2023 NISSAN KICKS maintenance

5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving..........5-4
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..............5-4
Three-way catalyst ...........................5-4
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) .......................................5-5
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions ..................................5-9
Avoiding collision and rollover ................5-9
Off-roadrecovery ............................5-9
Rapid air pressure loss ......................5-10
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ..........5-10
Push-button ignition switch .....................5-11
Operating range ............................ 5-12
Push-button ignition switch positions .......5-12
Emergency engine shut off ..................5-13
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery
discharge ................................... 5-13
NISSAN Anti-Thef t System (NATS)
(if so equipped) .............................. 5-14
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .........5-14
Before starting the engine .....................5-15
Starting the engine ............................. 5-15
Remote Engine Start (if so equipped) ........5-16
Driving the vehicle .............................. 5-17
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) ........................................ 5-17Parking brake
.................................. 5-22
Hand type ................................... 5-22
Electronic parking brake (switch type) .......5-23
Automatic brake hold (if so equipped) ..........5-25
How to activate/deactivate the
automatic brake hold function ..............5-26
How to use the automatic brake hold
function ..................................... 5-26
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
(if so equipped) ................................. 5-28
LDW system operation ......................5-29
How to enable/disable the LDW system .....5-31
LDW system limitations .....................5-32
System temporarily unavailable .............5-33
System malfunction ......................... 5-34
System maintenance .......................5-34
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) (if so equipped) .......5-35
BSW system operation ......................5-37
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-38
BSW system limitations .....................5-40
BS
W driving situations ....................... 5-41
System temporarily unavailable .............5-44
System maintenance .......................5-45
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped) . . 5-46 RCTA system operation .....................5-47

How to enable/disable the RCTA
system...................................... 5-50
RCTA system limitations .....................5-52
System temporarily unavailable .............5-54
System maintenance .......................5-55
Cruise control (if so equipped) ..................5-56
Precautions on cruise control ...............5-56
Cruise control operations ...................5-57
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (if so equipped) . . 5-58 How to select the cruise control mode ......5-60
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode ....................................... 5-60
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode operation ............................. 5-61
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode switches ............................. 5-63
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode limitations ............................ 5-69
System temporarily unavailable .............5-73
System maintenance .......................5-75
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise
control mode ............................... 5-77
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) (if so equipped) . . 5-81 RAB system operation .......................5-82
Turning the RAB system on/off ..............5-84 RAB system limitations
......................5-85
System malfunction ......................... 5-87
System maintenance .......................5-87
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
(if so equipped) ................................. 5-88
AEB system operation .......................5-89
Turning the AEB system on/off ..............5-91
AEB system limitations ......................5-93
System temporarily unavailable .............5-94
System malfunction ......................... 5-96
System maintenance .......................5-97
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection (if so equipped) ...........5-98
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
operation ................................... 5-99
Turning the AEB with Pedestrian
Detection system on/off ...................5-101
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations ................................. 5-103
System temporarily unavailable ............5-106
System malfunction ........................ 5-108
S
ystem maintenance ...................... 5-109
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW) . . 5-110 I-FCW system operation ....................5-113
Turning the I-FCW system on/off ...........5-114

I-FCW system limitations...................5-116
System temporarily unavailable ............5-121
System malfunction ........................ 5-123
System maintenance ......................5-124
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
(if so equipped) ................................ 5-125
Intelligent Driver Alertness system
operation .................................. 5-126
How to enable/disable the Intelligent
Driver Alertness (I-DA) system ..............5-126
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
system limitations ......................... 5-127
Break-in schedule ............................. 5-128
Fuel efficient driving tips .......................5-128
Increasing fuel economy ......................5-129
Parking/parking on hills .......................5-130
Power steering ................................ 5-131
Brake system ................................. 5-132
Brake precautions .......................... 5-132
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .............5-132
Brake Assist ................................ 5-134
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ........5-134
Brake force distribution ....................5-136Chassis Control (if so equipped)
...............5-137
Intelligent Trace Control (I-TC) ..............5-137
Intelligent Engine Brake (I-EB) ...............5-138
Active Ride Control (ARC) ...................5-138
Hill Start Assist ................................ 5-139
Rear Sonar System (RSS) (if so equipped) ......5-140
System operation .......................... 5-141
How to enable/disable the sonar
system ..................................... 5-142
Sonar limitations ........................... 5-144
System temporarily unavailable ............5-144
System maintenance ......................5-144
Cold weather driving .......................... 5-145
Freeing a frozen door lock ..................5-145
Antifreeze .................................. 5-145
Battery..................................... 5-145
Dr

aining of coolant water ..................5-145
Tire equipment ............................. 5-145
Special winter equipment ..................5-146
Driving on snow or ice ......................5-146
Parking brake .............................. 5-146
Engine block heater (if so equipped) ........5-146

