ECO mode INFINITI G37 2010 Workshop Manual

Manual operation The manual mode can be used to control the
heater and air conditioner to your desired set-
tings.
To turn off the heater and air conditioner, push
the “OFF” button.
Fan speed control :
Push the fan speed control button “ ”to
increase the fan speed.
Push the fan speed control button “ ”to
decrease the fan speed.
Push the “AUTO” button to change the fan
speed to the automatic mode.
Air flow control :
Push the “MODE” button to change the air flow
mode.
: Air flows from the center and side
ventilators.
: Air flows from the center and side
ventilators, and foot outlets.
: Air flows mainly from the foot outlets.
: Air flows from the defogger and foot
outlets. Temperature control :
Turn the temperature control dial to set the
desired temperature.
● The temperature can be set within the fol-
lowing range.
– For U.S.: 60 to 90°F (16 to 32°C)
– For Canada: 64 to 90°F (18 to 32°C)
Air recirculation :
Push the intake air control button to recirculate
interior air inside the vehicle. The indicator light
on the “ ” side will illuminate.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated
when the air conditioner is in the front defrost-
ing mode “ ”.
Outside air circulation :
Push the intake air control button to draw
outside air into the passenger compartment.
The indicator light on the “ ” side and
“ ” side will turn off. Automatic intake air control :
In the AUTO mode, the intake air will be con-
trolled automatically. To manually control the
intake air, push the intake air control button.
To return to the automatic control mode, push
the intake air control button until the indicator
light on the “ ” side illuminates. The
advanced climate control system turns on and
the intake air will be controlled automatically.
To turn system off Push the OFF button.
Advanced climate control system The advanced climate control system keeps the
air inside of the vehicle clean, using the ion
control and the automatic air intake control with
exhaust gas detecting sensor.
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Ion control :
This unit generates highly concentrated Plas-
macluster ions into the air blown from the
ventilators and reduces odor absorbed into the
interior trim.
When the air conditioner is turned on, the
system generates Plasmacluster ions automati-
cally.
The amount of Plasmacluster ions increases
according to the amount of air flow. When the
air flow is high, “ ” is displayed on the
screen and when the air flow is low, the indica-
tion in the screen changes to “ ”.
Exhaust gas detection sensor :
This vehicle is equipped with an exhaust gas
detection sensor. When the automatic intake air
control is ON, the sensor detects pollutants
such as CO and NO 2
outside and the system
automatically changes from the outside air cir-
culation mode to the recirculation mode.
When the intake air control button is pushed
under the following conditions, the indicator
light on the “ ” side will illuminate and the
exhaust gas detection sensor will turn on.
● The air flow control is not in the front
defogger mode (the indicator light on the
“ ” front defogger button is turned off). ● The outside temperature is about 32°F (0°C)
or more.
When the automatic intake air control is ON, for
the first 5 minutes, the recirculation mode is
selected to prevent dust, dirt and pollen from
entering the vehicle and cleans the air inside of
the vehicle with Plasmacluster ion that are
emitted from the ventilator.
After 5 minutes, the sensor detects exhaust gas
and automatically alternates between the recir-
culation mode and outside air circulation mode.
OPERATING TIPS When the engine coolant temperature and out-
side air temperature are low, the air flow from
the foot outlets may not operate for a maximum
of 150 seconds. This is not a malfunction. After
the coolant temperature warms up, air will flow
normally from the foot outlets.Models with navigation system SAA2734
Models without navigation system SAA2735
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Static and flutter: During signal interference
from buildings, large hills or due to antenna
position, usually in conjunction with increased
distance from the station transmitter, static or
flutter can be heard. This can be reduced by
lowering the treble setting to reduce the treble
response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and re-
flected signals reach the receiver at the same
time. The signals may cancel each other, result-
ing in momentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM radio reception :
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics. AM signals are also sub-
ject to interference as they travel from transmit-
ter to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas with
many tall buildings. It can also occur for several
seconds during ionospheric turbulence even in
areas where no obstacles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic
lights. Satellite radio reception (if so equipped) :
When the satellite radio is used for the first time
or the battery has been replaced, the satellite
radio may not work properly. This is not a
malfunction. Wait more than 10 minutes with
the satellite radio ON and the vehicle outside of
any metal or large building for the satellite
radio to receive all of the necessary data.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM 
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio
is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
The satellite radio performance may be affected
if cargo carried on the roof blocks the satellite
radio signal.
