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Guidance Volume:
To adjust the guidance voice volume, select
the“Guidance Volume” and adjust it with
the INFINITI controller.
You can also adjust the guidance voice
volume by turning the VOLUME control
knob while voice guidance is being an-
nounced.
Ringtone/Incoming Call/Outgoing Call:
For the details of these items, see “Blue-
tooth
®Hands-Free Phone System (models
with navigation system)” (P.4-94).
Switch Beeps:
When this item is turned to ON, you will
hear a beep sound when you use a button.
Guidance Voice:
When this item is turned to ON, you will
hear voice guidance in the navigation
operation or in other operations.
NOTE:
When the voice guidance is being an-
nounced during audio playback, turning
the volume knob does not adjust the
music level; it adjusts the guidance
volume level. If voice guidance is not
being heard, please check the Guidance
Volume level.
JVH0176M
Switch Beeps settings (models
without navigation system)
The “Switch Beeps” screen will appear
when pushing the SETTINGbutton, select-
ing the “Switch Beeps” key with the
INFINITI controller and pushing the ENTER
button.
Switch Beeps:
When this item is turned to ON, you will
hear a beep sound when you use a button.
SAA2486
Display settings (models with na-
vigation system)
The display as illustrated will appear when
pushing the SETTING button and selecting
the “Display” key.
Display Adjustment:
To adjust the display settings, select the
“Display Adjustment” key. The following
settings are available.
. Display
To turn off the screen, push the ENTER
button and turn the “Display”indicator off.
The other method is to push and hold the
“
OFF” button for more than 2 seconds.
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When any mode button is pushed with the
screen off, the screen turns on for further
operation. The screen will turn off auto-
matically 5 seconds after the operation is
finished.
To turn on the screen, set this item to the
ON position, or push and hold the“
OFF”button.
. Brightness/Contrast/Background Color
To adjust the brightness and contrast of
the screen, select the “Brightness” or
“Contrast” key.
You can then adjust the brightness and
contrast using the INFINITI controller.
For information on the “Background Color”
key, refer to the separate Navigation
System Owner’s Manual.
Color Theme:
Choose the theme color of the menu
screen.
SAA2115
DISPLAY settings (models without
navigation system)
The “Display” screen will appear when
pushing the SETTINGbutton, selecting
“Display” key with the INFINITI controller
and pushing the ENTERbutton.
Display:
To turn off the screen, push the ENTER
button and turn the “ON”indicator off.
When any mode button is pushed with the
screen off, the screen turns on for further
operation. The screen will turn off auto-
matically 5 seconds after the operation is
finished. To turn on the screen, set this item to the
“
ON” position or push the “
OFF”
button.
Brightness/Contrast/Background Color:
To adjust the brightness, contrast and
background color of the screen, select the
appropriate “Brightness” ,“Contrast” or
“ Background Color” key and push the
ENTER button.
You can then adjust the brightness and
contrast using the INFINITI controller.
Switch the background color to the day-
time mode or the nighttime mode by
pushing the ENTERbutton. 
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SAA2487
Models with navigation system
Clock settings (models with navi-
gation system)
The display as illustrated will appear when
pushing the SETTING button and selecting
the“Others” key, and then selecting the
“Clock” key.
The clock settings display cannot be
operated while driving. Stop the vehicle
in a safe place and apply the parking brake
before setting the clock.
On-screen Clock:
When this item is turned to ON, a clock is
always displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
This clock will indicate the time almost
exactly because it is always adjusted by
the GPS system (models with navigation
system).
Clock Format (24h):
When this item is turned to ON, the 24-
hour clock is displayed. When this item is
not turned to ON, the 12-hour clock is
displayed.
Offset (hour)/(min):
Adjust the time by increasing or decreasing
per hour or per minute.
Daylight Saving Time:
Turn this item to ON for daylight saving
time application.
Time Zone:
Choose the time zone from the following
. Pacific
. Mountain
. Central
. Eastern
. Atlantic
. Newfoundland
. Hawaii .
