2012 Nissan Frontier Owners Manual

Precautions

Maintenance precautions . On-pavement and off-road driving precautions . Precautions on child restraints. Precautions on seat belt usage . Precautions on supplemental restraint system . Precautions when starting and driving .

Pre-tensioner seat belt system . Push starting .

.3-4
.2-37
.8-14
.5-32
.2-47
.2-49

.8-5

.5-6

.1-64
.5-2
.1-77
.6-12

.1-26, 1-37, 1-49, 1-59
.1-16

Radio

Car phone or CB radio . Compact Disc (CD) changer FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD) changer FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD) player . Steering wheel audio control switch .

Readiness for inspection maintenance (I/M) test . Rear power windows . Rear sliding window . Rear window defroster switch .

.4-36
.4-29, 4-33

.4-29

.4-25
.4-35

.9-38
.2-49
.2-50
.2-27

.3-6

Front seat adjustment .

.1-5

Recorders

Event data .

Refrigerant recommendation . Registering your vehicle in another country . Remote keyless entry system. Reporting safety defects (US only) . Roof rack .

.9-38
.9-7
.9-10
.3-6
.9-37
.2-46

Safety

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

.3-6
.1-26, 1-37, 1-49, 1-59
.9-37

.1-7

Seat

Jump seat

Seat adjustment

Front manual seat adjustment Front power seat adjustment .

.1-3
.1-5
.2-44

Seatback pockets . Seat belt

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

.1-24
.1-25
.1-19
.1-25
.1-16
.1-19
.1-77
.1-23
.1-24
.1-16
.1-23
.1-19
.2-19

Seat belt warning light.

Seats

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

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

.2-25, 3-2, 5-11
.8-23
.9-39
.4-17

Automatic transmission . Manual transmission .

Shift lock release. Shoulder belt height adjustment . Side air bag system (See supplemental side air bag, curtain and rollover air bag systems) . Spark plug replacement . Speedometer . SRS warning label . Starting

.5-14
.5-18
.5-16
.1-23

.1-76
.8-19
.2-4
.1-78

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

.5-12
.6-10
.5-2
.6-12
.5-12

Steering

Power steering fluid . Power steering system . Tilting steering wheel

Steering wheel audio control switch . Stop light . Storage . Storage tray . Sunglasses case.

.8-14
.5-32
.3-13
.4-35
.8-31
.2-38
.2-38, 2-40
.2-42

.1-3
.1-3
.2-33
.1-3
.2-22

Sunroof (see Moonroof) . Sun visors . Supplemental air bag warning labels . Supplemental air bag warning light . Supplemental front impact air bag system . Supplemental restraint system

.2-50
.3-14
.1-78
.1-79, 2-20
.1-71

Information and warning labels . Precautions on supplemental restraint system .

Supplemental restraint system (Supplemental air bag system) . Switch

Autolight switch . Automatic power window switch . Clutch interlock (clutch start) switch . Electronic locking rear differential (E-Lock) system switch . Fog light switch . Hazard warning flasher switch . Headlight and turn signal switch . Headlight control switch . Hill descent control switch . Ignition switch . Overdrive switch . Power door lock switch . Rear window defroster switch . Turn signal switch . Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch. Windshield wiper and washer switch .

.1-78

.1-64

.1-64

.2-29
.2-49
.2-37

.2-36
.2-32
.2-32
.2-28
.2-28
.2-35
.5-10
.5-17
.3-4
.2-27
.2-31

.2-34
.2-26

Tachometer Tailgate latch .

.2-6
.3-17, 3-18, 3-19
10-5

Temperature gauge

.2-6

Engine coolant temperature gauge .

Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system), engine start Three-way catalyst Tie down hooks . Tilting steering wheel Tire

.2-25, 3-2, 5-11
.5-3
.3-20
.3-13

Flat tire . Spare tire . Tire and Loading Information label . Tire chains . Tire placard. Tire pressure . Tire rotation. Tires of 4-wheel drive . Types of tires . Uniform tire quality grading . Wheels and tires. Wheel/tire size.

.6-3
.6-4, 8-43
.9-12
.8-40
.9-12
.8-33
.8-40
.8-42
.8-39
.9-36
.8-33
.9-9

Tire pressure

Low tire pressure warning light .

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . Top tether strap child restraint Towing

2-wheel drive models . 4-wheel drive models . Flat towing . Towing load/specification . Tow truck towing. Trailer towing .

Transceiver

Transmission

HomeLink姞 Universal Transceiver.

Driving with automatic transmission . Driving with manual transmission .

.2-18
.5-3
.1-30

.6-14
.6-15
.9-35
.9-28
.6-13
.9-24

.2-54

.5-13
.5-17

10-6

Travel (See registering your vehicle in another country). Trip computer . Trip odometer . Truck - camper loading . Turn signal switch .

.9-10
.2-9
.2-4
.9-23
.2-31

Uniform tire quality grading .

.9-36