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ENGINEModelVQ35DE
Type Gasoline, 4-cycle
Cylinder arrangement 6-cylinder, V-slanted at 608
Bore 6Stroke in (mm)3.76063.205 (95.5 681.4)
Displacement cu in (cm
3) 213.45 (3,498)
Firing order 1-2-3-4-5-6
Idle speed rpm
No adjustment is necessary.
Ignition timing (B.T.D.C.) degree/rpm
Spark plug Standard FXE22HR-11
Spark plug gap (Normal) in (mm)0.043 (1.1)
Camshaft operation Timing chain
This spark ignition system complies with the Canadian standard ICES-002.
WHEELS AND TIRES
Road wheelTypeSize Offset in (mm)
Aluminum 18
67-1/2J 1.97 (50)
20 67-1/2J
1.97 (50)TireType Size Pressure PSI
(kPa) [Cold]
Conventional P235/65R18
104T
33 (230)
P235/55R20
102T
T-type T165/90D18
107M
60 (420)
SPECIFICATIONS
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STI0563
EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION
LABELThe emission control information label is at-
tached to the underside of the hood as shown.
STI0373
TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION
LABELThe cold tire pressure is shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label affixed to the pillar as
illustrated.
STI0339
AIR CONDITIONER SPECIFICATION
LABELThe air conditioner specification label is at-
tached as shown.
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Tire pressures.
When towing a trailer, inflate the vehicle
tires to the recommended cold tire
pressure indicated on the Tire and
Loading Information label.
.
Trailer tire condition, size, load rating
and proper inflation pressure should be
in accordance with the trailer and tire
manufacturers’ specifications.
Safety chainsAlways use a suitable chain between your
vehicle and the trailer. The safety chains should
be crossed and should be attached to the hitch,
not to the vehicle bumper or axle. The safety
chains can be attached to the bumper if the
hitch ball is mounted to the bumper. Be sure to
leave enough slack in the chains to permit
turning corners.Trailer lights
CAUTION
When splicing into the vehicle electrical
system, a commercially available
power-type module/converter must be
used to provide power for all trailer
lighting. This unit uses the vehicle
battery as a direct power source for alltrailer lights while using the vehicle tail
light, stoplight and turn signal circuits
as a signal source. The module/con-
verter must draw no more than 15
milliamps from the stop and tail lamp
circuits. Using a module/converter that
exceeds these power requirements may
damage the vehicle’s electrical system.
See a reputable trailer dealer to obtain
the proper equipment and to have it
installed.
Trailer lights should comply with federal and/or
local regulations. For assistance in hooking up
trailer lights, contact a NISSAN dealer or
reputable trailer dealer.
Trailer brakesIf your trailer is equipped with a braking system,
make sure it conforms to federal and/or local
regulations and that it is properly installed.
WARNING
Never connect a trailer brake system
directly to the vehicle brake system.Pre-towing tips. Be certain your vehicle maintains a level
position when a loaded or unloaded trailer is
hitched. Do not drive the vehicle if it has an abnormal nose-up or nose-down condition;
check for improper tongue load, overload,
worn suspension or other possible causes
of either condition.
. Always secure items in the trailer to prevent
load shift while driving.
. Keep the cargo load as low as possible in
the trailer to keep the trailer center of gravity
low.
. Load the trailer so approximately 60% of the
trailer load is in the front half and 40% is in
the back half. Also make sure the load is
balanced side to side.
. Check your hitch, trailer tire pressure,
vehicle tire pressure, trailer light operation,
and trailer wheel lug nuts every time you
attach a trailer to the vehicle.
. Be certain your rearview mirrors conform to
all federal, state or local regulations. If not,
install any mirrors required for towing before
driving the vehicle.
. Determine the overall height of the vehicle
and trailer so the required clearance is
known.
