2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE towing

9 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and capacities.......9-2
Recommended fuel .............................9-4
Engine oil and oil filter recommendations ..........9-6
Air conditioner system refrigerant and oil
recommendations ..............................9-7
Specifications .....................................9-8
Engine ........................................9-8
Wheels and tires ...............................9-9
Dimensions and weights ........................9-9
When traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country .................................. 9-10
Vehicle identification .............................. 9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate .........9-10
Vehicle identification number
(chassis number) .............................. 9-10
Engine serial number ........................... 9-11
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........9-11 Emission control information label
...............9-11
Tire and loading information label ................9-12
Air conditioner specification label ................9-12
Installing front license plate ........................9-13
Vehicle loading information ........................9-13
Terms ........................................ 9-13
Determining vehicle load capacity . . .............9-14
Loading tips .................................. 9-16
Measurement of weights .......................9-16
Towing a trailer ................................... 9-17
Flat towing for front wheel drive vehicle ..........9-17
Uniform tire quality grading ........................9-17
Emission control system warranty ..................9-18
Reporting safety defects .......................... 9-19
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M) test .....9-20
Event Data Recorders (EDR) .......................9-20
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order information . . . 9-21

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
FLAT TOWING FOR FRONT WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLE
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.
● Never tow your front wheel drive vehicle
with the front tires on the ground. Doing
so may cause serious and expensive
damage to the powertrain.
● DO NOT tow your front wheel drive con-
tinuously variable transmission vehicle
with all four wheels on the ground (flat
towing) . Doing so WILL DAMAGE inter-
nal transmission parts due to lack of
transmission lubrication.
● For emergency towing procedures refer
to “Towing recommended by NISSAN”
in the “In case of emergency” section of
this manual.
Manual Transmission (if so equipped)
● Always tow with the manual transmission in
Neutral.
● After towing 500 miles (805 km) , start and
idle the engine with the transmission in Neu-
tral for two minutes. Failure to idle the engine
after every 500 miles (805 km) of towing
may cause damage to internal transmission
parts.
Continuously Variable Transmission (if
so equipped)
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuously
variable transmission, an appropriate vehicle
dolly MUST be 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.
TOWING A TRAILER
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
Technical and consumer information9-17

Side air bag system (See supplemental side
air bag and curtain side-impact air bag
system)......................1-54
Smartphone connectivity............4-75
Spark plug replacement .............8-17
Spark plugs ...................8-17
Specifications ...................9-8
Speedometer ...................2-4
SRS warning label ................1-56
Stability control .................5-29
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-13
Jump starting .............6-12,8-16
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-14
Starting the engine .............5-14
Starting the engine ...............5-14
Steering Power steering system ...........5-26
Tilting steering wheel ............3-29
Steering wheel ..................3-29
Steering wheel audio control switch ......4-72
Stoplight.....................8-28
Storage......................2-31
Storage tray ...................2-32
Sun visors ....................3-29
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-56
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-57, 2-18
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) .........1-42Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system
..................1-54
Switch Automatic power window switch ......2-39
Foglightswitch ...............2-28
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-25
Headlight control switch ..........2-25
Ignition switch .................5-8
Instrument brightness control ........2-27
Power door lock switch ............3-6
Rear window defroster switch .......2-25
Rear window wiper and washer
switches...................2-24
Turn signal switch ..............2-28
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-30
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-23
T
Tachometer ....................2-8
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-8
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start ..........2-22,3-4,5-10,5-13
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tilting steering wheel ..............3-29
Tire Flat tire .....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-41
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Tirechains..................8-38
Tire pressure .................8-31
Tirerotation..................8-38 Types of tires
.................8-37
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-17
Wheels and tires ...............8-31
Wheel/tire size .................9-9
Tire

pressure
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Top tether strap child restraint .........1-25
Towing Flattowing..................9-17
Towtrucktowing...............6-15
Trailer towing .................9-17
Towing a trailer ..................9-17
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-12
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-15
Driving with manual transmission ......5-18
Transmission shift lever lock release ......5-17
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country) ......................9-10
Trip computer ..................2-10
Trip odometer ...................2-5
Troubleshooting guide
(NISSAN voice recognition system) .....4-102
Turn signal switch ................2-28
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-17
USB interface ...............4-61,4-63
Audio file operation ..........4-62,4-64
10-6