Start the engine and operate the controls to
activate the air conditioner.
NOTE:∙ Odors from inside and outside the vehicle can build up in the air conditioner unit.
Odor can enter the passenger compart-
ment through the vents.
∙ When parking, set the heater and air con- ditioner controls to turn off air recircula-
tion to allow fresh air into the passenger
compartment. This should help reduce
odors inside the vehicle.
AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Press the AUTO button to set the automatic
control mode that keeps the air distribution,
temperature and the fan speed automati-
cally.
Cooling and/or dehumidified
heating (AUTO)
This mode may be used all year round as the
system automatically works to keep a con-
stant temperature. Air flow distribution, air
intake control, and fan speed are also con-
trolled automatically. 1. Press the
CLIMATE button on the
lower display menu. The CLIMATE
screen will display on the lower display.
2. Press the AUTO button on. (The indica- tor on the button will illuminate and
AUTO will be displayed on the CLIMATE
screen.)
3. Press the
temperature con-
trol buttons on the driver’s side to set the
desired temperature.
∙ The temperature of the passenger com- partment will be maintained automati-
cally. Air flow distribution, air intake con-
trol and fan speed are also controlled
automatically.
∙ A visible mist may be seen coming from the vents in hot, humid conditions as the
air is cooled rapidly. This does not indi-
cate a malfunction.
Dehumidified defrosting or
defogging
1. Press thefront defroster button
on. (The indicator light on the button will
come on.) 2. Operate the
temperature
control buttons to set the desired tem-
perature.
∙ To quickly remove ice from the outside of the windows, use the
fan speed
control button or the
key to set the
fan speed to maximum.
∙ As soon as possible after the windshield is clean, press the AUTO button to return
to the automatic mode.
∙ When the
front defroster button is
pressed, the air conditioner will auto-
matically be turned on at outside tem-
peratures approximately 32°F (0°C) to
defog the windshield. The air recirculate
mode automatically turns off, allowing
outside air to be drawn into the passen-
ger compartment to further improve the
defogging performance.
Remote Engine Start with
Intelligent Climate Control (if so
equipped)
Vehicles equipped with automatic climate
controls and Remote Engine Start function
may go into automatic heating or cooling
mode when Remote Engine Start is activated
depending on outside and cabin tempera-
Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems4-37
Heater and air conditioner settings can be
changed on the screen.1. Press the
MENU button on the
lower display menu.
2. Using the arrow, tab over to the next screen and touch the Settings key. Touch
the arrow again to get to the next screen
and touch Other.
3. Touch the CLIMATE key.
Available setting items may vary depending
on models and specifications. Available settings
∙ Steering Wheel Heater
Touch to turn the steering wheel heater
on and off.
∙ Auto Steering Wheel Heater
The automatic control mode for the
steering-wheel heating can be turned on
and off. When the item is turned on, the
steering-wheel heating will turn on auto-
matically if the temperature inside the
vehicle compartment is low at the time
when the ignition switch is turned on.
Regardless of the temperature, the
steering-wheel heating will turn off after
30 minutes. If the steering-wheel heater
is turned on or off manually by
touchingon the CLIMATE screen,
the automatic steering-wheel heating
control mode will be canceled and will
return to the manual mode.
∙ If the surface temperature of the steering-wheel is above the tempera-
ture within which the system is de-
signed to operate, the system will not
heat the steering-wheel. This is not a
malfunction. The air conditioner system in your INFINITI
vehicle is charged with a refrigerant designed
with the environment in mind.
This refrigerant does not harm the earth’s
ozone layer.
Special charging equipment and lubricant is
required when servicing your INFINITI air
conditioner. Using improper refrigerants or
lubricants will cause severe damage to your
air conditioner system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Air conditioner system re-
frigerant and oil recommendations” in the
“Technical and consumer information” sec-
tion of this manual.
It is recommended that you visit an INFINITI
retailer for servicing your “environmentally
friendly” air conditioning system.WARNING
The air conditioner system contains refrig-
erant under high pressure. To avoid per-
sonal injury, any air conditioner service
should be done only by an experienced
technician with proper equipment.
