WARNING
Do not exceed Gross Combined Weight
Rating (GVWR). For additional informa-
tion about GVWR, see “Towing load/
specification” (P. 10-36).
Pre-towing tips
• Be certain your vehicle maintains a level position when a loaded and/or unloaded
trailer is hitched. Do not drive the vehicle if
it has an abnormal nose-up or nose-
down condition; check for improper
tongue load, overload, worn suspension
or other possible causes of either
condition.
• Always secure items in the trailer to pre- vent load shif t 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, ve- hicle tire pressure, trailer light operation,
and trailer wheel lug nuts every time you
attach a trailer to the vehicle.
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This graphic shows the suggested boost levels for different trailer sizes relative to the vehicle size.
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• Be certain your rearview mirrors conformto all federal, state or local regulations. If
not, install any mirrors required for towing
before driving the vehicle.
• Determine the overall height of the ve- hicle and trailer so the required clearance
is known.
Trailer towing tips
In order to gain skill and an understanding
of the vehicle's behavior, you should prac-
tice turning, stopping and backing up in an
area which is free from traffic. Steering sta-
bility and braking performance will be
somewhat different than under normal
driving conditions.
• Always secure items in the trailer to pre-vent load shif t while driving.
• Lock the trailer hitch coupler with a pin or lock to prevent the coupler from inadver-
tently becoming unlatched.
• Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or stops.
• Avoid sharp turns or lane changes.
• Always drive your vehicle at a moderate speed. • 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 possible, have
someone guide you when you are back-
ing 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 shif t selector 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. Af ter the wheel blocks are in place, slowly release the brake pedal until the
blocks absorb the vehicle load.
4. Apply the parking brake.
5. Shif t the transmission into P (Park). 6. Make sure the
indicator light (if so
equipped) indicates the transfer case is
in 4H, 4LO, or 2H and that the ATP light is
off. If the
indicator light is flashing,
or the ATP light is ON, make sure the
transmission is in P (Park) (A/T) and turn
the 4WD switch to 2WD or 4H. For addi-
tional information, see “Automatic
transmission park warning light” (P. 2-13)
and “Using 4-wheel drive (4WD)” (P. 5-107).
7. Turn off the engine.
To drive away:
1. Start the vehicle.
2. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
3. Shif t the transmission into gear.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Drive slowly until the vehicle and trailer are clear from the blocks.
6. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
7. Have someone retrieve and store the blocks.
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For 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
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition
to notif 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 otherinformation 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.
You may contact Transport Canada's
Defect Investigations and Recalls
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 (Eng-
lish 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 obtained
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).
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
Technical and consumer information10-57
11 Index
A
Active Brake Limited Slip (ABLS)
system....................5-119Aiming control, headlights.........2-50Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system).....................1-53Air bag system
Front (See supplemental front impact
air bag system)
...........1-60, 1-76Air bag warning labels............1-83Air bag warning light.........1-83, 2-16Air bag warning light,
supplemental..............1-83, 2-16Air cleaner...................8-21Air cleaner housing filter..........8-21Air conditionerAir conditioner operation. . . .4-32, 4-38Air conditioner specification label. .10-18Air conditioner system refrigerant
recommendations............10-8Air conditioner system refrigerant
and oil recommendations.......10-8Heater and air conditioner (automatic)
(if so equipped)..............4-37Heater and air conditioner
controls.................. .4-38Servicing air conditioner........4-42Air flow charts................4-33Alarm system (See vehicle security
system)................... .2-39
Anchor point locations...........1-32Antenna....................4-42Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)......5-117Antifreeze...................5-129Autolight switch...............2-45Automatic
Automatic power window switch. . .2-84Driving with automatic
transmission................5-19Automatic anti-glare inside mirror. . . .3-29Automatic door locks.............3-8Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
with Pedestrian Detection.........5-80Automatic transmission fluid temperature
gauge......................2-10
B
Battery.................5- 129, 8-16Charge warning light...........2-15Battery replacement............8-27Key fob...................8-27NISSAN Intelligent Key®.........8-27Before starting the engine.........5-16Belt (See drive belt).............8-20Blind Spot Warning (BSW)..........5-32Booster seats.................1-49Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . .5-117Brake fluid.................8-14
