lights NISSAN PATHFINDER 2023 Owner's Manual

Vehicle Settings
The vehicle settings menu allows the user to change the settings for lights, wipers, locking, keys, and other vehicle settings.
Some menu items shown below may not be equipped on your vehicle.
Menu itemExplanation
Power Back Door Allows user to turn the power back door on or off.
Lighting Displays the available lighting options.
Welcome Headlight Allows user to turn the welcome headlight on or off.
Auto Room Lamp Allows user to turn the auto room lamp on or off.
Accent Lighting Allows user to adjust the accent lighting.
Auto Headlight Allows user to change when the lights illuminate based on the brightness outside the vehicle.
Light Off Delay Allows user to change the duration of time that the automatic headlights stay on af ter the vehicle is shut off.
Locking Displays the available locking options.
Ext. Door Switch Allows user to turn the exit door switch on or off.
Selective Unlock Allows user to turn the selective unlock feature o n or off. When this item is turned on (default), only the driver’s
door is unlocked af ter the driver’s door unlock operation. All the doors can be unlocked if the capacitive touch
pad is pressed within 60 seconds of the door handle capacitive unlock feature. When this feature is turned off, all
the doors unlock when the drivers door unlock operation is performed once.
Auto Door Unlock Allows the user to set the auto door unlock to Shif t to P and OFF.
Horn beeps on lock Allows the user to turn the horn beeps on lock feature on or off.
Walk Away Lock Allows the user to turn the walk away lock function ON or OFF. For additional information, see “Walk away lock
function” (P. 3-17).
Approach Unlock Allows the user to turn the approach unlock function ON or OFF. For additional information, see “Approach unlock
function” (P. 3-17).
Wipers Displays the available wiper options.
Speed Dependent Allows user to turn the speed dependent wipers on or off.
Rain Sensor Allows user to turn the rain sensor on or off.
Reverse Link Allows user to turn the reverse link feature on or off.
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Menu itemExplanation
Operation guidance Displays the available operation guidance settings.
Lights Allows user to turn the light mode guidance on or off.
Wiper Displays the available wiper guidance settings.
Front Allows user to turn the front wiper guidance on or off.
Rear Allows user to turn the rear wiper guidance on or off.
High Beam Assist Allows user to turn the High Beam Assist guidance on or off.
Seat Memory Allows user to turn the seat memory guidance on or off.
Cruise Control Allows user to turn the cruise control guidance on or off.
Unit/Language
The unit/language menu allows the user to change the units shown in the vehicle information display.
Some menu items shown below may not be equipped on your vehicle.
Menu item Explanation
Mileage/Fuel Displays the available mileage/fuel display units and allows user to select preferred unit for display.
Tire Pressure Allows user to select the tire pressure display units.
Temperature Allows user to select the temperature display units.
Language Displays the available language options and allows user to select preferred language for display.
Factory Reset
The factory reset menu allows the user to restore the vehicle information display settings to factory status.
Some menu items shown below may not be equipped on your vehicle.
Menu item Explanation
Factory Reset Allows user to reset the vehicle information display setti
ngs to the original factory settings. Once selected,
the user can confirm or cancel the reset.
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Electric shif t control
system indicator
This indicator appears when a malfunction
occurs in the electric shif t control system.
When the master warning indicator ap-
pears, the chime sounds and the following
message is displayed in the vehicle infor-
mation display: “When parked apply park-
ing brake”.
When the ignition is placed in the OFF posi-
tion, the chime sounds continuously. En-
sure the parking brake is applied
Have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
Front fog light indicator
(green)
The front fog light indicator appears when
the front fog lights are on. For additional
information, see “Fog light switch” (P. 2-89).
Headlight System Error: See Owner’s
Manual
This warning appears when there is an er-
ror with the system. For additional informa-
tion, see “Headlight and turn signal switch”
(P. 2-82).
High Beam Assist indicator
(green)
This indicator appears when the head-
lights come on while the headlight switch
is in the AUTO position with the high beams
selected and the engine running. This indi-
cates that the high beam assist is
operational.
For additional information, see “Headlight
and turn signal switch” (P. 2-82).
High beam indicator (blue)
This blue indicator appears when the
headlight high beams are on and goes out
when the low beams are selected.
