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The threaded shank of the hitch ball must be long enough to be properly secured to the ball mount. There should be at least 2
threads showing beyond the lock washer and nut.

Sway control device Sudden maneuvers, wind gusts and buffeting caused by other vehicles can affect trailer handling. Sway control devices may be used to help control these affects. If you choose to use one, contact a reputable trailer hitch supplier to make sure the sway control device will work with the vehicle, hitch, trailer and the trailer’s brake system. Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer for installing and using the sway control device.

Class I hitch Class I trailer hitch equipment (receiver, ball mount and hitch ball) can be used to tow trailers of a maximum weight of 2,000 lb (907 kg).

Class II hitch Class II trailer hitch equipment (receiver, ball mount and hitch ball) can be used to tow trailers of a maximum weight of 3,500 lb (1,588 kg).

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CAUTION

. Special hitches which include frame reinforcements are required for tow- ing above 2,000 lb (907 kg). Suitable genuine NISSAN hitches for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles are available at a NISSAN dealer.

The hitch should not be attached to or affect the operation of the im- pact-absorbing bumper.

. Do not use axle-mounted hitches. . Do not modify the vehicle exhaust system, brake system, etc. to install a trailer hitch.

To reduce the possibility of addi- tional damage if your vehicle is struck from the rear, where practi- cal, remove the hitch and/or recei- ver when not in use. After the hitch is removed, seal the bolt holes to prevent exhaust fumes, water or dust from entering the passenger compartment.

. Regularly check that all trailer hitch m o u n t i n g b o l ts a r e s e c u r e l y mounted.

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Tire pressures . When towing a trailer, inflate the vehicle tires to the recommended cold tire pressure indicated on the Tire and Loading Information label. . Trailer tire condition, size,

load rating and proper inflation pressure should be in accordance with the trailer and tire manufacturers’ specifications.

Safety chains Always use a suitable chain between your vehicle and the trailer. The safety chains should be crossed and should be attached to the hitch, not to the vehicle bumper or axle. The safety chains can be attached to the bumper if the hitch ball is mounted to the bumper. Be sure to leave enough slack in the chains to permit turning corners.

Trailer lights

CAUTION

When splicing into the vehicle electrical system, a commercially available power-type module/converter must be used to provide power for all trailer lighting. This unit uses the vehicle battery as a direct power source for all

trailer lights while using the vehicle tail light, stoplight and turn signal circuits as a signal source. The module/con- verter must draw no more than 15
milliamps from the stop and tail lamp circuits. Using a module/converter that exceeds these power requirements may damage the vehicle’s electrical system. See a reputable trailer dealer to obtain the proper equipment and to have it installed.

Trailer lights should comply with federal and/or local regulations. For assistance in hooking up trailer lights, contact a NISSAN dealer or reputable trailer dealer.

Trailer brakes If your trailer is equipped with a braking system, make sure it conforms to federal and/or local regulations and that it is properly installed.

WARNING

Never connect a trailer brake system directly to the vehicle brake system.

Pre-towing tips . Be certain your vehicle maintains a level position when a loaded or unloaded trailer is hitched. Do not drive the vehicle if it has an

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abnormal nose-up or nose-down condition; check for improper tongue load, overload, worn suspension or other possible causes of either condition.

. Always secure items in the trailer to prevent

load shift while driving.

. Keep the cargo load as low as possible in the trailer to keep the trailer center of gravity low.

Load the trailer so approximately 60% of the trailer load is in the front half and 40% is in the back half. Also make sure the load is balanced side to side.

. Check your hitch,

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tire pressure, vehicle tire pressure, trailer light operation, and trailer wheel lug nuts every time you attach a trailer to the vehicle.

. Be certain your rearview mirrors conform to all federal, state or local regulations. If not, install any mirrors required for towing before driving the vehicle.

. Determine the overall height of the vehicle and trailer so the required clearance is known.

Trailer towing tips In order to gain skill and an understanding of the vehicle’s behavior, you should practice turning, stopping and backing up in an area which is free Technical and consumer information 9-21

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from traffic. Steering stability, and braking performance will be somewhat different than under normal driving conditions. . Always secure items in the trailer to prevent

load shift while driving.

Lock the trailer hitch coupler with a pin or lock to prevent the coupler from inadver- tently becoming unlatched.

. Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or stops. . Avoid sharp turns or lane changes. . Always drive your vehicle at a moderate speed. Some states or provinces have specific speed limits for vehicles that are towing trailers. Obey the local speed limits. . When backing up, hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Move your hand in the direction in which you want the trailer to go. Make small corrections and back up slowly. If possible, have someone guide you when you are backing up.

Always block the wheels on both vehicle and trailer when parking. Parking on a slope is not recommended; however, if you must do so:

CAUTION

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the wheels and applying the parking brake, transmission damage could oc- cur.

1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.

2. Have someone place blocks on the downhill

side of the vehicle and trailer wheels.

