NISSAN SENTRA 2020 Owner´s Manual

Customize Display
The customize display menu allows the user to customize the information that appears in the vehicle information display.
Menu itemResult
Main Menu Selection Displays available screens that can be shown in the vehicle information display.
Home Allows user to turn the home screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Speed Allows user to turn the speed screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Blank Allows user to turn the blank on or off in the vehicle information display.
Fuel Economy Allows user to turn the fuel economy screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
ECO Pedal Guide Allows user to turn the ECO Pedal guide screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Drive Computer Allows user to turn the drive computer screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
TPMS (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the TPMS screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Speed Limit Sign (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the TSR screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Audio (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the audio controls screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Driving Aids Allows user to turn the driving aids screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Cruise (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the cruise control screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Chassis Control (if so equipped) Allows user to turn the chassis control screen on or off in the vehicle information display.
Cruise Screen Transition (if so equipped) Allow user to turn the cruise screen transition on or off.
Welcome Effect (if so equipped) Displays the available welcome effect settings.
Gauges Allows user to turn the gauges effect on or off.
Animation Allows user to turn the animation effect on or off.
Light/Wiper Guidance (if so equipped) Displays the available light and wiper guidance settings. Lights mode guidance Allows user to turn the light mode guidance on or off.
Wiper mode guidance Allows user to turn the wiper mode guidance on or off.
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Unit/Language
The unit/language menu allows the user to change the units shown in the vehicle information display.
Menu itemResult
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.
Menu item Result
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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VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY
INDICATORS
IndicatorName
Blind Spot Warning
(BSW) indicator
Drive sport mode indi- cator
Automatic Emergency
Braking with Pedestrian Detection emergency warning indicator
Lane Departure Warn- ing indicator
Transmission Shif t po-sition indicator
Vehicle ahead detec- tion indicator
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) indicator
This indicator shows when the BSW system
is engaged.
For additional information, refer to “Blind
Spot Warning (BSW)” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
Drive sport mode indicator
A small “S” appears to the right of the Trans-
mission Shif t Position indicator in the ve-
hicle information display when the drive
sport mode is engaged.
Activate the drive sport mode by pushing
the switch on the shif t lever while the shif t
lever is in the D (Drive) position.
For additional information, refer to “Driving
the vehicle” in the “Starting and driving” sec-
tion of this manual.
Automatic Emergency Braking with
Pedestrian Detection warning
indicator
This indicator illuminates along, with an au-
dible warning, when the system detects
the possibility of a forward collision.
For additional information, refer to “Auto-
matic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian
Detection” or “Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW)” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
indicator
This indicator shows when the LDW system
is engaged.
For additional information, refer to “Lane
Departure Warning (LDW)” in the “Starting
and driving” section of this manual.
Transmission Shif t Position indicator
This indicator shows the transmission shif t
position.
Vehicle ahead detection indicator
This indicator shows when the following
systems are engaged and have detected a
vehicle:
• Automatic Emergency Braking with Pe-
destrian Detection
• Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I- FCW)
For additional information, refer to “Auto-
matic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian
Detection” or “Intelligent Forward Collision
Warning (I-FCW)” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
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VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY
WARNINGS
1. No Key Detected
2. Key ID Incorrect3. Key Battery Low
4. Key System Error: See Owner’s Manual
5. Key Registration Complete
6. Shif t to Park7. Push Ignition to OFF
8. Push brake and start switch to drive
9. Engine start operation for Intelligent Key
system (if I-Key battery level is low)
