2021 NISSAN KICKS ECU

secondary latch keeps the hood from
opening when the primary latch is re-
leased.
When driving in areas using road salt or
other corrosive materials, check lubrica-
tion frequently.
Lights*:Clean the headlights on a regular
basis. Make sure that the headlights, stop
lights, tail lights, turn signal lights, and other
lights are all operating properly and in-
stalled securely. Also check headlight aim.
Road wheel nuts (lug nuts)*: When check-
ing the tires, make sure no wheel nuts are
missing, and check for any loose wheel
nuts. Tighten if necessary.
Tire rotation*: Tires should be rotated ev-
ery 7,500 miles (12,000 km).
Tires*: Check the pressure with a gauge
of ten and always prior to long distance
trips. If necessary, adjust the pressure in all
tires, including the spare, to the pressure
specified. Check carefully for damage, cuts
or excessive wear.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
transmitter components: Replace the
TPMS transmitter grommet seal, valve core
and cap when the tires are replaced due to
wear or age. Wheel alignment and balance:
If the ve-
hicle should pull to either side while driving
on a straight and level road, or if you detect
uneven or abnormal tire wear, there may
be a need for wheel alignment. If the steer-
ing wheel or seat vibrates at normal high-
way speeds, wheel balancing may be
needed.
For additional information regarding tires,
refer to “Important Tire Safety Information”
(US) or “Tire Safety Information” (Canada) in
the Warranty Information Booklet.
Windshield: Clean the windshield on a
regular basis. Check the windshield at least
every six months for cracks or other dam-
age. Have a damaged windshield repaired
by a qualified repair facility. It is recom-
mended that you have a damaged wind-
shield repaired by a NISSAN dealer, or a
NISSAN Certified Collision Center. To locate
a collision center in your area, refer to
http://collision.nissanusa.com.
Windshield wiper blades*: Check for
cracks or wear if they do not wipe properly.Inside the vehicle
The maintenance items listed here should
be checked on a regular basis, such as
when performing scheduled maintenance,
cleaning the vehicle, etc.
Accelerator pedal: Check the pedal for
smooth operation and make sure the
pedal does not catch or require uneven
effort. Keep the floor mat away from the
pedal.
Brake pedal: Check the pedal for smooth
operation. If the brake pedal suddenly goes
down further than normal, the pedal feels
spongy or the vehicle seems to take longer
to stop, have your vehicle checked imme-
diately. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN dealer for this service. Keep the
floor mat away from the pedal.
Brakes: Check that the brakes do not pull
the vehicle to one side when applied.
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) P (Park) position mechanism: On a
fairly steep hill check that the vehicle is held
securely with the shif t lever in the P (Park)
position without applying any brakes.
Maintenance and schedules9-3

Parking brake:Check the parking brake
operation regularly. The vehicle should be
securely held on a fairly steep hill with only
the parking brake applied. If the parking
brake needs adjustment, it is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
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*:This vehicle is equipped with a
sealed maintenance free battery. It is rec-
ommended that you visit a NISSAN dealer
for service.
NOTE:
Care should be taken to avoid situa-
tions that can lead to potential bat-
tery discharge 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 fluid level*:
Make sure that the brake
fluid level is between the MIN and MAX lines
on the reservoir.
Engine coolant level*: Check the coolant
level when the engine is cold.
Engine drive belt*: Make sure the drive belt
is 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.
9-4Maintenance and schedules

lbs. or XXX kg” on your vehicle’s Tire
and Loading Information label.
2. Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from
XXX lbs. or XXX kg.
4. The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity. For ex-
ample, if the XXX amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be five 150
lbs. passengers in your vehicle,
the amount of available cargo
and luggage load capacity is 650
lbs. (1,400-750 (5 X 150) = 650 lbs.) or
(640-340 (5 X 70) = 300 kg.) 5. Determine the combined weight
of luggage and cargo being
loaded on the vehicle. That weight
may not safely exceed the avail-
able cargo and luggage load ca-
pacity 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.
SECURING THE LOAD
There are luggage hooks located in the
cargo area as shown. The hooks can be
used to secure cargo with ropes or other
types of straps.
When securing items using luggage
hooks, do not apply a load over more
than 110 lbs. (490 N) to a single hook.
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WARNING
• Properly secure all cargo with ropes
or straps to help prevent it from slid-
ing or shif ting. Do not place cargo
higher than the seatbacks. In a sud-
den stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal injury.
• The child restraint top tether strap
may be damaged by contact with
items in the cargo area. Secure any
items in the cargo area. Your child
could be seriously injured or killed in
a collision if the top tether strap is
damaged.
• 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 re-
sult in loss of control and cause per-
sonal injury.
LOADING TIPS
• The GVW must not exceed GVWR or
GAWR as specified on the F.M.V.S.S.
certification label. • Do not load the front and rear axle
to the GAWR. Doing so will exceed
the GVWR.

