2016 NISSAN FRONTIER climate control

NEW SYSTEM FEATURESRear Sonar System (if so equipped).................................................. 2
RearView Monitor (if so equipped) ................................................... 2
Hill Start Assist (HSA) (if so equipped) ............................................... 2
Hill Descent Control (HDC) (if so equipped) ........................................... 3
Hands-free Text Messaging Assistant (if so equipped) .................................. 3
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) ..................................................... 4
Siri
® Eyes Free (if so equipped) ..................................................... 4
SiriusXM Travel Link and SiriusXM Traffic (if so equipped) ............................... 5
Heated Seats (if so equipped) ...................................................... 5
ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONTire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .............................................6
Loose Fuel Cap ................................................................... 6
Fuel-filler Door .................................................................... 7
Power Moonroof (if so equipped) .................................................... 7
Clock Set/Adjustment ............................................................. 7
FIRST DRIVE FEATURESRemote Keyless Entry System (if so equipped)......................................... 9
Opening the Tailgate .............................................................. 9
Power Seat Adjustments (if so equipped) ............................................. 9
Outside Mirror Control Switch (if so equipped) .......................................10
Starting/Stopping the Engine ...................................................... 10
Headlight Control Switch .......................................................... 11
Wiper and Washer Switch ......................................................... 12
FM/AM/SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio with CD Player (if so equipped) ....................... 12
Heater and Air Conditioner (automatic) (if so equipped) ................................ 13
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port/Aux Jack and iPod
® Interface (if so equipped) ...15
Cruise Control (if so equipped) ..................................................... 15
SYSTEM GUIDE
Trip Computer (if so equipped)..................................................... 16
NissanConnectSM Mobile Apps (if so equipped) ....................................... 16
Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System (if so equipped) .................................17
System Operating Tips ......................................................... 17
Bluetooth
® System without Navigation (if so equipped) .................................17
Bluetooth® System with Navigation (if so equipped) ................................... 19
Navigation System (if so equipped) ................................................. 21
HomeLink
® Universal Transceiver (if so equipped) ..................................... 22
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information and system operation limitations.
• A cellular telephone should not be used for any purpose while driving so\
full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.
• Always wear your seat belt.
• Supplemental air bags do not replace proper seat belt usage.
• Children 12 and under should always ride in the rear seat properly secur\
ed in child restraints or seat belts
according to their age and weight.
• Do not drink and drive.
For more information, refer to the “Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system (se\
ction 1)” ,
the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” \
and the “Starting and driving
(section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
Additional information about your vehicle is also available in your Owne\
r’s Manual, Navigation System
Owner’s Manual and at www.NissanUSA.com.
TAB LE OF CONTE NTS
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HANDS-FREE TEXT MESSAGING ASSISTANT1,2 (if so equipped)
This system allows for sending and receiving text
messages through the vehicle’s interface.

Using predefined or custom messages, send a
text to a name or phone number stored in your
Bluetooth
® Hands-free Phone System.3
Once enabled, the text message, sender and
delivery time are shown on the control panel
display when the vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8 km/h).

Text messages have the option of being read aloud at all vehicle speeds.

Many cellular phones may require special permission to enable text messaging.
Check the cellular phone’s screen during Bluetooth®,3 pairing. For some cellular
phones, you need to enable “Notifications” in the cellular phone\
’s Bluetooth®,3 menu
for text messages to appear on the touch-screen display. For more information and
instructions, refer to your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual.

Text message integration requires that the cellular phone support
Message Access Profile (MAP) for both receiving and sending text messages.
Some cellular phones may not support all text messaging features. Please see
www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for compatibility information as well as your
device’s Owner’s Manual.
1 Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of “Text-to-Speech”. Some of the applications and features, such as social
networking and texting, may also be restricted. Check local regulations for any requirements before using these features.
2 Compatible smartphone required. Text rates and/or data usage may apply.
3 Availability of specific features is dependent upon the phone’s Bluetooth
® support. Please refer to your phone owner’s
manual for details. Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by
NISSAN is under license. See www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for details.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (secti\
on 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC) (if so equipped)
The HDC system is designed to reduce driver workload when going down steep hil\
ls.
The HDC system helps to control vehicle speed so the driver can concentrate
on steering the vehicle. To activate the system:

The 4WD switch must be in the 4LO position 1 and the vehicle
speed must be under 15 mph (25 km/h) or

The 4WD switch must be in the 4H position 2
and the vehicle speed must be under 21 mph
(35 km/h), and

The HDC system switch 3 must be ON.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)”
of your Owner’s Manual.
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NEW SYSTEM FEATURES
VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
Always make sure VDC is on by ensuring
the VDC OFF light is not on before driving
the vehicle.

The VDC OFF switch 1 should ONLY be used
briefly to help free the vehicle if it is stuck in snow
or mud.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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SIRI® EYES FREE1 (if so equipped)
If you have a compatible iPhone®,2 with Siri®, you can
link your iPhone® to the Siri® Eyes Free function in
your vehicle’s Bluetooth®,3 system.
If you have a compatible iPhone
® connected to the
system, press and hold the button 1 on the steering
wheel for a few seconds and Siri will be activated in
Eyes Free mode.
1 Siri® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countrie\
s.
2 iPhone is registered trademark of Apple, Inc. All rights reserved. iPho\
ne not included.
3 Availability of specific features is dependent upon the phone’s Bluetooth® support. Please refer to your phone owner’s
manual for details. Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by
NISSAN is under license. See www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for details.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (secti\
on 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual and visit www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth.
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HEATED SEATS (if so equipped)
The front seats can be warmed by built-in heaters.

The heated seat switches 1 are located
below the climate control switches and can be
operated independently of each other.

