NISSAN PATHFINDER 2008 R51 / 3.G Quick Reference Guide

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2008
PATHFINDER

Q U I C K R E F E R E N C E G U I D E

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*See your Owner’s Manual for more information.
Windshield Wiper/
W asher sWitch
05
Mirror control
sWitch*
08
l o W tire pressure
Warning light
02
cruise control
07
audio syste M
1418
Four-Wheel drive
(4Wd) shi Ft sWitch
headlight and turn
signal control
01
13
control panel display
a uxiliary audio
i nput Jack*
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01
02
03
04
05
09
08
06
07
11
12
13
trip coMputer
03
instru Ment brightness control/trip change button
04
hood release*
12
Front-p assenger air bag status light
1620
heated seat
sWitch*
(if so
equipped
)
pedal position
ad JustM ent sWitch
09
steering Wheel
tilt ad JustM ent*
11
15
cliMate controls
h ill descent
control sWitch
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1415
16
17
18
19
20
h eated steering
Wheel sWitch
10
s teering Wheel s Witches For
audio control/ bluetooth
®
06
10
21
21
vehicle dynaM ic
control (vdc)
s yste M oFF sWitch

TAB LE O F C O NTE NTS
Remote Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Intelligent Key System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Windshield Wiper/Washer Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Headlight and Turn Signal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Steering Wheel Switches for Audio Control . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Automatic Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear Climate Control Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FM/AM/XM® Radio with CD Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Music Box Hard-Disk Drive Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CompactFlash™ (CF) Player Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control Panel Display with Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rearview Monitor (Navigation System Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clock/Set Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument Brightness Control/Trip Change Button . . . . . . . 11
Automatic Driver Positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pedal Position Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Manual Shift Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) Shift Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hill Descent Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front-Passenger Air Bag Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat Belt Warning Light and Chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Child Safety Rear Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) System Off Switch . . . . . . . 15
Heated Steering Wheel Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sunroof Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front Seat Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Folding the 2nd Row Bench Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tip Up for Easy Entry or Exit From the 3rd Row . . . . . . . . . 17
Folding the 3rd Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Homelink® Universal Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
N ISSAN
Mobile Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Remote Audio System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
NISSAN Voice Recognition System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

reMote keyless entry systeM
LOCK DOORS
Press the LPD0150 button once to lock all doors and the
fuel-filler door.
UNLOCK DOORS
Press the
lpd0151
button once to unlock the driver’s door and the fuel-filler door. Press the button again within 5 seconds to unlock all doors.
U SiN g the Pa NiC aL aR m
Press and hold the button for longer than 0.5 seconds. The panic alarm will sound and the headlights will stay on for 25 seconds. The panic alarm stops when it has run for 25 seconds or when any button is pressed on the keyfob.
S iL e NC iN g the h ORN B eeP F eat URe
For vehicles without Navigation system: To deactivate: Press and hold the LPD0150 and
lpd0151
buttons for at least 2 seconds.
 To activate: Press and hold the LPD0150 and
lpd0151
buttons for at least 2 seconds.
For vehicles with Navigation system:
 Refer to the “Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems” section in your Owner’s Manual for the procedure.
N OTE: If you change the horn beep feature with the keyfob, the display screen will not show the current mode and cannot be used to change the mode. Use the keyfob to return to the previous mode and re-enable the display screen control.
intelligent key syste M (if so equipped)
The Intelligent Key System allows you to lock or unlock your
vehicle and start the engine.
NOTE: It is important to make sure the Intelligent Key is with
you (that is, in your pocket or purse).
 The operating range of the door and trunk lock/unlock
function is approximately 31 in (0.8 m).
 Locking the vehicle - Push any door handle Request
Switch 01 once.
 Unlocking the vehicle - Push any door handle Request
Switch 01 once. The corresponding door will unlock.
Push the door handle Request Switch 01 again within 1
minute; all other doors, including liftgate and liftgate glass,
will unlock.
It is also possible to change the default settings of the Intelligent Key unlock/lock by
using the Comfort & Convenience mode under Settings in the control panel.
Sta Rti Ng the eN gi Ne
 Push the ignition knob in.
 Confirm the Intelligent Key warning light is illuminated green.
 Turn the ignition knob to start the engine.
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tURN iN g the eN gi Ne OFF
 Shift the transmission into P (Park).
 Turn the ignition knob to the LOCK position.
 An audible warning chime will sound when exiting the vehicle if the ignition knob is
not completely turned to the OFF position.
W indshield W iper/Washer sW itch
 The ignition switch must be in the ON position
to activate the windshield wipers.
 Move the lever to the following positions to
operate the windshield wipers:
1a Intermittent (iNt) – Front wipers operate
intermittently and can be further adjusted
by twisting the time control ring 1b.
02 Low Speed (LO) – Continuous low-speed
operation of front wipers.
03 High Speed (hi) – Continuous high-speed
operation of front wipers.
04 Mist ( miSt) – Lift the lever up for one sweep of the front wipers.
05 Rear Wipers (ReaR) – Twist the end section to operate the first (iNt)
or second (ON) speed settings for the rear wipers.
 The washer function activates the washer fluid and several sweeps of the wipers:
• For F
RONT WASHER, pull lever toward you.
• For REAR WASHER, push lever away from you.
headlight and turn signal control
t O aC ti Vate the a U tOL ight SYStem

