Infiniti G35 (2008 year). Manual — part 10

TRUNK LID RELEASE SWITCH

The trunk lid release switch

s

A

is located on the

instrument panel.
To open the trunk lid, push the release switch

down as illustrated. To close, push the trunk lid

down.
You can open the trunk lid with Intelligent Key.

(See “INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM” page 3-6 or

“REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM” earlier in

this section.)

TRUNK OPEN REQUEST SWITCH

The trunk lid can be opened by pushing the

trunk open request switch when the Intelligent

Key is within the operating range of the trunk

lock/unlock function regardless of the inside

lock knob position. (See “INTELLIGENT KEY SYS-

TEM” earlier in this section.)

SPA2307

Sedan

SPA2304

Coupe

SPA2404

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TRUNK RELEASE POWER CANCEL

SWITCH

When the switch located inside the glove box is

in the OFF position

s

A

, the power to the trunk

lid will be canceled and the trunk lid cannot be

opened by the trunk lid release switch, the

trunk open request switch with the Intelligent

Key carried with you or the TRUNK button on the

Intelligent Key.

When you have to leave the vehicle with a valet

and want to keep your belongings safe in the

glove box and the trunk, push this switch to OFF

and lock the glove box with the mechanical key.

Then leave the vehicle and the Intelligent Key

with the valet and keep the mechanical key with

you.

See “KEYS” earlier in this section.
To connect the power to the trunk lid, push the

switch to the ON

s

B

position.

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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 trunk lid securely latched, when not in use,

and prevent children’s access to Intelligent

Keys.

The interior trunk lid release mechanism allows

opening of the trunk lid in the event that people

become locked inside the trunk or in the event

of the loss of electrical power such as a dis-

charged battery.

Releasing inside the trunk

To open the trunk lid from the inside, pull the

release handle

s

1

until 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 on the back of the trunk

lid as illustrated.

Releasing from the rear seat

Sedan
You can also access the release handle through

the trunk pass-through (rear seat armrest). (See

“ARMREST” in the “1. Safety — Seats, seat belts

and supplemental restraint system” section.)
To open the trunk lid from the rear seat, pull the

release handle towards front of vehicle until the

lock releases.

Sedan

SPA2327

Coupe

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Coupe
You can access the release handle by folding

the rear seat.
Pull the strap

s

1

, located at center bottom of

the seatback sideways, and then fold down the

seatback

s

2

.

To open the trunk lid from the rear seat, pull the

release handle towards front of vehicle until the

lock releases.

OPENING THE FUEL-FILLER DOOR

To open the fuel-filler door, unlock the fuel-filler

door by using one of the following operations,

then push the right side of the door (Sedan) or

push the left side of the door (Coupe).
● Push the door handle request switch with

the Intelligent Key carried with you.

● Push the UNLOCK button on the Intelligent

Key.

● Insert the mechanical key into the door lock

cylinder and turn it to the rear of the vehicle.

● Push the power door lock switch to the

UNLOCK position.

To lock, close the fuel-filler door securely and

lock all doors by operating the door handle

request switch, the LOCK button on the Intelli-

gent Key, the mechanical key or the power door

lock switch.

Coupe

SPA2122

Sedan

SPA2340

Coupe

SPA1562A

FUEL-FILLER DOOR

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FUEL-FILLER CAP

WARNING

● Gasoline is extremely flammable and highly

explosive under certain conditions. You

could be burned or seriously injured if it is

misused or mishandled. Always stop engine

and do not smoke or allow open flames or

sparks near the vehicle when refueling.

● Do not attempt to top off the fuel tank after

the fuel pump nozzle shuts off automati-

cally. Continued refueling may cause fuel

overflow, resulting in fuel spray and possi-

bly a fire.

● Use only an original equipment type fuel-

filler cap as a replacement. It has a built-in

safety valve needed for proper operation of

the fuel system and emission control sys-

tem. An incorrect cap can result in a serious

malfunction and possible injury. It could

also cause the malfunction indicator light to

come on.

● Never pour fuel into the throttle body to at-

tempt to start your vehicle.

● Do not fill a portable fuel container in the

vehicle or trailer. Static electricity can cause

an explosion of flammable liquid, vapor or

gas in any vehicle or trailer. To reduce the

risk of serious injury or death when filling

portable fuel containers:

– Always place the container on the ground

when filling.

– Do not use electronic devices when filling.
– Keep the pump nozzle in contact with the

container while you are filling it.

– Use only approved portable fuel contain-

ers for flammable liquid.

CAUTION

● If fuel is spilled on the vehicle body, flush it

away with water to avoid paint damage.