The high beam indicator also appears
when the passing signal is activated.
Hill descent control system
ON indicator
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, this indicator appears briefly and
then turns off.
The indicator appears when the hill de-
scent control system is activated.
If the hill descent control switch is on and
the indicator blinks, the system is not
engaged.If the indicator does not appear when the
hill descent switch is on, the system may
not be functioning properly. Have the sys-
tem checked. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
For additional information, see “Hill descent
control switch” (P. 2-94) “Hill descent control
system” (P. 5-182).
Low Fuel
This warning appears when the fuel level in
the fuel tank is getting low. Refuel as soon
as it is convenient, preferably before the
fuel gauge reaches 0 (Empty).
There will be
a small reserve of fuel in the tank when
the fuel gauge needle reaches 0 (Empty).
Low Outside Temperature
This warning appears if the outside tem-
perature is below 37°F (3°C). The tempera-
ture can be changed to display in Celsius or
Fahrenheit. For additional information, see
“Driver Assistance” (P. 2-56).
Low tire pressure indicator
Your vehicle is equipped with a Tire Pres-
sure Monitoring System (TPMS) that moni-
tors the tire pressure of all tires except the
spare.
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Press Brake Pedal to
prevent rolling
This warning appears in the following situ-
ations:
• The driver tries to release the electronicparking brake manually without depress-
ing the brake pedal.
• The vehicle is stopped on a steep hill and there is a possibility of moving backward,
even if the electronic parking brake is
applied.
• This warning appears and chime sounds if the vehicle moves while the automatic
brake hold function is activated. Apply the
foot brake to stop the vehicle moving.
Press brake to operate
switch
This indicator appears if the automatic
brake hold switch is pushed without de-
pressing the brake pedal while the auto-
matic brake hold function is activated. De-
press the brake pedal and push the switch
to deactivate the automatic brake hold
function.
For additional information, see “Automatic
brake hold” (P. 5-28).
Push brake and start
switch to drive
This indicator appears when the shif t posi-
tion is in the P (Park) position.
This indicator also appears when the ve-
hicle has been started using the Remote
Engine Start (if so equipped) function.
This indicator means that the engine will
start by pushing the ignition switch with
the brake pedal depressed. You can start
the engine from any position of the ignition
switch.
Rear seat belt warning
• This warning includes display of the seatbelts for rear positions only. Rear seat
belts that are unfastened will appear red.
• If any rear seat belts are unfastened when the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, this warning will display for
about one minute, or until dismissed.
• When a rear seat belt is changed from fastened to unfastened, this warning will
display for over one minute, or until dis-
missed, and the seat belt warning light
will turn on. • If the vehicle is driven above 9 mph (15
km/h) during or af ter the status change,
this warning will display, the seat belt
warning light will blink, and the chime will
sound for over one minute. During this
time, the warning and chime cannot be
dismissed unless the rear seat belt is fas-
tened again. Once the seat belt warning
light and chime have turned off, the dis-
play will remain until dismissed.
NOTE:
•While it appears, this message will also
display the status of all doors and rear
hatch.
• Opening and closing a rear door while
stopped will reset this warning, similar
to pushing the ignition switch to ON
again.
Reminder: Turn OFF
headlights
This warning appears when the headlights
are lef t in the ON position when exiting the
vehicle. Place the headlight switch in the
OFF or AUTO position. For additional infor-
mation, see “Headlight and turn signal
switch” (P. 2-82).
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Seat belt indicator and
chime
• The indicator and chime remind you tofasten the seat belts.
• The seat belt indicator appears when the ignition switch is pushed to the ON posi-
tion if the driver’s seat belt is not fastened,
or if the front passenger seat belt is not
fastened when occupied.
• The seat belt indicator also appears if a rear passenger seat belt is changed from
fastened to unfastened.
• If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, the chime will sound shortly.
• If the vehicle is driven above 9 mph (15 km/h) in the conditions that illuminate
the seat belt indicator, the indicator will
begin to blink and the chime will sound
for over one minute, or until the seat belt
is fastened again.
NOTE:
•The indicator and/or chime may acti-
vate if an object is placed in the unoc-
cupied front passenger seat. In this
case, please remove the object from
the front passenger seat. •
The indicator and/or chime may acti-
vate if any seat belt is unfastened be-
fore the vehicle comes to a complete
stop. Please remain fastened until the
vehicle has come to a complete stop.
