key NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK 2009 1.G Service Manual

OPENING THE TRUNK LID
To open the trunk lid, unlock it with one of the
following operations, then push the opener
switch
A.
●Push the trunk request switch or door
handle request switch (if equipped) . See
“NISSAN Intelligent Key™” earlier in this sec-
tion.
●Push the
button on the Intelligent Key
(if equipped) . See “NISSAN Intelligent
Key™” earlier in this section.●Push the
button on the keyfob (if
equipped) . See “Remote keyless entry sys-
tem” earlier in this section.
●Unlock the driver’s door using the key or
inside door lock knob.
●Push the power door lock switch to the
unlock position.
To close the trunk lid, lower and push the trunk lid
down securely.
KEY OPERATION
To open the trunk lid, turn the key clockwise. To
close the trunk lid, lower and push the trunk lid
down securely.
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INTERIOR TRUNK LID RELEASE
WARNING
Closely supervise children when they are
around cars to prevent them from playing
and becoming locked in the trunk where
they could be seriously injured. Keep the
car locked, with the rear seatback and
trunk lid securely latched when not in use,
and prevent children’s access to car keys.
The interior trunk lid release mechanism provides
a means of escape for children and adults in the
event they become locked inside the trunk.To open the trunk from the inside, rotate the
illuminated lever
1until the lock releases and
push up on the trunk lid. The release lever is made
of a material that glows in the dark after a brief
exposure to ambient light.
The handle is located inside the trunk compart-
ment on the trunk lock at the center of the trunk
lid.
OPENER OPERATION
The fuel-filler lid release is located below the
instrument panel. To open the fuel-filler lid, pull
the release. To lock, close the fuel-filler lid se-
curely.
WPD0405
Rear tank opener
WPD0372
FUEL-FILLER DOOR
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RADIO
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position
and press the PWR button to turn the radio on. If
you listen to the radio with the engine not running,
the key should be turned to the ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external influ-
ences. Intermittent changes in reception quality
normally are caused by these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the ve-
hicle may influence radio reception quality.
Radio reception
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance ra-
dio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the qual-
ity of that reception.
However, there are some general characteristics
of both FM and AM radio signals that can affect
radio reception quality in a moving vehicle, even
when the finest equipment is used. These char-
acteristics are completely normal in a given re-
ception area and do not indicate any malfunction
in your NISSAN radio system.
Reception conditions will constantly change be-
cause of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,signal distance and interference from other ve-
hicles can work against ideal reception. De-
scribed below are some of the factors that can
affect your radio reception.
Some cellular phones or other devices may
cause interference or a buzzing noise to come
from the audio system speakers. Storing the de-
vice in a different location may reduce or elimi-
nate the noise.
FM RADIO RECEPTION
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 – 30 mi
(40 – 48 km) , with monaural (single channel) FM
having slightly more range than stereo FM. Exter-
nal influences may sometimes interfere with FM
station reception even if the FM station is within
25 mi (40 km) . The strength of the FM signal is
directly related to the distance between the
transmitter and receiver. FM signals follow a line-
of-sight path, exhibiting many of the same char-
acteristics as light. For example, they will reflect
off objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away from
a station transmitter, the signals will tend to fade
and/or drift.
Static and flutter: During signal interference from
buildings, large hills or due to antenna position
(usually in conjunction with increased distance
from the station transmitter) , static or flutter canbe heard. This can be reduced by adjusting the
treble control to reduce treble response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and reflected
signals reach the receiver at the same time. The
signals may cancel each other, resulting in mo-
mentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM RADIO RECEPTION
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics, AM signals are also sub-
ject to interference as they travel from transmitter
to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas with
many tall buildings. It can also occur for several
seconds during ionospheric turbulence even in
areas where no obstacles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic lights.
AUDIO SYSTEM (if so equipped)
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1. PRESET A·B·C button
2.
CD eject button
3. TUNE/SEEK buttons
4. CD insert slot
5. CD button
6. FM·AM button7. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
8.(CD seek/track) button
9.
(CD rewind) button
10. RDM button
11. VOL control knob12. PWR button
13. MENU button
14. RPT button
15.
(CD fast forward) button
16.
(CD seek/track) button
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, seeAudio opera-
tion precautionsearlier in this section.
PWR button and VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then press the PWR button. If you listen to the
radio with the engine not running, turn the key to
the ACC position. The mode (radio or CD) that
was playing immediately before the system was
turned off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pressing the PWR button again turns the system
off.
Turn the VOL control knob to the right to increase
volume or to the left to decrease volume.
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (if
so equipped)
For all operation precautions, seeAudio opera-
tion precautionsearlier in this section.
No satellite radio reception is available when the
RADIO button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed and an XMsatellite radio
service subscription is active. Satellite radio can
only be installed in vehicles that were factory
pre-wired for satellite radio. Satellite radio is not
available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
PWR and VOL control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
press the PWR button while the system is off to
call up the mode (radio or CD) which was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
To turn the system off, press the PWR button.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume (SSV) for audio. The audio volume
changes as the driving speed changes.AUDIO button (BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE,
FADE, SSV and BEEP):
Press the AUDIO button to change the mode as
follows:
Bass→Treble→Balance→Fade→SPD VOL
(SSV if so equipped)→Beep ON/OFF→Audio
→Bass
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO button until the desired mode ap-
pears in the display. Press the
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button to adjust Bass
and Treble to the desired level. You can also use
the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button to adjust
Balance and Fade modes. Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers and
Fade adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers.
