2015 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN key battery

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SymptomPossible CauseRemedy
When pushing the ignition switch to stop
the engine The P (Park) warning light in the instrument
panel illuminates and the inside chime
sounds continuously. The shift lever is not in the P (Park) position. Make sure that the shift lever is in the P
(Park) position.
When placing the shift lever in the P (Park)
position The inside warning chime sounds
continuously. The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON”
position.Place the ignition switch in the “OFF”
position.
When opening the driver’s door A warning chime sounds continuously. The ignition switch is in the “ACC” position. Place the ignition switch in the “OFF”
position.
When pushing the door handle request
switch to lock the door The outside chime sounds for approximately
a few seconds. The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle. Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
A door is not closed securely.
Close the door securely.
When closing the doors The key warning light in the instrument
panel blinks in yellow, the outside chime
sounds 3 times and the inside warning
chime sounds for approximately 3 seconds.
The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON”
position.
Place the ignition switch in the “OFF”
position.
The P (Park) warning light in the instrument
panel illuminates and the outside chime
sounds continuously. The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “OFF”
position and the shift lever is not in the P
(Park) position.Make sure that the shift lever is in the P
(Park) position and place the ignition switch
in the “OFF” position.
The outside chime sounds for approximately
3 seconds and all doors unlock. The Intelligent Key is in the vehicle or trunk. Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
When closing the trunk lid The outside chime sounds for approximately
10 seconds and the trunk lid opens. The Intelligent Key is inside the trunk.Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
When stopping the engine The P (Park) position warning light in the
instrument panel blinks in red. The shift lever is not in the P (Park) position. Make sure that the shift lever is in the P
(Park) position and place the ignition switch
in the LOCK position.
When starting the engine The key warning light in the instrument
panel blinks in green. The battery charge is low.
Replace the battery with a new one. For
additional information, refer to “Battery re-
placement” in the “Maintenance and do-it-
yourself” section.
When pushing the request switch or the
LOCK button on the Intelligent Key to the
lock the door The outside chime sounds for a few sec-
onds and all the doors unlock.
The Intelligent Key is inside the trunk. Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle. Be sure to carry the Intelligent Key with you.
A door is not closed securely.
Close the doors securely.
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* For additional information regarding the Naviga-
tion system control buttons, refer to the separate
Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
** For additional information regarding the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System control
button, refer to “Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone
System with Navigation System” in this section.
When you use this system, make sure the engine
is running.
If you use the system with the engine not
running (ignition ON or ACC) for a long
time, it will discharge the battery, and the
engine will not start.
Reference symbols:
“Example” — Words marked in quotes refer to a
key shown only on the display. These keys can be
selected by touching the screen.
HOW TO USE THE TOUCH-
SCREEN
CAUTION
●The glass display screen may break if it
is hit with a hard or sharp object. If the
glass screen breaks, do not touch it.
Doing so could result in an injury. ●
To clean the display, never use a rough
cloth, alcohol, benzine, thinner or any
kind of solvent or paper towel with a
chemical cleaning agent. They will
scratch or deteriorate the panel.
● Do not splash any liquid such as water
or car fragrance on the display. Contact
with liquid will cause the system to
malfunction.
To help ensure safe driving, some functions can-
not be operated while driving.
The on-screen functions that are not available
while driving will be “grayed out” or muted.
Park the vehicle in a safe location and then oper-
ate the navigation system.
WARNING
● ALWAYS give your full attention to
driving.
● Avoid using vehicle features that could
distract you. If distracted, you could
lose control of your vehicle and cause
an accident.
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1 to 6 Station memory operations:
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band (6 for
FM1, 6 for FM2) and six stations can be set for
the AM band. Twelve stations can be set for the
SXM band (6 for SXM1, 6 for SXM2) .1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button or choose
the radio band SXM1, SXM2 using the SXM
button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual or seek tuning. Touch and hold any of the de-
sired station memory keys (1 – 6) until a
beep sound is heard. 3. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
4. Other keys can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Presets can also be selected by touching the
desired preset number on the screen.Smart Favorites Preset Setup (if so
equipped):
The Smart Favorites feature allows the user to
designate presets, within the SXM1, SXM2 and
SXM3 bands, as their Smart Favorites. When any
of the Smart Favorite presets are selected, the
current track on that station will play from the
beginning of the song.
