2018 NISSAN MAXIMA steering

17. Push-button ignition switch(P. 5-10)
18. Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone
System*
Cruise control switches
(if so equipped) (P. 5-41)
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
switches (if so equipped) (P. 5-43)
19. Tilt and telescopic steering (P. 3-25)
20. Audio control switches* Vehicle information display control
switches (P. 2-17)
21. Hood release (P. 3-21)
22. Fuse box (P. 8-18)
23. Heated steering wheel switch
(if so equipped) (P. 2-52)
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch (P. 2-53)
Trunk release switch (P. 3-21)
Rear power sunshade switch
(if so equipped) (P. 2-65)
24. Instrument brightness control
(P. 2-45)
Twin trip odometer reset switch
(P. 2-5)
*: Refer to the separate NissanConnect®
Owner’s Manual. Refer to the page number indicated in
parentheses for operating details.
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orAnti-lock Braking System (ABS)
warning lightMaster warning lightMalfunction Indicator Light (MIL)
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system
warning lightPower steering warning lightSecurity indicator light
Brake warning light (parking brake)Seat belt warning light and chimeSide light and headlight indicator light
(green)
Brake warning lightSupplemental air bag warning lightSlip indicator light
Charge warning lightFront fog light indicator light (green)Turn signal/hazard indicator lights
Engine oil pressure warning lightFront passenger air bag status lightVehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
indicator light
Low tire pressure warning lightHigh beam indicator light (blue)
CHECKING LIGHTS
With all doors closed, apply the parking
brake, fasten the seat belts and place the
ignition switch in the ON position without
starting the engine. The following lights (if
so equipped) will come on:
,or,,
The following lights (if so equipped) will
come on briefly and then go off:
or,,,,
If any light does not come on or operate in
a way other than described, it may indicate
a burned-out bulb and/or a system mal-
function. Have the system checked. It isrecommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
Some indicators and warnings are also dis-
played on the vehicle information display
between the speedometer and tachom-
eter. For additional information, refer to “Ve-
hicle information display” in this section.
WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS
AND AUDIBLE REMINDERS
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∙ If the light illuminates while driving,avoid sudden steering maneuvers or
abrupt braking, reduce vehicle speed,
pull off the road to a safe location and
stop the vehicle as soon as possible.
Driving with under-inflated tires may
permanently damage the tires and in-
crease the likelihood of tire failure. Se-
rious vehicle damage could occur and
may lead to an accident and could re-
sult in serious personal injury or
death. Check the tire pressure for all
four tires. Adjust the tire pressure to
the recommended COLD tire pressure
show on the Tire and Loading Infor-
mation label located in the driver’s
door opening to turn the low tire pres-
sure warning light off. If the light still
illuminates while driving af ter adjust-
ing the tire pressure, a tire may be flat
or the TPMS may be malfunctioning. If
you have a flat tire, replace it with a
spare tire as soon as possible. If no tire
is flat and all tires are properly in-
flated, have the vehicle checked. It is
recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service. ∙ When replacing a wheel without the
TPMS such as the spare tire, the TPMS
will not function and the low tire pres-
sure warning light will flash for ap-
proximately 1 minute. The light will re-
main on af ter 1 minute. Have your
tires replaced and/or TPMS system
reset as soon as possible. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer
for these services.
∙ Replacing tires with those not origi- nally specified by NISSAN could affect
the proper operation of the TPMS.
CAUTION
∙ The TPMS is not a substitute for theregular tire pressure check. Be sure to
check the tire pressure regularly.
∙ If the vehicle is being driven at speeds of less than 16 mph (25 km/h), the
TPMS may not operate correctly.
∙ Be sure to install the specified size of tires to the four wheels correctly.
Master warning light
The master warning light illuminates
whenever there is an active warning that
can be reviewed in the “warnings review” content page in the meter, or if there is a
red-level warning being displayed (which
cannot be dismissed). The master warning
light will illuminate red if a red-level warning
is being displayed, or yellow otherwise.
