2003 Nissan Altima Owner's Manual - Page 71

2003 Nissan Altima Manual

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● If the ignition switch is in the OFF position with the fog lights turned ON, a warning chime will sound indicating the fog lights were left ON. The fog lights will be turned OFF by the Battery Saver function approximately 5 minutes after the last door is closed. ● If the ignition switch is turned to the ON position after the fog lights were turned OFF by the Battery Saver function, the fog lights will immediately come back ON. Headlight switch in the AUTO position; nighttime operation ● Fog lights, marker and taillights come ON. ● Headlights come ON. The lights can be adjusted to turn ON in brighter or dimmer environments. See your NISSAN dealer to have the sensitivity setting adjusted. ● Dash readouts dim unless the dimmer switch is on full bright. ● If the ignition switch is in the OFF position with the fog lights turned ON, the fog lights will be turned OFF by the Twilight Sentinel function approximately 45 seconds after the last door is closed. The default setting is 45 seconds. See your NISSAN dealer to have this time adjusted up to 180 seconds. ● If any door is opened when the ignition switch is in the OFF position, the Twilight Sentinel function operates for approximately 5 minutes. After approximately 5 minutes, the lights will turn OFF due to the Battery Saver function. ● If the ignition switch is turned to the ON position after the fog lights were turned OFF by the Twilight Sentinel function, the fog lights and the headlights will come ON together when the Auto Light Sensor determines it is dark enough. The fog lights will now operate independently of the headlights only if the headlight switch is turned OFF. ● When the high beams are turned ON, the fog lights will turn OFF. The fog lights will come back ON when the high beams are turned OFF. Headlights turned ON and OFF by the driver (no AUTO headlight function); day or nighttime operation ● Same operation as "Headlight switch in the AUTO position; daytime operation" described above. Some of the Battery Saver and Twilight Sentinel functions can be turned ON and OFF or adjusted. Please see your NISSAN dealer if you have any questions. To turn the fog lights OFF, turn the switch to the OFF position. The fog lights automatically turn off whenever the high beam headlight function is selected. Instruments and controls 2-23

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If the ignition switch is in the OFF position
with the fog lights turned ON, a warning
chime will sound indicating the fog lights
were left ON. The fog lights will be turned
OFF by the Battery Saver function approxi-
mately 5 minutes after the last door is
closed.
If the ignition switch is turned to the ON
positionafterthefoglightswereturnedOFF
bytheBatterySaverfunction,thefoglights
willimmediatelycomebackON.
Headlight switch in the AUTO position;
nighttimeoperation
Foglights,markerandtaillightscomeON.
HeadlightscomeON.
ThelightscanbeadjustedtoturnONin
brighter or dimmer environments. See
yourNISSANdealertohavethesensi-
tivitysettingadjusted.
Dash readouts dim unless the dimmer
switchisonfullbright.
If the ignition switch is in the OFF position
withthefoglightsturnedON,thefoglights
will be turned OFF by the Twilight Sentinel
functionapproximately45secondsafterthe
lastdoorisclosed.
The default setting is 45 seconds. See
your NISSAN dealer to have this time
adjustedupto180seconds.
If any door is opened when the ignition
switch is in the OFF position, the Twilight
Sentinelfunctionoperatesforapproximately
5 minutes. After approximately 5 minutes,
the lights will turn OFF due to the Battery
Saverfunction.
If the ignition switch is turned to the ON
positionafterthefoglightswereturnedOFF
by the Twilight Sentinel function, the fog
lights and the headlights will come ON to-
gether when the Auto Light Sensor deter-
mines it is dark enough. The fog lights will
nowoperateindependentlyoftheheadlights
onlyiftheheadlightswitchisturnedOFF.
When the high beams are turned ON, the
fog lights will turn OFF. The fog lights will
come back ON when the high beams are
turnedOFF.
Headlights turned ON and OFF by the
driver(noAUTOheadlightfunction);dayor
nighttimeoperation
Sameoperationas“Headlightswitchinthe
AUTO position; daytime operation” de-
scribedabove.
Some of the Battery Saver and Twilight
Sentinel functions can be turned ON and
OFF or adjusted. Please see your NISSAN
dealerifyouhaveanyquestions.
ToturnthefoglightsOFF,turntheswitchtothe
OFFposition.
Thefoglightsautomaticallyturnoffwheneverthe
highbeamheadlightfunctionisselected.
Instruments and controls
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