2018 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN battery

Seats:Check seat position controls such
as seat adjusters, seatback recliner, etc., to
ensure they operate smoothly and all
latches lock securely in every position.
Check that the head restraints/headrests
move up and down smoothly and the locks
(if so equipped) hold securely in all latched
positions.
Seat belts: Check that all parts of the seat
belt system (for example, buckles, anchors,
adjusters and retractors) operate properly
and smoothly, and are installed securely.
Check the belt webbing for cuts, fraying,
wear or damage.
Steering wheel: Check for changes in the
steering system, such as excessive free
play, hard steering or strange noises.
Warning lights and chimes: Make sure all
warning lights and chimes are operating
properly.
Windshield defroster: Check that the air
comes out of the defroster outlets properly
and in sufficient quantity when operating
the heater or air conditioner.
Windshield wiper and washer*: Check
that the wipers and washer operate prop-
erly and that the wipers do not streak.Under the hood and vehicle
The maintenance items listed here should
be checked periodically (for example, each
time you check the engine oil or refuel).
Battery*: Check the fluid level in each cell.
The fluid should be at the bottom of the
filler opening. Vehicles operated in high
temperatures or under severe conditions
require frequent checks of the battery fluid
level.
NOTE:
Care should be taken to avoid situations
that can lead to potential battery dis-
charge and potential no-start conditions
such as:
1. Installation or extended use of elec-
tronic accessories that consume bat-
tery power when the engine is not
running (Phone chargers, 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.
Brake and clutch (if so equipped) fluid
level*: Make sure that the brake and clutch fluid levels are between the MIN and MAX
lines on the reservoir.
Engine coolant level*:
Check the coolant
level when the engine is cold.
Engine drive belts*: Make sure the drive
belts are not frayed, worn, cracked or oily.
Engine oil level*: Check the level af ter
parking the vehicle on a level surface with
the engine off. Wait more than 15 minutes
for the oil to drain back into the oil pan.
Exhaust system: Make sure there are no
loose supports, cracks or holes. If the
sound of the exhaust seems unusual or
there is a smell of exhaust fumes, immedi-
ately have the exhaust system inspected. It
is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Exhaust gas (carbon mon-
oxide)” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Fluid leaks: Check under the vehicle for
fuel, oil, water or other fluid leaks af ter the
vehicle has been parked for a while. Water
dripping from the air conditioner af ter use
is normal. If you should notice any leaks or if
fuel fumes are evident, check for the cause
and have it corrected immediately.
9-4Maintenance and schedules

Due to legal requirements in some states
and Canadian Provinces, your vehicle may
be required to be in what is called the
“ready condition” for an
Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the
emission control system.
The vehicle is set to the “ready condition”
when it is driven through certain driving
patterns. Usually, the ready condition can
be obtained by ordinary usage of the ve-
hicle.
If a powertrain system component is re-
paired or the battery is disconnected, the
vehicle may be reset to a “not ready” condi-
tion. Before taking the I/M test, check the
vehicle’s inspection/maintenance test
readiness condition. Place the ignition
switch in the ON position without starting
the engine. If the Malfunction Indicator
Light (MIL) comes on steady for 20 seconds
and then blinks for 10 seconds , the I/M test
condition is “not ready”. If the MIL does not
blink af ter 20 seconds, the I/M test condi-
tion is “ready”. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer to set the “ready con-
dition” or to prepare the vehicle for testing.This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data
Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an
EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data
that will assist in understanding how a ve-
hicle’s systems performed. The EDR is de-
signed to record data related to vehicle dy-
namics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to re-
cord such data as:
∙ How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
∙ Whether or not the driver and passen- ger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
∙ How far (if at all) the driver was depress- ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal;
and,
∙ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
∙ Sounds are not recorded. These data can help provide a better un-
derstanding of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-
trivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data (e.g.
name, gender, age and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identif ying
data routinely acquired during a crash in-
vestigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer and NISSAN
dealer, other parties, such as law enforce-
ment, that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR. EDR data will only be
accessed with the consent of the vehicle
owner or lessee or as otherwise required or
permitted by law.
READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST
EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR)
Technical and consumer information10-21

11 Index
A
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .................... .1-42
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact air
bagsystem)................1-51
Air bag warning labels ............1-59
Airbagwarninglight..........1-60, 2-17
Air bag warning light,
supplemental ..............1-60, 2-17
Air cleaner housing filter ..........8-15
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ........4-18
Air conditioner service ..........4-23
Air conditioner specification label . .10-13
Air conditioner system refrigerant and oil
recommendations ............10-8
Air conditioner system refrigerant
recommendations ............10-8
Heater and air conditioner controls. .4-15
Servicing air conditioner ........4-23
Air flow charts .................4-19
Anchor point locations ...........1-25
Antenna ....................4-43
Antifreeze ...................5-29
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-13
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-25
Audible reminders ..............2-20
Audio system .................4-23
AM/FMradio............4-28,4-30
AM radio operation ............4-30 AMradioreception............4-24
Auxliliary (AUX) devices operation . . .4-31
Bluetooth® audio
.............4-39
FM radio operation ............4-31
FMradioreception............4-23
iPod®Player................4-36
iPod® player operation .........4-36
Radio ....................4-23
Steering wheel audio control
switch....................4-43
USB Connections .............4-34
USBinterface...............4-33
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection
Port.....................4-33
Automatic Automatic power window switch . . .2-32
Automatic door locks .............3-6
B
Battery..................5-29,8-11 Charge warning light ...........2-14
Battery replacement .............8-21
Keyfob................8-21,8-21
Before starting the engine .........5-10
Belt(Seedrivebelt)..............8-14
Block heater Engine ....................5-31
Bluetooth® audio ...............4-39
Bluetooth® hands-free phone system . .4-47 Bluetooth® connections ........4-63
Connecting procedure .........4-52 Phone indicators
.............4-51
Text messaging ..............4-59
Booster seats .................1-38
Brake Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ....5-25
Brakefluid..................8-9
Brakelight(Seestoplight).......8-24
Brakesystem...............5-25
Brakewarninglight............2-13
Brakewearindicators.......2-20,8-17
Parking brake operation .........5-18
Self-adjustingbrakes ..........8-17
Brakeassist..................5-26
Brakefluid....................8-9
Brakes......................8-17
Brakesystem.................5-25
Break-in schedule ..............5-21
Brightness/contrast button .........4-7
Brightness control Instrument
panel.............2-24
Bulb check/instrument panel .......2-12
Bulb replacement ..............8-24
C
Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants....................10-2
Cargo
(See vehicle loading information) . . . .10-14
Car phone or CB radio ............4-47
Childrestraints .......1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-23

