2014 NISSAN SENTRA service

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OWNER’S MANUAL/SERVICE
MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION
9-22Technical and consumer information

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ........5-30
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .....................1-36
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact
air bag system) ...............1-44
Side and curtain (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact
air bag system) ...............1-49
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-51
Airbagwarninglight...........1-51,2-17
Air cleaner housing filter ............8-17
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ..........4-19
Air conditioner service ...........4-27
Air conditioner specification label .....9-13
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations .............9-7
Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-16,4-25
Servicing air conditioner ..........4-27
Airflowcharts..................4-20
Alarm system
(See vehicle security system) .........2-21
Anchor point locations .............1-22
Antenna.....................4-66
Anti-lock brake warning light ..........2-13
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-30
Armrests .....................1-4
Audible reminders ...............2-20 Audio system
..................4-27
Bluetooth®audio..........4-61,4-62
Compact disc (CD) player . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-36
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player.................4-42,4-48
Audio System iPod®Player.............4-56,4-58
Audio system Radio ....................4-27
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-65
USB interface ............4-52,4-54
Autolight switch .................2-27
Automatic Automatic power window switch .....2-41
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-18
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror .......3-30
Automatic door locks ..............3-6
AUXjack..............4-40,4-45,4-52
B
Battery ......................8-13
Charge warning light ............2-14
Before starting the engine ...........5-13
Belt (See drive belt) ..............8-16
Block heater Engine ....................5-35
Bluetooth®audio............4-61,4-62
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system ...............4-68,4-83,4-93 Boosterseats..................1-33
Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-30
Brakefluid..................8-12
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-30
Brake system ................5-30
Brake warning light .............2-13
Brake wear indicators ........2-20,8-21
Parking brake operation ..........5-21
Self-adjusting brakes ............8-21
Brakes ......................8-21
Break-inschedule ...............5-25
Brightness/contrast button ...........4-9
Brightness control Instrument panel ..............2-29
Bulb check/instrument panel ..........2-13
Bulbreplacement................8-30
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ...................9-2
Cargonet....................2-39
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .9-14
Car phone or CB radio .............4-67
CD care and cleaning .............4-64
CD player (See audio system) . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
Child restraints .......1-16,1-17,1-18,1-20
Precautions on child
restraints ........

1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-22
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6

Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-30
Bulb check/instrument panel........2-13
Bulb replacement ..............8-30
Chargewarninglight ............2-14
Console light .................2-45
Foglightswitch ...............2-29
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-26
Headlightcontrolswitch ..........2-26
Headlights..................8-28
Interiorlight..............2-44,2-45
Lightbulbs..................8-28
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-14
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-16
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-45
Security indicator light ............2-19
Spotlights (See map light) .........2-46
Trunklight ..................2-46
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-12
Lights Maplights ..................2-46
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Door locks ...................3-4
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-25
Gloveboxlock................2-37
Power door locks ...............3-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-24
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-4,3-25
Lowfuelwarninglight..............2-14
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-14
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-16
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-14 M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenance precautions ...........8-5
Outside the vehicle ..............8-2
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Underthehoodandvehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-18
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Maplights ....................2-46
Map pocket ....................2-33
Meters and gauges ................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-29
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror ......3-30
Inside mirror .................3-29
Outside mirror control ............3-30
Outside mirrors ...............3-30
Vanity mirror .................3-29
Moonroof .....................2-42
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® .............3-2
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system .............2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
NISSAN voice recognition system ......4-101
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-5
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
Engine oil ...................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Oneshotcall........4-72,4-86,4-95,4-96
Outside mirror control ..............3-30
Outside mirrors .................3-30
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........6-10
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-22
Owner’s

manual/service manual order
information ....................9-22
P
Pandora audio ..................4-63
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-21
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-28
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free
system ...............4-68,4-83,4-93
Power Power door locks ...............3-5
Power outlet .................2-32
Power rear windows .............2-41
Power steering system ...........5-29
Power windows ...............2-39
Rear power windows ............2-41
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
10-4

Precautions on child
restraints.........1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Precautionsonseatbeltusage........1-9
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-36
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmable features ..............4-7
Push starting ...................6-10
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ...........4-67
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-36
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player .................4-42,4-48
Steering wheel audio control switch ....4-65
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-21
Rear power windows ..............2-41
Rearseat......................1-4
RearViewMonitor................4-10
Rear window defroster switch .........2-25
Recorders Eventdata..................9-21
Refrigerant recommendation ...........9-7
Registering your vehicle in another country . .9-11
Reporting safety defects (US only) .......9-20
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6 Childseatbelts.....1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Reporting safety defects (US only)
.....9-20
Seat adjustment Frontmanualseatadjustment ........1-2
Rear seat adjustment .............1-4
Seatback pockets ................2-34
Seat belt Child safety ..................1-16
Infants and small children ..........1-17
Injured Person ................1-12
Largerchildren................1-17
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-9
Pregnant women ...............1-12
Seatbeltextenders .............1-15
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Seatbelts ...................1-9
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-15
Three-point type with retractor .......1-12
Seat belt warning light ..............2-17
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-30
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-4
Security indicator light ..............2-19
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start .....2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-21
Service manual order form ...........9-22
Servicing air conditioner .............4-27
Setting button ...................4-7
Shifting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-17
Manual transmission .............5-20 Shiftlockrelease.................5-18
Shoulder belt height adjustment
........1-15
Side air bag system (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact air bag
system) ......................1-49
Spark plug replacement .............8-16
Speedometer ...................2-3
Spotlights(Seemaplight) ...........2-46
SRSwarninglabel................1-51
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-13
Jump starting .................6-8
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-10
Starting the engine ..........5-14,5-15
Steering P
ower steering system ...........5-29
Steering wheel audio control switch ......4-65
Stoplight.....................8-30
Storage......................2-33
Storage tray ...................2-33
Sunglasses case .................2-35
Sunglasses holder ................2-35
Sunroof (see Moonroof) .............2-42
Sun visors ....................3-28
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-51
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-51, 2-17
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-44
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-51
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-36
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-36
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system ..................1-49
10-5