2005 NISSAN 350Z immobilizer

Power door lock .................................................... 3-2
Rear floor box ...................................................... 2-35
Top latch lever ..................................................... 3-22
Trunk lid lock........................................................ 3-11
Low tire pressure warning light ............................. 2-14
Low tire pressure warning system .......................... 5-3
Luggage compartment light.................................... 2-41
M
Maintenance
Battery ................................................................... 8-15
General maintenance ........................................... 8-2
Inside the vehicle................................................... 8-3
Maintenance information (display) .................... 4-3
Maintenance precautions .................................... 8-5
Maintenance requirements.................................. 8-2
Outside the vehicle............................................... 8-2
Seat belt maintenance ...................................... 1-16
Under the hood and vehicle ............................... 8-4
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ........................... 2-16
Manual front seat adjustment ................................... 1-3
Meters and gauges ..................................................... 2-3
Meters and gauges, Instrument brightness
control .......................................................................... 2-26
Mirror
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror .................. 3-17
Inside mirror ......................................................... 3-16
Outside mirror control ....................................... 3-18
Outside mirrors ................................................... 3-18N
Net, Ventilated net seats ........................................... 1-6
New vehicle break-in ................................................ 5-17
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System ................... 2-19
Engine start............................................................. 5-7
O
Obtaining an air bag ON/OFF switch ................. 1-13
Odometer ....................................................................... 2-4
Oil
Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants ................................................................. 9-2
Changing engine oil and filter ......................... 8-10
Checking engine oil level ................................. 8-10
Engine oil .............................................................. 8-10
Engine oil pressure gauge .................................. 2-7
Engine oil viscosity ............................................... 9-5
Opening the top ........................................................ 3-24
Outside air temperature display ............................... 2-9
Outside mirror control .............................................. 3-18
Outside mirrors .......................................................... 3-18
Overheat, If your vehicle overheats ......................... 6-9
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information................................................................... 9-25
P
Parking
Brake check ......................................................... 8-21
Parking brake check .......................................... 5-14
Parking brake operation .................................... 5-14Parking on hills .................................................... 5-14
Parking/parking on hills ........................................... 5-18
Phone, Car phone or CB radio ............................. 4-26
Power
Power door lock .................................................... 3-2
Power front seat adjustment ..................... 1-4, 1-5
Power outlet ......................................................... 2-31
Power steering fluid ........................................... 8-13
Power steering system ...................................... 5-19
Power windows................................................... 2-38
Pre-tensioner seat belt system .............................. 1-39
Precautions
Audio operation ................................................... 4-12
Braking precautions ........................................... 5-20
Child restraints .................................................... 1-17
Cruise control ...................................................... 5-15
Maintenance ........................................................... 8-5
Seat belt usage ................................................... 1-10
Supplemental restraint system ........................ 1-29
When starting and driving .................................. 5-2
Push starting ................................................................. 6-9
R
Radio ............................................................................ 4-11
Car phone or CB radio ..................................... 4-26
FM-AM radio with cassette player and
Compact Disc (CD) changer .......................... 4-19
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD)
player ..................................................................... 4-15
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M)
test (US only) ............................................................. 9-23
Rear floor box ............................................................. 2-35
Rear hatch ..................................................................... 3-9


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Rear parcel box ......................................................... 2-36
Rear power point....................................................... 2-31
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch ........................................................................... 2-23
Registering your vehicle in another country ....... 9-10
Remote keyless entry system ................................... 3-4
Reporting safety defects (US only) ...................... 9-22
Rollover........................................................................... 5-5
S
Safety
Child seat belts ................................................... 1-12
Reporting safety defects (US only)................ 9-22
Towing safety....................................................... 9-17
Satellite (SAT) radio ................................................. 4-12
Seat
Belt warning light .................................... 1-10, 2-15
Lever, Tilting passenger’s seat .......................... 1-7
Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment............................ 1-3
Front power seat adjustment .................... 1-4, 1-5
Seatback tilt cancel switch ....................................... 1-9
Seat belt(s)
Child safety .......................................................... 1-12
Injured persons.................................................... 1-14
Larger children .................................................... 1-13
Pre-tensioner seat belt system ....................... 1-39
Precautions on seat belt usage ...................... 1-10
Pregnant women ................................................. 1-14
Seat belt cleaning ................................................. 7-5
Seat belt extenders ............................................ 1-16
Seat belt maintenance ...................................... 1-16
Seat belts ............................................................. 1-10Three-point type with retractor ....................... 1-14
Seat(s)
Heated seats........................................................ 2-28
Seats ........................................................................ 1-2
Ventilated net seats .............................................. 1-6
Secondary rear hatch release ................................ 3-10
Secondary trunk lid release .................................... 3-13
Security system, Vehicle security system ........... 2-19
Security systems (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), Engine start ............................................... 2-20
Servicing air conditioner................................. 4-8, 4-11
Shift lock release ....................................................... 5-12
Shifting
Automatic transmission .............................. 5-6, 5-9
Manual transmission ................................. 5-7, 5-12
Side air bag system (See supplemental side air bag
and curtain air bag system) .................................... 1-37
Soft top
Soft top care and cleaning ................................. 7-2
Soft top indicator light ........................... 2-17, 3-23
Soft top operation .............................................. 3-19
Care of the soft top and the vehicle body... 3-28
If the top does not open or close
electrically ............................................................. 3-25
Spark plugs................................................................. 8-17
Speed, Average speed ............................................ 2-10
Speed, Speed indicator ............................................. 2-9
Speedometer ................................................................ 2-4
Starting
Before starting the engine .................................. 5-8
Jump starting .......................................................... 6-7
Precautions when starting and driving ............ 5-2
Push starting .......................................................... 6-9
Starting the engine ............................................... 5-8Steering
Power steering fluid ........................................... 8-13
Power steering system ...................................... 5-19
Tilting steering wheel......................................... 3-15
Stopwatch ................................................................... 2-10
Storage ........................................................................ 2-32
Stowing golf bags ..................................................... 2-36
Sun visor, Extension ................................................. 3-16
Sunglasses holder .................................................... 2-32
Supplemental air bag warning labels................... 1-40
Supplemental air bag warning light .......... 1-40, 2-15
Supplemental restraint system............................... 1-29
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.................................................................... 1-29
Supplemental side and curtain air bag
system .......................................................................... 1-37
Switch
Hazard warning flasher switch ........................ 2-27
Headlight switch ................................................. 2-24
Ignition switch ........................................................ 5-6
Ignition switch automatic transmission
models ............................................................ 5-6, 5-9
Ignition switch manual transmission
models .......................................................... 5-7, 5-12
Power door lock switch....................................... 3-4
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch..................................................................... 2-23
Traction control system (TCS) off switch .... 2-29
Turn signal switch .............................................. 2-26
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch ... 2-29
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Tachometer.................................................................... 2-5