Shipping Mode On Push Storage Fuse
This warning may appear if the extended
storage switch is not pushed in. When this
warning appears, push in the extended
storage switch to turn off the warning. For
additional information, see “Extended stor-
age switch” (P. 2-106).
Side light and headlight
indicator (green)
The side indicator and headlight indicator
appears when the side light or headlights
are on (not including the Daytime Running
Lights (DRL) system or signature lights). If
the headlight switch is in the AUTO posi-
tion, the side indicator and headlight indi-
cator will appear when the headlights turn
on. For additional information, see “Head-
light and turn signal switch” (P. 2-82).
Steep Slope Apply foot
brake
This indicator appears, and chime sounds
if the “Caution Steep slope” indicator has
appeared over about 3 minutes. Then the parking brake will automatically be applied
and the brake force of the automatic brake
hold will be released, and the vehicle may
move or roll away unexpectedly. Apply the
foot brake to stop the vehicle moving.
For additional information, see “Automatic
brake hold” (P. 5-28).
Time for a break?
This indicator appears when the set time is
reached. The time can be set up to six
hours. For additional information, see “Set-
tings” (P. 2-55).
Tire Pressure Low - Add Air
This warning appears when the low tire
pressure warning light in the meter illumi-
nates and low tire pressure is detected. The
warning appears each time the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position as long
as the low tire pressure warning light re-
mains illuminated. If this warning appears,
stop the vehicle and adjust the tire pres-
sures of all four tires to the recommended
COLD tire pressure shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. For additional
information, see “Low tire pressure warning
light” (P. 2-18) and “Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)” (P. 5-5).
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Vehicle security system activation
The vehicle security system will give the
following alarm:
• The headlights blink and the horn soundsintermittently.
• The alarm automatically turns off af ter a period of time. However, the alarm reacti-
vates if the vehicle is tampered with
again. The alarm can be shut off by un-
locking the driver's door by pressing the
button on the Intelligent Key or plac-
ing the ignition switch in the ON position.
The alarm is activated by:
• opening a door without using the Intelli- gent Key (even if the door is unlocked by
using the inside lock knob or the power
door lock switch).
How to stop an activated alarm
The alarm stops only by unlocking the driv-
er’s door or the lif tgate by pressing the
button on the Intelligent Key or push-
ing the capacitive touch pad (if so
equipped) on the driver's or passenger's
door with the Intelligent Key in range of the
door handle.
NISSAN VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER
SYSTEM
The NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
will not allow the engine to start without
the use of a registered key.
If the engine fails to start using a registered
key (for example, when interference is
caused by another registered key, an auto-
mated toll road device or automatic pay-
ment device on the key ring), restart the
engine using the following procedures:
1. Leave the ignition switch in the ON posi- tion for approximately 5 seconds.
2. Place the ignition switch in the OFF or LOCK position and wait approximately
10 seconds.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
4. Restart the engine while holding the de- vice (which may have caused the inter-
ference) separate from the registered
key.
If the no start condition reoccurs, NISSAN
recommends placing the registered key on
a separate key ring to avoid interference
from other devices. Never leave these keys in the vehicle.
FCC Notice:
For USA:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's author-
ity to operate the equipment.
For Canada:
This device contains licence-exempt
transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply
with Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada’s licence-exempt
RSS(s). Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause interference. (2) This de-
vice must accept any interference, in-
cluding interference that may cause un-
desired operation of the device.
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CAUTION
When cleaning the inner side of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the rear window defroster.
NOTE:
The top and bottom few rows of wires on
the rear window are not part of the rear
window defroster system. These wires
make up the antenna for the audio
system.
HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCHLighting
1Rotate the switch to theposition,
and the front parking, tail, license plate,
and instrument panel lights will come
on.
2Rotate the switch to theposition,
and the headlights will come on and all
the other lights remain on.
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Type A (if so equipped)
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Type B (if so equipped)
HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL
SWITCH
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NOTE:
The Lights mode guidance feature may
be disabled. For additional information,
see “Vehicle information display–7 inch
(18 cm) Type A” (P. 2-23) or “Vehicle infor-
mation display—12.3 inch (31 cm) Type B”
(P. 2-48).