Alaska
CAMERA settings
The “CAMERA” screen will appear when
pushing the SETTINGbutton, selecting the
“Camera” key with the INFINITI controller
and pushing the ENTERbutton.
For the details about the camera system
operation, see “RearView monitor” (P.4-24)
or “Around View
TMMonitor (AVM)” (P.4-31).
Driver Assistance settings (if so
equipped)
For the details of the “Driver Assistance”
settings, see the following items:
. “Lane Departure Prevention (LDP) sys-
tem” (P.5-24).
. “Distance Control Assist (DCA) system”
(P.5-54).
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stop the vehicle in a safe location and
apply the parking brake.
SAA2492
Full Screen Display:
The full screen display will appear when
selecting the“Full Screen Display” key.
To operate the Image Viewer or to change
the settings, select the desired key using
the INFINITI controller.
.
(Start)
Select the “
”key to start playing
the slideshow.
.
(Stop)
Select the “
”key to stop the
slideshow.
.
(Next)
Select the “
”key to display the next file.
.
(Previous)
Select the “
”key to display the
previous file.
Setting the Image Viewer:
The Image Viewer setting display will
appear when selecting the “Settings”key
on the full screen display. The following
settings are available for the full screen
display.
. Slideshow Speed
Select the “Slideshow Speed” key.
From the following display, select the
changing time from 5, 10, 30, 60
seconds or “No Auto Change”.
. Slideshow Order
Select the “Slideshow Order” key. From
the following display, select “Random”
or “Order List”. For “Order List”, the
image order is the order of the files as
stored on the USB memory.
Operating tips:
. Only files that meet the following
conditions will be displayed.
— Image type: JPEG
— File Extensions: *.jpg, *jpeg
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PREDICTIVE COURSE LINE SETTINGS
To turn ON or OFF the predictive course line
display, push theSETTINGbutton, select
the “Camera” key and push the ENTER
button.
Predictive Course Lines:
When this item is turned on, the predicted
course lines will be displayed on the
monitor when the selector lever is in the
R (Reverse) position.
HOW TO ADJUST SCREEN
To adjust the Display ON/OFF, Brightness,
Tint, Color, Contrast and Black Level of the
rearview monitor, push the SETTINGbutton
with the rearview monitor on, select the
“Display” key on the screen and select the
item key and adjust the level using the
INFINITI controller.
Do not adjust the Brightness, Tint, Color,
Contrast and Black Level of the rearview
monitor while the vehicle is moving. Make
sure the parking brake is firmly applied
and the engine is not running.
OPERATING TIPS
. When the selector lever is shifted to the
R (Reverse) position, the monitor
screen automatically changes to the
rearview monitor mode.
. It may take some time until the rearview
monitor is displayed after the selector
lever has been shifted to R from
another position or to another position
from R. Objects may be distorted
momentarily until the rearview monitor
screen is displayed completely.
. When the temperature is extremely high
or low, the screen may not clearly
display objects. This is not a malfunc-
tion.
. When strong light directly enters the
camera, objects may not be displayed
clearly. This is not a malfunction.
. Vertical lines may be seen in objects on
the screen. This is due to strong
reflected light from the bumper. This
is not a malfunction.
. The screen may flicker under fluores-
cent light. This is not a malfunction.
. The colors of objects on the rearview
monitor may differ somewhat from
those of the actual object. .
Objects on the monitor may not be clear
in a dark place or at night. This is not a
malfunction.
. If dirt, rain or snow attaches to the
camera, the rearview monitor may not
clearly display objects. Clean the cam-
era.
. Do not use alcohol, benzine or thinner
to clean the camera. This will cause
discoloration. To clean the camera,
wipe with a cloth dampened with
diluted mild cleaning agent and then
wipe with a dry cloth.
. Do not damage the camera as the
monitor screen may be adversely af-
fected.
. Do not use wax on the camera window.
Wipe off any wax with a clean cloth
dampened with mild detergent diluted
with water. 
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: Shift the selector lever
: Select the“Wide”,“Side”or“Top ”key on the
screen.