To program a Smart Favorite preset:
1. Press the SXM button.
2. Touch the “Setup” key.
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5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving................5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..................5-2
Three-way catalyst ..............................5-2
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
(if so equipped) ................................5-3
Avoiding collision and rollover . . ..................5-6
Off-road recovery ...............................5-6
Rapid air pressure loss ..........................5-7
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ................5-7
Ignition switch (if so equipped) ......................5-8
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
(if so equipped) ................................5-8
Automatic transmission (if so equipped) ...........5-9
Manual transmission (if so equipped) ............5-10
Ignition switch positions ........................ 5-10
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
(if so equipped) ............................... 5-10
Push-Button Ignition Switch (if so equipped) ........5-11
Operating range ............................... 5-12
Push-button ignition switch positions . . . .........5-12
Emergency engine shut off .....................5-13
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge .......5-13
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system .............5-14
Before starting the engine ......................... 5-14Starting the engine (models without NISSAN
Intelligent Key® system)
........................... 5-14
Starting the engine (models with NISSAN
Intelligent Key® system) ........................... 5-15
Driving the vehicle ................................ 5-16
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
(if so equipped) ............................... 5-16
Automatic transmission (if so equipped) ..........5-20
Manual transmission (if so equipped) ............5-25
Parking brake .................................... 5-26
Cruise control (if so equipped) . . ...................5-27
Precautions on cruise control ...................5-27
Cruise control operations .......................5-28
Break-in schedule ................................ 5-29
Fuel efficient driving tips ........................... 5-29
Increasing fuel economy ........................... 5-30
Parking/parking on hills ............................ 5-31
Power steering ................................... 5-32
Brake

system .................................... 5-32
Brake precautions ............................. 5-32
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .................5-33
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .............5-34
Brake force distribution ........................ 5-36
Cold weather driving .............................. 5-37

OPERATING RANGE
The Intelligent Key functions can only be used
when the Intelligent Key is within the specified
operating range.
When the Intelligent Key battery is almost dis-
charged or strong radio waves are present near
the operating location, the Intelligent Key sys-
tem’s operating range becomes narrower and
may not function properly.
If the Intelligent Key is within the operating range,
it is possible for anyone, even someone who does
not carry the Intelligent Key, to turn the ignition
switch to start the engine.The operating range of the engine start function
is inside of the vehicle
1.
● If the Intelligent Key is placed on the instru-
ment panel, rear parcel shelf, inside the
glove box, storage bin or door pocket, the
Intelligent Key may not function.
● If the Intelligent Key is placed near the door
or window outside the vehicle, the Intelligent
Key may function.
PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH
POSITIONS
LOCK (Normal parking position):
The ignition switch can only be locked in this
position.
The ignition switch will be unlocked when it is
pushed to the ACC position while carrying the
Intelligent Key or with the Intelligent Key inserted
in the port.
The ignition switch will lock when any door is
opened or closed with the ignition switched off.
OFF:
The ignition switch is in the OFF position when
the engine is turned off using the ignition switch.
No lights will illuminate on the ignition switch. ACC (Accessories):
This position activates electrical accessories,
such as the radio, when the engine is not running.
ACC has a battery saver feature that will turn the
ignition switch to the OFF position after 30 min-
utes under the following conditions:
● all doors are closed.
● shift lever is in P (Park) .
The battery saver feature will be cancelled if any
of the following occur: ● any door is opened.
● shift lever is moved out of P (Park) .
● ignition switch changes position.
ON (Normal operating position):
This position turns on the ignition system and
electrical accessories.
CAUTION
Do not leave the vehicle with the ignition
switch in ACC or ON positions when the
engine is not running for an extended pe-
riod. This can discharge the battery.
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EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUT OFF
To shut off the engine in an emergency situation
while driving, perform the following procedure:
– Rapidly push the push-button ignition switchthree consecutive times in less than 1.5 sec-
onds, or
– Push and hold the push-button ignition switch for more than 2 seconds.
NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY®
BATTERY DISCHARGE
If the battery of the NISSAN Intelligent Key® is
discharged, or environmental conditions interfere
with the Intelligent Key operation, start the engine
according to the following procedure:
1. Move the shift lever to the P (Park) or N (Neutral) position.
2. Firmly apply the foot brake.
3. Touch the ignition switch with the NISSAN Intelligent Key ® as illustrated. (A chime will
sound.) 4. Push the ignition switch while depressing
the brake pedal within 10 seconds after the
chime sounds. The engine will start.
