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INDICATORS
When a cellular phone is connected
through the Bluetooth® wireless connec-
tion, indicators
O1for the phone and text
messaging are displayed on the top of the
screen.
Indicator Description
Indicates there are un-
read received mes-
sages.
Indicates the
Bluetooth® device that
is currently connected.
Indicates the strength
of the signal the
Bluetooth® device is
receiving.
Indicates the amount
of remaining
Bluetooth® device
battery.
CONTROL BUTTONS
The control buttons for the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System are located on
the steering wheel.
VOICE COMMAND BUTTON
Press and hold thebutton
for more than 1.5 seconds to initi-
ate the Voice Recognition session.
To exit the Voice Recognition ses-
sion press and hold the
for
more than 1.5 seconds. For addi-
tional information, see “Voice
prompt interrupt” (P. 4-70).
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NOTE:
Some cellular phones may require you to
accept certain permissions in order to
enable features on your Bluetooth® sys-
tem. During the Bluetooth® pairing pro-
cess, please check your cellular phone’s
display for a pop-up with the request to
grant phonebook access.
Granting phonebook access permission
will allow your contacts to be down-
loaded to the vehicle’s Bluetooth® sys-
tem. A pop-up may display on your cellu-
lar phone stating that the Bluetooth®
system would like to access your con-
tacts and call history. Please select “Al-
low” or Yes” to grant this permission.
Automatic Connecting Procedure
If no phone is connected to the system,
press and hold the
button on the
steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
Af ter the prompt, speak “Add Phone”, the
system will announce “transferring to the
add phone settings menu”. The system will
start the pairing procedure. When a com-
patible phone is found, a message with a
PIN appears on the screen. Operate the
Bluetooth® phone to complete the con-
nection process. For additional informa-
tion, see “Bluetooth® connections screen”
(P. 4-81).
VOICE COMMANDS
Voice commands can be used to operate
the Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System.
Press and hold the
button for less
than 1.5 seconds to bring up the phone
command menu. The commands avail-
able are:
• Call
• Dial
• Recent Calls
• Read/Send Text (if so equipped)
• Siri® (if so equipped)
• Voice Assistant (if so equipped)
• Phonebook
• Quick Dial
• Redial
• Select Phone
• Add Phone
• Call Mobile
• Call Home
• Call Office
• Call Main
• Call Other
• Settings
“Call ”
Speak this command to make a call to a
contact that is stored in the phonebook.
Say “Call” followed by a phonebook name to
initiate a call. If the system does not recog-
nize the name it will display a list of similar
names. Af ter the prompt, speak or touch
an item number from the displayed list to
place the call.
“Dial ”
Speak this command to make a call with a
spoken phone number. Af ter the prompt,
say “Dial” followed b ya7to10digit phone
number. The system will repeat the num-
ber back. Say “Dial” to initiate the call or
“Correction” to re-enter the phone number.
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• Call HistoryDisplays the Call History screen. For addi-
tional information, see “Making a call”
(P. 4-76).
• Dial Number Displays the Dial Number screen. For ad-
ditional information, see “Making a call”
(P. 4-76).
• Text Message Displays the received message screen.
For additional information, see “Text mes-
saging” (P. 4-77).
• Connections Displays the Connections screen. For ad-
ditional information, see “Bluetooth® con-
nections screen” (P. 4-81).
• Volume Displays the volume adjustment screen.
For additional information, see “Volume &
beeps” (P. 4-84).
MAKING A CALL
1. Press thebutton on the Launch Bar.
The “Phone” screen will appear on the
display.
2. Select one of the options to make a call. Phonebook
To access the phonebook:
1. Press the
button on the steering
wheel or touch the “” key on the
launch bar.
2. Touch the “Phonebook” key.
3. Choose the desired entry from the dis- played list.
Call History
1. Select a phonebook name or phone number from the recent incoming, out-
going, or missed calls tabs.
2. Touch a phonebook name or phone number listed to initiate the call.
Dial Number
1. Enter the phone number manually using the keypad displayed on the screen.
2. Touch the “OK” key on the screen to initi- ate the call.
For additional options to make a call, see
“Voice commands” (P. 4-73).
RECEIVING/ENDING A CALL
When a call is received by the phone con-
nected to the vehicle’s Bluetooth® Hands-
Free Phone System, the call information is
displayed on the control panel display.
To accept the incoming call, either:
• Press the
button on the steering
wheel, or
• Touch the “
Answer” key on the
screen.
To end or reject an incoming call, either:
• Press and hold the
button on the
steering wheel, or
• Touch the “
Decline” key on the
screen.