∙ Push Engine Start Lock Warning
∙ Key Fob Removed from Vehicle Warning
∙ Incorrect Key (RED)
∙ Door/Trunk Open (vehicle stationary)
∙ Trunk Open (vehicle moving)
∙ Door Open (RED with vehicle moving)
∙ Parking Brake ON (RED)
∙ Low Washer Fluid
∙ I-Key System Fault
∙ Low Tire Pressure
∙ CVT Warning
∙ Sonar Parking Sensor Error
∙ LED Headlight Failure (RED if no other red warnings are active)
∙ Chassis Control warning
For additional information, refer to “Vehicle
information display” in this section.
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Power steering warninglight
WARNING
∙ If the engine is not running or is turned off while driving, the power as-
sist for the steering will not work.
Steering will be harder to operate.
∙ When the power steering warning light illuminates with the engine run-
ning, there will be no power assist for
the steering. You will still have control
of the vehicle, but the steering will be
harder to operate. Have the power
steering system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer
for this service.
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, the power steering warning light
illuminates. Af ter starting the engine, the
power steering warning light turns off. This
indicates the power steering is operational.
If the power steering warning light illumi-
nates while the engine is running, it may
indicate the power steering is not function-
ing properly and may need servicing. Have
the power steering checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service. When the power steering warning light illu-
minates with the engine running, there will
be no power assist for the steering, but you
will still have control of the vehicle. At this
time, greater steering effort is required to
operate the steering wheel, especially in
sharp turns and at low speeds.
For additional information, refer to “Power
steering” in the “Starting and driving” sec-
tion of this manual.
Seat belt warning light and
chime
The light and chime remind you to fasten
your seat belts. The light illuminates when-
ever the ignition switch is placed in the ON
or START position and remains illuminated
until the driver’s seat belt is fastened. At the
same time, the chime sounds for about
6 seconds unless the driver’s seat belt is
securely fastened.
The seat belt warning light may also illumi-
nate if the front passenger’s seat belt is not
fastened when the front passenger’s seat
is occupied. For 7 seconds af ter the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position, the sys-
tem does not activate the warning light for
the front passenger. For additional information, refer to “Seat
belts” in the “Safety—Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system” section of
this manual.
Supplemental air bag
warning light
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
or START position, the supplemental air
bag warning light illuminates for about
7 seconds and then turns off. This means
the system is operational.
If any of the following conditions occur, the
front air bag, side air bag, curtain air bag,
and pretensioner seat belt systems need
servicing:
∙ The supplemental air bag warning light remains on af ter approximately 7 sec-
onds.
∙ The supplemental air bag warning light flashes intermittently.
∙ The supplemental air bag warning light does not come on at all.
It is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for these services.
Unless checked and repaired, the supple-
mental restraint system (air bag system)
and/or the pretensioner(s) may not func-
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The vehicle information display is located
to the lef t of the speedometer. It displays
such items as:∙ Home
∙ Audio Information
∙ Navigation Information
∙ Drive Computer Information
∙ Fuel Economy Information
∙ Driving Aids Information (if so equipped)
∙ Tire Pressure Information ∙ Sport Information (Oil pressure, Gear Oil
Temperature, Digital Speedometer,
Horsepower)
∙ Indicators and Warnings
∙ Vehicle and Meter Display Settings
∙ Cruise Control Status
∙ Odometer/twin trip odometer
∙ Gear Position Indicator (P, R, N, D)
∙ Distance To Empty and Fuel IndicatorHOW TO USE THE VEHICLE
INFORMATION DISPLAY
The vehicle information display can be
changed using the
andbuttons located on the steering wheel.
1SOURCE - Pressing SOURCE with the
ignition ON will display a list of available
audio sources in the vehicle informa-
tion display. The audio sources can
then be selected with the
,
and OK buttons on the steering switch
for direct access.
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2OK - Change or select an item in the
vehicle information display.
3— Scroll up or down the vehicle
information menu items. If the vehicle
information display is not showing a
menu with the
buttons,
pressing
orwill change to
the previous/next audio preset.
