2006 NISSAN 350Z child restraint

ForewordWelcome to the growing family of new NISSAN
owners. This vehicle is delivered to you with
confidence. It was produced using the latest
techniques and strict quality control.
This manual was prepared to help you under-
stand the operation and maintenance of your
vehicle so that you may enjoy many miles of
driving pleasure. Please read through this
manual before operating your vehicle.
A separate Warranty Information Booklet
explains details about the warranties cov-
ering your vehicle. The NISSAN Service
and Maintenance Guide explains details
about maintaining and servicing your ve-
hicle. Additionally, a separate Customer
Care/Lemon Law Booklet (U.S. only) will
explain how to resolve any concerns you
may have with your vehicle, as well as
clarify your rights under your state’s lemon
law.
Your NISSAN dealer knows your vehicle best.
When you require any service or have any
questions, we will be glad to assist you with the
extensive resources available to us.READ FIRST — THENDRIVE
SAFELYBefore driving your vehicle please read
your Owner’s Manual carefully. This will
ensure familiarity with controls and main-tenance requirements, assisting you in the
safe operation of your vehicle.
WARNING
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMA-
TION
REMINDERS FOR SAFETY!Follow these important driving rules to
help ensure a safe and comfortable trip
for you and your passengers!

Never drive under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.

Always observe posted speed limits
and never drive too fast for condi-
tions.

Always use the seat belts. Refer to
“Child safety” and “Child restraints”
in the “Safety — Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system” sec-
tion for precautions regarding chil-
dren.

Always provide information about the
proper use of vehicle safety features
to all occupants of the vehicle.

Always review this Owner’s Manual
for important safety information.
MODIFICATION OF YOUR VEHICLEThis vehicle should not be modified. Modi-
fication could affect its performance,
safety or durability, and may even violate
governmental regulations. In addition,
damage or performance problems result-
ing from modification may not be covered
under NISSAN warranties.WHEN READING THE MANUALThis manual includes information for all
options available on this model. There-
fore, you may find some information that
does not apply to your vehicle.
All information, specifications and illustrations in
this manual are those in effect at the time of
printing. NISSAN reserves the right to change
specifications or design at any time without
notice.


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0 Illustrated table of contentsAir bags, seat belts and child restraints .......................... 0-2
Exterior front ........................................................................... 0-3
Exterior rear ............................................................................ 0-4
Coupe models .................................................................. 0-4
Roadster models .............................................................. 0-5Passenger compartment ...................................................... 0-6
Coupe models .................................................................. 0-6
Roadster models .............................................................. 0-8
Instrument panel ................................................................. 0-10
Engine compartment ......................................................... 0-11


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1. Supplemental front-impact air bags
(Page 1-30)
2. Supplemental curtain side-impact air bags*
(P.1-30)
3. Seat belts (P.1-10)
4. Seats (P.1-2)
— Child restraints (P.1-17)
5. Head restraints (P.1-9)
6. Child restraint anchor point (for top tether
strap child restraint) (P.1-25)
7. Supplemental side air bags* (P.1-30)
8. Pre-tensioner seat belt system (P.1-39)
*: if so equipped
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CHILD RESTRAINTS0-2
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1 Safety — Seats, seat belts and supple-
mental restraint systemSeats ........................................................................................ 1-2
Front manual seat adjustment
(for Coupe models) ........................................................ 1-3
Front power seat adjustment
(for Coupe models — if so equipped) ...................... 1-4
Front power seat adjustment
(for Roadster models) .................................................... 1-5
Seat lifter (for driver’s seat) ......................................... 1-7
Tilting and reclining passenger’s seat from driver’s
seat ..................................................................................... 1-7
Head restraint adjustment ............................................ 1-9
Seat belts ............................................................................. 1-10
Precautions on seat belt usage ................................ 1-10
Child safety .................................................................... 1-12
Obtaining an air bag ON/OFF switch...................... 1-13
After an air bag ON/OFF switch is installed.......... 1-13
Pregnant women .......................................................... 1-14
Injured persons ............................................................. 1-14
Three-point type seat belt with retractor ............... 1-14Seat belt extenders ...................................................... 1-16
Seat belt maintenance ................................................ 1-17
Child restraints ................................................................... 1-17
Precautions on child restraints ................................. 1-17
Child restraint installation on front passenger
seat .................................................................................. 1-20
Top tether strap child restraint
(Coupe models) ............................................................ 1-25
Booster seats ....................................................................... 1-26
Precautions on booster seats .................................... 1-26
Booster seat installation on front passenger
seat.................................................................................... 1-29
Supplemental restraint system ....................................... 1-30
Precautions on supplemental restraint system ..... 1-30
Components of the supplemental restraint
system .............................................................................. 1-35
Supplemental air bag warning labels ...................... 1-40
Supplemental air bag warning light ......................... 1-41


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FRONT POWER SEAT
ADJUSTMENT (for Coupe models —
if so equipped)
WARNING

Do not adjust the driver’s seat while
driving so full attention may be given
to vehicle operation.