If the user is not able to answer the call
right away, touch the “Hold Call” key dis-
played on the screen. A message will be
played for the caller: “I’m not able to take a
call right now.” The user may then accept
the call when available or reject the call.
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DURING A CALL
While a call is active the following options
will appear on the control panel display:
• MuteTouch this key to mute or unmute the
system.
• Dial Number Touch this key to dial digits during the
phone call.
• Switch to Handset Touch the “Use Handset” key on the
screen to transfer the call to the handset
(cellular phone). To transfer the call back
from the handset to the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System, press the
button on the control panel then
select the “Transfer Hands-free” key on
the screen.
NOTE:
Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of
cellular telephones while driving.
• Switch Call
This option will only be available when a
second call is active. If supported by the phone, the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
allows for call waiting functionality. If a
call is received while another call is al-
ready active, a message will be displayed
on the screen. Press the
button on
the steering wheel or touch the “
Answer” key on screen to accept the in-
coming call. Touch the “Decline” key
on the screen to reject the second call.
While a call is active, press the
button
on the steering wheel to access additional
options. Speak one of the following
commands:
• “Send Digits” Speak this command followed by the dig-
its to enter digits during the phone call.
• “Switch call” Speak this command to hold the second
call and switch back to the original call.
TEXT MESSAGING (if so equipped)
WARNING
• Laws in some jurisdictions may re-
strict the use of “Text-to-Speech”.
Check local regulations before using
this feature. •
Laws in some jurisdictions may re-
strict the use of some of the applica-
tions and features, such as social
networking and texting. Check local
regulations for any requirements.
• Use the text messaging feature af ter
stopping your vehicle in a safe loca-
tion. If you have to use the feature
while driving, exercise extreme
caution at all times so full attention
may be given to vehicle operation.
• If you are unable to devote full atten-
tion to vehicle operation while using
the text messaging feature, pull off
the road to a safe location and stop
your vehicle.
NOTE:
This feature is automatically disabled if
the connected device does not support
the Message Access Profile (MAP). For
additional information, refer to the
phone’s owner’s manual for details and
instructions.
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NOTE:
Many phones may require special per-
mission to enable text messaging. Check
the phone’s screen during Bluetooth®
pairing. For some phones, you may need
to enable ‘Notifications’ in the phone’s
Bluetooth® menu for text messages to
appear on the headunit. For additional
information, refer to your phone’s own-
er’s manual. Text message integration
requires that the phone support MAP
(Message Access Profile) for both receiv-
ing and sending text messages. Some
phones may not support all text mes-
saging features. Please refer to
www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth or
www.nissan.ca/bluetooth for compat-
ibility information, as well as your de-
vice’s owner’s manual.
The system allows for the sending and re-
ceiving of text messages through the ve-
hicle interface.
The availability of the text message func-
tion may vary depending on the cellular
phone.When the cellular phone connected to the
vehicle receives a text message, a notifica-
tion will appear on the control panel dis-
play. To check the message, touch the
“Read” key. Touch the “Ignore” key to save
the message to be checked later.
Access text messaging through the ve-
hicles Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone or
through the vehicles control panel.
Text messaging using Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System (if so
equipped)
Sending a text message (if so equipped)
1. Press and hold the
button on the
steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
2. Say “Send Text” af ter the tone.
3. The system will provide a list of available commands in order to determine the
recipient of the text message. Choose
from the following:
• Phonebook
• Quick Dial
• Incoming Calls
• Outgoing Calls
• Missed Calls
• Dial 4. Once a recipient is chosen, the system
prompts for which message to send.
Nine predefined messages are avail-
able. To choose one of the predefined
messages, speak one of the following
af ter the tone:
• “Driving, can't text”
• “Call me”
• “On my way ”
• “Running late”
• “Okay ”
• “Yes”
• “No”
• “Where are you?”
• “When?”
Reading a received text message
1. Press and hold the
button on the
steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
2. Say “Read Text” af ter the tone.
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The display will show a list of 20 messages
with the sender and delivery time. Touch
the “Next” key on the screen to view all mes-
sages. To view a text message press the
button on the steering wheel and
speak the number item list on the screen.
The following options will be available:
• Play Speak this command to have the system
say the message.
• Reply Speak this command to send a text mes-
sage response to the sender of the text
message.
• Call Speak this command to call the sender.
• Previous Speak this command to move to the pre-
vious text message (if available).
•Next Speak this command to move to the next
text message (if available).
Siri® Eyes Free (if so equipped)
If a connected phone is equipped with Siri®,
it can also be used to create custom mes-
sages that are sent through the phone. For
additional information, see “Siri® Eyes Free”
(P. 4-64).
