2014 NISSAN ALTIMA mirror

1. Front map light
2. Headlamp assembly
3. Park/ Turn signal light
4. Fog light (if so equipped)/ Day timerunning light (Canada only)
5. Step light
6. Door mirror turn signal light
(if so equipped)
7. Personal light
8. High-mount stoplight
9. Trunk light
10. Spoiler-mount stop light
11. Rear combination light
12. License plate light
LDI2100
8-34Maintenance and do-it-yourself

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

Fuel economy................5-29
Fuel-filler door and cap ...........3-31
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-31
Fuel gauge ...................2-5
Fueloctanerating...............9-4
Fuel recommendation .............9-3
Loosefuelcapwarning........2-27,3-31
Fuses.......................8-23
Fusiblelinks ...................8-25
G
Garage door opener, HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver....................2-50
Gascap .....................3-31
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Fuel gauge ...................2-5
Odometer ...................2-4
Speedometer .................2-4
Tachometer ..................2-4
Trip odometer .................2-4
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-42
Gloveboxlock..................2-42
Grocery hooks ..................2-43
H
Hands-free phone system,
Bluetooth®............4-81,4-96,4-107
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlightandturnsignalswitch........2-31
Headlightcontrolswitch ............2-32 Headlights
....................8-28
Head restraints Active Head Restraint .............1-7
Heated seats ...................2-36
Heated steering wheel .............2-37
Heater Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-24,4-32
Heater operation ...........4-25,4-33
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver .......2-50
Hood release ...................3-28
Horn .......................2-36
I
Ignition Switch Push-Button Ignition Switch .........5-8
Immobilizer system .........2-28,3-4,5-11
Important vehicle information label .......9-11
In-cabin microfilter ................8-21
Increasing fuel economy .............5-29
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders)....................2-10
Inside automatic anti-glare mirror ........3-35
Inside mirror ...................3-35
Instrument brightness control ..........2-35
Instrument panel ...............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch ........2-35
Intelligent Key system Key operating range ..........3-9,3-20
Key operation ................3-10
Mechanicalkey ................3-3
Remote keyless entry operation . . .3-13, 3-20
Troubleshooting guide ........3-18,3-25 Warning signals
............3-18,3-25
Interiorlight....................2-48
Interior trunk lid release .............3-30
iPod® Player ...............4-70,4-72
ISOFIX child restraints .............1-26
J
Jump starting ...................6-8
K
Keyfob battery replacement ...........8-27
Keyless entry With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) .....3-13,3-20
Keys, For Intelligent Key system .........3-2
L
Labels Air conditioner specification label .....
9-12
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ........9-11
Emission control information label .....9-12
Engine serial number ............9-11
F.M.V.S.S. certification label .........9-11
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . .9-10
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-56
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
System ......................1-26
License plate Installing the license plate ..........9-13
10-3

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

Power windows...............2-43
Rear power windows ............2-45
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-24,1-30,1-35,1-39
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.......1-15
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-42
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmable features ..............4-7
Push starting ...................6-10
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ...........4-81
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
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-20
Rear power windows ..............2-45
Rearseat......................1-5
RearViewMonitor................4-10
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .......................2-30
Recorders Eventdata..................9-20
Refrigerant recommendation ...........9-7
Registering your vehicle in another country . .9-10
Reporting safety defects (US only) .......9-19 S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Childseatbelts.....1-24,1-30,1-35,1-39
Reporting safety defects (US only) .....9-19
Seat adjustment Frontmanualseatadjustment ........1-2
Front power seat adjustment .........1-4
Rear seat adjustment .............1-5
Seatback pockets ................2-40
Seat belt Child safety ..................1-22
Infants and small children ..........1-23
Injured Person ................1-18
Largerchildren................1-23
Precautions on seat belt usage .......1-15
Pregnant women ...............1-18
Seatbeltextenders .............1-21
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-22
Seatbelts...................1-15
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-21
Three-point type with retractor .......1-18
Seat belt warning light ..............2-14
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-36
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-5
Security indicator light ..............2-16
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start ........2-28,3-4,5-11
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-23
Service manual order form ...........9-21Servicing air conditioner
.............4-34
Setting button ...................4-7
Shifting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-14
Shiftlockrelease.................5-17
Shoulder belt height adjustment ........1-21
Spark plug replacement .............8-20
Speedometer ...................2-4
Spotlights(Seemaplight) ...........2-49
SRSwarninglabel................1-56
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-11
Jump starting .................6-8
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-10
Starting the engine .............5-12
Steering Heated steering wheel ...........
2-37
Power steering system ...........5-31
Stoplight.....................8-33
Storage......................2-40
Sunglasses case .................2-40
Sunglasses holder ................2-40
Sunroof ......................2-46
Sunroof (see Moonroof) .............2-46
Sun visors ....................3-34
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-57, 2-14
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-49
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-56
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-42
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-42
10-5

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