Nissan Frontier (2019 year). Manual

Scrolling menus
While navigating long lists of artists, al-
bums or songs in the music menu, it is
possible to scroll the list by the first charac-
ter in the name. To activate character in-
dexing, touch and hold the “A-Z” key in the
upper right corner of the screen. Turn the
TUNE knob to choose the number or letter
to jump to in the list and then press the
ENTER/AUDIO button.

If no character is selected after a few sec-
onds, the display returns to normal.

BLUETOOTH® STREAMING AUDIO
WITHOUT NAVIGATION SYSTEM (if
so equipped)

If you have a compatible Bluetooth® audio
device that is capable of playing audio files,
the device can be connected to the vehi-
cle’s audio system so that the audio files on
the device play through the vehicle’s
speakers.

Connecting procedure

NOTE:

The connecting procedure must be per-
formed when the vehicle is stationary. If
the vehicle starts moving during the pro-
cedure, the procedure will be canceled.

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To connect a phone to the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System:

Manual Connecting Procedure

1. Press the

MENU button on the

control panel.

2. Touch the “Connections” key on the

screen.

3. In the Bluetooth tab, touch the “Add

New” key to connect a phone.

4. When a compatible phone is found a

message with a PIN appears on the
screen.

5. Verify the PIN is correct and accept the

connection.

Menu Item

Result

Bluetooth

Allows user to switch Bluetooth® on and off. Bluetooth® must be turned on in order to connect a device.

Turns Bluetooth® functionality on. To turn off, touch the “ON” key again. The indicator light will go off.

Favorite (Connection first)

Allows user to toggle “Phone” and “Audio” favorite settings on and off.

Allows user to customize the PIN to a four digit number.

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Automatic Connecting Procedure

If no phone is connected to the system,
press and hold the

button on the

steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
After the prompt, speak “Add Phone”, the
system will announce “transferring to the
add phone settings menu”. The system will
start the pairing procedure. When a com-
patible phone is found, a message with a
PIN appears on the screen. Operate the
Bluetooth® phone to complete the con-
nection process. For additional informa-
tion, refer to “Bluetooth® connections
screen” in this section.

Bluetooth® screen

1. “BT Menu” key

Depending on the Bluetooth® version
supported by the connected device, ei-
ther the “BT Menu” key or “Connections”
key is displayed.

2. Track information

Track information such as the song
name, artist name and album name
are displayed.

3. Audio source indicator

Indicates the currently selected audio
source.

4. Bluetooth® audio operation keys

Touch to control Bluetooth® audio
playback functions

5. Play time and progress bar

The play time of the track is displayed.
The bar indicates the progress in play-
ing a track.

Bluetooth® operation keys

Touch to control Bluetooth® playback
functions.

Keys

Description

Each time “

” key is touched,

the repeat mode changes.

Touch to return to the beginning of
the current track. Touch again to se-
lect the previous track. Touch and
hold to rewind the current track.

Touch to play the track.

Touch to pause the track.

Touch to select the next track. Touch
and hold to fast-forward the track.

Each time “

” key is touched,

the random mode changes.

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Bluetooth® audio operation

The ability to pause, change tracks, fast
forward, rewind, randomize and repeat
music may be different between devices.
Some or all of these functions may not be
supported on each device.

NOTE:

Depending on the Bluetooth® audio de-
vice that is connected, it may not be pos-
sible to perform audio operations or a
delay may occur before music is played
back.

Activation and playing

A Bluetooth® audio device can be played by
touching the “Bluetooth” key on the Menu
screen or by touching Bluetooth on the
Launch Bar.

To pause playing the Bluetooth® audio,

touch the “

” key. Touch the “

” key

to resume playing.

Changing folders
To change folders, touch the “BT Menu” key.

Fast-forwarding/rewinding

To fast-forward or rewind the track, push

and hold the

buttons on the

control panel or touch the “

” or “

”

keys on the screen.

Changing play mode
Repeat mode

Touch the “

” key on the screen to

change the repeat mode.
Random mode

Touch the “

” key on the screen to

change the random mode.

NOTE:

Available repeat/random modes change
depending on the connected device.

BT Menu

Touch the “BT Menu” key on the Bluetooth®
audio screen to display the Bluetooth® au-
dio menu screen.

The following items are available.

“Now Playing” key

Touch to display the
Bluetooth® audio screen.

