2004 Nissan Altima Owners Manual

Power rear windows . Power steering fluid. Power steering system . Power windows . Rear power windows .

Precautions

Maintenance precautions . Precautions on child restraints. Precautions on seat belt usage . Precautions on supplemental restraint system. Precautions when starting and driving .

Push starting .

Radio

Car phone or CB radio . FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD) changer . FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD) player

Readiness for inspection maintenance (I/M) test . Rear power windows . Rear seat . Rear window defogger switch . Refrigerant recommendation . Registering your vehicle in another country. Remote keyless entry system . Reporting safety defects (US only) .

.3-4
.2-26
.2-33
.8-14
.5-16
.2-32
.2-33

.8-5
.1-30
.1-22

.1-8
.5-2
.6-8

.4-30

.4-22

.4-17

.9-19
.2-33
.1-6
.2-17
.9-6
.9-9
.3-5
.9-19

Safety

Child safety rear door lock. Child seat belts . Reporting safety defects (US only) .

Seat adjustment

Front manual seat adjustment . Front power seat adjustment Rear seat adjustment.

Seat belt

Child safety . Infants and small children . Injured Person. Larger children . Precautions on seat belt usage . Pregnant women . Seat belt extenders . Seat belt maintenance . Seat belts . Shoulder belt height adjustment . Three-point type with retractor.

Seat belt warning light . Seatback pockets. Seats

.3-5
.1-30
.9-19

.1-2
.1-4
.1-6

.1-24
.1-25
.1-25
.1-25
.1-22
.1-25
.1-29
.1-29
.1-22
.1-28
.1-26
.2-11
.2-27

.1-2
.1-2
.2-24
.1-2
.1-6

Adjustment . Front seats . Heated seats . Manual front seat adjustment . Rear seat .

Security system (Nissan vehicle immobilizer system), engine start. Self-adjusting brakes . Service manual order form . Servicing air conditioner .

.2-15, 3-2, 5-5
.8-26
.9-21
.4-13

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Shift lock release . Shifting

.5-9

Automatic transmission . Manual transmission .

Shoulder belt height adjustment . Spark plug replacement . Speedometer . Spotlights (See map light) . SRS warning label Starting

.5-8
.5-10
.1-28
.8-19
.2-4
.2-37
.1-20

Before starting the engine . Jump starting . Precautions when starting and driving . Push starting . Starting the engine .

.5-6
.6-6
.5-2
.6-8
.5-6

Steering

Power steering fluid. Power steering system . Tilting steering wheel .

Stop light Storage . Sunglasses case . Sunglasses holder . Sunroof Supplemental air bag warning light . Supplemental restraint system

.8-14
.5-16
.3-14
.8-31
.2-27
.2-27
.2-27
.2-34
.1-20, 2-11

Information and warning labels. Precautions on supplemental restraint system.

Supplemental restraint system (Supplemental air bag system) . Switch

Autolight switch . Automatic power window switch . Fog light switch . Hazard warning flasher switch .

.1-20

.1-8

.1-8

.2-20
.2-34
.2-22
.2-23

.2-18
.5-4
.3-4
.2-17

.2-25
.2-16

.2-6

.2-7

.2-10

Headlight and turn signal switch. Ignition switch . Power door lock switch . Rear window defogger switch . Traction control system (TCS) off switch . Windshield wiper and washer switch .

Tachometer . Temperature gauge

Engine coolant temperature gauge . Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant temperature high warning light. Theft (Nissan vehicle immobilizer system), engine start . Three-way catalyst . Tilting steering wheel . Tire

.2-15, 3-2, 5-5
.5-2
.3-14

Flat tire . Spare tire. Tire chains. Tire placard . Tire pressure . Tire rotation . Types of tires . Uniform tire quality grading. Wheels and tires . Wheel/tire size . Top tether strap child restraint . Towing

.6-2
.6-3, 8-42
.8-40
.9-11
.8-38
.8-40
.8-39
.9-18
.8-38
.9-8
.1-38

Flat towing. Tow truck towing . Towing load/specification chart .

.9-17
.6-9
.9-15

Trailer towing .

Traction control system (TCS) off switch . Transceiver

HomeLinkT Universal Transceiver .

.9-14
.2-25

.2-38

Transmission

Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) Driving with automatic transmission. Driving with manual transmission . Selector lever lock release.

.8-13
.5-7
.5-10
.5-9
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another .9-9
country) . .2-4
Trip odometer . Trunk access through the rear seat . .1-6
.3-11
Trunk lid lock opener lever . Trunk light . .2-38
Turn signal switch (See headlight and turn signal switch) .

.2-18, 2-22

Uniform tire quality grading.

.9-18

Vanity mirror . Vehicle dimensions and weights . Vehicle identification . Vehicle identification number (VIN) (Chassis number). Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . Vehicle loading information. Vehicle recovery. Vehicle security system.

.3-15
.9-8
.9-9

.9-9
.9-9
.9-12
.6-11
.2-13

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Vehicle security system (Nissan vehicle immobilizer system), engine start . Ventilators.

.2-15, 3-2, 5-5
.4-2

Power windows . Rear power windows .

Windshield wiper and washer switch . Wiper

Windshield wiper and washer switch . Wiper blades .

.2-32
.2-33
.2-16

.2-16
.8-24

Warning

.1-20, 2-11
.2-9
.2-10
.2-10
.2-10

Air bag warning light. Anti-lock brake warning light Battery charge warning light . Brake warning light . Door open warning light . Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant