2023 NISSAN PATHFINDER maintenance

When the “[X]” icon is displayed on the
screen, the camera image may be receiv-
ing temporary electronic disturbances
from surrounding devices. This will not hin-
der normal driving operation but the sys-
tem should be inspected if it occurs fre-
quently. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN dealer for this service.SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin-
ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the cameras as the
monitor screen may be adversely
affected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
O1, the Intelligent Around
View® Monitor may not display objects
clearly. Clean the camera by wiping with a
cloth dampened with a diluted mild clean-
ing agent and then wiping with a dry cloth.
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SONAR SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Listed below are the system limitations
for the sonar function. Failure to oper-
ate the vehicle in accordance with
these system limitations could result in
serious injury or death.
• Inclement weather or ultrasonic
sources such as an automatic car
wash, a truck’s compressed-air
brakes or a pneumatic drill may af-
fect the function of the system, in-
cluding reduced performance or a
false activation.
• The system is not designed to pre-
vent contact with small or moving
objects.
• The system will not detect small ob-
jects below the bumper, and may not
detect objects close to the bumper or
on the ground.
• The system may not detect the fol-
lowing objects:
– Fluff y objects such as snow, cloth,
cotton, grass or wool.
– Thin objects such as rope, wire or
chain.
– Wedge-shaped objects. •
If your vehicle sustains damage to
the bumper fascia, leaving it mis-
aligned or bent, the sensing zone
may be altered causing inaccurate
measurement of objects or false
alarms.
CAUTION
Excessive noise (such as audio system
volume or an open vehicle window) will
interfere with the tone and it may not
be heard.
System temporarily unavailable
When the amber markers are displayed at
the corners of the vehicle icon and the
function cannot be activated from the
Camera setting menu (the setting items
are grayed out), the sonar system may be
malfunctioning.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
Keep the surface of the sonar sensors
(located on the front and rear bumper
fascia) free from accumulations of
snow, ice and dirt. Do not scratch the
surface of the sonar sensors when
cleaning. If the sensors are covered, the
accuracy of the sonar function will be
diminished.
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SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin-
ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the camera as the
monitor screen may be adversely
affected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
O1, the MOD system may not
operate properly. Clean the camera by wip-
ing with a cloth dampened with a diluted
mild cleaning agent and then wiping with a
dry cloth.
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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 ..................................5-8
Avoiding collision and rollover ................5-9
Off-roadrecovery ............................5-9
Rapid air pressure loss .......................5-9
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ..........5-10
Driving safety precautions ...................5-10
Push-button ignition switch ....................5-13
Operating range ............................ 5-14
Push-button ignition switch positions .......5-14
Emergency engine shut off ..................5-15
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery
discharge ................................... 5-15
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .........5-16
Before starting the engine .....................5-16
Starting the engine ............................. 5-16
Remote Engine Start (if so equipped) ........5-17
Driving the vehicle .............................. 5-18
Engine protection mode ....................5-18
Automatic Transmission (A/T) ...............5-18
Parking brake .................................. 5-26Electronic parking brake (switch type)
.......5-26
Automatic brake hold .......................... 5-28
How to activate/deactivate the
automatic brake hold function ..............5-29
How to use the automatic brake hold
function ..................................... 5-30
Drive Mode Selector ............................ 5-31
STANDARD MODE (2WD models)/AUTO
MODE (4WD models) ........................ 5-32
SPORT mode ................................ 5-32
SNOW mode ................................ 5-32
TOW mode .................................. 5-33
MUD/RUT mode (4WD models) ..............5-33
SAND mode (4WD models) ..................5-33
ECO mode .................................. 5-33
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) (if so equipped) . . . 5-35 System operation ........................... 5-36
Turning the Traffic Sign Recognition
(TSR) system on and off .....................5-37
System temporarily unavailable .............5-37
S

ystem malfunction ......................... 5-37
System maintenance .......................5-38
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) .................5-38
LDW system operation ......................5-39
How to enable/disable the LDW system .....5-41
LDW system limitations .....................5-42