LHA4583
HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER
SETTINGS
SERVICING AIR CONDITIONER
Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems4-43
System maintenance........................ 5-37
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP)
(if so equipped) ................................. 5-38
LDP system operation ....................... 5-39
How to enable/disable the LDP system ......5-40
LDP system limitations ......................5-41
System temporarily unavailable ..............5-42
System maintenance ........................ 5-43
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) (if so equipped) ......5-44
BSW system operation ......................5-45
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-46
BSW system limitations .....................5-47
BSW driving situations ......................5-48
System temporarily unavailable ..............5-51
System maintenance ........................ 5-52
Blind Spot Intervention® (BSI) (if so equipped) . . . 5-53 BSI system operation ........................ 5-55
How to enable/disable the BSI system .......5-56
BSI system limitations ....................... 5-57
BSI driving situations ........................ 5-59
System temporarily unavailable ..............5-64
System malfunction ......................... 5-64
System maintenance ........................ 5-64Backup Collision Intervention (BCI)
(if so equipped)
................................. 5-65
BCI system operation ....................... 5-67
Turning the BCI system on/off ...............5-70
BCI system limitations ........................ 5-71
System temporarily not available .............5-72
System malfunction ......................... 5-73
System maintenance ........................ 5-73
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped) . 5-74 RCTA system operation .....................5-75
How to enable/disable the RCTA system .....5-77
RCTA system limitations .....................5-78
System temporarily unavailable ..............5-80
System maintenance ........................ 5-81
Cruise control (if
so equipped) .................. 5-82
Precautions on cruise control ................5-82
Cruise control operations ....................5-83
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (for vehicles
without ProPILOT Assist) (if so equipped) .......5-84
How to select the cruise control mode .......5-86
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode .....5-86
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
operation ................................... 5-88
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
switches.................................... 5-89
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
limitations .................................. 5-96
System temporarily unavailable .............5-100
System maintenance ....................... 5-102
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise control
mode ...................................... 5-103
ProPILOT Assist (if so equipped) ...............5-108
ProPILOT Assist system operation ..........5-109
Turning the conventional (fixed speed)
cruise control mode on .....................5-112
Operating ProPILOT Assist .................5-113
How to enable/disable the Steering
Assist ...................................... 5-117
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
(for vehicles with ProPILOT Assist) .........5-118
Steering Assist ............................. 5-128
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise control
mode ...................................... 5-135
Distance Control Assist (DCA) (if so equipped) . . 5-138 DCA system operation .....................5-140
How to enable/disable the DCA system .....5-143
DCA system limitations .....................5-145DCA driving situations
...................... 5-146
System temporarily unavailable .............5-147
System maintenance ....................... 5-148
Forward Emergency Braking (FEB) with
Pedestrian Detection system ..................5-149
System operation .......................... 5-151
Turning the FEB with Pedestrian
Detection system on/off ...................5-152
FEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations ................................. 5-153
System temporarily unavailable .............5-156
System malfunction ........................ 5-157
System maintenance ....................... 5-158
Predictive Forward Collision Warning (PFCW) . . 5-159 PFCW system operation ...................5-161
Turning the PFCW system on/off ..........5-162
PFCW system limitations ...................5-164
System temporarily unavailable .............5-168
System malfunction ........................ 5-169
System maintenance ....................... 5-169
B
reak-in schedule ............................. 5-170
Fuel efficient driving tips .......................5-171
Increasing fuel economy .......................5-172
Intelligent All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
(if so equipped)................................ 5-172
Parking/parking on hills .......................5-175
Power steering ................................ 5-176
Electric power steering type ................5-176
Direct Adaptive Steering® type .............5-176
Park with Easy Steering (if so equipped) .....5-178
Brake system ................................. 5-179
Brake precautions .......................... 5-179
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .............5-180
Brake Assist ............................... 5-181
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .........5-181
Brake force distribution .....................5-183
Chassis Control ............................... 5-184
Active Trace Control ....................... 5-184
Active Engine Brake ........................ 5-184
Active Ride Control ......................... 5-185
Hill start assist system ......................... 5-186
Front and rear sonar system (if so equipped) ....5-186 System operation
.......................... 5-187
How to enable/disable the sonar system ....5-189
Sonar limitations ........................... 5-189
System temporarily unavailable .............5-190
System maintenance ....................... 5-190
Cold weather driving .......................... 5-191
Freeing a frozen door lock ..................5-191
Antifreeze ................................. 5-191
Battery .................................... 5-191
Draining of coolant water ..................5-191
Tire equipment ............................. 5-191
Special winter equipment ...................5-192
Driving on snow or ice ...................... 5-192
Engine block heater (if so equipped) .........5-192
Active noise cancellation/Active sound
enhancement ................................. 5-193
Active noise cancellation ....................5-193
Active soundenhancement ................. 5-194
WARNING
∙ Do not leave children or adults whowould normally require the assistance of
others alone in your vehicle. Pets should
also not be left alone. They could acciden-
tally injure themselves or others through
inadvertent operation of the vehicle.
Also, on hot, sunny days, temperatures in
a closed vehicle could quickly become
high enough to cause severe or possibly
fatal injuries to people or animals.
∙ Properly secure all cargo with ropes or straps to help prevent it from sliding or
shifting. Do not place cargo higher than
the seatbacks. In a sudden stop or colli-
sion, unsecured cargo could cause per-
sonal injury.
EXHAUST GAS (carbon monoxide)
WARNING
∙ Do not breathe exhaust gases; they con-tain colorless and odorless carbon mon-
oxide. Carbon monoxide is dangerous. It
can cause unconsciousness or death. ∙ If you suspect that exhaust fumes are en-
tering the vehicle, drive with all windows
fully open, and have the vehicle inspected
immediately.
∙ Do not run the engine in closed spaces such as a garage.
∙ Do not park the vehicle with the engine running for any extended length of time.