Do not leave children unattended in-
side the vehicle. They could unknow-
ingly activate switches or controls.
Unattended children could become
involved in serious accidents.Operating tips
The seat motor has an auto-reset overload
protection circuit. If the motor stops during
operation, wait 30 seconds, then reactivate
the switch.

Do not operate the power support seat
for a long period of time when the engine is
off. This will discharge the battery.
1
Forward and backward
Moving the sliding switch forward or backward
will slide the seat forward or backward to the
desired position.
When sliding the passenger’s seat backward,
be careful not to crush items in the seatback
pocket against the rear floor box.2
Reclining (for driver’s seat)
Move the reclining switch backward until the
desired angle is obtained. To bring the seatback
forward, move the switch forward and move your
body forward. The seatback will move forward.
2
Reclining (for passenger’s seat)
The passenger’s seat is equipped with a manual
lever for reclining. See “Front manual seat ad-
justment” earlier in this section.
The reclining feature allows adjustment of the
seatback for occupants of different sizes for
added comfort and to help obtain proper seat
belt fit. See “Precautions on seat belt usage”
later in this section. The seatback may also be
reclined to allow occupants to rest when the
vehicle is parked.
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FRONT POWER SEAT
ADJUSTMENT (for Roadster models)
WARNING

Do not adjust the driver’s seat while
driving so full attention may be given
to vehicle operation.

Do not leave children unattended in-
side the vehicle. They could unknow-
ingly activate switches or controls.
Unattended children could become
involved in serious accidents.Operating tips
The seat motor has an auto-reset overload
protection circuit. If the motor stops during
operation, wait 30 seconds, then reactivate
the switch.

Do not operate the power support seat
for a long period of time when the engine is
off. This will discharge the battery.
1
Forward and backward
Moving the sliding switch forward or backward
will slide the seat forward or backward to the
desired position.
When sliding the passenger’s seat backward,
be careful not to crush items in the seatback
pocket against the rear floor box.2
Reclining
Move the reclining switch backward until the
desired angle is obtained. To bring the seatback
forward, move the switch forward and move your
body forward. The seatback will move forward.The reclining feature allows adjustment of the
seatback for occupants of different sizes for
added comfort and to help obtain proper seat
belt fit. See “Precautions on seat belt usage”
later in this section. The seatback may also be
reclined to allow occupants to rest when the
vehicle is parked.
Automatic passenger seatback tilt
functionThe passenger seatback will automatically tilt
forward and backward during the soft top
open/close operation. If you need to cancel this
function or when a child restraint is installed in
the passenger’s seat, push the seatback tilt
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Seatback tilt cancel switch:
When the seatback tilt cancel switch
C
is
pushed to the CANCEL position, the
tilting/reclining operation using the power seat-
back tilt switch
B
will be cancelled. Only the
sliding/reclining switches (located on the seat
cushion) are operational. Push the seatback tilt
cancel switch to the AUTO position to reactivate
the power seatback tilt switch.
This cancel switch is linked with the automatic
passenger seatback tilt function of the soft top
operation. See “Soft top” in the “3. Pre-driving
checks and adjustments” section.
CAUTION
When a child restraint is installed in the
passenger seat, be sure to turn the seat-
back tilt cancel switch to the CANCEL
position. Otherwise, the child restraint
may be damaged.
HEAD RESTRAINT ADJUSTMENTTo raise the head restraint, just pull it up. To
lower, push the lock knob
Aand push the head
restraint down.
The ventilated net seats (if so equipped for
Roadster models) have non-adjustable head
restraints.
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Once the pre-tensioner seat belt has
activated, it cannot be reused and
must be replaced together with the
retractor. See a NISSAN dealer.

Removal and installation of the pre-
tensioner seat belt system compo-
nents should be done by a NISSAN
dealer.

All seat belt assemblies, including
retractors and attaching hardware,
should be inspected after any colli-
sion by a NISSAN dealer. NISSAN
recommends that all seat belt as-semblies in use during a collision be
replaced unless the collision was mi-
nor and the belts show no damage
and continue to operate properly.
Seat belt assemblies not in use dur-
ing a collision should also be in-
spected and replaced if either dam-
age or improper operation is noted.
CHILD SAFETYChildren need adults to help protect them.
They need to be properly restrained.
In addition to the general information in this
manual, child safety information is available from
many other sources, including doctors, teachers,
government traffic safety offices, and community
organizations. Every child is different, so be sure
to learn the best way to transport your child.
There are three basic types of child restraint
systems:

Rear facing child restraint
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