3. After the wheel blocks are in place, slowly the blocks

release the brake pedal until absorb the vehicle load.

4. Apply the parking brake.

5. Shift the transmission into P (Park).

6. Turn off the engine.

To drive away:

1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.

2. Start the engine.

3. Shift the transmission into gear.

4. Release the parking brake.

5. Drive slowly until the vehicle and trailer are

clear from the blocks.

6. Apply and hold the brake pedal.

7. Have someone retrieve and store the blocks. . When going down a hill, shift into a lower gear and use the engine braking effect.

When going up a long grade, downshift the transmission to a lower gear and reduce speed to reduce chances of engine over- loading and/or overheating.

If the engine coolant rises to an extremely high temperature when the air conditioning system is on, turn off the air conditioner. Coolant heat can be additionally vented by opening the windows, switching the fan control to high and setting the temperature control to the HOT position.

Trailer towing requires more fuel than normal circumstances.

. Avoid towing a trailer for the first 500 miles

(800 km).

. Have your vehicle serviced more often than at intervals specified in the recommended maintenance schedule in the NISSAN Ser- vice and Maintenance Guide.

. When making a turn, your trailer wheels will be closer to the inside of the turn than your vehicle wheels. To compensate for this, make a larger than normal turning radius during the turn.

. Crosswinds and rough roads will adversely affect vehicle/trailer handling, possibly caus- ing vehicle sway. When being passed by larger vehicles, be prepared for possible changes in crosswinds that could affect

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vehicle handling. If swaying does occur, firmly grip the steering wheel, steer straight ahead, and immediately (but gradually) reduce vehicle speed. This combination will help stabilize the vehicle. Never increase speed.

Do the following if the trailer begins to sway:

1. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal to allow the vehicle to coast and steer as straight ahead as the road conditions allow. This combination will help stabilize the vehicle.

— Do not correct trailer sway by steering or

applying the brakes.

2. When the trailer sway stops, gently apply the brakes and pull to the side of the road in a safe area.

3. Try to rearrange the trailer load so it

is balanced as described earlier in this section. . Be careful when passing other vehicles. Passing while towing a trailer requires considerably more distance than normal passing. Remember the length of the trailer must also pass the other vehicle before you can safely change lanes.

. Down shift the transmission to a lower gear for engine braking when driving down steep or long hills. This will help slow the vehicle

without applying the brakes.

. Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or too frequently. This could cause the brakes to overheat, resulting in reduced braking efficiency.

Increase your following distance to allow for greater stopping distances while towing a trailer. Anticipate stops and brake gradually. . Do not use cruise control while towing a

trailer.

. Some states or provinces have specific regulations and speed limits for vehicles that are towing trailers. Obey the local speed limits.

. Check your hitch,

trailer wiring harness connections, and trailer wheel lug nuts after 50 miles (80 km) of travel and at every break.

. When stopped in traffic for long periods of time in hot weather, put the vehicle in the P (Park) position.

. When launching a boat, don’t allow the water level to go over the exhaust tail pipe or rear bumper.

. Make sure you disconnect the trailer lights before backing the trailer into the water or the trailer lights may burn out.

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When towing a trailer, the transmission fluid should be changed more frequently. For additional information, see the “8. Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section earlier in this manual.

FLAT TOWING Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground is sometimes called flat towing. This method is sometimes used when towing a vehicle behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor home.

CAUTION

. Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe transmission damage.

. Whenever flat towing your vehicle, always tow forward, never back- ward.

. DO NOT tow any continuously vari- able transmission vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal transmission parts due to lack of transmission lubrication.

. DO NOT tow an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle with any of the wheels on the ground. Doing so

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may cause serious and expensive damage to the powertrain.

. For emergency towing procedures refer to “TOWING RECOMMENDED BY NISSAN” in the “6. In case of emergency” section of this manual.

Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) models:

Do not tow an AWD vehicle with any of the wheels on the ground.

Two-Wheel Drive (2WD) models:

To tow a vehicle equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), an appropriate vehicle dolly MUST be placed under the towed vehicle’s driving wheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer’s recommendations when using their product.

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UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING

DOT (Department Of Transportation) Quality Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to federal safety requirements in addition to these grades.

Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum section width. For example:

Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A

TREADWEAR The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires depends upon actual conditions of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in road char- acteristics and climate.

TRACTION AA, A, B AND C The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled conditions on spe- cified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.

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WARNING

The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics.

TEMPERATURE A, B AND C The temperature grades A (the highest), B, and C, representing the tire’s resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sus- tained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.

WARNING

The temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, under-inflation, or excessive

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loading, either separately or in combi- nation, can cause heat build-up and possible tire failure.

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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (US only)

Your NISSAN is covered by the following emission warranties.

