Nissan Altima (L33) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Text messaging

WARNING

● Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of some of the applications and features, such as social networking and texting.

● Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of “Text-to-Speech”. Check local regulations before using this feature.

● Use the text messaging feature after stopping your vehicle in a safe location.

● If you are unable to devote full attention to vehicle operation while using the text messaging feature, pull off the road to a safe location and stop your vehicle.

NOTE:

This feature is automatically disabled if the connected device does not support the Message Access Profile (MAP). See the phone’s Owner’s Manual for details and instructions.

The system allows for the sending and receiving of text messages through the vehicle interface.

Sending a text message:

1. Press the button.

2. Say “Messaging”.

3. Say “Send Text”.

4. The system will provide a list of available commands in order to determine the recipient of the text message. Choose from the following:

● (A name)
● Number
● Incoming Calls
● Outgoing Calls
● Missed Calls

If “Incoming Calls”, “Outgoing Calls”, or “Missed Calls” is selected, the following additional commands will be displayed:

● Send Text
● Next Entry
● Previous Entry

For more information about these options, see “Voice commands” in this section.

5. Once a recipient is chosen, the system prompts for which message to send. Five predefined messages are available as well as three custom messages. To choose one of the predefined messages, speak one of the following:

● “Driving, can’t text” ● “Call me”
● “On my way”
● “Running late”
● “Okay”

To send one of the custom messages, say “Custom Message”. If more than one custom message is stored, the system will prompt for the number of the desired custom message. For more information on setting and managing custom text messages, see “Bluetooth® settings” in this section.

Reading a received text message:

1. Press the button.

2. Say “Messaging”.

3. Say “Read Text”.

The text message, sender and delivery time are shown on the screen. Use the tuning switch on the steering wheel to scroll through all text messages if more than one are available. Press the button to exit the text
message screen.

Press the button to access the
following options for replying to the text message: ● Call Back
Speak this command to call the sender of the text message using the Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System.

● Send Text
Speak this command to send a text message response to the sender of the text message.

● Read Text
Speak this command to read the text message again.

● Previous Text
Speak this command to move to the previous text message (if available).

● Next Text
Speak this command to move to the next text message (if available).

NOTE:

Text messages are only displayed if the vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8 km/h).