2018 NISSAN MAXIMA PLATINUM brake fluid

WARNING
∙ Your brake system may not be work-ing properly if the warning light is on.
Driving could be dangerous. If you
judge it to be safe, drive carefully to
the nearest service station for repairs.
Otherwise, have your vehicle towed
because driving it could be
dangerous.
∙ Pressing the brake pedal with the en- gine stopped and/or a low brake fluid
level may increase your stopping dis-
tance and braking will require greater
pedal effort as well as pedal travel.
∙ If the brake fluid level is below the MINIMUM or MIN mark on the brake
fluid reservoir, do not drive until the
brake system has been checked. It is
recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning
indicator
When the parking brake is released and the
brake fluid level is sufficient, if both the
brake warning light and the ABS warning
light illuminate, it may indicate the ABS is
not functioning properly. Have the brake
system checked and, if necessary, repaired. It is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service. Avoid high-speed
driving and abrupt braking. For additional
information, refer to “Anti-lock Braking Sys-
tem (ABS) warning light” in this section.

– When replacing tires, install thespecified size of tires on all four
wheels.
– When installing a spare tire, make sure that it is the proper size and
type as specified on the Tire and
Loading Information label. For ad-
ditional information, refer to “Tire
and Loading Information label” in
the “Technical and consumer infor-
mation” section of this manual.
– For additional information, refer to “Wheels and tires” in the “Do-it-
yourself ” section of this manual.
The ABS controls the brakes so the wheels
do not lock during hard braking or when
braking on slippery surfaces. The system
detects the rotation speed at each wheel
and varies the brake fluid pressure to pre-
vent each wheel from locking and sliding.
By preventing each wheel from locking, the
system helps the driver maintain steering
control and helps to minimize swerving
and spinning on slippery surfaces.
Using the system
Depress the brake pedal and hold it down.
Depress the brake pedal with firm steady
pressure, but do not pump the brakes. The Anti-lock Braking System will operate to
prevent the wheels from locking up. Steer
the vehicle to avoid obstacles.

∙ Brake fluid is poisonous and shouldbe stored carefully in marked contain-
ers out of reach of children.

Climatecontrolseatswitch.........2-50
C.M.V.S.S. certification label.........10-11
Coldweatherdriving.............5-93
Console box ..................2-58
Console light ..................2-67
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .......................5-16
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-9
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-16
Transmission shif t selector lock
release....................5-20
Control panel and vehicle information
displayinteraction...............2-32
Controls Heater and air conditioner controls . .4-29
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-5
Checking engine coolant level ......8-5
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Corrosionprotection..............7-8
Cruisecontrol..................5-41
Cupholders ..................2-59
D
Daytime Running Light System .......2-47
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-45
Dimensions and weights ...........10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-48 Display......................2-17
Door locks
..................3-4,3-5
Drivebelt ....................8-14
Drive Mode Selector ..............5-23
Drive positioner,
Automatic..........3-30,3-31,3-32,3-33
Drive Sport Mode Selector ..........5-22
Driving Cold weather driving ...........5-93
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-16
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-4
Drivingthevehicle...............5-16
E
E-CALL (SOS) SWITCH .............2-54
Economy - fuel .................5-80
Emergency engine shutoff .......5-13,6-2
Emission control information label . . . .10-11
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-18
Engine Before starting the engine ........5-14
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-5
Changing engine oil ............8-7
Changing engine oil filter .........8-8
Checking engine coolant level ......8-5
Checking engine oil level .........8-6
Engine compartment check
locations...................8-3
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Engine cooling system ..........8-4 Engine oil
...................8-6
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation ..........10-2,10-6
Engine oil pressure warning light . . . .2-10
Engine oil viscosity .............10-6
Engine serial number ...........10-11
Engine specifications ...........10-8
Starting the engine ............5-14
Engine Block Heater .............5-94
Engine coolant temperature gauge ....2-6
EventDatarecorders ............10-19
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) .......5-4
Explanation of maintenance items .....9-2
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items .......................9-5
Extended storage switch ..........2-55
Eyeglasscase.................2-58
F
Flashers
(Seehazardwarningflasherswitch)....6-2
Flattire......................6-3
Floormatpositioningaid...........7-6
Fluid Brakefluid..................8-10
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
f
luid......................8-9
Engine coolant ...............8-4
Engine oil ...................8-6
Powersteeringfluid............8-10
Windshield-washer fluid .........8-11
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........10-11
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K
Key.........................3-2
Key fob battery replacement ........8-20
Keyless entry With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) .......3-13
Keys NISSAN Intelligent Key® ........3-2,3-6
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
keys......................3-3
L
Labels Air conditioner specification label . . .10-12
C.M.V.S.S. certification label .......10-11
Emission control information label . .10-11
Engine serial number ...........10-11