For USA: . Emission Defects Warranty . Emissions Performance Warranty

Details of these warranties may be found with other vehicle warranties in your Warranty In- formation Booklet which comes with your NISSAN. receive a Warranty Information Booklet, or it has become lost, you may obtain a replacement by writing to: . Nissan North America, Inc.

If you did not

Consumer Affairs Department P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003

For Canada:

Emission Control System Warranty

If you did not

Details of these warranties may be found with other vehicle warranties in your Warranty In- formation Booklet which comes with your NISSAN. receive a Warranty Information Booklet, or it has become lost, you may obtain a replacement by writing to: . Nissan Canada Inc. 5290 Orbitor Drive Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5

For USA

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying NISSAN.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot be- come involved in individual problems be- tween you, your dealer, or NISSAN.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888- 327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Ad- ministrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar. gov.

You may notify NISSAN by contacting our Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at 1-800-NISSAN-1 (1-800-647-7261).

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To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns please contact our Consumer Information Centre toll free at 1-800-387-0122

For Canada

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform Transport Canada in addition to notifying NISSAN.

If Transport Canada receives complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, that NISSAN conduct a recall campaign. However, Transport Canada cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or NISSAN.

it may request

You may contact Transport Canada’s De- fect Investigations and Recalls Division toll free at 1-800-333-0510. You may also report safety defects online at: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/ PCDB-BDPP/Index.aspx.

Additional information concerning motor vehicle safety may be obtained from Trans- port Canada’s Road Safety Information Centre at 1-800-333-0371 or online at www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English speak- ers) or www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere (French speakers). 9-26 Technical and consumer information

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READINESS FOR INSPECTION/ MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST

A vehicle equipped with All-Wheel Drive (AWD) should never be tested using a two wheel dynamometer (such as the dynamometers used by some states for emissions testing), or similar equipment. Make sure you inform test facility personnel that your vehicle is equipped with AWD before it is placed on a dynamometer. Using the wrong test equipment may result in transmission damage or unexpected vehicle movement which could result in serious vehicle damage or personal injury.

Due to legal requirements in some states/areas or provinces, your vehicle may be required to be in what is called the “ready condition” for an Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the emis- sion control system.

The vehicle is set to the “ready condition” when it is driven through certain driving patterns. Usually, the “ready condition” can be obtained by ordinary usage of the vehicle.

If a powertrain system component is repaired or the battery is disconnected, the vehicle may be reset to a “not ready condition”. Before taking the I/M test, check the vehicle’s inspection/ maintenance test readiness condition. Place the ignition switch in the ON position without starting the engine. If the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) comes on steady for 20 seconds and the I/M test then blinks for 10 seconds, condition is “not ready”. If the MIL does not blink after 20 seconds, the I/M test condition is

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“ready”.

Contact a NISSAN dealer to set “ready condi- tion” or to prepare the vehicle for testing.

EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR)

This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems per- formed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: . How various systems in your vehicle were

operating;

. Whether or not the driver and passenger

safety belts were buckled/fastened;

. How far (if at all) the driver was depressing

the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,

. How fast the vehicle was traveling. . Sounds are not recorded.

These data can help provide a better under- standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g. name, gender, age and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforce-

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ment, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer and NISSAN dealer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. EDR data will only be accessed with the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee or as otherwise required or permitted by law.

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OWNER’S MANUAL/SERVICE MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION

Genuine NISSAN Service Manuals for this model year and prior can be purchased. A genuine NISSAN Service Manual is the best source of service and repair information for your vehicle. This manual is the same one used by the factory trained technicians working at a NISSAN dealer. Genuine NISSAN Owner’s Manuals can also be purchased.

In the USA:

For current pricing and availability of genuine NISSAN Service Manuals, contact:

1-800-450-9491
www.nissan-techinfo.com

For current pricing and availability of genuine NISSAN Owner’s Manuals, contact:

1-800-247-5321

In Canada:

To purchase a copy of a genuine NISSAN Service Manual or Owner’s Manual this model year and prior, contact a NISSAN dealer. For the phone number and location of a NISSAN dealer in your area call the NISSAN Information Center at 1-800-387-0122 and a bilingual NISSAN representative will assist you.

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IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION Unfortunately, accidents do occur. In this unlikely event, there is some important informa- tion you should know.

Many insurance companies routinely authorize the use of non-genuine collision parts in order to cut costs, among other reasons.

Insist on the use of Genuine NISSAN Collision Parts! If you want your vehicle to be restored using parts made to NISSAN’s original exacting specifications — if you want to help it to last and hold its resale value, the solution is simple. Tell your insurance agent and your repair shop to only use Genuine NISSAN Colli- sion Parts. NISSAN does not warrant non- NISSAN parts, nor does NISSAN’s warranty apply to damage caused by a non-genuine part.

Using Genuine NISSAN Parts can help protect your personal safety, preserve your warranty protection and maintain the resale value of your vehicle. And if your vehicle was leased, using Genuine NISSAN Parts may prevent or limit unnecessary excess wear and tear expenses at the end of your lease.

