10-28Technical and consumer information
down condition; check for improper
tongue load, overload, worn suspension
or other possible causes of either condi-
tion.
. Always secure items in the trailer to
prevent load shift while driving.
. Keep the cargo load as low as possible in
the trailer to keep the trailer center of
gravity low.
. Load the trailer so approximately 60% of
the trailer load is in the front half and
40% is in the back half. Also make sure
the load is balanced side to side.
. Check your hitch, trailer tire pressure,
vehicle tire pressure, trailer light opera-
tion, and trailer wheel lug nuts every time
you attach a trailer to the vehicle.
. Be certain your rearview mirrors conform
to all federal, state or local regulations. If
not, install any mirrors required for
towing before driving the vehicle.
. Determine the overall height of the
vehicle and trailer so the required clear-
ance is known.
Trailer towing tips
In order to gain skill and an understanding of
the vehicle’s behavior, you should practice
turning, stopping and backing up in an area
which is free from traffic. Steering stability,
and braking performance will be somewhat different than under normal driving condi-
tions.
.
Always secure items in the trailer to
prevent load shift while driving.
. Lock the trailer hitch coupler with a pin or
lock to prevent the coupler from inad-
vertently becoming unlatched.
. Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or
stops.
. Avoid sharp turns or lane changes.
. Always drive your vehicle at a moderate
speed. Some states or provinces have
specific speed limits for vehicles that are
towing trailers. Obey the local speed
limits.
. When backing up, hold the bottom of the
steering wheel with one hand. Move
your hand in the direction in which you
want the trailer to go. Make small
corrections and back up slowly. If possi-
ble, have someone guide you when you
are backing up.
Always block the wheels on both vehicle and
trailer when parking. Parking on a slope is
not recommended; however, if you must do
so:
CAUTION
If you move the shift lever to the P
(Park) position before blocking the
wheels and applying the parking brake,
transmission damage could occur.
1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
2. Have someone place blocks on the downhill side of the vehicle and trailer
wheels.
3. After the wheel blocks are in place, slowly release the brake pedal until the
blocks absorb the vehicle load.
4. Apply the parking brake.
5. Shift the transmission into P (Park).
6. Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) models:
Make sure that the 4WD shift switch is
engaged in the AUTO, 4HI or 4LO
position and the Automatic Transmission
(AT) park warning light is turned off.
7. Turn off the engine.
To drive away:
1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
2. Start the engine.
3. Shift the transmission into gear.
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INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual ............... 4-2
INFINITI Vehicle Immobilizer System ............ 2-35
Inside mirror .......................................................... 3-30
Inspection/maintenance (I/M) test ............. 10-34
Instrument brightness control ......................... 2-46
Instrument panel ..................................................... 2-5
Intelligent cruise control (ICC) system .......... 5-64
Intelligent Key .......................................................... 3-2
Intelligent Key system ........................................... 3-7Battery replacement ..................................... 8-21
Key operating range ....................................... 3-9
Key operation ................................................. 3-10
Warning signals .............................................. 3-12
Interior light replacement .................................. 8-24
Interior light switch ............................................. 2-73
Interior lights ......................................................... 2-72
ISOFIX child restraint ......................................... 1-33
J
Jump starting ......................................................... 6-11
K
Keyless entry (See remote keyless
entry system) ........................................................ 3-15
Keys ........................................................................\
.... 3-2 For Intelligent Key system ............................. 3-7
L
Labels
Air bag warning labels ................................. 1-68
Air conditioner specification label ......... 10-13
Emission control information label ........ 10-12
Engine serial number ................................. 10-12
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
certification label ........................................ 10-12
Tire and Loading
information label ............................. 8-28, 10-13
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ....... 10-11
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)/
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP) ................ 5-22
LATCH system ..................................................... 1-33
License plate, Installing front
license plate ......................................................... 10-15
Liftgate ................................................................... 3-22
Light
Air bag warning light .................................... 1-69
Bulb replacement ........................................... 8-23
Cargo light ....................................................... 2-75
Fog light switch ............................................. 2-47
Headlight switch ........................................... 2-40
Headlights bulb replacement .................... 8-24
Interior light switch ....................................... 2-73
Interior lights ................................................... 2-72
Map lights ........................................................ 2-74
Replacement ................................................... 8-23
Vanity mirror lights ....................................... 2-74 Warning lights, indicator lights and
audible reminders .......................................... 2-11
Lights, Exterior and interior
light replacement ................................................. 8-24
Loading information (See vehicle
loading information) ......................................... 10-15
Lock
Automatic door locks ..................................... 3-6
Door locks .......................................................... 3-4
Liftgate lock .................................................... 3-22
Power door lock ............................................... 3-4
Locking with mechanical key ............................. 3-4
Loose Fuel Cap warning ................................... 3-26
Low tire pressure warning light ...................... 2-16
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)) ............... 5-5
Luggage hooks ..................................................... 2-66
M
Maintenance Battery .............................................................. 8-11
General maintenance ...................................... 9-2
Inside the vehicle ............................................. 9-3
Maintenance precautions .............................. 8-2
Maintenance requirements ........................... 9-2
Maintenance schedules ................................. 9-6
Outside the vehicle ......................................... 9-2
Seat belt maintenance ................................. 1-28