“Current List” key (if so
equipped)*

A list of track in the cur-
rently selected folder is
displayed.

“Connections” key

Touch to display the
connections screen.

“Folder List” key*

Touch to display the
folder list. Touch an item
on the list to select the
folder.

*: displayed only when available.

NOTE:

Depending on the connected device, the
“BT Menu” key may not be displayed.

BLUETOOTH® STREAMING AUDIO
WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM (if so
equipped)

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Connecting Bluetooth® audio

To connect your Bluetooth® audio device
to the vehicle, follow the procedure below:

1. Press the [

] button.

2. Touch the “Settings” key.

3. Touch the “Phone & Bluetooth” key.

4. Touch the “Connect New Device” key.

5. The system acknowledges the com-

mand and asks you to initiate connect-
ing from the phone handset.

NOTE:

The connecting procedure of the cellular
phone varies according to each cellular
phone model. For additional informa-
tion, refer to the cellular phone Owner’s
Manual.

You

can

also

visit

www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth

www.nissan.ca/bluetooth for instruc-
tions on connecting NISSAN recom-
mended cellular phones.

Audio main operation

To switch to the Bluetooth® audio mode,
press the AUX button repeatedly until the
Bluetooth® audio mode is displayed on the
screen.

The controls for the Bluetooth® audio are
displayed on the screen.

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CD CARE AND CLEANING

∙ Handle a CD by its edges. Do not bend

the disc. Never touch the surface of the
disc.

∙ Always place the discs in the storage

case when they are not being used.

∙ To clean a disc, wipe the surface from

the center to the outer edge using a
clean, soft cloth. Do not wipe the disc
using a circular motion.

∙ Do not use a conventional record

cleaner or alcohol intended for indus-
trial use.

∙ A new disc may be rough on the inner

and outer edges. Remove the rough
edges by rubbing the inner and outer
edges with the side of a pen or pencil as
illustrated.

STEERING WHEEL SWITCH FOR
AUDIO CONTROL

The audio system can be operated using
the controls on the steering wheel.

1. Volume control switch

2. MODE select switch

3. Tuning switch

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MODE select switch

Push the MODE select switch to change
the mode in the following sequence:

→P1→ FM1 → FM2→ P2→ (SXM1 → SXM2

→ SXM3 (satellite radio, if so equipped)) →
CD* (if so equipped)

→ USB/iPod®* →

Bluetooth® Audio*

→ AUX* → AM→P1.

* These modes are only available when
compatible media storage is inserted into
the device or connected to the system.

Volume control switch

Push the volume control switch to increase
or decrease the volume.

Tuning switch

While the display is showing a map or audio
screen, tilt the Tuning switch upward or
downward to select a station, track, CD or
folder. For most audio sources, tilting the
switch up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
provides a different function than a tilting
up/down for less than 1.5 seconds.

AM and FM

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

increase or decrease the preset station.

∙ Tilt up/down for more than 1.5 seconds

to seek up or down to the next station.

SXM (if so equipped)

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

increase or decrease the preset station.

∙ Tilt up/down for more than 1.5 seconds

to go to the next or previous channel.

iPod®

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

increase or decrease the track number.

CD (if so equipped)

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

increase or decrease the track number.

∙ Tilt up/down for more than 1.5 seconds

to increase or decrease the folder num-
ber (if playing compressed audio files).

USB

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

increase or decrease the track number.

∙ Tilt up/down for more than 1.5 seconds

to increase or decrease the folder num-
ber.

Bluetooth® Audio

∙ Tilt up/down for less than 1.5 seconds to

skip ahead or back to the next song.

∙ Tilt up/down for more than 1.5 seconds

to reverse or fast forward the current
song.

ANTENNA

The antenna cannot be shortened, but can
be removed. When you need to remove the
antenna, turn the antenna rod counter-
clockwise.

To install the antenna rod, turn the antenna
rod clockwise and hand tighten.

CAUTION

∙ Always properly tighten the antenna

rod during installation or the antenna
rod

may

break

during

vehicle

operation.

∙ Be sure that the antenna is removed

before the vehicle enters an auto-
matic car wash.

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This vehicle is equipped with Smartphone
Integration technology. This allows many
compatible Smartphone applications to
be displayed and easily controlled through
the vehicle’s touch-screen.

NOTE:

A compatible smartphone and registra-
tion is required to use mobile applica-
tions or to access connected features of
certain vehicle applications.

