Use Vehicle Settings in the 2025 Pathfinder driver display to enable Approach Unlock and Walk Away Lock, then verify the hazard lights flash twice after you leave with the Intelligent Key.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified as standard on all 2025 U.S.-market Pathfinder trims: S, SV, Rock Creek, SL and Platinum.
- Retail trim / version
- S, SV, Rock Creek, SL, Platinum
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified as standard on all 2025 U.S.-market Pathfinder trims: S, SV, Rock Creek, SL and Platinum.
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Step by step.
- 01
Use the steering-wheel controls to open Settings in the vehicle information display.
- 02
Open Vehicle Settings and enable Approach Unlock.
- 03
In the same menu, enable Walk Away Lock; both settings are disabled by default.
- 04
Switch the engine off, exit with the Intelligent Key and fully close every door and the liftgate.
- 05
Walk away and confirm the hazards flash twice when the Pathfinder locks, then approach again and verify it unlocks.
Important limits
- Do not assume the vehicle locked without checking the hazard-light confirmation.
- Walk Away Lock will not complete normally with an opening ajar, the engine running or an Intelligent Key detected inside.
- Radio interference, key placement and a weak key battery can reduce proximity detection.
Quick checks.
- ✓If walk-away locking fails, close every door and the liftgate, switch the engine off and check that no key was left inside.
- ✓If approach unlocking does not occur, confirm the setting is enabled and unlock once with the key or request switch before retrying.
- ✓If operation is intermittent, separate the key from phones and metal objects and replace its battery.
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2025 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual — Approach Unlock and Walk Away Lock
Relevant section or page: Pages 255–257. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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- Official brochure2025 Nissan Pathfinder Brochure — Access Feature Availability ↗
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