INFINITI QX50 2022 Owners Manual

• To prevent the Intelligent Key from beingleft inside the vehicle, make sure you carry
the key with you before locking the doors
and liftgate.
• The Intelligent Key system (opening/ closing doors with the door handle request
switch or the one touch unlock sensor) can
be set to remain inactive. For additional
information, refer to the separate INFINITI
InTouch™ Owner’s Manual.
• The door cannot be unlocked using the one touch unlock operation after locking the
door within 2 seconds. To unlock the door,
release the one touch unlock sensor once
and touch it again.
• If a large amount of water runs down on the door handle (for example, when wash-
ing the vehicle or in heavy rain), the door
may unlock if the Intelligent Key is in range
of operation. To prevent the door from be-
ing unlocked, the Intelligent Key should be
more than 7 ft (2 m) away from the vehicle.
• Do not hold and pull the door handle quickly. The door will be unlocked but will
not open. Release the door handle once
and pull it again to open the door.
• If you pull the door handle with a gloved hand, the one touch unlock operation may
not function.
INFINITI INTELLIGENT KEY
OPERATION
You can lock or unlock the doors without
taking the Intelligent Key out of your pocket
or bag. When you carry the Intelligent Key with you
and Selective Door Unlock is turned on using
“Comfort & Convenience” options in the “Set-
tings” menu of the lower touch-screen dis-
play, you can unlock the corresponding door
by touching the front one-touch unlock sen-
sor
OBwithin the range of operation. After
touching the one-touch unlock sensor, the
door handle request switch
OAcan be pushed
to unlock all doors. You can unlock all doors
by touching the rear one-touch unlock sensor
within the range of operation.
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When Selective Door Unlock is turned off in
the “Comfort & Convenience” options of the
“Settings” menu of the lower touch-screen
display and when carrying the Intelligent Key,
you can unlock all doors by touching a one-
touch unlock sensor
OBwithin the range of
operation.
You can lock all doors by pushing the door
handle request switch
OAonce.
NOTE:
Selective Door Unlock can be changed using
“Comfort & Convenience” options in the
“Settings” menu of the lower touch-screen
display. For additional information, refer to
the separate INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s
Manual.
Locking all doors and fuel-filler
door
1. Place the ignition switch in the OFF posi- tion and make sure you carry the Intelli-
gent Key with you.
2. Close all doors.
3. Push the door handle request switch
OAwhile carrying the Intelligent Key with you.
4. All the doors, liftgate and fuel-filler door will lock.
5. The hazard indicator flashes twice and the outside chime sounds twice.
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NOTE:
• The one-touch sensors and requestswitches for all doors and liftgate can be
deactivated when the Lock/Unlock by
Door Handle setting is switched to OFF in
“Comfort & Convenience” options of the
“Settings” menu of the lower touch-
screen display. For additional information,
refer to the separate INFINITI InTouch™
Owner’s Manual.
• Doors will lock with the Intelligent Key while the ignition switch is placed in the
ON position. • Doors will not lock by pushing the door
handle request switch with the Intelligent
Key inside the vehicle. However, when an
Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle, doors
can be locked with another registered In-
telligent Key.
WARNING
After locking the doors using the request
switch, make sure that the doors have been
securely locked by operating the door
handles within two seconds of locking.
Failure to follow these instructions may re-
sult in inadvertently unlocking the doors,
which may decrease the safety and secu-
rity of your vehicle.
CAUTION
• When locking the doors using the re-
quest switch, make sure to have the In-
telligent Key in your possession before
operating the request switch to prevent
the Intelligent Key from being left in the
vehicle.
• The request switch is operational only
when the Intelligent Key has been de-
tected by the Intelligent Key system.
Lockout protection
To prevent the Intelligent Key from being
accidentally locked in the vehicle, lockout
protection is equipped with the Intelligent
Key system.
When the driver’s side door is open, the doors
are locked, then the Intelligent Key is left
inside the vehicle and the door is closed, all
doors will unlock automatically.
NOTE:
The doors may not lock when the Intelligent
Key is in the same hand that is operating the
request switch to lock the door. Put the In-
telligent Key in a purse, pocket or your other
hand.
CAUTION
The lockout protection may not function
under the following conditions:
• When the Intelligent Key is placed on top
of the instrument panel.
• When the Intelligent Key is placed inside
the glove box or a storage bin.
• When the Intelligent Key is placed inside
the door pockets.
• When the Intelligent Key is placed inside
or near metallic materials.
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Unlocking doors and fuel-filler door
1. Touch the one-touch unlock sensorOBwhile carrying the Intelligent Key with you.
2. The door handle welcome lights illumi- nate, the hazard indicator lights flash once
and the vehicle beeps once.
If Selective Door Unlock is turned on in
“Vehicle Settings” of the lower touch-
screen display and operates on front door,
the corresponding door will unlock. If it
operates on rear door, all doors will un-
lock. If Selective Door Unlock is turned off,
all doors will unlock. 3. If Selective Door Unlock is turned on in
“Vehicle Settings” of the lower touch-
screen display and operates on front door,
push the door handle request switchOAwithin 1 minute.