You may contact Transport Cana-
da's Defect Investigations and Re-
calls Division toll free at 1-800-333-
0510. You may also report safety
defects online at: https://
wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/
PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=eng
(English speakers) or https://
wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/
PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=fra
(French speakers)
Additional information concerning
motor vehicle safety may be ob-
tained from Transport Canada's
Road Safety Information Centre at
1-800-333-0371 or online at
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English
speakers) or www.tc.gc.ca/
securiteroutiere (French speakers).
To notif y NISSAN of any safety con-
cerns please contact our Consumer
Information Centre toll free at 1-800-
387-0122.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 passenger 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
READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR)
10-20Technical and consumer information

Interior light...................2-71iPod® Player..................4-57ISOFIX child restraints.............1-23
J
Jump starting...............6-9, 8-13
K
Key.........................3-2Key fob battery replacement........8-22Keyless entry
With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system)
.......3-12KeysNISSAN Intelligent Key®...........3-7NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
keys..................... .3-3
L
Labels
Air conditioner specification label. . .10-12Emission control information label. .10-11Engine serial number...........10-11F.M.V.S.S. certification label........10-11Tire and Loading Information label. .10-12Vehicle identification number (VIN). .10-10Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.................... .10-10Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-61
Lane Departure Warning (LDW).......5-23Lane Departure Warning (LDW) switch. .2-54LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) System...............1-23Launch bar menu...............4-8License plate
Installing the license plate........10-12Lif tgate.....................3-22LightAir bag warning light........1-62, 2-18Brake light (See stop light)........8-26Bulb check/instrument panel......2-12Bulb replacement.............8-26Charge warning light...........2-13Exterior and Interior lights........8-26Fog lights..................8-24Fog light switch...............2-51Headlight and turn signal switch. . . .2-44Headlight control switch.........2-44Headlights..................8-24Interior light.................2-71Light bulbs.................8-24Low tire pressure warning light.....2-15Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-16Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-51Personal lights...............2-72Security indicator light..........2-21Trunk light..................2-73Lights......................8-24Map lights..................2-72LockChild safety rear door lock.........3-6Door locks................3-4, 3-5
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever. . . .3-25Power door locks...........3-5, 3-6Low fuel warning light......2-15,2-16, 2-33Low tire pressure warning light.......2-15Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light........................2-16Luggage hook................ .2-63Luggage rack (see roof rack). . . .2-65, 2-66Luggage (See vehicle loading
information)................. .10-13
M
Maintenance
General maintenance...........9-2Inside the vehicle..............9-3Maintenance precautions.........8-2Outside the vehicle.............9-2Seat belt maintenance..........1-17Under the hood and vehicle.......9-4Maintenance log................9-11Maintenance requirements..........9-2Maintenance schedules............9-6Maintenance under severe operation
conditions....................9-10Malfunction indicator light.........2-20Manual front seat adjustment........1-3Map lights....................2-72Map pocket.................. .2-59Menu button...................4-6Meters and gauges..............2-4Instrument brightness control.....2-50
11-4Index