● Tighten until the fuel-filler cap clicks. Failure

to tighten the fuel-filler cap properly may
cause the

malfunction indicator light

(MIL) to illuminate. If the

light illumi-

nates because the fuel-filler cap is loose or

missing, tighten or install the cap and con-
tinue to drive the vehicle. The

light

should turn off after a few driving trips. If the

light does not turn off after a few driv-

ing trips, have the vehicle inspected by an

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The fuel-filler cap is a ratcheting type. Turn the

cap counterclockwise to remove. To tighten,

turn the cap clockwise until ratcheting clicks

are heard.

Put the fuel-filler cap on the cap holder

s

A

while refueling.

WARNING

● Do not adjust the steering wheel while driv-

ing. You could lose control of your vehicle

and cause an accident.

● Do not adjust the steering wheel any closer

to you than is necessary for proper steering

operation and comfort. The driver’s air bag

inflates with great force. If you are unre-

strained, leaning forward, sitting sideways

or out of position in any way, you are at

greater risk of injury or death in a crash. You

may also receive serious or fatal injuries

from the air bag if you are up against it when

it inflates. Always sit back against the seat-

back and as far away as practical from the

steering wheel. Always use the seat belts.

Sedan

SPA2338

Coupe

SPA2403

TILTING TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN

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MANUAL OPERATION (if so equipped)
Tilt or telescopic operation

Pull the lock lever

s

1

down and adjust the

steering wheel up, down, forward or rearward to

the desired position.
Push the lock lever up securely to lock the

steering wheel in place.

ELECTRIC OPERATION (if so equipped)
Tilt or telescopic operation

Move the lever to adjust the steering wheel up

or down, forward or rearward to the desired

position.

Entry/Exit function operation (if so equipped)
The automatic drive positioner system will

make the steering wheel move up automatically

when the driver’s door is opened with the

ignition switch in the LOCK position. This lets

the driver get into and out of the seat more

easily.
For more information, see “AUTOMATIC DRIVE

POSITIONER” later in this section.

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SPA2312

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CAUTION

● Do not store the main sun visor before stor-

ing the extension sun visor.

● Do not pull the extension sun visor forcedly

downward.

1. To block out glare from the front, swing

down the main sun visor

s

1

.

2. To block glare from the side, remove the

main sun visor from the center mount and

swing it to the side

s

2

.

3. Draw out the extension sun visor

s

3

from

the main sun visor to block from further

glare.

INSIDE MIRROR

Adjust the height and the angle of the inside

mirror to the desired position.

SIC3451

SPA2343

SUN VISORS

MIRRORS

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Manual anti-glare type

The night position

s

1

will reduce glare from the

headlights of vehicles behind you at night.
Use the day position

s

2

when driving in day-

light hours.

WARNING

Use the night position only when necessary,

because it reduces rear view clarity.

Automatic anti-glare type

Type A
The inside mirror is designed so that it auto-

matically changes reflection according to the

intensity of the headlights of the following

vehicle.
The anti-glare system will be automatically

turned on when you push the ignition switch to

the ON position.

When the system is turned on, the indicator

light

s

B

will illuminate and excessive glare from

the headlights of the vehicle behind you will be

reduced.
Push the

switch

s

A

to make the inside

rearview mirror operate normally and the indi-

cator light will turn off. Push the

switch

again to turn the system on.
Do not allow any object to cover the sensor

s

C

or

apply glass cleaner on it. Doing so will reduce

the sensitivity of the sensor, resulting in im-

proper operation.
For HomeLink

T Universal Transceiver (if so

equipped), see “HomeLink

T UNIVERSAL TRANS-

CEIVER” in the “2. Instruments and controls”

section.

SPA2143

SPA2253

Type A

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Type B
The inside mirror is designed so that it auto

matically changes reflection according to the

intensity of the headlights of the following

vehicle.
When the inside mirror isin the

0|0 (AUTO)

position

s

1

, excessive glare from the head-

lights of the vehicle behind you will be reduced.

The AUTO indicator light

s

A

(green) will be on.

When the switch of the inside mirror is in the

0

s

0 (OFF) position

s

2

, the inside mirror will

operate normally.

OUTSIDE MIRRORS

WARNING

Objects viewed in the outside mirror on the

passenger side are closer than they appear. Be

careful when moving to the right. Using only

this mirror could cause an accident. Use the

inside mirror or glance over your shoulder to

properly judge distances to other objects.

Adjusting outside mirrors

The outside mirror control switch is located on

the armrest.
The outside mirror will operate only when the

ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position.
Turn the switch right or left to select the right or

left side mirror

s

1

, then adjust using the con-

trol switch

s

2

.

Defrosting outside mirrors (if so

equipped)

The outside mirrors will be heated when the

rear window defroster switch is operated.

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Type B

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Foldable outside mirrors

Fold the outside mirror by pushing it toward the

rear of the vehicle.

VANITY MIRROR

To use the front vanity mirror, pull down the sun

visor and pull up the cover.