After step 3 is performed, when the ignition
switch is pushed without depressing the brake
pedal, the ignition switch position will change to
“ACC”.
NOTE: ● When the ignition switch is pushed to the
“ACC” or “ON” position or the engine is
started by the above procedures, the
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system warning
light may blink in yellow (on the meter) even
if the NISSAN Intelligent Key® is inside the
vehicle. This is not a malfunction. To stop the
warning light from blinking, touch the ignition
switch with the NISSAN Intelligent Key®
again.
● If the NISSAN Intelligent Key® system warn-
ing light in the meter is blinking in green,
replace the battery as soon as possible.
Refer to “Battery replacement” in the “Main-
tenance and do-it-yourself” section.
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●If the engine is very hard to start in ex-
tremely cold weather or when restarting,
depress the accelerator pedal a little (ap-
proximately 1/3 to the floor) and hold it
and then crank the engine. Release the
key and the accelerator pedal when the
engine starts.
● If the engine is very hard to start because
it is flooded, depress the accelerator
pedal all the way to the floor and hold it.
Crank the engine for 5-6 seconds. After
cranking the engine, release the accel-
erator pedal. Crank the engine with your
foot off the accelerator pedal by turn-
ing the ignition key to START. Release the
key when the engine starts. If the engine
starts, but fails to run, repeat the above
procedure.
CAUTION
Do not operate the starter for more than
15 seconds at a time. If the engine does
not start, turn the key off and wait 10 sec-
onds before cranking again, otherwise the
starter could be damaged. 4. Allow the engine to idle for at least 30 sec-
onds after starting. Do not race the engine
while warming it up. Drive at moderate
speed for a short distance first, especially in
cold weather.
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. 1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Move the shift lever to P (Park) or N (Neu-
tral) . P (Park) is recommended.
The starter is designed not to operate if
the shift lever is in any of the driving
positions.
3. Push the ignition switch to the ON position. Depress the brake pedal and push the igni-
tion switch to start the engine.
To start the engine immediately, push and
release the ignition switch while depressing
the brake pedal with the ignition switch in
any position.
● If the engine is very hard to start in ex-
tremely cold weather or when restarting,
depress the accelerator pedal a little (ap-
proximately 1/3 to the floor) and while
holding, crank the engine. Release the
accelerator pedal when the engine starts.
● If the engine is very hard to start because
it is flooded, depress the accelerator
pedal all the way to the floor and hold it.
Push the ignition switch to the ON posi-
tion to start cranking the engine. After five
or six seconds, stop cranking by pushing
the ignition switch to LOCK. After crank-
ing the engine, release the accelerator
pedal. Crank the engine with your foot off
STARTING THE ENGINE (models with
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system)
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Shift lock release
If the battery is discharged, the shift lever may not
be moved from the P (Park) position even with the
foot brake pedal depressed.
To move the shift lever, perform the following
procedure:1. Place the ignition switch into the LOCK po- sition and remove the key.
2. Apply the parking brake. 3. Using a protective cloth on the tip of a
screwdriver, remove the shift lock release
cover.
● If available, a plastic trim tool can also be
used.
4. Push down the shift lock release using a suitable tool.
5. Push the shift lever button and move the shift lever to the N (Neutral) position while hold-
ing down the shift lock release.
6. Place the ignition switch in the ON position to unlock the steering wheel.
7. Release the parking brake.
The vehicle may be moved to the desired loca-
tion.
Replace the removed shift lock release cover
after the operation.
If the shift lever cannot be moved out of the P
(Park) position, have a NISSAN dealer check the
CVT system as soon as possible.
Overdrive (O/D) OFF switch (if so
equipped)
When the O/D OFF switch is pushed with the
shift lever in the D (Drive) position, the
light in the instrument panel illuminates. See
“Overdrive off indicator light (A/T/CVT models)”
in the “Instruments and controls” section of this
manual.
Use the Overdrive off mode when you need im-
proved engine braking.
To turn off the Overdrive off mode, push the O/D
OFF switch again. The
indicator light will
turn off.
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