To change the SSV mode to OFF, LOW, MID or
HIGH, press the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER but-
ton up or down.
To change the Beep to ON or OFF, press the
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button up or down.
This will enable or disable the beep sound heard
during menu selection.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.
Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button displays the clock
with the radio on or off. Press the CLOCK button
again to turn off the clock display.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the CLOCK button until it
beeps for more than 1.5 seconds to enter
the clock set mode.
2. The time will start flashing. Press the
SEEK/TRACK/FILE button
orto adjust the hours.
3. Press the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER
button
orto adjust the minutes.
4. Press the CLOCK button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds, or you may press the CLOCK
button again to return to the regular clock display.
DISP (display) button:
The DISP (display) button will show text about
FM stations, CD or MP3 and SAT (satellite, if so
equipped) information in the audio display.
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5. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Radio data system (RDS):
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
rently, most RDS stations are in large cities, but
many stations are now considering broadcasting
RDS data.
RDS can display:
●Station call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
●Station name, such as “The Groove”.
●Music or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.
●Artist and song information.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) changer operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position
and insert the compact disc into the slot with the
label side facing up. The compact disc will beguided automatically into the slot and start play-
ing. To insert the disc, first press the
but-
ton.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the PWR button
will start the compact disc.
Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) diameter compact discs
in the CD changer.
LOAD button:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, press the load
button
for less than 1.5 seconds. Select
the loading slot by pressing the CD insert select
button (1 – 6) , then insert the CD.
To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer, press the
load button for more than 1.5 seconds.
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate on the
display when CDs are loaded into the changer.
CD button:
When the CD button is pressed with the system
off and the compact disc loaded, the system will
turn on and the compact disc will start to play.When the CD button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded with the radio playing, the radio
will automatically be turned off and the compact
disc will start to play.
TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER
(Fast Forward and
Rewind):
When the TUNE/FF·REW/FOLDER button is
pressed,
(fast forward) or(rewind)
while the compact disc is being played, the com-
pact disc will play while fast forwarding or re-
winding . When the button is released, the com-
pact disc will return to normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK/FILE:
When the
button is pressed for less than
1.5 seconds while a compact disc is playing, the
track being played returns to its beginning. Press
several times to skip back through tracks. The
compact disc will go back the number of times
the button is pressed.
When the
button is pressed for less than
1.5 seconds while the compact disc is playing,
the next track will start to play from its beginning.
Press several times to skip through tracks. The
compact disc will advance the number of times
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1. Tuning switch
2. Phone operation switch
3. POWER on and SOURCE select
switch
4. Volume control switch
STEERING WHEEL SWITCH FOR
AUDIO CONTROL (if so equipped)
The audio system can be operated using the
controls on the steering wheel.
POWER on switch
With the ignition key turned to the ACC or ON
position, push the POWER switch to turn the
audio system on.
SOURCE select switch
Push the SOURCE select switch to change the
mode in the following sequence: PRESET A→
PRESET B→PRESET C→PRESET A.
With a CD inserted and an auxiliary device
plugged in, push the SOURCE select switch to
change the mode in the following sequence: CD
→AUX→PRESET A→PRESET B→PRESET
C→CD.
While in one of the preset radio station banks (A,
B or C) , use the tuning switch
orto
select one of the preset radio stations (1–6) .
Volume control switch
Push the volume control switch to increase or
decrease the volume.
Tuning
Memory change (radio):
While in one of the preset radio station banks (A,
B or C) , push the tuning switch
orfor less than 1.5 seconds to change to the next
preset station in memory.
Seek tuning (radio):
Push the tuning switch
orfor more
than 1.5 seconds to seek the next or previous
radio station.
Next/Previous track (CD):
Push the tuning switch
orfor less
than 1.5 seconds to return to the beginning of the
present track or skip to the next track. Push
several times to skip back or skip through tracks.
Change disc (CD) (if so equipped):
Push the tuning switch
orfor more
than 1.5 seconds to change the playing disc up
or down.
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4. Say: “New phone”C. The system acknowl-
edges the command and asks you to initiate
pairing from the phone handset
D.
The pairing procedure of the cellular phone
varies according to each cellular phone
model. See the cellular phone Owner’s
Manual for details. You can also visit
www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth for instruc-
tions on pairing NISSAN recommended cel-
lular phones.
When prompted for a Passkey code, enter
“1234” from the handset. The Passkey code
“1234” has been assigned by NISSAN and
cannot be changed.
5. The system asks you to say a name for the
phone
E.
If the name is too long or too short, the
system tells you, then prompts you for a
name again.
Also, if more than one phone is paired and
the name sounds too much like a name
already used, the system tells you, then
prompts you for a name again.
