●When launching a boat, don’t allow the wa-
ter level to go over the exhaust tail pipe or
rear bumper.
●Make sure you disconnect the trailer lights
before backing the trailer into the water or
the trailer lights may burn out.
When towing a trailer, final drive gear oil
should be replaced and transmission
oil/fluid should be changed more fre-
quently. For additional information, see the
“Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section
earlier in this manual.
FLAT TOWING
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground is sometimes called flat towing. This
method is sometimes used when towing a vehicle
behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor
home.
CAUTION
●Failure to follow these guidelines can
result in severe transmission damage.
●Whenever flat towing your vehicle, al-
ways tow forward, never backward.
●DO NOT tow any automatic transmis-
sion vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground (flat towing) . Doing so WILL
DAMAGE internal transmission parts
due to lack of transmission lubrication.
●For emergency towing procedures refer
to “Towing recommended by INFINITI”
in the “In case of emergency” section of
this manual.
Continuously Variable Transmission
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuously
variable transmission, an appropriate vehicle
dollyMUSTbe placed under the towed vehicle’s
drive wheels.Alwaysfollow the dolly manufac-
turer’s recommendations when using their prod-
uct.DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course. For example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) times
as well on the government course as a tire graded
100. The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use, however,
and may depart significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service practices and
differences in road characteristics and climate.
Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A, B, and C. Those grades represent the
tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as mea-
sured under controlled conditions on specified
government test surfaces of asphalt and con-
crete. A tire marked C may have poor traction
performance.
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
9-28Technical and consumer information
Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-29
Turnsignalswitch..............2-34
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-40
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-26
T
Tachometer....................2-5
Temperature gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge.....2-5
Theft
(INFINITI vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start...........2-25,3-4,5-15
Three-way catalyst................5-4
Tire
Flat tire.....................6-3
Spare tire...................6-5
Tire and Loading Information label.....9-11
Tire chains..................8-37
Tireplacard..................9-11
Tirepressure.................8-30
Tire rotation..................8-37
Types of tires.................8-36
Uniform tire quality grading.........9-28
Wheels and tires...............8-30
Wheel/tire size.................9-8
Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light........2-8
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)....5-5
Top tether strap child restraint.........1-37
Towing
Flattowing..................9-28
Towingload/specification..........9-21Towtrucktowing...............6-13
Trailer towing.................9-17
Transceiver
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver.....2-57
Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid..................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT).............5-17
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country)......................9-9
Trip odometer...................2-4
Turn signal switch................2-34
U
Uniform tire quality grading...........9-28
USB interface
Audio file operation.............4-83
Video file operation.............4-85
V
Vanity mirror...................3-29
Variable voltage control system.........8-16
Vehicle dimensions and weights.........9-8
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-40
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system.....5-96
Vehicle identification...............9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number).................9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate....9-9
Vehicle loading information...........9-13
Vehicle recovery..............6-15,6-16Vehicle security system.............2-24
(INFINITI vehicle immobilizer system) ,
enginestart ...........2-25,3-4,5-15
Ventilators....................4-46
Visors.......................3-28
Voice recognition system...........4-134
W
Warning
Airbagwarninglight.........1-69, 2-11
Anti-lock brake warning light.........2-7
Battery charge warning light
.........2-8
Brake warning light..............2-8
Hazard warning flasher switch........6-2
Low fuel warning light........2-10, 2-22
Low tire pressure warning light........2-8
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-23
Passenger air bag and status light.....1-62
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-11
Vehicle security system...........2-24
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-7
Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-68
Warninglights...................2-7
Washer switch
Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-29
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-26
Weights (See dimensions and weights).....9-8
Wheels and tires.................8-30
Wheel/tire size...................9-8
When traveling or registering your vehicle
in another country.................9-9
10-6
