phone NISSAN FRONTIER 2015 D23 / 3.G Quick Reference Guide

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REARVIEW MONITOR (if so equipped)
When the Shift lever is shifted into the
R (REVERSE) position, the monitor display
shows a rearward view from the vehicle.

The colored guide lines on the display screen
indicate vehicle width and approximate distances
to objects with reference to the vehicle body line.
• Red 1.5 ft (0.5 m); Yellow 3 ft (1 m); Green 7 ft (2 m) and 10 ft (3 m).
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of
your Owner’s Manual.
REAR SONAR SYSTEM
(if so equipped)
With the shift lever in the R (REVERSE)
position, this system will sound a tone to alert
you of obstacles up to 5.9 ft (1.8 m) from the
bumper with a decreased coverage area at the
outer corners of the bumper.

The rate of the tone increases as the vehicle gets closer to the obstacle. A continuous
tone sounds when an obstacle is less than 10 in (25 cm) from the bumper.

Turn the system off by pushing the Rear Sonar System OFF switch 1. Push the
switch again to activate the system.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
N EW SYSTE M FEATU R ES
HILL START ASSIST (HSA) SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The HSA system allows time for the driver to release the brake pedal and apply the
accelerator when the vehicle is parked on a hill. The brakes are applied automatically for
2 seconds after the driver releases the brake pedal.

The HSA system will operate automatically under these conditions:
• The shift lever is shifted into a forward or a reverse gear.
• The vehicle is stopped completely on a hill by applying the brake.

The HSA system will not operate when the shift lever is in the N ( NEUTRAL) or
P ( PARK ) position or on a flat and level road.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
Always make sure VDC is ON by ensuring the
VDC OFF light is not on before driving the
vehicle.

The VDC OFF
1 switch should ONLY be used
briefly to help free the vehicle if stuck in snow
or mud.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
TEXT MESSAGING* (if so equipped)
This system allows for sending and receiving
text messages through the vehicle’s interface.

Using predefined or custom messages, send a
text to a name or phone number stored in your
Bluetooth
® Hands-free Phone System.

Once enabled, the text message, sender and
delivery time are shown on the control panel display screen.

Text messages have the option of being read aloud.

Text messages are only displayed on the control panel display if the vehicle speed is
less than 5 mph (8 km/h).

Many cellular phones may require special permission to enable text messaging.
Check the cellular phone’s screen during Bluetooth® pairing. For some phones you
need to enable “Notifications” in the phone’s Bluetooth® menu for text messages to
appear on the touch-screen display. For more information and instructions, refer to
your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual.
HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC) SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The HDC system is designed to reduce driver workload when going down steep hills.
The HDC system helps to control vehicle speed so the driver can concentrate on
steering the vehicle. To activate the system:

The 4WD switch must be in the 4LO position
1 and the vehicle
speed must be under 15 mph (25 km/h) or

The 4WD switch must be in the 4H position
2 and the vehicle
speed must be under 21 mph (35 km/h), and

The HDC system switch
3 must be ON.For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section
5)”
of your Owner’s Manual.
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N EW SYSTE M FEATU R ES
HEATED SEATS (if so equipped)
The front seats can be warmed by built-in heaters.

The heated seat switches
1 are located
below the climate control switches and can be
operated independently of each other.

The heater is controlled by a thermostat,
automatically turning the heater on and off. The
indicator light will remain on as long as the switch is on.
For more information, refer to the “ Instruments and controls (section 2) ” of your Owner’s Manual.
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SiriusXM Travel Link* AND SiriusXM Traffic* (if so equipped)
Your vehicle’s Navigation System is
equipped with SiriusXM Travel Link and
SiriusXM Traffic capabilities.

SiriusXM Travel Link provides access to real-
time weather information and forecasts, nearby
fuel prices, movie listings and stock quotes.

