Key Programming: Nissan Pathfinder 2002-2013
Nissan Pathfinder 2002-2013 Key Programming Procedure
The following are the key programming procedures for Nissan Pathfinder for the year 2002 to 2013.
ALL KEY FOBS MUST BE PRESENT WHEN PROGRAMMING NEW FOBS. (OLD REMOTES ARE ELIMINATED: BY OLDEST ONE FIRST AS NEW REMOTES ARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE)
1. Close and lock all doors with the driver’s side power lock/unlock switch.
2. Insert key into ignition and remove it from the ignition key cylinder at least six times within 10seconds. Your Hazard Lamps will flash if you performed this step successfully. NOTE: Withdraw key completely from ignition cylinder each time. If this procedure is performed too fast, the system will not enter programming mode.
3. Insert key into the ignition cylinder and turn to the ACC position.
4. Within 5 seconds, push ANY button on the remote transmitter. Your Hazard Lamps should flash. NOTE: Do not press the button more than one time in the above step. If the button is pressed more than one time, the programming procedure will not be successful.
5. If there are any remaining transmitters (including the old ones), unlock then lock all doors using the driver’s side power lock/unlock switch and within 5 seconds, push ANY button on the next remote. Your Hazard Lamps should flash. Repeat this step for each transmitter (including any existing transmitters).
6. Turn the key to the OFF position, remove keys from the ignition, unlock doors using the driver’s side power lock/unlock switch and open the driver side door.
7. Test remote (s).
About Nissan Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a poor choice for a used midsize SUV. Despite having a large and sophisticated interior, user-friendly tech features, and excellent fuel efficiency, it ranks poorly due to a low reliability rating. Three-row competitors such as the 2015 Toyota Highlander and 2015 Chevrolet Traverse outperform this Nissan. When compared to the Pathfinder, both of these SUVs have superior reliability ratings, seating for up to eight passengers, and more modern safety features including forward collision warning.
The 2015 Nissan Pathfinder has gone through a few major changes in its life as a people transporter. It abandoned its truck-based SUV roots to become a more polished crossover utility vehicle, and it’s now a gigantic three-row ute that’s among the largest in its class.
With seating for seven and more interior capacity than the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot, or Ford Explorer, it’s one of the most usable vehicles in the market. The end result is a competitive package with carefully selected groupings of options based on what consumers in the category really order.
These choices have been slightly reshuffled for 2015, however the most significant changes this year include the discontinuation of the Hybrid model and a modification to the software controls for the Pathfinder’s continuously variable transmission (CVT). Nissan refers to it as “D-Step” logic, and it simulates shifting through a standard transmission in a sequence of stages. It eliminates much of the CVT’s discordant high-revving behavior while still allowing the transmission to change itself in very small increments for maximum fuel economy.
The Pathfinder appears well-proportioned, thanks to newly discovered curves that conceal its massive size and height. It takes standing side by side with it to properly comprehend its size, and even then, even as a tall wagon, it wouldn’t be a reach to call it rakish. With its bold, chromed grills, sculpted fenders, and curves that obviously draw the family line between today’s Nissans and the current lineup of Infinitis, it’s otherwise a familiar design–and one that we’ve seen on the rest of the recent Nissan lineup.
Inside the Pathfinder, there’s some Infiniti luxury influence, but the cabin still feels conservative due to a limited color palette of only two options and otherwise unimpressive textiles and plastic surfaces. Drivers will likely forget they’re driving a seven-seat crossover utility vehicle behind the wheel. The Pathfinder has definitely been designed with passengers’ elbow room and comfort in mind. While it has a similar cross-section to its competitors, it is far longer than the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, or Toyota Highlander—roughly the length of a Mazda CX-9. The majority of the extra metal is used in the cabin, giving the Pathfinder not only two functional rows of seating, but also a more accessible and useable third row than any of its competitors.
