1998 NISSAN SENTRA lock

CHILD SAFETY REAR DOOR
LOCK (four-door only)
Child safety locks help prevent doors from
being opened accidentally, especially when
small children are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock levers are located on
the edge of the rear doors.
When the lever is in the lock position, the
rear door can be opened only from the
outside.
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1. Pull the hood lock release handles1
located below the instrument panel. The
hood will spring up slightly.
2. Pull up on the lever
s2at the front of the
hood with your fingertips and raise the
hood.
3. Insert the support rod into the slot
marked with the arrow on the underside
of the hood.
4. When closing the hood, reset the support
rod to its original position, lower the hood
to approximately 12 inches above the
latch and release it. This allows proper
engagement of the hood latch.
WARNING
cMake sure the hood is completely
closed and latched before driving.
Failure to do so could cause the
hood to fly open and result in an
accident.
cIf you see steam or smoke coming
from the engine compartment, to
avoid injury do not open the hood.
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HOOD RELEASE
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Open the glove box by pulling the handle.
CAUTION
Keep glove box lid closed while driving
to prevent injury in an accident or a
sudden stop.
Opener lever operation
(if so equipped)
The trunk lid opener lever is located on the
outside of the driver's seat. To open the
trunk lid, pull up the opener lever. To close,
push the trunk lid down securely.
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GLOVE BOX TRUNK LID LOCK
OPERATION
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Key operation
To open the trunk lid from outside the
vehicle, turn the key clockwise. To close the
trunk lid, lower and push the trunk lid down
securely.
WARNING
Do not drive with the trunk lid open.
This could allow dangerous exhaust
gases to be drawn into the vehicle. See
``Exhaust gas'' in the ``Starting and
driving'' section.
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Opener lever (if so equipped)
To open the fuel filler lid, push the opener
lever down. To lock, close the fuel filler lid
securely.
Manual Fuel Filler Lid
Open the fuel filler lid by pulling the raised
portion of the fuel filler lid.
FUEL FILLER CAP
The fuel filler cap is a screw-on ratcheting
type. Tighten the cap clockwise until ratch-
eting clicks are heard.
If the fuel filler cap is not tightened properly,
the
light may come on.
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FUEL FILLER LID LOCK
OPERATION
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Tilt operation
Push the lock lever down and adjust the
steering wheel up or down to the desired
position. Pull the lock lever up firmly to lock
the steering wheel in place.
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving. You could lose control of your
vehicle and cause an accident.
Electric control type (if so equipped)
The outside mirror control operates only
when the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position.
Push the right or left end of the switch to
select the right or left side mirror, then adjust
using the control lever.
WARNING
Objects viewed in the outside mirror on
the passenger side are closer than they
appear. Be careful when moving to the
right. Using only this mirror could cause
an accident. Use the inside mirror or
glance over your shoulder to properly
judge distances to other objects.
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TILTING STEERING WHEEL OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL
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Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button alternates the
clock and the radio/cassette tape options in
the display.
Clock set
Depressing the CLOCK and thebuttons
together sets hours. Depressing the CLOCK
and
buttons together sets minutes.
Clock priority mode
In this mode the clock is shown in the
display. If any radio or cassette tape func-
tions are activated, the radio (or cassette
tape) display illuminates for 10 seconds
then returns to the clock mode.
NOTE:
After clock adjustment, the radio is in the
clock priority mode.
Radio/Cassette tape priority mode
In this mode, the radio station illuminates in
the display during radio operation. During
cassette tape operation, TAPE illuminates
in the display.
Selecting the desired band
Push thebutton to change from AM
to FM reception.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates
during FM stereo reception. When the ste-
reo broadcast signal is weak, the radio au-
tomatically changes from stereo to monaural
reception.
TUNE buttons
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving in order that full attention may
be given to the driving operation.
Use the
andbuttons for
manual tuning. To move quickly through the
channels, hold either of the tune buttons
down for more than 1.5 seconds.
SEEK tuning
Push thetuning buttonfor less
than 1.5 seconds. SEEK tuning begins from
low to high frequencies and stops at the next
broadcasting station. Pushing the button
again continues the SEEK function. Once the
highest broadcasting station is reached, theradio continues in the SEEK mode at the
lowest broadcast station.
SCAN tuning
Push thetuning buttonfor more
than 1.5 seconds. SCAN illuminates in the
display. SCAN tuning begins from low to high
frequencies and stops at each broadcasting
station for five seconds. Pushing the button
again during this five second period stops
SCAN tuning and the radio remains tuned to
that station.
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This system searches for the blank intervals
between selections. If there is a blank inter-
val within one selection or there is no inter-
val between selections, the system may not
stop in the desired or expected location.
Changing the direction of tape play
Push the(program) select button.
The moving digital squares illuminate on
either the right or left side of the display
window to indicate the side of program play.
Playing and stopping the cassette
tape
Push thebutton while the cassette
tape is playing to stop the tape. Push the
button again to play the tape.
Dolby NR (noise reduction)
Push thebutton for Dolby NR en-
coded tapes to reduce high frequency tape
noise. The
symbol illuminates in the
display.
If the display is in the clock priority mode
when the
button is pressed,and TAPE illuminate in the display
window for about 10 seconds. The clock
mode then returns to the display window.Dolby NR is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora-
tion. DOLBY NR and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Li-
censing Corporation.
Metal or chrome tape usage
The cassette player is automatically set to
high performance play when playing a metal
or chrome cassette tape.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Push thebutton. The cassette tape
automatically comes out.
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