SiriusXM Traffic provides information that may
help to avoid delays due to traffic incidents.
Traffic jams, roadwork, road closures around the
current location, etc., are represented graphically
on the map by icons depicting the nature of the
event. Incidents on the route are automatically
displayed when they are approached.
*These features, SiriusXM® Satellite Radio, Travel Link and Traf fic, require an active subscription. Multiple subscriptions
may be necessar y to activate the various features.
For more information, refer to “ Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4) ”
of your Owner’s Manual, the “ Navigation (section 4)” and “General system information (section 6) ” of your
Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
Text message integration requires that the cellular phone support Message Access
Profile (MAP) for both receiving and sending text messages. Some cellular phones
may not support all text messaging features. Please see www.NissanUSA.com/
bluetooth for compatibility information as well as your device’s Owner’s Manual.
*Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of “Text-to-Speech”. Some of the applications and features, such as social
networking and texting, may also be restricted. Check local regulations for any requirements before using these features.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4) ” of
your Owner’s Manual.
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CLOCK SET/ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock on the display:
1. Press the
button
1.
2. Touch the “Settings” key.
3. Touch the “System” key.
4. Touch the “Clock” key.

The following settings can be adjusted:
• Time Format: The clock can be set to
12 hours or 24 hours.
• Date Format: The date can be changed to one of five different formats.
• Clock Mode: From here, the clock mode options are:
· Manual: Allows for the option “Set Clock Manually”. Touch this to begin setting
the clock manually using the “+” or “–” to adjust the hours, minu\
tes, day and
month up or down.
· Time Zone: Touch the “Time Zone” key

2
to choose from the applicable time zone
list and/or touch “Daylight savings time” to
switch between ON and OFF.
· Auto: Automatically sets the clock to the
vehicle’s current location.

Press the BACK button
3 to return to the previous screen.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4
)” of
your Owner’s Manual.
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ESSE NTIAL INFORMATION
POWER MOONROOF (if so equipped)

To fully open or close the moonroof, push the
switch to the OPEN

1 or
CLOSE position
2 and release it. The roof will open or close
automatically. To stop the roof, push the switch
once while it is opening or closing.
TILTING THE MOONROOF

To tilt the moonroof up, push the tilt switch
2 while fully closed. To tilt the
moonroof down, push the switch to the tilt down position 1.
AUTO-REVERSE

When the auto-reverse function is activated, the moonroof will automatically open
or tilt up when the control unit detects something caught in the moonroof when the
moonroof is closing or tilting down.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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3 FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL/OFF BUTTON

Turn the dial to the left to decrease fan speed or to the right to increa\
se fan speed.

Push the button to turn the system off.

To stop air from coming through the vents with the blower off, press the \
air
recirculation button
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4 AIR FLOW CONTROL BUTTONS

Press one of the following air flow control buttons to manually contro\
l air flow:

Air flows from the center and side vents.

Air flows from the center, side and foot vents.

Air flows mainly from the foot vents.

Air flows from the defroster and foot vents.
5 DEFROSTING/DEFOGGING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS

Press the front window defroster button
to turn the system on. The A/C
automatically turns on when the defroster mode is selected. This feature removes
humidity from the air.

Set the temperature control dial
1 and the fan speed control dial 3 to their
maximum settings.
6 REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR DEFROSTER SWITCH
(if so equipped)

Push the rear window defroster switch
to turn the system on or off.
The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
7 AIR RECIRCULATION BUTTON

Press the air recirculation button
to recirculate air inside the vehicle. The
indicator light on the button will illuminate. This system is used to avoid certain
outside odors and to help adjust the inside vehicle temperature more eff\
ectively.

Press the air recirculation button
again to turn air recirculation off. This allows
outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent foggin\
g in the
defroster, foot vent or defroster/foot vent modes.

The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the climate control s\
ystem is
in the front defroster mode
or the front defroster and foot vent mode .
8 A/C BUTTON

Press the A/C button to manually turn the A/C on or off.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” and the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone
and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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FI RST DRIVE FEATURES
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FM/AM/SiriusXM®* SATELLITE RADIO WITH CD PLAYER
(if so equipped)
1 ON-OFF BUTTON/VOL (volume) CONTROL KNOB

Press the ON•OFF button to turn the system on or off.