NISSAN designs its hoods with crumple zones to minimize the risk that the hood will penetrate the windshield of your vehicle in an accident. Non-genuine (imitation) parts may not provide

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such built-in safeguards. Also, non-genuine parts often show premature wear, rust and corrosion.

Why should you take a chance? In over 40 states, the law says you must be advised if non-genuine parts are used to repair your vehicle. And some states have enacted laws that insurance companies from authorizing the use of non-genuine collision parts during the new vehicle warranty. These laws help protect you, so you can take action to protect yourself.

restrict

It’s your right! If you should need further information visit us at:

www.nissanusa.com (for U.S. customers) or www.nissan.ca (for Canadian customers)

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10 Index

ABS (Anti-lock Braking System). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Adjustable headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Advanced air bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49
Air bag system

Advanced air bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49
Front passenger air bag and status light . . . . 1-50
Front-seat mounted side-impact supplemental air bag system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-53
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact and rollover supplemental air bag system. . . . . . . . . 1-53
Air bag warning labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56, 2-14
Air cleaner housing filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Air conditioner

Air conditioner operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Air conditioner service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Air conditioner specification label . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Air conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32, 9-6
In-cabin microfilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Alarm, How to stop alarm (see vehicle security system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Alcohol, drugs and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
All-wheel drive (AWD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
All-wheel drive (AWD) warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning light . . . 2-11
Appearance care

Exterior appearance care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Interior appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Ashtray (See cigarette lighter and ashtray) . . . . . . 2-42
Audible reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Audio operation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Audio system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Steering wheel audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Auto closure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Autochanger, Compact Disc (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Autolight system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Automatic

Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Drive positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Seat positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
AUX (Auxiliary) button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Avoiding collision and rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Back door (See lift gate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Battery saver system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Intelligent Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Variable voltage control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Bluetooth® hands-free phone system (models with navigation system). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Bluetooth® hands-free phone system (models without navigation system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Bluetooth® streaming audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
Brake

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

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Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Parking brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Break-in schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Brightness control

Display ON/OFF button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Bulb check/instrument panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

Cabin air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . 9-2
Car phone or CB radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Cargo cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Cargo floor box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Cargo lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Catalytic converter, Three way catalyst . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
CD/CF/USB memory care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Center multi-function control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Precautions on child restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Child safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Child safety rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Chimes, Audible reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Cigarette lighter and ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Circuit breaker, Fusible link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Cleaning exterior and interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2, 7-4
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

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Cold weather driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Compact Disc (CD) changer (See audio system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Compact Disc (CD) player (See audio system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Console box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Coolant

Capacities and recommended fuel/luricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Changing engine coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Checking engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Corrosion protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Cover, Cargo cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
CVT, Driving with CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Daytime running light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside mirror defroster switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Dimensions and weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Display controls (See center multi-function control panel) . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Door/lift gate open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Dot matrix liquid crystal display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Drive belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Drive positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Driving

All-wheel drive (AWD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Cold weather driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

10-2

Driving with CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). . . . . . . . . 5-14
On-pavement and off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Precautions when starting and driving . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
DVD player operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55

Economy, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Elapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Emission control information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Emission control system warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Engine

Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Break-in schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Changing engine coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Changing engine oil and filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Checking engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Checking engine oil level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Emergency engine shut off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Engine block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Engine compartment check locations . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine oil replacement indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Engine oil viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Engine start operation indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
If your vehicle overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Entry/exit function, Automatic drive positioner . . . 3-31
Event Data Recorders (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Filter

Air cleaner housing filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Changing engine oil and filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . . . 2-37
Flat tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flat towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Floor mat cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Fluid

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Window washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD) changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc (CD) player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Fog light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Front manual seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light . . . . . . . . 1-50
Front power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Front seat, Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Front-seat active head restraint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

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Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Fuel economy information (display). . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Fuel octane rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Fuel recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Fuel-filler cap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Fuel-filler door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
LOOSE FUEL CAP warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Fusible links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Garage door opener, HomeLink® Universal Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Odometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Speedometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
General maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Glove box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45

Hands-free phone system, Bluetooth® (models with navigation system). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Hands-free phone system, Bluetooth® (models without navigation system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

Head restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Headlights

Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Headrest, Adjustable headrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Heater

Engine block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Heater and air conditioner operation . . . . . . . . . 4-28
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Hood release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Hook

Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Luggage hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

Ignition switch (Push-button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
In-cabin microfilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Indicator

Dot matrix display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
INFO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Inside mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Inspection/maintenance (I/M) test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Instrument brightness control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Intelligent Key system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3, 3-7
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Key operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Key operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Black plate (3,1)

Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Warning signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Intelligent Key warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Interior light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Interior light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
iPod® player operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
ISOFIX child restraint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Keyless entry (See remote keyless entry system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
For Intelligent Key system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3, 3-7

Labels

Air bag warning labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Air conditioner specification label . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Emission control information label . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label. . . . . . . . 9-9
Tire and Loading information label . . . . 8-31, 9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
License plate, Installing front license plate. . . . . . . 9-11
Lift gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Light

Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

10-3

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Cargo lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Fog light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Headlights bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Interior light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Map lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Mood lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Vanity mirror lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Warning/indicator lights and audible reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Lights, Exterior and interior light replacement . . . 8-27
Loading information (See vehicle loading information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Lock

Automatic door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Lift gate lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Power door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Locking with mechanical key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Low fuel warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Low tire pressure warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Low washer fluid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Luggage hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Luggage side box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

10-4

Maintenance

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
General maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Indicators for maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Maintenance requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Seat belt maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Malfunction indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Manual front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Map lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Master warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system). . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Memory storage, Automatic drive positioner. . . . . 3-32
Meter, Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Meters and gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Instrument brightness control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36

Mirror

Inside mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Monitor, Rearview monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Mood lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Moonroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Multi-function controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

New vehicle break-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
NISSAN voice recognition system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
No key warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Odometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Off-road recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Oil

Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Changing engine oil and filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Checking engine oil level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Engine oil viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Oil filter replacement indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Operation, Indicators for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Outside air temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Overdrive OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Overheat, If your vehicle overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Parking

Brake break-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Parking brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Parking brake release warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Parking on hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Phone

Bluetooth® hands-free phone system (models with navigation system). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Bluetooth® hands-free phone system (models without navigation system) . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Car phone or CB radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82

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Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Power door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Power outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Power steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

Precautions

Audio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Braking precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Driving safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
On-pavement and off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Seat belt usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
When starting and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Push-button ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9, 5-11

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Car phone or CB radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD) changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc (CD) player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Rain-sensing auto wiper system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Rapid air pressure loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M) test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Rear center seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock. . . . . . . . 3-7

Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Rearview monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Recorders, Event data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Registering your vehicle in another country. . . . . . . . 9-8
Remote keyless entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Reporting safety defects (US only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Roof, Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49

Safety

Child seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Reporting safety defects (US only). . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Towing safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Seat adjustment

Front manual seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Front power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Seat belt(s)

Child safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Infants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Injured persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Larger children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Precautions on seat belt usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Rear center seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Seat belt cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Seat belt extenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Seat belt hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Seat belt maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

Black plate (5,1)

Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Seat belts with pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-55
Shoulder belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Small children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Three-point type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Seat(s)

Driver-side memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Security system, Vehicle security system . . . . . . . . 2-26
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System), Engine start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Selector lever

Shift lock release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Servicing air conditioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
SETTING button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
SHIFT “P” warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Shift lock release, Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Shifting, CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Shoulder belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
SOURCE select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39, 9-7
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Speedometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Starting

Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Precautions when starting and driving . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
STATUS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Status light, Front passenger air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-50

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Steering

Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Power steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Steering lock release malfunction indicator . . 2-18
Steering-wheel-mounted controls for audio . 4-79
Tilt/telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Storage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Sunglasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44
Supplemental air bag warning labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Supplemental air bag warning light . . . . . . . 1-56, 2-14
Supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43

Precautions on supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43

Switch

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) lock switch . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Autolight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Fog light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Overdrive OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Power door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Turn signal switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-41

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant temperature gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

10-6

Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System), Engine start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Three-way catalyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Tilt/telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Tire

Pressure, Low tire pressure warning light . . . 2-12
Tire replacement indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Tires

Flat tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Low tire pressure warning system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tire and Loading information label . . . . 8-31, 9-10
Tire chains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Tire dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 6-2
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Types of tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Wheel/tire size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Wheels and tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Tonneau cover (see cargo cover). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Touch screen system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Towing

Flat towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Tow truck towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Towing a trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Towing safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57

Transmission

Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Driving with CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). . . . . . . . . 5-14
Transmission selector lever lock release . . . . . 5-17

Transmitter (See remote keyless entry system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Traveling or registering your vehicle in another country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Turn signal switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36

Underbody cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
USB memory operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58

Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Vanity mirror lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Variable voltage control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Vehicle

Dimensions and weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Loading information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle). . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-41
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle information and settings (display). . . . . . 4-7
Ventilators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

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Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Window washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Window(s)

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Wiper

Rain-sensing auto wiper system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . 2-31
Rear window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . 2-28
Wiper blades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33

Voice command (Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System). . . . . . . . . 4-98
Voice command (NISSAN voice recognition system) . . . . 4-112, 4-122

Warning

Dot matrix display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 6-2
Warning/indicator lights and audible reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Warning light

Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56, 2-14
All-wheel drive (AWD) warning light . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
AWD warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Brake warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Intelligent Key warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Low tire pressure warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Warranty, Emission control system warranty. . . . . 9-25
Washer switch

Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . 2-31
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . 2-28
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Waxing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Weights (See dimensions and weights) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Wheel/tire size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Wheels and tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30

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GAS STATION INFORMATION

FUEL RECOMMENDATION: Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number (Research octane number 91).

ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATION: . Engine oil with API Certification Mark . Viscosity SAE 5W-30

CAUTION

. Using a fuel other than that speci- fied could adversely affect the emis- sion control systems, and may also affect warranty coverage.

. Under no circumstances should a leaded gasoline be used, since this will damage the three way catalyst. . Do not use E-85 fuel in your vehicle. Your vehicle is not designed to run on E-85 fuel. Using E-85 fuel can damage the fuel system compo- nents and is not covered by the NISSAN new vehicle limited war- ranty.

For additional information, see “CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED FUEL/LUBRICANTS” in the “9. Technical and consumer information” section.

See “CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED FUEL/LUBRICANTS” in the “9. Technical and consumer information” section for engine oil and oil filter recommendation.

COLD TIRE PRESSURES: The label is typically located on the driver side center pillar or on the driver’s door. For additional information, see “WHEELS AND TIRES” in the “8. Maintenance and do-it- yourself” section.

NEW VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCE- DURES RECOMMENDATION: During the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of vehicle use, follow the recommendations out- lined in the “BREAK-IN SCHEDULE” in the “5. Starting and driving” section of this Owner’s Manual. Follow these recommendations for the future reliability and economy of your new vehicle.

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Foreword

Welcome to the growing family of new NISSAN owners. This vehicle is delivered to you with confidence. It was produced using the latest techniques and strict quality control.

This manual was prepared to help you under- stand the operation and maintenance of your vehicle so that you may enjoy many miles of driving pleasure. Please read through this manual before operating your vehicle.

A separate Warranty Information Booklet explains details about the warranties cov- ering your vehicle. The NISSAN Service and Maintenance Guide explains details about maintaining and servicing your ve- hicle. Additionally, a separate Customer Care/Lemon Law Booklet (U.S. only) will explain how to resolve any concerns you may have with your vehicle, as well as clarify your rights under your state’s lemon law.

Your NISSAN dealer knows your vehicle best. When you require any service or have any questions, we will be glad to assist you with the extensive resources available to us.

READ FIRST — THEN DRIVE SAFELY

Before driving your vehicle, read your Owner’s Manual carefully. This will ensure familiarity with controls and maintenance requirements, assist- ing you in the safe operation of your vehicle.

WARNING

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMA- TION REMINDERS FOR SAFETY!

Follow these important driving rules to help ensure a safe and comfortable trip for you and your passengers! . NEVER drive under the influence of

alcohol or drugs.

. ALWAYS observe posted speed lim- its and never drive too fast for conditions.

. ALWAYS give your full attention to driving and avoid using vehicle features or taking other actions that could distract you.

. ALWAYS use your seat belts and appropriate child restraint systems. Pre-teen children should be seated in the rear seat.

. ALWAYS provide information about the proper use of vehicle safety features to all occupants of the vehicle.

. ALWAYS review this Owner’s Man- ual for important safety information.

ON-PAVEMENT AND OFF-ROAD DRIVING

This vehicle will handle and maneuver differently from an ordinary passenger car because it has a higher center of gravity for off-road use. As with other vehicles with features of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read “On-pavement and off- road driving precautions”, “Avoiding colli- sion and rollover” and “Driving safety precautions” in the “5. Starting and driv- ing” section of this manual.

MODIFICATION OF YOUR VEHICLE This vehicle should not be modified. Modification could affect its performance, safety or durability, and may even violate governmental regulations. In addition, damage or performance problems result- ing from modification may not be covered under NISSAN warranties.

WHEN READING THE MANUAL

This manual includes information for all options available on this model. Therefore, you may find some information that does not apply to your vehicle.

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All information, specifications and illustrations in this manual are those in effect at the time of printing. NISSAN reserves the right to change specifications or design at any time without notice.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MANUAL You will see various symbols in this manual. They are used in the following ways:

WARNING

This is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that could cause death or serious personal injury. To avoid or reduce the risk, the procedures must be followed precisely.

CAUTION

This is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that could cause minor or moderate personal injury or damage to your vehicle. To avoid or reduce the risk, the procedures must be followed care- fully.

If you see the symbol above, it means “Do not do this” or “Do not let this happen”.

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If you see a symbol similar to those above in an illustration, it means the arrow points to the front of the vehicle.

Arrows in an illustration that are similar to those above indicate movement or action.

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Arrows in an illustration that are similar to those above call attention to an item in the illustration.

CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
WARNING

WARNING

Engine exhaust, some of its constitu- ents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids con- tained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of Cali- fornia to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

CALIFORNIA PERCHLORATE ADVI- SORY Some vehicle parts, such as lithium bat- teries, may contain perchlorate material. The following advisory is provided: “Per- chlorate Material - special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/ hazardouswaste/perchlorate.”

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Bluetooth® is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and lisenced to Visteon Corpora- tion and Clarion Co., Ltd.

Gracenote® is a registered tra- demark of Gracenote, Inc. The Gracenote logo and logo type, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Grace- note.

XM Radio® requires a subscrip- tion, sold separately. is not available in Alaska, Hawaii or Guam. For more information, visit www.xmradio.com.

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*C 2010 NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

All rights reserved. No part of this Owner’s Manual may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, the prior written permission of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

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NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM

NISSAN CARES ...

Both NISSAN and your NISSAN dealer are dedicated to serving all your automotive needs. Your satisfaction with your vehicle and your NISSAN dealer are our primary concerns. Your NISSAN dealer is always available to assist you with all your automobile sales and service needs.

if

However, there is something that your NISSAN dealer cannot assist you with or you would like to provide NISSAN directly with comments or questions, please contact the NISSAN Consumer Affairs Department using our toll-free number:

For U.S. customers

1-800-NISSAN-1
(1-800-647-7261)

For Canadian customers

1-800-387-0122

The Consumer Affairs Department will ask for the following information:

— Your name, address, and telephone number

— Vehicle identification number (attached to the instrument panel on the

the top of driver’s side)

— Date of purchase

— Current odometer reading

— Your NISSAN dealer’s name

— Your comments or questions

OR

You can write to NISSAN with the information at:

For U.S. customers

Nissan North America, Inc. Consumer Affairs Department P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003

For Canadian customers

Nissan Canada Inc. 5290 Orbitor Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z5

We appreciate your interest in NISSAN and thank you for buying a quality NISSAN vehicle.

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Table of Contents

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Illustrated table of contents

Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system

Instruments and controls

Pre-driving checks and adjustments

Monitor, heater, air conditioner, audio, phone and voice recognition systems

Starting and driving

In case of emergency

Appearance and care

Maintenance and do-it-yourself

Technical and consumer information

Index

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Seats, seat belts and Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Exterior front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Exterior rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6

Meters and gauges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9
VQ35DE engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10

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SEATS, SEAT BELTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)

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1. Rear center seat belt (Page 1-21) 2. Adjustable headrest (P.1-12) 3. Seat belts (P.1-15) 4. Armrest (P.1-14) 5. Head restraints (P.1-9)

— Front-seat Active Head Restraints (P.1-11)

6. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact and rollover

supplemental air bags (P.1-43)

7. Supplemental front-impact air bags (P.1-43) 8. Child restraint anchor points (for top tether strap

9.

child restraint) (P.1-39) LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system (P.1-28)

10. Rear seats (P.1-6)

— Child restraints (P.1-26)

11. Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air

bags (P.1-43)

12. Seat belt pretensioner (P.1-55) 13. Front seats (P.1-3) 14. Occupant classification sensor (pattern sensor)

— Advanced Air Bag System (P.1-49)

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EXTERIOR FRONT

1. Hood (P.3-19) 2. Headlight and turn signal lights

— Switch operation (P.2-33) — Bulb replacement (P.8-25)

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3. Windshield wiper and washer — Switch operation (P.2-28) — Rain-sensing auto wiper system* (P.2-30) — Blade replacement (P.8-17) — Window washer fluid (P.8-12)

4. Roof rack (rail)* (P.2-49)

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5. Moonroof* (P.2-53) 6. Power windows (P.2-50) 7. Recovery hook (P.6-15) 8. 9.

License plate installation (P.9-11) Fog lights* — Switch operation (P.2-36) — Bulb replacement (P.8-27)

10. Tires

— Wheel and tires (P.8-30, P.9-7) — Flat tire (6-2) — Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) (P.2-12, P.5-3)

11. Outside mirrors (P.3-30) 12. Doors

— Keys (P.3-2) — Door locks (P.3-4) — Intelligent Key system (P.3-7) — Security system (P.2-26)

13. Child safety rear door lock (P.3-7) 14. Fuel-filler door

— Operation (P.3-24) — Fuel recommendation (P.9-3) if so equipped

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EXTERIOR REAR

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if so equipped

1.

