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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 de-
pressed 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 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 Dy-
namic Control (VDC) system” in the “Start-
ing and driving” section of this manual.
WARNING
∙ Never rely solely on the hill descent
control system to control vehicle
speed when driving on steep downhill
grades. Always drive carefully when
using the hill descent control system
and decelerate the vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal if neces-
sary. Be especially careful when driv-
ing on frozen, muddy or extremely
steep downhill roads. Failure to con-
trol vehicle speed may result in a loss
of control of the vehicle and possible
serious injury or death.
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VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
OFF SWITCH HILL DESCENT CONTROL SWITCH (if
so equipped)
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∙ The hill descent control may not con-trol the vehicle speed on a hill under
all load or road conditions. Always be
prepared to depress the brake pedal
to control vehicle speed. Failure to do
so may result in a collision or serious
personal injury.
CAUTION
When the hill descent control system
operates continuously for a long time,
the temperature of the brake pads may
increase and the hill descent control
system may be temporarily disabled
(the indicator light will blink). If the indi-
cator light does not come on continu-
ously af ter blinking, stop using the
system.
The hill descent control system is designed
to reduce driver workload when going
down steep hills. The hill descent control
system helps to control vehicle speed so
the driver can concentrate on steering the
vehicle.
To activate the hill descent control system:
∙ the 4WD switch must be in the LOCK position and the vehicle speed must be
under 15 mph (25 km/h) ∙ the hill descent control system switch
must be ON.
The hill descent control system ON indica-
tor light will come on when the system is
activated. Also, the stop/tail lights illumi-
nate while the hill descent control system
applies the brakes to control vehicle speed.
If the accelerator or brake pedal is de-
pressed while the hill descent control sys-
tem is on, the system will stop operating
temporarily. As soon as the accelerator or
brake pedal is released, the hill descent
control system begins to function again if
the hill descent control operating condi-
tions are fulfilled.
The hill descent control system ON indica-
tor light blinks if the switch is on and all
conditions for system activation are not
met or if the system becomes disengaged
for any reason.
To turn off the hill descent control system,
push the switch to the OFF position.
For additional information, refer to “Hill de-
scent control system ON indicator light” in
this section and “Hill descent control sys-
tem” 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 in-
formation display warnings and indicators”
in this section.
When the system is enabled:
∙ The system is activated when a rear door is opened and closed approxi-
mately 10 minutes before the vehicle is
started. When the vehicle is started and
the system is activated, a visual mes-
sage appears in the vehicle information
display. For additional information, refer
to “Rear Door Alert is activated” in this
section.
∙ If a rear door is opened and closed but the vehicle is not started within approxi-
mately 10 minutes, the system will not
be activated. A rear door must be
opened and closed and the car started
within 10 minutes for the system to ac-
tivate.
REAR DOOR ALERT
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The Remote Engine Start operating range
is approximately 197 f t (60 m) from the ve-
hicle.
REMOTE STARTING THE VEHICLE
To use the Remote Engine Start feature
perform the following:1. Aim the Intelligent Key at the vehicle.
2. Press the
button to lock all
doors.
3. Within 5 seconds press and hold the
button until the turn signal
lights flash and the tail lamps turn on. If
the vehicle is not within view press and
hold the
button for at least 2 sec-
onds.
The following events will occur when the
engine starts:
∙ The parking lights will turn on and re- main on as long as the engine is run-
ning.
∙ The doors will be locked and the climate control system may come on. ∙ The engine will continue to run for
10 minutes. Repeat the steps to extend
the time for an additional 10 minutes.
For additional information, refer to “Ex-
tending engine run time” in this section.
Press and hold the brake pedal while
switching the ignition to the ON position
before driving. For additional information,
refer to “Driving the vehicle” in the “Starting
and driving” section of this manual.
EXTENDING ENGINE RUN TIME
The Remote Engine Start feature can be
extended one time by performing the
steps listed in “Remote starting the vehicle”
in this section. Run time will be calculated
as follows: ∙ The first 10 minute run time will start when the Remote Engine Start function
is performed.
∙ The second 10 minutes will start imme- diately when the Remote Engine Start
function is performed again. For ex-
ample, if the engine has been running
for 5 minutes, and 10 minutes are
added, the engine will run for a total of
15 minutes.
∙ Extending engine run time will bring you to the two Remote Engine Start limit. A maximum of two Remote Engine Starts,
or a single Remote Engine Start with an
extension, are allowed between ignition
cycles. The ignition switch must be cycled
to the ON position and then back to the
OFF position before the Remote Engine
Start procedure can be used again.
CANCELING A REMOTE ENGINE
START
To cancel a Remote Engine Start, perform
one of the following:
∙ Aim the Intelligent Key at the vehicle and press
until the parking lights
turn off.
∙ Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
∙ Cycle the ignition switch on and then off.
∙ The extended engine run time has ex- pired.
∙ The first 10 minute timer has expired.
∙ Opening the engine hood.
∙ Shif ting the vehicle out of P (Park).
∙ The alarm sounds due to illegal entry into the vehicle.
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∙ Pushing the ignition switch without theIntelligent Key in the vehicle.
∙ Not pressing the brake pedal while pressing the ignition switch with the In-
telligent Key in the vehicle.
CONDITIONS THE REMOTE ENGINE
START WILL NOT WORK
The Remote Engine Start will not operate if
any of the following conditions are present:
∙ “Remote Engine Start” is turned off in the “Locking” section of the Vehicle Set-
tings menu.
∙ The ignition switch is placed in the ON position.
∙ The hood is not securely closed.
∙ The hazard indicator lights are on.
∙ The engine is still running. The engine must be completely stopped. Wait at
least 6 seconds if the engine goes from
running to off. This is not applicable
when extending engine run time.
∙ The
button is not pressed and
held for at least 2 seconds. ∙ The
button is not pressed and
held within 5 seconds of pressing the
lock button.
∙ The brake is pressed.
∙ The doors are not closed and locked.
∙ The lif tgate is open.
∙ The I–Key Indicator Light remains solid is in the vehicle information display.
∙ The alarm sounds due to illegal entry into the vehicle.
∙ Two Remote Engine Starts, or a single Remote Engine Start with an extension,
have already been used.
∙ The vehicle is not in P (Park).
∙ There is a detected registered key al- ready inside of the vehicle.
∙ The Remote Engine Start function has been switched to the OFF position in
Vehicle Settings of the vehicle informa-
tion display. For additional information,
refer to “Vehicle information display” in
the “Instruments and controls” section
of this manual. The Remote Engine Start may display a
warning or indicator in the vehicle informa-
tion display. For additional information, re-
fer to “Vehicle information display” in the
“Instruments and controls” section of this
manual.
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the guide lines, the icons and the mes-
sages may not be displayed immedi-
ately.3. Slowly back up the vehicle adjustingthe steering wheel so that the pre-
dicted course lines
Benter the park-
ing space
C. 4. Maneuver the steering wheel to make
the vehicle width guide lines
Dparallel
to the parking space
Cwhile referring
to the predicted course lines.
5. When the vehicle is parked in the space completely, move the shif t lever to the
P (Park) position and apply the parking
brake.
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ADJUSTING THE SCREEN
To adjust the Display ON/OFF, Brightness,
Tint, Color, Contrast and Black Level of the
RearView Monitor, press the SETTING but-
ton with the RearView Monitor on. Select
one of the items and change the value by
touching the “+” or “-” key or by turning the
multi-function controller.
NOTE:
Do not adjust the Brightness, Tint, Color,
Contrast and Black Level of the RearView
Monitor while the vehicle is moving. Make
sure the parking brake is firmly applied.
HOW TO TURN ON AND OFF
PREDICTED COURSE LINES
To toggle on and off the predicted course
lines while in the P (Park) position:1. Press the SETTING button.
