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    The following settings can be adjusted:
    •  By turning the TUNE/MENU knob 
2, the hours can be adjusted. Pressing  
the ENTER button 
3 will allow the minutes to be adjusted by the  
TUNE/MENU knob 
2.
    • Press the ENTER button 
3 to finish.
 
    The display will return to the regular display af ter 10 seconds.
WITHOUT NAVIGATION – FM/AM/SiriusXM® SATELLITE RADIO
 
    To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock on the display:
    1.  Press the ENTER/SETTING button 
4.
    2.   Turn  the  TUNE/SCROLL knob 
5  
to select “CLOCK” and press the  
ENTER/SETTING button 
4.
    3.   Turn  the  TUNE/SCROLL knob 
5 to select 
“Set Time” and press the ENTER/SETTING 
button 
4.
 
    The following settings can be adjusted:
    •  By turning the TUNE/SCROLL knob 
5, the hours can be adjusted. Pressing  
the ENTER/SETTING button 
4 will allow the minutes to be adjusted by the 
TUNE/SCROLL knob 
5.
    •  Press the ENTER/SETTING button 
4 again to set the changes.
    • Press the 
 BACK button 6 to finish. 
WITH NAVIGATION
 
    To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock on the display:
    1.  Press the 
 button 7. 
    2. Touch the “Settings” key.  
    3. Touch the “System” key.  
    4. Touch the “Clock” key.
 
    The following settings can be adjusted:
    •  Time Format: The clock can be set to 12 
hours or 24 hours.
    •  Date Format: The date can be changed to 
one of five different formats.
    •  Clock Mode: From here, the clock mode options are:
      ·  Manual: Allows for the option “Set Clock Manually”. Touch this to begin 
setting the clock manually using the “+” or “–” to adjust the hours, minutes, 
day and month up or down.
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    To activate the autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the AUTO  
position 3 then place the ignition switch in the ON position. To deactivate the 
autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the OFF  position,  
position 1 or  position 2. 
HIGH BEAM SELECT
 
    With the headlights ON (either in the AUTO  
position 3 or   position 2), push the 
headlight control switch forward 4 to select 
the high beam function. The blue indicator 
light 
 will illuminate 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.
FOG LIGHT SWITCH (if so equipped)
 
    The headlights must be in the AUTO  position 3 or 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.
LANE CHANGE SIGNAL
 
    Move the lever up or down until the turn signal begins to flash but the lever   
does not latch to signal a lane change. Hold the lever until the lane change   
is completed.
 
    Move the lever up or down until the turn signal begins to flash but the lever does 
not latch and release the lever. The turn signal will automatically flash three times.
Choose the appropriate method to signal a lane change based on road and   
traffic conditions.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional 
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
     Move the lever to one of the following 
positions to operate the windshield wipers: 
  
1   Mist (MIST) – One sweep operation of  
the wipers.
  
2   Intermittent (INT) – Wipers operate 
intermittently. The intermittent operation 
speed can be adjusted by twisting the 
time control ring 
3 to increase or 
decrease wiper speed.
  
4   Low ( LO) – Wipers operate at a continuous low-speed.
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2
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5
MIST
OFFINT
LO
HI3
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SYSTEM GUIDE
VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY (if so equipped)
The vehicle information display 1 displays items such as:
 
  Vehicle settings
 
  Trip computer information
 
    Drive system warnings and settings  
(if so equipped)
 
  Audio information
 
    Nissan Intelligent Key® operation information 
(if so equipped)
 
  Navigation turn-by-turn (if so equipped)
 
  Cruise control system information
 
  Indicators and warnings
 
  Tire pressure information
USING THE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY
The vehicle information display can be changed using the 
 button 2 and  
the 
  buttons 3 on the steering wheel.
 
   Press  the  button2 on the steering wheel to change the display mode.
 
   Press  the  buttons 3 on the steering wheel up or down to navigate through 
the vehicle information display menu.
 
   Press  the ENTER button 4 on the steering wheel to change or select an item.
 
   Press  the  button 5 on the steering wheel to go back to the previous menu.
RESETTING THE TRIP COMPUTER 
  1.   Press  the 
 button 2 on the steering wheel until you reach the trip  
computer mode.
  2.    Press  the 
 button 2 on the steering wheel for more than 1.5 seconds to 
reset fuel consumption, average speed, distance to empty and journey time.
  3.    Pressing  the 
 button 2 on the steering wheel for more than 1 second resets 
the currently displayed trip odometer to zero.
SETTINGS
The setting mode allows you to change the information displayed in the vehicle  
information display:
 
  Driver Assistance (if so equipped)    Alarm 
 
 Clock      Unit
 
  Meter Settings       Language
 
  Vehicle Settings       Factory Reset
 
 Maintenance
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional 
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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NAVIGATION SYSTEM (if so equipped)
    Your Navigation System can calculate a route from your current location to 
a preferred destination. The real-time map display and turn-by-turn voice 
guidance will lead you along the route.
 
    The Navigation System will continually update your vehicle’s position. If you have 
deviated from the original route, it will recalculate the route from your  
current location.
 
    To help promote safe driving, some functions cannot be operated or have 
limited operation when the vehicle speed is above 5 mph (8 km/h). The  
on-screen text and keys for these restricted functions will be grayed-out or 
muted and cannot be selected while driving. These functions will become 
available again when the vehicle speed is reduced to 5 mph (8 km/h). Voice 
commands may be available for some of the restricted functions. For more 
information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition 
systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
1 NAV  button – Press to access the functions of the Navigation System.
2 MAP button – Press to display the current location map screen.
3  VOL  (volume) control knob – Turn right to increase the volume or lef t to  
decrease the volume.
4  key – Select to zoom the map in.
5  key – Select to zoom the map out.
6   button – Press to access SiriusXM Traffic, MyApps, Settings, SiriusXM 
Travel Link and Voice Commands.
7   button – Press to change the display brightness between day and night 
modes. While the mode is being displayed, the brightness can be adjusted using 
the TUNE knob. Press and hold to turn the display off. Press again to turn the 
display on.
8   BACK button – Press to return to the previous screen.
9  TUNE knob – Turn to navigate the items in a list. Press to select a menu item.
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This Quick Reference Guide is intended to provide an overview of some of the unique features of your new 
vehicle. Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information and system operation limitations. 
Features and equipment in your vehicle may vary depending on model, trim level, options selected, order, date of 
production, region or availability. Therefore, you may find information about features or equipment that are not 
included or installed on your vehicle.
All information, specifications and illustrations in this Quick Reference Guide are those in effect at the time 
of printing. NISSAN reserves the right to change specifications, performance, design or component suppliers 
without notice and without obligation. From time to time, NISSAN may update or revise this Quick Reference 
Guide to provide owners with the most accurate information currently available. Please carefully read and 
retain with this Quick Reference Guide all revision updates sent to you by NISSAN to ensure you have access 
to accurate and up-to-date information regarding your vehicle. Current versions of vehicle Quick Reference 
Guides, Owner’s Manuals and any updates can also be found in the Owner section of the NISSAN website at   
https://owners.nissanusa.com/nowners/navigation/manualsGuide. If you have questions concerning 
any information in your Owner’s Manual, contact NISSAN Consumer Affairs. See the NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE 
PROGRAM page in the Owner’s Manual for contact information.
 
Helpful Resources
Below is a list of helpful resources that can be used 
to learn more about the vehicle’s systems and  
feature operations.
 
  Vehicle Owner’s Manual
 
    Navigation Owner’s Manual (if so equipped)
 
    Printed Quick Reference Guide (this document)
 
  www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth
 
  www.NissanUSA.com/connect
 
  www.youtube.com/user/NissanUSA
 
  Nissan Consumer Affairs: 1-800-647-7261
 
    Electronic Quick Reference Guide  
(Use Quick Response (QR) code or URL below.)
 
    Nissan Quick Guide (available in the iPhone 
App Store or Android Google Play Store 
for download to your smartphone)
Nissan, the Nissan Brand Symbol, Z and 
Nissan model names are Nissan trademarks.
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