2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE power steering

Steering wheelCheck for changes in the steer-
ing system, such as excessive freeplay, hard
steering or strange noises.
Warning lights and chimes Make sure all
warning lights and chimes are operating properly.
Windshield wiper and washer* Check that
the wipers and washer operate properly and that
the wipers do not streak.
Windshield defroster Check that the air
comes out of the defroster outlets properly and in
sufficient quantity when operating the heater or
air conditioner.
Under the hood and vehicle
The maintenance items listed here should be
checked periodically (for example, each time you
check the engine oil or refuel) .
Battery* Check the fluid level in each cell. It
should be between the MAX and MIN lines. Ve-
hicles operated in high temperatures or under
severe conditions require frequent checks of the
battery fluid level. NOTE:
Care should be taken to avoid situations
that can lead to potential battery discharge
and potential no-start conditions such as:
1. Installation or extended use of electronic accessories that consume battery power
when the engine is not running (Phone char-
gers, GPS, DVD players, etc.)
2. Vehicle is not driven regularly and/or only driven short distances. In these cases, the
battery may need to be charged to maintain
battery health.
Brake and clutch (if so equipped) fluid lev-
els* Make sure that the brake and clutch fluid
level is between the MIN and MAX lines on the
reservoir.
Engine coolant level* Check the coolant level
when the engine is cold.
Engine drive belts* Make sure the drive belts
are not frayed, worn, cracked or oily.
Engine oil level* Check the level after parking
the vehicle on a level surface with the engine off.
Wait more than 10 minutes for the oil to drain
back into the oil pan.
Exhaust system Make sure there are no loose
supports, cracks or holes. If the sound of the
exhaust seems unusual or there is a smell of exhaust fumes, immediately have the exhaust
system inspected by a NISSAN dealer. See the
carbon monoxide warning in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
Fluid leaks
Check under the vehicle for fuel, oil,
water or other fluid leaks after the vehicle has
been parked for a while. Water dripping from the
air conditioner (if so equipped) after use is nor-
mal. If you should notice any leaks or if gasoline
fumes are evident, check for the cause and have
it corrected immediately.
Radiator and hoses Check the front of the
radiator and clean off any dirt, insects, leaves,
etc., that may have accumulated. Make sure the
hoses have no cracks, deformation, rot or loose
connections.
Underbody The underbody is frequently ex-
posed to corrosive substances such as those
used on icy roads or to control dust. It is very
important to remove these substances from the
underbody, otherwise rust may form on the floor
pan, frame, fuel lines and exhaust system. At the
end of winter, the underbody should be thor-
oughly flushed with plain water, in those areas
where mud and dirt may have accumulated. See
the “Appearance and care” section of this
manual.
Windshield–washer fluid* Check that there is
adequate fluid in the reservoir.
8-4Maintenance and do-it-yourself

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ........5-27
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .....................1-39
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact
air bag system) ...............1-46
Side and curtain (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact
air bag system) ...............1-51
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-53
Airbagwarninglight...........1-54,2-14
Air cleaner housing filter ............8-17
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ..........4-24
Air conditioner service ...........4-29
Air conditioner specification label .....9-12
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations .............9-7
Heater and air conditioner controls ....4-21
Servicing air conditioner ..........4-29
Airflowcharts..................4-25
Anchor point locations .............1-24
Antenna.....................4-68
Anti-lock brake warning light ..........2-10
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-27
Armrests .....................1-5
AroundView™Monitor.............4-15
Audible reminders ...............2-17
Audio system ..................4-29
Bluetooth®audio..........4-62,4-63 Compact disc (CD) player . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-37
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player.................4-42,4-47
Audio System iPod®Player.............4-57,4-59
Audio system Radio ....................4-29
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-67
USB interface ............4-53,4-55
Automatic Automatic power window switch .....2-34
Automatic transmission position indicator
light .....................2-14
Automatic door locks ..............3-7
AUXjack..............4-40,4-45,4-52
B
Battery ......................8-13
Charge warning light ............2-11
Before starting the engine ...........5-13
Belt (See drive belt) ..............8-15
Block heater Engine ....................5-31
Bluetooth®audio............4-62,4-63
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system ..................4-69,4-84
Boosterseats..................1-35
Brake Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-27Brakefluid..................8-11
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-26
Brake system
................5-26
Brake warning light .............2-10
Brake wear indicators ........2-17,8-19
Parking brake operation ..........5-20
Self-adjusting brakes ............8-19
Brakes ......................8-19
Break-inschedule ...............5-23
Brightness/contrast button ...........4-9
Brightness control Instrument panel ..............2-22
Bulb check/instrument panel ..........2-10
Bulbreplacement................8-26
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ...................9-2
Cargocover...................2-30
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .9-13
Car phone or CB radio .............4-68
CD care and cleaning .............4-66
CD player (See audio system) . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
Child restraints .......1-18,1-19,1-20,1-22
Precautions on child
restraints ........1-20,1-27,1-31,1-35
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-24
Child restraint with top tether strap ......1-24
Child

safety rear door lock ............3-7
Chimes,audiblereminders...........2-17
Cleaning exterior and interior ..........7-2

