2022 NISSAN FRONTIER Owner´s Manual

Tow mode includes the following features:
• Grade logic — Adjusts transmission shif tswhen pulling a trailer or hauling a load up
a grade.
• Downhill Speed Control (DSC) — auto- matically downshif ts when driving down
a grade with a trailer or heavy load to help
control vehicle speed.
Driving the vehicle in the tow mode with no
trailer/load or light trailer/light load will not
cause any damage. However, fuel
economy may be reduced and the
transmission/engine driving characteris-
tics may feel unusual.
When towing a trailer, final drive gear oil
should be replaced and transmission oil/
fluid should be changed more fre-
quently. For additional information, see
the “Do-it-yourself ” section of this
manual.
FLAT TOWING – 4WD WITH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Towing a vehicle behind a recreational ve-
hicle, such as a motor home, is sometimes
called flat towing.
CAUTION
• DO NOT flat tow a 4WD vehicle
equipped with an automatic trans-
mission. Flat towing or using a ve-
hicle dolly WILL DAMAGE internal
transmission parts due to lack of
lubrication.
• For emergency towing procedures,
see “Towing recommended by
NISSAN” in the “In case of emer-
gency ” (P. 6-15).
FLAT TOWING – 2WD WITH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Towing a vehicle behind a recreational ve-
hicle, such as a motor home, is sometimes
called flat towing.
CAUTION
• Failure to follow these guidelines can
result in severe transmission
damage.
• Whenever flat towing your vehicle,
always tow forward, never backward. •
DO NOT tow any automatic transmis-
sion vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground. Doing so WILL DAMAGE
internal transmission parts due to
lack of transmission lubrication.
• For emergency towing procedures,
see “Towing recommended by
NISSAN” in the “In case of emer-
gency ” (P. 6-15).
To tow a vehicle equipped with an auto-
matic transmission, an appropriate vehicle
dolly MUST be placed under the towed ve-
hicle’s drive wheels. Alwaysfollow the dolly
manufacturer’s recommendations when
using their product.
Automatic Transmission
To tow a vehicle equipped with an auto-
matic transmission, an appropriate vehicle
dolly MUST be placed under the towed ve-
hicle's drive wheels. Alwaysfollow the dolly
manufacturer's recommendations when
using their product.
NOTE:
If the battery is completely drained the
transmission will not manually shif t to
other positions.
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DOT (Department of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must
conform to federal safety requirements in
addition to these grades.
Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one
and one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly from
the norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to low-
est, are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades repre-
sent the tire's ability to stop on wet pave-
ment as measured under controlledconditions on specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction
performance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include ac-
celeration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
Temperature A, B and C
The temperature grades are A (the high-
est), B, and C, representing the tire’s resis-
tance to the generation of heat, and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high tem-
perature can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life, and ex-
cessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a
level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Mo-
tor Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the mini-
mum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly
inflated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combi-
nation, can cause heat build-up and
possible tire failure.
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
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Your NISSAN vehicle is covered by the fol-
lowing emission warranties:
For USA
1. Emission Defects Warranty
2. Emissions Performance Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:
• Nissan North America, Inc.Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003
For Canada
Emission Control System Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:
• Nissan Canada Inc. 5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5For USA
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration (NHTSA) in addition to noti-
f ying NISSAN.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it
finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a re-
call and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you,
your dealer, or NISSAN.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153);
go to http://www.safercar.gov; or
write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other in- formation about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov.
You may notif y NISSAN by contact-
ing our Consumer Affairs Depart-
ment, toll-free, at 1-800-NISSAN-1.
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform Trans-
port Canada in addition to notif ying
NISSAN.
If Transport Canada receives com-
plaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may
request that NISSAN conduct a recall
campaign. However, Transport
Canada cannot become involved in
individual problems between you,
your dealer, or NISSAN.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTY
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
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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: http://
www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
motorvehiclesafety/menu.htm
(English speakers) or http://
www.tc.gc.ca/fra/
securiteautomobile/menu.htm
(French speakers)
Or contact Transport Canada by
mail at:
Transport Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Investigations Laboratory
80 Noel Street Gatineau, QC J8Z0A1
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.WARNING
A vehicle equipped with Four-Wheel
Drive (4WD) should never be tested us-
ing a two wheel dynamometer (such as
the dynamometers used by some
states for emissions testing), or similar
equipment. Make sure you inform the
test facility personnel that your vehicle
is equipped with 4WD before it is placed
on a dynamometer. Using the wrong
test equipment may result in transmis-
sion damage or unexpected vehicle
movement which could result in seri-
ous vehicle damage or personal injury.
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
vehicle.
READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST
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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
law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identif ying
data routinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
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.
EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR)
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Genuine NISSAN Service Manuals for this
model year and prior can be purchased. A
Genuine NISSAN Service Manual is the best
source of service and repair information for
your vehicle. This manual is the same one
used by the factory-trained technicians
working at NISSAN dealerships. Genuine
NISSAN Owner’s Manuals can also be
purchased.