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Temperature display .................................................... 2-9
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant
temperature gauge ...................................................... 2-6
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
Engine start................................................................. 2-20
Three way catalyst ....................................................... 5-3
Tilting passenger’s seat ............................................. 1-7
Tilting steering wheel ............................................... 3-15
Tire
Flat tire ..................................................................... 6-2
Low tire pressure warning system........... 5-3, 6-2
Pressure indicator............................................... 2-10
Pressure, Low tire pressure warning light ... 2-14
Uniform tire quality grading .............................. 9-21
Tires
Spare tire .............................................................. 8-38
Tire and loading information label ...... 8-32, 9-12
Tire chains ............................................................ 8-35
Tire pressure ........................................................ 8-31
Tire rotation .......................................................... 8-36
Types of tires ....................................................... 8-35
Wheel/tire size ....................................................... 9-9
Wheels and tires ................................................ 8-31
Top
If the top does not open or close
electrically ............................................................. 3-25
Soft top operation .............................................. 3-19
Top latch lever ..................................................... 3-22
Top tether strap child restraint........................ 1-24
Towing
Flat towing ............................................................ 9-20
Tow truck towing ................................................ 6-10
Towing a trailer.................................................... 9-16
Towing load/specification chart ...................... 9-16Towing safety....................................................... 9-17
Traction control system (TCS)............................... 5-22
Traction control system (TCS) off switch ........... 2-29
Trailer towing .............................................................. 9-16
Transceiver, HomeLink
Universal
Transceiver .................................................................. 2-42
Transmission
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) ................ 8-12
Driving with automatic transmission........ 5-6, 5-9
Driving with manual transmission .......... 5-7, 5-12
Transmission selector lever lock release ...... 5-12
Transmitter (See remote keyless entry system) ... 3-4
Traveling or registering your vehicle in another
country ......................................................................... 9-10
Trip computer ............................................................... 2-8
Trip odometer ............................................................. 2-10
Trunk
Light ....................................................................... 2-41
Interior trunk lid release .................................... 3-12
Secondary trunk lid release ............................. 3-13
Turn signal switch ..................................................... 2-26
U
Underbody cleaning .................................................... 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading .................................... 9-21
Up-shift indicator (M/T models) ............................ 5-13
Up-shift indicator setting (rpm) (M/T models) ... 2-11
V
Vanity mirror light ...................................................... 2-41Vehicle
Dimensions and weights ..................................... 9-9
Identification number (VIN)............................... 9-10
Loading information............................................ 9-14
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ................. 6-12
Security system ................................................... 2-19
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch ... 2-29
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system ........ 5-22
Ventilated net seats..................................................... 1-6
Ventilators ...................................................................... 4-7
Volt meter ...................................................................... 2-8
W
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels .............. 1-40
Warning light
Air bag warning light .............................. 1-40, 2-15
Anti-lock brake warning light ........................... 2-12
Brake warning light ............................................ 2-13
Door open warning light ................................... 2-13
Low tire pressure warning light ...................... 2-14
Warning lights ............................................................ 2-12
Warning, Hazard warning flasher switch ............ 2-27
Warning, Low tire pressure warning system ........ 5-3
Warning, Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................................................................... 2-12
Warranty, Emission control system warranty ..... 9-22
Washer switch
Rear window wiper and washer switch........ 2-22
Windshield wiper and washer switch ........... 2-22
Washing ......................................................................... 7-2
Waxing............................................................................ 7-3
Weights (See dimensions and weights) ............... 9-9
Wheel/tire size.............................................................. 9-9


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