REGISTERING WITH
NISSANCONNECT® MOBILE APPS

To use the Smartphone Integration feature,
it is necessary for the user to register. In
order to register, visit the NissanConnect®
Mobile

Apps

website,

www.nissanusa.com/connect/

www.nissan.ca/en/connect

www.nissan.ca/fr/connect and sign up or
create an account through the prompts on
the NissanConnect® Mobile Apps. Once
registered, download the NissanConnect®
Mobile Apps from your compatible phone’s
application download source and then log
into the application. If you already have an
account created through the App, please
log in.

CONNECT PHONE

To use this feature, a compatible smart-
phone must be connected via Bluetooth®
or USB to the vehicle. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Bluetooth® Hands-Free
Phone System with Navigation System” in
this section.

NOTE:

Apple iPhones® require the phone to be
plugged in via USB for NissanConnect®
Mobile Apps to function.
For Android phones, NissanConnect®
Mobile Apps requires the phone to be
paired via Bluetooth®.

APPLICATION DOWNLOAD

Once connected, the NissanConnect® App
will search your phone to determine which
compatible applications are currently in-
stalled. The user will then choose which
apps they want to bring into their vehicle
from the list of apps within the “Manage My
Apps” section of the NissanConnect® App
on their smartphone. The vehicle will then
download the in-vehicle interface for each
of these compatible applications. Once
downloaded, the user can access their se-
lected smartphone applications through
the vehicle touch-screen. For additional in-
formation, refer to www.nissanusa.com/
connect or www.nissan.ca/en/connect or
www.nissan.ca/fr/connect

regarding

application availability.

NISSANCONNECT® MOBILE APPS (if
so equipped)

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Apple Siri® Eyes Free personal assistant
can be accessed from the vehicle. Siri Eyes
Free can be accessed in Siri Eyes Free
mode to reduce user distraction. In this
mode, Siri Eyes Free is available for interac-
tion by voice control. After connecting a
compatible

Apple

device

using

Bluetooth®, Siri Eyes Free can be activated
from the

button on the steering

wheel.
Siri® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.

∙ Some Siri Eyes Free functions, such as

displaying pictures or opening apps,
may not be available while driving.

∙ For getting best results, always update

your device to the latest software ver-
sion.

∙ Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet

as possible. Close the windows to elimi-
nate the surrounding noises (traffic
noises, vibration sounds, etc.), which
may prevent the system from recogniz-
ing the voice commands correctly.

∙ For functions that can be used in Siri

Eyes Free, please refer to the Apple
website.

REQUIREMENTS

Siri® is only available on the iPhone® 4S or
later. Devices released before iPhone® 4S
are not supported by the Siri® Eyes Free
system. Visit www.apple.com/ios/siri for
details about device compatibility.

Siri must be enabled on the phone. Please
check phone settings.

If the device has a lock screen, Siri must be
accessible from the lock screen. Please
check phone settings.

For best results, always update your device
to the latest software version.

OPERATING SIRI® EYES FREE

1. Push

button

for

than

1.5 seconds.

2. Speak your command and then listen

to the Siri® Eyes Free reply.

After starting Siri Eyes Free, push the
button again within 5 seconds of the end of
the Siri Eyes Free announcement to extend
the session.

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Example 1 – Playing music

1. Push

button

for

than

1.5 seconds.

2. Say “Play (artist name, song name,

etc.)”.

3. Your vehicle will automatically change

to Bluetooth® Audio or iPod® mode*
when the music starts playing. Mode
selection is determined by the phone.

* If the iPhone® is also connected with the
USB cable.

If the audio track does not start playing
automatically after Siri Eyes Free ends, try
changing the track or audio source to re-
sume playback.

NOTE:

For best results, use the native music
app. Performance of music control func-
tion while using Podcasts, Audiobook or
other 3rd party music apps may vary and
is controlled by the iPhone®.

Example 2 – Replying to text messages

1. If a compatible iPhone® is connected

and “Show Notifications” of the iPhone®
settings is enabled, the vehicle will dis-
play a notification for new incoming
text messages.

2. After reading the message, push or

push and hold the

button to reply

using Siri Eyes Free.

3. After a beep sounds, say “Text mes-

sage” or a similar command to reply
using Siri Eyes Free.

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Symptom

Cause and Countermeasure

Cannot access Siri Eyes
Free from switch on the
steering wheel

Check if a Bluetooth® connection is established between the iPhone® and the system.

