2001 NISSAN XTERRA Readiness

10 Technical and consumer information
Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants ......10-2
Fuel recommendation ......................................10-4
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation .........10-6
Recommended SAE viscosity number ............10-7
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .............................10-8
Specifications .......................................................10-9
Engine .............................................................10-9
Wheels and tires............................................10-10
Dimensions and weights ............................... 10-11
When traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ..................................................10-12
Vehicle identification ...........................................10-12
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ......10-12
Vehicle identification number
(chassis number) ...........................................10-12
Engine serial number ....................................10-13
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........................10-13
Emission control information label ................10-14
Tire placard....................................................10-14
Air conditioner specification label ..................10-14Installing front license plate................................10-15
Vehicle loading information ................................10-15
Terms .............................................................10-15
Determining vehicle load capacity.................10-16
Securing the load ..........................................10-16
Loading tips ...................................................10-17
Payload weight ratings ..................................10-18
Measurement of weights ...............................10-19
Towing a trailer ...................................................10-19
Maximum load limits ......................................10-19
Towing load/specification chart .....................10-21
Towing safety .................................................10-22
Trailer tow harness and module
(if so equipped)..............................................10-23
Uniform tire quality grading ................................10-25
Emission control system warranty .....................10-26
Reporting safety defects (US only) ....................10-27
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M)
test (US only) .....................................................10-27
In the event of a collision ..............................10-30
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If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
(NHTSA)in addition to no-
tifying NISSAN.
If
NHTSAreceives similar complaints, it
may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However,
NHTSAcannot be-
come involved in individual problems be-
tween you, your dealer, or NISSAN.
To contact
NHTSA, you may either call the
Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-
9393 (or 366-0123 in the Washington, D.C.
area) or write to:
NHTSA, U.S. Depart-
ment of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other informa-
tion about motor vehicle safety from the
Hotline.
You may notify NISSAN by contacting our
Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at
1-800-NISSAN-1.
In Hawaii call (808) 836-0888.Due to legal requirements in some states
and Canadian provinces, your vehicle may
be required to be in the ready condition for
an Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the
emission control system.
The vehicle is set to the ready condition
when it is driven through certain driving
patterns. Usually, the ready condition can
be obtained by ordinary usage of the ve-
hicle.
If a powertrain system component is re-
paired or the battery is disconnected, the
vehicle may be reset to a not ready condi-
tion. Before taking the I/M test, drive the
vehicle through the following pattern to set
the vehicle to the ready condition.WARNING
Always drive the vehicle in a safe and
prudent manner according to traffic
conditions and obey all traffic laws.1. Start the engine when the engine coolant
temperature gauge needle points to C.
Allow the engine to idle until the gauge
needle points between the C and H (nor-
mal operating temperature).
2. Accelerate the vehicle to 55 mph (88
km/h), then quickly release the accelera-
tor pedal completely and keep it released
for at least 6 seconds.
3. Quickly depress the accelerator pedal for
a moment, then drive the vehicle at a
speed of 53 to 60 mph (85 to 97 km/h) for
at least 5 minutes.
4. Stop the vehicle.
5. Accelerate the vehicle to 35 mph (55
km/h) and maintain the speed for 20
seconds.
6. Repeat steps four through five at least
three times.
7. Accelerate the vehicle to 55 mph (88
km/h) and maintain the speed for at least
3 minutes.
8. Stop the vehicle and turn the engine off.
9. Repeat steps one through eight at least
one more time.
REPORTING SAFETY
DEFECTS (US only)READINESS FOR
INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
(I/M) TEST (US only)
Technical and consumer information10-27
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Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation ................................... 10-6
Engine oil viscosity ............................... 10-7
Outside mirror control ................................ 3-16
Overheat
If your vehicle overheats ...................... 6-10
Owner's manual order form ..................... 10-29
P
Parking
Parking brake check ............................. 8-24
Parking brake operation ....................... 5-14
Parking/parking on hills ........................ 5-22
Periodic maintenance schedules ................. 9-5
Power
Power door locks .................................... 3-3
Power steering fluid .............................. 8-14
Power steering system ......................... 5-23
Power windows..................................... 2-25
Precautions
Maintenance precautions ....................... 8-2
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions ............................................. 5-3
Precautions on seat belt usage............ 1-14
Precautions when starting and driving ... 5-2
Push starting .............................................. 6-10R
Radio
Car phone or CB radio ......................... 4-38
FM-AM radio with cassette player and
compact disc (CD) player ..................... 4-17
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
changer ................................................. 4-24
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player .................................................... 4-10
Steering wheel audio control switch ..... 4-37
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test................................................... 10-27
Rear anti-lock brake warning light ............... 2-8
Rear door lock ............................................. 3-9
Rear seat ..................................................... 1-3
Rear window defogger switch ................... 2-17
Rear window wiper and washer
switches ..................................................... 2-16
Registering your vehicle in another
country ..................................................... 10-12
Remote keyless entry system
(See multi-remote control system) .............. 3-4
Reporting safety defects (USA) ............... 10-27
Roof rack with gear basket........................ 3-10
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Safety
Child safety rear door lock ..................... 3-4
Reporting safety defects (USA) .......... 10-27Seat belt
Precautions on seat belt usage............ 1-14
Seat belt extenders .............................. 1-22
Seat belt maintenance.......................... 1-22
Seat belts.............................................. 1-14
Three-point type with retractor ............. 1-17
Two-point type without retractor
(rear center lap belt) ............................. 1-20
Seat belt warning light ................................. 2-9
Seats
Adjustment .............................................. 1-2
Rear seat ................................................ 1-3
Separate seats ....................................... 1-2
Service manual order form ...................... 10-29
Shifting
Manual transmission............................. 5-13
Skyroof ....................................................... 2-27
Spark plug replacement............................. 8-19
Speedometer ............................................... 2-3
Spotlights (See map light) ......................... 2-30
SRS warning label ..................................... 1-12
Starting
Before starting the engine ...................... 5-8
Jump starting .......................................... 6-8
Precautions when starting and driving ... 5-2
Push starting......................................... 6-10
Starting the engine ................................. 5-8
Steering
Power steering fluid .............................. 8-14
Power steering system ......................... 5-23
Tilting steering wheel ............................ 3-14
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