Owner's Manual Instruction Manual

5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving................5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..................5-2
Three-way catalyst..............................5-2
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)..........5-3
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions ....................................5-6
Avoiding collision and rollover....................5-6
Off-road recovery...............................5-6
Rapid air pressure loss ..........................5-7
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-7
Driving safety precautions .......................5-8
Ignition switch....................................5-10
NISSAN Intelligent Key™ (if so equipped) ........5-10
Ignition switch positions ........................5-11
Automatic transmission.........................5-11
Key positions .................................5-12
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system .............5-13
Before starting the engine .........................5-13
Starting the engine ...............................5-13
Driving the vehicle ................................5-14
Automatic transmission.........................5-14
Parking brake ....................................5-20
Cruise control....................................5-20
Precautions on cruise control ...................5-20
Cruise control operations.......................5-21
Break-in schedule ................................5-22
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-22
Using four wheel drive (4WD) .............5-23
Parking/parking on hills............................5-34
Power steering ...................................5-35
Brake system ....................................5-35
Brake precautions .............................5-35
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).................5-36
Active brake limited slip (ABLS) system .............5-37
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .............5-38
Cold weather driving..............................5-39
Freeing a frozen door lock ......................5-39
Anti-freeze....................................5-39
Battery .......................................5-39
Draining of coolant water .......................5-40
Tire equipment ................................5-40
Special winter equipment.......................5-40
Driving on snow or ice .........................5-40
Engine block heater (if so equipped) .............5-41