Standard maintenance .................................... 9-7
Maintenance schedules ........................................ 9-6
Malfunction indicator light (MIL) ..................... 2-17
Map lights .............................................................. 2-74
Master warning light .............................. 2-14, 2-18
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) .......... 3-3
Memory storage, Automatic
drive positioner ................................................... 3-40
MeterTrip computer ................................................. 2-31
Meters and gauges ................................................ 2-6 Instrument brightness control ................... 2-46
Mirror
Inside mirror ................................................... 3-30
Outside mirrors .............................................. 3-37
Smart Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-31
Vanity mirror ................................................... 3-39
Monitor
Around View
®Monitor .................................. 4-3
Moonroof ............................................................... 2-70
Moving Object Detection (MOD) ................... 4-22
N
New vehicle break-in ........................................ 5-111
O
Odometer .................................................................. 2-7
Off-road recovery .................................................. 5-9
Oil Capacities and
recommended fluids/lubricants ................. 10-2
Changing engine oil and filter ...................... 8-6
Checking engine oil level ............................... 8-6 Engine oil ........................................................... 8-6
Engine oil pressure gauge ............................. 2-9
Engine oil viscosity ........................................ 10-7
Operation, operational indicators ................... 2-24
Outside air temperature .................................... 2-33
Outside mirrors .................................................... 3-37
Overheat, If your vehicle overheats ............... 6-14
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual
order information ............................................. 10-35
P
Panic alarm ............................................................ 3-17
Parking Brake break-in .............................................. 5-123
Parking brake operation .............................. 5-22
Parking on hills ............................................. 5-121
Phone
Car phone or CB radio ................................ 4-38
Pocket ..................................................................... 2-65
Power Front seat adjustment ................................... 1-4
Moonroof ......................................................... 2-70
Power door lock ............................................... 3-4
Power outlet ................................................... 2-56
Power steering fluid ....................................... 8-8
Power steering system .............................. 5-123
Power windows ............................................. 2-68
Precautions Braking precautions .................................... 5-123
Child restraints ............................................... 1-31
Cruise control ................................................. 5-62 Driving safety ................................................. 5-10
Maintenance ..................................................... 8-2
On-pavement and off-road driving ........... 5-8
Seat belt usage .............................................. 1-18
Supplemental restraint system .................. 1-52
When starting and driving ............................ 5-4
Predictive Forward Collision
Warning (PFCW) .............................................. 5-103
Push starting ......................................................... 6-13
Push-button ignition switch ............................. 5-12R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ................................ 4-38
Rain-sensing auto wiper system ..................... 2-38
Rapid air pressure loss .......................................... 5-9
Readiness for inspection/maintenance
(I/M) test ............................................................ 10-34
Rear door alert ..................................................... 2-54
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock .... 3-6
Rear personal lights ............................................ 2-74
Rear ventilators .................................................... 4-27
Rear window wiper and washer switch ....... 2-39
Rear window wiper blades ............................... 8-16
Recorders, Event data .................................... 10-35
Registering your vehicle in
another country ................................................. 10-11
Remote engine start ................................ 3-17, 3-19
Remote keyless entry system .......................... 3-15
Reporting safety defects ................................ 10-33
Roadside assistance program ............................. 6-2
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Rollover .................................................................... 5-8
RoofMoonroof ......................................................... 2-71
Roof rack ......................................................... 2-67
S
SafetyChild seat belts ............................................... 1-29
Towing safety .............................................. 10-23
Seat adjustment Front power seat adjustment ...................... 1-4
Front seats ............................................. 1-4, 1-10
Seat belt(s) Child safety ..................................................... 1-29
Infants ............................................................... 1-30
Injured persons ............................................... 1-21
Larger children ............................................... 1-30
Precautions on seat belt usage ................. 1-18
Pregnant women ........................................... 1-21
Seat belt cleaning ............................................. 7-7
Seat belt extenders ....................................... 1-28
Seat belt maintenance ................................. 1-28
Seat belt warning light and chime ............ 2-14
Seat belts ......................................................... 1-18
Seat belts with pretensioners .................... 1-67
Small children .................................................. 1-30
Three-point type ............................................ 1-21
Seat(s) Climate controlled seats ............................. 2-50
Driver-side memory ..................................... 3-40
Heated seats .................................................. 2-48 Seats .................................................................... 1-3
Security system (INFINITI Vehicle
Immobilizer System), Engine start .................. 2-35
Security system, Vehicle security system ..... 2-34
Servicing climate control ................................... 4-37
Setting memory function, Automatic
drive positioner .................................................... 3-41
Shift lever, Shift lock release ............................ 5-21
Shift lock release Transmission ................................................... 5-21
Shifting, Automatic transmission .................... 5-18
Side ventilators .................................................... 4-27
Smart Rearview Mirror ...................................... 3-31
SNOW mode ....................................................... 5-122
