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Ambient image sensor maintenance
The ambient image sensor
1for the High
Beam Assist system is located in front of the
inside mirror. To maintain the proper opera-
tion of the High Beam Assist system and
prevent a system malfunction, be sure to ob-
serve the following:
∙ Always keep the windshield clean.
∙ Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the ambient image sensor. ∙ Do not strike or damage the areas around
the ambient image sensor. Do not touch
the sensor lens that is located on the
ambient image sensor.
If the ambient image sensor is damaged due
to an accident, it is recommended that you
visit an INFINITI retailer.
Battery saver system
If the ignition switch is placed in the OFF
position while the headlight switch is in
the
orposition, the headlights
will turn off after a period of time.
NOTE:
The Battery Saver system may be disabled.
For additional information, refer to “Vehicle
information display” in this section.
CAUTION
Even though the battery saver feature au-
tomatically turns off the headlights after a
period of time, you should turn the head-
light switch to the OFF position when the
engine is not running to avoid discharging
the vehicle battery.
LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
(DRL) SYSTEM
The LED portion of the headlights automati-
cally illuminate at 100% intensity when the
engine is started and the parking brake re-
leased. The LED Daytime Running Lights
(DRL) system operates with the headlight
switch in the OFF position. When you turn
the headlight switch to the
position for
full illumination, the LED lights switch from
LED DRL system to the park function.
If the parking brake is applied before the
engine is started, the LED DRL system does
not illuminate. The LED DRL system illumi-
nates when the parking brake is released. The
LED DRL system will remain on until the
ignition switch is placed in the OFF position.
It is necessary at dusk to turn the headlight
switch on for interior controls and switches
to illuminate, as those remain off while the
switch is in the OFF position.
WARNING
When the LED DRL system is active, tail
lights on your vehicle are not on. It is neces-
sary at dusk to turn on your headlights.
Failure to do so could cause an accident in-
juring yourself and others.
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FOG LIGHT SWITCH
To turn the fog lights on, rotate the headlight
switch to the
position, then rotate 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 rotate the fog light switch to
the
position.
To turn the fog lights off, rotate 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. To sound the horn, push near the horn icon on
the steering wheel.
WARNING
Do not disassemble the horn. Doing so
could affect proper operation of the
supplemental front air bag system. Tam-
pering with the supplemental front air bag
system may result in serious personal
injury.
WARNING
Do not use or allow occupants to use the
climate controlled seats if you or the occu-
pants can not monitor seat temperatures or
have an inability to feel pain in those body
parts in contact with the seat. Use of the
climate controlled seats by such people
could result in serious injury.
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HORN
CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT
SWITCHES (if so equipped)
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CAUTION
∙ The battery could run down if the climatecontrolled seat is operated while the en-
gine is not running.
∙ Do not use the climate controlled seat for extended periods or when no one is using
the seat.
∙ Do not put anything on the seat which insulates heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
seat cover, etc. Otherwise, the seat may
become overheated.
∙ Do not place anything hard or heavy on the seat or pierce it with a pin or similar
objects. This may result in damage to the
climate controlled seat.
∙ Any liquid spilled on the seat should be removed immediately with a dry cloth
∙ When cleaning the seat, never use gaso- line, benzine, thinner, or any similar
materials.
∙ If any malfunctions are found or the cli- mate controlled seat does not operate,
turn the switch off and have the system
checked. It is recommended that you visit
an INFINITI retailer for this service. The climate controlled seat warms up or
cools down the front seat by a built-in heater
or ventilates air into the seat. The climate
control switch is located on the center con-
sole.
The climate controlled seat can be operated
as follows:
1. Start the engine.
2. Turn the control knob
Ato the heat side
1or the cool side2. The indicator light
Bon the control knob will illuminate.
3. Adjust the desired intensity using the control knob.
4. When the vehicle’s interior is warmed or cooled, or before you leave the vehicle,
be sure to turn the control knob to the
OFF (center) position. The indicator light
Bon the control knob goes off with the
switch in the OFF (center) position.
WARNING
Do not use or allow occupants to use the
seat heater if you or the occupants cannot
monitor elevated seat temperatures or
have an inability to feel pain in body parts
that contact the seat. Use of the seat
heater by such people could result in serious
injury.