: Push the CAMERA button
*A: Original screen before the Around View Monitor is operated
*B: Rear view/bird’s-eye view screen
*C: Rear view/front-side view screen
*D: Rear-wide view screen
*E: Front view/bird’s-eye view screen
*F: Front view/front-side view screen
HOW TO SWITCH THE DISPLAY
The Around View Monitor display consists
of the left and the right screens. You can
see a combination of different views on the
screens as illustrated above.
Starting with the selector lever
operation
.When the selector lever is shifted into
the R (Reverse) position
*1while
another screen
*Ais displayed, Around
View Monitor operates and the rearview
and bird-eye view
*Bare displayed.
The Around View Monitor screen
switches to the previous screen when
the selector is shifted out of the R
(Reverse) position
*2. .
The view on the screen on the passen-
ger’s side switches to the front-side
view
*Cwhen the CAMERA button is
pushed
*3. When the CAMERA button
is pushed again
*5, the rear-wide view
*Dis displayed. When the CAMERA
button is pushed again
*7, the view on
the screen on the passenger’s side
switches to the bird-eye view
*B.
The passenger’s side screen returns to
another by operating the same proce-
dures again.
When selecting the “Wide”,“Side”or
“Top ”key on the screen using the
INFINITI controller and pushing the
ENTER button, the view on the screen
will change to the one previously
selected
*4,*6,*8.
. Once you have changed the view on the
screen on the passenger’s side, the
view on the driver’s side will change to
the front view by shifting the selector
lever out of the R (Reverse) position
*12,
*14.
When the selector lever is moved to any
other position than the R (Reverse)
position while the rear-wide view
*Dis displayed, another view that is set to
a higher priority will be displayed
*16.
Starting with the CAMERA button
operation
. When the CAMERA button is pushed*9while another screen*Ais displayed,
Around View Monitor operates and the
front view and bird-eye view
*Eare
displayed.
. The view on the screen on the passen-
ger’s side switches to the front-side
view
*Fwhen the CAMERA button is
pushed
*10. When the CAMERA button
is pushed again
*17, the screen*Ais
displayed.
. When selecting the “Side”or“Top ”key
on the screen using the INFINITI con-
troller and pushing the ENTER button,
the view on the screen will change to
the one previously selected
*11.
. The left screen switches to the rearview
*B,*Cwhen the selector lever is
shifted into the R (Reverse) position
*13,*15and returns to the front view
*E,*Fwhen the selector lever is
shifted out of the R (Reverse) position
*12,*14.
. Push another button on the control
panel to quit the Around View Monitor.
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actual moving course.
CAMERA AIDING CORNER SONAR
FUNCTION
When the corner of the vehicle moves
closer to the object while the Around View
Monitor is displayed, an indicator is
displayed and a tone is sounded by the
corner sonar function to warn the driver.
The color of the corner sonar indicator and
the pattern of the tone vary according to
the distance to the object.
When the object is detected, the indicator
(green) appears and blinks and the tone
sounds intermittently. When the vehicle
moves closer to the object, the color of the
indicator turns yellow and the rate of the
blinking and the volume of the tone
increase. When the corner of the vehicle
is very close to the object, the indicator
stops blinking and turns red, and the tone
sounds continuously.
Keep the corner sonars (located on the
front and rear bumper fascia) free from
snow, ice and large accumulations of dirt.
Do not clean the sensors with sharp
objects. If the sensors are covered, the
accuracy of the corner sonar function will
be diminished.
WARNING
.The corner sonar function is not de-
signed to prevent the object.
. The colors of the corner sonar indicator
and the distance guide lines in the front/
rearview indicate different distances to
the object.
. Inclement weather may affect the func-
tion of the corner sonar system; this
may include reduced performance or a
false activation.
. This function is designed as an aid to
the driver in detecting large stationary
objects to help avoid damaging the
vehicle. The system will not detect small
objects below the bumper, and may not
detect objects close to the bumper or on
the ground.
. If your vehicle sustains damage to the
bumper fascia, leaving it misaligned or
bent, the sensing zone may be altered
causing inaccurate measurement of ob-
stacles or false alarms.
