2020 NISSAN KICKS battery

HR16DE engine
1. Engine coolant reservoir (P. 8-4)
2. Windshield-washer fluid reservoir(P. 8-10)
3. Engine oil filler cap (P. 8-5)
4. Engine oil dipstick (P. 8-5)
5. Brake fluid reservoir (P. 8-9)
6. Fuse box (P. 8-19)
7. Battery (P. 8-12)
8. Air cleaner (P. 8-16)
9. Engine drive belt location (P. 8-14)
LDI3467
ENGINE COMPARTMENT CHECK
LOCATIONS
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light remains on, have the system checked.
It is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
CAUTION
• Do not ground electrical accessories
directly to the battery terminal. Do-
ing so will bypass the variable volt-
age control system and the vehicle
battery may not charge completely.
For additional information, refer to
“Variable voltage control system” in
the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this
manual.
• Do not continue driving if the genera-
tor belt is loose, broken or missing.
Door open warning light (if
so equipped)
This light comes on when any of the doors
are not closed securely while the ignition
switch is in the ON position.
Engine oil pressure
warning light
This light warns of low engine oil pressure. If
the light flickers or comes on during nor-
mal driving, pull off the road in a safe area, stop the engine
immediatelyand call a
NISSAN dealer or other authorized repair
shop.
The engine oil pressure warning light is
not designed to indicate a low oil level.
Use the dipstick to check the oil level. For
additional information, refer to “Engine oil”
in the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this
manual.
CAUTION
Running the engine with the engine oil
pressure warning light on could cause
serious damage to the engine almost
immediately. Such damage is not cov-
ered by the NISSAN New Vehicle Limited
Warranty. Turn off the engine as soon
as it is safe to do so.
High temperature warning
light (red) (if so equipped)
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, the high temperature warning
light illuminates and then turns off. This in-
dicates that the high temperature sensor
in the engine coolant system is opera-
tional. When driving, the high temperature warn-
ing light may turn off. This indicates that the
engine coolant temperature is within the
normal range.
CAUTION
If the high temperature warning light
illuminates while the engine is running,
it may indicate the engine temperature
is extremely high. Stop the vehicle
safely as soon as possible. If the vehicle
is overheated, continuing vehicle op-
eration may seriously damage the en-
gine. For additional information, refer
to “If your vehicle overheats” in the “In
case of emergency ” section of this
manual.
LED Headlight system
warning light (if so equipped)
This light illuminates when there is an error
with the system.
For additional information, refer to “Head-
light and turn signal switch” in this section.
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For additional information, refer to “Vehicle
information display” in this section.
NISSAN Intelligent Key®
warning light (if so equipped)
Af ter the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, this light comes on for about 2
seconds and then turns off. This light illumi-
nates or blinks as follows:
• The light blinks in yellow when the door is
closed with the Intelligent Key lef t outside
the vehicle and the ignition switch in the
ON position. Make sure that the Intelligent
Key is inside the vehicle.
• The light blinks in green when the Intelli- gent Key battery is running out of power.
Replace the battery with a new one. For
additional information, refer to “Battery”
in the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this
manual.
• The light illuminates in yellow when it warns of a malfunction with the electrical
steering lock system or the Intelligent Key
system.
If the warning light illuminates in yellow
while the engine is stopped, it may be im-
possible to free the steering lock or to start
the engine. If the light comes on while the
engine is running, you can drive the vehicle. However, in these cases, have the vehicle
checked and repaired as soon as possible.
It is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
For additional information, refer to “NISSAN
Intelligent Key®” in the “Pre-driving checks
and adjustments” section of this manual.
Power steering warning light
WARNING
• If the engine is not running or is
turned off while driving, the power
assist for the steering will not work.
Steering will be harder to operate.
• When the power steering warning
light illuminates with the engine run-
ning, there will be no power assist for
the steering. You will still have control
of the vehicle, but the steering will be
harder to operate. Have the power
steering system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service. When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, the power steering warning light
illuminates. Af ter starting the engine, the
power steering warning light turns off. This
indicates the power steering is operational.