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equipped)
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CAUTION
∙ The battery could run down if the seatheater is operated while the engine is not
running.
∙ Do not use the seat heater for extended periods or when no one is using the seat.
∙ Do not put anything on the seat which insulates heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
seat cover, etc. Otherwise, the seat may
become overheated.
∙ Do not place anything hard or heavy on the seat or pierce it with a pin or similar
object. This may result in damage to the
heater.
∙ Any liquid spilled on the heated seat should be removed immediately with a
dry cloth.
∙ When cleaning the seat, never use gaso- line, benzine, thinner, or any similar
materials.
∙ If any malfunctions are found or the heated seat does not operate, turn the
switch off and have the system checked.
It is recommended that you visit an
INFINITI retailer for this service. The front seats are warmed by built-in heat-
ers. The switches are located on the center
console and can be operated independently
of each other.
1. Start the engine.
2. Turn the control knob
Ato the right1
and select the desired heat range.
∙ For high heat, turn the knob to the right
1.
∙ For low heat, turn the knob to the left
2.
∙ The indicator light
Bwill illuminate
when the heater is on.
3. To turn off the heater, return the knob to the OFF position
3. Make sure that the
indicator light turns off.
The heater is controlled by a control
module, automatically turning the heater
on and off.
The indicator light will remain on as long
as the switch is on.
When the seat is warmed, or before you
leave the vehicle, be sure to turn the
switch off.
WARNING
Do not use or allow occupants to use the
seat heater if you or the occupants cannot
monitor elevated seat temperatures or
have an inability to feel pain in body parts
that contact the seat. Use of the seat
heater by such people could result in serious
injury.
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HEATED 2ND ROW SEAT SWITCHES
(if so equipped)
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WARNING
When this switch is activated the following
Warning Systems (if so equipped) are
turned off and will not work.
∙ Blind Spot Warning (BSW)
∙ Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
∙ Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)The warning systems switch is used to turn
on and off the warning systems (Lane Depar-
ture Warning (LDW), Blind Spot Warning
(BSW), and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA))
that are activated (if so equipped) using the
settings menu on the vehicle information dis-
play.
When the warning systems switch is turned
off, the indicator
1on the switch is off. The
indicator will also be off if the warning sys-
tem is deactivated using the settings menu.
The LDW system warns the driver with a
warning light and chime that the vehicle is
beginning to leave the driving lane. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)” in the “Starting and driving”
section of this manual.
The BSW system will turn on the side indica-
tor light, located next to the outside mirrors, if
the radar detects a vehicle in the detection
zone. If the turn signal is activated in the
direction of the detected vehicle, a chime
sounds twice and the side indicator light will
flash. For additional information, refer to
“Blind Spot Warning (BSW)” in the “Starting
and driving” section of this manual. The RCTA system can help alert the driver of
an approaching vehicle when the driver is
backing out of a parking space. If the system
detects an approaching vehicle from either
side, the system chimes (once) and the side
BSW/RCTA indicator light flashes on the
side the vehicle is approaching from. For ad-
ditional information, refer to “Rear Cross
Traffic Alert (RCTA)” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
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WARNING SYSTEMS SWITCH (if so
equipped)
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The vehicle should be driven with the VDC
system on for most driving conditions.
If the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the
VDC system reduces the engine output to
reduce wheel spin. The engine speed will be
reduced even if the accelerator is depressed
to the floor. If maximum engine power is
needed to free a stuck vehicle, turn the VDC
system off.
To turn off the VDC system, push the VDC
OFF switch. The
indicator light and the
Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian
Detection system warning light will come on. Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart
the engine to turn on the system. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Vehicle Dynamic
Control (VDC) system” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
The Rear Door Alert system functions under
certain conditions to indicate there may be an
object or passenger in the rear seat(s). Check
the seat(s) before exiting the vehicle.
The Rear Door Alert system is initially dis-
abled. The driver can enable the system using
the vehicle information display. For additional
information, refer to “Vehicle information
display warnings and indicators” in this sec-
tion.