Engine oil...................8-6
F.M.V.S.S. certification label .........10-12
Foglightswitch................2-25
Front air bag system
(See supplemental restraint system) . . . .1-51
Front-door pocket ...............2-27
Frontseats................... .1-2
Fuel Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Fuel economy ...............5-22
Fuel-filler cap ................3-14
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ....3-14
Fuel-filler lid .................3-14
Fuel gauge ..................2-9
Fueloctanerating.............10-6
Fuel recommendation ..........10-4
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-7
Fuelefficientdrivingtips...........5-21
Fuel-filler door .................3-14
Fuel gauge ....................2-9
Fuses .......................8-18
Fusiblelinks...................8-18
G
Gascap .....................3-14
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-9
Fuel gauge ..................2-9
Odometer ..................2-6
Speedometer ................2-5
Tachometer .................2-8
Trip computer ...............2-10
Trip odometer .............2-5,2-6 General maintenance
.............9-2
Glovebox....................2-29
H
Hands-free phone system, Bluetooth® . .4-47
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-22
Headlightcontrolswitch...........2-22
Headlights ...................8-22
Headrestraints ................ .1-5
Heater Heater and air conditioner controls . .4-15
Heater operation ..............4-17
Hood .......................3-11
Horn.......................2-25
I
Ignition switch ..................5-8
Important vehicle information label . . .10-12
Increasing fuel economy ...........5-22
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders) ....................2-18
Instrument brightness control .......2-24
Instrument panel .............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch .....2-24
Interiorlight ...............2-32,2-33
Interiortrunklidrelease ...........3-13
iPod®Player...................4-36
ISOFIX child restraints .............1-23 J
Jumpstarting...............6-9,8-13
K
Key........................ .3-2
Key fob battery replacement .....8-21,8-21
Keyless entry Without Intelligent Key system
(See remote keyless entry system) . . .3-7
L
Labels Air conditioner specification label . . .10-13
Emission control information label . .10-12
Engine serial number ..........10-12
F.M.V.S.S. certification label .......10-12
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-13
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . .10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.....................10-11
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-59
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
C
Hildren)System................1-23
Launch bar menu ................4-7
License plate Installing the license plate .......10-13
Light Airbagwarninglight........1-60, 2-17
Brakelight(Seestoplight)........8-24
Bulb check/instrument panel ......2-12
Bulb replacement .............8-24
11-3

Power door lock switch..........3-5
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch.....2-22
Turn signal switch .............2-24
T
Tachometer ...................2-8
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-9
Three-waycatalyst...............5-2
Tilting steering wheel .............3-16
Tire Flattire..................6-2,6-3
Spare tire ...............6-4,8-38
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-13
Tire chains .................8-35
Tire pressure ................8-28
Tirerotation ................8-36
Types of tires ................8-34
Uniform tire quality grading ......10-18
Wheels and tires ..........8-28,10-10
Wheel/tire size ...............10-10
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .....2-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-3
Towing 2-wheel drive models ...........6-14
4-wheel drive models ...........6-13
Flattowing.................10-18
Towtrucktowing .............6-12
Trailertowing...............10-18
Towingatrailer................10-18
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-9 Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)
..........5-8,5-11
Driving with manual
transmission ..............5-9,5-16
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .....................10-11
Trip computer .................2-10
Trip odometer ...............2-5,2-6
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-12
Trunklight....................2-34
Turn signal switch ...............2-24
U
Uniform tire quality grading ........10-18
USBinterface..................4-33
V
Vanitymirror ..................3-17
Variablevoltagecontrolsystem......8-13
Vehicle dimensions and weights .....10-10
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch......................2-26
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . .5-27
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . .5-27
Vehicle identification .............10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . .10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ...............10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.......................10-11
Vehicle loading information ........10-14
Vehiclerecovery................6-14 Ventilators
....................4-14
Visors.......................3-17
Voice Prompt Interrupt ............4-50
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight........1-60, 2-17
Anti-lock brake warning light ......2-13
Battery charge warning light ......2-14
Brakewarninglight............2-13
Door open warning light .........2-14
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-14
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Loosefuelcapwarning..........2-7
Lowfuelwarninglight ..........2-15
Low tire pressure warning light .....2-15
Passenger air bag and status light . . .1-51
Seatbeltwarninglight .......1-13, 2-17
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................. .1-60, 2-17
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................2-18
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-59
W

arning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................2-18
Audible reminders .............2-18
Indicatorlights...............2-18
Warninglights ...............2-18
Warninglights .................2-18
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................2-12
Weights
(See dimensions and weights) .......10-10
Wheels and tires ............8-28,10-10
11-6