2015 INFINITI Q50 instrument panel

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Scheduled Maintenance Notification – Receive scheduled maintenance notifications based
on mileage data provided by your vehicle.

Maintenance Alert – Receive notification of a vehicle system malfunction that triggers
instrument panel warning lights.

Destination Assistance – Receive point-of-interest assistance via a guided IVR (Interactive
Voice Response) or a Response Specialist by pressing the
key on the map screen or the
INFINITI Connection™ web portal.

Destination Send-to-Vehicle – Find and download point-of-interest information from
Google Maps™. To access, go to the INFINITI Connection menu and select “Sync All
Information Feeds”. Then go to the feeds menu page and download the desired
destination information.

Connected Search – Select “Connected Search” from the Destination menu on the vehicle’s
Navigation System to conduct a point-of-interest search within a certain distance of the
vehicle’s location.

Drive Zone – Monitor the movement of your vehicle within a specified region. Set up
boundaries in the Monitoring section of the INFINITI Connection web portal.

Max Speed Alert – Set up a maximum speed on the INFINITI Connection web portal. You will
receive notifications if your vehicle exceeds the maximum speed setting.


Mobile Information Service – Receive the latest news headlines, stock quotes and sports

scores by setting up preferences on the Mobile Information Service page in the INFINITI
Connection web portal.

Valet Alert – Use Valet Alert to set up a 0.2-mile radius around your vehicle.
• Activate alerts by pressing the “Connect to Voice Menu” button on the INFINITI
Connection screen or by pressing the
key on the map screen.
• At the prompt, say “Valet Alert” and then “Activate” or “Deactivate”.
For more information, refer to the “Viewing technical information (section 7)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
Main Interface Switches Overview
1 AUDIO – Press to navigate to the main audio
screen. From here, all of the audio functions can
be accessed.
2 MENU – Press to navigate to the main menu screen.
From here, there is access to the navigation functions
and all the applications, including the settings application.
3 CLIMATE – Press to navigate to the CLIMATE controls screen. From here, you have access to
climate control, heated steering wheel and heated seat functions.
For more information, refer to the “Getting Started (section 2)” of your InTouch Owner’s Manual.
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Seat Adjustments
POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENTS

To slide the seat forward or backward, push the
switch
1 forward or backward.

To recline the seatback, press the switch
2
forward or backward.
SEAT LIFTER

To adjust the angle of the front portion or height of the seat, push the front or rear end of
the switch

1 up or down.
POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT (if so equipped)

To adjust the seat lumbar support, press the front or back end of the switch
3.
MANUAL LUMBAR SUPPORT (if so equipped)

To adjust the seat lumbar support, move the lever up or down.
SIDE SUPPORT (if so equipped for driver’s seat)

The driver’s seat side support adjusts the support to your torso.

Press the switch
4 away from you to loosen the support or pull the switch
4 toward you
for more support.
MANUAL THIGH EXTENSION (if so equipped)

To slide the thigh extension forward or backward, pull up on the lever
5 under the front of
the seat and slide forward or backward. Release the lever to lock the seat in position.
For more information, refer to the “Safety – Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system (section 1)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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first drive features
Trunk Lid Release
Using the Intelligent Key while it is in your pocket
or purse:
• Press the trunk open request switch

1 for
more than 1 second while carrying the INFINITI
Intelligent Key with you.

Using the Intelligent Key Fob:
• Press the trunk button
HOLD on the Intelligent Key
for more than 1 second.
• Press the trunk request switch
1 while all of the
doors are unlocked.

Using the trunk lid release switch on the
instrument panel:
• From inside the vehicle, push down on the trunk
lid release switch

2 on the instrument panel.
To completely disable all power to the trunk lid, push the trunk release power cancel switch
3 located in the glove box
to the OFF position. While in this position, the trunk lid cannot
be opened with the trunk open request switch 1, trunk button HOLD or the trunk lid
release switch 2.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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Headlight Control Switch
HEADLIGHT CONTROL

Turn the headlight control switch to the
position

1 to turn on the front parking, side marker, tail, license

plate and instrument panel lights. Turn the switch to the
position
2 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 turn the
ignition off and all doors are closed.