Trailer towing tipsIn order to gain skill and an understanding of the
vehicle’s behavior, you should practice turning,
stopping and backing up in an area which is freeTechnical and consumer information
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Cargo lights.................................... 2-57
Fog light switch ................................ 2-36
Headlight switch ............................... 2-33
Headlights bulb replacement ................. 8-25
Indicator lights ................................. 2-15
Interior light control switch .................... 2-55
Interior lights ................................... 2-55
Map lights ...................................... 2-55
Mood lights ..................................... 2-56
Personal lights ................................. 2-55
Replacement ................................... 8-24
Vanity mirror lights ............................. 2-57
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................................... 2-10
Xenon headlights .............................. 2-33
Lights, Exterior and interior light replacement . . . 8-27
Loading information
(See vehicle loading information) ................. 9-12
Lock Automatic door locks ............................ 3-6
Door locks ........................................ 3-4
Lift gate lock ................................... 3-19
Power door lock ................................. 3-4
Locking with mechanical key ........................ 3-5
Low fuel warning ................................... 2-19
Low tire pressure warning light ................... 2-12
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)) .............. 5-3
Low washer fluid warning ......................... 2-20
Luggage hooks ..................................... 2-48
Luggage side box .................................. 2-47 M
Maintenance Battery .......................................... 8-13
General maintenance ............................ 8-2
Indicators for maintenance .................... 2-21
Inside the vehicle ................................ 8-3
Maintenance precautions ........................ 8-5
Maintenance requirements ...................... 8-2
Outside the vehicle .............................. 8-2
Seat belt maintenance ......................... 1-24
Malfunction indicator light (MIL) .................. 2-15
Manual front seat adjustment ....................... 1-3
Map lights .......................................... 2-55
Master warning light ............................... 2-14
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) ............ 3-4
Memory storage, Automatic drive positioner ..... 3-32
Meter, Trip computer .............................. 2-21
Meters and gauges .................................. 2-4
Instrument brightness control ................. 2-36
Mirror Inside mirror .................................... 3-28
Outside mirrors ................................ 3-30
Vanity mirror .................................... 3-31
Monitor, Rearview monitor ........................ 4-21
Mood lights ......................................... 2-56
Moonroof ........................................... 2-53
Multi-function controller ............................. 4-4
N
New vehicle break-in .............................. 5-20
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System ............. 2-27
NISSAN voice recognition system ............... 4-106
No key warning .................................... 2-19 O
Odometer ............................................. 2-5
Off-road recovery .................................... 5-6
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................................... 9-2
Changing engine oil and filter ................... 8-8
Checking engine oil level ........................ 8-8
Engine oil ......................................... 8-8
Engine oil viscosity .............................. 9-5
Oil filter replacement indicator ................ 2-21
Operation, Indicators for operation ............... 2-18
Outside air temperature display .................. 2-24
Outside mirrors .................................... 3-30
Overdrive OFF switch ............................. 5-16
Overheat, If your vehicle overheats ............... 6-11
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information .......................................... 9-28
P
Panic alarm ......................................... 3-17
Parking Brake break-in .................................. 5-26
Parking brake operation ....................... 5-18
Parking brake release warning ................ 2-19
Parking on hills ................................. 5-24
Personal lights ..................................... 2-55
Phone Bluetooth
®hands-free phone system
(models with navigation system) .............. 4-82
Bluetooth®hands-free phone system
(models without navigation system) .......... 4-93
Car phone or CB radio ........................ 4-82
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PowerFront seat adjustment ........................... 1-4
Power door lock ................................. 3-4
Power outlet .................................... 2-41
Power steering fluid ........................... 8-11
Power steering system ........................ 5-25
Power windows ................................ 2-50
Precautions Audio operation ................................ 4-33
Braking precautions ........................... 5-25
Child restraints ................................. 1-26
Cruise control .................................. 5-18
Driving safety ..................................... 5-7
Maintenance ...................................... 8-5
On-pavement and off-road driving ............. 5-6
Seat belt usage ................................ 1-15
Supplemental restraint system ................ 1-43
When starting and driving ....................... 5-2
Push starting ....................................... 6-11
Push-button ignition switch .................. 5-9, 5-11
R
Radio ............................................... 4-33
Car phone or CB radio ........................ 4-82
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD)
changer ......................................... 4-46
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc
(CD) player ..................................... 4-51