Registering a vehicle in another
country.....................10-10Remote Engine Start..........3-18,5-16Reporting safety defects (US only). . . .10-19Roof rack................2-65, 2-66
S
Safety
Child safety rear door lock.........3-6Child seat belts.....1-21,1-27, 1-33, 1-38Reporting safety defects (US only). . .10-19Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment......1-3Rear seat adjustment............1-4Seatback pockets...............2-60Seat beltChild safety.................1-18Infants and small children........1-19Injured person................1-13Larger children...............1-19Precautions on seat belt usage.....1-10Pregnant women..............1-13Seat belt extenders.............1-17Seat belt maintenance..........1-17Seat belts................1-10,7-6Shoulder belt height adjustment. . . .1-16Three-point type with retractor.....1-13Seat belt extenders..............1-17Seat belt warning light.........1-13,2-18SeatsAdjustment..................1-2Front seats..................1-2
Manual front seat adjustment......1-3Rear seat.................. .1-4Security indicator light............2-21Security system (NISSAN Anti-Thef t System),
engine start...............2-39, 5-14Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start.........2-40, 5-14Security systems
Vehicle security system.........2-38Self-adjusting brakes.............8-18Service manual order form.........10-21Servicing air conditioner...........4-44Shif tingContinuously Variable Transmission
(CVT)
.....................5-18Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-16Siri® Eyes-Free................ .4-64Sonar
Rear system................5-105Spark plug replacement...........8-15Spark plugs...................8-15Specifications................ .10-8Speedometer...............2-5, 2-6SRS warning label...............1-61Stability control................5-100Standard maintenance.........9-7,9-8Starting
Before starting the engine........5-15Jump starting.............6-9, 8-13Precautions when starting and
driving.................... .5-4Push starting................6-11Starting the engine............5-15Starting the engine..............5-15
Steering
Power steering system..........5-97Steering wheel.................3-26Steering wheel audio control switch. . .4-63Stop light....................8-26Storage.................... .2-59Storage tray..................2-60Sun visors....................3-27Supplemental air bag warning labels. . .1-61Supplemental air bag warning
light................... .1-62, 2-18Supplemental front impact air bag
system..................... .1-48Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels.....1-61Precautions on supplemental restraint
system................... .1-42Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system).......1-42Switch
Autolight switch..............2-45Automatic power window switch. . .2-70Fog light switch...............2-51Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Headlight and turn signal switch. . . .2-44Headlight control switch.........2-44Instrument brightness control.....2-50Power door lock switch........3-5, 3-6Rear sonar system OFF switch.....2-55Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch................ .2-44, 4-43Rear window defroster switch. .2-44, 4-35Rear window wiper and washer
switches.................. .2-43
11-6Index

Turn signal switch.............2-51
T
Tachometer...................2-7Thef t (NISSAN Anti-Thef t System), engine
start....................2-39, 5-14Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start...............2-40, 5-14Three-way catalyst...............5-4Tire
Flat tire................. .6-3, 6-4Spare tire...............6-5, 8-39Tire and Loading Information label. .10-12Tire chains.................8-35Tire pressure................8-28Tire rotation.................8-36Types of tires................8-34Uniform tire quality grading.......10-18Wheels and tires..........8-28,10-9Wheel/tire size...............10-9Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light.....2-15Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). .5-5Top tether strap child restraint.......1-25Towing4-wheel drive models...........6-13Flat towing................ .10-17Trailer towing................10-17Towing a trailer................10-17Towing your vehicle..............6-12
Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid
..................... .8-9Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT).............5-17Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country)....................10-10Trip odometer...............2-5, 2-6Trunk light....................2-73Turn signal switch...............2-51
U
Uniform tire quality grading........10-18USB/iPod® Charging Ports.........4-63USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port
(models without Navigation System). . .4-54
V
Vanity mirror..................3-27Variable voltage control system......8-14Vehicle dimensions and weights......10-9Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch..................... .2-55Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system.....................5-100Vehicle identification............10-10Vehicle identification number (VIN). . . .10-10Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number)..............10-10Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate......................10-10
Vehicle immobilizer system.....2-40, 5-14Vehicle information display.........2-23Vehicle loading information........10-13Vehicle recovery................6-14Vehicle security system...........2-38Vehicle security system
(NISSAN Anti-Thef t System),
engine start
...............2-39, 5-14Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine
start
....................2-40, 5-14Vents..................... .4-32Visors......................3-27Voice Prompt Interrupt............4-70
W
Warning
Air bag warning light........1-62, 2-18Battery charge warning light......2-13Brake warning light............2-13Door open warning light.........2-14Engine oil pressure warning light. . . .2-14Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Low fuel warning light. . . .2-15, 2-16, 2-33Low tire pressure warning light.....2-15Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-16Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-51Seat belt warning light.......1-13,2-18Supplemental air bag warning
light.................. .1-62, 2-18Vehicle security system.........2-38
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