To activate the autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the AUTO position
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then push the ignition switch to ON. To deactivate the autolight system, turn the headlight
control switch to the OFF position,
position 1 or
position
2.
HIGH BEAM SELECT

To manually select the high beam function:
1. Turn the headlight control switch to the

position
2.
2. Push the headlight control switch

4 forward
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 switch
5 to flash the headlight high beams on and off.
HIGH BEAM ASSIST

The High Beam Assist system will operate when the vehicle is driven at approximately
22 mph (35 km/h) and above. If an oncoming vehicle or leading vehicle appears in front of
your vehicle when the high beam is on, the headlights will automatically be switched to the
low beam.

Following the procedure below only activates the High Beam Assist system. This does not
necessarily turn on the high beam even if there is no other traffic. Both ambient light and
traffic conditions have to be correct for the high beam to illuminate.

To activate High Beam Assist, turn the headlight control switch to the AUTO position
3 and
push the headlight control switch 4 forward to turn on the high beam. The high beam

assist indicator light will illuminate.
FOG LIGHT SWITCH

The headlights must be on and the low beams

selected for the fog lights to operate.

Turn the switch (inside collar) to the
position
6
to turn the fog lights on.

Turn the switch (inside collar)
to the OFF position to
turn the fog lights off.
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first drive features
Conventional (Fixed Speed) 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. The CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument panel will illuminate.

To set a cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push the SET – switch
and release. The CRUISE 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 RES + switch. When the vehicle
attains the desired speed, release the switch.

To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the SET – switch. 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.

To turn off cruise control, push the ON/OFF switch. 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 (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port/iPod® Interface
The USB port
1 is located in the center console
under the armrest.

When a compatible USB memor y device or iPod® is
plugged into the USB por t:
• A confirmation message appears. Select “ Yes”
if you prefer to use the devices with Voice
Recognition in which song titles and ar tist names are registered in the system.
• Compatible audio files stored on the device can be played through the vehicle’s audio
system and front display.

If t wo USB devices are plugged in at the same time, you are able to use Voice
Recognition to choose which one should play. Just press the
but ton on the steering
wheel to activate Voice Recognition and follow the voice prompts.

This vehicle is equipped with Audio and Video RC A inputs 2. This will allow you to play
audio and video through your vehicle from an external source.
For more information, refer to the “Getting Started (section 2)”, the “Audio system (section 4)” and the “Voice recognition
(section 10)” of your InTouch Owner’s Manual.
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Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (if so equipped)
VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE DISTANCE CONTROL MODE

To set vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode,
press the
button
1 for less than 1.5 seconds.
The gray indicator light 2 will illuminate.

Accelerate to the desired speed.

Push down on the SET – switch
3 and release it.
Intelligent Cruise Control will be set to the
desired speed.

Press the distance button
4 repeatedly to change
the set distance between long, middle and short.

When a vehicle is not detected ahead of you in the
lane, the set distance and set vehicle speed
indicator lights will illuminate

5 in set mode.

When a vehicle is detected ahead of you in the lane,
the vehicle ahead detection, set distance and set
vehicle speed indicator lights will illuminate

6 in
set mode.

To reset at a faster cruising speed, push up and hold
the RES + switch
7. When the vehicle attains the
desired speed, release the switch.

To reset at a slower cruising speed, push down and
hold the SET – switch

3. Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.

To cancel the preset speed, push the CANCEL switch
8. The set vehicle speed indicator
5 will change to grey.

To turn off Intelligent Cruise Control, press the button
1. The indicator light 2 in
the instrument panel will extinguish.
To set conventional (fixed speed) cruise control mode:

While Intelligent Cruise Control is off, press the button
1 and hold it down for more
than 1.5 seconds. The grey indicator light will illuminate.

Accelerate to the desired speed.

Push down on the SET – switch and release it. The green indicator light will illuminate.
Cruise control should be set to the desired speed.
To switch between the two cruise control modes:

When one of the two cruise modes is in use, you must turn the system off and then turn it
on again to select the other cruise control mode.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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