Rain-sensing auto wiper system .................. 2-30
Rapid air pressure loss .............................. 5-6
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M)
test .................................................. 9-26
Rear center seat belt .............................. 1-21
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock ........ 3-7Rear seats
............................................ 1-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch ............................................... 2-32
Rear window wiper and washer switch .......... 2-31
Rearview monitor .................................. 4-21
Recorders, Event data ............................. 9-27
Registering your vehicle in another country ........ 9-8
Remote keyless entry system ..................... 3-15
Reporting safety defects (US only) ............... 9-25
Rollover ............................................... 5-5
Roof, Roof rack .................................... 2-49
S
Safety Child seat belts ................................ 1-25
Reporting safety defects (US only) ........... 9-25
Towing safety .................................. 9-20
Satellite radio operation ........................... 4-52
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment. .................. 1-3
Front power seat adjustment ................... 1-4
Front seats ....................................... 1-3
Seat belt(s) Child safety ..................................... 1-25
Infants ........................................... 1-25
Injured persons ................................. 1-17
Larger children ................................. 1-25
Precautions on seat belt usage ............... 1-15
Pregnant women ............................... 1-17
Rear center seat belt .......................... 1-21
Seat belt cleaning ............................... 7-5
Seat belt extenders ............................ 1-24
Seat belt hooks ................................ 1-20
Seat belt maintenance ......................... 1-24 Seat belt warning light
........................ 2-14
Seat belts ...................................... 1-15
Seat belts with pretensioners ................. 1-55
Shoulder belt height adjustment .............. 1-20
Small children .................................. 1-25
Three-point type ............................... 1-17
Seat(s) Driver-side memory ............................ 3-31
Heated seats ................................... 2-38
Seats .............................................. 1-2
Security system, Vehicle security system ........ 2-26
Security system
(NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
Engine start ........................................ 2-27
Selector lever Shift lock release .............................. 5-17
Servicing air conditioner ........................... 4-32
SETTING button ................................... 4-12
SHIFT “P” warning ................................. 2-19
Shift lock release, Transmission .................. 5-17
Shifting, CVT
(Continuously Variable Transmission) ............. 5-14
Shoulder belt height adjustment .................. 1-20
SOURCE select switch ........................... 4-80
Spare tire ...................................... 8-39, 9-7
Spark plugs ........................................ 8-16
Speedometer ......................................... 2-5
Starting Before starting the engine .................... 5-13
Jump starting ..................................... 6-9
Precautions when starting and driving ......... 5-2
Push starting ................................... 6-11
Starting the engine ............................ 5-13
STATUS button ...................................... 4-7
Status light, Front passenger air bag ............ 1-50
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10-6SteeringHeated steering wheel ........................ 2-38
Power steering fluid ........................... 8-11
Power steering system ........................ 5-25
Steering lock release malfunction indicator . . 2-18
Steering-wheel-mounted controls for audio . 4-79
Tilt/telescopic steering ........................ 3-26
Storage ............................................. 2-43
Storage box ........................................ 2-46
Sun visors .......................................... 3-27
Sunglasses holder ................................. 2-44
Supplemental air bag warning labels ............. 1-56
Supplemental air bag warning light ....... 1-56, 2-14
Supplemental restraint system .................... 1-43
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system .......................................... 1-43
Switch All-Wheel Drive (AWD) lock switch .......... 5-22
Autolight switch ................................ 2-34
Fog light switch ................................ 2-36
Hazard warning flasher switch ................ 2-37
Headlight switch ............................... 2-33
Overdrive OFF switch ......................... 5-16
Power door lock switch ......................... 3-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch ........................................... 2-32
Turn signal switch .............................. 2-36
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-41
T
Tachometer ........................................... 2-6
Temperature display ............................... 2-24
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant
temperature gauge ................................... 2-6 Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
Engine start
........................................ 2-27
Three-way catalyst ................................... 5-2
Tilt/telescopic steering ............................ 3-26
Tire Pressure, Low tire pressure warning light . . . 2-12
Tire replacement indicator ..................... 2-21
Tires Flat tire ............................................ 6-2
Low tire pressure warning system .............. 5-3
Tire and Loading information label .... 8-31, 9-10
Tire chains ...................................... 8-36
Tire dressing ..................................... 7-3
Tire pressure ................................... 8-30
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) ..................................... 5-3, 6-2
Tire rotation .................................... 8-36
