2017 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN trailer

To mount the front license plate, attach the li-
cense plate bracket to the bumper fascia at the
location marks (small dimples) using the two
provided screws
A.
WARNING
● It is extremely dangerous to ride
in a cargo area inside a vehicle. In
a collision, people riding in these
areas are more likely to be seri-
ously injured or killed.
● Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat
belts.
● Be sure everyone in your vehicle
is in a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
TERMS
It is important to familiarize yourself with
the following terms before loading your
vehicle:
● Curb Weight (actual weight of your
vehicle) - vehicle weight including:
standard and optional equipment, flu-
ids, emergency tools, and spare tire
assembly. This weight does notin-
clude passengers and cargo. ●
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb
weight plus the combined weight of
passengers and cargo.
● GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) - maximum total combined
weight of the unloaded vehicle, pas-
sengers, luggage, hitch, trailer
tongue load and any other optional
equipment. This information is lo-
cated on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
certification label.
● GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) -
maximum weight (load) limit specified
for the front or rear axle. This informa-
tion is located on the
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification
label.
● GCWR (Gross Combined Weight
rating) - The maximum total weight
rating of the vehicle, passengers,
cargo, and trailer.
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INSTALLING FRONT LICENSE PLATE VEHICLE LOADING INFORMATION
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●Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load limit,
Total load capacity - maximum total
weight limit specified of the load
(passengers and cargo) for the ve-
hicle. This is the maximum combined
weight of occupants and cargo that
can be loaded into the vehicle. If the
vehicle is used to tow a trailer, the
trailer tongue weight must be in-
cluded as part of the cargo load. This
information is located on the Tire and
Loading Information label.
● Cargo capacity - permissible weight
of cargo, the subtracted weight of
occupants from the load limit.VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY
Do not exceed the load limit of your ve-
hicle shown as “The combined weight of
occupants and cargo” on the Tire and
Loading Information label. Do not exceed
the number of occupants shown as
“Seating Capacity” on the Tire and Load-
ing Information label.
To get “the combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo”, add the weight of all
occupants, then add the total luggage
weight. Examples are shown in the follow-
ing illustration.
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Technical and consumer information

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
FLAT TOWING
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 any continuously variable
transmission vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground (flat towing) . Do-
ing so WILL DAMAGE internal transmis-
sion 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.
Continuously Variable Transmission
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
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Wheels and tires...............8-30
Wheel/tire size ................10-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) ....................5-3,6-3
Towing Flattowing.................10-17
Trailer towing ................10-17
Towing a trailer .................10-17
Towingyourvehicle............6-11,6-12
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver .......2-55,2-57,2-57,2-58
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Transmission shift lever lock release ......5-18
Travel
(See registering a vehicle in another country) .........................10-10
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Troubleshooting guide
(NISSAN voice recognition system) .....4-114
Trunk access through the rear seat ....1-6,3-32
Trunklid......................3-30
Trunk lid lock opener lever ............3-30
Trunklight ....................2-54
Turn signal switch ................2-38
U
Uniform tire quality grading ..........10-17USB interface
...............4-55,4-57
Audio file operation ..........4-56,4-58
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-36
Variable voltage control system .........8-16
Vehicle dimensions and weights ........10-9
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-41
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system .....5-80
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ....5-80
Vehicle identification ..............10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ......10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ...............10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . . .10-10
Vehicle immobilizer system ........2-31,5-11
Vehicle loading information ..........10-13
Vehicle recovery .................6-13
Vehicle security system .............2-29
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System) , engine start ....2-31,5-11
Ventilators ....................4-16
Visors.......................3-36
Voice Prompt Interrupt . .4-79, 4-92, 4-93, 4-103
Voice recognition system ...........4-110
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight.........1-59,2-14
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-11
Battery charge warning light ........2-12Blind Spot Warning (BSW) warning
light......................5-20
Brake warning light
.............2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Loose fuel cap warning ...........2-27
Low fuel warning light ........2-14,2-27
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-27
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-51
Seat belt warning light ........1-14,2-14
Supplemental air bag warning
light ..................1-59,2-14
TPMS ......................2-4
Vehicle security system ...........2-29
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-15
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-59
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders.....................2-15 A
udiblereminders..............2-15
Indicatorlights................2-15
Warning lights ................2-15
Warning lights ..................2-15
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders.....................2-10
Weights (See dimensions and weights) ....10-9
Wheels and tires .................8-30
Wheel/tire size ..................10-9
When traveling or registering in another
country .....................10-10
Windows .....................2-49
Locking passengers’ windows .......2-50
Power rear windows .............2-50
Power windows ...............2-49
Rear power windows ............2-50
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