2014 Nissan Altima Owner's Manual - Page 115

2014 Nissan Altima Manual

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WARNING SYSTEMS SWITCH (if so equipped) twice and the BSW indicator light will flash. For additional information, see "Blind Spot Warning (BSW) System / Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System" in the "Starting and driving" section. The LDW system will sound a warning chime and the LDW indicator light (orange) in the vehicle information display blinks to alert the driver if the vehicle is traveling close to either the left or the right of a traveling lane when detected by the camera unit. For additional information, see "Blind Spot Warning (BSW) System / Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System" in the "Starting and driving" section. LIC2225 VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) OFF SWITCH LIC2315 The warning systems switch is used to temporarily turn off the warning systems (Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Blind Spot Warning (BSW) systems) that are activated using the settings menu in the vehicle information display. When the warning systems switch is turned off, 1 on the switch is off. The indicator the indicator ᭺ will also be off if all of the warning systems are deactivated using the settings menu. The BSW system will turn on the Blind Spot indicator lights, located inside the vehicle next to the outside mirrors, if a vehicle is located in the detection zone. If the turn signal is activated in the direction of the detected vehicle, a chime sounds The vehicle should be driven with the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system on for most driving conditions. If the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the VDC system reduces the engine output to reduce wheel spin. The engine speed will be reduced even if the accelerator is depressed to the floor. If maximum engine power is needed to free a stuck vehicle, turn the VDC system off. To turn off the VDC system, push the VDC OFF indicator will come on. switch. The Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart the engine to turn on the system. See "Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system" in the "Starting and driving" section. 2-38 Instruments and controls

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Thewarningsystemsswitchisusedtotemporar-
ilyturnoffthewarningsystems(LaneDeparture
Warning(LDW)andBlindSpotWarning(BSW)
systems)thatareactivatedusingthesettings
menuinthevehicleinformationdisplay.
Whenthewarningsystemsswitchisturnedoff,
theindicator
°
1
ontheswitchisoff.Theindicator
willalsobeoffifallofthewarningsystemsare
deactivatedusingthesettingsmenu.
TheBSWsystemwillturnontheBlindSpot
indicatorlights,locatedinsidethevehiclenextto
theoutsidemirrors,ifavehicleislocatedinthe
detectionzone.Iftheturnsignalisactivatedinthe
directionofthedetectedvehicle,achimesounds
twiceandtheBSWindicatorlightwillflash.For
additionalinformation,see“BlindSpotWarning
(BSW)System/LaneDepartureWarning(LDW)
System”inthe“Startinganddriving”section.
TheLDWsystemwillsoundawarningchimeand
theLDWindicatorlight(orange)inthevehicle
informationdisplayblinkstoalertthedriverifthe
vehicleistravelingclosetoeithertheleftorthe
rightofatravelinglanewhendetectedbythe
camera unit. For additional information, see
“BlindSpotWarning(BSW)System/LaneDe-
partureWarning(LDW)System”inthe“Starting
anddriving”section.
ThevehicleshouldbedrivenwiththeVehicle
DynamicControl(VDC)systemonformostdriv-
ingconditions.
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnow,theVDC
systemreducestheengineoutputtoreduce
wheelspin.Theenginespeedwillbereduced
eveniftheacceleratorisdepressedtothefloor.If
maximumenginepowerisneededtofreeastuck
vehicle,turntheVDCsystemoff.
ToturnofftheVDCsystem,pushtheVDCOFF
switch.The
indicatorwillcomeon.
PushtheVDCOFFswitchagainorrestartthe
enginetoturnonthesystem.See“VehicleDy-
namicControl(VDC)system”inthe“Startingand
driving”section.
LIC2225
LIC2315
WARNINGSYSTEMSSWITCH(ifso
equipped)
VEHICLEDYNAMICCONTROL(VDC)
OFFSWITCH
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Instrumentsandcontrols