audio NISSAN FRONTIER 2016 D23 / 3.G Quick Reference Guide
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*See your Owner’s Manual for information.
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1 Low Tire Pressure Warning Light2 Headlight and Turn Signal Switch3 Trip Computer4  Instrument Brightness Control* / 
Trip Change Button5   Wiper and Washer Switch
6   Steering Wheel Switches for  
Audio Control* / Bluetooth
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Cruise Control8  Outside Mirror Control Switch9  Hill Descent Control Switch10  Cargo Lamp Switch*11  Steering Wheel Tilt Adjustment*
12  Hood Release*13  Audio and Navigation System14  Heater and Air  
Conditioner Controls15   Front Passenger Air Bag  
Status Light*16  
4-Wheel Drive (4WD)  
Shift Switch*
17  Vehicle Dynamic Control  
(VDC) OFF Switch18  
Rear Sonar System OFF Switch19   Electronic Locking Rear Differential 
(E-Lock) Switch*20  
Power Outlets*21  Heated Seat Switches
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Underneath 
instrument  panel
Behind steering  wheel8
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NEW SYSTEM FEATURESRear Sonar System (if so equipped).................................................. 2
RearView Monitor (if so equipped) ................................................... 2
Hill Start Assist (HSA) (if so equipped) ............................................... 2
Hill Descent Control (HDC) (if so equipped) ........................................... 3
Hands-free Text Messaging Assistant (if so equipped) .................................. 3
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) ..................................................... 4
Siri
® Eyes Free (if so equipped)  ..................................................... 4
SiriusXM Travel Link and SiriusXM Traffic (if so equipped) ............................... 5
Heated Seats (if so equipped) ...................................................... 5
ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONTire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .............................................6
Loose Fuel Cap ................................................................... 6
Fuel-filler Door .................................................................... 7
Power Moonroof (if so equipped) .................................................... 7
Clock Set/Adjustment ............................................................. 7
FIRST DRIVE FEATURESRemote Keyless Entry System (if so equipped)......................................... 9
Opening the Tailgate .............................................................. 9
Power Seat Adjustments (if so equipped) ............................................. 9 
Outside Mirror Control Switch (if so equipped)  .......................................10 
Starting/Stopping the Engine ...................................................... 10 
Headlight Control Switch .......................................................... 11 
Wiper and Washer Switch ......................................................... 12 
FM/AM/SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio with CD Player (if so equipped) ....................... 12 
Heater and Air Conditioner (automatic) (if so equipped) ................................ 13
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port/Aux Jack and iPod
® Interface (if so equipped) ...15 
Cruise Control (if so equipped) ..................................................... 15
SYSTEM GUIDE 
Trip Computer (if so equipped)..................................................... 16 
NissanConnectSM Mobile Apps (if so equipped) ....................................... 16
Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System (if so equipped) .................................17
  System Operating Tips ......................................................... 17
Bluetooth
® System without Navigation (if so equipped) .................................17 
Bluetooth® System with Navigation (if so equipped) ................................... 19
Navigation System (if so equipped) ................................................. 21 
HomeLink
® Universal Transceiver (if so equipped) ..................................... 22
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information and system operation limitations.
•  A cellular telephone should not be used for any purpose while driving so\
 full attention may be given to 
vehicle operation.
•   Always wear your seat belt.
•   Supplemental air bags do not replace proper seat belt usage. 
•   Children 12 and under should always ride in the rear seat properly secur\
ed in child restraints or seat belts 
according to their age and weight. 
•   Do not drink and drive.
For more information, refer to the “Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system (se\
ction 1)” , 
the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” \
and the “Starting and driving 
(section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
Additional information about your vehicle is also available in your Owne\
r’s Manual, Navigation System 
Owner’s Manual and at www.NissanUSA.com.
TAB LE OF CONTE NTS
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REARVIEW MONITOR (if so equipped)
    When the shift lever is shifted into the  
R (REVERSE) position, the monitor display 
shows a rearward view from the vehicle.
 
