10-32Technical and consumer information
For USA
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying INFINITI.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it
finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you,
your retailer, or INFINITI.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-
888- 327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.
gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20590. You can
also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://
www.safercar.gov.
You may notify INFINITI by contact-ing our Consumer Affairs Depart-
ment, toll-free, at 1-800-662-6200.
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform Transport
Canada in addition to notifying
INFINITI.
If Transport Canada receives com-
plaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may
request that INFINITI conduct a recall
campaign. However, Transport Cana-
da cannot become involved in indivi-
dual problems between you, your
retailer, or INFINITI.
You may contact Transport Canada’s
Defect Investigations and Recalls Di-
vision toll free at 1-800-333-0510.
You may also report safety defects
online at:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-
Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lan-
g=eng (English speakers) or https://
wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/
PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=fra
(French speakers).
Additional information concerning
motor vehicle safety may be obtained
from Transport Canada’s Road
Safety Information Centre at 1-
800-333-0371 or online at www.tc.
gc.ca/roadsafety (English speakers)
or www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere
(French speakers).
To notify INFINITI of any safety
concerns please contact our Consu-
mer Information Centre toll free at 1-
800-361-4792.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
11 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ................... 5-132
Adaptive front lighting system (AFS) ............ 2-42
Advanced air bag system .................................. 1-58
Aiming controlAdaptive front lighting system (AFS) ...... 2-42
Headlights ........................................................ 2-41
Air bag system
Advanced air bag system ............................ 1-58
Front passenger air bag and
status light ....................................................... 1-60
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system ..................... 1-65
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact and
rollover supplemental air bag system ...... 1-65
Air bag warning labels ....................................... 1-68
Air bag warning light ............................... 1-69, 2-17
Air cleaner housing filter ................................... 8-14
Air conditioner Advanced Climate Control System ......... 4-29
Air conditioner service ................................. 4-35
Air conditioner specification label ......... 10-13
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations ............ 4-35, 10-7
Automatic climate control ............. 4-26, 4-28
In-cabin microfilter ........................................ 4-35
Alarm, How to stop alarm (see vehicle
security system) ................................................... 2-32
Alcohol, drugs and driving ................................ 5-10 Antenna .................................................................. 4-36
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ................... 5-132
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
warning light ......................................................... 2-12
Appearance care
Exterior appearance care ............................... 7-2
Interior appearance care ................................ 7-5
Armrest ................................................................... 1-10
Around View
®Monitor ........................................ 4-3
Audible reminders ................................................ 2-21
Auto closure .......................................................... 3-25
Autolight system .................................................. 2-37
Automatic
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) ......... 8-8
Climate control .................................. 4-26, 4-28
Door locks .......................................................... 3-6
Drive positioner .............................................. 3-39
Driving with automatic transmission ....... 5-18
Seat positioner ............................................... 3-39
Average fuel consumption and speed ........... 2-29
Avoiding collision and rollover ........................... 5-8
B
Back door (See liftgate) ..................................... 3-21
Back-up Collision Intervention
(BCI) system .......................................................... 5-55
Battery .................................................................... 8-11 Battery saver system ........................ 2-41, 2-66
Intelligent Key ................................................ 8-20 Variable voltage control system ............... 8-13
Before starting the engine ................................ 5-15
Belts (See drive belts) ......................................... 8-13
Blind Spot Intervention (BSI) ON
indicator light ........................................................ 2-18
Blind Spot Intervention
®(BSI) system .......... 5-42
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) system ................ 5-32
Blind Spot Warning (BSW)/Blind Spot
Intervention (BSI) system warning light ....... 2-13
Booster seats ........................................................ 1-48
Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ............. 5-132
Brake booster ................................................. 8-17
Brake fluid ......................................................... 8-9
Brake system ................................................ 5-131
Parking brake operation .............................. 5-22
Warning light .................................................. 2-13
Break-in schedule .............................................. 5-119
Brightness control Instrument panel ............................................ 2-43
Bulb check/instrument panel ........................... 2-12
Bulb replacement ................................................. 8-23
C
Cabin air filter ....................................................... 4-35
Camera aiding sonar function ......................... 4-16
Capacities and
recommended fluids/lubricants ....................... 10-2
Car phone or CB radio ....................................... 4-36
11-6
Predictive Forward Collision
Warning (PFCW) ............................................... 5-110
Push starting ......................................................... 6-13
Push-button ignition switch ............................. 5-12
R
RadioCar phone or CB radio ................................. 4-36
Rain-sensing auto wiper system ..................... 2-35
Rapid air pressure loss .......................................... 5-9
Readiness for inspection/maintenance
(I/M) test ............................................................ 10-33
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock .... 3-6
Rear personal lights ............................................ 2-66
Rear ventilators .................................................... 4-25
Rear window wiper and washer switch ....... 2-36
Rear window wiper blades ............................... 8-16
Recorders, Event data .................................... 10-33
Registering your vehicle in
another country ................................................. 10-11
Remote engine start ................................ 3-17, 3-18
Remote keyless entry system .......................... 3-15
Reporting safety defects ................................ 10-32
Roadside assistance program ............................. 6-2
Rollover .................................................................... 5-8
Roof Moonroof ......................................................... 2-64
Roof rack ........................................................ 2-60
S
Safety
Child seat belts ............................................... 1-29
Towing safety .............................................. 10-22
Seat adjustment
