How to Turn Off Weather Alerts Nissan Altima: Step-By-Step Guide

Are you getting frequent emergency weather alerts that interrupts your drive? 

While these alerts can provide helpful safety information, the repeated notifications blaring from your Nissan Altima’s infotainment system can be distracting and annoying when you’re just trying to reach your destination. 

Fortunately, Nissan provides a way to disable these weather alerts, therefore, you can focus on your drive.

How to Turn Off Weather Alerts in a Nissan Altima

Access the Vehicle Settings Menu

To start, you’ll need to access the main settings menu in your Altima’s infotainment system. 

Here are the steps:

Press the Settings Button on the Dash

• There is a dedicated button on the dash marked as “Settings” – press this to bring up the settings menu.

Navigate to the Vehicle Settings Page

• In the settings menu, use the touch screen or directional buttons to go to the “Vehicle Settings” page. 

• This is where you can customize different features like door locks, lights, etc.

Find the Weather Alert Settings

On the Vehicle Settings page, you should see an option for weather alerts or emergency notifications. 

Here’s how to find it:

Scroll Through the List of Settings

• Carefully go through the various settings on this page. 

• The weather option may be titled as “Emergency Notifications” or something similar.

Look For a Weather/Emergency Icon

• There may be a weather icon (picture of a sun and rain clouds) or emergency symbol next to this menu option. 

• This is the one you need to select.

Turn Off Weather Alerts

Once you locate the weather alert settings, you can disable the notifications.

Here’s how:

Open the Weather Alert Menu

• Select the weather alert menu to open the settings page, which is specifically available for emergency notifications.

Change the Settings to Off

• Find the option to disable/turn off the notification and click the suitable option. This will prevent the weather alerts from appearing.

Confirm the Settings

• The system should confirm that the emergency notifications are now disabled. 

• Make sure the settings are saved properly!

And that’s it! You should no longer receive weather notifications in your Nissan Altima after turning off this setting. 

Check your owner’s manual for more precise steps for your model year.

Customize Other Emergency Alerts

In addition to weather alerts, your Nissan Altima may also provide notifications for other types of emergencies. 

Here’s how to customize them:

Find the Other Emergency Settings

• On the emergency notifications settings page, look for options related to AMBER alerts, local emergencies, and news bulletins.

Select Alert Types

• Choose which types of alerts you want to keep receiving and which you’d like to turn off. 

• For example, you may wish to keep AMBER alerts enabled.

Set Alert Frequency

• Some vehicles allows you to specify how often you wish to receive emergency bulletins.

Confirm Settings

• Double-check that your choices for emergency alerts have saved after making changes. 

• Test by waiting for an alert to confirm that the settings are working properly.

Resume Weather Alerts Later

If you change your mind later and want to resume weather notifications.

Here’s how to do it:

Return to Notification Settings

• Go back to the emergency notification settings page on your Altima’s infotainment screen by using the above steps.

Re-Enable the Weather Alerts

• Find the options for weather alerts and turn them back on. 

• Be sure to confirm and save the changes.

Verify that the Alerts are Resumed

• Wait for the next local weather notification test or storm to appear, and once it does, check that the alerts display as expected and confirm the functionality.

And that covers how to fully customize the weather and emergency notifications based on your preferences! 

You can adjust these settings in your Altima at anytime.

FAQs of How to Turn Off Weather Alerts Nissan Altima

Q: Will disabling the alerts may impact the safety?

A: Possibly – you would miss alerts about approaching storms, flash floods, etc., that can help you stay safe in hazardous conditions.

Q: Do the steps differ across Nissan models?

A: The general process is similar, but settings menus may slightly vary by model year and vehicle trim.