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Type A

SIC2064

Type B

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The automatic drive positioner system has three

features:
● Entry/exit function (Automatic Transmission

Sedan models)

● Seat synchronization function
● Memory storage

ENTRY/EXIT FUNCTION (Automatic

Transmission Sedan models)

This system is designed so that the driver’s seat

and steering column will automatically move

when the automatic transmission selector lever

is in the P (Park) position. This allows the driver

to get into and out of the driver’s seat more

easily. Note that the function is set to disabled

as the factory default setting.
The driver’s seat will slide backward and the

steering wheel will move up when the driver’s

door is opened with the ignition switch in the

LOCK position.
The driver’s seat and steering wheel will return

to the previous positions when one of the

following is operated:
● When the ignition switch is pushed to the

ACC position after the driver’s door is

closed.

● When the ignition switch is pushed to the

ON position.

The driver’s seat will not return to the previous

positions if the seat or steering adjusting

switch is operated when the seat is at the exit

position.

Cancel or activate entry/exit function

The selector lever must be in the P (Park)

position with the ignition switch in the OFF

position.
The entry/exit function can be activated or

canceled by pressing and holding the SET

switch for more than 10 seconds.
Activating or canceling the entry/exit function

using the SET switch also activates or cancels

the seat synchronization function.
The indicator lights on the memory switches (1

and 2) will blink once when the function is

canceled, and the indicator lights will blink

twice when the function is activated. Note that

the indicator lights may illuminate after 5 sec-

onds while holding the SET switch. This indi-

cates readiness for linking the Intelligent Key to

a stored memory position. Keep the SET switch

pressed for more than 10 seconds to turn on or

off the entry/exit function.

The entry/exit function can also be activated or

canceled if the “Lift Steering Wheel on Exit” key

or “Slide Driver Seat Back on Exit” key is turned

to ON or OFF in the “Comfort & Conv.” settings.

(See “VEHICLE INFORMATION AND SETTINGS” in

the “4. Monitor, climate, audio, phone and

voice recognition systems” section.)

Initialize entry/exit function

If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the

fuse opens, the entry/exit function will not work

though this function was set on before. In such

a case, after connecting the battery or replacing

with a new fuse, open and close the driver’s

door more than two times after the ignition

switch is turned from the ON position to the

LOCK position. The entry/exit function will be

activated.

AUTOMATIC DRIVE POSITIONER (if so

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SEAT SYNCHRONIZATION FUNCTION

The seat synchronization function automatically

adjusts the positions of the steering wheel and

outside mirrors when the seat is adjusted using

the power seat switches.
However, the steering wheel and outside mir-

rors will not move if the seat is adjusted over

the maximum thresholds. The system considers

that the steering wheel and outside mirror

adjustments are not necessary because the

seat may not be adjusted for the driving posi-

tion. Note that the function is set to disabled as

the factory default setting.

The seat synchronization function operates un-

der the following conditions:
● The ignition switch is in the ON position.
● The selector lever is in the P (Park) position

(Automatic Transmission models) or the

parking brake is applied (Manual Transmis-

sion models).

● The seatback is raised (Coupe).
If the outside mirrors or the steering wheel

reaches its maximum adjustment, the function

is automatically disabled. Restart the function

by selecting a previously stored seat memory

position using the memory switches (1 or 2). An

Intelligent Key that was previously linked to the

stored seat memory can also be used to restart

the function.
If a seat position was not previously stored in

the seat memory, restart the function by adjust-

ing the steering wheel and outside mirrors

manually for your best driving position and then

drive the vehicle above 4 MPH (7 km/h).

Cancel or activate seat

synchronization function

For Automatic Transmission models:
The selector lever must be in the P (Park)

position with the ignition switch in the OFF

position.

For Manual Transmission models:
The parking brake must be applied with the

ignition switch in the OFF position.
The seat synchronization function can be acti-

vated or canceled by pushing and holding the

SET switch for more than 10 seconds while the

ignition switch is in the OFF position.
Activating or canceling the seat synchronization

function using the SET switch also activates or

cancels the entry/exit function (Sedan).
The indicator lights on the memory switches (1

and 2) will blink once when the function is

canceled, and the indicator lights will blink

twice when the function is activated. Note that

the indicator lights may illuminate after 5 sec-

onds while holding the SET switch. This indi-

cates readiness for linking the Intelligent Key to

a stored memory position. Keep the SET switch

pushed for more than 10 seconds to turn on or

off the seat synchronization function.
For Automatic Transmission Sedan models, the

seat synchronization function can also be acti-

vated if both the “Lift Steering Wheel on Exit”

key and “Slide Driver Seat Back on Exit” key are

turned to ON or canceled if either the “Lift

Steering Wheel on Exit” key or “Slide Driver

Seat Back on Exit” key or both are turned to OFF

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in the “Comfort & Conv.” settings. (See

“VEHICLE INFORMATION AND SETTINGS” in the

“4. Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice

recognition systems” section.)