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ........10-11
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-12
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . .10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.....................10-10
Warning labels (for SRS) .........1-60
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren)System............... .1-24
License plate Installing the license plate .......10-12
Light Airbagwarninglight........1-60, 2-13
Brakelight(Seestoplight)........8-24
Bulb check/instrument panel ......2-8
Bulb replacement .............8-24
Charge warning light ...........2-10 Console light
................2-67
ExteriorandInteriorlights........8-24
Foglights..................8-23
Foglightswitch..............2-49
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-45
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-45
Headlights .................8-22
Interiorlight.................2-66
Lightbulbs.................8-22
Low tire pressure warning light .....2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light .....................2-28
Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-52
Personal lights ...............2-68
Security indicator light ..........2-15
Spotlights(Seemaplight)........2-67
Trunklight..................2-68
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminder s...............2-8,2-14
Lights ......................8-22 Maplights..................2-67
Lock Child safety rear door lock ........3-6
Door locks ................3-4,3-5
Gloveboxlock...............2-57
Power door locks ..............3-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ........3-22
Loose fuel cap warning ...........2-32
Lowfuelwarninglight.........2-12,2-28
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light .......................2-28
Luggage
(See vehicle loading information) .....10-13 M
Maintenance General maintenance ...........9-2
Insidethevehicle..............9-3
Maintenance precautions .........8-2
Outsidethevehicle.............9-2
Seat belt maintenance ..........1-18
Under the hood and vehicle .......9-4
Maintenance log ................9-13
Maintenance requirements ..........9-2
Maintenance schedules ............9-7
Maintenance under severe operation
conditions....................9-12
Malfunctionindicatorlight..........2-14
Maplights....................2-67
Memory Seat ........3-30,3-31,3-32,3-33
Meters and gauges ...............2-4
Instrument brightness control .....2-48
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror . .3-28
Outsidemirrorcontrol..........3-29
Outsidemirrors..............3-29
Vanitymirror................3-28
Mirrors......................3-28
Moonroof ....................2-63
Moving Object Detection (MOD) ......4-22
N
NissanConnect® Owner's Manual ......4-2
NISSAN Intelligent Key® ..........
3-2,3-6
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge
indicator.....................5-13
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NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System...................2-41,5-14O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating). . .10-5
Odometer ....................2-5
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine oil ............8-7
Changing engine oil filter .........8-8
Checking engine oil level .........8-6
Engine oil ...................8-6
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation ..........10-2,10-6
Engine oil viscosity .............10-6
Outsidemirrorcontrol............3-29
Outsidemirrors................3-29
Overhead sunglasses holder ........2-58
Overheat Ifyourvehicleoverheats.........6-10
Owner's manual order form ........10-20
Owner's manual/service manual order
information..................10-20
P
Parking Parking brake operation .........5-22
Parking/parkingonhills.........5-81
Parkingbrake..................5-22
Personal lights .................2-68 Power
Power door locks ..............3-5
Poweroutlet................2-54
Powerrearwindows ...........2-61
Powersteeringfluid............8-10
Power steering system .........5-82
Powerwindows..............2-60
Rearpowerwindows...........2-61
Poweroutlet..................2-54
Powersteering.................5-82
Powersteeringfluid..............8-10
Precautions Maintenance precautions .........8-2
Precautions on booster
seats............1-22, 1-28, 1-35, 1-39
Precautions on child
restraints.........1-22, 1-28, 1-35, 1-39
Precautions on seat belt usage .....1-11
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ................... .1-43
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-4
Push starting ..................6-10
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ..........4-33
Rain-sensing auto wiper system ......2-44
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test ....................10-19
RearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA)........5-33
Rear power sunshade ............2-65
Rearpowerwindows.............2-61
Rearseat.................... .1-5Rear sun shade
................2-65
RearViewMonitor................4-3
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch......................2-45
Recommended Fluids ............10-2
Recorders EventData.................10-19
Refrigerant recommendation .....10-2,10-7
Registering a vehicle in another
country .....................10-10
Remote Engine Start ..........3-18,5-15
Reporting safety defects (US only) . . . .10-18
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ........3-6
Childseatbelts .....1-22, 1-28, 1-35, 1-39
Reporting safety defects (US only) . .10-18
Seat adjustment Front power seat adjustment .......1-3
Seatback pockets ...............2-56
Seat belt Childsafety................ .1-19
Infants and small children ........1-20
InjuredPerson............... .1-14
L
argerchildren.............. .1-20
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.....1-11
Pregnant women ..............1-14
Seat belt extenders ............1-18
Seat belt maintenance ..........1-18
Seatbelts................1-11, 7-7
Shoulder belt height adjustment . . . .1-18
Three-pointtypewithretractor.....1-14
Seat belt extenders ..............1-18
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Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-14, 2-13