6. The system asks you to assign a priority level
F. The priority level determines which
phone is active when more than one paired
Bluetoothphone is in the vehicle. Follow
the instructions provided by the system orrefer to “Setup” later in this section for more
information on changing priorities.
7. The system will ask if you would like to select
a custom ring tone
G. Follow the instruc-
tions provided by the system or refer to
“Setup” later in this section for more infor-
mation on selecting ringtones.
Making a call by entering a phone
number
Main Menu
“Call”
A
Number (speak digits)B
“Dial”C
1. Press thebutton on steering wheel. A
tone will sound.
2. Say: “Call”
A. The system acknowledges
the command and announces the next set of
available commands.
Say: “Call International” to dial more than 10
digits or any special characters.
3. Say the number you wish to call starting with
the area code in single digit format
B.Ifthe
system has trouble recognizing the correct
phone number, try entering the number in
the following groups: 3-digit area code,3-digit prefix and the last 4-digits. For ex-
ample, 555-121-3354 can be said as “five
five five” as the 1st group, then “one two
one” as the 2nd group, and “three three five
four” as the 3rd group. For dialing more than
10 digits or any special characters, say “In-
ternational”. See “How to say numbers” ear-
lier in this section, for more information.
4. When you have finished speaking the phone
number, the system repeats it back and an-
nounces the available commands.
5. Say: “Dial”
C. The system acknowledges
the command and makes the call.
For additional command options, see “List of
voice commands” later in this section.
Receiving a call
When you hear the ring tone, press thebutton on the steering wheel.
Once the call has ended, press the
button
on the steering wheel.
NOTE:
If you do not wish to take the call when you
hear the ring tone, press the
button
on the steering wheel.
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For additional command options, see “List of
voice commands” later in this section.
LIST OF VOICE COMMANDS
Main Menu
“Call” or “Call International”
“Phone Book”
“Memo Pad”
“Setup”
When you press and release thebutton on
the steering wheel, you can choose from the
commands on the Main Menu. The following
pages describe these commands and the com-
mands in each sub-menu.
Remember to wait for the tone before
speaking.
You can say “Help” to hear the list of commands
currently available any time the system is waiting
for a response.
If you want to end an action without completing it,
you can say “Cancel” or “Quit” at any time the
system is waiting for a response. The system will
end the VR session. Whenever the VR session is
cancelled, a double beep is played to indicate
you have exited the system.If you want to go back to the previous command,
you can say “Go back” or “Correction” any time
the system is waiting for a response.
When you get used to the menus in the system,
you can talk ahead by saying more than one
command at a time. For example, say, “Call five
five five one two one two” or “Memo pad record.”
Also, when you get used to the system re-
sponses, you can skip ahead to the tone by
pressing the
button on the steering wheel.
However, if you press the
button when the
system is waiting for a response from you it will
end the VR session.
“Call”
Main Menu
“Call” or “Call International”
Name (speak name)
A
Number (speak digits)B
“Redial”C
“Call Back”D
Name (speak name)A
If you have stored entries in the Phone Book, you
can dial a number associated with a name and
location.See “Phone book” later in this section to learn
how to store entries.
When prompted by the system, say the name of
the phone book entry you wish to call. The system
acknowledges the name.
If there are multiple locations associated with the
name, the system asks you to choose the loca-
tion.
Once you have confirmed the name and location,
the system begins the call.
Number (speak digits)
B
When prompted by the system, say the number
you wish to call. Refer to “How to say numbers”
and “Making a call by entering a phone number”
earlier in this section for more details.
“Redial”
C
Use the Redial command to call the last number
that was dialed within the vehicle.
NOTE:
The system will not redial the last number
dialed by the handset keypad.
The system acknowledges the command, re-
peats the number and begins dialing.
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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
Avoiding collision and rollover....................5-5
Off-road recovery...............................5-5
Rapid air pressure loss..........................5-6
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-6
Ignition switch. . ...................................5-7
NISSAN Intelligent Key™ (if so equipped).........5-7
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).........5-9
Automatic transmission.........................5-10
Manual transmission...........................5-11
Key positions.................................5-11
Nissan vehicle immobilizer system...............5-12
Before starting the engine.........................5-12
Starting the engine...............................5-13
Driving the vehicle................................5-14
Automatic transmission (if so equipped)..........5-14
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
(if so equipped)...............................5-17
Manual transmission (if so equipped)............5-21Parking brake....................................5-23
Cruise control (if so equipped).....................5-24
Precautions on cruise control...................5-24
Cruise control operations.......................5-24
Break-in schedule................................5-25
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-26
Parking/parking on hills............................5-27
Power steering...................................5-28
Brake system....................................5-28
Brake precautions.............................5-28
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
(if so equipped)...............................5-29
Cold weather driving..............................5-30
Freeing a frozen door lock......................5-30
Anti-freeze....................................5-30
Battery.......................................5-30
Draining of coolant water.......................
5-31
Tire equipment................................5-31
Special winter equipment.......................5-31
Driving on snow or ice.........................5-31
Engine block heater (if so equipped).............5-32
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