(if so equipped):
Turn the headlight control switch 01 to the aU tO
position to activate the autolight system. The autolight
system can:
 Turn the headlights on automatically when it is dark.
 Turn the headlights off automatically when it is light.
 Keep the headlights on for 45 seconds after you turn the ignition switch to OFF and all
doors are closed.
t O D eaCti Vate the a U tOL ight SYStem:
 Turn the headlight control switch 01 to the OFF, or position.
hea DLight CON tROL SW itCh
 Turn the headlight control switch 01 to the position to turn on the front parking, tail,
license plate and instrument panel lights.
 Turn the headlight control switch 01 to the position to turn on the headlights. All other
lights remain on.3
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02
1a
0102

FO g L ight OPeR ati ON (if so equipped):
N OTE :
The headlights must be on and the low beams selected for the fog lights to operate.
 Turn the fog light switch (inside collar) 02 to the position to turn on the fog lights.
 Turn the fog light switch (inside collar) 02 to the OFF position to turn off the fog lights.
t URN S igNaL SW itCh
 Move the headlight control switch up or down a to
signal a turning direction. When the turn is completed,
the turn signals cancel automatically.
 To signal a lane change, move the headlight control
switch up or down b to the point where the indicator
light begins to flash, but the headlight control switch
does not latch.
high Beam
 Push the headlight control switch forward c to
select the high beam function. The blue indicator
light illuminates. Pull the headlight switch back to the
original position to select the low beam. The blue indicator light goes off.
 Pull and release the headlight control switch d to
flash the headlight high beams on and off.
steering W heel sW itches F or audio control
To choose Preset A, B, C, Music Box (if so equipped), CD, XM®
(if so equipped), CompactFlash™ (if so equipped), DVD (if so
equipped) or AUX, press mODe repeatedly.
 The tuning up or down < >switch can be used to perform the
following:
• Push the
< >switch for less than 1.5 seconds to change to a
preset station.
• Push and hold the
< >switch for more than 1.5 seconds to
seek to the next or previous broadcasting radio station.
• Push the
< >switch while playing a CD/CF card (if so equipped) for less than 1.5
seconds to change tracks on the CD/CF card.
• Push the
< >switch while listening to the Music Box (if so equipped) for less than
1.5 seconds to change tracks on the Music Box.
• If the vehicle is equipped with a CD changer, push and hold the
< >switch for more
than 1.5 seconds to change between CDs.
• If the vehicle is equipped with the Music Box, push and hold the
< >switch for
more than 1.5 seconds to change between playlists.
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cruise control
 To activate the cruise control, push the ON.OFF switch. The indicator light in the instrument panel will illuminate.
 To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push the COaSt.
S et switch and release it. The SET indicator light in the instrument panel will illuminate.
 To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the aCCe L.
R eS
switch. When the vehicle attains the speed you desire, release the switch.
 To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COaSt.
S et switch. Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
 To cancel cruise control, push the CaNCe L switch or tap the brake pedal. The SET indicator light in the instrument panel will go out.
 To resume a preset speed, push and release the aCCe L.
R eS switch. The vehicle returns to the last set cruising speed when the vehicle speed is over 24 MPH (39 km/h).
 To turn off cruise control, push the ON.OFF switch. Both the CRUISE indicator light
and the SET indicator light in the instrument panel will go out.
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a uto Matic cli M ate control (if so equipped)
a U tO BU ttON

Press the aUt O button 01. Turn the driver’s side temperature control dial 02 to the desired temperature. This will allow the fan speed, air flow distribution and temperature to be automatically maintained.
 To disable auto mode, press the air flow mode control button 04, the fan speed control button 05 or the front defroster control button 06.