Snow mode switch .............................................. 2-52
Spare tire ................................................... 8-37, 10-9
Spark plugs ............................................................ 8-14
Speedometer ............................................................ 2-7
Standard maintenance .......................................... 9-7
Starting Before starting the engine .......................... 5-15
Jump starting .................................................. 6-11
Precautions when starting and driving ..... 5-4
Push starting ................................................... 6-13
Starting the engine ....................................... 5-15
Status light, Front passenger air bag ............ 1-60
Steering Heated steering wheel ................................. 2-47
Power steering fluid ....................................... 8-8
Power steering system .............................. 5-123
Tilt/telescopic steering ................................ 3-29 Storage ................................................................... 2-60
Sun visors ............................................................... 3-30
Sunglasses holder ................................................ 2-62
Supplemental air bag warning labels ............. 1-68
Supplemental air bag warning light ... 1-69, 2-14
Supplemental restraint system ........................ 1-52
Precautions on supplemental
restraint system ............................................. 1-52
Switch
Autolight switch ............................................ 2-40
Fog light switch ............................................. 2-47
Hazard warning flasher switch .................... 6-2
Headlight aiming control ............................ 2-44
Headlight switch ........................................... 2-40
Ignition switch ................................................ 5-18
Power door lock switch ................................. 3-5
Snow mode switch ........................................ 2-52
Turn signal switch ......................................... 2-46
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
off switch ......................................................... 2-53
T
Tachometer ............................................................. 2-8
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant
temperature gauge ............................................... 2-8
Theft (INFINITI Vehicle Immobilizer System),
Engine start ........................................................... 2-35
Three-way catalyst ............................................... 5-4
Tilt/telescopic steering ...................................... 3-29
TirePressure, Low tire pressure
warning light ................................................... 2-16
Tires
Flat tire ............................................................... 6-3
Low tire pressure warning system ............. 5-5
Tire and Loading
information label ............................. 8-28, 10-13
Tire chains ....................................................... 8-34
Tire dressing ...................................................... 7-4
Tire pressure ................................................... 8-27
Tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) ........................................ 5-5, 6-3
Tire rotation .................................................... 8-35
Types of tires .................................................. 8-33
Uniform tire quality grading .................... 10-31
Wheel/tire size ............................................... 10-9
Wheels and tires ............................................ 8-27
Top
Tether strap child restraints ....................... 1-36
TOW mode .......................................................... 5-122
TOW mode switch .............................................. 2-53
Towing Flat towing ................................................... 10-31
Tow truck towing .......................................... 6-15
Towing a trailer ........................................... 10-19
Towing safety .............................................. 10-23
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system ......... 5-5
TPMS with Tire Inflation Indicator ............. 5-7
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system .............. 6-3
Trailer towing ..................................................... 10-19 Transceiver
HomeLink®
Universal Transceiver ....................... 2-75, 2-79
Transmission
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) ......... 8-8
Driving with automatic transmission ....... 5-18
Transmission shift lever lock release ....... 5-21
Transmitter (See remote keyless
entry system) ........................................................ 3-15
Traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ................................................. 10-11
Trip computer ....................................................... 2-31
Trip odometer ....................................................... 2-31
Turn signal switch ............................................... 2-46
U
Underbody cleaning ............................................... 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ........................... 10-31
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
charging connector ............................................. 2-58
V
Vanity mirror ......................................................... 3-39
Vanity mirror lights ............................................. 2-74
Variable voltage control system ..................... 8-13
Vehicle Dimensions ................................................... 10-10
Identification number (VIN) ...................... 10-11
Loading information .................................. 10-15
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ............ 6-18 Security system .............................................. 2-34
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
off switch ......................................................... 2-53
Vehicle dynamic control
(VDC) system ................................................ 5-125
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
warning light ................................................... 2-18
Vehicle information display .............................. 2-20
Vehicle speed ........................................................ 2-31
Ventilators ............................................................. 4-27
Voltmeter ............................................................... 2-10
W
Warning Hazard warning flasher switch .................... 6-2
Loose Fuel Cap warning ............................. 2-25
Predictive Forward Collision
Warning (PFCW) ........................................ 5-103
Tire Pressure Low Add Air warning ........ 2-25
Tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) ........................................ 5-5, 6-3
Vehicle information display ........................ 2-20
Warning lights, indicator lights and
audible reminders .......................................... 2-11
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels ........ 1-68
Warning light 4WD warning light ..................................... 5-118
Air bag warning light ........................ 1-69, 2-14
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
warning light ................................................... 2-15
Brake warning light ....................................... 2-12
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