Front power seat adjustment ...................... 1-4
Front seats ............................................. 1-4, 1-10
Seat belt(s)
Child safety ..................................................... 1-29
Infants ............................................................... 1-30
Injured persons ............................................... 1-21
Larger children ............................................... 1-30
Precautions on seat belt usage ................. 1-18
Pregnant women ........................................... 1-21
Seat belt cleaning ............................................. 7-7
Seat belt extenders ....................................... 1-28
Seat belt maintenance ................................. 1-28
Seat belt warning light and chime ............ 2-17
Seat belts ......................................................... 1-18
Seat belts with pretensioners .................... 1-67
Small children .................................................. 1-30
Three-point type ............................................ 1-21
Seat(s)
Climate controlled seats ............................. 2-48
Driver-side memory ...................................... 3-39
Heated seats ................................................... 2-46
Seats .................................................................... 1-3
Security system (INFINITI Vehicle
Immobilizer System), Engine start .................. 2-32
Security system, Vehicle security system ..... 2-31 Servicing climate control ................................... 4-35
Setting memory function, Automatic
drive positioner ................................................... 3-40
Shift lever, Shift lock release ............................ 5-21
Shift lock release
Transmission ................................................... 5-21
Shifting, Automatic transmission .................... 5-18
Side ventilators .................................................... 4-25
Smart Rearview Mirror ...................................... 3-31
SNOW mode ...................................................... 5-130
Snow mode switch .............................................. 2-49
Spare tire ................................................... 8-37, 10-9
Spark plugs ............................................................ 8-14
Speedometer ............................................................ 2-7
Standard maintenance .......................................... 9-7
Starting
Before starting the engine .......................... 5-15
Jump starting .................................................. 6-11
Precautions when starting and driving ..... 5-4
Push starting ................................................... 6-13
Starting the engine ....................................... 5-15
Status light, Front passenger air bag ............ 1-60
Steering
Heated steering wheel ................................. 2-45
Power steering fluid ....................................... 8-8
Power steering system .............................. 5-131
Tilt/telescopic steering ................................ 3-29
Storage ................................................................... 2-54
Sun visors ............................................................... 3-29
Sunglasses holder ................................................ 2-56
Supplemental air bag warning labels ............. 1-68
Supplemental air bag warning light .... 1-69, 2-17
Supplemental restraint system ........................ 1-52Precautions on supplemental
restraint system ............................................. 1-52
Switch Autolight switch ............................................. 2-37
Fog light switch ............................................ 2-44
Hazard warning flasher switch .................... 6-2
Headlight aiming control ............................. 2-41
Headlight switch ............................................ 2-37
Ignition switch ................................................ 5-18
Power door lock switch ................................. 3-5
Snow mode switch ........................................ 2-49
Turn signal switch ........................................ 2-44
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
off switch ........................................................ 2-50
T
Tachometer ............................................................. 2-8
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant
temperature gauge ............................................... 2-8
Theft (INFINITI Vehicle Immobilizer System),
Engine start ........................................................... 2-32
Three-way catalyst ............................................... 5-4
Tilt/telescopic steering ...................................... 3-29
TirePressure, Low tire pressure
warning light ................................................... 2-15
Tire replacement indicator .......................... 2-27
Tires
Flat tire ............................................................... 6-3 Low tire pressure warning system ............. 5-5
Tire and Loading
information label ............................. 8-29, 10-13
Tire chains ........................................................ 8-33
Tire dressing ...................................................... 7-4
Tire pressure ................................................... 8-27
Tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) ........................................ 5-5, 6-3
Tire rotation ................................................... 8-34
Types of tires .................................................. 8-33
Uniform tire quality grading .................... 10-30
Wheel/tire size ............................................... 10-9
Wheels and tires ............................................ 8-27
Top Tether strap child restraints ....................... 1-36
TOW mode ......................................................... 5-130
TOW mode switch .............................................. 2-50
Towing Flat towing ................................................... 10-30
Tow truck towing .......................................... 6-15
Towing a trailer ........................................... 10-18
Towing safety .............................................. 10-22
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system ......... 5-5 TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator ............. 5-7
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system .............. 6-3
Trailer towing .................................................... 10-18
Transceiver HomeLink
®
Universal Transceiver ....................... 2-68, 2-72
Transmission
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) ......... 8-8 Driving with automatic transmission ....... 5-18
Transmission shift lever lock release ....... 5-21
Transmitter (See remote keyless
entry system) ........................................................ 3-15
Traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ................................................. 10-11
Trip computer ....................................................... 2-28
Trip odometer ....................................................... 2-29
Turn signal switch ............................................... 2-44
U
Underbody cleaning ............................................... 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading .......................... 10-30
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
charging connector ............................................. 2-53
V
Vanity mirror ......................................................... 3-38
Vanity mirror lights ............................................. 2-68
Variable voltage control system ..................... 8-13
Vehicle Dimensions ................................................... 10-10
Identification number (VIN) ...................... 10-11
Loading information .................................. 10-14
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ............ 6-18
Security system .............................................. 2-31
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
off switch ........................................................ 2-50
Vehicle dynamic control
(VDC) system ................................................ 5-133
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