instrument panel INFINITI QX60 2014 User Guide

1. Vent (P. 4-46)
2. Headlight/fog light/turn signal switch
(P. 2-30)
3. Instrument brightness control (P. 2-34)4. Meters, gauges, warning/indicator
lights and Vehicle Information Display
(P. 2-4, 2-7, 2-14)
5. Driver supplemental air bag/Horn
(P.1-53, P. 2-35)6. Back-up Collision Intervention (BCI)
system switch (if so equipped) (P.5-32)
7. Twin trip odometer reset switch (P. 2-5)
8. Windshield wiper/washer switch and
rear window wiper/washer switch
(P. 2-26, P. 2-29)
9. Vent (P. 4-46)
10. Rear window and outside mirror
defroster switch (P. 2-30)
11. Center display (P. 4-11,
4-4)/Navigation system*
(if so equipped)
12. Automatic heater and air conditioning
controls (P. 4-47)
13. Vent (P. 4-46)
14. Front passenger supplemental air bag
(P. 1-53)
15. Vent (P. 4-46)
16. Glove box (P. 2-46)
17. Center multi-function control buttons
(P. 4-11, 4-4)
18. Power outlet (P.2-41)
19. Audio system controls (P. 4-54)
20. Shift lever (P.5-17)
21. Front passenger air bag status light
(P. 1-63)
22. Hazard warning flasher switch (P. 6-2)
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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23. Ignition switch (P. 5-12)
24. Cruise control main/set switches
(if so equipped) and Intelligent cruise
control main/set switches
(if so equipped) (P. 5-51, P.5-53)
25. Dynamic Driver Assistance switch
(if so equipped) (P. 5-72)
26. Tilt steering wheel control (P. 3-27)
27. Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
(P. 4-109, 4-123)
28. Steering wheel switch for audio control
(P.4-94)
29. Hood release (P. 3-20)
30. Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch (P. 2-40)
Heated steering wheel switch
(if so equipped) (P.2-39)
Headlight aiming control (P. 2-33)
Warning System switch
(if so equipped) (P. 2-40)
Power inverter switch (if so equipped)
(P. 2-41)
Liftgate release switch (P.3-20)
Power liftgate main switch (P. 3-23)
31. Control panel and Vehicle Information
Display switches (P.4-14, 2-15)*: Refer to the separate Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual (if so equipped) .
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
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HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
Lighting
1When turning the switch to theposi-
tion, the front parking, tail, license plate and
instrument panel lights come on.
2When turning the switch to theposi-
tion, the headlights come on and all the other
lights remain on.
CAUTION
Use the headlights with the engine run-
ning to avoid discharging the vehicle
battery.
Autolight system
The autolight system allows the headlights to turn
on and off automatically. The autolight system
can:
●Turn on the headlights, front parking, tail,
license plate and instrument panel lights au-
tomatically when it is dark.
●Turn off all the lights when it is light.
●Keep all the lights on for a period of time after
you place the ignition switch in the OFF
position and all doors are closed.
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NOTE:
Autolight activation sensitivity and the time
delay for autolight shutoff can be adjusted.
See “Vehicle information display” in this
section.
To turn on the autolight system:
1. Turn the headlight switch to the AUTO posi-
tion
1.
2. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
3. The autolight system automatically turns the
headlights on and off.
Initially, if the ignition switch is turned OFF and a
door is opened and left open, the headlights
remain ON for a period of time. If another door is
opened while the headlights are on, then the
timer is reset.
To turn the autolight system off, turn the switch to
the OFF,
,orposition.Be sure you do not put anything on top of
the autolight sensor located in the top side
1of the instrument panel. The autolight
sensor controls the autolight; if it is cov-
ered, the autolight sensor reacts as if it is
dark out and the headlights will illuminate.
If this occurs while parked with the engine
off and the ignition switch placed in the ON
position, your vehicle’s battery could be-
come discharged.
Headlight beam select
1To select the high beam function, push the
lever forward. The high beam lights come on
and the
light illuminates.
2Pull the lever back to select the low beam.
3Pulling and releasing the lever flashes the
headlight high beams on and off.
Battery saver system
The battery saver automatically turns off the igni-
tion after a period of time when the ignition switch
is left in the ACC or ON position.
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INSTRUMENT BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL
Push the “+” buttonAto increase the bright-
ness of instrument panel lights when driving at
night.
Push the “-” button
Bto decrease the bright-
ness of instrument panel lights when driving at
night.
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH
Turn signal
1Move the lever up or down to signal the
turning direction. When the turn is com-
pleted, the turn signal cancels automatically.
Lane change signal
2To signal a lane change, move the lever up or
down to the point where the indicator light
begins to flash, but the lever does not latch.
The turn signal will flash three times automati-
cally.
FOG LIGHT SWITCH
To turn the fog lights on, turn the headlight switch
to the
position, then turn the fog light
switch to the
position.
To turn the fog lights on with the headlight switch in
the AUTO position, the headlights must be on, then
turn the fog light switch to the
position.
To turn the fog lights off, turn the fog light switch
to the OFF position.
The headlights must be on and the low beams
selected for the fog lights to operate. The fog
lights automatically turn off when the high beam
headlights are selected.
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To use the outlets for devices that require 120v
power, place the ignition in the ON position and
push the power inverter switch.