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10. Release Parking Brake
11. Low Fuel
12. Loose Fuel Cap
13. Engine Oil Service due in–––km
14. Low Washer Fluid (if so equipped)
15. Tire Pressure Low - Add Air
16. Door/ Trunk Open
17. Timer Alert —Time for a break?
18. Low outside temperature indicator
19. Power will turn off to save the battery
20. Power turned off to save the battery
21. Reminder: Turn OFF Headlights
22. Headlight System Error See Owner’sManual (if so equipped)
23. Parking Sensor Error: See Owner’s Manual
24. Driver Attention Alert— Take a Break?
25. Driver Attention Alert Malfunction
26. Malfunction: See Owner’s Manual
27. Unavailable: Side Radar Obstruction
28. Malfunction (if so equipped) 29. Shipping Mode On Push Storage Fuse
30. Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) indica-
tors (if so equipped)
31. CVT (AT) Malfunction Service now (if so equipped)
32. CVT (AT) hot Power reduced (if so equipped)
33. Chassis Control System Error: See Owner’s Manual (if so equipped)
34. Not Available System Malfunction
35. Not Available Front Radar Blocked
36. Currently not available (if so equipped)
37. Not Available Poor Road Conditions (if so equipped)
38. Unavailable: High Cabin Temperature
39. Rear Door Alert is activated
40. Check Rear Seat For All Articles
41. Rear seat belt reminder
42. Rotate Steering Wheel and Push Start Switch
43. No Key Press and hold to Stop Engine
44. Speed Limit Sign (if so equipped)
45. Brightness indicator 46. Engine Stalled Stop safely
47. Engine Malfunction Power reduced Ser-
vice now
48. Engine Malfunction Service now
49. Engine hot Power reduced
No Key Detected
This warning appears when the Intelligent
Key is lef t outside the vehicle with the igni-
tion switch in the ON position. Make sure
the Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle.
For additional information, refer to “NISSAN
Intelligent Key®” in the “Pre-driving checks
and adjustments” section of this manual.
Key ID Incorrect
This warning appears when the ignition
switch is placed from the OFF position and
the Intelligent Key is not recognized by the
system. You cannot start the engine with
an unregistered key.
For additional information, refer to “NISSAN
Intelligent Key®” in the “Pre-driving checks
and adjustments” section of this manual.
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Key Battery Low
This indicator illuminates when the Intelli-
gent Key battery is running out of power.
If this indicator illuminates, replace the bat-
tery with a new one. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Battery replacement” in
the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this manual.
Key System Error: See Owner’s
Manual
Af ter the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, this light comes on for a period
of time and then turns off.
The Key System Error message warns of a
malfunction with the Intelligent Key sys-
tem. If the light comes on while the engine
is stopped, it may be impossible to start
the engine.
If the light comes on while the engine is
running, you can drive the vehicle. However,
in these cases, have the system checked. It
is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
Key Registration Complete
This appears when a new Intelligent Key is
registered to the vehicle.
Shif t to Park
This warning illuminates when the ignition
switch is in the AUTO ACC or OFF position
and the shif t lever is not in the P (Park)
position. Also, a chime sounds when the
ignition switch is in the AUTO ACC or OFF
position.
If this warning illuminates, move the shif t
lever to the P (Park) position and start the
engine.
Push Ignition to OFF
Af ter the Push Ignition to OFF warning illu-
minates, the warning will illuminate if the
ignition switch is placed in the AUTO ACC
position when the shif t lever is moved to
the P (Park) position.
To turn off the Push warning, place the ig-
nition switch in the ON position and then in
the LOCK position.
Push brake and start switch to drive
This indicator appears when the shif t lever
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 withthe brake pedal depressed. You can start
the engine from any position of the ignition
switch.
Engine start operation for Intelligent
Key system (if I-Key battery level is
low)
This indicator appears when the battery of
the Intelligent Key is low and when the In-
telligent Key system and the vehicle are not
communicating normally.
If this appears, touch the ignition switch
with the Intelligent Key while depressing
the brake pedal. For additional information,
refer to “NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery dis-
charge” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Release Parking Brake
This warning illuminates in the message
area of the vehicle information display
when the parking brake is set and the ve-
hicle is driven.
Low Fuel
This warning illuminates 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).
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will be a small reserve of fuel in the tank
when the fuel gauge needle reaches 0
(Empty).
Loose Fuel Cap
This warning appears when the fuel-filler
cap is not tightened correctly af ter the ve-
hicle has been refueled. For additional in-
formation, refer to “Fuel-filler cap” in the
“Pre-driving checks and adjustments” sec-
tion of this manual.
