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7Current road indicator
The location of where the car is positioned.
8Vehicle icon
Indicates the current location and direction
of the vehicle.
9Suggested route
Appears as a bold blue line during route
guidance.
10Scale indicator
Indicates the scale of the map.
11Compass icon
Indicates the direction of the map. Touch
this icon to switch the map view between
the North Up, Heading Up (or actual direc-
tion) and 3D modes.
12“Presets” key
This option toggles on and off with the
“Menu” key and displays a touch menu of
the radio presets on the screen. For more
information about the audio system, see the
vehicle Owner’s Manual.
13Zoom in and zoom out keys
Touch to zoom the map in or out.
14“Options” key
Touch this key to access the map options
menu screen.
“MAP OPTIONS MENU
SCREEN” (page 3-5)
To scroll the map in either direction:
1. Touch and release the screen anywhere on
the map.
2. Touch the screen again and move your fin-
ger along the screen in the direction you
wish to scroll.
After releasing and touching the map again, a
marker will be displayed at the point touched
and, if possible, the position determined.
NOTE:
When the current location of the vehicle is
recognized, the street name will be dis-
played at the bottom of the screen. When
scrolling a map and an area that is not a
road, city or POI is touched, coordinates
corresponding to the marker’s position are
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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MOVING A MAP
3-4Map settings

RETURNING TO THE CURRENT VE-
HICLE LOCATION
The basic map screen displays the current loca-
tion of the vehicle. The current location can be
displayed again even after the map is moved, or
after the menu screen is displayed.
Press the MAP button or the BACK or
BACK button and the current location will be
displayed on the map.The Map Options menu allows you to quickly
store the current position, show position infor-
mation or destination information, and adjust the
map settings.
1. Touch the “Options” key while the route
guidance map is displayed.
2. The following options are available for se-
lection:
●Enter Destination
Select to open the navigation screen for
entering an address.
●Turn List
Select to display all of the turns and way-
points along the route.
●Cancel Route
Select to cancel entire route or way-
points along route.
●POIs Along Route
Select to choose the types of points of
interest to display along the active route.
Available options are gas stations,
restaurants, ATMs, parking, rest areas,
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MAP OPTIONS MENU SCREEN
Map settings3-5

Other settings are available for the map screen,
such as switching the map view or changing the
map direction.
1. Press the
or MENU button.
2. Touch the “Settings” key.3. Touch the “Navigation” key.
4. Touch the “Guidance & Map Settings” key.
When selected, the system will offer the fol-
lowing map setting options:
Menu ItemOptions
Voice Guidance Select to toggle on or off the voice guidance on map screen.
Volume Select “+” or “-” to increase or decrease voice guidance volume.
Map View Touch the “Map View” key to toggle between 2D and 3D map view.
2D-North/Heading Up Touch to toggle display between “Head” and “North” for 2D mode. When “Head” is selected, the screen always shows the map
in the driving direction. When “North” is selected, the top of the map is always orientated north. This option can only be selected
when the “Map View” is set to 2D.
Auto Zoom Touch the “Auto Zoom” key to choose a setting for automatic zooming. Available settings are “Never”, “Always” and “Only with a
route”.
Show Points of Interest On Map Select to toggle various map icons on and off including gas stations, restaurants, banks and parking.
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MAP SETTINGS FOR THE MAP
SCREEN
Map settings3-9

●Cancel Route:
Touch “Cancel Route” to cancel the route
guidance.
NOTE:
If route guidance is not active, “Cancel
Route” cannot be operated.
●Previous Destinations:
Searches for a destination from the previ-
ous destinations in the destination memory.
Up to 50 previous destinations will be auto-
matically stored. If the number of previous
destinations exceeds 50, the oldest one will
be removed from the list and the newest
one will be added.
To manually delete a previous destination
entry, select an entry from the list and then
touch the “Delete” key.
Touch the “Save” key to add a previous des-
tination to the address book.
Previous destinations can also be selected
using the NISSAN Voice Recognition Sys-
tem (if so equipped):
1. Press the
orbutton on the
steering wheel. The system provides
prompts and waits for voice commands.2. Say “Navigation”.
3. Say “Previous destinations”.
4. Speak the number of an entry on the dis-
played list to choose that destination or say
“Next Page” to view more entries (if
available) .
If no route is set, route guidance is calcu-
lated automatically. If a route is set, say “Re-
place Destination” to use the chosen previ-
ous destination in Step 4 as the new
destination. Say “Set as Waypoint” to add
the chosen previous destination as a way-
point on the current route. Say “Show on
Map” to show the chosen previous destina-
tion on the map.
For more information about the NISSAN
Voice Recognition System, see the vehicle
Owner’s Manual.
NOTE:
It is not possible to retrieve deleted previ-
ous destination entries.
●Home:
Your home address can be entered as a
destination.Home can also be set as a destination using the
NISSAN Voice Recognition System (if so
equipped):
1. Press the
orbutton on the
steering wheel. The system provides
prompts and waits for voice commands.
2. Say “Navigation”.
3. Say “Home”.
If a home location is set, route guidance to the
home location is calculated automatically.
For more information about the NISSAN Voice
Recognition System, see the vehicle Owner’s
Manual.
●Address Book:
Touch “Address Book” to access stored
addresses.
●Intersection:
Select “Intersection” to designate an inter-
section of two roads as a destination.
●City Center:
Touch “City Center” to designate a city as a
destination.
4-4Navigation