The switch will illuminate when enabled.
CAUTION
●Use power outlets with the engine run-
ning to avoid discharging the vehicle
battery.
●Do not attempt to use this while driving.
●Do not use double adapters or more
than one electrical accessory, doing so
could significantly drain the battery of
your vehicle.
12V OUTLETS
The power outlets are for powering electrical
accessories such as cellular telephones. They
are rated at 12 volt, 120W (10A) maximum.
The power outlets are powered only when the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position.
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Instrument Panel
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POWER INVERTER SWITCH (if so
equipped)POWER OUTLETS
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POWER WINDOWS
WARNING
●Make sure that all passengers have
their hands, etc. inside the vehicle while
it is in motion and before closing the
windows. Use the window lock switch to
prevent unexpected use of the power
windows.
●Do not leave children unattended inside
the vehicle. They could unknowingly ac-
tivate switches or controls and become
trapped in a window. Unattended chil-
dren could become involved in serious
accidents.
The power windows operate when the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position, or for a
period of time after the ignition switch is placed in
the OFF position. If the driver’s or passenger’s
door is opened during this period of time, the
power to the windows is canceled.
1. Driver side automatic switch
2. Front passenger side automatic switch
3. Left rear passenger automatic switch
4. Right rear passenger automatic switch
5. Window lock button
Driver’s side power window switch
The driver’s side control panel is equipped with
switches to open or close the front and rear
passenger windows.
The window can be partially opened by pushing
the switch down lightly until the desired window
position is reached
A. To close the window
partially, pull the switch up until the desired win-
dow position is reached
B.
Locking passengers’ windows
When the window lock buttonCis depressed,
only the driver’s side window can be opened or
closed. Push it again to cancel the window lock
function.
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WINDOWS
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NOTE:
●Request switches for all doors and lift-
gate can be deactivated when the I-Key
Door Lock setting is switched to OFF in
the Vehicle Settings of the vehicle in-
formation display. For additional infor-
mation, see “Vehicle information dis-
play” in the “Instruments and controls”
section of this manual.
●Doors lock with the door handle request
switch while the ignition switch is not in the
LOCK position.●Doors do not lock by pushing the door
handle request switch while any door is
open. However, doors lock with the me-
chanical key even if any door is open.
●Doors do not lock with the door handle
request switch with the Intelligent Key inside
the vehicle and a beep sounds to warn you.
However, when an Intelligent Key is inside
the vehicle, doors can be locked with an-
other Intelligent Key.
CAUTION
●After locking the doors using the re-
quest switch, make sure that the doors
have been securely locked by operating
the door handles or the rear liftgate
opener switch.
●When locking the doors using the re-
quest switch, make sure to have the
Intelligent Key in your possession be-
fore 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 acci-
dentally 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, and then the Intelligent Key is put
inside the vehicle and all the doors are closed;
the lock will automatically unlock and the door
buzzer sounds.
NOTE:
The doors may not lock when the Intelli-
gent Key is in the same hand that is oper-
ating the request switch to lock the door.
Put the Intelligent 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 in-
side the glove box or a storage bin.
●When the Intelligent Key is placed in-
side the door pockets.
●When the Intelligent Key is placed in-
side or near metallic materials.
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Answer back horn feature
If desired, the answer back horn feature can be
deactivated using the Intelligent Key. When de-
activated and the LOCK
button is
pushed the hazard indicator flashes twice and
when the UNLOCK
button is pushed, nei-
ther the hazard indicator nor the horn operates.NOTE:
If you change the answer back horn and
light flash feature with the Intelligent Key,
the vehicle information display screen will
show the current mode after the ignition
switch has been cycled from the OFF to the
ON position. The vehicle information dis-
play screen can also be used to change the
answer back horn mode. See “Answer back
horn” in the “Instruments and controls”
section.
To deactivate:Press and hold the
andbuttonsfor at least 2 seconds.
The hazard warning lights will flash 3 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 warning 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 si-
lence the horn if the alarm is triggered.
WARNING SIGNALS
To help prevent the vehicle from moving unex-
pectedly by erroneous operation of the Intelligent
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.
See the “Troubleshooting guide” in this section
and “Vehicle information display” in the “Instru-
ments and controls” section of this manual.
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1Pull the hood lock release handle located
below the driver side instrument panel. The
hood will spring up slightly.
2Push the lever at the front of the hood to the
side as illustrated with your fingertips and
raise the hood.
When closing the hood, lower it slowly and make
sure it locks into place.
WARNING
●Make sure the hood is completely
closed and latched before driving. Fail-
ure to do so could cause the hood to fly
open and result in an accident.
●If you see steam or smoke coming from
the engine compartment, to avoid injury
do not open the hood.
WARNING
●Always be sure the liftgate has been
closed securely to prevent it from open-
ing while driving.
●Do not drive with the liftgate open. This
could allow dangerous exhaust gases
to be drawn into the vehicle. See “Ex-
haust gas” in the “Starting and driving”
section of this manual.
●Do not leave children unattended inside
the vehicle. They could unknowingly ac-
tivate switches or controls. Unattended
children could become involved in seri-
ous accidents.
●Always be sure that hands and feet are
clear of the door frame to avoid injury
while closing the liftgate.
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HOODLIFTGATE
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