Brake light (See stop light).......8-30Brake system...............5-117Brake warning light............2-14Brake wear indicators.......2-22,8-23Parking brake operation.........5-23Self-adjusting brakes..........8-23Brake Assist.................5-118Brake fluid...................8-14Brake system.................5-117Brakes.....................8-23Break-in schedule.............5-105Brightness controlInstrument panel.............2-51Bulb check/instrument panel.......2-13Bulb replacement..............8-30
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants................10-2Car phone or CB radio...........4-82Cargo (See vehicle loading
information)................ .10-20Cargo light switch..............2-53Check tire pressure..........2-33, 2-35Child restraints......1-25,1-26,1-28,1-30LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren) System...........1-30Precautions on child
restraints........1-34, 1-40, 1-44, 1-49
Interior light..................2-88ISOFIX child restraints............1-30
J
Jump starting..............6-10,8-19
K
Key.........................3-2Key fob battery replacement........8-27Keyless entry
With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system)
.......3-15KeysNISSAN Intelligent Key®........3-2,3-9NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
keys..................... .3-4
L
Labels
Air conditioner specification label. . .10-18Emission control information label. .10-17Engine serial number..........10-16F.M.V.S.S. certification label.......10-16Tire and Loading Information label. .10-17Vehicle identification number (VIN). .10-15Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.................... .10-15Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-83Lane Departure Warning (LDW).......5-27
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren) System.............1-30License plate
Installing the license plate........10-19LightAir bag warning light........1-83, 2-16Brake light (See stop light)........8-30Bulb check/instrument panel......2-13Bulb replacement.............8-30Charge warning light...........2-15Console light................2-89Exterior and Interior lights........8-30Fog light switch..............2-52Fog lights..................8-29Headlight and turn signal switch. . . .2-45Headlight control switch.........2-45Headlights..................8-29Interior light................ .2-88Light bulbs.................8-29Low tire pressure warning light.....2-18Low windshield-washer fluid
warning light................2-33Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-63Personal lights...............2-90Security indicator light..........2-16Lights......................8-29Map lights................. .2-89Lock
Child safety rear door lock.........3-9Door locks................. .3-4Power door locks..............3-6Loose fuel cap warning...........2-33Low fuel warning light. .2-16, 2-21, 2-33, 2-34Low tire pressure warning light.......2-18
Low windshield-washer fluid
warning light..................2-33Luggage (See vehicle loading
information)..................10-20Luggage hook.................2-81
M
Maintenance
General maintenance...........9-2Inside the vehicle..............9-3Maintenance precautions.........8-2Outside the vehicle.............9-2Seat belt maintenance..........1-24Under the hood and vehicle.......9-4Maintenance requirements..........9-2Maintenance schedules............9-7Malfunction indicator light......2-15,2-20Manual front seat adjustment........1-4Map lights.................. .2-89Map pocket...................2-70Memory seat..............3-38, 3-40Meters and gauges...........2-6, 2-10Instrument brightness control.....2-51Mirror
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror. . .3-29Outside mirrors..............3-30Rearview...................3-29Vanity mirror................3-28Mirrors......................3-29Moonroof................ .2-86, 7-5Moving Object Detection (MOD)......4-23
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Child seat
belts........1-28,1-34, 1-40, 1-44, 1-49Reporting safety defects
(US only)................. .10-57Seat
Memory seat............3-38, 3-40Seat adjustmentFront manual seat adjustment......1-4Front power seat adjustment.......1-6Seat beltChild safety.................1-25Infants and small children........1-26Injured person................1-19Larger children...............1-26Precautions on seat belt usage.....1-16Pregnant women..............1-19Rear center seat belt...........1-23Seat belt extenders............1-24Seat belt maintenance..........1-24Seat belts................1-16,7-7Shoulder belt height adjustment. . . .1-24Three-point type with retractor.....1-19Seat belt extenders..............1-24Seat belt warning light............2-16Seatback pockets...............2-71SeatsAdjustment..................1-2Front seats..................1-2Heated seats................2-54Manual front seat adjustment......1-4Rear seat.................. .1-4Security indicator light............2-16Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start.........2-40, 5-16
Security systems
Vehicle security system.........2-39Self-adjusting brakes.............8-23Service manual order form........10-59Servicing air conditioner...........4-42Shif tingAutomatic transmission.........5-20Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-24Side air bag system (See supplemental side
air bag, curtain and rollover air bag
systems)
.....................1-79Snow plow................. .10-55Spark plug replacement...........8-20Spark plugs...................8-20Specifications.................10-9Speedometer..................2-7Speedometer and odometer........2-6SRS warning label...............1-83Stability control................5-120Standard maintenance............9-8Starting
Before starting the engine........5-16Jump starting............6-10,8-19Precautions when starting