Types of tires ................................... 8-35
Uniform tire quality grading ................... 9-24
Wheel/tire size ................................... 9-7
Wheels and tires ............................... 8-30
Tonneau cover (see cargo cover) ................. 2-47
Touch screen system ................................ 4-4
Towing Flat towing ...................................... 9-23
Tow truck towing ............................... 6-12
Towing a trailer ................................. 9-15
Towing safety .................................. 9-20
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system ........... 5-3
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system .............. 6-2
Trailer towing ....................................... 9-15
Transceiver, HomeLink
®Universal
Transceiver ......................................... 2-57 Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid ............................................. 8-11
Driving with CVT
(Continuously Variable Transmission) ......... 5-14
Transmission selector lever lock release ..... 5-17
Transmitter (See remote keyless entry
system) ............................................. 3-15
Traveling or registering your vehicle in another
country ................................................ 9-8
Trip computer ...................................... 2-21
Trip odometer ...................................... 2-23
Turn signal switch .................................. 2-36
U
Underbody cleaning ................................. 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ....................... 9-24
USB memory operation ........................... 4-58
V
Vanity mirror ........................................ 3-31
Vanity mirror lights ................................. 2-57
Variable voltage control system ................... 8-15
Vehicle Dimensions and weights ........................ 9-8
Identification number (VIN) ...................... 9-8
Loading information ............................ 9-12
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ............ 6-15
Security system ................................ 2-26
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-41
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system ...... 5-27
Vehicle information and settings (display) ...... 4-7
Ventilators .......................................... 4-27
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Voice command
(Bluetooth
®Hands-Free Phone System)......... 4-98
Voice command
(NISSAN voice recognition system) .... 4-112, 4-122
W
Warning Dot matrix display .............................. 2-17
Hazard warning flasher switch ................ 2-37
Lights ........................................... 2-10
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) ..................................... 5-3, 6-2
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................................... 2-10
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels .......... 1-56
Warning light Air bag warning light ................... 1-56, 2-14
All-wheel drive (AWD) warning light ......... 2-10
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light ............................................. 2-11
AWD warning light ............................ 5-23
Brake warning light ............................ 2-11
Intelligent Key warning light ................... 2-12
Low tire pressure warning light ............... 2-12
Seat belt warning light ........................ 2-14
Warranty, Emission control system warranty ..... 9-25
Washer switch Rear window wiper and washer switch ...... 2-31
Windshield wiper and washer switch ........ 2-28
Washing .............................................. 7-2
Waxing ................................................ 7-2
Weights (See dimensions and weights) ........... 9-8
Wheel/tire size ....................................... 9-7
Wheels and tires ................................... 8-30 Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels
................ 7-3
Window washer fluid .............................. 8-12
Window(s) Cleaning .......................................... 7-3
Power windows ................................ 2-50
Windshield wiper and washer switch ............ 2-28
Wiper Rain-sensing auto wiper system .............. 2-30
Rear window wiper and washer switch ...... 2-31
Rear window wiper blade ..................... 8-19
Windshield wiper and washer switch ........ 2-28
Wiper blades ................................... 8-17
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Xenon headlights .................................. 2-33
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FUEL RECOMMENDATION:Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index)
number (Research octane number 91) .
CAUTION
.Using a fuel other than that speci-
fied could adversely affect the emis-
sion control systems, and may also
affect warranty coverage.
. Under no circumstances should a
leaded gasoline be used, since this
will damage the three way catalyst.
. Do not use E-85 fuel in your vehicle.
Your vehicle is not designed to run
on E-85 fuel. Using E-85 fuel can
damage the fuel system compo-
nents and is not covered by the
NISSAN new vehicle limited war-
ranty.
For additional information, see “CAPACITIES
AND RECOMMENDED FUEL/LUBRICANTS”
in the “9. Technical and consumer information”
section.
ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATION:. Engine oil with API Certification Mark
. Viscosity SAE 5W-30
See “CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED
FUEL/LUBRICANTS” in the “9. Technical and
consumer information” section for engine oil and
oil filter recommendation.COLD TIRE PRESSURES:The label is typically located on the driver side
center pillar or on the driver’s door. For
additional information, see “WHEELS AND
TIRES” in the “8. Maintenance and do-it-
yourself” section.NEW VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCE-
DURES RECOMMENDATION:During the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of
vehicle use, follow the recommendations out-
lined in the “BREAK-IN SCHEDULE” in the “5.
Starting and driving” section of this Owner’s
Manual. Follow these recommendations for the
future reliability an d economy of your new
vehicle.
GAS STATION INFORMATION