2018 NISSAN QASHQAI ESP

1-18Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
territories require the use of approved
child restraints for infants and small
children. See “Child restraints” (P.1-20).
A child restraint may be secured in the
vehicle by using either the LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system
or with the vehicle seat belt. See “Child
restraints” (P.1-20) for more information.
NISSAN recommends that all pre-teens
and children be restrained in the rear
seat. Studies show that children are
safer when properly restrained in the
rear seat than in the front seat.
This is especially important because
your vehicle has a supplemental re-
straint system (Air bag system) for the
front passenger. See “Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)” (P.1-40).
INFANTS
Infants up to at least 1 year old should be
placed in a rear-facing child restraint.
NISSAN recommends that infants be
placed in child restraints that comply with
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dards. You should choose a child restraint
that fits your vehicle and always follow
the manufacturer’s instructions for instal-
lation and use.
SMALL CHILDREN
Children that are over 1 year old and
weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg) should remain
in a rear-facing child restraint as long as
possible up to the height or weight limit
of the child restraint. Children who out-
grow the height or weight limit of the
rear-facing child restraint and are at least
1 year old should be secured in a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness. Refer
to the manufacturer’s instructions for
minimum and maximum weight and
height recommendations. NISSAN recom-
mends that small children be placed in
child restraints that comply with Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards or Cana-
dian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. You
should choose a child restraint that fits
your vehicle and always follow the man-
ufacturer’s instructions for installation
and use.
LARGER CHILDREN
Children should remain in a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness until
they reach the maximum height or
weight limit allowed by the child restraint
manufacturer.
Once a child outgrows the height or
weight limit of the harness-equipped
forward-facing child restraint, NISSAN
recommends that the child be placed in
a commercially available booster seat toobtain proper seat belt fit. For a seat belt
to fit properly, the booster seat should
raise the child so that the shoulder belt is
properly positioned across the chest and
the top, middle portion of the shoulder.
The shoulder belt should not cross the
neck or face and should not fall off the
shoulder. The lap belt should lie snugly
across the lower hips or upper thighs, not
the abdomen.
A booster seat can only be used in
seating positions that have a three-point
type seat belt. The booster seat should fit
the vehicle seat and have a label certify-
ing that it complies with Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards or Canadian
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
A booster seat should be used until the
child can pass the seat belt fit test below:
.
Are the child’s back and hips against
the vehicle seatback?
. Is the child able to sit without slouch-
ing?
. Do the child’s knees bend easily over
the front edge of the seat with feet flat
on the floor?
. Can the child safely wear the seat belt
(lap belt low and snug across the hips
and shoulder belt across mid-chest
and shoulder)?

.The curtain air bags ordinarily will
not inflate in the event of a front
impact, rear impact, or lower
severity side collision. Always
wear your seat belts to help
reduce the risk or severity of
injury in various kinds of acci-
dents.
. The seat belts, the side air bags
and curtain air bags are most
effective when you are sitting
well back and upright in the seat.
The side air bags and curtain air
bags inflate with great force. Do
not allow anyone to place their
hand, leg or face near the side air
bags on the side of the seatback
of the front seat or near the side
roof rails. Do not allow anyone
sitting in the front seats or rear
outboard seats to extend their
hand out of the window or lean
against the door. Some examples
of dangerous riding positions are
shown in the previous illustra-
tions.
. When sitting in the rear seat, do
not hold onto the seatback of the
front seat. If the side air bag
inflates, you may be seriously
injured. Be especially careful with
children, who should always be properly restrained. Some exam-
ples of dangerous riding posi-
tions are shown in the
illustrations.
. Do not use seat covers on the
front seatbacks. They may inter-
fere with side air bag inflation.
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2-12Instruments and controls
ing.
Electric power steering warn-
ing light
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, the electric power steering
warning light illuminates. After starting
the engine, the electric power steering
warning light turns off. This indicates the
electric power steering is operational.
If the electric power steering warning
light illuminates while the engine is run-
ning, it may indicate the electric power
steering is not functioning properly and
may need servicing. Have the system
checked. It is recommended that you visit
a NISSAN dealer for this service.
When the electric power steering warning
light illuminates with the engine running,
the power assist to the steering will cease
operation but you will still have control of
the vehicle. At this time, greater steering
efforts are required to operate the steer-
ing wheel, especially in sharp turns and at
low speeds.
(See “Electric power steering” (P.5-105).)
Electronic parking brake sys-
tem warning light (yellow) (if so
equipped)
The electronic parking brake system
warning light functions for the electronic
parking brake system. When the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position, the
light illuminates for a few seconds. If the
warning light illuminates at any other
time, it may indicate that the electronic
parking brake system is not functioning
properly. Have the brake system checked,
and, if necessary, repaired. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
Electronic parking brake
warning light (if so equipped)
The electronic parking brake warning
light indicates that the electronic parking
brake system is operating.
When the ignition switch is placed in the
ON position, the electronic parking brake
warning light illuminates. When the en-
gine is started and the parking brake is
released, the warning light turns off.
If the parking brake is not fully released,
the electronic parking brake warning light
remains on. Be sure that the electronic
parking brake warning light has turned off before driving. (See “Parking brake”
(P.5-27).)
If the electronic parking brake warning
light illuminates or flashes while the
electronic parking brake system warning
light
(yellow) illuminates, it may in-
dicate that the electronic parking brake
system is not functioning properly. Have
the brake system checked, and if neces-
sary repaired. It is recommended you visit
a NISSAN dealer for this service.
Automatic Emergency Braking
(AEB) system warning light (if so
equipped)
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, the AEB system warning light
illuminates. After starting the engine, the
warning light turns off.
This light illuminates when the AEB sys-
tem is set to OFF on the vehicle informa-
tion display.
If the light illuminates when the AEB
system is ON, it may indicate that the
system is unavailable. See “Automatic
Emergency Braking (AEB)” (P.5-82) or
“Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
pedestrian detection system” (P.5-89).

