Hidden Nissan Car Settings You Haven’t Known About

How familiar are you with all the tricks your vehicle has? Today, we are talking about hidden settings for Nissan Qashqai and Nissan X-Trail models. In general, these features may work for other Nissan and Infiniti vehicles as well. Everything depends on the specific model and control units used. If it works, Nissan vehicles will reveal many interesting and useful features that many experienced owners of these automobiles haven’t known about!

Automatic Raising of the Door Glass on Nissan Cars

Agreed, it’s a very convenient feature. With the presence of the auto mode, the driver doesn’t need to keep his finger on the window controller for a long time. One easy click is enough, and the glass completely lowers or rises. Not always, though.

There are cases when the automatic mode of raising the glass doesn’t work. It seems that the mechanism simply loses the upper-lifting point of the glass. This usually happens after tampering with the car’s electrical system or even after a battery change. It turns out to be strange: the automatic mode of lowering the glass works when you can’t raise it. However, this can be fixed easily.

To repair the automatic mode of raising the glass on Nissan cars, you need to press the window regulator button down once. The automatic mode should be activated then, and the glass should lower completely and independently. After that, you need to press the window regulator button up. Hold it until the glass rises completely and rests against the frame. Then, keep holding the button to raise the glass. After that, the button can be released, and the operation of the automatic mode can be checked by one cycle of lowering and raising the glass. Everything should happen with one click on the driver’s window control button.

Check the Oil Level on the Nissan Dashboard

Modern cars are able to check the presence of oil in the engine and even control its level. However, usually only a short message like “Oil Level Is OK” is issued and nothing more. But how “OK” is everything? Maybe the lubricant is already at the minimum level on the dipstick? It is desirable to see the approximate level of lubrication.

In such cases, an active test check of Nissan vehicles can be beneficial. It allows you to quickly check many external elements of the car: the operation of the windshield wipers, the illumination of headlights and lanterns, heated mirrors, etc. This can be useful when you need to quickly make sure that the car is in good condition. The vehicle itself actually acts as an assistant, gradually activating its various functions, so that wrecked cars will obviously not pass this test.

To enable the active test on a Nissan car, you need to turn on the ignition, then turn it off and turn it on again. After, open the driver’s door and quickly press the push-button switch 10 times. After that, the car will start active testing. It includes turning on the headlights for low and high beams, flashing the turn signals, turning on the lights, activating the windshield wipers, checking the condition of the air conditioner clutch, operating the radiator fan control, and much more. Moreover, all elements are turned on one after the other, so you can go around the car and check the technical condition of each node. Remember that there are several testing cycles. So if you missed something, wait until the car starts the next evaluation loop. To exit this test mode, just turn off the ignition.

Automatic Central Lock Closing in Nissan Cars

When the car is stopped at a traffic light, robbers can suddenly get into the cabin, take the wallet with money and documents, or even threaten the driver in order to steal the vehicle. Therefore, it’s advisable to keep the central lock closed while driving. As a rule, drivers simply forget about it. That’s why automakers program central locking to work automatically.

In most Nissan models, everything can be adjusted so that the central locking blocks automatically when starting to drive and when the car reaches a speed of 9-13 mph. At the same time, the central lock is usually unlocked automatically if the driver or passengers start to open the doors with the handles from the inside. This is done in order to react as quickly as possible in the event of an accident without thinking about the central locking release button. That is, it’s effective, convenient, and safe.

To set up the central control system for automatic activation on a Nissan car, turn on the ignition but don’t start the engine. Then press the button to close the central lock for about five seconds — until a distinctive beeping signal appears. Returning to the previous state of operation of the central locking of Nissan vehicles occurs similarly.

Adjusting the Temperature of the Nissan Climate Control

This is necessary for precise adjustment of the air temperature supplied to the cabin. Over time, the air temperature sensor can give a certain error. In such cases, a driver feels either hot or cold, although the temperature indicator hasn’t changed for several years.

To adjust the operation of the climate temperature sensor on your Nissan, you need to enter the climate control diagnostic dashboard. Then you don’t need to change the modes by turning the temperature controller, but rather set the air supply intensity regulator to the first position. In this case, the air supply indicator should light up, as should the air recovery mode indicator inside the cabin. The climate-temperature selection ring can then be turned. The temperature sensor setting will change accordingly. The temperature is adjusted both in pluses and minuses.

The Bottom Line

As you can see, there are a lot of useful features hidden by Nissan. The key point here is that the more driving experience you have, the more handy tips and tricks you know. Keep abreast of and read different car enthusiast forums, ask a service specialist, and keep an eye on your automobile, and you’ll become the king of the road.

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