Nissan Pathfinder (2012 year). Manual - part 74

AV-410

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NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION

Destination, Passing Points and Menu Items Cannot be Selected/Set

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Map screen and BIRDVIEW™ 
Name of the place vary with the 
screen.

Some thinning of the character data is done to pre-
vent the display becoming to complex. In some 
cases and in some locations, the display contents 
may differ.
The same place name, street name, etc. may not 
be displayed every time on account of the data 
processing.

System is not malfunctioning.

Vehicle mark is not positioned cor-
rectly.

Vehicle is transferred by ferry or by towing after its 
ignition switch is turned to OFF.

Drive the vehicle for a while in the GPS sat-
ellite signal receiving condition.

Screen will not switch to nighttime 
mode after the lighting switch is 
turned ON.

The daytime screen is selected by the “SWITCH 
SCREENS” when the last time the screen dim-
ming setting is done.
Switching between daytime/nighttime screen may 
be inhibited by the automatic illumination adjust-
ment function.

Perform screen dimming and select the 
nighttime screen by “SWITCH SCREENS”.

Map screen will not scroll in accor-
dance with the vehicle travel.

Current location is not displayed.

Press “MAP” button to display the current lo-
cation.

Vehicle mark will not be shown.

Current location is not displayed.

Press “MAP” button to display the current lo-
cation.

Accuracy indicator (GPS satellite 
mark) on the map screen stays 
gray.

GPS satellite signal is intercepted because the ve-
hicle is in or behind a building.

Move the vehicle out to an open space.

GPS satellite signal cannot be received because 
an obstacle is placed on top of the instrument pan-
el.

Do not place anything on top of the meter dis-
play (instrument panel).

GPS satellites are not visible from current location. Wait until GPS satellites are visible by mov-

ing the vehicle.

Vehicle location accuracy is low.

Accuracy indicator (GPS satellite mark) on the 
map screen stays gray.

Current location is not determined.

Vehicle speed setting by the vehicle speed pulse 
has been deviated (advanced or retarded) from 
the actual vehicle speed because tire chain is fit-
ted or the system has been used on another vehi-
cle.

Drive the vehicle for a while [for approx. 30 
minutes at approx. 30 km/h (19 MPH)] and 
the deviation will be automatically adjusted. If 
advancement or retard still occur, perform 
the distance adjustment by CONFIRMA-
TION/ADJUSTMENT mode of diagnosis 
function.

Map data has error or omission. (Vehicle mark is 
always deviated to the same position.)

As a rule, an updated map DVD–ROM will be 
released once a year.

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Destination cannot be set.

Destination to be set is on an expressway.

Set the destination on an ordinary road.

Passing point is not searched 
when re-searching the route.

The vehicle has already passed the passing point, 
or the system judged so.

To include the passing points that have been 
passed into the route again, set the route 
again.

Route information will not be dis-
played.

Route searching has not been done.

Set the destination and perform route 
searching.

Vehicle mark is not on the recommended route.

Drive on the recommended route.

Route guide is turned OFF.

Turn route guide ON.

Route information is not available on the dark pink 
route.

System is not malfunctioning.

After the route searching, no guide 
sign will appear as the vehicle 
goes near the entrance/exit to the 
toll road.

Vehicle mark is not on the recommended route. 
(On the display, only guide signs related to the rec-
ommended route will be shown.)

Drive on the recommended route.

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Voice Guide

Route Search

Automatic route searching is not 
possible.

Vehicle is driving on a highway (gray route), or no 
recommended route is available.

Drive on a road to be searched. Or re–search 
the route manually. In this case, however, the 
whole route will be searched.

Performed automatic detour 
search (or detour search). Howev-
er, the result is the same as that of 
the previous search.

Performed search with every conditions consid-
ered. However, the result is the same as that of the 
previous search.

System is not malfunctioning.

Passing points cannot be set.

More than five passing points were set.

Passing points can be set up to five. To stop 
at more than five points, perform sharing in 
several steps.

When setting the route, the starting 
point cannot be selected.

The current vehicle location is always set as the 
starting point of a route.

System is not malfunctioning.

Some menu items cannot be se-
lected.

The vehicle is being driven.

Stop the vehicle at a safe place and then op-
erate the system.

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Voice guide will not operate.

Note: Voice guide is only available at intersections 
that satisfy certain conditions (indicated by 

z

 on 

the map). Therefore, guidance may not be given 
even when the route on the map changes direction.

System is not malfunctioning.

The vehicle is not on the recommended route.

Return to the recommended route or re-
search the route.

Voice guide is turned OFF.

