climate settings NISSAN MAXIMA 2011 Owner´s Manual

Brightness/contrast:
Select the “Brightness” key or the “Contrast” key
to adjust the brightness or contrast of the display
background. Use the NISSAN controller to adjust
the brightness to darker or brighter and the con-
trast to lower or higher.
The new settings are automatically saved when
you exit the setting screen by pressing the BACK
button or any other mode button.Display off:
Select the “Display ON” key. The indicator of the
“Display ON” turns off and the message above
will be displayed briefly. When the audio, HVAC
(Heater and air conditioner) , or any mode button
on the control panel is operated, the display turns
on for that operation. If one of the control panel
buttons is pressed, the display will not automati-
cally turn off until that operation is finished. Oth-
erwise, the screen turns off automatically after 5
seconds.To turn the screen on:
● Press the SETTING button and select the
“Display” key and then select the “Display
ON” key, or
● Press the
OFF button and the mes-
sage “resuming display” will appear and the
“Display ON” key will be automatically
turned on (no amber indicator) .
Background color:
Select the “Background Color” key; the display
color changes between day and night.
The new settings are automatically saved when
you exit the setting screen by pressing the BACK
button or any other mode button.
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Time Zone:
Select the “Time Zone” key; the Time Zone
screen will appear.
Select one of the following zones, depending on
the current location, by selecting the correct time
zone key to enable that time zone (indicator light
will illuminate for that location) .● Pacific
● Mountain
● Central
● Eastern
● Atlantic ●
Newfoundland
● Hawaii
● Alaska
After selection/settings, press the BACK button
or any other mode button to accept the changes.Others settings
Select the “Others” key using the NISSAN con-
troller. Voice recognition, language and units set-
ting screen will be displayed.
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Comfort settings
Select the “Others” key using the NISSAN con-
troller, then select the “Comfort” key. The Com-
fort settings screen will be displayed.
You can set the following operating conditions by
selecting the desired item using the NISSAN
controller. The indicator light (box at the right of
the selected item) alternately turns on and off
each time the item is touched or the ENTER
button is pressed.
Indicator light is illuminated — ON
Indicator light is not illuminated — OFFAuto Interior Illumination:
Select to turn on or
turn off the illumination of the interior lights when
any door is unlocked.
Light Sensitivity: Select to adjust the sensitivity
of the automatic headlights higher (right) or lower
(left) . After selecting the item, turn the NISSAN
controller or touch the “+” or “-” key to change
the setting.
Light Off Delay: Select to change the duration
of the automatic headlight off timer. After select-
ing the item, turn the NISSAN controller or touch
the “+” or “-” key to change the setting. The
available delays are 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150
and 180 seconds. Speed Sensing Wiper Interval:
Select to turn
on or turn off the wiper interval adjusted automati-
cally according to the vehicle speed.
Selective Door Unlock: When this item is
turned on, only the driver’s door is unlocked first
after the door unlock operation. When the door
handle request switch on the driver’s or front
passenger’s side door is pushed to be unlocked,
only the corresponding door is unlocked first. All
the doors can be unlocked if the door unlock
operation is performed again within one minute.
When this item is turned to off, all the doors will
be unlocked after the door unlock operation is
performed once.
Intelligent Key Lock / Unlock: Select to turn
on or turn off the door lock/unlock function by
pushing the door handle request switch.
Lift Steering Wheel on Exit: Select to turn on
or turn off the steering wheel moving upward for
easy exit when the ignition switch is in the OFF
position and the driver’s door is opened. After
getting into the vehicle and placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position, the steering wheel
moves to the previous position.
Slide Driver Seat Back on Exit: Select to turn
on or turn off the driver’s seat moving backward
for easy exit when the ignition switch is in the OFF
position and the driver’s door is opened. After
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getting into the vehicle and placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position, the driver’s seat
moves to the previous position.
Return All Settings to Default:Select to
change all the comfort and convenience systems
to their default settings.
Language & Units:
Use the NISSAN controller to select the “Lan-
guage & Units” key. Select which setting you
want to change using the NISSAN controller and
selecting either the “Select Language” key or the
“Select Units” key.Select Language:
Select the “English” key or the “Français” key to
change the language shown on the display.
If you select the “Français” key, French language
will be displayed, so please use the French Own-
er’s Manual. To obtain a French Owner’s Manual,
please see “Owner’s Manual/Service Manual Or-
der Information” in the “Technical and consumer
information” section.
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Select Units:
Select the “US” (mi, °F, MPG) key or the “Metric”
(km, °C, L/100 km) key to change the units
shown on the display.
Voice Recognition:
For Voice Recognition settings, refer to “NISSAN
Voice Recognition system” in this section.Camera settings
Select the “Camera” key. The Camera settings
screen will appear.
When this option is on (indicator light illumi-
nated) , predictive course lines will be displayed
when the RearView monitor is displayed on the
screen. See “RearView Monitor” in this section
for more information.
Image viewer settings
For information about these settings, refer to
“Image viewer” in this section.
Navigation settings
Refer to the separate Navigation System Owner’s
Manual for information regarding these settings.
