Pre-Start Checks and Adjustments

Locking with a key

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Côté conducteur
Driver's side

Manual (if equipped).

To lock the door, turn the key toward the front of the vehicle 1 . To unlock it, turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle 2 .

Power door lock (if equipped)

Verrouillage électrique (selon l'équipement)

The power door lock allows you to lock or unlock all of the doors at the same time.

To lock all of the doors, turn the key toward the front of the vehicle 1 .

To unlock a single door, turn the key once in that door's lock toward the rear of the vehicle 2 . To unlock all of the doors, return the key to the starting position 3 (from which it can only be removed and inserted), then turn it toward the rear again within five seconds 4 .

Opening and closing the windows (if equipped)

You can open and close the power windows at the same time you operate the key in the driver's door.

  • To open the windows, turn the key in the driver's door toward the rear of the vehicle for more than one second when the door is unlocked.
  • To close the windows, turn the key in the driver's door toward the front of the vehicle for more than one second once the door is locked.

The window movement stops when the lock cylinder is released.

Test yourself

A quick Nissan Altima quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.