Precautions
Maintenance precautions..........8-5
Precautions on child
restraints............1-20,1-28,1-35
Precautions on seat belt usage.......1-9
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-40
Precautions when starting and driving . . .5-2
Programmable features.............4-5
Push starting..................6-10
R
Radio
Car phone or CB radio...........4-39
Compact Disc (CD) changer.......4-34
FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player....................4-23
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
changer...................4-31
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player....................4-27
Steering wheel audio control switch....4-37
Readiness for inspection maintenance (I/M)
test........................9-28
Rear center seat belt..............1-16
Rear power windows..............2-33
Rearseat................1-3,1-4,1-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch......................2-19
Recorders
Eventdata..................9-29
Refrigerant recommendation..........9-7
Registering your vehicle in another
country......................9-11Reporting safety defects (US only)......9-27
Resetting average speed............4-4
Resetting the fuel economy...........4-4
Resetting trip time................4-5
S
Safety
Child safety rear door lock..........3-6
Child seat belts........1-20,1-28,1-35
Reporting safety defects (US only)....9-27
Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment........1-2
Seat belt
Child safety.................1-12
Infants and small children.........1-12
Injured Person................1-13
Larger children...............1-12
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.......1-9
Pregnant women..............1-13
Rear center seat belt............1-16
Seat belt extenders.............1-19
Seat belt maintenance...........1-19
Seatbelts...................1-9
Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-19
Three-point type with retractor.......1-13
Seat belt warning light.............2-12
Seatback pockets................2-27
Seats
Adjustment..................1-2
Frontseats..................1-2
Heated seats................2-23
Manual front seat adjustment........1-2
Rear seat..............1-3,1-4,1-5
Security indicator light.............2-14Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start........2-17,3-2,5-10
Self-adjusting brakes..............8-21
Service manual order form...........9-29
Servicing air conditioner............4-16
Setting button..................4-5
Shift lock release................5-15
Shifting
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) ....................5-13
Manual transmission............5-17
Shoulder belt height adjustment........1-19
Side air bag system (See supplemental side
air bag and curtain side-impact air bag
system).....................1-52
Spark plug replacement............8-18
Speedometer...................2-3
Spotlights(Seemaplight)...........2-38
SRSwarninglabel...............1-55
Starting
Before starting the engine.........5-10
Jump starting.................6-8
Precautions when starting and driving . . .5-2
Push starting................6-10
Starting the engine.............5-10
Steering
Power steering system...........5-23
Tilting steering wheel............3-26
Steering wheel audio control switch......4-37
Stoplight ....................8-29
Storage.....................2-25
Storagebin...................2-25
Storage tray...................2-26
Sunglasses case................2-25
Sunglasses holder...............2-25
Sunroof (see Moonroof)............2-35
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Supplemental air bag warning labels.....1-55
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-55, 2-13
Supplemental front impact air bag system. . .1-47
Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels.......1-55
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-40
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system).........1-40
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system..................1-52
Switch
Automatic power window switch.....2-33
Foglightswitch...............2-22
Hazard warning flasher switch.......2-22
Headlight and turn signal switch......2-20
Headlightcontrolswitch..........2-20
Ignition switch................5-7
Power door lock switch...........3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch....................2-19
Turn signal switch..............2-22
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18
T
Tachometer....................2-4
Temperature gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge.....2-6
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
enginestart.............2-17,3-2,5-10
Three-way catalyst................5-2
Tilting steering wheel..............3-26
Tire
Flat tire....................6-2Spare tire................6-3,8-41
Tire and Loading Information label.....9-13
Tire chains..................8-38
Tireplacard.................9-13
Tire pressure................8-31
Tirerotation.................8-38
Types of tires................8-37
Uniform tire quality grading.........9-26
Wheels and tires..............8-31
Wheel/tire size................9-9
Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light......2-11
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . .5-3
Top tether strap child restraint.........1-23
Towing
Flattowing..................9-25
Towtrucktowing..............6-11
Towing load/specification.........9-21
Trailer towing................9-18
Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid .....................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT).............5-12
Driving with manual transmission.....5-17
Selector lever lock release.........5-15
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country).....................9-11
Tripbutton ....................4-3
Trip odometer...................2-4
Triptime......................4-5
Trunk access through the rear seat....1-4,1-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever...........3-23
Trunklight....................2-39
Turn signal switch................2-22U
Uniform tire quality grading...........9-26
V
Vanity mirror...................3-26
Vehicle dimensions and weights........9-10
Vehicle identification..............9-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number)................9-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . . .9-11
Vehicle loading information...........9-14
Vehicle recovery.............6-12,6-13
Vehicle security system.............2-16
Vehicle security system
(NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start.............2-17,3-2,5-10
Ventilators.....................4-7
W
Warning
Airbagwarninglight.........1-55,2-13
Anti-lock brake warning light........2-9
Battery charge warning light........2-10
Brake warning light..............2-9
Door open warning light..........2-10
Engine oil pressure warning light.....2-10
Hazard warning flasher switch.......2-22
Lowfuelwarninglight ...........2-10
Low tire pressure warning light......2-11
Low washer fluid warning light.......2-12
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