2018 NISSAN MICRA flat tire

10 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities...................................... 10-2
Fuel recommendation ....................... 10-3
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendations .......................... 10-6
Air conditioner system (if so equipped)
refrigerant and oil recommendations ........10-7
Specifications .................................. 10-8
Engine ...................................... 10-8
Wheels and tires ............................. 10-9
Dimensions and weights ....................10-9
When traveling or registering in another
country ........................................ 10-10
Vehicle identification .......................... 10-10
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
plate ....................................... 10-10
Vehicle identification number
(chassis number) ........................... 10-10
Engine serial number ........................ 10-11
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ...................10-11Emission control information label
..........10-11
Tire and Loading Information label .........10-12
Air conditioner specification label
(if so equipped) ............................. 10-12
Installing front license plate (if so equipped) . . . 10-12
Vehicle loading information ...................10-13
Terms ...................................... 10-13
Determining vehicle load capacity ..........10-14
Loading tips ................................ 10-16
Measurement of weights ...................10-16
Towing a trailer ................................ 10-17
Flat towing ................................. 10-17
Uniform tire quality grading ....................10-17
Emission control system warranty .............10-18
Reporting safety defects ......................10-19
Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M)
test ............................................ 10-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR) ....................10-20
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information ................................... 10-20

5. Determine the combined weightof luggage and cargo being
loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed
the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in
step 4.
Before driving a loaded vehicle, con-
firm that you do not exceed the
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
or the Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR) for your vehicle. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Measure-
ment of weights” in this section.
Also check tires for proper inflation
pressures. For additional informa-
tion, refer to “Tire and Loading Infor-
mation label” in this section.
LOADING TIPS
∙ The GVW must not exceed GVWR or GAWR as specified on the C.M-
.V.S.S. certification label. ∙ Do not load the front and rear
axle to the GAWR. Doing so will
exceed the GVWR.
WARNING
∙ Properly secure all cargo with ropes or straps to help prevent
it from sliding or shif ting. Do not
place cargo higher than the
seatbacks. In a sudden stop or
collision, unsecured cargo could
cause personal injury.
∙ Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR or the
maximum front and rear
GAWRs. If you do, parts of your
vehicle can break, tire damage
could occur, or it can change the
way your vehicle handles. This
could result in loss of control
and cause personal injury.
∙ Overloading and improper loading not only can shorten
the life of your vehicle and the
tire, but can also cause unsafe
vehicle handling and longer
braking distances. This may cause a premature tire failure
which could result in a serious
accident and personal injury.
Failures caused by overloading
are not covered by the vehicle’s
warranty.
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHTS
Secure loose items to prevent
weight shif ts that could affect the
balance of your vehicle. When the ve-
hicle is loaded, drive to a scale and
weigh the front and the rear wheels
separately to determine axle loads.
Individual axle loads should not ex-
ceed either of the Gross Axle Weight
Ratings (GAWR). The total of the axle
loads should not exceed the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). These
ratings are given on the vehicle cer-
tification label. If weight ratings are
exceeded, move or remove items to
bring all weights below the ratings.
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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 ve-
hicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
∙ Failure to follow these guidelines canresult 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).
Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal trans-
mission parts due to lack of transmis-
sion lubrication.
∙ For emergency towing procedures re- fer 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 transmis- sion in Neutral.
∙ Af ter towing 805 km (500 miles), start and idle the engine with the transmis-
sion in Neutral for two minutes. Failure
to idle the engine af ter every 805 km
(500 miles) of towing may cause dam-
age to internal transmission parts.
Automatic Transmission
(if so equipped)
To tow a vehicle equipped with an auto-
matic transmission, an appropriate vehicle
dolly MUST be placed under the towed ve-
hicle’s drive wheels. Alwaysfollow the dolly
manufacturer’s recommendations when
using their product. DOT (Department of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must
conform to federal safety requirements in
addition to these grades.
Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable 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 rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, 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.
TOWING A TRAILER
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
Technical and consumer information10-17

Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to low-
est, are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades repre-
sent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pave-
ment as measured under controlled
conditions on specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction perfor-
mance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include ac-
celeration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.Temperature A, B and C
The temperature grades are A (the high-
est), B, and C, representing the tire’s resis-
tance to the generation of heat, and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high tem-
perature can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life, and ex-
cessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a
level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Mo-
tor Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the mini-
mum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly in-
flated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combi-
nation, can cause heat build-up and
possible tire failure.Your NISSAN vehicle is covered by the fol-
lowing emission warranties:
Emission Control System Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:
∙ Nissan Canada Inc. 5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTY
10-18Technical and consumer information