Check if Siri is enabled on the device. On your phone, go to Siri setting.

Check that Siri can be accessed from the device lock screen. This can be set in the settings menu of your phone.

Audio Source does not
change automatically to
iPod® or Bluetooth® Au-
dio mode

For best results, use the native Music app. Performance of music control function while using Podcasts, Audiobook or other 3rd party
music apps may vary.

For best results, play media already stored on your device. Streaming music or playback from cloud storage may degrade
performance.

Switch the source manually by pressing the AUX or MEDIA button on the vehicle audio system or the SOURCE select switch on the
steering wheel.

Play, pause, next track,
previous track or play
timer does not work

For best results, use the native Music app. Performance of music control function while using Podcasts, Audiobook or other 3rd party
music apps may vary and is controlled by the device.

Cannot hear any music/
audio being played back
from a connected
iPhone®

Check that the audio source is set to Bluetooth® Audio or iPod® mode. A USB connection is required for iPod® mode.

Cannot receive text mes-
sage notifications on the
vehicle audio system

Check if “Send Notifications” is enabled on your phone. On the phone, go to Bluetooth® settings. Find the device name, like “My Car”.
Press the INFO button. Turn on “Show Notifications”.

Cannot reply to text
message notifications by
Siri Eyes Free

After receiving an incoming text message, follow on-screen guidance. Push the

button on the steering wheel for more than

1.5 seconds for Siri Eyes Free. After Siri Eyes Free starts, say “Text Message”.

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Apple

device

using

Bluetooth®, Siri Eyes Free can be activated
from the

button on the steering

wheel.
Siri® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.

∙ Some Siri Eyes Free functions, such as

displaying pictures or opening apps,
may not be available while driving.

∙ For best results, always update your de-

vice to the latest software version.

∙ Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet

as possible. Close the windows to elimi-
nate the surrounding noises (traffic
noises, vibration sounds, etc.), which
may prevent the system from recogniz-
ing the voice commands correctly.

∙ For functions that can be used in Siri

Eyes Free, please refer to the Apple
website.

REQUIREMENTS

Siri must be enabled on the phone. Please
check phone settings.

If the device has a lock screen, Siri must be
accessible from the lock screen. Please
check phone settings.

For best results, always update your device
to the latest software version.

SIRI® ACTIVATION

Siri® Eyes Free function can be activated by
pushing

button on the steering

wheel for more than 1.5 seconds.

1. Connect a Siri Eyes Free enabled

iPhone® to the vehicle. For additional
information, refer to “Connecting pro-
cedure” in this section.

2. After the Bluetooth® connection is es-

tablished, push and hold the

but-

ton to activate the Siri Eyes Free func-
tion.

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OPERATING SIRI® EYES FREE

1. Push or push and hold the

button.

2. Speak your command and then listen

to the Siri Eyes Free reply.

After starting Siri Eyes Free, push the
button again within 5 seconds of the end of
the Siri Eyes Free announcement to extend
the session.
Example 1 – Playing music

1. Push or push and hold the

button.

2. Say “Play (artist name, song name,

etc.)”.

3. Your vehicle will automatically change

to Bluetooth® Audio or iPod® mode*
when the music starts playing. Mode
selection is determined by the phone.

* If the iPhone® is also connected with the
USB cable.

If the audio track does not start playing
automatically after Siri Eyes Free ends, try
changing the track or audio source to re-
sume playback.

NOTE:

For best results, use the native music
app. Performance of music control func-
tion while using Podcasts, Audiobook or
other 3rd party music apps may vary and
is controlled by the iPhone®.
Example 2 – Replying to text messages

1. If a compatible iPhone® is connected

and “Show Notifications” of the iPhone®
settings is enabled, the vehicle will dis-
play a notification for new incoming
text messages.

2. After reading the message, push or

push and hold the

button to reply

using Siri Eyes Free.

3. After a beep sounds, say “Text mes-

sage” or a similar command to reply
using Siri Eyes Free.

CHANGING SIRI® EYES FREE
SETTINGS

Settings for Siri® Eyes Free can be found in
the Bluetooth® settings menu. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Bluetooth® set-
tings” in this section.

1. Press the [

] button.

2. Touch the “Settings” key.

3. Touch the “Phone & Bluetooth” key.

4. Touch the “Phone settings” key.

5. Select “Short Press” or “Long Press” to

set the activation.

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