light NISSAN MAXIMA 2021 Owner´s Manual
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0 Illustrated table of contents
Air bags, seat belts and child restraints..........0-2
Exterior front ....................................0-3
Exterior rear .....................................0-4
Passenger compartment .......................0-5 Instrument Panel
................................0-6
Engine compartment check locations ...........0-7
Warning and indicator lights .....................0-9
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1. Engine hood (P. 3-20)
2. Wiper and washer switch (P. 2-42)
3. Windshield (P. 8-17)
4. Power windows (P. 2-65)5. Door locks (P. 3-4)
NISSAN Intelligent Key® (P. 3-7)
Keys (P. 3-2) 6. Mirrors (P. 3-27)
Side view camera (if so equipped)
(P. 4-21)
7. Tire pressure (P. 8-26) Flat tire (P. 6-3)
Tire chains (P. 8-34)
8. Headlight and turn signal switch
(P. 2-45)
LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
system (P. 2-45)
Replacing bulbs (P. 8-23)
9. Fog light switch (if so equipped) (P. 2-45)
10. Front sonar sensors (if so equipped)
(P. 5-116)
11. Front view camera (if so equipped)
(P. 4-21)
Refer to the page number indicated in
parentheses for operating details.
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EXTERIOR FRONT
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1. Rear window defroster switch (P. 2-45)
2. Interior trunk lid release (P. 3-21)
3. High-mounted stop light (P. 8-23)4. Exterior trunk lid release/request but-
ton (P. 3-16)
Rearview camera (P. 4-3, 4-21)
Trunk lid (P. 3-21) 5. Rear sonar sensors (P. 5-116)
6. Replacing bulbs (P. 8-23)
7. Fuel-filler door (P. 3-22)
Fuel recommendation (P. 10-3)
8. Child safety rear door locks (P. 3-4)
Refer to the page number indicated in
parentheses for operating details.
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EXTERIOR REAR
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1. Interior trunk access (P. 3-22)
2. Power moonroof (if so equipped)(P. 2-68)
3. Sun visors (P. 3-26) 4. Map lights (P. 2-71)
5. Rearview mirror (P. 3-27)
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver
(if so equipped) (P. 2-73) 6. Glove box (P. 2-61)
7. Cup holders (P. 2-61)
8. Console box (P. 2-61)
Refer to the page number indicated in
parentheses for operating details.
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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
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1. Vent (P. 4-26)
2. Headlight/fog light (if so equipped)/turn signal switch (P. 2-45) 3. Supplemental front-impact air bag
(P. 1-43)
Horn (P. 2-52) 4. Meters and gauges (P. 2-3)
Warning and indicator lights (P. 2-8)
Vehicle information display (P. 2-17)
5. Paddle shif ters (if so equipped) (P. 5-16)
6. Wiper and washer switch (P. 2-42)
7. Audio controls* Navigation controls* (if so equipped)
8. Hazard warning flasher switch (P. 6-2)
9. Navigation display* (if so equipped) Audio display*
10. Front passenger supplemental air bag
(P. 1-61)
11. Glove box (P. 2-61)
12. Front passenger supplemental knee air
bag (P. 1-61)
13. Front passenger air bag status light
(P. 1-54)
14. AUX input/USB ports*
15. Heater and air conditioning controls
(P. 4-31)
16. Shif t lever (P. 5-16)
17. Display Commander* Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC OFF)
switch (P. 2-57)
SPORT mode button (P. 5-22)
18. Push-button ignition switch (P. 5-10)
19. Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System* Cruise control switches (if so equipped)
(P. 5-54)
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) switches
(if so equipped) (P. 5-56)
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Warning/Indicator
light (red) Name Page
or
Brake warning
light
2-9
Charge warning
light2-10
Engine oil pres-
sure warning light2-10
Master warning
light2-10
Seat belt warning
light and chime2-10
Warning/
Indicator
light (red) Name Page
Security indicator
light
2-10
Supplemental air
bag warning light2-10
Warning/
Indicator light
(yellow) Name Page
or
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS)
warning light
2-11
Warning/
Indicator light
(yellow) Name Page
Automatic Emer-
gency Braking
(AEB) with Pedes-
trian Detection
system warning
light 2-11
Front passenger
air bag status
light
2-11
Low tire pressure
warning light
2-12
Malfunction Indi-
cator Light (MIL) 2-13
Master warning
light2-14
WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS
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Warning/Indicator light
(yellow) Name Page