4— go back or forward
through the vehicle information menu
items or to change from one display
screen to the next.
The OK,
andbuttons also
control audio and control panel functions
in some conditions. Most screens and
menus offer instruction prompts of the
steering switch buttons to indicate how to
control the vehicle information display. An
orange cursor is shown to indicate where
you are in the available menu items. A scroll
bar with up and down arrows will appear if
there is more than one page of menu
items. For additional information, refer to
the separate NissanConnect® Owner’s
Manual.
STARTUP DISPLAY
When the vehicle in placed in the ON or ACC
position the screens that display in the ve-
hicle information display include:
∙ Home
∙ Audio
∙ Navigation
∙ Drive Computer
∙ Fuel economy
∙ Driving Aids (if so equipped)
∙ Tire Pressures
∙ Chassis Control (if so equipped)
∙ SPORT
∙ Warning Review
∙ Settings
The warnings review title screen will show
how many active warnings exist, or 0 in the
event that no warnings are active. For ad-
ditional information on warnings and indi-
cators, refer to “Vehicle information display
warnings and indicators” in this section.
To control what items display in the vehicle
information display, refer to “Customize
display” in this section.
DRIVE COMPUTER
The Drive Computer displays driving and
average trip information, and can be ac-
cessed from the startup display on the ve-
hicle information display. Select the Drive
Computer icon, and press the OK button.
To reset the driving and average trip infor-
mation, use the
orbutton to se-
lect which item to reset, or select Reset All.
Select YES, and press the OK button to re-
set information history.
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Menu itemResult
Driving Position (if so equipped) Displays the various driving position settings.
Exit Seat Slide Allows user to turn the exit seat slide on or off. For additional information, refer to “Automatic drive positioner”
in the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments” section of this manual.
Exit Steering Up (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the exit steering up on or off. For additional information, refer to “Automatic drive posi-
tioner” in the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments” section of this manual.
Remote Engine Start Allows user to turn the Remote Engine Start feature on or off. When turned on, the engine can be restarted
remotely. For additional information, refer to “Remote Engine Start” in the “Pre-driving checks and adjust-
ments” section of this manual.
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Other
This indicator appears when the customer
set distance is reached for checking or re-
placing maintenance items other than the
engine oil, oil filter and tires. Other mainte-
nance items can include such things as air
filter or tire rotation. The distance for
checking or replacing the items can be set
or reset.
Loose Fuel Cap
This warning appears when the fuel-filler
cap is not tightened correctly af ter the ve-
hicle has been refueled. For additional in-
formation, refer to “Fuel-filler cap” in the
“Pre-driving checks and adjustments” sec-
tion of this manual.
Unavailable: Front Radar Obstruction (if
so equipped)
This message appears when the Intelligent
Cruise Control (ICC), Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB), or Intelligent Forward Colli-
sion Warning (I-FCW) systems become un-
available because the front radar is ob-
structed. For additional information, refer
to “Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)”, “Auto-
matic Emergency Braking (AEB)”, or “Intelli-gent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW)” in
the “Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
Side Radar Obstruction (if so equipped)
This message appears when the Blind
Spot Warning (BSW) or Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA) systems become unavailable
because a radar blockage is detected. For
additional information, refer to “Blind Spot
Warning (BSW)” or “Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA)” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Some of the information and operations
available on the control panel can also be
viewed and operated on the vehicle infor-
mation display. The vehicle information
display operations can be conducted with
the switches on the steering wheel.
AUDIO
Useorand selecton the
vehicle information display main menu.
The vehicle information display shows the
status for the audio source currently in use.
Some examples of what will be displayed:
∙ Source
∙ Artist
∙ Song
∙ Album
Pushing the source button will display a list
of available sources to select with the
steering switch controls if the ignition is on,
or cycle through the available audio
sources in accessory mode.
CONTROL PANEL AND VEHICLE
INFORMATION DISPLAY
INTERACTION
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