When the system is enabled:
∙ The system is activated when a rear door is opened and closed within 10 minutes
of the vehicle being driven. When the ve-
hicle is started and the system is acti-
vated, a visual message appears in the
vehicle information display. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Rear Door
Alert is activated” in this section.
∙ If a rear door is opened and closed but the vehicle is not driven within approxi-
mately 10 minutes, the system will not be
activated. A rear door must be opened
and closed and the car driven within
10 minutes for the system to activate.
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VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
OFF SWITCH REAR DOOR ALERT
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When the Rear Door Alert system is acti-
vated:∙ When the driver puts the vehicle in the P (Park) position, a notification message
appears in the vehicle information display
with the options to “Dismiss Message” or
“Disable Alert” if desired.
∙ Select “Disable Alert” to temporarily disable for that stop.
∙ No selection or ‘Dismiss Message” will keep the alert enabled for that stop.
∙ If the alert is enabled when a driver exits the vehicle, a message will appear in the
vehicle information display that states
“Check Back Seat for All Articles.”
If “Horn & Alert” setting is selected:
∙ An audible horn sound will occur after a short time unless a rear door is
opened and closed within a short time
to deactivate the alert.
∙ If the doors are locked before the alert is deactivated by opening a rear door,
the horn will sound.
∙ If the liftgate is opened before a rear door is opened, the horn will be de-
layed until after the liftgate is closed. NOTE:
If “Alert Only” setting is selected, the mes-
sage alert will still be shown in the vehicle
information display but the horn will not
sound.
WARNING
∙ If the driver selects “Disable Alert”, no
audible alert will be provided regardless
of rear door open/close status.
∙ There may be times when there is an ob- ject or passenger in the rear seat(s) but
the audible alert does not sound. For ex-
ample, this may occur if rear seat passen-
gers enter or exit the vehicle during a trip.
∙ The system does not directly detect ob- jects or passengers in the rear seat(s). In-
stead, it can detect when a rear door is
opened and closed, indicating that there
may be something in the rear seat(s).
NOTE:
There may be times when the horn sounds
but there are no objects or passengers in the
rear seat(s).
For additional information, refer to “Rear
Door Alert is activated” in this section. To use the outlets for devices that require
120v power, place the ignition in the ON
position and push the power inverter switch.
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.
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POWER INVERTER SWITCH (if so
equipped)
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SEATBACK POCKETS
The seatback pockets may be located on the
back of the driver’s and/or passenger’s seats.
The pockets can be used to store maps.
WARNING
To ensure proper operation of the front
passenger’s INFINITI Advanced Air Bag
System (if so equipped), please observe the
following items:
∙ Do not allow a passenger in the rear seatto push or pull on the seatback pocket or
head restraint/head rest. ∙ Do not place heavy loads heavier than
9.1 lbs. (4 kg) on the seatback, head
restraint/head rest or in the seatback
pocket.
STORAGE TRAYS
WARNING
Do not place sharp objects in the trays to
help prevent injury in an accident or sudden
stop.
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Front console (if so equipped)
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GLOVE BOX
Open the glove box by pulling the handle. Use
the master key when locking
1or unlocking
2the glove box.
WARNING
Keep glove box lid closed while driving to
help prevent injury in an accident or a sud-
den stop.
CONSOLE BOX
Upper half
Pull up on the driver’s side latch to open the
upper half of the console box.
The upper half of the console box may be
used for storage of cellular phones. An access
hole is provided at the front of the upper half
of the console box for a phone or iPod® cord
routing to the power outlet.
Rear armrest
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Lower half
Pull up on the passenger’s side latch to open
the lower half of the console box. A power
outlet is located inside the console box and
there is storage for compact discs.
OVERHEAD SUNGLASSES
STORAGE
To open the sunglasses holder, push1and
release.
Only store one pair of sunglasses in the
holder.
WARNING
Keep the sunglasses holder closed while
driving to avoid obstructing the driver’s
view and to help prevent an accident.
CAUTION
∙ Do not use for anything other than sunglasses.
∙ Do not leave sunglasses in the sunglasses holder while parking in direct sunlight.
The heat may damage the sunglasses.
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