Turn voice guide ON.

Route guide is turned OFF.

Turn route guide ON.

Voice guide does not match the ac-
tual road pattern.

Voice guide may vary with the direction to which 
the vehicle is turn and the connection of the road to 
other roads.

Drive in conformity to the actual traffic rules.

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

No route is shown.

No road to be searched is found around the des-
tination.

Find wider road (orange road or wider) near-
by and reset the destination and passing 
points onto it. Take care of the traveling direc-
tion when there are separate up and down 
roads.

Starting point and the destination are too close.

Set the destination at more distant point.

Conditional traffic regulation (day of the week/
time of the day) is set at the area around the cur-
rent location or the destination.

Turn the time-regulating search conditions 
OFF. Turn “Avoid regulation time” in the 
search conditions OFF.

Indicated route is intermittent.

In some areas, highways (gray routes) are not 
used for the search

(Note)

Therefore, the route to 

the current location or the passing points may be 
intermittent.

System is not malfunctioning.

When the vehicle has passed the 
recommended route, it is deleted 
from the screen.

A recommended route is controlled by each sec-
tion. When the vehicle has passed the passing 
point 1, then the map data from the starting point 
up to the passing point 1 will be deleted. (The data 
may remain undeleted in some area.)

System is not malfunctioning.

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AV-412

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NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION

NOTE:

Except for the ordinance-designated cities. (Malfunctioning areas may be changed in the updated map disc.)

Examples of Current-Location Mark Displacement

Vehicle's travel amount is calculated by reading its travel distance and turning angle. Therefore, if the vehicle

is driven in the following manner, an error will occur in the vehicle's current location display. If correct location

has not been restored after driving the vehicle for a while, perform location correction.

Detouring route is recommended.

In some areas, highways (gray routes) are not 
used for the search. (Note). Therefore, detour 
route may be recommended.

Set the route closer to the basic route (gray 
route).

A detour route may be shown when some traffic 
regulation (one-way traffic, etc.) is set at the area 
around the starting point or the destination.

Slightly move the starting point or the destina-
tion, or set the passing point on the route of 
your choice.

In the area where highways (gray routes) are 
used for the search, left turn has priority around 
the current location and the destination (passing 
points). For this reason, the recommended route 
may be detouring.

System is not malfunctioning.

Landmarks on the map do not 
match the actual ones.

This can be happen due to omission or error in 
the map data.

As a rule, an updated map DVD-ROM will be 
released once a year. Wait until the latest 
map has become available.

Recommended route is far from 
the starting point, passing points, 
and destination.

Starting point, passing points, and destination of 
the route guide were set far from the desired 
points because route searching data around 
these area were not stored.

Reset the destination onto the road nearby. If 
this road is one of the highways (gray routes), 
an ordinary road nearby may be displayed as 
the recommended route.

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

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Cause (condition) –: While driving ooo: Display

Driving condition

Remarks (correction, etc.)

Road config-
uration

Y–intersections

At a Y intersection or similar gradual divi-
sion of roads, an error in the direction of 
travel deduced by the sensor may result in 
the current-location mark appearing on the 
wrong road.

If after travelling about 10 km (6 
miles) the correct location has 
not been restored, perform lo-
cation correction and, if neces-
sary, direction correction.

Spiral roads

When driving on a large, continuous spiral 
road (such as loop bridge), turning angle 
error is accumulated and the vehicle mark 
may deviate from the correct location.

Straight roads

When driving on a long, straight road and 
slow curve without stopping, map-matching 
does not work effectively enough and dis-
tance errors may accumulate. As a result, 
the vehicle mark may deviate from the cor-
rect location when the vehicle is turned at a 
corner.

Zigzag roads

When driving on a zigzag road, the map 
may be matched to other roads in the simi-
lar direction nearby at every turn, and the 
vehicle mark may deviate from the correct 
location.

Roads laid out in a grid pattern

When driving where roads are laid out in a 
grid pattern, or where many roads are run-
ning in the similar direction nearby, the map 
may be matched to them by mistake and 
the vehicle mark may deviate from the cor-
rect location.

Parallel roads

When two roads are running in parallel 
(such as highway and sideway), the map 
may be matched to the other road by mis-
take and the vehicle mark may deviate from 
the correct location.

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AV-414

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NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION

Place

In a parking lot

When driving in a parking lot, or other loca-
tion where there are no roads on the map, 
matching may place the vehicle mark on a 
nearby road. When the vehicle returns to 
the road, the vehicle mark may have devi-
ated from the correct location.
When driving in circle or turning the steer-
ing wheel repeatedly, direction errors accu-
mulate, and the vehicle mark may deviate 
from the correct location.