    The colored guide lines on the display screen 
indicate vehicle width and approximate distances 
to objects with reference to the vehicle body line.
    •  Red 1.5 ft (0.5 m); Yellow 3 ft (1 m); Green 7 ft 
(2 m) and 10 ft (3 m).
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)”  of 
your Owner’s Manual.
REAR SONAR SYSTEM (if so equipped)
     With the shift lever in the R (REVERSE) position, this system will sound a tone to 
alert you of obstacles up to 5.9 ft (1.8 m) from the bumper with a decreased coverage 
area at the outer corners of the bumper.
 
    The rate of the tone increases as the vehicle gets 
closer to the obstacle. A continuous tone sounds 
when an obstacle is less than 10 in (25 cm) from 
the bumper.
 
    Turn the system off by pushing the Rear Sonar 
System  OFF switch 
1. Push the switch again 
to activate the system.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
NEW SYSTEM FEATURES
HILL START ASSIST (HSA) (if so equipped)
The HSA system allows time for the driver to release the brake pedal and appl\
y the 
accelerator when the vehicle is parked on a hill. The brakes are applied automatically for  
2 seconds after the driver releases the brake pedal.
 
    The HSA system will operate automatically under these conditions: 
    •  The shift lever is shifted into a forward or a reverse gear. 
    •  The vehicle is stopped completely on a hill by applying the brake. 
 
    The HSA system will not operate when the shift lever is in the N ( NEUTRAL) or  
P ( PA R K ) position or on a flat and level road. 
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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HANDS-FREE TEXT MESSAGING ASSISTANT1,2 (if so equipped)
    This system allows for sending and receiving text 
messages through the vehicle’s interface.
 
    Using predefined or custom messages, send a 
text to a name or phone number stored in your 
Bluetooth
® Hands-free Phone System.3
    Once enabled, the text message, sender and 
delivery time are shown on the control panel 
display when the vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8 km/h).
 
    Text messages have the option of being read aloud at all vehicle speeds. 
 
    Many cellular phones may require special permission to enable text messaging. 
Check the cellular phone’s screen during Bluetooth®,3 pairing. For some cellular 
phones, you need to enable “Notifications” in the cellular phone\
’s Bluetooth®,3 menu 
for text messages to appear on the touch-screen display. For more information and 
instructions, refer to your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual.
 
    Text message integration requires that the cellular phone support  
Message Access Profile (MAP) for both receiving and sending text messages.  
Some cellular phones may not support all text messaging features. Please see  
www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for compatibility information as well as your 
device’s Owner’s Manual.
1   Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of “Text-to-Speech”. Some of the applications and features, such as social 
networking and texting, may also be restricted. Check local regulations for any requirements before using these features.
2 Compatible smartphone required. Text rates and/or data usage may apply.
3   Availability of specific features is dependent upon the phone’s Bluetooth
® support. Please refer to your phone owner’s 
manual for details. Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by 
NISSAN is under license. See www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for details.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (secti\
on 4)”  of your 
Owner’s Manual.
HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC) (if so equipped)
The HDC system is designed to reduce driver workload when going down steep hil\
ls.   
The HDC system helps to control vehicle speed so the driver can concentrate  
on steering the vehicle. To activate the system:
 
    The 4WD switch must be in the 4LO  position 1 and the vehicle 
speed must be under 15 mph (25 km/h) or 
 
    The 4WD switch must be in the 4H position 2  
and the vehicle speed must be under 21 mph 
(35 km/h), and
 
    The HDC system switch 3 must be ON.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” 
of your Owner’s Manual.
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NEW SYSTEM FEATURES
VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
    Always make sure VDC is on by ensuring  
the VDC OFF light is not on before driving  
the vehicle.
 