∙ Keep the rear vent windows, liftgates, doors and trunk lids (if so equipped)
closed while driving, otherwise exhaust
gases could be drawn into the passenger
compartment. If you must drive with one
of these open, follow these precautions:
1. Open all the windows.
2. Set the
air recirculation button
to off and the fan control dial to high
to circulate the air.
∙ If electrical wiring or other cable connec- tions must pass to a trailer through the
seal on the liftgate or the body, follow
the manufacturer’s recommendation to
prevent carbon monoxide entry into the
vehicle.
∙ The exhaust system and body should be inspected by a qualified mechanic
whenever: a. The vehicle is raised for service.
b. You suspect that exhaust fumes are entering into the passenger
compartment.
c. You notice a change in the sound of the exhaust system.
d. You have had an accident involving damage to the exhaust system, un-
derbody, or rear of the vehicle.
THREE-WAY CATALYST
The three-way catalyst is an emission control
device installed in the exhaust system. Ex-
haust gases in the three-way catalyst are
burned at high temperatures to help reduce
pollutants.
WARNING
∙ The exhaust gas and the exhaust systemare very hot. Keep people, animals or
flammable materials away from the ex-
haust system components.
∙ Do not stop or park the vehicle over flam- mable materials such as dry grass, waste
paper or rags. They may ignite and cause
a fire.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING
AND DRIVING
5-4Starting and driving
CAUTION
∙ Do not use leaded gasoline. Depositsfrom leaded gasoline will seriously reduce
the three-way catalyst’s ability to help
reduce exhaust pollutants.
∙ Keep your engine tuned up. Malfunctions in the ignition, fuel injection, or electrical
systems can cause over rich fuel flow into
the three-way catalyst, causing it to
overheat. Do not keep driving if the en-
gine misfires, or if noticeable loss of per-
formance or other unusual operating
conditions are detected. Have the vehicle
inspected promptly. It is recommended
that you visit an INFINITI retailer for this
service.
∙ Avoid driving with an extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause the
engine to misfire, damaging the three-
way catalyst.
∙ Do not race the engine while warming it up.
∙ Do not push or tow your vehicle to start the engine.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS)
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and
inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the
vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label.
(If your vehicle has tires of a different size
than the size indicated on the vehicle placard
or tire inflation pressure label, you should
determine the proper tire inflation pressure
for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has
been equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitor-
ing System (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire
pressure telltale when one or more of your
tires is significantly under-inflated. Accord-
ingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illu-
minates, you should stop and check all your
tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to
the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly
under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability. Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute
for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv-
er’s responsibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to trigger illumination of the
TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate
when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined
with the low tire pressure telltale. When the
system detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one minute and then
remain continuously illuminated. This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illumi-
nated, the system may not be able to detect
or signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS
malfunctions may occur for a variety of rea-
sons, including the installation of replace-
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the ve-
hicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunc-
tion telltale after replacing one or more tires
or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels al-
low the TPMS to continue to function prop-
erly.
Starting and driving5-5
FCC Notice:
For USA:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this de-
vice must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause unde-
sired operation.
Note: Changes or modifications not ex-
pressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s author-
ity to operate the equipment.
For Canada:
This device complies with Industry Canada
licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference,
including interference that may cause unde-
sired operation of the device
TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator
When adding air to an under-inflated tire, the
TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator provides
visual and audible signals outside the vehicle
to help you inflate the tires to the recom-
mended COLD tire pressure.Vehicle set-up:
1. Park the vehicle in a safe and level place.
2. Apply the parking brake and place the shift lever in the P (Park) position.
3. Place the ignition switch in the ON posi- tion. Do not start the engine.
Operation: 1. Add air to the tire.
2. After a few seconds, the hazard indica- tors will start flashing.
3. When the designated pressure is reached, the horn beeps once and the
hazard indicators stop flashing.
4. Perform the above steps for each tire. ∙ If the tire is over-inflated more thanapproximately 4 psi (30 kPa), the horn
beeps and the hazard indicators flash
three times. To correct the pressure,
push the core of the valve stem on the
tire briefly to release pressure. When
the pressure reaches the designated
pressure, the horn beeps once.
∙ If the hazard indicator does not flash within approximately 15 seconds after
starting to inflate the tire, it indicates that the TPMS with Tire Inflation Indi-
cator is not operating.
∙ The TPMS will not activate the TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator under the
following conditions:
– If there is interference from an exter- nal device or transmitter.
– The air pressure from the inflation de- vice is not sufficient to inflate the tire.
– There is a malfunction in the TPMS system.
– There is a malfunction in the horn or hazard indicators.
– The identification code of the tire pressure sensor is not registered to
the system.
– The battery of the tire pressure sensor is low.
∙ If the TPMS with Tire Inflation Indica- tor does not operate due to TPMS
interference, move the vehicle about
3 ft (1 m) backward or forward and try
again.
If the TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator is
not working, use a tire pressure gauge.
5-8Starting and driving