4. The hazard indicator flashes once and the vehicle beeps once again. All doors, lift-
gate and fuel-filler door will unlock.
NOTE:
The unlocking operation can be changed in
Selective Door Unlock in the “Comfort &
Convenience” options of the “Settings”
menu of the lower touch-screen display. For
additional information, refer to the separate
INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual.
All doors and the fuel-filler door will lock
automatically unless one of the following op-
erations is performed within 1 minute after
pushing the request switch or one-touch un-
lock operation while the doors are locked.
• Opening any door.
• Pushing the ignition switch.
During this 1–minute time period, if the
button on the Intelligent Key is pushed, all
doors will be locked automatically after an-
other 1 minute has passed.
NOTE:
The one-touch unlock sensor can be deacti-
vated when the Touch Sensitive Door Sensor
setting is switched to OFF in the “Comfort &
Convenience” options of the “Settings”
menu of the lower touch-screen display. For
additional information, refer to the separate
INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual.
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If a door handle is pulled too quickly while
unlocking the doors using the one-touch un-
lock sensor, you may be unable to open the
door. Returning the door handle to its original
position will allow you to open the door.
Using the interior lights
The interior lights illuminate for a period of
time when a door is unlocked.
The lights can be turned off without waiting
by performing one of the following
operations:
• Placing the ignition switch in the ONposition.
• Locking the doors with the Intelligent Key.
• Switching the interior light switch to the OFF position.
For additional information, see “Interior
lights” (P. 2-71).
Door handle welcome lights
When you unlock the doors using the Intelli-
gent Key, request switch or one-touch unlock
sensor, the door handle welcome lights
OAwill illuminate for a period of time. The wel-
come lights will also illuminate when you
open an unlocked door without carrying the
Intelligent Key with you. When you lock the
doors using the Intelligent Key or request
switch, the door handle welcome lights fade
out.
NOTE:
The door handle welcome lights and one-
touch unlock sensor can be deactivated in
the ”Comfort & Convenience” options of the
“Settings” menu in the lower touch-screen
display. For additional information, refer to
the separate INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s
Manual.
HOW TO USE THE REMOTE
KEYLESS ENTRY FUNCTION
The remote keyless entry function can oper-
ate all door locks using the remote keyless
function of the Intelligent Key. The remote
keyless function can operate at a distance of
10 m (33 ft) away from the vehicle. The op-
erating distance depends upon the conditions
around the vehicle.
The remote keyless entry function will not
function under the following conditions:
• When the Intelligent Key is not within the operational range.
• When the Intelligent Key battery is discharged.
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CAUTION
When locking the doors using the Intelli-
gent Key, be sure not to leave the key in the
vehicle.
Type A (if so equipped)
1.(lock) button
2.
(unlock) button
3.
(liftgate) button
4.
(panic) button
Type B (if so equipped)
1.(remote engine start) button
2.
(lock) button
3.
(unlock) button
4.
(liftgate) button
5.
(panic) button
Locking doors and fuel-filler door
1. Place the ignition switch in the LOCK position.
2. Close all doors.
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3. Press thebutton on the Intelligent
Key.
4. The hazard indicator lights flash twice and the horn beeps once.
5. All doors, liftgate and fuel-filler door will be locked.
WARNING
After locking the doors using the Intelli-
gent Key, be sure that the doors have been
securely locked by operating the door
handles within two seconds of locking.
Failure to follow these instructions may re-
sult in inadvertently unlocking the doors,
which may decrease the safety and secu-
rity of your vehicle.
Unlocking doors and fuel-filler door
1. Press thebutton on the Intelligent
Key.
2. The hazard indicator lights flash once and the driver’s and fuel-filler doors unlock.
3. Press the
button again within 1 min-
ute to unlock all doors and liftgate. All doors, liftgate and fuel-filler door will be
locked automatically unless one of the fol-
lowing operations is performed within 1 min-
ute after pressing the
button:
• Opening any doors.
• Pushing the ignition switch.
Using the interior lights
The interior lights illuminate for a period of
time when a door is unlocked.
The lights can be turned off without waiting
by performing one of the following
operations:
• Placing the ignition switch in the ON position.
• Locking the doors with the Intelligent Key.
• Switching the interior light switch to the OFF position.
For additional information, see “Interior
lights” (P. 2-71).
Opening windows
The Intelligent Key allows you to simultane-
ously open windows equipped with auto-
matic operation.
To open the windows, press and hold the
button on the Intelligent Key for longer
than 3 seconds after all doors are unlocked. The door windows will open while pressing
the
button on the Intelligent Key.
The door windows cannot be closed by using
the Intelligent Key.
Releasing the rear liftgate
The rear liftgate can be opened and closed by
performing the following:
• Press the
button for longer than 1
second to open the rear liftgate.
• Press the
button again for longer than
1 second to close the rear liftgate.
When the
button is pressed during the
open or close process, the liftgate motors will
stop. When the
button is pressed again
for longer than 1 second the liftgate will re-
verse direction.