If after travelling about 10 km (6 
miles) the correct location has 
not been restored, perform lo-
cation correction and, if neces-
sary, direction correction.

Turntable

When the ignition switch is OFF, the navi-
gation system cannot get the signal from 
the gyroscope (angular speed sensor). 
Therefore, the displayed direction may be 
wrong and the correct road may not be eas-
ily returned to after rotating the vehicle on a 
turntable with the ignition OFF.

Slippery roads

On snow, wet roads, gravel, or other roads 
where tires may slip easily, accumulated 
mileage errors may cause the vehicle mark 
to deviate from the correct road.

Slopes

When parking in sloped garages, when 
travelling on banked roads, or in other cas-
es where the vehicle turns when tilted, an 
error in the turning angle will occur, and the 
vehicle mark may deviate from the road.

Map data

Road not displayed on the map screen

When driving on new roads or other roads 
not displayed on the map screen, map 
matching does not function correctly and 
matches the location to a nearby road. 
When the vehicle returns to a road which is 
on the map, the vehicle mark may deviate 
from the correct road.

Different road pattern
(Changed due to repair)

If the road pattern stored in the map data 
and the actual road pattern are different, 
map matching does not function correctly 
and matches the location to a nearby road. 
The vehicle mark may deviate from the cor-
rect road.

Vehicle

Use of tire chains

When tire chains are used, the mileage is 
not correctly detected, and the vehicle mark 
may deviate from the correct road.

Drive the vehicle for a while. If 
the distance still deviates, ad-
just it by using the distance ad-
justment function. (If the tire 
chain is removed, recover the 
original value.)

Cause (condition) –: While driving ooo: Display

Driving condition

Remarks (correction, etc.)

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Location Correction by Map-Matching is Slow

• The map-matching function needs to refer to the data of the surrounding area. It is necessary to drive some

distance for the function to work.

• Because map-matching operates on this principle, when there are many roads running in similar directions

in the surrounding area, no matching determination may be made. The location may not be corrected until

some special feature is found.

Name of Road is Not Displayed

The current road name may not be displayed if there are no road names displayed on the map screen.

Contents of Display Differ for Birdview™ and the (Flat) Map Screen

Difference of the BIRDVIEW™ screen from the flat map screen are as follows.

• The current place name displays names which are primarily in the direction of vehicle travel.

• The amount of time before the vehicle travel or turn angle is updated on the screen is longer than for the

(flat) map display.

• The conditions for display of place names, roads, and other data are different for nearby areas and for more

distant areas.

• Some thinning of the character data is done to prevent the display becoming too complex. In some cases

and in some locations, the display contents may differ.

• The same place name, street name, etc. may be displayed multiple times.

Vehicle Mark Shows a Position Which is Completely Wrong

In the following cases, the vehicle mark may appear on completely different position in the map depending on

the GPS satellite signal receiving conditions. In this case, perform location correction and direction correction.

• When location correction has not been done

- If the receiving conditions of the GPS satellite signal is poor, if the vehicle mark becomes out of place, it may

move to a completely different location and not come back if location correction is not done. The position will

be corrected if the GPS signal can be received.

• When the vehicle has traveled by ferry, or when the vehicle has been being towed

Precautions 
for driving

Just after the engine is started

If the vehicle is driven just after the engine 
is started when the gyroscope (angular 
speed sensor) correction is not completed, 
the vehicle can lose its direction and may 
have deviated from the correct location.

Wait for a short while before 
driving after starting the engine.

Continuous driving without stopping

When driving long distances without stop-
ping, direction errors may accumulate, and 
the current-location mark may deviate from 
the correct road.

Stop and adjust the orientation.

Abusive driving

Spinning the wheels or engaging in other 
kinds of abusive driving may result in the 
system being unable perform correct detec-
tion, and may cause the vehicle mark to de-
viate from the correct road.

If after travelling about 10 km (6 
miles) the correct location has 
not been restored, perform lo-
cation correction and, if neces-
sary, direction correction.

How to cor-
rect location

Position correction accuracy

If the accuracy of location settings is poor, 
accuracy may be reduced when the correct 
road cannot be found, particularly in places 
where there are many roads.

Enter in the road displayed on 
the screen with an accuracy of 
approx. 1mm.
Caution: Whenever possible, 
use detailed map for the correc-
tion.

Direction when location is corrected

If the accuracy of location settings during 
correction is poor, accuracy may be re-
duced afterwards.

Perform direction correction.