WARNING
• The exhaust gas and the exhaust
system are very hot. Keep people,
animals or flammable materials
away from the exhaust system
components.
• Do not stop or park the vehicle over
flammable materials such as dry
grass, waste paper or rags. They may
ignite and cause a fire.
CAUTION
• Do not use leaded gasoline. Deposits
from leaded gasoline will seriously
reduce the three-way catalyst's abil-
ity to help reduce exhaust pollutants.
• Keep your engine tuned up. Malfunc-
tions in the ignition, fuel injection, or
electrical systems can cause overrich
fuel flow into the three-way catalyst,
causing it to overheat. Do not keep
driving if the engine misfires, or if no-
ticeable loss of performance or other
unusual operating conditions are de-
tected. Have the vehicle inspected
promptly. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN dealer for this
service. •
Avoid driving with an extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, damag-
ing the three-way catalyst.
• Do not race the engine while warm-
ing it up.
• Do not push or tow your vehicle to
start the engine.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS)
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and
inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure
label. (If your vehicle has tires of a different
size than the size indicated on the vehicle
placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle
has been equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS) that illuminates
a low tire pressure telltale when one or
more of your tires is significantly under-
inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should
stop and check all your tires as soon as
possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and
can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also
reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substi-
tute for proper tire maintenance, and it is
the driver’s responsibility to maintain cor-
rect tire pressure, even if under-inflation
has not reached the level to trigger illumi-
nation of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate
when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is com-
bined with the low tire pressure telltale.
When the system detects a malfunction,
the telltale will flash for approximately one
minute and then remain continuously illu-
minated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as
the malfunction exists. When the malfunc-
tion indicator is illuminated, the system
may not be able to detect or signal low tire
pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, includ-
ing the installation of replacement or alter-
nate tires or wheels on the vehicle that
Starting and driving5-5

Af ter the above conditions have finished
and the necessary operating conditions
are satisfied, the LDW functions will resume.
SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
If the LDW system malfunctions, it will can-
cel automatically. The LDW indicator (or-
ange) or LDW indicator light will illuminate
in the instrument panel. If the LDW indicator
(orange) or LDW indicator light illuminates
in the instrument panel, pull off the road to
a safe location and stop the vehicle. Turn
the engine/motor off and restart the
engine/motor. If the LDW indicator (orange)
or LDW indicator light continues to illumi-
nate, have the LDW system checked. It is
recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The lane camera unitOAfor the LDW sys-
tem is located above the inside mirror.
To keep the proper operation of the LDW
system and prevent a system malfunction,
be sure to observe the following:
• Always keep the windshield clean.
• Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the camera unit. • Do not place reflective materials, such as
white paper or a mirror, on the instru-
ment panel. The reflection of sunlight
may adversely affect the camera unit’s
capability of detecting the lane markers.
• Do not strike or damage the areas around the camera unit. Do not touch the
camera lens or remove the screw located
on the camera unit. If the camera unit is
damaged due to an accident, it is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer.
LSD5552
5-34Starting and driving

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The two radar sensorsO1for the BSW and
RCTA systems are located near the rear
bumper. Always keep the area near the ra-
dar sensors clean.
The radar sensors may be blocked by tem-
porary ambient conditions such as splash-
ing water, mist or fog.
The blocked condition may also be caused
by objects such as ice, frost or dirt ob-
structing the radar sensors. Check for and remove objects obstructing
the area around the radar sensors.
Do not attach stickers (including transpar-
ent material), install accessories or apply
additional paint near the radar sensors.
Do not strike or damage the area around
the radar sensors. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN dealer if the area around
the radar sensors is damaged due to a
collision.
Radio frequency statement
For USA
FCC ID: OAYSRR2B or OAYSRR3B
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful inter-
ference, and
2. This device must accept any interfer- ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation. FCC Warning
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment.
For Canada
Applicable law: Canada 310
This device complies with industry Canada
licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference,
and
2.
This device must accept any interference,
including interference that may cause un-
desired operation of the device.
Frequency bands: 24.05–24.25GHz
Output power: less than 20 milliwatts
Droit applicable: Canada 310
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR
d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils
radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est
autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouil- lage, et
LSD5569
Starting and driving5-45

Malfunction
When the RCTA system malfunctions, it will
turn off automatically. The system mal-
function warning message will appear in
the vehicle information display (if so
equipped).
NOTE:
If the BSW system stops working, the
RCTA system will also stop working.
Action to take:
Stop the vehicle in a safe location, place the
vehicle in the P (Park) position, turn the en-
gine off and restart the engine. If the mes-
sage continues to appear, have the system
checked. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN dealer for this service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The two radar sensorsO1for the BSW and
RCTA systems are located near the rear
bumper. Always keep the area near the ra-
dar sensors clean.
The radar sensors may be blocked by tem-
porary ambient conditions such as splash-
ing water, mist or fog.
The blocked condition may also be caused
by objects such as ice, frost or dirt ob-
structing the radar sensors.
Check for and remove objects obstructing
the area around the radar sensors. Do not attach stickers (including transpar-
ent material), install accessories or apply
additional paint near the radar sensors.
Do not strike or damage the area around
the radar sensors. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN dealer if the area around
the radar sensors is damaged due to a
collision.
Radio frequency statement
For USA
FCC ID: OAYSRR2B or OAYSRR3B
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful inter-
ference, and
2. This device must accept any interfer- ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
LSD5569
Starting and driving5-55

Action to take:
If the warning light comes on, park the ve-
hicle in a safe place. Turn the engine off,
restart the engine, resume driving and set
the ICC system again.
If it is not possible to set the system or
the indicator stays on, it may indicate
that the system is malfunctioning. Al-
though the vehicle is still drivable under
normal conditions, have the vehicle
checked. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
NOTE:
If the ICC system is temporarily unavail-
able, the conventional cruise control
mode may still be used. For additional
information, please see “Conventional
(fixed speed) cruise control mode”
(P. 5-77).
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The sensor for the ICC systemOAis located
on the front of the vehicle.
To keep the ICC system operating properly,
be sure to observe the following:
• Always keep the sensor area of the front bumper/emblem clean.
• Do not strike or damage the areas around the sensor.
• Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the sensor. This could cause failure
or malfunction.
LSD3916LSD5561
Starting and driving5-75