Screen losing memory on each engine shutdown. Please help; driving me mad!

[martin007]

Hi. I have a 2012 Pathfinder Silver edition. US spec but I'm driving the vehicle in the Middle East, and hence local Nissan dealers will not assist. Problem: the car screen resets itself back to a pre-determined time every time I shut the engine down. So if I set the clock; save radio stations; dismiss service reminders etc, I lose ALL of these settings on turning the engine off and locking the car. It's driving me mad. Has this happened to other Pathfinder owners? Any help please before I go insane; much appreciated

[EdBwoy]

Hmm, part of it sounds like the driver memory is reverting back to a setting. I believe in higher trims, the key fob can sync to the driver memory seats which includes audio & comfort settings, etc.

To check if it's a matter of memory seating, simply push the seat all the way back or forward then get out and lock the door. Using the fob button, unlock the door. If the key fob is memorized, you'll see the seat move to its former position.

If that's the case, follow the owners manual to set your memory position on the door panel as well as key fob after you've made your adjustments.


If that's not the case, then I'm guessing if you have navigation, the system is going bonkers and doesn't recognize where it is?
I know Navi equipped Nissan models usually get their signal for time from satellites.
I've gotta admit, I didn't pay too much attention to my GIS classes, so I can't confidently tell you yes/ no on this part. Wait, do you have working navigation in your car?


If that all fails, well, I'd disconnect the negative terminal of the battery overnight. That should do a soft reset of most computers.

[Blindaviator]

Hi. I have a 2012 Pathfinder Silver edition. US spec but I'm driving the vehicle in the Middle East, and hence local Nissan dealers will not assist. Problem: the car screen resets itself back to a pre-determined time every time I shut the engine down. So if I set the clock; save radio stations; dismiss service reminders etc, I lose ALL of these settings on turning the engine off and locking the car. It's driving me mad. Has this happened to other Pathfinder owners? Any help please before I go insane; much appreciated

If this were an after market system I would say it is the main power wire to the system. Normally you would have 2 different power sources to a radio or nav system. One would be constant +12v to keep memory settings of stations, time, date, Etc and the other would only power on with the key. I don't know that much about the newer pathfinders but it sounds like the constant +12v has been lost causing the system to "forget" all the settings as soon as the key is turned off. You might check the owners manual and / or check your fuses.