9 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and capacities.....9-2
Air conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant
recommendations .................... .9-3
Specifications ........................ .9-4
Charging system .................... .9-4
Motor ........................... .9-5
Wheels and tires .................... .9-5
Dimensions and weights ................ .9-5
When traveling or registering in another country .....9-6
Vehicle identification .................... .9-6
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate .......9-6
Vehicle identification number (chassis number). . . .9-6
Traction motor serial number ..............9-7
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S certification label ........9-7
Emission control information label ...........9-7
Tire and Loading Information label ...........9-8
Air conditioner specification label ............9-8
Installing front license plate .................9-8Vehicle loading information
.................9-9
Terms ........................... .9-9
Vehicle load capacity ................. .9-10
Loading tips ...................... .9-12
Measurement of weights ................9-12
Towing a trailer ....................... .9-13
Flat towing ......................... .9-13
Uniform tire quality grading .................9-13
Treadwear ....................... .9-13
Traction AA, A, B and C ................9-13
Temperature A, B and C ................9-14
Reporting safety defects ................. .9-14
Telematics overview
(models with navigation system) .............9-15
Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...............9-17
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order information. . .9-18
Charging information ................... .9-19
Cold tire pressures .................... .9-21
3. Remove the license plate bracket1and
connect the arcs from the ovals. Mark the
point in the center of each oval. These are the
screw installation locations.
4. Install the license plate with two 0.23 in (6 mm) screws.
WARNING
•
It is extremely dangerous to ride
in the cargo area inside the ve-
hicle. In a collision, people riding
in these areas are more likely to
be seriously 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 ve- hicle) - vehicle weight including: stan-
dard and optional equipment, fluids and
emergency tools. This weight does not
include passengers and cargo. • GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb
weight plus the combined weight of pas-
sengers and cargo.
• GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) - maximum total combined weight of the
unloaded vehicle, passengers, luggage,
hitch, trailer tongue load and any other
optional equipment. This information is
located on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
label.
• GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) - maximum weight (load) limit specified
for the front or rear axle.
•This information is located on the
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. label.
• GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rat- ing) - The maximum total weight rating of
the vehicle, passengers, cargo, and
trailer.
• Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load limit, To- tal load capacity - maximum total weight
limit specified of the load (passengers
and cargo) for the vehicle. This is the
VEHICLE LOADING INFORMATION
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maximum combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo that can be loaded into
the vehicle. If the vehicle is used to tow a
trailer, the trailer tongue weight must be
included 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 occu-
pants 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.Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground is sometimes called flat towing. This
method is typically used when towing a vehicle
behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor
home.
CAUTION
• Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe reduction gear dam-
age.
• DO NOT tow this vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing) .
• For emergency towing procedures re- fer to “Towing your vehicle” in the “In
case of emergency” section of this
manual. 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 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 measured
TOWING A TRAILER
FLAT TOWINGUNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
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Starting......................5-11
Before starting system ............5-11
Jump starting .................6-10
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-13
Status light, Front passenger air bag ......1-46
Steering .....................2-46 Heated steering wheel ............2-46
Power steering system ............5-20
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Steering wheel switch for audio control ....4-60
Stoppingthevehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-52
Stowing golf bags ................2-56
Sun visors ....................3-22
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-55
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-55, 2-19
Supplemental restraint system .........1-39
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.....................1-39
Switch ......................2-43
Autolightswitch................2-43
ChargetimerOFFswitch ..........2-51
ECOswitch..................2-48
Foglightswitch................2-46
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightswitch...............2-43
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-42
Turnsignalswitch ..............2-45 Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-49
T
Telematics overview
...............9-15
Temperature ....................2-7
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-7
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
traction motor start ................2-38
Tilt steering column ...............3-21
Tire........................2-17 Low tire pressure warning light .......2-17
Tires ........................6-3 Flat tire .....................6-3
Low tire pressure warning system ......5-2
Tire and Loading Information Label .....8-28
Tire and Loading information label ......9-8
Tirechains ..................8-33
Tire dressing ..................7-4
Tire pressure .................8-29
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Tire rotation ..................8-33
Types of tires .................8-32
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-13
Wheels and tires ...............8-26
Wheel/tire size .................9-5
Tonneau cover ..................2-55 Top........................1-23
Tether strap child restraints .........1-23
Towing......................9-13 Flattowing ..................9-13
Towing a trailer ................9-13
Towtrucktowing...............6-13
TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring System ....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Traction motor ...................9-7
Traction motor serial number .........9-7
Trailer towing ...................9-13
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-60
Transceiver ..................2-60
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to Intelligent Key system) ........3-13
Trickle charge .................CH-11
Trip computer ..................2-28
Turn signal switch ................2-45
Type of charge and how to charge the Li-ion
battery ......................CH-5
U
Underbody cleaning ................7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-13
Unplugged status ...............CH-26
USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection port
(models without Navigation System) ......4-55
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