is pushed, only the corresponding
door is unlocked. All the doors can
be unlocked if the door handle re-
quest switch is pushed again within 1
minute. When this item is turned to off,
all the doors will be unlocked when
the door handle request switch is
pushed once. From the “Locking”
menu, select “Selective Unlock”. Use
the OK
to activate or deactivate this
function.
. Auto Door Unlock
The “Auto Door Unlock” feature allows
the customer to customize the auto
door unlock options.
— Ignition OFF
— Shift to Park (for Continuously Vari-
able Transmission (CVT) models)
— Off
. Answer Bk. Horn (if so equipped)
When the answer back horn is on, the
horn will chirp and the hazard indica-
tors will flash twice when locking the
vehicle with the Intelligent Key or
remote keyless entry function.
Wipers:
. Speed Dependent
The “Speed Dependent” feature can be
activated or deactivated. From the
“Wipers” menu, select “Speed Depen-
dent”. Use the OK
to turn this feature ON or OFF.
. Reverse Link
The “Reverse Link” wiper feature can
be set to be ON or OFF. From the
“Wipers” menu, select “Reverse Link”.
Use the OK
to turn this feature ON
or OFF.
. Drip wipe
The “Drip wipe” feature can be set to
be ON or OFF. From the “Wipers” menu,
select “Drip wipe”. Use the OK
to turn
this feature ON or OFF.
Remote start (if so equipped):
The “Remote start” feature allows user to
turn the remote engine start on or off.
When turned on, the engine can be
restarted remotely. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Remote engine start”
(P.3-22).
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1. Oil and Filter
2. Tire
3. Other
Maintenance
The maintenance mode allows you to set
alerts for the reminding of maintenance
intervals. To change an item:
Select “Maintenance” using the
switchand press OK.
Oil and Filter:
This indicator appears when the custo-
mer set distance comes for changing the
engine oil and filter. You can set or reset
the distance for checking or replacing
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CAUTION
Make sure the parcel shelf is care-
fully stored when not in use in order
to prevent any damage.
Installation
1. Open the liftgate.
2. Insert the parcel shelf by pushing itforwards as far as possible through
the liftgate opening.
3. Attach the corresponding ropes to each side
of the liftgate. 4. Close the liftgate.
JVI0889X
Do not apply any load directly to the roof
side rails. Cross bars must be installed
before applying load/cargo/luggage to
the roof of the vehicle. Genuine NISSAN
accessory cross bars are available
through a NISSAN dealer. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
additional information.
The service load capacity for the roof side
rails is 150 lb (68 kg), however do not
exceed the accessory cross bars load
capacity.
Be careful that your vehicle does not
exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR) or its Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR front and rear). The GVWR and
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ROOF RACK (if so equipped)