Using the panic alarm
If you are near your vehicle and feel threat-
ened, you may activate the panic alarm to call
attention by pressing and holding the
button on the Intelligent Key for longer than
0.5 seconds.
The panic alarm and headlights will stay on
for a period of time.
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The panic alarm stops when:
• It has run for a period of time.
• Any button is pressed on the Intelligent Key.
• The request switch on the driver or passen-ger door is pushed and the Intelligent Key is
in range of the door handle.
Answer back horn feature
If desired, the answer back horn feature can
be deactivated using the Intelligent Key.
When it is deactivated and the
button
is pressed, the hazard indicator lights flash
twice. When the
button is pressed, nei-
ther the hazard indicator lights nor the horn
operates.
NOTE:
If you change the answer back horn and light
flash feature with the Intelligent Key, the
lower touch-screen display will show the
current mode after the ignition switch has
been cycled from the OFF to the ON position
of the ”Comfort & Convenience” options of
the “Settings” menu in the lower touch-
screen display can also be used to change the
answer back horn mode between “Conve-
nience” and “Security” settings.
To deactivate: Press and hold the
andbuttonsfor at least 2 seconds. The hazard indicator lights will flash three
times to confirm that the answer back horn
feature has been deactivated.
To activate:
Press and hold the
andbuttonsfor at least 2 seconds once
more.
The hazard indicator lights will flash once and
the horn will sound once to confirm that the
horn beep feature has been reactivated.
Deactivating the horn beep feature does not
silence the horn if the alarm is triggered.
WARNING SIGNALS
To help prevent the vehicle from moving un-
expectedly by erroneous operation of the In-
telligent Key or to help prevent the vehicle
from being stolen, a chime or buzzer sounds
from inside and outside the vehicle and a
warning is displayed in the instrument panel.
When a chime or beep sounds or a warning is
displayed, be sure to check the vehicle and
the Intelligent Key.
For additional information, see “Trouble-
shooting guide” (P. 3-16) and the separate
INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Verify the location of all Intelligent Keys that
are programmed for the vehicle. If another
Intelligent Key is in range or inside the vehicle,
the vehicle system may respond differently
than expected.
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SymptomPossible CauseRemedy
When engaging the P (Park) position The Push Ignition to OFF warning ap-
pears in the display. The ignition switch is in the ON position.Place the ignition switch in the OFF
position.
When opening the driver’s door to get
out of the vehicle The Door Open warning appears on the
display.
The ignition switch is in the ON position.Place the ignition switch in the OFF
position.
When closing the door after getting out
of the vehicle The No Key Detected warning appears
on the display, the outside chime sounds
three times.
The ignition switch is in the ON position.
Place the ignition switch in the OFF
position.
When closing the door with the inside
lock knob turned to LOCK The outside chime sounds for approxi-
mately 3 seconds and all the doors un-
lock.
The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle. Carry the Intelligent Key with you.
When pushing the door handle or lift-
gate request switch or the
button
on the Intelligent Key to lock the door The outside chime sounds for approxi-
mately 2 seconds.
The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle. Carry the Intelligent Key with you.
When pushing the ignition switch to
start the engine The Key Battery Low warning appears
on the display.
The battery charge may be getting low.Replace the battery with a new one. For
additional information, see “Battery re-
placement” (P. 8-22).
The No Key Detected warning appears
on the display, the outside chime sounds
three times and the inside warning chime
sounds for approximately 3 seconds. The battery charge may be getting low.
Replace the battery with a new one. For
additional information, see “Battery re-
placement” (P. 8-22).
When pushing the ignition switch The Key System Error: See Owner’s
Manual warning appears on the display. It warns of a malfunction with the Intelli-
gent Key system.It is recommended that you visit an
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LOG-IN FUNCTION
After setting up the user information, the
system will automatically recognize the user
upon turning on the vehicle.
There will be a personalized welcome greet-
ing and screen prompt to log in.
This feature allows four drivers to use their
own registration, drive mode, driving posi-
tion, air conditioner, and auto settings and
memorizes these custom settings.
The log-in user can be changed on the wel-
come greeting screen or the User List screen.
For additional information, refer to the sepa-
rate INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual.
The log-in function is linked to the following
features:
• Meter
• Audio
• Navigation system display
• Navigation settings
• Air conditioner
• Memory seat (if so equipped)
• Engine/transmission
• Steering
• Suspension (if so equipped)
• Active trace control system• Driver assistance except for the Forward
Emergency Braking (FEB) with Pedestrian
Detection system (if so equipped)
• Body Control Module (BCM)
The
button will be on the INFINITI
Intelligent Key if the vehicle has Remote En-
gine Start. This feature allows the engine to
start from outside the vehicle.
The following features may be affected
when the Remote Engine Start feature is
used:
• Vehicles with an automatic climate control system may default to either a heating or
cooling mode depending on outside and
cabin temperatures. For additional infor-
mation, see “Remote Engine Start with In-
telligent Climate Control” in the (P. 4-36).
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