   The  VDC  OFF switch 1 should ONLY be used 
briefly to help free the vehicle if it is stuck in snow   
or mud.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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SIRI® EYES FREE1 (if so equipped)
If you have a compatible iPhone®,2 with Siri®, you can 
link your iPhone® to the Siri® Eyes Free function in 
your vehicle’s Bluetooth®,3 system.
If you have a compatible iPhone
® connected to the 
system, press and hold the button 1  on the steering 
wheel for a few seconds and Siri will be activated in 
Eyes Free mode.
1 Siri® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countrie\
s.
2 iPhone is registered trademark of Apple, Inc. All rights reserved. iPho\
ne not included.
3   Availability of specific features is dependent upon the phone’s Bluetooth® support. Please refer to your phone owner’s 
manual for details. Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by 
NISSAN is under license. See www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for details.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (secti\
on 4)”  of your 
Owner’s Manual and visit www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth.
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HEATED SEATS (if so equipped)
    The front seats can be warmed by built-in heaters.
 
    The heated seat switches 1 are located 
below the climate control switches and can be 
operated independently of each other.
 
    The heater is controlled by a thermostat, 
automatically turning the heater on and off. The indicator light will remain on as long as 
the switch is on.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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SiriusXM Travel Link* AND SiriusXM Traffic* (if so equipped)
    Your vehicle’s Navigation System is  
equipped with SiriusXM Travel Link and 
SiriusXM Traffic capabilities.
 
    SiriusXM Travel Link provides access to real-
time weather information and forecasts, nearby 
fuel prices, movie listings, sports scores  
and stock quotes.
 
    SiriusXM Traffic provides information that may  
help to avoid delays due to traffic incidents.  
Traffic jams, roadwork, road closures around the 
current location, etc., are represented graphically 
on the map by icons depicting the nature of the 
event. Incidents on the route are automatically displayed as they are ap\
proached.
*These features, SiriusXM® Satellite Radio, Travel Link and Traffic, require an active subscription. Multiple subscriptions 
may be necessary to activate the various features.
For more information, refer to “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4) ” of your 
Owner’s Manual and the “Navigation (section 4)” and “General system information (section 6)” of your Navigation 
System Owner’s Manual.
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT DISC (CD) 
PLAYER (if so equipped)
   1.  Press the ENTER/SETTING  button 
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show the “Settings” screen on the display.
    2.  Turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob 
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highlight “Clock Adjust”. 
    3.  Press the ENTER/SETTING  button 
3 to 
highlight the hours or minutes and use the 
TUNE/SCROLL knob 
4  to adjust the value.
    4.  Press the ENTER/SETTING  button 3 to set the value.
     Press  the   BACK button 5 to return to the previous screen.
WITH NAVIGATION (if so equipped)
 
    To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock on the display:
    1. Press the 
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    2. Touch the “Settings” key.
    3. Touch the “System” key.
    4. Touch the “Clock” key.
 
    The following settings can be adjusted:
    •  Time Format: The clock can be set to 12 
hours or 24 hours.
     •  Date Format: The date can be changed to one of five different formats.
    •  Clock Mode: From here, the clock mode options are:
     ·  Manual: Allows for the option “Set Clock Manually”. Touch this to begin setting 
the clock manually using the “+” or “–” to adjust the hours, minu\
tes, day and 
month up or down.
     ·  Time  Zone: Touch the “Time Zone” key
 
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to choose from the applicable time zone 
list and/or touch “Daylight Savings Time” to 
switch between  ON and  OFF.
     ·  Auto: Automatically sets the clock to the 
vehicle’s current location.
 
   Press  the  BACK button
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previous screen.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4 )” of 
your Owner’s Manual.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
Move the lever to one of the following positions to 
operate the windshield wipers:
1   Mist (MIST) – One sweep operation of  
the wipers.
2   Intermittent  (INT) – Move the lever down to  
the INT position and then rotate the control ring  
3 to increase or decrease the wiper speed.
4   Low (LO) – Wipers operate at a continuous  
low-speed.
5   High  (HI) – Wipers operate at a continuous  
high-speed.
6    Pull the lever toward you to activate the washer.  
The wipers will operate several times. 
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls 
(section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.6
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FM/AM/SiriusXM®* SATELLITE RADIO WITH CD PLAYER  
(if so equipped)
1  ON-OFF BUTTON/VOL (volume) CONTROL KNOB
  
  Press the ON•OFF button to turn the system on or off.
  