If possible, do not put cargo near the satellite
antenna.
A build up of ice on the satellite radio antenna
can affect satellite radio performance. Remove
the ice to restore satellite radio reception.
Compact Disc (CD) player ● Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD and/or
CD player.
● Trying to load a CD with the CD door closed
could damage the CD and/or CD player. SAA0480
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● During cold weather or rainy days, the player
may malfunction due to the humidity. If this
occurs, remove the CD and dehumidify or
ventilate the player completely.
● The player may skip while driving on rough
roads.
● The CD player sometimes cannot function
when the passenger compartment tempera-
ture is extremely high. Decrease the tem-
perature before use.
● Only use high quality 4.7 in (12 cm) round
discs that have the “COMPACT disc DIGITAL
AUDIO” logo on the disc or packaging.
● Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight.
● CDs that are of poor quality, dirty, scratched,
covered with fingerprints, or that have pin
holes may not work properly.
● The following CDs may not work properly:
– Copy control compact discs (CCCD)
– Recordable compact discs (CD-R)
– Rewritable compact discs (CD-RW)
● Do not use the following CDs as they may
cause the CD player to malfunction.
– 3.1 in (8 cm) discs
– CDs that are not round – CDs with a paper label
– CDs that are warped, scratched, or have
abnormal edges
● This audio system can only play prerecorded
CDs. It has no capabilities to record or burn
CDs.
● If the CD cannot be played, one of the
following messages will be displayed.
CHECK DISC:
– Confirm that the CD is inserted correctly
(the label side is facing up, etc.).
– Confirm that the CD is not bent or warped
and it is free of scratches.
PUSH EJECT:
This is an error due to the temperature inside
the player is too high. Remove the CD by
pushing the EJECT button, and after a short
time reinsert the CD. The CD can be played
when the temperature of the player returns to
normal.
UNPLAYABLE:
The file is unplayable in this audio system
(only MP3 or WMA CD).
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player
(models with navigation system) ● Do not force a compact disc into the CD/DVD
insert slot. This could damage the CD/DVD
player. LHA0484
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● Dolby digital is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
● Dolby and the double D mark “
” are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
● DTS and DTS 2.0 “
” are registered
trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Parental level (parental control) :
DVDs with the parental control setting can be
played with this system. Please use your own
judgement to set the parental control with the
system.
Disc selection :
The following disc formats can be played with
the DVD drive.
● DVD-VIDEO
● DVD-AUDIO
● VIDEO-CD
● CD-DA (Conventional Compact Disc)
● DTS-CD
● DVD-AUDIO may not be playable depending
on the system. USB (Universal Serial Bus) This system supports various USB memory
sticks, USB hard drives and iPod  players.
There are some USB devices which may not be
supported with this system.
● Make sure that the USB device is connected
correctly into the USB connector.
● Do not force the memory stick or USB cable
into the USB connector. This could damage
the connector.
● During cold weather or rainy days, the player
may malfunction due to humidity. If this
occurs, remove the USB device and dehu-
midify or ventilate the USB player com-
pletely.
● The USB player sometimes cannot function
when the passenger compartment tempera-
ture is extremely high. Decrease the tem-
perature before use.
● Do not leave USB memory in a place prone to
static electricity or where the air conditioner
blows directly. The data in the USB memory
may be damaged.
● The vehicle is not equipped with a USB
memory stick. ● A USB device cannot be formatted with this
system. To format a USB device, use a
personal computer.
● Partitioned USB devices may not be played
correctly.
● Some characters used in other languages
(Chinese, Japanese, etc.) are not displayed
properly on the vehicle center screen. Using
English language characters with a USB de-
vice is recommended.
● Do not connect a USB device if a connector
or cable is wet. Allow the cable and/or
connectors to dry completely before con-
necting the USB device. If the connector is
exposed to fluids other than water, evapora-
tive residue may cause a short between the
connector pins.
● Large video podcast files cause slow re-
sponses in an iPod  . The vehicle center
display may momentarily black out, but it
will soon recover.
● If an iPod  automatically selects large video
podcast files while in the shuffle mode, the
vehicle center display may momentarily
black out, but it will soon recover.
● Audiobooks may not play in the same order
as they appear on an iPod  .