Audio settings
For audio settings, refer to “Audio System” in this
section.
Phone settings
For phone settings refer to “Bluetooth
Hands-
Free Phone System with Navigation System” in
this section.
Bluetooth settings
For Bluetooth phone settings, refer to
“Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone System with
Navigation System” in this section.
For Bluetooth audio settings, refer to
“Bluetooth streaming audio” in this section.
Volume & beeps settings
Navigation volume
For navigation volume settings, refer to the sepa-
rate Navigation System Owner’s Manual for infor-
mation regarding these settings.
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Phone volume
For phone volume settings refer to “Bluetooth
Hands-Free Phone System with Navigation Sys-
tem” in this section.Switch beeps
With this option on (indicator light illuminated) , a
beep will sound if any control panel button is
pressed.
OFF BUTTON
To change the display brightness, press
the
OFF button. Pressing the button again
will change the display to the day
or the
night
display. The brightness can then be
adjusted using the NISSAN controller.
If no operation is performed within 5 seconds, the
display will return to the previous display. Press and hold the
OFF button for more
than two seconds to turn the display off. Press
the button again to turn the display on.
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Viewing images in a slideshow
To view all of the images on the device in a
slideshow, first enter the full screen mode while
viewing one of the images. The slideshow control
buttons are located on the right side of the screen.
Select the play keyto begin the slideshow.
The images shown on the screen will periodically
change at a given interval of time. To skip through
the images without waiting for them to change
automatically, select the
key to skip back-
ward or the
key to skip forward. Select the
stop key
to end the slideshow and return
to the full screen display of the image currently on
the screen.
Slideshow settings
While in slideshow mode, select the “Settings”
key. The Slideshow Settings screen will be dis-
played. The following settings can be accessed: Slideshow speed:
To change the interval of time at which images are
changed during a slideshow, select the desired
interval key. The indicator light to the right of the
interval will come on to show that it is selected.
If the option “No Auto Change” is chosen, the
slideshow will not change images automatically.
The slideshow can then only be operated using
the manual controls.
To return to the slideshow screen, select the
“Back” key or press the BACK button on the
control panel.
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This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
for audio. The audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.
AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Bal-
ance and Fade):
Press the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass→Treble →Balance →Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO control knob until the desired mode
appears in the display. Turn the tuning knob to
adjust Bass and Treble to the desired level. You
can also use the tuning knob to adjust Fade and
Balance modes. Fade adjusts the sound level
between the front and rear speakers and Balance
adjusts the sound between the right and left
speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO control knob re-
peatedly until the radio or CD display reappears.
If the control knob is not pressed for approxi-
mately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will
automatically reappear. Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV):
To change the SSV mode from OFF to 5, press
the SETTING button. Then select the “Audio” key
using the NISSAN controller; the audio settings
screen will be displayed. Select the “–” key or “+”
key to change the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by selecting the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the BACK button.For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller” in
this section.
Clock operation
For additional information on setting the clock,
see “Adjusting the time” in this section.
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AUX (auxiliary) input jacks
The auxiliary input jacks are located inside the
center console
1. NTSC compatible devices
such as video games, camcorders and portable
video players can be connected to the auxiliary
input jacks. Audio devices, such as some MP3
players, can also be connected to the system
through the auxiliary input jacks.
The auxiliary input jacks are color coded for iden-
tification purposes:
● Red – right channel audio input
● White – left channel audio input
● Yellow – video input Before connecting a device to the auxiliary input
jacks, turn off the power of the portable device.
With a compatible device connected to the aux-
iliary input jacks, press the AUX button until the
AUX mode appears in the display. The output
from the device will be played through the display
(when the vehicle is in the (P) Park position and
the parking brake engaged) and audio system.
AUX settings
Select the “Settings” key using the NISSAN con-
troller and press the ENTER button.
Choose one of the display modes by selecting
the “
” key or the “” key:
● Normal
● Wide
● Cinema
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*No satellite radio reception is available
when the SAT button is pressed to ac-
cess satellite radio stations unless op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and an XMsatellite radio ser-
vice subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH CD/DVD
PLAYER (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and push the VOL/ON·OFF control knob
while the system is off to call up the mode that
was playing immediately before the system was
turned off.
To turn the system off, press the VOL/ON·OFF
control knob.
Turn the VOL/ON·OFF control knob to adjust the
volume. This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
for audio. The audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.
AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Bal-
ance and Fade):
Press the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass
→Treble →Balance →Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO control knob until the desired mode
appears in the display. Turn the tuning knob to
adjust Bass and Treble to the desired level. You
can also use the tuning knob to adjust Fade and
Balance modes. Fade adjusts the sound level
between the front and rear speakers and Balance
adjusts the sound between the right and left
speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO control knob re-
peatedly until the radio or CD display reappears.
If the control knob is not pressed for approxi-
mately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will
automatically reappear. Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV):
To change the SSV mode from OFF to 5, press
the SETTING button. Then select the “Audio” key
using the NISSAN controller, then press the EN-
TER button; the audio settings screen will be
displayed. Select the “–” key or “+” key to change
the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by selecting the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the BACK button.
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