System temporarily unavailable.............5-43
System malfunction ......................... 5-44
System maintenance .......................5-44
Intelligent Lane Intervention (I-LI)
(if so equipped) ................................. 5-45
I-LI system operation ........................ 5-46
How to enable/disable the I-LI system ......5-48
I-LI system limitations .......................5-49
System temporarily unavailable .............5-51
System malfunction ......................... 5-51
System maintenance .......................5-52
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) .......................5-52
BSW system operation ......................5-54
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-56
BSW system limitations .....................5-57
BSW driving situations .......................5-58
System temporarily unavailable .............5-62
System maintenance .......................5-64
Intelligent Blind Spot Intervention (I-BSI)
(if so equipped) ................................. 5-65
I-BSI system operation ......................5-66
How to enable/disable the I-BSI system .....5-68
I-BSI system limitations .....................5-69I-BSI driving situations
....................... 5-71
System temporarily unavailable .............5-75
System malfunction ......................... 5-76
System maintenance .......................5-76
RearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA) .................. 5-77
RCTA system operation .....................5-78
How to enable/disable the RCTA
system ...................................... 5-80
RCTA system limitations .....................5-82
System temporarily unavailable .............5-84
System maintenance .......................5-86
Cruise control (if so equipped) ..................5-87
Precautions on cruise control ...............5-87
Cruise control operations ...................5-87
Pr

oPILOT Assist (if so equipped) ................5-88
ProPILOT Assist system operation ...........5-90
Turning the conventional (fixed speed)
cruise control mode on .....................5-95
Operating ProPILOT Assist ...................5-95
How to enable/disable the Steering
Assist ...................................... 5-101
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
(for vehicles with ProPILOT Assist) ..........5-103

Steering Assist............................. 5-119
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise
control mode .............................. 5-127
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) .................5-130
RAB system operation ......................5-131
Turning the RAB system on/off .............5-133
RAB system limitations .....................5-134
System malfunction ........................ 5-136
System maintenance ......................5-136
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection .......................... 5-137
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
operation .................................. 5-138
Turning the AEB with Pedestrian
Detection system ON/OFF .................5-140
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations ................................. 5-141
System temporarily unavailable ............5-145
System malfunction ........................ 5-147
System maintenance ......................5-148
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW) . . 5-149 I-FCW system operation ....................5-152
Turning the I-FCW system on/off ...........5-153
I-FCW system limitations ...................5-155
System temporarily unavailable ............5-161 System malfunction
........................ 5-163
System maintenance ......................5-164
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA) ...............5-165
Intelligent Driver Alertness system
operation .................................. 5-166
How to enable/disable the Intelligent
Driver Alertness (I-DA) system ..............5-167
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
system limitations ......................... 5-168
Break-in schedule ............................. 5-169
Fuel efficient driving tips .......................5-170
Increasing fuel economy .......................5-171
Intelligent 4X4 (I-4X4) (if so equipped) ...........5-171
Parking/parking on hills .......................5-173
Power steering ................................ 5-174
Brake system ................................. 5-175
Brake precautions .......................... 5-175
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .............5-175
Br
ake Assist ................................ 5-177
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ........5-177
How to turn off the VDC system ............5-179
Rise-up and build-up ....................... 5-179
Brake force distribution ....................5-179
Active Brake Limited Slip (ABLS) system .......5-180

Chassis control............................... 5-181
Intelligent Trace Control (I-TC) ..............5-181
Active Ride Control (ARC)
(if so equipped) ............................. 5-181
Hill descent control system (if so equipped) . . . 5-182
Hill start assist system ........................5-183
Front and Rear Sonar System
(if so equipped) ................................ 5-183
System operation .......................... 5-184
How to enable/disable the front and
rear sonar system .......................... 5-186
Sonar limitations ........................... 5-187
System temporarily unavailable ............5-188
System maintenance ......................5-188Idling Stop System
............................ 5-189
Retrograde movement control function ....5-191
Idling Stop System display ..................5-191
Idling Stop OFF switch ......................5-195
Cold weather driving .......................... 5-196
Freeing a frozen door lock ..................5-196
Antifreeze .................................. 5-196
Battery..................................... 5-196
Draining of coolant water ..................5-196
Tire equipment ............................. 5-196
Special winter equipment ..................5-196
Driving on snow or ice ......................5-196
Engine block heater (if so equipped) ........5-197

•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
prevent the TPMS from functioning prop-
erly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale af ter replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels
allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
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