2-60Instruments and controls
GAWR are located on the F.M.V.S.S. or C.V.
M.S.S. certification label (located on the
driver’s door pillar). For additional infor-
mation regarding GVWR and GAWR, refer
to “Vehicle loading information” (P.10-11).
WARNING
.Always install the cross bars onto
the roof side rails before loading
cargo of any kind. Loading cargo
directly onto the roof side rails or
the vehicle’s roof may cause ve-
hicle damage.
. Drive extra carefully when the
vehicle is loaded at or near the
cargo carrying capacity, espe-
cially if the significant portion of
that load is carried on the cross
bars.
. Heavy loading of the cross bars
has the potential to affect the
vehicle stability and handling
during sudden or unusual hand-
ling maneuvers.
. Roof rack cross bars should be
evenly distributed.
. Do not exceed maximum roof
rack cross bars load. .
Properly secure all cargo with
ropes or straps to help prevent it
from sliding or shifting. In a sud-
den stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal in-
jury.
POWER WINDOWS
WARNING
.Make sure that all passengers
have their hands, etc. inside the
vehicle while it is in motion and
before closing the windows. Use
the window lock switch to pre-
vent unexpected use of the
power windows.
. To help avoid risk of injury or
death through unintended opera-
tion of the vehicle and or its
systems, including entrapment
in windows or inadvertent door
lock activation, do not leave chil-
dren, people who require the
assistance of others or pets un-
attended in your vehicle. Addi-
tionally, the temperature inside a
closed vehicle on a warm day can
quickly become high enough to
cause a significant risk of injury
or death to people and pets.
The power windows operate when the
ignition switch is in the ON position, or for
about 45 seconds after the ignition
switch is placed in the OFF position. If
the driver’s or front passenger’s door is
opened during this period of about 45
WINDOWS

2-62Instruments and controls
SIC4523
Passenger side power window
switch
The passenger side switch will open or
close only the corresponding window. To
open or close the window, push down or
pull up the switch and hold it.
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Automatic operation
The automatic operation is available for
the switch that has anmark on its
surface.
To fully open or close the window, com-
pletely push down or pull up the switch
and release it; the switch need not be
held. The window will automatically open
or close all the way. To stop the window,
just push or lift the switch in the opposite
direction.
A light push or pull on the switch will
cause the window to open or close until
the switch is released.
Auto-reverse function
WARNING
There are some small distances im-
mediately before the closed position
which cannot be detected. Make sure
that all passengers have their hands,
etc., inside the vehicle before closing
the window.
If the control unit detects something
caught in the window as it is closing, the
window will be immediately lowered.
The auto reverse function can be acti-
vated when the window is closed by
automatic operation when the ignition
switch is in the ON position or for 45
seconds after the ignition switch is placed
in the OFF position.
Depending on the environment or driv-
ing conditions, the auto reverse func-
tion may be activated if an impact or
load similar to something being caught
in the window occurs.

LOCKING WITH POWER DOOR LOCK
SWITCH
Operating the power door lock switch
(located on the driver’s and front passen-
ger’s doors) will lock or unlock all the
doors.
To lock the doors, push the power door
lock switch to the lock position
with the
driver’s and front passenger’s doors open,
then close the door.
When locking the door this way, be sure
not to leave the key inside the vehicle.
To unlock the doors, push the power door
lock switch to the unlock position
.
Lockout protection
Lockout protection function helps to
prevent the keys from being accidentally
locked inside the vehicle.
When the power door lock switch (driver’s
or front passenger’s side) is moved to the
lock position with the Intelligent Key left
in the vehicle (models with Intelligent Key
system) or the key left in the ignition
switch (models without Intelligent Key
system) and any door open, all doors will
unlock automatically and a chime will
sound after the door is closed.
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS
. All doors lock automatically when the
vehicle speed reaches 15 MPH (24
km/h).
. All doors unlock automatically when
the ignition switch is placed in the OFF
position or when the shift lever is
moved to the P (Park) position, if
selected (CVT model).
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CHILD SAFETY REAR DOOR LOCK
Child safety rear door locks help prevent
the rear doors from being opened acci-
dentally, especially when small children
are in the vehicle.
When the levers are in the lock position
, the rear doors can be opened only
from the outside.
To disengage, move the levers to the
unlock position
.
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