2022 INFINITI QX80 steering

as in a tunnel, in an underground
parking garage, behind a tall building
or in a mountainous area.
— Your cellular phone is locked in order to prevent dialing.
. When the radio wave condition is not
ideal or ambient sound is too loud, it may
be difficult to hear the other person’s
voice during a call.
. Immediately after the ignition switch is
placed in the ACC or ON position, it may
not be possible to receive a call for a
short period of time.
. Do not place the cellular phone in an area
surrounded by metal or far away from
the in-vehicle phone module to prevent
tone quality degradation and wireless
connection disruption.
. While a cellular phone is connected
through the Bluetooth® wireless con-
nection, the battery power of the cellular
phone may discharge quicker than usual.
. Some cellular phones or other devices
may cause interference or a buzzing
noise to come from the audio system
speakers. Storing the device in a differ-
ent location may reduce or eliminate the noise.
. Refer to the cellular phone Owner’s
Manual regarding the telephone pairing
procedure specific to your phone, bat-
tery charging, cellular phone antenna,
etc.
. The antenna or battery display on the
monitor may not coincide with the
antenna or battery display of some
cellular phones.
. If reception between callers is unclear,
adjusting the incoming or outgoing call
volume may improve the clarity.
“Control buttons and touch screen
display” (page 2-2)
. The microphone is located near the map
light.
. To improve call quality, the microphone is
optimized to recognize the driver’s voice.
Speech from vehicle passengers may not
be captured by the Bluetooth® Hands-
Free Phone System.
. Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet
as possible to hear the caller’s voice
clearly as well as to minimize echo.
Reduce background noise as much as
possible by closing windows and point- ing HVAC vents away from the ceiling.
PHONE SCREEN
The phone screen can be displayed by
touching [Phone] on the Launch Bar or by
pushing
<
>on the steering wheel.
Available items
Menu item Action
[Quick Dial] Displays the Quick Dial screen.
“Making a call”
(page 4-5)
[Phonebook] Displays the phonebook screen.
“Making a call”
(page 4-5)
[Call History] Displays the call history screen.
“Making a call”
(page 4-5)
[Dial Number] Displays the phone num- ber entry screen.
“Making a call”
(page 4-5)
[Text Message] Displays the received message list screen.
“Displaying received
message list”
(page 4-8)
4. Hands-Free Phone
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INFO:
To select a phone, the Bluetooth® of the
cellular phone needs to be turned on.
Making a call
1. Touch [Phone] on the Launch Bar.
2. Select one of the following methods to make a call.
[Quick
Dial] Select a telephone number regis-
tered as a Quick Dial number.
“Quick Dial” (page 4-14)
[Phone-
book] Select a person and the phone
number you wish to call from the
phonebook.
Depending on the device, the
phonebook will be downloaded
from the cellular phone automati-
cally when it is connected. If the
automatic download does not take
place, the telephone number must
be transferred to the hands-free
phone system from the cellular
phone prior to using this method.
“Phone settings” (page 4-11)
[Call
History] Select a telephone number from
recent incoming, outgoing or
missed calls. [Dial
Number]
Enter the phone number manually
using the keypad displayed on the
screen.
INFO:
Either of the two connected phone
devices can be selected for dialing op-
eration when [Allow 2 Phones Simulta-
neously] is turned on.
“Bluetooth® settings” (page 2-18)
Receiving a call
When you receive a phone call, the display
switches to the Incoming Call screen and the
ringtone is played through the vehicle’s
audio system. Taking a call:
To answer the call, take one of the following
actions.
. Push <
>on the steering wheel.
. Touch [Answer].
Rejecting a call:
To reject the call, take one of the following
actions. . Push and hold <
>on the steering
wheel.
. Touch [Decline].
Holding a call:
To hold the call, touch [Hold Call].
INFO:
If [Allow 2 Phones Simultaneously] is turned
on, two hands-free phone devices can be
connected at the same time. If one of the
connected devices receives an incoming call
while the other device is already online, a
pop-up message will appear to inform that
answering the call will hang up the line of the
other connected device. Touch [Answer] to
answer the call and hang up the line on the
other device. Touch [Decline] to continue the
conversation on the other device.
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4. Hands-Free Phone
During a call
The Call in Progress screen will appear
during a call.