and driving...............5-4, 5-11Push starting................6-12Starting the engine............5-17Starting the engine..............5-17SteeringPower steering fluid............8-13Power steering system.........5-116Steering wheel.................3-26Stop light................... .8-30Storage.....................2-70
Storage tray..................2-74Sun visors....................3-28Sunglasses case................2-76Sunglasses holder..............2-76Sunroof..................2-86, 7-5Supplemental air bag warning
labels...................... .1-83Supplemental air bag warning
light....................1-83, 2-16Supplemental front impact air bag
system..................1-60, 1-76Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels.....1-83Precautions on supplemental
restraint system...........1-53, 1-68Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system).......1-53SwitchAutolight switch..............2-45Automatic power window switch. . .2-84Electronic locking rear differential
(E-Lock) system switch..........2-60Fog light switch..............2-52Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Headlight aiming control.........2-50Headlight and turn signal switch. . . .2-45Headlight control switch.........2-45Hill descent control switch........2-59Instrument brightness control.....2-51Power door lock switch..........3-6Power inverter switch...........2-61Rear sonar system OFF switch.....2-62Tow mode switch.............2-63Turn signal switch.............2-51
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T
Tachometer...................2-8Tailgate.................... .3-34Temperature gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge. . .2-8Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start...............2-40, 5-16Three-way catalyst...............5-4Tie down hooks................3-38TireFlat tire................... .6-3Spare tire...............6-4, 8-46Tire and Loading Information label. .10-17Tire chains.................8-42Tire pressure................8-33Tire rotation.................8-43Tires of 4-wheel drive...........8-46Types of tires................8-41Uniform tire quality grading......10-55Wheel/tire size...............10-10Wheels and tires..........8-33, 10-10Tire pressure................. .8-33Low tire pressure warning light.....2-18Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)................... .5-5, 6-3Tow mode switch...............2-63Towing
2-wheel drive models...........6-15Flat towing................ .10-54Towing load/specification.......10-36Trailer towing...............10-32Towing a trailer................10-32Towing your vehicle..............6-13
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)........5-24Trailer Brake Controller Unit (TBCU). . . .2-63Transceiver
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver
.......2-90, 2-91, 2-93, 2-94Transfer case shif ting procedures. . . .5-108TransmissionDriving with automatic
transmission
................5-19Travel (See registering a vehicle in
another country)...............10-15Trip odometer..................2-7Truck - camper loading...........10-30Truck box................... .3-34Turn signal switch...............2-51
U
Under seat storage bin.....2-71,2-75,2-76Uniform tire quality grading........10-55USB/iPod® Charging Ports.........2-68Using 4-wheel drive.............5-107
V
Vanity mirror..................3-28Variable voltage control system......8-19Vehicle dimensions and weights.....10-11Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch..................... .2-58Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system.....................5-120Vehicle identification.............10-15
Vehicle identification number (VIN). . . .10-15Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number)..............10-15Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate...................... .10-15Vehicle immobilizer system.....2-40, 5-16Vehicle information display.........2-23Vehicle loading information........10-20Vehicle recovery.............6-15,6-16Vehicle security system...........2-39Vehicle security system (NISSAN
Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start
...............2-40, 5-16Vents......................4-28Visors......................3-28Voltmeter....................2-10
W
Warning
Air bag warning light........1-83, 2-16Battery charge warning light......2-15Brake warning light............2-14Engine oil pressure warning light. . . .2-15Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Loose fuel cap warning..........2-33Low fuel warning
light............2-16,2-21, 2-33, 2-34Low tire pressure warning light.....2-18Low windshield-washer fluid
warning light................2-33Passenger air bag and status light. . .1-63Seat belt warning light..........2-16
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Supplemental air bag warning
light...................1-83, 2-16Vehicle security system.........2-39Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-83Warning lights, indicator lights and
audible reminders...............2-12Warning systems switch...........2-57Weights (See dimensions
and weights)..................10-11Wheel/tire size................10-10Wheels and tires............8-33, 10-10When traveling or registering
in another country..............10-15Windows................... .2-82Locking passengers' windows.....2-83Powerrearwindows...........2-83Power windows..............2-82Rear power windows...........2-83Rear sliding window............2-85Windshield wiper blades...........8-22Windshield-washer fluid...........8-15Wiper
Wiper blades................8-22Wiper and washer switch..........2-41
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