SeatsAdjustment ..................1-2
Armrests .................. .1-7
Automatic drive
positioner ........3-30,3-31,3-32,3-33
Frontseats..................1-2
Heatedseats................2-51
Rearseat...................1-5
Security indicator light ............2-15
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start ..........2-41,5-14
Security systems Vehicle security system .........2-39
Self-adjustingbrakes.............8-17
Service manual order form .........10-20
Servicing air conditioner ...........4-32
Shif ting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-17
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-18
Spark plug replacement ...........8-15
Spark plugs ...................8-15
Specifications .................10-8
Speedometer ................2-4,2-5
Speedometer and odometer ........2-4
Spotlights(Seemaplight)..........2-67
SRS warning label ...............1-60
Stability control ................5-85
Standard maintenance ............9-8
Starting Before starting the engine ........5-14
Jumpstarting.............6-8,8-14
Precautions when starting and
driving .....................5-4
Push starting ................6-10 Starting the engine
............5-14
Starting the engine ..............5-14
Steering Powersteeringfluid............8-10
Powersteeringsystem .........5-82
Steering wheel .................3-25
Stoplight....................8-24
Storage.....................2-56
Storagetray...................2-57
Sunglasses case ................2-58
Sunglasses holder ..............2-58
Sunroof .....................2-63
Sunvisors....................3-27
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................... .1-60, 2-13
Supplemental front impact air bag
system ..................... .1-49
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels . . . .1-60
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ................... .1-43
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .......1-43
Switch Autolightswitch..............2-46
Automatic power window switch . . .2-62
Foglightswitch..............2-49
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-45
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-45
Instrument brightness control .....2-48
Power door lock switch ..........3-5
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-45
Turn signal switch .............2-48 T
Tachometer ...................2-6
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start ................
2-41,5-14
Three-waycatalyst...............5-4
Tire Flattire....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-37
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-12
Tire chains .................8-34
Tire pressure ................8-26
Tirerotation ................8-34
Types of tires ................8-33
Uniform tire quality grading .......10-17
Wheels and tires ..............8-26
Wheel/tire size ...............10-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .....2-10
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-5
Towing 4-wheel drive models ...........6-12
Flattowing.................10-16
Trailertowing...............10-16
Towingatrailer................10-16
Towingyourvehicle..............6-11
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver .......2-68,2-69,2-70,2 -71,
2-71, 2-72
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-9
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Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)............5-16
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .....................10-10
Trip odometer ...............2-4,2-5
Trunk access through the rear seat. .1-5, 3-22
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-22
Trunklight....................2-68
Turn signal switch ...............2-48
U
Uniform tire quality grading .........10-17
USB/iPod® Charging Ports ..........4-32
V
Vanitymirror..................3-28
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-9
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch......................2-53
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . .5-85
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . .5-85
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 ......2-41,5-14
VehicleInformationDisplay.........2-17
Vehicle loading information ........10-13
Vehiclerecovery................6-12
Vehicle security system ...........2-39Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . .2-41, 5-14
Vents.......................4-26
Visors.......................3-27
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight........1-60, 2-13
Anti-lock brake warning light .......2-9
Battery charge warning light ......2-10
Brakewarninglight.............2-9
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-10
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Loose fuel cap warning .........2-32
Lowfuelwarninglight.......2-12,2-28
Lowtirepressurewarninglight.....2-10
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light .....................2-28
Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-52
Seatbeltwarninglight.......1-14, 2-13
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................. .1-60, 2-13
TPMS......................2-4
Vehicle security system .........2-39
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminder s...............2-8,2-14
Warning labels (for SRS) .........1-60
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminder s.................2-8,2-14
Audible reminders ..........2-8,2-14
Indicatorlights ............2-8,2-14
Warninglights.............2-8,2-14
Warninglights...............2-8,2-14 Weights (See dimensions and weights) . .10-9
Wheels and tires
................8-26
Wheel/tire size .................10-9
When traveling or registering in another
country .....................10-10
Windows ................... .2-60
Locking passengers' windows .....2-62
Powerrearwindows ...........2-61
Powerwindows..............2-60
Rearpowerwindows...........2-61
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-11
Windshield wiper blades ...........8-16
Wiper Wiper blades ................8-16
Wiper and washer switch ..........2-42
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