2018 INFINITI Q50 Quick Reference Guide

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Meters and Gauges
1 Tachometer
2 Engine coolant temperature gauge
3 Shift lever indicator
4 Vehicle information display
5 Speedometer
6 Fuel gauge

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To use the door handles to lock and unlock
your vehicle, make sure the Intelligent Key is
with you (that is, in your pocket or purse).
• Touch the inside of the door handle 1
to unlock the corresponding front door.
• Pushing the r equest switch 2 while
touching the inside of the door handle
will unlock the rest of the doors.
• To lock the vehicle, push either door
handle request switch 3 once.
Locking and Unlocking your Vehicle
via the Door Handle
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Illumination Controls
INSTRUMENT BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS
• Press the + or – buttons 1 to change the brightness of
the vehicle information display and instrument panel.
CENTER DISPLAYS BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
To adjust the brightness of the center displays:
• For models with Around View® Monitor, press and hold
the CAMERA
button 2. Then, use the Infiniti
controller to change the brightness.
• For models without Around View® Monitor, press the
button, and use the Infiniti controller 3 to change
the brightness.
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To change the settings for the door locking and
unlocking system, press the MENU button 4, then touch the “Settings” key on the lower display
followed by the “Vehicle” key.
• To unlock all doors by touching the inside of the door handle, select
“Selective Door Unlock”.
• To disable unlocking by touching the inside of the door handle, select “Touch
Sensitive Door Sensor”.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
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Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and feature information.

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Wiper and Washer Switch
Move the lever 1 up or down to one of the following
positions to operate the windshield wipers:
MIST
One sweep operation
OFF Wipers ar e OFF
AUTO Speed-sensing and r ain-sensing automatic wipe
LO Continuous wipe, slow
HI Continuous wipe, fast
To adjust the wiper sensitivity for the AUTO setting, twist
the control ring
2.
Pull the lever 1 toward you to operate the
windshield washer.
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PULLING UP THE WIPER ARM
The wiper arm should be in the up position when
replacing the wiper.
• With the shift le ver in the P (PARK) position, place
the ignition switch in the OFF position.
• Within 1 minut e, push the wiper switch 1 to the
MIST position twice. The wiper operation stops in
mid-operation and the wiper arm can be pulled up.
• To return the wiper arm, place the wiper arm in
the down position and operate the wiper switch once.
To turn the rain sensor function on and off:
1. Press the MENU button below the lower display.
2. Touch the “Settings” key and then the “Vehicle” key 3 on the display.
3. Touch the “Rain Sensor” key 4 to toggle the feature ON and OFF.
When the rain-sensing function is disabled, the AUTO position on the wiper stalk will
work in conventional intermittent mode.
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Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and feature information.

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Seat Adjustments
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To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock
on the display:
1. Press the MENU button 1 below the lower
display. Then, touch the “Settings” key on the
lower display.
2. Locate and touch the “Clock” key to adjust
“On-Screen Clock”, “Daylight Savings Time”,
“Clock Format (24h)”, and “Time Zone”.
Clock Set/Adjustment
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1 Seat cushion forward, backward, up
and down adjustments
2 Seatback recline adjustment
3 Power lumbar support adjustment
(if so equipped)
4 Thigh support adjustmen t

5 Driver’s seat side support
The driver’s seat and steering column will automatically
move when the shift lever is in the P (PARK) position
to allow the driver to get in and out of the driver’s seat
more easily. “Lift Steering Wheel on Exit” and “Slide
Driver Seat Back on Exit” can be turned on or off in the
“Settings” menu under “Vehicle Settings” on the
lower display.
SEAT BACK / LIFT STEERING WHEEL ON EXIT
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and
feature information.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety
information, system limitations, and additional operating and
feature information.

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Audio Control Menu
To adjust the audio settings:
1. Press the button 1 on the bottom left of the
screen at any time.
2. Then, select the setting
you would like to adjust
on the screen
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Heater and Air Conditioner (automatic)
The climate controls can be adjusted using the buttons on either side of the
lower display or through the “CLIMATE” screen
1 on the lower display.
• To access the “CLIMATE” screen 1, press the CLIMATE button 2 below
the lower display.
HEATED STEERING WHEEL (if so equipped)
To turn the heated steering wheel on or off, touch the “Steering Heater”
key
3 on the lower display.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.

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Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and feature information.

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Connecting your Cellular Phone
or Device via Bluetooth
®*
Using Bluetooth® technology, you can connect (pair) your cellular phone
with the in-vehicle system for hands-free use of your cellular phone.
1. Press the MENU button below the lower display.
2. Touch the “Settings” key on the lower display.
3. Touch “Phone/Mail”.
4. Touch “Connect Device”.
5. Touch “Add New (X/5
Free)”.
6. Follow the instructions on the “Connect Device” screen. When a PIN
appears on the screen, operate the Bluetooth® device to enter/confirm
the PIN.
For any Bluetooth
® connectivity issues, reboot your cellular phone
or device.
* Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while driving.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and
additional operating and feature information.
SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS
• The interior of the vehicle should be as quiet as possible.
• Speak naturally. Speaking too fast, too slow, too soft, or too
loud makes voice recognition more difficult.
• Confirm that the correct voice commands are
being used. Glance at the screen to see the currently
available commands.
USING THE VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
• Press the button 1 on the steering wheel, and a list of
commands will appear on the screen.
• After the tone sounds, speak the command.
• To skip the voice prompt and give the command immediately,
press the
button 1 on the steering wheel to interrupt the
system. Speak the next command after the tone sounds.
• To cancel the command, press and hold the button 1 on
the steering wheel.
Voice Recognition
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Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and feature information.

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If you have a compatible Bluetooth® device with streaming
audio (A2DP and AVRCP profiles), you can set up a
wireless connection between your Bluetooth
® device and
the in-vehicle audio system, enabling you to listen to the
audio from your device through the vehicle’s audio system.
After connecting your Bluetooth
® device, press the
DISC•AUX button
1 on the control panel to switch to
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio.
For any Bluetooth
® connectivity issues, reboot your
cellular phone or device.
* Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while driving.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system
limitations, and additional operating and feature information.
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio*Trip Computer
The trip computer displays warnings and information for items such as
the following:
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To change the displayed item on the trip
computer
1, press the or button 2 on the steering wheel.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information,
system limitations, and additional operating and feature information.
• Fuel Economy
• Current and
Average Speed
• Trip Distance
• Range
• Coolant temp.
• Navigation
• Drive Aids
• Audio
• Tire Pressures
• Chassis Control

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SETTING A CRUISING SPEED
• Push the cruise c ontrol ON-OFF switch 1 to turn on the system.
• With the vehicle at the desired speed, push down the control switch 2 to SET
to enable cruise control.
• The cruising speed c an be adjusted to a higher or lower speed by toggling the
control switch 2 up or down.
CANCELING THE PRESET SPEED
• Push the CANCEL switch 2 or tap the brake pedal.
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL (ICC) (if so equipped)
The ICC system is designed to maintain a selected distance from the vehicle in front
of you and reduce the speed to match a slower vehicle ahead.
• To increase the distance to the vehicle ahead to be maintained by the ICC system,
push the distance switch 3 until the display shows the desired set distance, which
is shown by the number of lines on the set distance indicator
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• When a vehicle is detected ahead, a vehicle ahead detection indicator 5 will
illuminate and your vehicle will reduce the speed to match the slower vehicle.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating
and feature information.
Cruise Control (if so equipped)
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CONVENTIONAL CRUISE CONTROL (if so equipped)
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL (ICC) (if so equipped)
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