2014 NISSAN ALTIMA brake fluid

The following are approximate capacities. The actual refill capacities may be slightly different. When refilling, follow the procedure
described in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section to determine the proper refill capacity.
Capacity (Approximate)Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
US measure Imp measure Liter
Fuel 18 gal 15 gal 68.0See “Fuel recommendation” later in this section.
Engine oil *6 Drain and Refill With oil filter change QR25DE 4-7/8 qt 4 qt 4.6For QR25DE engine models:
• Genuine NISSAN engine oil or equivalent *7
• Engine oil with API Certification Mark *1
• Viscosity SAE 0W-20 *9
For VQ35DE engine models:
• Genuine NISSAN engine oil or equivalent *7
• Engine oil with API Certification Mark *1,
• Viscosity SAE 5W-30
VQ35DE 5-1/8 qt 4-1/4 qt 4.8
Without oil filter
change QR25DE 4-1/2 qt 3-3/4 qt 4.3
VQ35DE 4-3/4 qt 4 qt
4.5
Cooling system With reservoir QR25DE 2-1/8 gal 1-3/4 gal 7.9 Pre-diluted Genuine NISSAN Long Life Antifreeze/Coolant (blue) or
equivalent
VQ35DE 2-3/8 gal 2 gal 9.2
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) fluid —— — Genuine NISSAN CVT Fluid NS-3 *2
Power steering fluid (PSF) Refill to the proper level according to the instructions
in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section.*8 Genuine NISSAN E-PSF or equivalent.*3
Brake fluid Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid *4 or equivalent DOT 3
Multi-purpose grease —— — NLGI No. 2 (Lithium Soap base)
Air conditioning system refrigerant —— — HFC-134a (R-134a) *5
Air conditioning system oil —— — Genuine NISSAN A/C System Oil Type S or equivalent *5
Windshield-washer fluid 1-1/4 gal 1 gal4.5Genuine NISSAN Windshield Washer Concentrate Cleaner & Antifreeze
fluid or equivalent
*1: For further details, see “Engine oil and oil filter recommendations” in this section.
*2: Use only Genuine NISSAN CVT Fluid NS-3. Using transmission fluid other than Genuine NISSAN CVT Fluid NS-3 will damage the CVT, which is not covered by
the NISSAN new vehicle limited warranty.
*3: Use of a power steering fluid other than Genuine NISSAN E-PSF will prevent the power steering system from operating properly.
*4: Available in mainland USA through a NISSAN dealer.
*5: For further details, see “Air conditioner system refrigerant and oil recommendations” in this section.
*6: For further details, see “Engine oil” in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section of this manual.
*7: NISSAN recommends Genuine NISSAN Ester Oil available at a NISSAN dealer. As an alternative to this recommended oil, SAE 5W-30 or SAE 10W-30 conventional petroleum oils
may be used and meet all specifications and requirements necessary to maintain the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
*8: See your NISSAN dealer for service.
*9: As an alternative to this recommended oil, SAE 5W-30 conventional petroleum oils may be used and meet all specifications and requirements necessary to maintain the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED
FUEL/LUBRICANTS
9-2Technical and consumer information

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ........5-32
Active Head Restraint ..............1-7
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .....................1-42
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact
air bag system) ...............1-49
Airbagwarninglight...........1-57,2-14
Air cleaner housing filter ............8-20
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ..........4-26
Air conditioner service ...........4-34
Air conditioner specification label .....9-12
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations .............9-7
Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-24,4-32
Servicing air conditioner ..........4-34
Airflowcharts..................4-28
Alarm system
(See vehicle security system) .........2-27
Anchor point locations .............1-28
Antenna.....................4-80
Anti-lock brake warning light ......2-10,2-11
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-32
Armrests .....................1-7
Audible reminders ...............2-16
Audio system ..................4-34
Bluetooth®audio..........4-75,4-76 Compact disc
(CD) player . . .4-45, 4-49, 4-53, 4-58, 4-63
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-43
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player..........4-47,4-51,4-55,4-61
Audio System iPod®Player.............4-70,4-72
Audio system Radio ....................4-34
USB interface ............4-65,4-67
Autolight switch .................2-33
Automatic Automatic power window switch .....2-45
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-17
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror .......3-35
Automatic door locks ..............3-6
AUXjack.................4-46,4-65
B
Battery ......................8-16
Charge warning light ............2-11
Before starting the engine ...........5-11
Belt (See drive belt) ..............8-19
Block heater Engine ....................5-36
Bluetooth®audio............4-75,4-76
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system ..............4-81,4-96,4-107
Boosterseats..................1-39 Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-32
Brakefluid..................8-14
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-33
Brake system ................5-31
Brake warning light .............2-11
Brake wear indicators ........2-16,8-23
Parking brake operation ..........5-19
Self-adjusting brakes ............8-23
Brakes ......................8-23
Break-inschedule ...............5-28
Brightness/contrast button ...........4-9
Brightness control Instrument panel ..............2-35
Bulb check/instrument panel ..........2-10
Bulbreplacement................8-33
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ...................9-2
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .9-13
Car phone or CB radio .............4-81
CD care and cleaning .............4-78
CD player
(See audio system) .4-45, 4-49, 4-53, 4-58, 4-63
Check tire pressure ...............2-26
Child restraints .......1-22,1-23,1-24,1-26
Precautions
on child
restraints ........1-24,1-30,1-35,1-39
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-28
Child safety rear door lock ............3-7

Chimes, audible reminders...........2-16
Cleaning exterior and interior ...........7-2
Clock.......................4-44 (models without navigation system) ....4-44
Clockset.....................4-44
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........9-11
Cold weather driving ...............5-35
Compact disc
(CD) player ......4-45,4-49,4-53,4-58,4-63
Compass display .................2-6
Consolebox...................2-42
Consolelight...................2-48
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) . . .5-13 Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-17
Control panel buttons ...............4-4
Brightness/contrast button ..........4-9
Enterbutton..................4-4
Setting button .................4-7
Controls Heater and air conditioner
controls ................4-24,4-32
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-9
Checking engine coolant level ........8-9
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-26
Cupholders................2-41,2-42 D
Daytime running light system (Canada only) . .2-34
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-30
Dimensionsandweights.............9-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel ......2-35
Display controls (see control panel buttons) . .4-4
Door locks .....................3-4
Drive belt .....................8-19
Driving Cold weather driving .............5-35
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
E
Economy - fuel ..................5-29
Emission control information label .......9-12
Emission control system warranty .......9-18
Engine Before starting the engine ..........5-11
Block heater .................5-36
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changingenginecoolant...........8-9
Changingengineoil.............8-11
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-12
Checking engine coolant level ........8-9
Checking engine oil level ..........8-10
Engine compartment check locations ....8-6
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5Engine cooling system
............8-8
Engine oil ...................8-10
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Engine serial number ............9-11
Engine specifications .............9-8
Starting the engine .............5-12
Enterbutton....................4-4
Eventdatarecorders ..............9-20
Exhaustgas(Carbonmonoxide).........5-2
Extended storage switch ............8-26
Eyeglass case ..................2-40
F
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . .6-2
Flat tire .......................
6-3
Floor mat positioning aid .............7-5
Fluid Brake fluid ..................8-14
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Engine coolant .................8-8
Engine oil ...................8-10
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-15
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ...........9-11
Foglightswitch .................2-35
Front air bag system
(See supplemental restraint system) ......1-49
Front seats .....................1-2
Fuel Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
10-2

LightAirbagwarninglight.........1-57,2-14
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-33
Bulb check/instrument panel ........2-10
Bulb replacement ..............8-33
Chargewarninglight ............2-11
Console light .................2-48
Foglightswitch ...............2-35
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-31
Headlightcontrolswitch ..........2-32
Headlights..................8-28
Interiorlight..................2-48
Lightbulbs..................8-28
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-26
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-51
Personal lights ................2-49
Security indicator light ............2-16
Spotlights (See map light) .........2-49
Trunklight ..................2-49
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-10
Lights Maplights ..................2-49
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Door locks ...................3-4
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-31
Gloveboxlock................2-42
Power door locks ...............3-6
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-28
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-27,3-31
Lowfuelwarninglight ..........2-13,2-25
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-12Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-26
Luggage
(See vehicle loading information)
........9-13
M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenance precautions ...........8-5
Outside the vehicle ..............8-2
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-22
Underthehoodandvehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-15
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Maplights ....................2-49
Map pocket ....................2-40
Meters and gauges ................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-35
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror ......3-35
Inside mirror .................3-35
Outside mirror control ............3-36
Outside mirrors ...............3-36
Vanity mirror .................3-34
Moonroof .....................2-46
N
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system ................2-28,3-4,5-11
NISSAN voice recognition system ......4-114 O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-4
Odometer .....................2-4
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine oil .............8-11
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-12
Checking engine oil level ..........8-10
Engine oil ...................8-10
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Outside mirror control ..............3-36
Outside mirrors .................3-36
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........
6-10
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-21
Owner’s manual/service manual order
information ....................9-21
P
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-19
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-30
Personallights..................2-49
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free
system ...............4-81,4-96,4-107
Power Power door locks ...............3-6
Power outlet .................2-39
Power rear windows .............2-45
Power steering system ...........5-31
10-4

SwitchAutolightswitch...............2-33
Automatic power window switch ......2-45
Foglightswitch ...............2-35
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-31
Headlightcontrolswitch ..........2-32
Power door lock switch ............3-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-30
Turnsignalswitch..............2-35
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-38
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-29
T
Tachometer ....................2-4
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start .............2-28,3-4,5-11
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tire Flat tire .....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-48
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Tire chains ..................8-44
Tireplacard..................9-12
Tirepressure.................8-36
Tire rotation..................8-45
Types of tires .................8-43
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-17
Wheels and tires ...............8-36
Wheel/tire size .................9-9 Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Towing Flattowing..................9-17
Towtrucktowing...............6-11
Trailer towing .................9-17
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal Transceiver .....2-50
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Shiftselectorlockrelease..........5-17
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country) ......................9-10
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Trunk access through the rear seat .......1-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ............3-28
Trunklight ....................2-49
Turn signal switch ................2-35
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-17
USB interface Audio file operation ..........4-66,4-68
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-34
Variable voltage control system .........8-19
Vehicle dimensions and weights .........9-9Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-38
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system
.....5-33
Vehicle identification ...............9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ................9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ....9-10
Vehicleloadinginformation...........9-13
Vehicle recovery .................6-12
Vehicle security system .............2-27
Vehicle security system (NISSAN vehicle immobi-
lizer system) , engine start ......2-28,3-4,5-11
Ventilators ....................4-22
Visors.......................3-34
Voice recognition system ...........4-114
W
Warning A
irbagwarninglight.........1-57, 2-14
Anti-lock brake warning light .....2-10,2-11
Battery charge warning light ........2-11
Brake warning light .............2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Low fuel warning light ........2-13, 2-25
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-26
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-51
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-14
Vehicle security system ...........2-27
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-10
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-56
Warninglights..................2-10
10-6