2004 Nissan Altima Owners Manual

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Nissan vehicle immobilizer system (NVIS).

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Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) . Odometer . Oil

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Capacities and recommended .9-2
fuel/lubricants. .8-10
Changing engine oil .8-12
Changing engine oil filter. .8-9
Checking engine oil level .8-9
Engine oil . Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . .9-5
Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant temperature high warning light. Engine oil viscosity .

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Overheat

If your vehicle overheats . Owner(cid:146)s manual order form . Owner(cid:146)s manual/service manual order information.

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Parking

Parking brake check . Parking brake operation . Parking/parking on hills.

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Power

Power door locks . Power outlet. 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) .

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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

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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 .

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Automatic transmission . Manual transmission .

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

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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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

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Trailer towing .

Traction control system (TCS) off switch . Transceiver

HomeLinkT Universal Transceiver .

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Transmission

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

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

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Uniform tire quality grading.