   Turn  the  VOL (volume) control knob to the right or left to increase or  
decrease the volume.
2  AUDIO BUTTON/TUNE KNOB
  
  Press the AUDIO  button to go to the audio settings screen.
  
  To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE knob left or right. 
*SiriusXM® Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with an optional s\
atellite radio subscription service. 
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HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER (automatic) (if so equipped)
1 AUTO BUTTON/DRIVER’S SIDE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
  
    The automatic mode may be used year-round. Press the AUTO  button to turn 
the system on, and the system will automatically control the inside temp\
erature 
(automatic cooling and/or dehumidified heating), air flow distribu\
tion and fan speed.
  
    Turn the driver’s side temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for  
warmer air.
3 SEEK BUTTONS
  
    To tune and stop at the previous or next broadcast station, press the seek buttons 
 or .
  
    For satellite radio to switch to the first channel of the previous or next category, 
press the seek buttons 
 or .
  
  To change tracks on a CD, press the seek buttons  or .
  
    To rewind or fast forward a track on a CD, press and hold the seek  
buttons 
 or .
4 STATION SELECT KEYS
  
    Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and 18 for  
satellite radio. 
  
    To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \
 
FM•AM button 
5 or SXM button
 6 then tune to the desired FM, AM or 
satellite radio station. 
  
    Next press and hold the desired station select button (1-6) until a beep is heard 
and the sound is briefly muted. The channel indicator will appear on the display, and 
the sound will resume. Programing is now complete.
    
    To retrieve a previously set station, select the radio band where the preset was 
stored then press the corresponding station select button (1-6). 
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)”  of 
your Owner’s Manual.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
2 DUAL BUTTON/PASSENGER’S SIDE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
  
   Press  the  D UAL button to turn the passenger’s side temperature controls on or off. 
This will allow the passenger’s side temperature to be adjusted independently from 
the driver’s side. 
  
    Turn the passenger’s side temperature control dial left for cooler air or right for 
warmer air. 
3 FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL/OFF BUTTON
  
  Turn the dial to the left to decrease fan speed or to the right to increa\
se fan speed. 
  
  Press the button to turn the system off. 
  
    To stop air from coming through the vents with the blower off, press the \
air 
recirculation button 
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4 AIR FLOW CONTROL BUTTONS
  
  Press one of the following air flow control buttons to manually contro\
l air flow:
    
  Air flows from the center and side vents.
    
  Air flows from the center, side and foot vents.
    
  Air flows mainly from the foot vents.
    
  Air flows from the front defroster and foot vents.
5 DEFROSTING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS
  
    Press the front defroster button
  to turn the system on. The A/C automatically 
turns on when the front defroster mode is selected. This feature removes humidity 
from the air.
  
    Set the temperature control dial
 1 and the fan speed control dial 3 to their 
maximum settings.
6   REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR DEFROSTER SWITCH  
(if so equipped)
  
  Push the rear window defroster switch
  to turn the system on or off.
  
  The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
7  AIR RECIRCULATION BUTTON
  
    Press the air recirculation button
  to recirculate air inside the vehicle. The 
indicator light on the button will illuminate. This system is used to avoid certain 
outside odors and to help adjust the inside vehicle temperature more eff\
ectively.
  
    Press the air recirculation button
  again to turn air recirculation off. This allows 
outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent foggin\
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front defroster, foot vent or front defroster/foot vent mode.
  
    The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the climate control s\
ystem is 
in the front defroster mode 
 or the front defroster and foot vent mode .
8  A/C BUTTON
  
  Press the A/C button to manually turn the A/C on or off.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” and the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone 
and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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