To hang up the phone, touch [Hang up].
Operations during a call:
There are some options available other than
hanging up a call or answering/rejecting
incoming calls.
Touch one of the following displayed keys on
the screen to take action.
Available item Action
[Use Handset] Transfer the call to thecellular phone.
[Mute] When muted, your voice will not be heard by the person
on the other end of the line. [Dial Number] Using the touch tone, send
digits to the connected
party for using services such
as voicemail.
[Switch Call]* Answer another incoming call. The person you are
talking to will be placed on
hold. Touch once more to
speak to the person on hold
again.
*: Available when a call is received while on
the line with another person. The availability
of this function depends on the cellular
phone.
INFO:
To adjust the person’s voice to be louder or
quieter, push <
>on the steering wheel or
turn /<>on the control
panel while talking on the phone.
Ending a call:
Push <
>on the steering wheel to end an
active call. Call from a second person:
When another phone call is received during a
call, the Call Waiting screen will appear.
Answering call from a second person:
To answer the call from the second person
and place the first caller on hold, take one of
the following actions.
. Push <
>on the steering wheel.
. Touch [Answer].
Rejecting call from a second person:
To reject a call from the second person and
continue the conversation with the first
caller, touch [Decline].
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4. Hands-Free Phone
INFO:
. Replying to text messages may not be
supported by all phones. Please check
your phone’s owner’s manual for details.
. Depending on the cellular phone, the
notification display setting may need to
be activated on the cellular phone.
. Whether to read or ignore the message
can be selected operating the switch on
the steering wheel. Push <
>on the
steering wheel to read the message.
Push and hold <
>on the steering
wheel to ignore the message.
Displaying received message list
1. Touch [Phone] on the Launch Bar.
2. Touch [Text Message]. 3. Touch an item on the list to read or reply
to the message.
INFO:
. Up to 100 messages can be stored in the
message list.
. Either of the connected phone devices
can be selected for text message viewing
operation when [Allow 2 Phones Simul-
taneously] is turned on.
“Bluetooth® settings” (page 2-18)
Received message screen
Touching [Read] on the new message noti-
fication screen or selecting a message from
the message list will show the details of the
received message on the display. Available actions:
. [Prev.]:
Touch to read the previous message.
. [Next]:
Touch to read the next message.
. [Play]/[Stop]:
Touch [Play] to have the hands-free
phone system read out the received
message. Touch [Stop] to stop reading.
. [Call]:
If the sender of the message is registered
in the Phonebook, touch this icon to
make a call to the sender.
. [Reply]:
A reply message can be selected from
the template.
“Sending a text message”
(page 4-9)
INFO:
. Available keys may vary depending on
the situations and models.
. If the sender’s name and phone number
are registered in the Phonebook, the
name of the sender is displayed when a
message is received.
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.To adjust the message reading voice
volume, push <>on the steering
wheel or turn /<>
on the control panel.
Sending a text message
This function may not be supported depend-
ing on the cellular phone.
1. Touch [Phone] on the Launch Bar.
2. Touch [Text Message].
3. Touch [Create Message].
INFO:
Either of the connected phone devices can
be selected for text message sending opera-
tion when [Allow 2 Phones Simultaneously]
is turned on.
“Bluetooth® settings” (page 2-18)
The following items are available.
4. Hands-Free Phone
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2. After the system software update iscomplete, place the ignition switch in
the OFF position and leave the system
for 20 minutes without operating the
buttons/switches on the control panel,
INFINITI controller and the steering
wheel. Place the ignition switch in the
ON position and the updated software
will be available.
INFO:
. The update may not be reflected if the
ignition switch is placed back in the ON
position before the 20–minute period
has passed.
. In some cases, updates can only be
performed via TCU (Telematics Control
Unit).
. In some cases, the pop-up message may
appear even when [Manual] is selected
under [Update Method].
How to update from the system
menu
WARNING
To operate the system for software
update, first park the vehicle in a safe
location.
System software updates can be down-
loaded manually via Wi-Fi (if so equipped)
or TCU (Telematics Control Unit) from the
system menu.
1. Connect to network via Wi-Fi (if so equipped) if you wish to perform the
software update via Wi-Fi connection.
“Wi-Fi setting” (page 2-19)
2. Push

5. Information
2. Depending on the setting, a StartupInformation screen will appear. Touch
[Yes] to use Apple CarPlay®.
