2011 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID Owners Manual

acceleration also consumes high voltage battery
power, resulting in poor acceleration. Battery
power can be restored by driving at a constant
speed.
When you put the shift selector in the B (Brake)
position and take your foot off the accelerator
pedal, engine braking will be applied. However,
during high speed driving you may feel that en-
gine braking is less effective than that of an
ordinary vehicle. This is normal.
Because the vehicle is powered by both the
gasoline engine and the traction motor, you may
hear a sound coming from the engine compart-
ment, high voltage battery, transmission or the
regenerative brakes. When the gasoline engine
starts and stops with the Hybrid System on, you
may feel a vibration. When accelerating rapidly,
the engine noise may rise. A noise may also be
heard while braking. These are normal character-
istics of the hybrid vehicle.An air vent is located on the rear parcel shelf
A
to cool the high voltage battery. If the vent is
covered, the battery will overheat resulting in
reduced output performance of the Hybrid Sys-
tem.
You may hear the noise of the cooling fan from the
air vent.CAUTION
Do not place objects over or into the air
vent. The high voltage battery may over-
heat and be damaged.
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CAUTION
Do not load large amounts of water in
open containers (aquariums or buckets)
into the vehicle. If the water spills onto the
high voltage battery, it may cause a short
circuit and damage the battery.
CAUTION
Do not allow any liquid to get on or in the
air vent. It may cause a short circuit and
damage the high voltage battery.
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0 Illustrated table of contents
Air bags, seat belts and child restraints..............0-2
Exterior front ......................................0-3
Exterior rear .......................................0-4
Passenger compartment ...........................0-5 Instrument panel
...................................0-6
Engine compartment check locations . . . .............0-7
Warning/indicator lights ............................0-8

1. Top tether strap anchor (P. 1-22)
2. Rear seat belts (P. 1-10)
3. Roof-mounted curtain side-impactsupplemental air bag (P. 1-35)
4. Front seat-mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag (P. 1-35)
5. Head Restraints (P. 1-6)
6. Front seat belts (P. 1-10)
7. Side-impact air bag pressure sensor
(driver’s side shown; passenger’s side
similar) (P. 1-50)
8. Supplemental front-impact air bags
(P. 1-35)
9. Seats (P. 1-2)
10. Occupant classification sensor
(pattern sensor) (P. 1-43)
11. Seat belt with pretensioner (P. 1-48)
12. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) system (P. 1-20)
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
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AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS AND CHILD
RESTRAINTS
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1. Power windows (P. 2-41)
2. Windshield (P. 8-18)
3. Windshield wiper and washer switch(P. 2-29)
4. Engine hood (P. 3-18)
5. Tie down (P. 6-13)
6. Headlight and turn signal switch
(P. 2-30)
7. Replacing bulbs (P. 8-25)
8. Tire pressure (P. 8-32)
9. Flat tire (P. 6-2)
10. Tire chains (P. 8-39)
11. Mirrors (P. 3-24)
12. Door locks, NISSAN Intelligent Key ™ ,
keys (P. 3-4, 3-2, 3-2)
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
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EXTERIOR FRONT
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1. Antenna (P. 4-83)
2. Rear window and outside mirror(if so equipped) defroster switch
(P. 2-30)
3. Interior trunk lid release (P. 3-19)
4. Trunk lid (P. 3-18)
5. Vehicle loading (P. 9-12)
6. Exterior trunk lid release (P. 3-13)
7. Replacing bulbs (P. 8-25)
8. Fuel-filler cap, fuel
recommendation (P. 3-20, P. 9-28)
9. Fuel-filler door (P. 3-20)
10. Child safety rear door lock (P. 3-6)
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EXTERIOR REAR
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1. Center armrest (P. 1-5)
2. Moonroof (if so equipped) (P. 2-44)
3. Sun visors (P. 3-23)
4. Interior lights, illuminated entry (P. 2-46)
5. HomeLinkuniversal transceiver
(if so equipped) (P. 2-48)
6. Automatic anti-glare rearview mirror
(if so equipped) (P. 3-24)
7. Glove box (P. 2-39)
8. Front cup holders (P. 2-38)
9. Front console (P. 2-39)
10. Front seat (P. 1-2)
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
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