2012 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK ECU

For USA
If you believe that your vehicle has a de-
fect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immedi-
ately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addi-
tion to notifying NISSAN.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it
may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot be-
come involved in individual problems be-
tween you, your dealer, or NISSAN.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Ve-
hicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-
327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go
to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590.
You can also obtain other information
about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov.You may notify NISSAN by contacting our
Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at
1-800-NISSAN-1.
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a de-
fect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immedi-
ately inform Transport Canada in addition
to notifying NISSAN.
If Transport Canada receives complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may request that NISSAN con-
duct a recall campaign. However, Trans-
port Canada cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or NISSAN.
You may contact Transport Canada’s De-
fect Investigations and Recalls Division
toll free at 1-800-333-0510. You may
also report safety defects online at:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-
Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/Index.aspx.Additional information concerning motor ve-
hicle safety may be obtained from Transport
Canada’s Road Safety Information Centre at
1-800-333-0371 or online at
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English speakers)
or www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere (French
speakers) .
To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns
please contact our Consumer Information
Centre toll free at 1-800-387-0122.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
9-18Technical and consumer information

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ........5-28
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .....................1-34
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact air bag
system) ...................1-41
Side and curtain (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact
air bag system) ...............1-45
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-48
Airbagwarninglight...........1-48,2-12
Air cleaner housing filter ............8-18
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ..........4-12
Air conditioner service ...........4-17
Air conditioner specification label .....9-11
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations .............9-6
Heater and air conditioner controls .....4-9
Servicing air conditioner ..........4-17
Airflowcharts..................4-13
Alarm system
(See vehicle security system) .........2-16
Anchor point locations .............1-20
Antenna.....................4-48
Anti-lock brake warning light ..........2-8
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-28
Armrests .....................1-4
Audible reminders ...............2-15
Audio system ..................4-17 Compact disc (CD) player . .4-28, 4-32, 4-38
FM/AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player
.................4-30
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD)
player ....................4-26
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc
(CD) player .................4-35
Audio System iPod Player .............4-42,4-44
Audio system Radio ....................4-17
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-47
USB interface ................4-41
Automatic Automatic power window switch .....2-32
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) ....8-12
Driving with automatic transmission ....5-17
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror .......3-29
Automatic door locks ..............3-6
AUXjack.................4-34,4-40
B
Battery ......................8-15
Chargewarninglight.............2-9
Before starting the engine ...........5-11
Belt (See drive belt) ..............8-17
Block heater Engine ....................5-32
Bluetooth hands-free phone system .....4-49
Boosterseats..................1-31 Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-28
Brakefluid..................8-13
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-29
Brake system ................5-27
Brake warning light ..............2-8
Brake wear indicators ........2-15,8-20
Parking brake operation ..........5-22
Self-adjusting brakes ............8-20
Brakes ......................8-20
Break-inschedule ...............5-25
Brightness/contrast button ...........4-8
Brightness control Instrument panel ..............2-22
Bulb check/instrument panel ..........2-8
Bulbreplacement................8-29
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ...................
9-2
Cargocover...................2-29
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .9-12
CarphoneorCBradio.............4-48
CDcareandcleaning .............4-46
CD player (See audio system) . .4-28, 4-32, 4-38
Child restraints .......1-15,1-15,1-16,1-18
Precautions on child
restraints ........1-16,1-23,1-27,1-31
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-20
Child restraint with top tether strap ......1-20
Child safety rear door lock ............3-7

Interiorlight..................2-35
Lightbulbs..................8-28
Low tire pressure warning light.......2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-11
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-42
Security indicator light ............2-14
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-7
Lights Maplights ..................2-36
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Door locks ................3-4,3-5
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-25
Power door locks ...............3-6
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-5,3-26
Lowfuelwarninglight..............2-10
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-11
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-12
M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Outsidethevehicle..............8-2
Seat belt maintenance ............1-14
Under the hood and vehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-13
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Maplights ....................2-36
Map pocket ....................2-25 Meters and gauges
................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-22
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror ......3-29
Inside mirror .................3-29
Outside mirrors ...............3-30
Vanity mirror .................3-28
Moonroof .....................2-33
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key™ .........3-10,3-13
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system . . .2-17, 3-4, 5-11
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-4
Odometer .....................2-4
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine oil .............8-10
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-11
Checking engine oil level ...........8-9
Engineoil ...................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-5
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-5
Outside mirrors .................3-30
Overdrive switch .................5-20
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........6-9
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-20Owner’s manual/service manual order
information
....................9-20
P
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-22
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-26
Phone, Bluetooth hands-free system .....4-49
Power Power door locks ...............3-6
Power outlet .................2-25
Power rear windows .............2-32
P

ower steering system ...........5-27
Power windows ...............2-31
Rear power windows ............2-32
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-16,1-23,1-27,1-31
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-8
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-34
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmablefeatures..............4-5
Push starting ....................6-9
R
Radio CarphoneorCBradio...........4-48
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-26
10-4