2. Touch the Camera or Camera/Sonar key.
3. Touch the Camera key.
4. Touch the Predicted Course Lines key to turn the feature on or off.
REARVIEW MONITOR SYSTEM
LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Listed below are the system limitations
for RearView Monitor. Failure to operate
the vehicle in accordance with these
system limitations could result in seri-
ous injury or death.
∙ The system cannot completely elimi-nate blind spots and may not show
every object. ∙ Underneath the bumper and the cor-
ner areas of the bumper cannot be
viewed on the RearView Monitor be-
cause of its monitoring range limita-
tion. The system will not show small
objects below the bumper, and may
not show objects close to the bumper
or on the ground.
∙ Objects viewed in the RearView Moni- tor differ from actual distance be-
cause a wide-angle lens is used.
∙ Objects in the RearView Monitor will appear visually opposite compared to
when viewed in the rearview and out-
side mirrors.
∙ Use the displayed lines as a reference. The lines are highly affected by the
number of occupants, fuel level, ve-
hicle position, road conditions and
road grade.
∙ Make sure that the lif tgate is securely closed when backing up.
∙ Do not put anything on the rearview camera. The rearview camera is in-
stalled above the license plate.
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4. Maneuver the steering wheel to makethe vehicle width guide lines
Dparallel
to the parking space
Cwhile referring
to the predicted course lines.
5. When the vehicle is parked in the space completely, move the shif t lever to the
P (Park) position and apply the parking
brake.
HOW TO SWITCH THE DISPLAY
With the ignition switch in the ON position,
press the CAMERA or CAMERA/
but-
ton or move the shif t lever to the R (Re-
verse) position to operate the Intelligent
Around View Monitor.
The Intelligent Around View Monitor dis-
plays different split screen views depend-
ing on the position of the shif t lever. When
activating the Intelligent Around View
Monitor, the guide lines, the icons and the
messages may not be displayed immedi-
ately. Press the CAMERA or CAMERA/
button to switch between the available
views.
If the shif t lever is in the R (Reverse) position,
the available views are:
∙ Rear view/bird’s-eye view split screen
∙ Rear view/front-side view split screen If the shif t lever is in the P (Park) position, the
available views are:
∙ Front view/bird’s-eye view split screen
∙ Front view/front-side view split screen
If the shif t lever is in the D (Drive) position,
the available views are: ∙ Front view/bird’s-eye view split screen
∙ Front view/front-side view split screen
The display will switch from the Intelligent
Around View Monitor screen when: ∙ The shif t lever is in the D (Drive) position and the vehicle speed increases above
approximately 6 mph (10 km/h)
∙ A different screen is selected.
ADJUSTING THE SCREEN
To adjust the Display ON/OFF, Brightness,
Tint, Color, Contrast and Black Level of the
Intelligent Around View Monitor, press the
SETTING button with the monitor on. Select
one of the items and change the value by
touching the “+” or “-” key or by turning the
multi-function controller.
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NOTE:
Do not adjust the Brightness, Tint, Color,
Contrast and Black Level of the Intelli-
gent Around View Monitor while the ve-
hicle is moving. Make sure the parking
brake is firmly applied.
INTELLIGENT AROUND VIEW
MONITOR SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Listed below are the system limitations
for Intelligent Around View Monitor.
Failure to operate the vehicle in accor-
dance with these system limitations
could result in serious injury or death.
∙ Do not use the Intelligent Around ViewMonitor with the outside mirrors in
the stored position, and make sure
that the lif tgate is securely closed
when operating the vehicle using the
Intelligent Around View Monitor.
∙ The apparent distance between ob- jects viewed on the Intelligent Around
View Monitor differs from the actual
distance.
∙ The cameras are installed on the front grille, the outside mirrors and above
the rear license plate. Do not put any-
thing on the vehicle that covers the
cameras.