NOTE:
Text messages are only displayed if the
vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8
km/h).
NOTE:
For Apple iPhones®, text messages can
only be sent through Siri.
Text messaging using the control
panel
Display received message list
1. Press the
button on the control
panel.
2. Touch the “Text Message” key on the screen
3. Touch an item on the list to read or reply to the message.
Up to 100 messages can be stored in the
message list.
Received message screen
Touching the “Read” key on the incoming
message notification screen or selecting a
message from the message list will show
the details of the received message on the
display. Available actions:
•Prev.
Touch this key to read the previous
message.
•Next Touch this key to read the next message.
• Play/Stop Touch the “Play ” key to have the hands-
free phone system read out the received
message. Touch the “Stop” key to stop
reading.
• Call If the sender of the message is registered
in the phonebook, touch the “Call” key to
make a call to the sender.
• Reply A reply message can be selected from
the predefined list.
Sending a text message (if so equipped)
This function may not be supported de-
pending on the cellular phone.
1. Press the
button on the control
panel.
2. Touch the “Text Message” key on the screen.
3. Touch the “Create Message” key on the screen.
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System maintenance.......................5-45
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) (if so equipped) .......5-46
BSW system operation ......................5-48
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-49
BSW system limitations .....................5-51
BSW driving situations .......................5-52
System temporarily unavailable .............5-55
System maintenance .......................5-57
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped) . . 5-58 RCTA system operation .....................5-58
How to enable/disable the RCTA
system ...................................... 5-61
RCTA system limitations .....................5-63
System temporarily unavailable .............5-65
System maintenance .......................5-67
Cruise control (if so equipped) ..................5-68
Precautions on cruise control ...............5-68
Cruise control operations ...................5-69
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (if so equipped) . . 5-71 How to select the cruise control mode ......5-73
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode ....................................... 5-73
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode operation .............................5-74 Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode switches
............................. 5-76
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode limitations ............................ 5-82
System temporarily unavailable .............5-86
System maintenance .......................5-88
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise
control mode ............................... 5-90
ProPILOT Assist (if so equipped) ................5-94
ProPILOT Assist system operation ...........5-96
Turning the conventional (fixed speed)
cruise control mode on .....................5-99
Operating ProPILOT Assist ..................5-100
How to enable/disable the Steering
Assist ...................................... 5-105
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (for
vehicles with ProPILOT Assist) ..............5-106
Steering Assist .............................. 5-117
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise
control mode .............................. 5-123
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)
(if so equipped) ................................
5-127
RAB

system operation ...................... 5-128
Turning the RAB system on/off .............5-130

RAB system limitations.....................5-132
System malfunction ........................ 5-134
System maintenance ......................5-134
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection .......................... 5-135
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
operation .................................. 5-136
Turning the AEB with Pedestrian
Detection system ON/OFF .................5-138
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations ................................. 5-140
System temporarily unavailable ............5-143
System malfunction ........................ 5-145
System maintenance ......................5-146
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW) . . 5-147 I-FCW system operation ....................5-150
Turning the I-FCW system on/off ...........5-151
I-FCW system limitations ...................5-153
System temporarily unavailable ............5-158
System malfunction ........................ 5-160
System maintenance ......................5-161
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA) ...............5-162
Intelligent Driver Alertness system
operation .................................. 5-162How to enable/disable the Intelligent
Driver Alertness (I-DA) system
..............5-164
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
system limitations ......................... 5-165
Break-in schedule ............................. 5-167
Fuel efficient driving tips .......................5-167
Increasing fuel economy ......................5-168
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) (if so equipped) ..........5-168
Parking/parking on hills ........................5-171
Power steering ................................ 5-172
Brake system ................................. 5-173
Brake precautions .......................... 5-173
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .............5-173
Brake Assist ................................ 5-175
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ........5-175
Brake force distribution ....................5-177
Chassis Control (if so equipped) ...............
5-178
Intelligent

Trace Control (I-TC) ..............5-178
Active Ride Control (ARC) ...................5-178
Hill start assist system ........................5-178
Rear Sonar System (RSS) (if so equipped) ......5-179
System operation .......................... 5-180

•If the low tire pressure warning light
illuminates while driving, avoid sud-
den steering maneuvers or abrupt
braking, reduce vehicle speed, pull
off the road to a safe location and
stop the vehicle as soon as possible.
Driving with underinflated tires may
permanently damage the tires and
increase the likelihood of tire failure.