Turn the VOL control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the volume.
2 AUDIO BUTTON/TUNE CONTROL KNOB
Press the AUDIO button to go to the audio settings screen.

To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE control knob left or right.
3 SEEK BUTTONS

To tune and stop at the previous or next broadcast station, press the seek buttons
or .

For satellite radio to switch to the first channel of the previous or next category,
press the seek buttons
or .

To change tracks on a CD, press the seek buttons or .

To rewind or fast forward a track on a CD, press and hold the seek buttons or .
4 STATION SELECT KEYS

Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, 6 for the AM band and 18 for
satellite radio.

To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \

FM•AM button
5 or SXM button
6 then tune to the desired FM, AM or
satellite radio station.

Next press and hold the desired station select button (1-6) until a beep is heard
and the sound is briefly muted. The channel indicator will appear on the display, and
the sound will resume. Programing is now complete.

To retrieve a previously set station, select the radio band where the preset was
stored then press the corresponding station select button (1-6).
*SiriusXM® Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with an optional s\
atellite radio subscription service.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of
your Owner’s Manual.
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CRUISE CONTROL (if so equipped)
The cruise control system enables you to set a
constant cruising speed once the vehicle has
reached 25 mph (40 km/h).

The system will automatically maintain the set
speed until you tap the brake pedal, accelerate,
cancel or turn the system off.

To activate the cruise control, push the ON•OFF
switch

1. The CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument panel will illuminate.

To set a cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, pus\
h the
COAST/SET switch

2 and release. The SET indicator light in the instrument
panel will illuminate. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain
the set speed.

To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch
3.
When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.

To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST/SET switch
2.
Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.

To cancel the preset speed, tap the brake pedal or push the CANCEL switch
4.

To turn off cruise control, push the ON•OFF switch
1. Both the CRUISE indicator
light and SET indicator light in the instrument panel will extinguish.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) CONNECTION PORT/AUX JACK AND
i POD® INTERFACE (if so equipped)
The USB port/Aux jack
1 is located inside the
center console storage box.

When a compatible USB memory device, iPod®
or auxiliary device is plugged into the USB
port/Aux jack, compatible audio files stored on
the device can be played through the vehicle’s
audio system.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio,
phone and voice recognition systems (section 4)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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TRIP COMPUTER
With the ignition switch in the ON position,
modes of the trip computer
1 can be selected
by pressing the trip computer change button 2
on the instrument panel.

The following modes can be selected in the display:
• Trip A – measures the distance of one specific trip.
• Trip B – measures the distance of a second specific trip.
• dte (distance to empty) – displays the estimated distance to empty (dte) the vehicle
can be driven before refueling.
• mph – displays the average speed since the last reset.
• mpg – displays the average fuel consumption since the last reset.
• Journey time – displays the elapsed time since the last reset.

To reset Trip A, Trip B, mph, mpg and Journey time, go to the desired mode on the
trip computer and hold the trip computer change button 2 for more than 3 seconds.For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE
PHONE SYSTEM (if so equipped)
A cellular phone should not be used while
driving so full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.*
SYS T E M GUIDE
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
g.
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NISSANCONNECTSM MOBILE APPS (if so equipped)
Integrates popular smartphone apps and services into your vehicle.

The NissanConnect Mobile Apps companion app must be downloaded to your
smartphone, and you must be enrolled.
FOR SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION
• iPhone
®: Please connect via USB when using an iPhone® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
• Andriod: Please connect via Bluethooth
® when using an Andriod device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
FOR SYSTEM WITHOUT NAVIGATION
• iPhone
®: Please connect via Bluethooth® when using an iPhone® device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.
• Andriod: Please connect via Bluethooth
® when using an Andriod device with
NissanConnect Mobile Apps.