CAUTION
Use the headlights with the engine run-
ning to avoid discharging the vehicle
battery.
Autolight system (if so equipped)
The autolight system allows the headlights
to turn on and off automatically. The auto-
light system can:
• Turn on the headlights, front parking, tail, license plate and instrument panel lights
automatically when it is dark.
• Turn off all the lights when it is light.
• Keep all the lights on for a period of time af ter you place the ignition switch in the
OFF position and all doors are closed. • Turn on the headlights if the windshield
wipers make multiple continuous passes
within approximately one minute of the
first pass (if so equipped). The headlights
remain on until the wipers are turned off
for a short period of time.
NOTE:
Autolight activation sensitivity (if so
equipped) and the time delay for auto-
light shutoff can be adjusted. For addi-
tional information, see “Vehicle infor-
mation display–7 inch (18 cm) Type A”
(P. 2-23) or “Vehicle information
display—12.3 inch (31 cm) Type B”
(P. 2-48).
To turn on the autolight system:
• Place the headlight switch in the AUTOposition
O1.
• Place the ignition switch in the ON position.
• The autolight system automatically turns the headlights on and off.
Initially, if the ignition switch is turned OFF
and a door is opened and lef t open, the
headlights remain ON for a period of time. If
another door is opened while the head-
lights are on, then the timer is reset.
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To turn the autolight system off, place the
switch in the OFF,,orposition.
The headlights will turn on automatically at
twilight or in rainy weather (when the wind-
shield wiper is operated continuously).
If the ignition switch is placed in the OFF
position and one of the doors is opened
and this condition is continued, the head-
lights remain on for 5 minutes.
Be sure you do not put anything on top
of the autolight sensor located in the top
side of the instrument panel
O1. The au-
tolight sensor controls the autolight; if it
is covered, the autolight sensor reacts as
if it is dark out and the headlights will
illuminate. If this occurs while parked
with the engine off and the ignition
switch placed in the ON position, your
vehicle's battery could become
discharged.
Follow me home lighting (if so
equipped)
The follow me home feature allows you to
provide lighting from the vehicle af ter the
ignition switch has been placed in the OFF
position. Pulling the headlight stalk toward
you once will activate the headlights for
approximately 30 seconds. Af ter that pe-
riod of time, it will automatically switch off. It
is possible to pull the headlight stalk up to
four times to increase the lighting period
up to 2 minutes.
NOTE:
The follow me home feature can be can-
celed by placing the ignition switch in
the ON position.LIC4687
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Headlight beam select
1To select the high beam function, push
the lever forward while the low beams
are on. The high beam lights come on
and the
indicator light illuminates.
2Pull the lever back to return to the low
beam.
3Pulling and releasing the lever flashes
the headlight high beams on and off.
The low beams do not need to be on
for this to function.
High Beam Assist
The High Beam Assist system will operate
when the vehicle is driven at speeds of ap-
proximately 25 mph (40 km/h) and above. If
an oncoming vehicle or leading vehicle ap-
pears in front of your vehicle when the
headlight high beam is on, the headlight
will be switched to the low beam
automatically.
WARNING
• The High Beam Assist system is a
convenience but it is not a substitute
for safe driving operation. The driver
should remain alert at all times, en-
sure safe driving practices and
switch the high beams and low beam
manually when necessary.
• The high beam or low beam may not
switch automatically under the fol-
lowing conditions. Switch the high
beam and low beam manually.
– During bad weather (rain, fog,
snow, wind, etc.).
– When a light source similar to a
headlight or tail light is in the vi-
cinity of the vehicle. –
When the headlights of the on-
coming vehicle or the leading ve-
hicle are turned off, when the color
of the light is affected due to for-
eign materials on the lights, or
when the light beam is out of
position.
– When there is a sudden, continu-
ous change in brightness.
– When driving on a road that
passes over rolling hills, or a road
that has level differences.
– When driving on a road with many
curves.
– When a sign or mirror-like surface
is reflecting intense light towards
the front of the vehicle.
– When the container, etc. being
towed by a leading vehicle is re-
flecting intense light.
– When a headlight on your vehicle
is damaged or dirty.
– When the vehicle is leaning at an
angle due to a punctured tire, be-
ing towed, etc.
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