Lightbulbs..................8-24
Low tire pressure warning light.......2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-13
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-48
Security indicator light ............2-16
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-9
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Door locks ...................3-5
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-26
Gloveboxlock................2-29
Power door locks ...............3-6
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-4,3-27
Lowfuelwarninglight..............2-11
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-13
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-13
M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Outsidethevehicle..............8-2
Seat belt maintenance ............1-18
Under the hood and vehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-15
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Manual windows .................2-35
Map pocket ....................2-27
Meters and gauges ................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-22Mirror
Inside mirror .................3-30
Outside mirror control ............3-30
Outside mirrors ...............3-30
Vanity mirror .................3-30
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® .........3-3,3-11
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system .............2-17,3-4,5-10,5-13
NISSAN voice recognition system .......4-94
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-5
Odometer .....................2-4
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changingengineoil..............8-9
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-10
Checking engine oil level ...........8-8
Engineoil ...................8-8
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Oneshotcall...............4-73,4-86
Outside mirror control ..............3-30
Outside mirrors .................3-30
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........6-14
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-21
Owner’s manual/service manual order
information ....................9-21 P
Pandora audio ..................4-65
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-20
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-25
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free
system ...................4-69,4-84
Power Power door locks ...............3-6
Power outlet .................2-26
Power rear windows .............2-34
Power steering system ...........5-26
Power windows ...............
2-33
Rear power windows ............2-34
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-20,1-27,1-31,1-35
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-9
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-39
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmablefeatures..............4-5
Push starting ...................6-14
R
Radio CarphoneorCBradio ...........4-68
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-37
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player .................4-42,4-47
10-4

Steering wheel audio control switch....4-67
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-20
Rearcenterseatbelt ..............1-15
Rear power windows ..............2-34
Rearseat......................1-4
RearViewMonitor.................4-9
Rear window defroster switch .........2-20
Rear window wiper and washer switches . . .2-20
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.....1-20,1-27,1-31,1-35
Reporting safety defects (US only) .....9-19
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment ........1-2
Rear seat adjustment .............1-4
Seatback pockets ................2-27
Seat belt Childsafety..................1-18
Infantsandsmallchildren..........1-19
Injured Person ................1-12
Largerchildren................1-19
Precautionsonseatbeltusage........1-9
Pregnant women ...............1-12
Rear center seat belt ............1-15
Seat belt extenders .............1-17
Seat belt maintenance ............1-18 Seatbelts ...................1-9
Shoulder belt height adjustment
......1-17
Three-point type with retractor .......1-12
Seat belt warning light ..............2-14
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-24
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-4
Security indicator light ..............2-16
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start .....2-17,3-4,5-10,5-13
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-19
Service manual order form ...........9-21
Servicing air conditioner .............4-29
Setting button ...................4-5
Shifting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-16
Manual transmission .............5-19
Shoulder belt height adjustment ........1-17
Side air bag system
(See supplemental side air bag and
curtain side-impact air bag system) ......1-51
Sparkplugreplacement.............8-16
Speedometer ...................2-3
SRSwarninglabel................1-53
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-13
Jump starting .................6-12
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-14
Starting the engine .............5-14 Steering
Power steering system ...........5-26
Tilting steering wheel ............3-29
Steering wheel audio control switch ......4-67
Stoplight.....................8-26
Storage......................2-27
Storage tray ...................2-28
Sun visors ....................3-29
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-53
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-54, 2-14
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-46
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-53
Precautions

on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-39
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-39
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system ..................1-51
Switch Automatic power window switch ......2-34
Fog light switch ...............2-23
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightandturnsignalswitch......2-21
Headlight control switch ..........2-21
Ignition switch .................5-8
Power door lock switch ............3-6
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch .......2-20
Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-20
Turnsignalswitch..............2-23
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch .....................2-25
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-19
10-5

T
Tachometer ....................2-5
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-6
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start ..........2-17,3-4,5-10,5-13
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tilting steering wheel ..............3-29
Tire Flat tire .....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-39
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Tire chains ..................8-36
Tireplacard..................9-12
Tirepressure.................8-29
Tire rotation..................8-36
Types of tires .................8-35
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-17
Wheels and tires ...............8-29
Wheel/tire size .................9-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .......2-11
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Top tether strap child restraint .........1-24
Towing Flattowing..................9-17
Towtrucktowing...............6-15
Trailertowing.................9-17
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-15 Driving with manual transmission
......5-18
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country) ......................9-10
Trip computer ...................2-7
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Turn signal switch ................2-23
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-17
USB interface Audio file operation ..........4-54,4-56
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-30
Variable voltage control system .........8-15
Vehicle dimensions and weights .........9-9
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-25
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system .....5-28
Vehicle identification ...............9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ................9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ....9-10
Vehicle loading information ...........9-13
Vehicle recovery .................6-17
Vehicle security system (NISSAN vehicle immobi-
lizer system) , engine start . .2-17, 3-4, 5-10, 5-13
Ventilators ....................4-20
Visors.......................3-29
Voice Prompt Interrupt ..........4-73,4-86
Voice recognition system ............4-94 W
Warning Airbagwarninglight.........1-54, 2-14
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-10
Battery charge warning light ........2-11
Brake warning light .............2-10
Door open warning light ...........2-11
Engine oil pressure warning light ......2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Low

fuel warning light ............2-11
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-13
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-48
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-14
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-9
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-53
Warninglights...................2-9
Washer switch Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-20
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-19
Weights (See dimensions and weights) .....9-9
Wheels and tires .................8-29
Wheel/tire size ...................9-9
When traveling or registering your vehicle in
anothercountry .................9-10
Windows Locking passengers’ windows .......2-34
Manual windows ...............2-35
Power rear windows .............2-34
10-6