CAUTION
Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as
possible to hear the tone clearly.
HOW TO ADJUST THE SCREEN VIEW
To adjust the Display ON/OFF, Brightness,
Tint, Color, Contrast and Black Level of the
Around View Monitor, push the SETTING
button with the Around View Monitor on,
select the item key and adjust the level
using the INFINITI controller.
Do not adjust the Brightness, Tint, Color,
Contrast and Black Level of the Around
View Monitor while the vehicle is moving.
Make sure the parking brake is firmly
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WARNING
.The air conditioner cooling function
operates only when the engine is run-
ning.
. Do not leave children or adults who
would normally require the support of
others alone in your vehicle. Pets should
not be left alone either. 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.
. Do not use the recirculation mode for
long periods as it may cause the interior
air to become stale and the windows to
fog up.
Start the engine and operate the automatic
climate control system.
When the “STATUS”button is pushed, the
automatic climate control status screen
will appear. (See “How to use STATUS
button” (P.4-9).)
SAA2723
Models with navigation system
SAA1520
Models without navigation system You can individually set the driver and front
passenger side temperature using each
temperature control button.
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SAA1527
Without Advanced Climate Control System (ACCS)
SAA2153
With Advanced Climate Control System (ACCS)1.
“AUTO” automatic climate control ON
button/Temperature control dial (dri-
ver side)
2. “A/C” air conditioner ON/OFF button
3. “
”fan speed increase button
4. “
”front defroster button
5. “MODE” manual air flow control but-
ton
6. “DUAL” zone control ON/OFF button/
Temperature control dial (passenger
side)
7. “OFF” button for climate control sys-
tem
8. “
”fan speed decrease button
9. “
”rear window defroster button
(See “Rear window and outside mirror
defroster switch” (P.2-36).)
10. “
”intake air control button
11. “
”auto-recirculation button/
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
Automatic operation
Cooling and/or dehumidified heating
(AUTO):
This mode may be used all year round. The
system works automatically to control the
inside temperature, air flow distribution
and fan speed after the preferred tempera-
ture is set manually.
1. Push the“AUTO” button on. (The
indicator on the button will illuminate
and AUTO will be displayed.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial (dri- ver side) to set the desired tempera-
ture.
.The temperature can be set withinthe following range.
— For U.S.: 60 to 908F
— For Canada: 18 to 328C
.The temperature of the passenger
compartment will be maintained
automatically. Air flow distribution
and fan speed will also be controlled
automatically.
3. You can individually set driver and front passenger side temperature using each
temperature control button. When the “DUAL”
button is pushed or the pas-
senger side temperature control button
is turned, the DUAL indicator will come
on. To turn off the passenger side
temperature control, push the “DUAL”
button.
4. To turn off the climate control system, push the “OFF”button.
A visible mist may be seen coming from the
ventilators in hot, humid conditions as the
air is cooled rapidly. This does not indicate
a malfunction.
Heating (A/C OFF): The air conditioner does not activate in this
mode. When you need to heat only, use
this mode.
1. Push the “AUTO”button on.
2. Push the “A/C” button. (The A/C
indicator will turn off.)
3. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
. The temperature of the passenger
compartment will be maintained auto-
matically. Air flow distribution and fan
speed are also controlled automati-
cally. .
Do not set the temperature lower than
the outside air temperature. Otherwise
the system may not work properly.
. Not recommended if windows fog up.
Dehumidified defrosting or defogging: 1. Push the “
”front defroster button.
(The indicator light on the button will
illuminate.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial to set the desired temperature.
. To quickly remove ice from the outside
of the windows, push the fan speed
increase button “
”and set it to the
maximum position.
. As soon as possible after the wind-
shield is clean, push the “AUTO”button
to return to the auto mode.
. When the “
”front defroster button
is pushed, the air conditioner will
automatically be turned on at outside
temperatures above 238 F(−58C) to
defog the windshield, and the air
recirculate mode will automatically be
turned off.
Outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment to improve the defogging
performance.
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