Lift gate (P.3-19) — Remote keyless entry system (P.3-15) — Intelligent Key system (P.3-7) 2. Rear window wiper and washer

— Switch operation (P.2-31) — Window washer fluid (P.8-12)

3. Rear window defroster (P.2-32)

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4. High-mounted stop light

— Bulb replacement (P.8-27)

5. Antenna (P.4-81)

— Satellite radio antenna* (P.4-34)

6. Rear view camera* (P.4-21) 7. Rear combination light

— Bulb replacement (P.8-27)

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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

1. Cargo cover* (P.2-47) 2. Rear personal light (P.2-55) 3. Coat hooks (P.2-50) 4. Automatic drive positioner switch* (P.3-31)

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5. Door armrest

— Power window switch (P.2-50) — Power door lock switch (P.3-6) — Outside mirror remote control switch (P.3-30)

6. Sun visors (P.3-27) 7. Moonroof* (P.2-53) 8.

Front map lights (P.2-55)

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9. Mood light (P.2-56) 10. Sunglasses holder (P.2-44) 11.

Inside rearview mirror (P.3-28) — HomeLink® universal transceiver* (P.2-57) — Compass* (P.2-7)

12. Cargo area

— Storages (P.2-47) — Luggage hooks (P.2-48) — Cargo light (P.2-57) — Spare tire (P.6-4)

13. Rear cup holders (P.2-43) 14. Heated seat switch (rear)* (P.2-38) 15. Console box (P.2-45)

— Power outlet* (P.2-41) — Auxiliary input jacks* (P.4-77) — iPod® connector* (P.4-67) — USB connector* (P.4-58)

16. Front cup holders (P.2-43) 17. Storage box* (P.2-46) or Cigarette lighter/Ash-

tray* (P.2-42) if so equipped

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INSTRUMENT PANEL

1. Heated steering wheel switch* (P.2-38) 2. Side ventilator (P.4-27) 3. Power lift gate switch* (P.3-19) 4. Headlight, fog light* and turn signal switch

(P.2-33) Fuel-filler door opener switch (P.3-24)

5.

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6. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (left side)*

— Audio control* (P.4-79) — Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System control (models with navigation system)* (P.4-82) — Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System control (models without navigation system)* (P.4-93)

7. Meters and gauges (P.2-4)

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8. Steering wheel

— Horn (P.2-37) — Driver supplemental air bag (P.1-43) — Power steering system (P.5-25)

9. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (right side)

— Cruise control switches (P.5-18) 10. Wiper and washer switch (P.2-28) 11. Push-button ignition switch (P.5-9) 12. Center ventilator (P.4-27) 13. Center display

— Center color display* (P.4-2) — Navigation system**

14. Heater/air conditioner control or

Center multi-function control panel* (P.4-2) — Navigation system** — Vehicle information and setting buttons* (P.4-7)

15. Hazard warning flasher switch (P.2-37) 16. Front passenger supplemental air bag (P.1-43) 17. Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF switch

(P.2-41, 5-27)

18. Hood release handle (P.3-19) 19. Power lift gate main switch* (P.3-19) 20. Power seatback switch* (P.1-6) 21. Fuse box cover (P.8-21) 22. Parking brake (P.5-18) 23. Tilting telescopic steering wheel

lever or switch

(P.3-26) Intelligent Key port (P.5-12)

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25. Audio system (P.4-33)

— Clock* (P.2-40)

26. Heated seat switch* (P.2-38) 27. Selector lever (P.5-14) 28. Front passenger air bag status light (P.1-50) 29. Power outlet (P.2-41) 30. All-Wheel Drive (AWD) LOCK switch* (P.5-21) 31. Rear window and outside mirror* defroster switch

(P.2-32)

32. Heater/air conditioner control (P.4-28) or Audio

system (P.4-33)

33. Glove box (P.2-45) *: **: Refer to the separate Navigation System Owner’s

if so equipped

Manual (if so equipped).

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METERS AND GAUGES

Instrument brightness control switch (P.2-36) Tachometer (P.2-6)

1. 2. 3. Speedometer (P.2-5) 4. 5. Warning/indicator lights (P.2-10) 6.

Trip computer switch (P.2-21)

Fuel gauge (P.2-7)

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7. Dot matrix liquid crystal display (P.2-17)

— Trip computer (P.2-36)

8. Engine coolant temperature gauge (P.2-6) 9. Odometer/twin trip odometer (P.2-5)/ Continu-

ously Variable Transmission (CVT) position indi- cator (P.2-15)

10. RESET switch for trip odometer (P.2-5)

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ENGINE COMPARTMENT

VQ35DE ENGINE 1. Power steering fluid reservoir (P.8-11) 2. Drive belt location (P.8-15) 3. Engine oil filler cap (P.8-8) 4. Brake fluid reservoir (P.8-12) 5. Air cleaner (P.8-16)

Fuse/fusible link holder (P.8-20)

6. 7. Window washer fluid reservoir (P.8-12) 8. Engine coolant reservoir (P.8-7) 9. Radiator filler cap (P.8-7) 10. Engine oil dipstick (P.8-8) 11. Battery (P.8-13)

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WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS

Warning

light

Name

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) warning light (AWD models)*

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning light

Page

2-10

2-11

Brake warning light

2-11

Charge warning light

Engine oil pressure warning light