Cause (condition) –: While driving ooo: Display

Driving condition

Remarks (correction, etc.)

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AV-416

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NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION

- Because calculation of the current location cannot be done when traveling with the ignition off, for example

when traveling by ferry or when being towed, the location before travel is displayed. If the precise location

can be detected with GPS, the location will be corrected.

Vehicle Mark Jumps

In the following cases, the vehicle mark may appear to jump as a result of automatic correction of the current

location.

• When map matching has been done

- If the current location and the vehicle mark are different when map matching is done, the vehicle mark may

seem to jump. At this time, the location may be “corrected” to the wrong road or to a location which is not on

a road.

• When GPS location correction has been done

- If the current location and the vehicle mark are different when the location is corrected using GPS measure-

ments, the vehicle mark may seem to jump. At this time, the location may be “corrected” to a location which

is not on a road.

Vehicle Mark is in a River or Sea

The navigation system moves the vehicle mark with no distinction between land and rivers or sea. If the vehi-

cle mark is somehow out of place, it may appear that the vehicle is driving in a river or the sea.

Vehicle Mark Automatically Rotates

The system wrongly memorizes the rotating status as stopping when the ignition switch is turned ON with the

turntable rotating. That causes the vehicle mark to rotate when the vehicle is stopped.

When Driving on Same Road, Sometimes Vehicle Mark is in Right Place and Sometimes it is in Wrong Place

The conditions of the GPS antenna (GPS data) and gyroscope (angular speed sensor) change gradually.

Depending on the road traveled and the operation of the steering wheel, the location detection results will be

different. Therefore, even on a road on which the location has never been wrong, conditions may cause the

vehicle mark to deviate.

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PRECAUTION

PRECAUTIONS

Precaution for Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT 
PRE-TENSIONER"

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The Supplemental Restraint System such as “AIR BAG” and “SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER”, used along

with a front seat belt, helps to reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver and front passenger for certain

types of collision. This system includes seat belt switch inputs and dual stage front air bag modules. The SRS

system uses the seat belt switches to determine the front air bag deployment, and may only deploy one front

air bag, depending on the severity of a collision and whether the front occupants are belted or unbelted.

Information necessary to service the system safely is included in the SR and SB section of this Service Man-

ual.

WARNING:

• To avoid rendering the SRS inoperative, which could increase the risk of personal injury or death in

the event of a collision which would result in air bag inflation, all maintenance must be performed by

an authorized NISSAN/INFINITI dealer.

• Improper maintenance, including incorrect removal and installation of the SRS, can lead to personal

injury caused by unintentional activation of the system. For removal of Spiral Cable and Air Bag

Module, see the SR section.

• Do not use electrical test equipment on any circuit related to the SRS unless instructed to in this

Service Manual. SRS wiring harnesses can be identified by yellow and/or orange harnesses or har-

ness connectors.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING POWER TOOLS (AIR OR ELECTRIC) AND HAMMERS

WARNING:

• When working near the Airbag Diagnosis Sensor Unit or other Airbag System sensors with the Igni-

tion ON or engine running, DO NOT use air or electric power tools or strike near the sensor(s) with a

hammer. Heavy vibration could activate the sensor(s) and deploy the air bag(s), possibly causing

serious injury.

• When using air or electric power tools or hammers, always switch the Ignition OFF, disconnect the

battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before performing any service.

Precaution Necessary for Steering Wheel Rotation After Battery Disconnect

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NOTE:

• This Procedure is applied only to models with Intelligent Key system and NATS (NISSAN ANTI-THEFT SYS-

TEM).

• Remove and install all control units after disconnecting both battery cables with the ignition knob in the

″

LOCK

″

 position.

• Always use CONSULT to perform self-diagnosis as a part of each function inspection after finishing work. If

DTC is detected, perform trouble diagnosis according to self-diagnostic results.

For models equipped with the Intelligent Key system and NATS, an electrically controlled steering lock mech-

anism is adopted on the key cylinder.

For this reason, if the battery is disconnected or if the battery is discharged, the steering wheel will lock and

steering wheel rotation will become impossible.

If steering wheel rotation is required when battery power is interrupted, follow the procedure below before

starting the repair operation.

OPERATION PROCEDURE

1. Connect both battery cables.

NOTE:

Supply power using jumper cables if battery is discharged.

2. Use the Intelligent Key or mechanical key to turn the ignition switch to the 

″

ACC

″

 position. At this time, the

steering lock will be released.

3. Disconnect both battery cables. The steering lock will remain released and the steering wheel can be

rotated.

4. Perform the necessary repair operation.

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