For USA
For current pricing and availability of
GenuineNISSAN Service Manuals,
contact:
www.nissan-techinfo.com
For current pricing and availability of
Genuine NISSAN Owner's Manuals,
contact:
1-800-247-5321
For Canada
To purchase a copy of a Genuine NISSAN
Service Manual or Owner’s Manual, for this
model year and prior, please contact your
nearest NISSAN dealer. For the phone num-
ber and location of a NISSAN dealer in your
area, call the NISSAN Information Center at
1-800-387-0122 and a bilingual NISSAN rep-
resentative will assist you.
OWNER'S MANUAL/SERVICE
MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION
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11 Index
4
4-Wheel Drive................5-1094WD......................5-109
A
Active Brake Limited Slip (ABLS)
system....................5-120Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system).....................1-71Air bag systemFront (See supplemental front impact air
bag system)
................1-78Air bag warning labels...........1-88Air bag warning light.........1-88, 2-14Air bag warning light,
supplemental.............1-88, 2-14Air cleaner housing filter..........8-18Air conditionerAir conditioner operation. . . .4-30, 4-36Air conditioner service..........4-40Air conditioner specification label. .10-14Air conditioner system refrigerant
recommendations............10-8Air conditioner system refrigerant and oil
recommendations............10-8Heater and air conditioner (automatic)
(if so equipped)..............4-35
Heater and air conditioner
controls.................. .4-36Servicing air conditioner........4-40Air flow charts.................4-31Alarm system (See vehicle security
system)................... .2-34Anchor point locations...........1-33Antenna....................4-40Anti-lock brake warning light........2-11Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)......5-119Antifreeze...................5-129Autolight switch...............2-39Automatic
Automatic power window switch. . .2-71Driving with automatic
transmission................5-18Automatic anti-glare inside mirror. . . .3-25Automatic door locks.............3-7Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection............5-81Automatic transmission fluid temperature
gauge..................... .2-8
B
Battery.................5-129, 8-14Charge warning light...........2-13Battery replacement............8-23Key fob...................8-23NISSAN Intelligent Key®.........8-24
Before starting the engine.........5-17Belt (See drive belt)..............8-16Blind Spot Warning (BSW)..........5-32Booster seats.................1-66Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . .5-119Brake fluid.................8-12Brake light (See stop light).......8-27Brake system...............5-118Brake warning light............2-12Brake wear indicators.......2-19,8-20Parking brake operation.........5-23Self-adjusting brakes..........8-20Brake fluid...................8-12Brake system................5-118Brakes.....................8-20Break-in schedule..............5-107Brightness controlInstrument panel.............2-44Bulb check/instrument panel.......2-11Bulb replacement..............8-27
C
C.M.V.S.S. certification label........10-13Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants................10-2Car phone or CB radio............4-41Cargo (See vehicle loading
information)................ .10-16

Cargo lamp switch..............2-46Cargo light...................2-75Check tire pressure..........2-29,2-31Child restraint with top tether strap. . . .1-33Child restraints.......1-25,1-26,1-28, 1-30Precautions on child
restraints.........1-40, 1-43, 1-55, 1-66Top tether strap anchor point
locations.................. .1-33Child safety rear door lock..........3-7Cleaning exterior and interior......7-2,7-4Cold weather driving............5-129Console box..................2-66Controls
Heater and air conditioner controls. .4-36Heater and air conditioner controls
(manual)...................4-26CoolantCapacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants
...............10-2Changing engine coolant.........8-5Checking engine coolant level......8-5Engine coolant temperature gauge. . .2-6Corrosion protection..............7-7Cruise control................ .5-51Cup holders................. .2-67Curtain side-impact and rollover air
bag....................... .1-83
D
Daytime Running Light System......2-43Daytime Running Lights (DRL) system. .2-43
Dimensions and weights..........10-11Dimmer switch for instrument panel. . .2-44Door locks....................3-4Drive belt....................8-16Driving
Cold weather driving...........5-129Driving with automatic
transmission................5-18Precautions when starting and
driving................. .5-4, 5-11Driving the vehicle...............5-18
E
Economy - fuel................5-109Electronic locking rear differential (E-Lock)
system.....................5-116Electronic locking rear differential (E-Lock)
system switch.................2-50Emergency call (SOS) button........2-53Emergency engine shutoff.......5-15,6-2Emission control information label. . . .10-13Emission control system warranty. . . .10-41Engine
Before starting the engine........5-17Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2Changing engine coolant.........8-5Changing engine oil............8-6Changing engine oil filter.........8-6Checking engine coolant level......8-5Checking engine oil level.........8-6Engine coolant temperature gauge. . .2-6
Engine cooling system...........8-4Engine oil.................. .8-6Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation.............10-7Engine oil pressure gauge.........2-8Engine oil pressure warning light. . . .2-13Engine oil viscosity.............10-7Engine serial number..........10-12Engine specifications...........10-9Engine Block Heater.............5-130Engine coolant temperature gauge. . . .2-6Engine oil pressure gauge..........2-8Event Data recorders............10-43Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide)......5-4Explanation of maintenance items.....9-2Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items...................... .9-5Extended storage switch..........2-61Eyeglass case.................2-67
F
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher
switch)......................6-2Flat tire..................... .6-3Floor mat positioning aid...........7-6Fluid
Brake fluid..................8-12Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2Engine coolant................8-4Engine oil.................. .8-6Power steering fluid............8-11
11-2