∙ When washing the vehicle with high pressure water, be sure not to spray it
around the cameras. Otherwise, wa-
ter may enter the camera unit causing
water condensation on the lens, a
malfunction, fire or an electric shock.
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∙ When the ignition switch is placed in the“OFF” position and turned back to the
“ON” position again. To prevent the so-
nar system from activating altogether,
use the “Camera” menu. For additional
information, refer to “Sonar function
settings” in this section.
Sonar function settings
To set up the sonar function to your pre-
ferred settings, press the SETTING button,
select the “Camera/Sonar” key and then
select the “Sonar” key on the center display.
Designs and items displayed on the
screen may vary depending on the mod-
els.
Sonar Volume: Adjust the volume of the
buzzer.
Sonar: When this item is turned ON, the
rear sonar is activated. When this item is
turned OFF (indicator turns off ), the rear
sonar is deactivated. The amber markers
are displayed at the corners of the vehicle
icon. The next time the ignition switch is
placed in the ON position, “sonar is OFF” is
displayed briefly.
Towing mode (if so equipped): When this
item is turned ON, only the rear sonar is
OFF. The amber markers are displayed at
the rear corners of the vehicle icon. Show Camera when Sonar Activate (if so
equipped):
When this item is turned ON,
the camera view is automatically shown on
the display in the case that the distance to
the objects measured by the sonar is be-
coming short.
Sonar Sensitivity: Adjust the sensitivity
level of the sonar higher (right) or lower
(lef t).SONAR SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Listed below are the system limitations
for the sonar function. Failure to oper-
ate the vehicle in accordance with these
system limitations could result in seri-
ous injury or death.
∙ Inclement weather or ultrasonic sources such as an automatic car
wash, a truck’s compressed-air
brakes or a pneumatic drill may affect
the function of the system, including
reduced performance or a false
activation.
∙ The system is not designed to prevent contact with small or moving objects. ∙ The system will not detect small ob-
jects below the bumper, and may not
detect objects close to the bumper or
on the ground.
∙ The system may not detect the fol- lowing objects:
– Fluff y objects such as snow, cloth, cotton, grass or wool.
– Thin objects such as rope, wire or chain.
– Wedge-shaped objects.
∙ If your vehicle sustains damage to the bumper fascia, leaving it misaligned
or bent, the sensing zone may be al-
tered causing inaccurate measure-
ment of objects or false alarms.
CAUTION
Excessive noise (such as audio system
volume or an open vehicle window) will
interfere with the tone and it may not
be heard.
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5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving..........5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..............5-2
Three-way catalyst ...........................5-2
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)........................................5-3
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions ..................................5-7
Avoiding collision and rollover ................5-7
Off-roadrecovery ............................5-7
Rapid air pressure loss .......................5-8
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ...........5-9
Driving safety precautions ....................5-9
Push-button ignition switch .....................5-11
Operating range ............................. 5-12
Push-button ignition switch positions .......5-13
Emergency engine shut off ..................5-14
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery
discharge ................................... 5-14
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .........5-15
Before starting the engine ......................5-15
Starting the engine ............................. 5-15
Remote Engine Start (if so equipped) ........5-16
Driving the vehicle .............................. 5-17Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT)
........................................ 5-17
Parking brake .................................. 5-22
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) (if so equipped) .......5-22
BSW system operation ......................5-24
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-25
BSW system limitations ......................5-26
BSW driving situations .......................5-27
System temporarily unavailable .............5-30
System maintenance ........................ 5-31
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped) . . 5-32 RCTA system operation ......................5-33
How to enable/disable the RCTA
system ...................................... 5-35
RCTA system limitations .....................5-36
System temporarily unavailable .............5-39
System maintenance ........................ 5-40
Cruise control (if so equipped) ..................5-41
Precautions on cruise control ................5-41
Cruise control operations ....................5-42
Intelligent
Cruise Control (ICC) (if so equipped) . . 5-43
ICC system operation .......................5-44