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● An iPod nano  (1st Generation) may remain
in fast forward or rewind mode if it is
connected during a seek operation. In this
case, please manually reset the iPod  .
● An iPod nano  (2nd Generation) will con-
tinue to fast forward or rewind if it is discon-
nected during a seek operation.
● An incorrect song title may appear when the
Play Mode is changed while using the iPod
nano  (2nd Generation)
iPod  is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/WMA/
AAC) Explanation of terms :
● MP3 — MP3 is short for Moving Pictures
Experts Group Audio Layer 3. MP3 is the
most well known compressed digital audio
file format. This format allows for near “CD
quality” sound, but at a fraction of the size
of normal audio files. MP3 conversion of an
audio track can reduce the file size by
approximately a 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1
kHz, Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually no
perceptible loss in quality. The compression
reduces certain parts of sound that seem
inaudible to most people. ● WMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Mi-
crosoft as an alternative to MP3. The WMA
codec offers greater file compression than
the MP3 codec, enabling storage of more
digital audio tracks in the same amount of
space when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.
● AAC/M4A — Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is
a lossy audio compression format. Audio
files that have been encoded with AAC are
generally smaller in size and deliver a higher
quality of sound than MP3.
● Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
● Sampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
● Multisession — Multisession is one of the
methods for writing data to media. Writing
data once to the media is called a single
session, and writing more than once is
called a multisession. ● ID3/WMA Tag — The ID3/WMA tag is the part
of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that con-
tains information about the digital music file
such as song title, artist, album title, encod-
ing bit rate, track time duration, etc. ID3 tag
information is displayed on the
Album/Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows  and Windows Media  are regis-
tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States of America
and/or other countries.
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Compressed Video Files (models with
navigation system) Explanation of terms :
● DivX  - DivX  refers to the DivX  codec
owned by DivX, Inc. used for a lossy com-
pression of video based on MPEG-4.
● AVI - AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. It
is a standard file format originated by Mi-
crosoft Corporation. A “.divx” encoded file
can be saved into the “.avi” file format for
playback on this system if it meets the
requirements stated in the table in this
section. However, not all the “.avi” files are
playable on this system since different en-
codings can be used than the DivX  codec.
● ASF - ASF stands for Advanced Systems
Format. It is a file format owned by Microsoft
Corporation. Note: Only “.asf” files that meet
the requirements stated in the table in this
section can be played.
● Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital video file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file. Requirement for Supporting Video Playback:
Media CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL, USB 2.0 Memory
File Systems CD,
CD-R,
CD-RW,
DVD,
DVD±R,
DVD±RW,
DVD±RW DL ISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo, Joliet, UDF Bridge
(UDF1.02+ISO9660), UDF1.5, UDF2.0
- ISO9660 Level 3 (packet writing) is not supported.
- Files saved using the Live File System component (on a Win-
dows Vista-based computer) are not supported.
- VDF1.5/VDF2.0 (packet writing) is not supported.
USB Memory FAT16, FAT32
File Types .divx, .avi Video Codecs DivX3, DivX4, DivX5, DivX6
Audio Codecs MP3, MPEG2.5 Audio Layer3, AC3, LPCM
.asf Video Codec ISO-MPEG4
Audio Codec G.726
Bit Rates .divx, .avi Maximum Average 4Mbps
Maximum Peak 8Mbps
Resolution .divx, .avi Minimum 32 × 32
Maximum 720 × 480
.asf Minimum 32 × 32
Maximum 720 × 576
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Bluetooth  Audio player (models with
navigation system) ● Some Bluetooth  audio devices may not be
recognized by the in-vehicle audio system.
● It is necessary to set up the wireless connec-
tion between a compatible Bluetooth  audio
device and the in-vehicle Bluetooth  module
before using the Bluetooth  audio player.
● Operating procedure of the Bluetooth  audio
player will vary depending on the device.
Make sure it is understood how to operate
an audio device before using it with this
system.
● The Bluetooth  audio player may be stopped
under the following conditions:
– Receiving a hands-free call.
– Checking the connection to the hands-
free phone.
● Do not place a Bluetooth  audio device in an
area surrounded by metal or far away from
the in-vehicle Bluetooth  module to prevent
tone quality degradation and wireless con-
nection disruption.