For more information on how to pair your phone and set up NissanConnectsm mobile
Apps, visit: www.NissanUSA.com/connect/support.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems (section 4) ” of
your Owner’s Manual.
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SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS

Press the button to interrupt the voice prompts at any time and speak a command

after the tone.

To use the system faster, you may speak the second level commands with the main
menu command on the main menu. For example, press the

button and after the
tone say “Call Redial”.

The “Help” command can be used to hear a list
of available commands at any time.

Reduce background noise as much as possible
by closing windows and pointing HVAC vents
away from the ceiling.

Speak naturally without long pauses and without raising your voice.

When speaking phonebook names, please be aware some cellular phones requi\
re the
last name to be spoken before the first name. For example, “Michael Smith” may be
spoken as “Smith Michael”.

To cancel a Voice Recognition session, simply wait 5 seconds, say “Cancel” or “Quit”,
or press and hold the
button for 5 seconds.

To increase or decrease the volume of the voice prompts, push the volume \
control
switches + or – on the steering wheel or turn the control dial on the audio system
while the audio system is responding.

For more detailed information and instructions, refer to your cellular phone’s Owner’s
Manual and visit www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth.
BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM WITHOUT NAVIGATION * (if so equipped)
CONNECTING PROCEDURE

The vehicle must be stationary when connecting the cellular phone.
1. Press the

button on the steering wheel. The
system announces the available commands.
2. Say: “Connect Phone”. The system acknowledges
the command and announces the next set of
available commands.
3. Say: “Add Phone”. The system acknowledges
the command and asks you to initiate connecting
from the cellular phone handset.
4. Initiate connecting from the cellular phone:
• The connecting procedure varies according to each cellular phone model.
For detailed connecting instructions and compatible cellular phones, please vis\
it
www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth.
• When prompted for a PIN, enter “1234” from the handset. (The PIN is assigned by
NISSAN and cannot be changed.)
5. Say a name for the cellular phone when the system asks you to provide one\
. You can
give the cellular phone a name of your choice.
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
g.
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SYS T E M GUIDE
PHONEBOOK SETUP

The phonebook stores up to 1,000 entries for each cellular phone paired with
the system.

Depending on your cellular phone, the system may automatically download \

your cellular phone’s entire phonebook to the vehicle’s Bluetooth® system.

If the phonebook does not download automatically, entries can be
individually downloaded.

To manually download entries:
1. Push the

button on the steering wheel.
2. After the tone, say “Phonebook”.
3. After the next tone, say “Transfer Entry”. The system acknowledges the command
and asks you to initiate the transfer from the cellular phone handset. T\
he new
contact phone number will be transferred from the cellular phone to the vehi\
cle.
• The transfer procedure varies according to each cellular phone.
See your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual for details. You can also visit
www.NissanUSA.com/bluetooth for instructions on transferring
phone numbers from NISSAN-recommended cellular phones.
4. The system repeats the number and prompts you for the next command. When you
have finished entering numbers or transferring an entry, choose “Store”.
5. The system confirms the name, location and number.
MAKING A CALL FROM THE PHONEBOOK
1. Press the

button.
2. After waiting for the tone, say “Call”.
3. After the next tone, speak a name of a phonebook entry. For example, “Michael Smith”.
4. Confirm the correct name is recognized by saying “Dial” after the tone.

In some cases, names stored using all UPPERCASE letters may not be recognized by
the system.
MAKING A CALL BY PHONE NUMBER
1. Press the

button. A tone will sound.
2. Say: “Call”. The system acknowledges the command and announces the next set of
available commands.
3. Say: “Phone Number”. The system acknowledges the command and announces the
next set of available commands.
4. Say the number you wish to call starting with the area code in single digit format.
5. When you have finished speaking the phone number, the system repeats it back and
announces the available commands.
6. Say: “Dial”. The system acknowledges the command and makes the call.
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