EngineOilServiceduein–––km
This distance to oil change is displayed if
the distance to oil change is less than 100
km (62 miles).
Low Washer Fluid (if so equipped)
This warning illuminates when the
windshield-washer fluid is at a low level.
Add windshield-washer fluid as necessary.
For additional information, refer to
“Windshield-washer fluid” in the “Do-it-
yourself ” section of this manual.
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, refer to “Low tire pressure
warning light” in this section and “Tire Pres-
sure Monitoring System (TPMS)” in the
“Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
Door/Trunk Open
This warning illuminates when a door or
the trunk has been opened.
Timer Alert — 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, refer to
“Settings” in this section.
Low outside temperature indicator
This indicator appears if the outside tem-
perature is below 3°C (37°F). The tempera-
ture can be changed to display in Celsius or
Fahrenheit. For additional information, re-
fer to “Settings” in this section.
Power will turn off to save the battery
This message appears in the vehicle infor-
mation display af ter a period of time if the
ignition switch is in the AUTO ACC or the ON
position and if the vehicle is in P (Park). For
additional information, refer to “Push-
button ignition switch positions” in the
“Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
Power turned off to save the battery
This message appears af ter the ignition
switch is automatically turned off. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Push-button ig-
nition switch positions” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
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, refer to “Headlight and turn signal
switch” in this section.
Headlight System Error See Owner’s
Manual (if so equipped)
This warning illuminates when there is an
error with the system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Headlight and turn signal
switch” in this section.
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Parking Sensor Error: See Owner’s
Manual
This warning illuminates when there is an
error with the system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Rear Sonar System (RSS)”
in the “Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
Driver Attention Alert— Take a Break?
This alert appears when the system has
detected that the driver may be displaying
fatigue or a lack of attention.
Driver Attention Alert Malfunction
This warning appears when the Intelligent
Driver Alertness system is not functioning
properly. For additional information, refer to
“Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)” in the
“Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
Malfunction: See Owner’s Manual
This warning appears when one or more of
the following systems are not functioning
properly:
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
• Blind Spot Warning (BSW)If one or more of these warnings appear,
have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
Unavailable: Side Radar Obstruction
This message appears when the Blind
Spot Warning (BSW)/Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA) systems become unavailable be-
cause a radar blockage is detected. For
additional information, refer to “Blind Spot
Warning (BSW)” or “Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA)” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Malfunction
This warning appears when the Automatic
Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detec-
tion system or Intelligent Forward Collision
Warning (I-FCW) system is not functioning
properly.
If one or more of these warnings appears,
have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
For additional information, refer to “Auto-
matic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian
Detection” or “Intelligent Forward Collision
Warning (I-FCW)” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
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, refer to “Extended
storage switch” in this section.
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
indicators (if so equipped)
These indicators show the Intelligent
Cruise Control (ICC) system status. The sta-
tus is shown by color. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Intelligent Cruise Control
(ICC)” in the “Starting and driving” section of
this manual.
CVT (AT) Malfunction Service now (if
so equipped)
This warning illuminates when there is a
problem with the CVT system. If this warn-
ing comes on, have the system checked. It
is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
CVT (AT) hot Power reduced (if so
equipped)
This transmission has a high fluid tem-
perature protection mode. If the fluid tem-
perature becomes too high (for example,
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climbing steep grades in high tempera-
tures with heavy loads, such as when tow-
ing a trailer), engine power and, under
some conditions, vehicle speed will be de-
creased automatically to reduce the
chance of transmission damage. Vehicle
speed can be controlled with the accelera-
tor pedal, but the engine and vehicle speed
may be reduced.
WARNING
When the high fluid temperature pro-
tection mode operation occurs, vehicle
speed may be gradually reduced. The
reduced speed may be lower than
other traffic, which could increase the
chance of a collision. Be especially
careful when driving. If necessary, pull
to the side of the road at a safe place
and allow the transmission to return to
normal operation; or have it repaired if
necessary.