● While an audio device is connected through
a Bluetooth  wireless connection, the bat-
tery power of the device may discharge
quicker than usual. ● This system supports the Bluetooth  Audio
Distribution Profile (A2DP, AVRCP).
● Bluetooth  is a trademark owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and licensed to Clarion
Co., Ltd.
Music Box hard drive Recording :
● Note that data that is lost and not stored to
the hard disk drive due to system damage,
improper operation or malfunction is not
under warranty.
● Vehicle owners are not permitted to record
music without permission of the owner of
the copyright except for personal use.
● Check if the music is appropriately recorded
to the hard disk drive after recording when
the compact disc cannot be rerecorded.
● Some music cannot be recorded depending
on the disc condition due to high-speed
recording.
● Jumping sounds may be recorded when a
compact disc is recorded while driving on
rough roads and excessive vibration occurs.
● A mark indicating jumping sounds is dis-
played if jumping sounds are recorded. ● No sounds may be recorded if jumping
sounds occurs or the disc is in poor condi-
tion.
● Tracks that include Serial Copy Management
System (SCMS) are not recorded.
● If a compact disc is scratched or dirty, it may
not be recorded, jumping sounds may occur
or it may take a long time to record.
Automatic title download :
● The title information that is automatically
downloaded may differ from the actual title.
● When newly released compact discs are
recorded, their title information may not be
downloaded.
● The title information in the hard disk can be
updated. (See “Playing recorded songs”
later in this section.
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1. Radio band select button
2. DISC·AUX button 1. AUX/Satellite band select button
2. Radio band select button
3. DISC button
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER For all operation precautions, see “AUDIO OP-
ERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this section.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio
is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
It may take some time to receive the activation
signal after subscribing the XM Satellite Radio. After receiving the activation signal, an avail-
able channel list will be automatically updated
in the radio. For XM, push the ignition switch
from LOCK to ACC to update the channel list.
Audio main operation Head unit :
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
ON·OFF/Volume control :
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF button
while the system is off to turn on the last audio
source (i.e. FM or CD), which was playing im-
mediately before the system was turned off.
While the system is on, pushing the ON·OFF
button turns the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance :
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
the Audio control knob. When the display
shows the setting you want to change (Bass,
Treble, Balance and Fade), rotate the Audio
control knob to set the desired setting. For the
other setting methods, see “HOW TO USE SET-
TING BUTTON” earlier in this section.Models with navigation system SAA1533
Models without navigation system SAA2922
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This vehicle has some sound effect functions as
follows:
● Speed Sensitive Vol.
● Precision Phased Audio (if so equipped)
● Driver’s Audio Stage (if so equipped)
For more details, see “VEHICLE INFORMATION
AND SETTINGS” earlier in this section.
Switching the display (Type A) :
● Models with navigation system
Pushing the DISC·AUX button will switch the
displays as follows:
iPod  /USB → CD/DVD → Music Box →
Bluetooth  Audio → iPod  /USB
● Models without navigation system
Pushing the DISC button will switch the display
as follows:
CD → Music Box → CD
Pushing the AUX button will switch the display
as follows:
USB/iPod → XM1 → XM2 → XM3 → USB/iPod
FM-AM-SAT radio operation When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the channel
last played. The last channel played will also come on when
the ON·OFF button is pushed to ON.
The satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam.
If another audio source is playing when the
radio or satellite band select button is turned to
ON, the audio source will automatically be
turned off and the last radio channel played will
come on.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the
radio will automatically change from stereo to
monaural reception.
or radio (FM/AM/SAT) band
select (Type A) :
Pushing the RADIO AM·FM or FM·AM radio band
select button will change the band as follows:
● Models with navigation system
AM → FM1 → FM2 → XM1 → XM2 → XM3 → AM
● Models without navigation system
AM → FM1 → FM2 → AM
radio (SAT) band select (Type A) :
Push the satellite band select button to select
the satellite radio mode XM1, XM2 or XM3. radio (FM/AM/SAT) band select
(Type B) :
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM → FM → XM → AM
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the station
last played.
TUNE (Tuning) :
● For AM and FM radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob for manual tuning.
● For XM Satellite Radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob to seek channels
from all of the categories when any category
is not selected.
SEEK tuning/CATEGORY
(CAT) :
● For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK·CAT or TRACK button
or to tune from low to high or high to
low frequencies and to stop at the next
broadcasting station.
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