ECO mode INFINITI G35 2006 Owner's Manual

1. Front window defroster button
2. Rear window defroster
button
(Refer to the ª2. Instruments and con-
trolsº section.)
3. Outside air circulation button
4. Air recirculation
button
5. AUTO/ECON button 6. Fan speed control
button
7. MODE (air flow control) button
8. A/C (Air Conditioner) button
9. OFF button
10. DUAL button (if so equipped)
11. TEMP (Temperature control) dialSAA0564B
Rear (if so equipped)
SAA1306HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER
(Automatic)
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WARNINGO The air conditioner cooling function op-
erates only when the engine is running.
O 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 leave children or adults who would
normally require the assistance of
others in your vehicle. Unattended pets
should also not be left alone.
O 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.
O Positioning of the heater and/or air con-
ditioner controls should not be done
while driving so full attention may be
given to vehicle operation.
Start the engine and operate the controls
to activate the air conditioner. AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Cooling and/or dehumidified
heating (AUTO) This mode may be normally used all year
round as the system automatically works
to keep a constant temperature. Air flow
distribution and fan speed are also con-
trolled automatically.
1. Push the AUTO/ECON button on.
(AUTO will be displayed.)
2. If the A/C button indicator is off, push
the A/C button to activate air condi-
tioner. The A/C button indicator will
come on.
3. Turn the temperature control dial to
set the desired temperature.
O Adjust the temperature to about 75ÉF
(24ÉC) for normal operation.
O The temperature of the passenger
compartment will be maintained auto-
matically. Air flow distribution and fan
speed are also controlled automati-
cally.
Economical operation (ECON) Economical operation reduces some load
to the engine to improve the fuel economy. It allows higher humidity than
normal operation.
Pushing the AUTO/ECON button changes
operations as follows while the A/C
button indicator is on. AUTO ! ECON !
AUTO
Heating (A/C off) The air conditioner does not activate.
When you need to heat only, use this
mode.
1. Push the AUTO/ECON button. (AUTO
will be displayed.)
2. Push the A/C button to turn off the air
conditioner. The A/C button indicator
will turn off.
3. Turn the temperature control dial to
set the desired temperature.
O The temperature of the passenger
compartment will be maintained auto-
matically. Air flow distribution and fan
speed are also controlled automati-
cally.
O Do not set the temperature lower than
the outside air temperature. Otherwise
the system may not work properly.
O Not recommended if windows fog up.
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Dehumidified defrosting or
defogging 1. Push the front window defroster
button on. (The indicator light on
the button will come on.)
2. Turn the temperature control dial to
set the desired temperature.
O To quickly remove ice from the outside
of the windows, push the fan speed
control button + and set to the
maximum position.
O As soon as possible after the wind-
shield is clean, push the AUTO/ECON
button to return to the auto mode.
O When the front window defroster
button is pushed, the air condi-
tioner will automatically be turned on
at outside temperatures above 23ÉF
(þ5ÉC) to defog the windshield, and
the air recirculation mode will auto-
matically be turned off.
Outside air is drawn into the pas-
senger compartment to improve the
defogging performance. MANUAL OPERATION
Fan speed control Push the fan speed control button þ
or + to manually control the fan
speed.
Push the AUTO/ECON button to return to
automatic control of the fan speed.
Fresh air Push the outside air circulation button
to draw outside air into the passen-
ger compartment. The indicator light on
the button will come on.
Air recirculation Push the air recirculation button to
recirculate interior air inside the vehicle.
The indicator light on the button will
come on.
The air recirculation button will not be ac-
tivated when the air conditioner is in the
defroster mode. Air flow control (MODE) Pushing the MODE button selects the air
outlet to:
: Air flows from center and side
ventilators.
: Air flows from center and side
ventilators and foot outlets.
: Air flows mainly from foot outlets.
: Air flows from defroster and foot
outlets.
To turn the system off Push the OFF button.
DUAL BUTTON (if so equipped) You can set the temperature of the driver
and front passenger sides individually.
Pushing the DUAL button changes the set-
ting position as follows:
Driver/Passenger ! Driver ! Passenger
If selecting the Driver/Passenger position
again after the temperature is individually
set, the display will show the temperature
set for the driver side.
