Owner's Manual 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...............................5-7
Rapid air pressure loss ..........................5-7
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-8
Driving safety precautions .......................5-8
Push-Button Ignition Switch .......................5-10
Operating range...............................5-11
Push-button ignition switch positions ............5-11
Emergency engine shut off .....................5-12
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge.......5-12
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system .............5-13
Before starting the engine .........................5-13
Starting the engine ...............................5-14
Remote start (if so equipped) ...................5-14
Driving the vehicle ................................5-15
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) ........5-15
Parking brake ....................................5-18
Cruise control ....................................5-19
Precautions on cruise control ...................5-19
Cruise control operations.......................5-20
Break-in schedule ................................5-21
Fuel efficient driving tips...........................5-21
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-22
Intelligent 4WD (if so equipped)....................5-23
4x4i system operation..........................5-23
Parking/parking on hills............................5-26
Power steering ...................................5-27
Brake system ....................................5-27
Brake precautions .............................5-27
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).................5-28
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .............5-29
Rise-up and build-up ..........................5-31
Brake
force distribution ........................5-31
Hill start assist system ............................5-32
Cold weather driving..............................5-33
Freeing a frozen door lock ......................5-33
Anti-freeze....................................5-33
Battery .......................................5-33
Draining of coolant water .......................5-33
Tire equipment ................................5-33