2023 NISSAN MURANO trailer

Class I hitch
Class I trailer hitch equipment (receiver, ball
mount and hitch ball) can be used to tow
trailers of a maximum weight of 2,000 lbs.
(907 kg).
Tire pressures
• When towing a trailer, inflate thevehicle tires to the recommended
cold tire pressure indicated on the
Tire and Loading Information label.
• Trailer tire condition, size, load rat- ing and proper inflation pressure
should be in accordance with the
trailer and tire manufacturer's
specifications.
Safety chains
Always use suitable safety chains between
your vehicle and the trailer. The safety
chains should be crossed and should be
attached to the hitch, not to the vehicle
bumper or axle. The safety chains can be
attached to the bumper if the hitch ball is
mounted to the bumper. Be sure to leave
enough slack in the chains to permit turn-
ing corners.
Trailer lights
CAUTION
When splicing into the vehicle electrical
system, a commercially available
power-type module/converter must
be used to provide power for all trailer
lighting. This unit uses the vehicle bat-
tery as a direct power source for all
trailer lights while using the vehicle tail
light, stop light and turn signal circuits
as a signal source. The module/
converter must draw no more than 15
milliamps from the stop and tail lamp
circuits. Using a module/converter that
exceeds these power requirements
may damage the vehicle's electrical
system. It is recommended that you
visit a reputable trailer retailer to ob-
tain the proper equipment and to have
it installed.
Trailer lights should comply with federal
and/or local regulations. For assistance in
hooking up trailer lights, it is recommended
that you contact a NISSAN dealer or repu-
table trailer retailer. Vehicles equipped with
the optional trailer tow package are
equipped with a flat 4-pin connector, an
adapter will be needed to connect the trailer lights to the vehicle. Adapters are
available at auto parts stores and hitch
retailers.
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.
• 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.
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• 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
stability 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 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. 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. 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.
• While going downhill, the weight of the trailer pushing on the tow vehicle may
decrease overall stability. Therefore, to
maintain adequate control, reduce your
speed and shif t to a lower gear. Avoid
long or repeated use of the brakes when
descending a hill, as this reduces their
effectiveness and could cause overheat-
ing. Shif ting to a lower gear instead pro-
vides “engine braking” and reduces the
need to brake as frequently.
• If the engine coolant temperature rises to a high temperature, see “If your vehicle
overheats” (P. 6-12).
• Trailer towing requires more fuel than normal circumstances.
• Avoid towing a trailer for your vehicle's first 500 miles (805 km).
• For the first 500 miles (805 km) that you do tow, do not drive over 50 mph (80
km/h).
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• Have your vehicle serviced more of tenthan at intervals specified in the recom-
mended Maintenance Schedule in the
“Maintenance and schedules” section of
this manual.
• When making a turn, your trailer wheels will be closer to the inside of the turn than
your vehicle wheels. To compensate for
this, make a larger than normal turning
radius during the turn.
• Crosswinds and rough roads will ad- versely affect vehicle/trailer handling,
possibly causing vehicle sway. When be-
ing passed by larger vehicles, be pre-
pared for possible changes in crosswinds
that could affect vehicle handling.
Do the following if the trailer begins to
sway:
1. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal to allow the vehicle to coast and steer as
straight ahead as the road conditions
allow. This combination will help stabilize
the vehicle
– Do not correct trailer sway by steering or applying the brakes.
2. When the trailer sway stops, gently apply the brakes and pull to the side of the
road in a safe area. 3. Try to rearrange the trailer load so it is
balanced as described in this section.
• Be careful when passing other vehicles. Passing while towing a trailer requires
considerably more distance than normal
passing. Remember, the length of the
trailer must also pass the other vehicle
before you can safely change lanes.
• Downshif t the transmission to a lower gear for engine braking when driving
down steep or long hills. This will help
slow the vehicle without applying the
brakes.
• Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or too frequently. This could cause
the brakes to overheat, resulting in re-
duced braking efficiency.
• Increase your following distance to allow for greater stopping distances while tow-
ing a trailer. Anticipate stops and brake
gradually.
• NISSAN recommends that the cruise control not be used while towing a trailer.
• Some states or provinces have specific regulations and speed limits for vehicles
that are towing trailers. Obey the local
speed limits. • Check your hitch, trailer wiring harness
connections, and trailer wheel lug nuts
af ter 50 miles (80 km) of travel and at
every break.
• When launching a boat, don't allow the water level to go over the exhaust tail
pipe or rear bumper.
• Make sure you disconnect the trailer lights before backing the trailer into the
water or the trailer lights may burn out.
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
“Do-it-yourself ” (P. 8-2).
FLAT TOWING FOR ALL–WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLE (if so equipped)
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground is sometimes called flat towing.
This method is sometimes used when
towing a vehicle behind a recreational ve-
hicle, such as a motor home.
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Tire pressure......................2-13
Low tire pressure warning light ......2-13
Tire..............................6-3 Flattire......................6-3,6-4
Spare tire ...................6-5,8-40
Tire and Loading Information label . . .10-13
Tire chains .....................8-36
Tirepressure ...................8-28
Tirerotation....................8-37
Types of tires ...................8-35
Uniform tire quality grading ........10-29
Wheel/tire size ..................10-10
Wheels and tires ............8-28,10-10
Toptetherstrapchildrestraint........ .1-31
Towingatrailer...................10-20
Towing..........................6-15 2-wheel drive models .............6-15
All-wheel drive models ............6-14
Flattowing ...............10-28,10-29
Towtrucktowing ................6-13
Towing load/specification .........10-23
Trailertowing ..................10-20
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) .........5-25
Transceiver .......................2-71
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ......2-71,2-72,2-73,2-74,2-75
Transmission .....................8-10
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid ..........................8-10
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ...............5-19
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .........................10-11 Trip odometer
.....................2-5
Turn signal switch ..................2-44
U
Uniform tire quality grading ..........10-29
USB/iPod® Charging Ports ...........2-55
V
Vanitymirror......................3-33
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-10
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch ..........................2-50
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system .........................5-123
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ..................10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate ...........................10-11
Vehicle identification ...............10-11
Vehicle immobilizer system ..........2-34
Vehicleinformationdisplay...........2-18
Vehicle loading information ..........10-15
Vehiclerecovery...................6-15
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start ......2-34
Vehicle security system .............2-32
Vents...........................4-27
Visors...........................3-32
W
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders ........................2-9
Warninglights.....................2-10
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ........................2-10
Audible reminders ............2-10,2-12
Indicatorlights...............2-10, 2-12
Warninglights...............2-10,2-12
Warning ........................ .1-70
Airbagwarninglight..........1-70, 2-12
Anti-lock brake warning light ....2-10,2-12
Battery charge warning light ........2-10
Brakewarninglight.............. .2-10
Engine oil pressure warning light .....2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch .......6-2
Loose fuel cap warning ............2-27
Lowfuelwarninglight......2 -11, 2-15, 2-27
Lowtirepressurewarninglight......2-13
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light..........................2-28
Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-16, 2-11
Supplemental air bag warning
light...................... .1-70, 2-12
Vehicle security system ...........2-32
Warning labels (for SRS) ............1-69
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................2-10,2-12
Washer switch ....................2-36
Rear window wiper and washer
switches .......................2-36
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