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It may take some time to receive the acti-
vation signal after subscribing to the XM
or SIRIUS TM
satellite radio provider. After
receiving the activation signal, an avail-
able channel list will be automatically up-
dated in the radio. For XM , turn the igni-
tion switch from the LOCK to ACC position
to update the channel list.
Satellite radio is not available in Alaska
and Hawaii.
FM-AM-SATELLITE RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER
Audio main operation Head unit:
The radio has an FM diversity reception
system, which employs two antennas
printed on the rear window. This system
automatically switches to the antenna
which is receiving less interference.
The auto loudness circuit enhances the
low frequency range automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
POWER on/off:
Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the POWER
on/off button while the system is off to call up the mode (radio, tape or CD) which
was playing immediately before the
system was turned off. When no CD or
tape is loaded, the radio will come on.
While the system is on, pushing the
POWER on/off button turns the system
off.
Volume control:
Turn the volume control knob to adjust
the volume.
This vehicle has Speed Sensitive control
Volume (SSV) for audio . The audio volume
changes as the driving speed changes.
AUDIO button (BASS, TREBLE, FADER,
BALANCE, SSV (Type A only)):
Push the AUDIO button to change the se-
lecting mode as follows.
BASS ! TREBLE ! FADER ! BALANCE !
SSV (Type A only) ! (Normal) ! BASS
To adjust Bass, Treble, Fader and Bal-
ance, push the AUDIO button until the de-
sired mode BASS, TREBLE, FADER or BAL-
ANCE appears in the display. Push the
TUNE
( or ) button to adjust Bass and
Treble to the desired level. Use the
or button also to adjust Fader or Balance modes. Fader adjusts the
sound level between the front and rear
speakers and Balance adjusts the sound
between the right and left speakers.
To change the SSV mode to OFF, LOW,
MID or HIGH, push the or (TUNE)
button (Type A) or push the SSV button
(Type B).
After 10 seconds, the radio, or CD display
reappears. Once the sound quality is set
to the desired level, push the AUDIO but-
ton repeatedly until the radio, or CD dis-
play appears.
DISPLAY CHANGE:
This button will work during FM radio, sat-
ellite radio (if so equipped) and CD opera-
tion. Find the detailed function in the de-
scription of each item.
FM-AM-SAT radio operation RADIO (FM/AM/SAT) band select:
Pushing the band select button will
change the band as follows:
(Without satellite radio)
AM ! FM1 ! FM2 ! AM
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Station memory operations:
Twelve stations/channels can be set for
the FM band (six for FM1, six for FM2),
twelve for satellite radio (six for SAT1, six
for SAT2) and six stations can be set for
the AM band.
1. Tune to the desired station using the
SEEK, SCAN or TUNE button.
2. Select the desired station/channel
and keep pushing any of the desired
station preset buttons (1 to 6) until a
beep sound is heard. (The radio mutes
when the select button is pushed.)
3. The channel indicator will then come
on and the sound will resume. Memo-
rizing is now complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same
manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if
the fuse blows, the preset station memory
will be erased. In that case, reset the de-
sired stations.
Automatic preset:
To select the preset FM, AM, SAT or PTY
station/channel, push the AUTO.P button
for less than 1.5 seconds. To preset the FM, AM, SAT or PTY
station/channel, push the AUTO.P button
for more than 1.5 seconds.
Program type/category (Type A)
Repeat/category (Type B):
When the PTY button is pushed for more
than 1.5 seconds during FM mode, the PTY
name of the current tuned station is dis-
played (Type A only). During this time if
the PTY data code is zero, or the data is
unreadable; the display will show NONE.
When the PTY (CAT) Ð type A, or RPT (CAT)
Ð Type B, button is pushed for more than
1.5 seconds during the satellite radio
mode, the category name of the current
channel is displayed.
1. PTY (CAT) selection mode
PTY (CAT) name selection can be done
by the up/down TUNE button or
in the PTY (CAT) selection mode.
It is possible to shift the PTY (CAT) name
by one step, with one push of the
up/down tuning button or .
PTY name selection can also be achieved
by pushing the preset buttons.
