Recent vehicles have an increasing number of functionnalities and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time convenient to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Nissan X-trail, depending on its functionnalities, it can be tricky to know precisely how to start a Nissan X-trail? Even if this required act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will explain the several methods to start a Nissan X-trail with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Nissan X-trail with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Nissan X-trail with key?

So we commence our content which is meant to teach you how to start a Nissan X-trail, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Nissan X-trail:

  • Distinguish the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content on the steering wheel blocked on Nissan X-trail that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to have a look at our content on orange lights on Nissan X-trail to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Nissan X-trail starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Nissan X-trail,

How to start a Nissan X-trail with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Nissan X-trail with key or will show you you how to do it for a Nissan X-trail equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is pretty much the same, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to stick to to start your Nissan X-trail with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Nissan X-trail is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Nissan X-trail

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Nissan X-trail

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How do I start a Nissan X-trail without a key?

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Nissan X-trail without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Nissan X-trail is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Nissan X-trail).

There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Nissan X-trail.

If you want more tutorials on the Nissan X-trail, go to our Nissan X-trail category.