MEMORY STORAGE

Two positions for the driver’s seat, steering

column and outside mirrors can be stored in the

automatic drive positioner memory. Follow

these procedures to use the memory system.
1.

Automatic transmission models:
Move the selector lever to the P (Park)

position.
Manual transmission models:
Apply the parking brake.

2. Raise the seatback (Coupe).
3. Push the ignition switch to the ON posi-

tion.

4. Adjust the driver’s seat, steering column

and outside mirrors to the desired posi-

tions by manually operating each adjust-

ing switch. For additional information, see

“SEATS” in the “1. Safety — Seats, seat

belts and supplemental restraint system”

section and “TILTING TELESCOPIC STEER-

ING COLUMN” page 3-23 and “OUTSIDE

MIRRORS” earlier in this section.

5. Push the SET switch and, within 5 sec-

onds, push the memory switch (1 or 2)

fully for at least 1 second.
The indicator light for the pushed memory

switch will stay on for approximately 5 sec-

onds after pushing the switch.
If memory is stored in the same memory

switch, the previous memory will be deleted.

Linking Intelligent Key to a stored

memory position

The Intelligent Key can be linked to a stored

memory position with the following procedure.
1. Follow the steps for storing a memory

position.

2. While the indicator light for the memory

switch being set is illuminated for 5 sec-
onds, push the

button on the Intel-

ligent Key. If the indicator light blinks, the

Intelligent Key is linked to that memory

setting.

Push the ignition switch to the OFF position,
and then push the

button on the Intelli-

gent Key. The driver’s seat, steering wheel and

outside mirrors will move to the memorized

position.

Confirming memory storage

● Push the ignition switch to the ON position

and push the SET switch. If the main memory

has not been stored, the indicator light will

come on for approximately 0.5 second.

When the memory has stored in position, the

indicator light will stay on for approximately

5 seconds.

● If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the

fuse opens, the memory will be canceled. In

this case, reset the desired position using

the previous procedure.

● If optional Intelligent Keys are added to your

vehicle, the memory storage procedure to

switch 1 or 2 and linking Intelligent Key

procedure to a stored memory position

should be performed again for each Intelli-

gent Key. For additional Intelligent Key infor-

mation, see “KEYS” earlier in this section.

Selecting the memorized position

1.

Automatic transmission models:
Move the selector lever to the P (Park)

position.
Manual transmission models:
Apply the parking brake.

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2. Raise the seatback (Coupe).
3. Use one of the following methods to move

the driver’s seat, the outside mirrors and

the steering wheel.

● Push the ignition switch to the ON position

and push the memory switch (1 or 2) fully for

at least 1 second.

● Within 45 seconds of opening the driver’s

door, push the memory switch (1 or 2) fully

for at least 1 second.

The driver’s seat, steering column and out-

side mirrors will move to the memorized

position with the indicator light flashing,

and then the light will stay on for approxi-

mately 5 seconds.

For manual transmission models, the memory

positions can be selected even when the engine

is running. In this case, move the shift lever to

the N (Neutral) position and apply the parking

brake. Then, perform step 2.

SYSTEM OPERATION

The automatic drive positioner system will not

work or will stop operating under the following

conditions:
● When the vehicle speed is above 4 MPH

(7 km/h).

● When the adjusting switch for the driver’s

seat and steering column is turned on while

the automatic drive positioner is operating.

● When the memory switch 1 or 2 is not

pushed for at least 1 second.

● When the seat, steering column and outside

mirrors have already been moved to the

memorized position.

● When no position is stored in the memory

switch.

● When the parking brake is released (MT

models).

● When the speed is above 4 MPH (7 km/h)

while the parking brake is applied (MT mod-

els).

To restart the drive positioner system, move

the parking brake to off and on.

● When the engine is started while moving the

automatic drive positioner.

● When the AT selector lever is moved from the

P (Park) position to any other position. (How-

ever, it will not be canceled if the switch is

pushed while the seat and steering column

are returning to the previous positions

(entry/exit function).)

● When the driver’s door remains open for

more than 45 seconds and the ignition

switch is not in the ON position.

● When the seatback is folded (Coupe).
● While the walk-in function operates (Coupe).
● The seat synchronization function is auto-

matically disabled if the outside mirrors or

steering wheel reaches its maximum adjust-

ment.

● The seat synchronization function will not

move if the seat is adjusted over one of the

following maximum thresholds:

– Seat sliding: 3.0 in (76 mm)
– Seatback reclining: 9.1 degrees
– Seat lifter (rear side): 0.8 in (20 mm)

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