Press the DUaL 03 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 control.
 When aUt O is pressed, aUt O will be displayed. When DUaL is pressed,
DU aL will be displayed.
DR iV e R’S S iD e tem Pe R at UR e CO NtROL D iaL
Turn the driver’s temperature control dial left for cold air or right for hot air.
Pa SS eN ge R’S S iD e tem Pe R at UR e CON tROL D iaL
Turn the passenger’s temperature control dial left for cold air or right for hot air; doing so will activate dual mode.
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02
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aiR FLOW/ mOD e BU ttONSPress to select the following air flow outlets:
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 defroster and foot vents.
Air flows mainly from the defroster vents.
F a N SP eeD CON tROL BU ttONS
Press (slower) or (faster) button to manually control fan speed. Press
a Ut O to automatically control fan speed. Press OFF to cancel fan speed operation.
D eFROS tiNg /D eFO ggi Ng FRON t a ND S iD e W iNDOWS
 Press the defroster control button to turn the system on. The A/C automatically turns on when the defroster mode is selected.
 Turn the driver’s side temperature control dial left or right to set the desired temperature.
 To set the defroster on high, press and hold until fan speed increases.
D eFROS tiNg /D eFO ggi Ng R e a R W iNDOW aND (if so equipped) OU tS iD e
he ate D mi RROR
Push the rear window defroster switch on. Push the switch again to manually turn the defroster off. This function automatically turns off in approximately 15 minutes.
a/C ON/OFF BU ttON
Press the a/C button to manually turn the A/C on or off.
ai R R eC iRCUL atiON BU ttON
 Press the air recirculation button to recirculate air inside the vehicle.
 Press the air recirculation button again to turn air recirculation off.
 The air recirculation mode cannot be selected if the , or air flow mode is selected.
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rear cliMate control dials
To adjust the climate control system for rear
seat passengers, use the dials on the overhead
console.

01 Re a R F a N SP eeD CON tROL D ia L

02 Re a R tem Pe R at UR e CON tROL D ia L/R e a R C tRL BUttON

Press the ReaR C tRL button to transfer rear climate functions to the rear passengers.
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FM/aM/ xM® radio W ith cd player (if so equipped)
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01 PR eS et a.B.
C BU ttON
Press the PReS et a·B·C button until you reach the desired setting. The radio
is equipped with three separate banks, each with six station presets. You may
store any combination of FM, AM or XM® radio presets on each bank.
02 DiSC· aUX B U ttON
Press the DiSC·a UX button to play a CD loaded into the CD changer. Press
the DiSC·a UX button again to play a compatible device such as an MP3 player
when it is plugged into the auxiliary jack (cable not included). Press the
D iSC· aUX
button again to play a DVD loaded into the DVD player (if so equipped).
Press the DiSC·a UX button to also play the CompactFlash™ Drive, if a card is
in the drive.
 NOTE: You may need to adjust the volume on any compatible device
plugged into the auxiliary jack to find the most desirable sound level of the
audio system.
03 am · Fm/S at BU ttON
Pressing the am· Fm/S at button will change the band to either FM, AM, or
XM® radio stations.
04 eJe C t BU ttON
Press the button, the CD will then eject.
05 S tati ON aND CD S eLe C t BU ttONS
To store a radio station in a preset, you must first select the A, B, or C memory
bank by pressing the PReS et a.B.C button and tuning to the desired FM,
AM or XM® station. Then press and hold the desired station select button for at
least 2 seconds. When the preset indicator illuminates, a beep will sound,
indicating memorization is complete. To retrieve a previously set station, select
the memory bank where the preset was set, then press the corresponding
station select button.
06 tUN e/FLDR aND a UD iO KNOB
 To manually tune the radio, turn the tUN e/FLDR knob. If playing a CD that
is formatted with MP3/WMA folders, turn the tUN e/FLDR knob to scroll
through the available folders.

 Adjust the Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance by pressing the aUD iO knob
until the desired mode appears in the display. Then turn the aUD iO knob to
adjust to the desired level.

07 S ee K /C at a ND tR aCK BU ttONS

To scan quickly through each broadcasting station, press the S ee K/C at button or the tR aCK button.

To skip from one track to another on a CD, press the S ee K/C at button or the
tR aCK button.
08 S C aN ·R P t BU ttON

Press the SCaN ·R P t button while listening to the radio. The radio will stop at each station that has significant signal strength for 5 seconds. If listening to a CD, it will select the previous/next selections.

To change the play pattern of a CD, Press the SCaN ·R P t button.
XM® presets are only available on XM® Satellite Radio equipped vehicles.
Music box hard -disk drive audio syste M
(if so equipped)
The Music Box hard-disk drive audio system can store songs from
CDs being played. The system has a 9.3 gigabyte (GB) storage
capacity and can record up to 200 hours (approximately 2,900
songs).
ReCOR D iN g SON gS

The system will not record MP3 or WMA files, only
regular formatted CDs.
1. Operate the audio system to play a CD.
2. Touch the “R EC” key. The system starts
recording the track being played and R EC
CD appears on the screen.
PL aY iN g R eCOR D eD SON gS

Select the Music Box audio system by using one
of the following methods:
 Press the mode select switch on the steering
wheel.
 Press the mUS iC BOX button.
 Give voice commands.
For information, see N ISSAN Voice Recognition
System.
S ee K/C at a ND tR aCK BU ttONS
 Press the See K/C at button or the tRaCK button while a track is being played; the next track or the beginning of the current track will be played.
 Press and hold the See K/C at (rewind) button or the tRaCK (fast forward) button for more than approximately 1.5 seconds, the track will play while rewinding or fast forwarding. When the See K/C at (rewind) button or the tRaCK (fast forward) button is released, the track will return to the normal playing speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to select tracks.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for detailed information regarding the Music Box Hard-Disk Drive Audio System.8