Serious vehicle damage could occur
and may lead to an accident and
could result in serious personal in-
jury. Check the tire pressure for all
four tires. Adjust the tire pressure to
the recommended COLD tire pres-
sure shown on the Tire and Loading
Information label to turn the low tire
pressure warning light off. If you have
a flat tire, replace it with a spare tire
as soon as possible. (For additional
information, see “Flat tire” (P. 6-3) for
changing a flat tire.) •
When using a wheel without the
TPMS such as the spare tire, when a
spare tire is mounted or a wheel is
replaced, tire pressure will not be in-
dicated, the TPMS will not function
and the low tire pressure warning
light will flash for approximately 1
minute. The light will remain on af ter
1 minute. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for tire replace-
ment and/or system resetting.
• Replacing tires with those not origi-
nally specified by NISSAN could af-
fect the proper operation of the
TPMS.
• Do not inject any tire liquid or aerosol
tire sealant into the tires, as this may
cause a malfunction of the tire pres-
sure sensors.
CAUTION
Do not place metalized film or any
metal parts (antenna, etc.) on the win-
dows. This may cause poor reception of
the signals from the tire pressure sen-
sors, and the TPMS will not function
properly. Some devices and transmitters may tem-
porarily interfere with the operation of the
TPMS and cause the low tire pressure
warning light to illuminate.
Some examples are:
• Facilities or electric devices using similar
radio frequencies are near the vehicle.
• If a transmitter set to similar frequencies is being used in or near the vehicle.
• If a computer (or similar equipment) or a DC/AC converter is being used in or near
the vehicle.
The low tire pressure warning light may
illuminate in the following cases:
• If the vehicle is equipped with a wheel and tire without TPMS.
• If the TPMS has been replaced and the ID has not been registered.
• If the wheel is not originally specified by NISSAN.
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AVOIDING COLLISION AND
ROLLOVER
WARNING
Failure to operate this vehicle in a safe
and prudent manner may result in loss
of control or an accident.
Be alert and drive defensively at all times.
Obey all traffic regulations. Avoid excessive
speed, high speed cornering, or sudden
steering maneuvers, because these driving
practices could cause you to lose control of
your vehicle.
As with any vehicle, loss of control could
result in a collision with other vehicles or
objects or cause the vehicle to roll over,
particularly if the loss of control causes
the vehicle to slide sideways.
Be attentive at all times, and avoid driving
when tired. Never drive when under the in-
fluence of alcohol or drugs (including pre-
scription or over-the-counter drugs which
may cause drowsiness). Always wear your
seat belt as outlined in the “Safety – Seats,
seat belts and supplemental restraint sys-
tem” section of this manual, and also in-
struct your passengers to do so. Seat belts help reduce the risk of injury in
collisions and rollovers.
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die than a
person wearing a seat belt.
OFF-ROAD RECOVERY
While driving, the right side or lef t side
wheels may unintentionally leave the road
surface. If this occurs, maintain control of
the vehicle by following the procedure be-
low. Please note that this procedure is only
a general guide. The vehicle must be driven
as appropriate based on the conditions of
the vehicle, road and traffic.
1. Remain calm and do not overreact.
2. Do not apply the brakes.
3. Maintain a firm grip on the steering
wheel with both hands and try to hold a
straight course.
4. When appropriate, slowly release the ac- celerator pedal to gradually slow the
vehicle.
5. If there is nothing in the way, steer the vehicle to follow the road while vehicle
speed is reduced. Do not attempt to
drive the vehicle back onto the road sur-
face until vehicle speed is reduced. 6. When it is safe to do so, gradually turn
the steering wheel until both tires return
to the road surface. When all tires are on
the road surface, steer the vehicle to
stay in the appropriate driving lane.
• If you decide that it is not safe to return the vehicle to the road surface based
on vehicle, road or traffic conditions,
gradually slow the vehicle to a stop in
a safe place off the road.
RAPID AIR PRESSURE LOSS
Rapid air pressure loss or a “blow-out” can
occur if the tire is punctured or is damaged
due to hitting a curb or pothole. Rapid air
pressure loss can also be caused by driving
on under-inflated tires.
Rapid air pressure loss can affect the han-
dling and stability of the vehicle, especially
at highway speeds.
Help prevent rapid air pressure loss by
maintaining the correct air pressure and
visually inspecting the tires for wear and
damage. For additional information, see
“Wheels and tires” (P. 8-29). If a tire rapidly
loses air pressure or “blows-out” while driv-
ing, maintain control of the vehicle by fol-
lowing the procedure below. Please note
that this procedure is only a general guide.
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