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WARNING
∙ It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area inside a 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 vehicle) - vehicle weight in-
cluding: standard and optional
equipment, fluids, emergency
tools, and spare tire assembly.
This weight does notinclude
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,
passengers, luggage, hitch, trailer
tongue load and any other op-
tional equipment. This informa-
tion is located 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 information 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, pas-
sengers, cargo, and trailer. ∙ Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load
limit, Total load capacity - maxi-
mum total weight limit specified
of the load (passengers and
cargo) for the vehicle. This is the
maximum combined weight of
occupants and cargo that can be
loaded into the vehicle. If the ve-
hicle 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 la-
bel.
∙ Cargo capacity - permissible weight of cargo, the subtracted
weight of occupants from the
load limit.
VEHICLE LOADING INFORMATION
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The total cargo load should not exceed the
truck’s pay load weight rating and the
camper’s center of gravity should fall within
the truck’s recommended center of gravity
location when installed.
WARNING
Overloading or improper loading can
adversely affect vehicle handling, brak-
ing and performance and may lead to
accidents.
VEHICLE LOAD WEIGHT CAPACITY
The vehicle payload weight capacity
shown on the Tire and Loading Information
label, refer to “Tire and Loading Information
label” in this section, indicates the maxi-
mum total weight of passengers, optional
equipment (air conditioning, trailer hitch,
etc.) and cargo that your vehicle is de-
signed to carry.
Before driving a loaded vehicle, confirm
that you do not exceed the GVWR or the
GAWR for your vehicle. For additional infor-
mation, refer to ’’Vehicle loading informa-
tion’’ in this section.
Also check tires for proper inflation pres-
sures. For additional information, refer to
the Tire and Loading Information label.
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 GAWR. The total of
the axle loads should not exceed the
GVWR. These ratings are given on
the vehicle certification label. If
weight ratings are exceeded, move
or remove items to bring all weights
below the ratings.
WARNING
∙ Overloading or improper loading of atrailer and its cargo can adversely af-
fect vehicle handling, braking and
performance and may lead to
accidents.
∙ Do not tow a trailer when the TEMPO- RARY FULL SIZE spare tire is installed.
CAUTION
∙ Do not tow a trailer or haul a heavyload for the first 500 mile (805 km).
Your engine, axle or other parts could
be damaged.
∙ For the first 500 miles (805 km) that you tow a trailer, do not drive over
50 mph (80 km/h) and do not make
starts at full throttle. This helps the
engine and other parts of your vehicle
wear in at the heavier loads.
Your new vehicle was designed to be used
primarily to carry passengers and cargo.
Remember that towing a trailer places ad-
ditional loads on your vehicle’s engine,
drive train, steering, braking and other sys-
tems.
TOWING A TRAILER
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Foglightswitch..............2-32
Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-29
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-29
Hill descent control switch ........2-35
Ignition switch ...............5-11
Instrument brightness control .....2-32
Overdriveswitch..............5-18
Power door lock switch ..........3-4
Rear sonar system OFF switch .....2-38
Rear window and outside mirror de-
frosterswitch ...............2-28
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch.....2-28
Turn signal switch .............2-32
T
Tachometer ...................2-6
Tailgate ..................3-18, 3-18
Tailgatelatch...............3-22,3-23
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start ...............2-26,5-12
Three-waycatalyst...............5-3
Tie down hooks ................3-24
Tilting steering wheel .............3-14
Tire Flattire..................6-3,6-4
Spare tire ...............6-5,8-44
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-17
Tire chains .................8-40
Tire pressure .............8-33,8-33
Tirerotation.................8-41
Tires of 4-wheel drive ...........8-43 Types of tires
................8-39
Uniform tire quality grading ......10-43
Wheels and tires ..........8-33,10-14
Wheel/tire size ...............10-14
Tire pressure Lowtirepressurewarninglight.....2-18
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-3
Toptetherstrapchildrestraint.......1-33
Towing 2-wheel drive models ........6-18,6-19
4-wheel drive models ...........6-17
Flattowing.............10-41,10-42
Towing load/specification .......10-33
Towtrucktowing .............6-15
Trailertowing...............10-29
Towingatrailer................10-29
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ..........2-55,2-56,2-57,
2-58, 2-58, 2-59
Transmission Driving with automatic
transmission ................5-14
Driving with manual transmission . . .5-19
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .....................10-15
Trip computer ..................2-9
Trip odometer ..................2-4
Troubleshooting guide
(NISSAN voice recognition system) ....4-116
Truckbox.................3-18,3-18
Truck - camper loading ...........10-28
Turn signal switch ...............2-32 U
Under seat storage bin ............2-42
Uniform tire quality grading ........10-43
USB interface Audio file operation ............4-62
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port
(models with Navigation System) .....4-61
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port
(models without Navigation System) . . .4-58
Using 4-Wheel Drive (4WD) ..........5-26
V
Vanitymirror..................3-15
Variablevoltagecontrolsystem......8-17
Vehicle dimensions and weights .....10-14
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch......................2-35
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . .5-38
Vehicle identification .............10-15
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . .10-15
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
p l
ate.......................10-15
Vehicle immobilizer system ......2-26,5-12
Vehicle loading information ........10-19
Vehiclerecovery................6-19
Vehicle security system ...........2-24
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . .2-26, 5-12
Ventilators ...................4-23
Visors...................... .3-15
Voice Prompt Interrupt ....4-86,4-87,4-105
Voice recognition system ..........4-112
Voltmeter.................... .2-9
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