CD player (See audio system)....4-34,4-39
Childrestraints........1-20, 1-21, 1-23, 1-25 LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
forCHildren)System ...........1-25
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-23, 1-30, 1-36, 1-41
Top tether strap anchor point
locations.................. .1-28
Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Chimes, audible reminders .........2-14
Cleaningexteriorandinterior......7-2,7-4
Clockset.................4-33,4-38
Clutch Clutchfluid.................8-10
C.M.V.S.S. certification label .........10-11
Coldweatherdriving.............5-26
Compact disc (CD) player .......4-34,4-39
Controls Audio controls (steering wheel) ....4-45
Heater and air conditioner controls . .4-15
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-5
Checking engine coolant level ......8-5
Corrosionprotection..............7-7
Cruisecontrol..................5-16
Cupholders...............2-24,2-25
Curtain side-impact and rollover
airbag......................1-60
D
Daytime light system .............2-19 Defroster switch
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-18
Dimensions and weights ...........10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-20
Door locks ..................3-3,3-4
Door open warning light ...........2-10
Drivebelt ....................8-14
Driving Cold weather driving ...........5-26
Driving with automatic transmission . .5-9
Driving with manual transmission . . .5-13
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-2
Drivingthevehicle ...............5-9
E
Economy - fuel .................5-19
Emission control information label . . . .10-11
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-18
Engine Before starting the engine ........5-7
Blockheater................5-28
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 cooling system ..........8-4
Engine oil ...................8-6 Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation
.............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 .............5-8
EventDatarecorders............10-20
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) .......5-2
Explanation of maintenance items .....9-2
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items .......................9-5
Extended storage switch ..........8-20
F
Flashers (See hazard
warningflasherswitch)............6-2
Flattire......................6-2
Floormatpositioningaid...........7-6
Fluid Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) . . .8-9
Brakefluid..................8-9
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Clutchfluid.................8-10
Engine coolant ...............8-4
Engine oil ...................8-6
Front air bag system (See
supplemental restraint system) ......1-54
Front-door pocket ...............
2
-23
Frontseats....................1-2
Fuel Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
11-2

Precautions on supplemental
restraint system..............1-44
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .......1-44
Switch Automatic power window switch . . .2-29
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-18
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-18
Ignition switch ................5-5
Instrument brightness control .....2-20
Overdriveswitch..............5-13
Power door lock switch ..........3-5
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-18
Rear window wiper and washer
switches ...................2-17
Turn signal switch .............2-20
T
Tachometer ...................2-5
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start ..........2-14,5-7
Three-waycatalyst...............5-2
Tilting steering wheel .............3-14
Tire Flattire....................6-2
Spare tire ................6-3,8-41
Tire and Loading Information
label .....................10-12
Tire chains .................8-38
Tire pressure .............8-32,8-32
Tirerotation ................8-39
Types of tires ................8-37 Uniform tire quality grading
.......10-17
Wheels and tires ...........8-32,10-9
Wheel/tire size ...............10-9
Towing 2-wheel drive models ........6-15,6-16
Flattowing.................10-17
Trailertowing ...............10-17
Towingatrailer................10-17
Towingyourvehicle..............6-14
Transmission Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) . . .8-9
Driving with automatic transmission . .5-9
Driving with manual transmission . . .5-13
Shiftleverlockrelease..........5-12
Travel (See registering a vehicle
in another country) ..............10-10
Trip computer ..................2-6
Trip odometer ..................2-4
Turn signal switch ...............2-20
U
Uniform tire quality grading .........10-17
USBinterface..................4-40 Audio file operation ............4-41
V
Vanitymirror..................3-15
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-9
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch......................2-22
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . .5-24
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . .5-24 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 ......2-14,5-7
Vehicle loading information .....10-13,10-14
Vehiclerecovery................6-16
Vehicle security system ...........2-14
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . . .2-14, 5-7
Ventilators ....................4-8
Visors.......................3-14
Voice Prompt Interrupt ............4-50
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight ........1-63, 2-11
Anti-lock brake warning light .......2-9
Battery charge warning light .......2-9
Brakewarninglight.............2-9
Door open warning light .........2-10
Engine oil pressure warning light . . . .2-10
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
L o

osefuelcapwarning..........2-5
Low windshield-washer fluid
warninglight............... .2-10
Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-54
Seatbeltwarninglight........1-13, 2-11
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................. .1-63, 2-11
Vehicle security system .........2-14
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