Chassis Control System Error: See
Owner’s Manual (if so equipped)
This warning appears if there is an error in
the Chassis Control system. Have the sys-
tem checked. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service. For
additional information, refer to “Chassis Control system” in the “Starting and driving”
section of this manual.
Not Available System Malfunction
This warning appears when one or more of
the following systems (if so equipped) is
not functioning properly.
• Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
• Blind Spot Warning (BSW)
• Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
If one or more of these warnings appear,
have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
For additional information, refer to "Intelli-
gent Cruise Control (ICC)” , “Blind Spot Warn-
ing (BSW)” or “Lane Departure Warning
(LDW)” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Not Available Front Radar Blocked
This warning appears when one or more of
the following systems (if so equipped) is
not functioning properly:
• Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
• Automatic Emergency Braking with Pe-
destrian Detection
• Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I- FCW) If one or more of these warnings appear,
have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service. For additional information, re-
fer to “Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)”, “Auto-
matic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian
Detection” or “Intelligent Forward Collision
Warning (I-FCW)” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
Currently not available (if so
equipped)
This message may appear when the Intel-
ligent Cruise Control (ICC) system is en-
gaged.
Under the following conditions, the ICC sys-
tem is automatically canceled:
• When the VDC operates
• When a wheel slips
• When the VDC system is turned off
The above system cannot be used in some
situations (VDC operates, wheel slip and
VDC system is off.)
Not Available Poor Road Conditions (if
so equipped)
This message may appear when the Intel-
ligent Cruise Control (ICC) system is en-
gaged.
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Under the following conditions, the ICC sys-
tem is automatically canceled:
• When the VDC operates
• When a wheel slips
The above system cannot be used in some
situations (VDC operates and wheel slip.)
Unavailable: High Cabin Temperature
This message appears when the camera
detects an interior temperature of more
than approximately 104°F (40°C). For addi-
tional information, refer to “Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)” in the “Starting and driving”
section of this manual.
Rear Door Alert is activated
When the system is enabled, this message
appears when the Rear Door Alert system
is active and can remind the driver to check
the back seat.
• Using the steering wheel switch, a drivercan select “Dismiss Message” to clear the
display for a period of time. If no selection
is made, this message automatically
turns off af ter a period of time.
• Using the steering wheel switch, a driver can select “Disable Alert” to disable the
horn alert for the remainder of the cur-
rent trip.
WARNING
Selecting “Dismiss Message” during a
stop within a trip temporarily dis-
misses the message for that stop with-
out turning the system off. Alerts can
be provided for other stops during the
trip. Selecting “Disable Alert” turns off
the Rear Door Alert system for the re-
mainder of a trip and no audible alert
will be provided.
NOTE:
This system is disabled until a driver en-
ables it using the vehicle information
display. For additional information, refer
to “How to use the vehicle information
display ” in this section.
For additional information, refer to “Rear
Door Alert” in this section.
Check Rear Seat For All Articles
When the system is enabled, this message
appears when the vehicle comes to a com-
plete stop, the vehicle is transitioned from
the D (Drive) position to P (Park) position,
and the driver exits the vehicle. This mes-
sage alerts the driver, af ter a period of time,
to check for items in the rear seat af ter the
audible alert has been provided.
NOTE:
This system is disabled until a driver en-
ables it using the vehicle information
display. For additional information, refer
to “How to use the vehicle information
display ” in this section.
For additional information, refer to “Rear
Door Alert” in this section.
Rear seat belt reminder
This warning appears for 35 seconds af ter
the ignition is placed in the ON position and
the engine is started.
This warning message shows the status of
the three rear seat belts. When one of the
rear seat belts are buckled, the corre-
sponding rear seat belt indicator will ap-
pear grey. When one of the rear seat belts
are unbuckled, the corresponding rear seat
belt indicator will appear red.
Af ter a change in buckle status, a chime will
sound and the warning will appear for an-
other 35 seconds.
Rotate Steering Wheel and Push Start
Switch
This indicator appears when the steering
lock cannot be released.
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