Initial PTY names are stored in the station preset buttons; but these can be changed
by pushing the station preset buttons for
more than 1.5 seconds when the desired
PTY name is in the display.
2. PTY SEEK tuning mode
After selecting a PTY name, push the
SEEK button or within 10
seconds. Tuning to the PTY station will
start. If you do not push the SEEK but-
ton within the 10 second period, the
PTY mode will be canceled.
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3. PTY SCAN tuning mode
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune
the PTY name station, and stop at
each broadcasting station for 5 sec-
onds. Pushing the button again during
this 5 second period will stop SCAN
tuning and the radio will remain tuned
to that station. If the SCAN tuning but-
ton is not pushed within 5 seconds,
SCAN tuning moves to the next sta-
tion.
Compact disc (CD) changer
operation Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, push the LOAD button and insert
the compact disc into the slot with the la-
bel side facing up. The CD will be guided
automatically into the slot and start play-
ing.
After loading the disc, the number of
tracks on the disc and the play time will
appear on the display.
If the radio is already operating, it will au-
tomatically turn off and the CD will play. CAUTION O Do not force the compact disc into the
slot. This could damage the player.
O Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
If the system has been turned off while
the CD was playing, pushing the
ON z OFF/VOL control button will start the
compact disc.
CD LOAD:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, push
the LOAD button for less than 1.5 sec-
onds. Select the loading slot by pushing
the CD insert select button (1 to 6), then
insert the CD.
To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer in suc-
cession, push the LOAD button for more
than 1.5 seconds.
The inserted slot numbers will illuminate
on the display.
PLAY:
When the CD button is pushed with the
system off and the compact disc loaded,
the system will turn on and the compact
disc will start to play. When the CD button is pushed with the
CD loaded with the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and
the compact disc will start to play.
DISPLAY:
When the display button is pushed for
more than 1.5 seconds while the CD is be-
ing played, the music information dis-
played can be changed in the following
order.
CD:
CD with MP3 or WMA:
FF (Fast Forward), REW
(Rewind):
CD:
When the (fast forward) or (re-
wind) button is pushed while the compact
disc is being played, the CD will play
while fast forwarding or rewinding. When
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1. VOLUME control switch
2. POWER on/off switch
3. MODE select switch
4. Tuning switch
5. POWER on/MODE select switch
STEERING WHEEL SWITCH FOR
AUDIO CONTROL The audio system can be operated using
the controls on the steering wheel.
POWER on/off switch With the ignition switch turned to the ACC
or ON position, push the POWER switch to
turn the audio system on or off.
MODE select switch Push the MODE select switch to change
the mode in the sequence of AM, FM1,
FM2, SAT1 (if so equipped), SAT2 (if so
equipped) and CD.
Pushing this switch also turns the audio
system on when it is off.
POWER on/MODE select switch (if
so equipped) With the ignition switch turned to the ACC
or ON position, push the POWER
on/MODE select switch to turn the audio system on. Push the switch to change the
mode in the sequence of AM, FM1, FM2,
SAT1 (if so equipped), SAT2 (if so
equipped) and CD.
VOLUME control switch Push up/down the VOLUME control switch
to increase or decrease the volume.
Tuning switch Memory change (radio):
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for less than 1.5 seconds to change
the radio frequency.
SEEK tuning (radio):
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for more than 1.5 seconds to seek
the next or previous radio station.
APS (Automatic Program Search) FF, APS
REW (CD):
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for less than 1.5 seconds to return to
the beginning of the present program or
skip to the next program. Push several
times to skip back or skip through pro-
grams.SAA0974
Type A
SAA1349
Type B
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This system searches for the blank inter-
vals between selections. If there is a
blank interval within one program or there
is no interval between programs, the sys-
tem may not stop in the desired or ex-
pected location.
FOLDER change (CD with MP3/WMA):
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for more than 1.5 seconds to change
the folders (if it has folders).
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for less than 1.5 seconds to return to
the beginning of the present program or
skip to the next program.
DISC change (CD without MP3/WMA):
Push up/down the tuning switch or
for more than 1.5 seconds to change
the playing disc up or down.
ANTENNA
Window antenna The antenna pattern is printed inside the
rear window. CAUTION O Do not place metalized film near the rear
window glass or attach any metal parts
to it. This may cause poor reception or
noise.
O When cleaning the inside of the rear win-
dow, be careful not to scratch or damage
the rear window antenna. Lightly wipe
along the antenna with a dampened soft
cloth. When installing a CB, ham radio or car
phone in your INFINITI, be sure to observe
the following cautions, otherwise the new
equipment may adversely affect the En-
gine control system and other electronic
parts.
WARNING O A cellular telephone should not be used
while driving so full attention may be
given to vehicle operation. Some juris-
dictions prohibit the use of cellular tele-
phones while driving.
O If you must make a call while your ve-
hicle is in motion, the hands free cellular
phone operational mode (if so equipped)
is highly recommended. Exercise ex-
treme caution at all times so full atten-
tion may be given to vehicle operation.
O If a conversation in a moving vehicle re-
quires you to take notes, pull off the road
to a safe location and stop your vehicle
before doing so.CAR PHONE OR CB RADIO
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NOTE:
For best results, say phone numbers as
single digits.
CONTROL BUTTONS The control buttons for the Bluetooth
Hands-Free Phone System are located on
the steering wheel.
TALK/PHONE SEND
Push the button to initiate a VR
session or answer an incoming call.
You can also use the button to
skip through system feedback and to
enter commands during a call. See
ªList of voice commandsº and ªDuring
a callº later in this section for more in-
formation. MODE/PHONE END
Push the button to cancel a VR
session or end a call.
GETTING STARTED The following procedures will help you get
started using the Bluetooth Hands-Free
Phone System with INFINITI Voice Recog-
nition. For additional command options,
refer to ªList of voice commandsº later in
this section.
Choosing a language You can interact with the Bluetooth
Hands-Free Phone System using English,
Spanish or French.
To change the language, perform the fol-
lowing.
1. Press and hold the button for
more than 5 seconds.
2. The system announces: ªPress the
PHONE/SEND ( ) button for the
hands-free phone system to enter the
speaker adaptation mode or press the
PHONE/END ( ) button to select a
different language.º SAA1303
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3. Press the button.
For information on speaker adapta-
tion, see ªSpeaker adaptation (SA)
modeº later in this section.
4. The system announces the current lan-
guage and gives you the option to
change the language to Spanish (in
Spanish) or French (in French). Use the
following chart to select the language.
NOTE:
Note: You must press the button or
the button within 5 seconds to
change the language. Current
language Press
(TALK/PHONE
SEND)
to select Press
(MODE/PHONE
END)
to select
English Spanish French
Spanish English French
French English Spanish
5. If you decide not to change the lan-
guage, do not press either button.
After 5 seconds, the VR session will
end, and the language will not be
changed. Pairing procedure
1. Push the button on the steering
wheel. The system announces the
available commands.
2. Say: ªSetupº
q A
. The system acknowl-
edges the command and announces
the next set of available commands.
3. Say: ªPair phoneº
q B
. The system ac-
knowledges the command and an-
nounces the next set of available com-
mands.
4. Say: ªNew phoneº
q C
. The system ac-
knowledges the command and asks
you to initiate pairing from the phone
handset
q D
.
When you are asked to enter a PIN
code for pairing your Bluetooth cellu- lar phone, operate it to enter the code
ª1234º.
The code is always ª1234º regardless
of the number of phones paired.
The pairing procedure of the cellular
phone varies according to each cel-
lular phone manufacturer. See the cel-
lular phone Owner's Manual for de-
tails. You can also visit
www.infiniti.com/bluetooth for in-
structions on pairing INFINITI recom-
mended cellular phones.
5. The system asks you to say a name for
the phone
q E
.
If the name is too long or too short,
the system tells you, then prompts
you for a name again.
Also, if more than one phone is paired
and the name sounds too much like a
name already used, the system tells
you, then prompts you for a name
again.
6. The system asks you to assign a prior-
ity level
q F
. The priority level deter-
mines which phone is active when
more than one paired Bluetooth
phone is in the vehicle. Follow the in-
structions provided by the system or
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