If the power steering warning light illumi-
nates while the engine is running, it may
indicate the power steering is not function-
ing properly and may need servicing. Have
the power steering checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
When the power steering warning light illu-
minates with the engine running, there will
be no power assist for the steering, but you
will still have control of the vehicle. At this
time, greater steering effort is required to
operate the steering wheel, especially in
sharp turns and at low speeds.
For additional information, refer to “Power
steering” in the “Starting and driving” sec-
tion of this manual.
Rear Automatic Braking
(RAB) warning light (if so
equipped)
This light comes on when the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position. It turns
off af ter the engine is started.
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1. No Key Detected
2. Key Battery Low
3. I-Key System Error: See Owner's Manual
4. Shif t to Park
5. Push brake and start switch to drive
6. Engine start operation for Intelligent Keysystem (if I-Key battery level is low)
7. Release Parking Brake
8. Low Fuel
9. Door/lif tgate Open
10. Tire Pressure Low — Add Air
11. TPMS Error: See Owner’s Manual
12. Alarm - Time for a break? (if so equipped)
13. Power will turn off to save the battery
14. Power turned off to save the battery
15. Reminder: Turn OFF Headlights
16. Headlight System Error: See Owner’s Manual (if so equipped)
17. Cruise control indicator
18. Blind Spot Warning (BSW) indicator (if so equipped) 19. Malfunction (if so equipped)
20. Shipping Mode On Push Storage Fuse
21. CVT Error: See Owner's Manual
22. Steering lock release malfunction indi-
cator (if so equipped)
23. Illumination indicator
24. Transmission Shif t Position indicator (if so equipped)
25. High Coolant Temp: See Owner’s Manual
26. Outside Temperature Display
27. Low Outside Temperature
28. Oil and Filter
29. Tire
30. Other
31. Front Radar Obstruction (if so equipped)
32. Side Radar Obstruction (if so equipped)
33. Drive Sport mode indicator (if so equipped)
34. Rear Door Alert is activated (if so equipped) 35. Check Back Seat for All Articles (if so
equipped)
36. Driver Attention Alert System Fault (if so equipped)
37. Driver Attention Alert — Take a Break? (if so equipped)
38. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) emergency warning indicator (if so
equipped)
39. Lane Departure Warning (LDW) indica- tor (if so equipped)
40. Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) indicator (if so equipped)
41. Vehicle ahead detection indicator (if so equipped)
42. System Fault (if so equipped)
43. Parking Sensor (if so equipped)
44. Unavailable High Cabin Temperature (if so equipped)
45. Parking Sensor Error: See Owner’s Manual (if so equipped)
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No Key Detected
This warning appears when the Intelligent
Key is lef t outside the vehicle with the igni-
tion switch in the ON position. Make sure
the Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle.
For additional information, refer to “NISSAN
Intelligent Key®” in the “Pre-driving checks
and adjustments” section of this manual.
Key Battery Low
This indicator illuminates when the Intelli-
gent Key battery is running out of power.
If this indicator illuminates, replace the bat-
tery with a new one. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Battery replacement” in
the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this manual.
I-Key System Error: See Owner’s
Manual
Af ter the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, this light comes on for a period
of time and then turns off.
The I-Key System Error message warns of
a malfunction with the Intelligent Key sys-
tem. If the light comes on while the engine
is stopped, it may be impossible to start
the engine.If the light comes on while the engine is
running, you can drive the vehicle. However,
in these cases, have the system checked. It
is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
Shif t to Park
This warning illuminates when the ignition
switch is in the OFF position and the shif t
lever is not in the P (Park) position. Also, a
chime sounds when the ignition switch is
in the OFF position.
If this warning illuminates, move the shif t
lever to the P (Park) position and start the
engine.
Push brake and start switch to drive
This indicator appears when the shif t lever
is in the P (Park) position.
This indicator also appears when the ve-
hicle has been started using the Remote
Engine Start (if so equipped) function.
This indicator means that the engine will
start by pushing the ignition switch with
the brake pedal depressed. You can start
the engine from any position of the ignition
switch.
Engine start operation for Intelligent
Key system (if I-Key battery level is
low)
This indicator appears when the battery of
the Intelligent Key is low and when the In-
telligent Key system and the vehicle are not
communicating normally.
If this appears, touch the ignition switch
with the Intelligent Key while depressing
the brake pedal. For additional information,
refer to “NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery dis-
charge” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Release Parking Brake
This warning illuminates in the message
area of the vehicle information display
when the parking brake is set and the ve-
hicle is driven.