3. Apple CarPlay® starts and the Apple CarPlay® screen will appear.
4. If a notification appears on the iPhone®, select whether or not to use the wireless
connection. Once you enable wireless
Apple CarPlay® (if so equipped) on the
notification, Apple CarPlay® will auto-
matically start wirelessly from next time.
Connecting wirelessly (if so
equipped)
1. Connect the iPhone® to the in-vehiclesystem via Bluetooth®.
“Setting devices” (page 2-17)
INFO:
If no Bluetooth® device is connected and
Apple CarPlay® or Android Auto is not
active, pushing and holding <
>on the
steering wheel can display the
Connections screen.
2. A notification will appear on the iPhone®. Select to use the wireless
connection.
INFO:
If you select not to use the wireless
connection, the iPhone® will be con-
nected as a Bluetooth® device.
3. Depending on the setting, a Startup Information screen will appear. Touch
[Yes] to use Apple CarPlay®.
4. Wireless Apple CarPlay® will start and the Apple CarPlay® screen will appear.
INFO:
If the Wi-Fi connection is off on the Wi-Fi
settings screen, a notification will appear.
Touch [Yes] to use wireless Apple CarPlay®.
“Wi-Fi setting” (page 2-19)
Operating tips
. If you do not wish to display the Startup
Information screen each time you acti-
vate Apple CarPlay®, turn on [Don’t Ask
Anymore] on the Startup Information
screen. The Startup Information screen
will not be displayed from the next Apple
CarPlay® activation. The Startup Infor-
mation screen can be set to appear again
in the Apple CarPlay® setting menu.
“Apple CarPlay® settings”
(page 5-20) .
The system update or the map update (if
so equipped) will be stopped while using
wireless Apple CarPlay® (if so equipped).
. The connection with the other Blue-
tooth® device may be disconnected
when wireless Apple CarPlay® (if so
equipped) is activated.
. Once the wireless connection (if so
equipped) has been established, Apple
CarPlay® will be automatically con-
nected wirelessly next time.
. Wireless Apple CarPlay® (if so equipped)
uses the Wi-Fi network (if so equipped).
After connecting the in-vehicle system to
the Wi-Fi network, the Bluetooth® con-
nection with wireless Apple CarPlay®
connected device will be disconnected.
. If you connect the iPhone® that is using
wireless Apple CarPlay® (if so equipped)
via USB cable, the in-vehicle system
provides power to the iPhone®.
. If wireless Apple CarPlay® (if so
equipped) does not start automatically,
touch [
] on the device settings screen.“Setting devices” (page 2-17)
. If you are using Apple CarPlay® or
Android Auto, you cannot start Apple
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CarPlay® with the other iPhone®. To use
Apple CarPlay® with the other iPhone®,
disconnect the current device, or deacti-
vate Apple CarPlay® or Android Auto on
the Connections settings.
“Connections settings” (page 2-17)
Apple CarPlay® OPERATION
After starting Apple CarPlay®, the iPhone®
functions displayed on the screen can be
operated using the in-vehicle system.
INFO:
. After exiting the Apple CarPlay® screen,
return to the Apple CarPlay® screen by
taking one of the following actions.
— Touch [
] on the Launch Bar.
— Touch [Smartphone Connection] on the information screen, and then touch
[Apple CarPlay].
. When your iPhone® is locked, Apple
CarPlay® can still be activated by oper-
ating the iPhone® and allowing Apple
CarPlay® activation.
Siri® operation
With Siri®, some of the functions in your
iPhone® can be voice controlled.
Make sure that Siri® on your iPhone® is
turned on.
Activation:
Push and hold <
>on the steering wheel to
start a Siri® session.
INFO:
. Push <
>on the steering wheel to end
Siri® operation.
. Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet
as possible. Close the windows to elim-
inate the surrounding noises (traffic
noises, vibration sounds, etc.), which
may prevent the system from recogniz-
ing the voice commands correctly.
. For functions that can be used with
Siri®, please refer to the Apple website.
Phone operation
If you wish to use the phone with Apple
CarPlay®, follow the procedure below: 1. Touch [Phone] on the Apple CarPlay®
top menu.
2. Operate the screen displayed to make a call, etc.
5. Information
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