1. Press the NAV button.
2. Touch “Street Address”.
3. If the state or province shown on the screen
is correct, proceed to step 5. If the state or
province shown on the screen is not
correct, touch “Change State/Province”.4. Enter the name of the state or province. The
display shows the touch keyboard.
“HOW TO INPUT CHARAC-
TERS” (page 2-10)
The keyboard has an intelligent spelling
setting, so it excludes non-existing
combinations. On the top right of the
screen, the number of matches is shown. At
any time, touch the “List” key to display a list
of possible names based on the letters cur-
rently entered. When the number of
matches is reduced to six or less, a list will
be shown automatically.
5. Touch “City”
NOTE:
It is possible to choose “House Number &
Street” at this step if you want to manually
enter the street name. However, the sys-
tem can automatically narrow down the
street in most cases when you enter the
city name first. Entering by city can also be
useful if you are unsure of the street’s cor-
rect spelling.
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SETTING A DESTINATION FROM A
STREET ADDRESS
4-6Navigation

6. The display shows a touch keyboard to en-
ter the city of the destination. Enter the
name of the city. At any time, touch the
“List” key to display a list of possible city
names based on the letters currently
entered. When the number of matches is
reduced to six or less, the city list will be
shown automatically.7. Touch the city name on the list. 8. The display shows a touch keyboard to en-
ter the house number of the destination. If
the house number is not known, touch
“Skip” and a default location on the street
will be used.
NOTE:
If you choose “Skip”, a default location is
chosen by the system and you will have a
chance to change the position once the
map is displayed. See step 12 for more in-
structions on changed the default location.
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Navigation4-7

9. The display shows a touch keyboard to en-
ter the street name. Enter the name of the
street. At any time, touch the “List” key to
display a list of possible street names based
on the letters currently entered. When the
number of matches is reduced to six or less,
the street list will be shown automatically.10. Touch the street name on the list.
11. If the house number entered in step 8 does
not exist on the street in the chosen city,
“The house number is not available” will be
displayed. Select “Show Map” or “Change
Number”.
NOTE:
You will have a chance to change the posi-
tion from the default location once the
map is displayed. See step 12 for more in-
structions on changing the default
location.12. A map of the destination is displayed on the
screen. Touch “Start” to calculate the route.
The map of the destination is always displayed in
2D North Up. Once the “Start” key is touched,
the system returns to the current map settings.NOTE:
If you did not enter an exact street address
earlier in the process, the system will have
chosen a default location, either along the
street or within a range of addresses on
that street. To move the map from that de-
fault position, touch the “Move” key. A
message will be displayed asking if you
want to touch a new location for the
destination. Touch “OK” when complete.
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4-8Navigation

If you choose “By Name”, you can search for
places using a specific name. The touch key-
board is shown.
“HOW TO INPUT CHARACTERS”
(page 2-10)
NOTE:
●When using “Search By Category”, the sys-
tem will search for up to 200 matches within
50 miles (80 km) of the current position.
●When using “Search By Name”, the system
will search for up to 30 matches within
50 miles (80 km) of the current position.
●If the destination is not found within the
50 mile (80 km) search radius, you can search
for places around a specific city name.
“SEARCHING FOR POINTS OF
INTEREST IN ANOTHER CITY”
(page 4-12)
5. Destinations are shown based on the dis-
tance to the selected position. The arrow on
the right shows the direction of the
destination. The distance shown is a
straight line distance.
Touch the desired destination from the list.6. A detailed description of the destination is
provided.
Press the BACK or
BACK button to
go back and pick another destination or
touch “Start” to have the system calculate
the route to the destination.
SEARCHING FOR POINTS OF IN-
TEREST IN ANOTHER CITY
1. Press the NAV button.
2. Touch “Points of Interest”.
3. Touch “Search By Category” or “Search By
Name”.
4. Touch “In Another City”.
5. Touch “Change State/Province” if the state
or province shown is not correct.
6. If necessary, enter the name of the state or
province.
The display shows the touch keyboard.
“HOW TO INPUT CHARAC-
TERS” (page 2-10)
The keyboard has an intelligent spelling
setting, so it excludes non-existing
combinations. On the top right of the
screen, the number of matches is shown.7. Touch “City”.
8. A touch keyboard is displayed. Enter the
name of the desired city.
Press “List” at any time to display a list of remain-
ing cities. Touch the desired city.
9. If you chose “Search By Category” in
Step 4, you can browse destinations from a
list of categories and subcategories.
If you choose “Search By Name” in Step 4, you
can search for places using a specific name. The
touch keyboard is shown.
NOTE:
●When using “Search By Category”, the sys-
tem will search for up to 200 matches within
50 miles (80 km) of the chosen city.
●When using “Search By Name”, the system
will search for up to 30 matches within
50 miles (80 km) of the chosen city. If no
matches are found, touch “Change Name” to
search for another name.
10. Destinations are shown based on the dis-
tance from the selected position. The arrow
on the right shows the direction of the
destination. The distance shown is a
straight line distance from the city center.
Touch the desired destination from the list.
4-12Navigation