Low Fuel
This warning illuminates when the fuel level
in the fuel tank is getting low. Refuel as
soon as it is convenient, preferably before
the fuel gauge reaches 0 (Empty).
There
will be a small reserve of fuel in the tank
when the fuel gauge needle reaches 0
(Empty).
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Door/lif tgate Open
This warning illuminates when a door or
the lif tgate has been opened.
Tire Pressure Low - Add Air
This warning appears when the low tire
pressure warning light in the meter illumi-
nates and low tire pressure is detected. The
warning appears each time the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position as long
as the low tire pressure warning light re-
mains illuminated. If this warning appears,
stop the vehicle and adjust the tire pres-
sures of all four tires to the recommended
COLD tire pressure shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. For additional
information, refer to “Low tire pressure
warning light” in this section and “Tire Pres-
sure Monitoring System (TPMS)” in the
“Starting and driving” section of this
manual.
TPMS Error: See Owner’s Manual
This warning appears when there is an er-
ror with your TPMS. If this warning comes
on, have the system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
Alarm - Time for a break? (if so
equipped)
This indicator appears when the driver en-
ables the Timer Alert function within the
Driving Assistance settings and the se-
lected set time is expired. The time is based
on ignition on time and can be set up to six
hours.
Power will turn off to save the battery
This message appears in the vehicle infor-
mation display af ter a period of time if the
ignition switch is in the ON position and if
the vehicle is in P (Park). For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Push-button ignition
switch positions” in the “Starting and driv-
ing” section of this manual.
Power turned off to save the battery
This message appears af ter the ignition
switch is automatically turned off. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Push-button ig-
nition switch positions” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
Reminder: Turn OFF Headlights
This warning appears when the headlights
are lef t in the ON position when exiting the
vehicle. Place the headlight switch in the
OFF or AUTO position. For additional infor-mation, refer to “Headlight and turn signal
switch” in this section.
Headlight System Error: See Owner’s
Manual (if so equipped)
This warning illuminates when there is an
error with the system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Headlight and turn signal
switch” in this section.
Cruise control indicator
This indicator shows the cruise control sys-
tem status.
For additional information, refer to “Cruise
control” in the “Starting and Driving” section
of this manual.
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) indicator (if
so equipped)
This indicator shows when the BSW system
is engaged.
For additional information, refer to “Blind
Spot Warning (BSW)” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
Malfunction (if so equipped)
This warning appears when one or more of
the following systems (if so equipped) is
not functioning properly:
• Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
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To defrost the rear window glass, start the
engine and push the rear window defroster
switch on. The rear window defroster indi-
cator light on the switch comes on. Push
the switch again to turn the defroster off.
To defrost the outside mirrors (if so
equipped), start the engine and push the
outside mirror defroster switch on. The
outside mirror defroster indicator light on
the switch comes on. Push the switch
again to turn the defroster off.
The rear window/outside mirror defroster
(if so equipped) automatically turns off af-
ter approximately 15 minutes.NOTE:
Use defroster and/or outside mirror de-
froster when engine is running to avoid
discharging the battery.
CAUTION
When cleaning the inner side of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the rear window defroster.
HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
LIC3600
Type A (if so equipped)
LIC3570
Type B (if so equipped)
LIC2634
Type A (if so equipped)
REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE
MIRROR (if so equipped)
DEFROSTER SWITCH HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL
SWITCH
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Lighting
1Rotate the switch to theposition,
and the side, tail, license plate, and in-
strument panel lights will come on.
2Rotate the switch to theposition,
and the headlights will come on and all
the other lights remain on.
CAUTION
Use the headlights with the engine run-
ning to avoid discharging the vehicle
battery.
Autolight system (if so equipped)
The autolight system allows the headlights
to turn on and off automatically. The auto-
light system can:
• Turn on the headlights, front parking, tail, license plate and instrument panel lights
automatically when it is dark.
• Turn off all the lights when it is light.
• Keep all the lights on for a period of time af ter you place the ignition switch in the
OFF position and all doors are closed.
LIC4008
Type B (if so equipped)
LIC4306
Type C(if so equipped)
LIC2636
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