The heater is controlled by a thermostat,
automatically turning the heater on and off. The indicator light will remain on as long as
the switch is on.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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SiriusXM Travel Link* AND SiriusXM Traffic* (if so equipped)
Your vehicle’s Navigation System is
equipped with SiriusXM Travel Link and
SiriusXM Traffic capabilities.

SiriusXM Travel Link provides access to real-
time weather information and forecasts, nearby
fuel prices, movie listings, sports scores
and stock quotes.

SiriusXM Traffic provides information that may
help to avoid delays due to traffic incidents.
Traffic jams, roadwork, road closures around the
current location, etc., are represented graphically
on the map by icons depicting the nature of the
event. Incidents on the route are automatically displayed as they are ap\
proached.
*These features, SiriusXM® Satellite Radio, Travel Link and Traffic, require an active subscription. Multiple subscriptions
may be necessary to activate the various features.
For more information, refer to “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4) ” of your
Owner’s Manual and the “Navigation (section 4)” and “General system information (section 6)” of your Navigation
System Owner’s Manual.
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HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER (automatic) (if so equipped)
1 AUTO BUTTON/DRIVER’S SIDE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL

The automatic mode may be used year-round. Press the AUTO button to turn
the system on, and the system will automatically control the inside temp\
erature
(automatic cooling and/or dehumidified heating), air flow distribu\
tion and fan speed.

Turn the driver’s side temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for
warmer air.
3 SEEK BUTTONS

To tune and stop at the previous or next 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 rewind or fast forward a track on a CD, press and hold the seek
buttons
or .
4 STATION SELECT KEYS

Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and 18 for
satellite radio.

To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \

FM•AM button
5 or SXM button
6 then tune to the desired FM, AM or
satellite radio station.

Next 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. Programing 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).
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
2 DUAL BUTTON/PASSENGER’S SIDE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL

Press the D UAL button to turn the passenger’s side temperature controls on or off.
This will allow the passenger’s side temperature to be adjusted independently from
the driver’s side.

Turn the passenger’s side temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for
warmer air.
3 FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL/OFF BUTTON

Turn the dial to the left to decrease fan speed or to the right to increa\
se fan speed.

Press the button to turn the system off.

To stop air from coming through the vents with the blower off, press the \
air
recirculation button
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4 AIR FLOW CONTROL BUTTONS

Press one of the following air flow control buttons to manually contro\
l air flow:

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 front defroster and foot vents.
5 DEFROSTING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS

Press the front defroster button
to turn the system on. The A/C automatically
turns on when the front defroster mode is selected. This feature removes humidity
from the air.

Set the temperature control dial
1 and the fan speed control dial 3 to their
maximum settings.
6 REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR DEFROSTER SWITCH
(if so equipped)

Push the rear window defroster switch
to turn the system on or off.

The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
7 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 eff\
ectively.

Press the air recirculation button
again to turn air recirculation off. This allows
outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent foggin\
g in the
front defroster, foot vent or front defroster/foot vent mode.

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 vent mode .
8 A/C BUTTON

Press the A/C button to manually turn the A/C on or off.
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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CRUISE CONTROL (if so equipped)
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

1 on the steering wheel.
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

2 on the steering wheel 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
3 on the
steering wheel. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.

To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST•SET switch
2 on the
steering wheel. 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
4 on
the steering wheel.

To turn off cruise control, push the ON•OFF switch
1 on the steering wheel.
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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USB (Universal Serial Bus) CONNECTION PORT/AUX JACK AND
i POD® INTERFACE (if so equipped)
The USB port/Aux jack
1 is located inside the
center console storage box.

When a compatible USB memory device, iPod®
or auxiliary device is plugged into the USB
port/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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TRIP COMPUTER (if so equipped)
With the ignition switch in the ON position,
modes of the trip computer

1 can be selected
by pressing the trip computer change button 2
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.
• 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 reset.

To reset Trip A, Trip B, mph, mpg and journey time, go to the desired mode on the trip
computer and press and hold the trip computer change button
2 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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SYSTEM GUIDE
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NISSANCONNECTSM MOBILE APPS1 (if so equipped)
Integrates popular smartphone apps and services into your vehicle.

The NissanConnect Mobile Apps companion app must be downloaded to your
smartphone, and you must be enrolled.
FOR SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION
• iPhone
®,2: Please connect via USB when using an iPhone® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
• Android
®,3: Please connect via Bluetooth®,4 when using an Android® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
FOR SYSTEM WITHOUT NAVIGATION
• iPhone
®: Please connect via Bluetooth®,4 when using an iPhone® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
• Android
®: Please connect via Bluetooth®,4 when using an Android® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.

For more information on how to pair your cellular phone and set up NissanConnect
Mobile Apps, visit: www.NissanUSA.com/connect/support.
1 Only use features when safe to do so. App availability is dependent upon vehicle model, trim lev\
el, packaging, and/or
options. See www.NissanUSA.com/connect for complete app availability details. Compatible smartphone required.
Cellular network and GPS signals not available in all areas and/or at all times. NISSAN is not responsible for associated
costs, if any, for continued operation due to cellular network or other third party t\
ermination/changes. Cellular or other
third party provider may terminate/restrict respective service without n\
otice. Subscription Agreement required. See
www.NissanUSA.com/connect for details. Text rates and/or data usage may apply.
2 iPhone is registered trademark of Apple, Inc. All rights reserved. iPho\
ne not included.3 Android® is a registered trademark of Google, Inc.4 Availability of specific features is dependent upon the phone’s Bluetooth® support. Please refer to your phone’s owner’s
manual for details. Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by
NISSAN is under license. See www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for details.
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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