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downunder37
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Hi Guys,
I have just imported a 2011 Nissan Fuga 370GT (Infiniti M37) from Japan to Auckland, New Zealand. Of course, the selection buttons and the menu are in Japanese. Does anyone also have a similar situation and how have you gotten around it? Nissan NZ does not import this model at all.
Could someone please upload a close-up photo of the selector buttons from the US M37 on the console? Perhaps I could look at getting stickers printed in English to cover up the Japanese language ones.
Many thanks.
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I wonder if an English panel will just plug in. I do notice however that your buttons are reversed. Probably due to the Left Hand / Right Hand drive. For example my Forest Air button is on the right.

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I agree with satown...see if you can get a panel from the UK where our car also exists and is RHD. Otherwise use something like Google Translate to translate the buttons and get new stickers made.

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Thanks satown and ilya. The English language panel is a mirror image and therefore will probably be inversed. However, the photo of the panel is nice and clear and I will use that to have stickers made.

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downunder37 wrote:
Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:45 pm
Thanks satown and ilya. The English language panel is a mirror image and therefore will probably be inversed. However, the photo of the panel is nice and clear and I will use that to have stickers made.
I compared the two and it seems to be slightly different but yeah, generally speaking you should be able to figure it out by inverting. Or download Google Translate on your smart phone and have it translate the words by taking a picture of each button.

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@DHCrocks
Thanks for the photo!

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downunder37 wrote:
Wed Dec 19, 2018 6:35 pm
Hi Guys,
I have just imported a 2011 Nissan Fuga 370GT (Infiniti M37) from Japan to Auckland, New Zealand. Of course, the selection buttons and the menu are in Japanese. Does anyone also have a similar situation and how have you gotten around it? Nissan NZ does not import this model at all.
Could someone please upload a close-up photo of the selector buttons from the US M37 on the console? Perhaps I could look at getting stickers printed in English to cover up the Japanese language ones.
Many thanks.
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Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum! Have you thought about leaving it as is, and just using the photo to memorize the buttons? Sounds pretty cool to have a 370GT with the home language buttons. Only issue with the stickers is at night when the buttons light up...wonder how that's going to work out. Just a thought.

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I think those Japanese characters look pretty slick. I'd keep them and learn the functions. LOL @ nissan being too cheap to replace Forest Off Auto Rear on the top row of buttons....

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reggiebrown40 wrote:
Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:08 am
I think those Japanese characters look pretty slick. I'd keep them and learn the functions. LOL @ nissan being too cheap to replace Forest Off Auto Rear on the top row of buttons....
*It's not being cheap. Japan utilizes a lot of english phrases in their everyday labeling and signage. Also there may not be a literal translation from English to Japanese or one that will fit on those tiny buttons.

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Good to know. Thanks for clarifying.

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If the control labels are Japanese, I'm wondering if the lady in the glove box (NAV) gives driving directions in Japanese as well? Also, do the prompts in the screen also appear in Japanese? I'm thinking there is a way to choose English in one of the sub-menus should that be the case.


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