2023 NISSAN PATHFINDER Owners Manual

When installing a CB, ham radio or car
phone in your vehicle, be sure to observe
the following precautions; otherwise, the
new equipment may adversely affect the
engine control system and other electronic
parts.
WARNING
• A cellular phone should not be used
for any purpose while driving so full
attention may be given to vehicle op-
eration. Some jurisdictions prohibit
the use of cellular phones while
driving.
• If you must make a call while your
vehicle is in motion, the hands free
cellular phone operational mode is
highly recommended. Exercise ex-
treme caution at all times so full at-
tention may be given to vehicle
operation.
• If you are unable to devote full atten-
tion to vehicle operation while talk-
ing on the phone, pull off the road to
a safe location and stop your vehicle.
CAUTION
• Keep the antenna as far away as pos-
sible from the electronic control
modules.
• Keep the antenna wire more than 8 in
(20 cm) away from the electronic
control system harnesses. Do not
route the antenna wire next to any
harness.
• Adjust the antenna standing-wave
ratio as recommended by the
manufacturer.
• Connect the ground wire from the CB
radio chassis to the body.
• For additional information, it is rec-
ommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for servicing. “Made for iPod”, “Made for iPhone” and
“Made for iPad” mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to connect
specifically to iPod, iPhone or iPad, respec-
tively, and has been certified by the devel-
oper to meet Apple performance stan-
dards. Apple is not responsible for the
operation of this device or its compliance
with safety and regulatory standards.
Please note that the use of this accessory
with iPod, iPhone or iPad may affect wire-
less performance.
iPad, iPhone, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod
shuffle and iPod touch are trademarks of
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. Lightning is a trademark of
Apple Inc.
CAR PHONE OR CB RADIO
iPod®/iPhone®
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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

WARNING
• Do not leave children or adults who
would normally require the assis-
tance of others alone in your vehicle.
Pets should also not be lef t alone.
They could accidentally injure them-
selves or others through inadvertent
operation of the vehicle. Also, on hot,
sunny days, temperatures in a closed
vehicle could quickly become high
enough to cause severe or possibly
fatal injuries to people or animals.
• Properly secure all cargo with ropes
or straps to help prevent it from slid-
ing or shif ting. Do not place cargo
higher than the seatbacks. In a sud-
den stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal injury.
EXHAUST GAS (carbon monoxide)
WARNING
• Do not breathe exhaust gases; they
contain colorless and odorless car-
bon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is
dangerous. It can cause uncon-
sciousness or death. •
If you suspect that exhaust fumes
are entering the vehicle, drive with all
windows fully open, and have the ve-
hicle inspected immediately.
• Do not run the engine in closed
spaces such as a garage.
• Do not park the vehicle with the en-
gine running for any extended length
of time.
• Keep the rear vent windows, lif t-
gates, doors and trunk lids (if so
equipped) closed while driving, oth-
erwise exhaust gases could be
drawn into the passenger compart-
ment. If you must drive with one of
these open, follow these precau-
tions:
1. Open all the windows.
2. Set the
air recirculation but-
ton to off and the fan control dial
to high to circulate the air.
• If electrical wiring or other cable con-
nections must pass to a trailer
through the seal on the lif tgate or the
body, follow the manufacturer's rec-
ommendation to prevent carbon
monoxide entry into the vehicle. •
The exhaust system and body should
be inspected by a qualified mechanic
whenever:
a. The vehicle is raised for service.
b. You suspect that exhaust fumes are entering into the passenger
compartment.
c. You notice a change in the sound of the exhaust system.
d. You have had an accident involv- ing damage to the exhaust sys-
tem, underbody, or rear of the
vehicle.
THREE-WAY CATALYST
The three-way catalyst is an emission con-
trol device installed in the exhaust system.
Exhaust gases in the three-way catalyst
are burned at high temperatures to help
reduce pollutants.
WARNING
• The exhaust gas and the exhaust
system are very hot. Keep people,
animals or flammable materials
away from the exhaust system
components.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING AND
DRIVING
5-4Starting and driving

•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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