip A, Trip B, mph, mpg and (Journey time), go to the desired mode on the trip
computer and hold the trip computer change button
02 for more than 1 second.
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.
To use the system faster, you may speak the second level commands with the main menu command on
the main menu. For example, press the
button
and after the tone say, “Call Redial”.
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 HVAC 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 la\
st 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 “Cancel” or “Quit’’, or press and hold the
button for 5 seconds.
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
g.
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To increase or decrease the volume of the voice prompts, push the volume \
control switches
+ or -
on the steering wheel or turn the control dial on the audio system while\
the audio system
is responding.
If the Voice Recognition system does not recognize your voice commands, train th\
e system using the Voice Adaptation Mode. See your Owner’s Manual for detailed information.
For more detailed information and instructions, refer to your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual and visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM WITHOUT N Av IGATION (if so equipped)
CONNECTING PROCEd URE
The vehicle must be stationary when connecting the phone.
1.

Press the
button on the steering wheel. The system announces the available commands. 2.
S
ay: “Connect phone”. The system acknowledges the command and announces the next set
of available commands.
3.


S

ay: “Add phone”. The system acknowledges the command and asks you to initiate connecting
from the phone handset.
4.


Initiate connecting from the phone:
The connecting procedure varies according to each cellular phone model. For detailed connecting instructions and compatible phones, please visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
When prompted for a PIN code, enter “1234” from the handset. (The PIN code is assigned by NISSAN and cannot be changed.)
5.


S
ay a name for the phone when the system asks you
to provide one. You can give the phone a name of
your choice.
PHONEBOO
k
SE
TUP
The phonebook stores up to 1,000 names for each phone paired with the system.
depending on your cellular phone, the system may
automatically download your cellular phone’ s entire
phonebook to the vehicle’s Bluetooth
® system.
If the phonebook does not download automatically , entries can be individually downloaded.
To manually download entries:



1.

Push the button on the steering wheel.
2.
After the tone, s ay “Phonebook”.



3.


After the next tone, s
ay “Transfer Entry”. The system acknowledges the command and
asks you to initiate the transfer from the phone handset. The new contact phone number
will be transferred from the cellular phone to the vehicle.



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he transfer procedure varies according to each cellular phone. See your cellular phone’s
Owner’s Manual for details. You can also visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth for
instructions on transferring phone numbers from NISSAN-recommended cellular phones.



4.


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he system repeats the number and prompts you for the next command. When you have
finished entering numbers or transferring an entry, choose “Store”.



5.


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he system confirms the name, location and number.
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