Owner's Manual

5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving................5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..................5-2
Three-way catalyst..............................5-2
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions ....................................5-3
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)..........5-3
Avoiding collision and rollover....................5-6
Off-road recovery...............................5-6
Rapid air pressure loss ..........................5-6
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-7
Driving safety precautions .......................5-7
Ignition switch.....................................5-9
Automatic transmission.........................5-10
Ignition switch positions ........................5-11
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
(if so equipped) ...............................5-11
Before starting the engine .........................5-11
Starting the engine ...............................5-12
Driving the vehicle ................................5-13
Engine protection mode ........................5-13
Automatic transmission.........................5-14
Parking brake ....................................5-20
Cruise control (if so equipped) .....................5-21
Precautions on cruise control ...................5-21
Cruise control operations.......................5-21
Break-in schedule ................................5-22
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-23
Using four wheel drive (4WD)
(if so equipped) ..................................5-23
Transfer case shifting procedures ...............5-24
Electronic locking rear differential (E-Lock) system
(if so equipped) ..................................5-29
Parking/parking on hills............................5-31
Power steering ...................................5-32
Brake system ....................................5-32
Brake precautions .............................5-32
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).................5-33
Active brake limited slip (ABLS) system .............5-34
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .............5-35
Rear sonar system (if so equipped) .................5-36
Cold weather driving ..............................5-37
Freeing a frozen door lock ......................5-37
Anti-freeze....................................5-37
Battery .......................................5-37
Draining of coolant water .......................5-38
Tire equipment ................................5-38
Special winter equipment.......................5-38
Driving on snow or ice .........................5-38
Engine block heater (if so equipped) .............5-39