FM/AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player..................4-30
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-35
Steering wheel audio control switch ....4-47
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-19
Rear power windows ..............2-32
Rearseat......................1-4
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .......................2-20
Rear window wiper and washer switches . . .2-19
Recorders Eventdata..................9-19
Refrigerant recommendation ...........9-6
Registering your vehicle in another country . . .9-9
Reporting safety defects (US only) .......9-18
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Child seat belts .....1-16,1-23,1-27,1-31
Reporting safety defects (US only) .....9-18
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment ........1-2
Rear seat adjustment .............1-4
Seat belt Child safety ..................1-15
Infantsandsmallchildren..........1-15
Injured Person ................1-11
Largerchildren................1-16
Precautionsonseatbeltusage........1-8
Pregnant women ...............1-11
Seat belt extenders .............1-14 Seatbeltmaintenance............1-14
Seatbelts ...................1-8
Shoulder belt height adjustment
......1-14
Three-point type with retractor .......1-11
Seat belt warning light ..............2-12
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-4
Security indicator light ..............2-14
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start ........2-17,3-4,5-11
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-20
Service manual order form ...........9-20
Servicing air conditioner .............4-17
Setting button ...................4-5
Shifting Automatic transmission ...........5-18
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-14
Manual transmission .............5-21
Shiftlockrelease.............5-15,5-19
Shoulder belt height adjustment ........1-14
Side air bag system (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact air
bag system) ...................1-45
Sparkplugreplacement.............8-17
Speedometer ...................2-4
SRSwarninglabel................1-48
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-11
Jump starting .................6-7
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting ..................6-9
Starting the engine .............5-12 Steering
Power steering system ...........5-27
Tilting steering wheel ............3-28
Steering wheel audio control switch ......4-47
Stoplight.....................8-29
Storage......................2-25
Storage tray ...................2-26
Sunglasses case .................2-27
Sunglasses

holder ................2-27
Sunroof (see Moonroof) .............2-33
Sun visors ....................3-28
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-48
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-48, 2-12
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-41
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-48
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-34
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-34
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system ..................1-45
Switch Automatic power window switch ......2-32
Fog light switch ...............2-23
Hazard warning flasher switch .......2-23
Headlightandturnsignalswitch......2-20
Headlight control switch ..........2-20
Ignition switch .................5-7
Overdrive switch ...............5-20
Power door lock switch ............3-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .....................2-20
Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-19
Turnsignalswitch..............2-22
10-5

Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-24
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18T
Tachometer ....................2-5
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start .............2-17,3-4,5-11
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tilting steering wheel ..............3-28
Tire Flat tire .....................6-2
Spare tire ................6-3,8-42
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-11
Tire chains ..................8-39
Tireplacard..................9-11
Tirepressure.................8-32
Tire rotation..................8-39
Types of tires .................8-38
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-16
Wheels and tires ...............8-32
Wheel/tire size .................9-8
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .......2-10
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Top tether strap child restraint .........1-20
Towing Flattowing..................9-16
Towtrucktowing...............6-10
Trailertowing.................9-16
Transmission Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) .....8-12
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-11 Driving with automatic transmission
....5-17
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Driving with manual transmission ......5-21
Transmission shift selector lock
release...................5-15,5-19
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country) ......................9-9
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Turn signal switch ................2-22
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-16
USB interface Audio file operation .............4-41
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-28
Vehicle dimensions and weights .........9-8
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-24
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system .....5-29
Vehicle identification ...............9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) .................9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ....9-9
Vehicle loading information ...........9-12
Vehicle recovery .................6-12
Vehicle security system .............2-16
Vehicle security system (NISSAN vehicle immobi-
lizer system) , engine start ......2-17,3-4,5-11
Ventilators .....................4-8
Visors.......................3-28 W
Warning Airbagwarninglight.........1-48, 2-12
Anti-lock brake warning light .........2-8
Battery charge warning light .........2-9
Brake warning light ..............2-8
Door open warning light ...........2-9
Engine oil pressure warning light .......2-9
Hazard warning flasher switch .......2-23
Low

fuel warning light ............2-10
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-11
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-42
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-12
Vehicle security system ...........2-16
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-7
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-48
Warninglights...................2-7
Washer switch Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-19
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18
Weights (See dimensions and weights) .....9-8
Wheels and tires .................8-32
Wheel/tire size ...................9-8
When traveling or registering your vehicle
in another country .................9-9
Windows Locking passengers’ windows .......2-32
Power rear windows .............2-32
Power windows ...............2-31
Rear power windows ............2-32
10-6