Power steering
warning light
2-14
Rear Automatic
Braking (RAB)
warning light 2-15
Slip indicator light 2-15
Vehicle Dynamic
Control (VDC) OFF
indicator light2-15
Warning/
Indicator light
(other) Name Page
Front fog light in-
dicator light
(green) (if so
equipped) 2-16
High Beam Assist
indicator light
(green)
2-16
High beam indi-
cator light (blue)
2-16
Side light and
headlight indica-
tor light (green)2-16
Turn signal/
hazard indicator
lights (green)2-16
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1 Safety-Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system
Seats............................................ 1-2Front power seat adjustment .................1-3
Folding rear seat ............................. 1-5
Center armrest ................................1-7
Head restraints/headrests .......................1-7
Adjustable head restraint/headrest
components ................................. 1-8
Non-adjustable head restraint/
headrest components ....................... 1-8
Remove...................................... 1-9
Install ........................................ 1-9
Adjust ........................................ 1-10
Seatbelts ....................................... 1-11
Precautions on seat belt usage ...............1-11
Seat belt warning light and chime ............1-14
Pregnant women ............................ 1-14
Injured persons .............................. 1-14
Three-point type seat belt with
retractor ..................................... 1-15
Seat belt extenders .......................... 1-19
Seat belt maintenance .......................1-19Child safety
.................................... 1-20
Infants ...................................... 1-20
Small children ................................ 1-21
Larger children ............................... 1-21
Child restraints ................................. 1-22
Precautions on child restraints ..............1-22
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) system ............................ 1-24
Rear-facing child restraint installation
using LATCH ................................ 1-27
Rear-facing child restraint installation
using the seat belts ......................... 1-29
Forward-facing child restraint
installation using LATCH .....................1-32
Forward-facing child restraint
installation using the seat belts .............1-35
Booster seats ............................... 1-40
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ..........1-43
Precautions on SRS ......................... 1-43
Supplemental air bag warning labels ........1-64
Supplemental air bag warning light .........1-64
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WARNING
• Always route the shoulder belt over
your shoulder and across your chest.
Never put the belt behind your back,
under your arm or across your neck.
The belt should be away from your
face and neck, but not falling off your
shoulder.
• Position the lap belt as low and snug
as possible AROUND THE HIPS, NOT
THE WAIST. A lap belt worn too high
could increase the risk of internal in-
juries in an accident. •
Be sure the seat belt tongue is se-
curely fastened to the proper buckle.
• Do not wear the seat belt inside out
or twisted. Doing so may reduce its
effectiveness.
• Do not allow more than one person
to use the same seat belt.
• Never carry more people in the ve-
hicle than there are seat belts.
• If the seat belt warning light glows
continuously while the ignition is
placed in the ON position with all
doors closed and all seat belts fas-
tened, it may indicate a malfunction
in the system. Have the system
checked. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
• No changes should be made to the
seat belt system. For example, do not
modif y the seat belt, add material, or
install devices that may change the
seat belt routing or tension. Doing so
may affect the operation of the seat
belt system. Modif ying or tampering
with the seat belt system may result
in serious personal injury. •
Once seat belt pretensioner(s) have
activated, they cannot be reused and
must be replaced together with the
retractor. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
• All seat belt assemblies, including re-
tractors and attaching hardware,
should be inspected af ter any colli-
sion. It is recommended that you visit
a NISSAN dealer for this service.
NISSAN recommends that all seat
belt assemblies in use during a colli-
sion be replaced unless the collision
was minor and the belts show no
damage and continue to operate
properly. Seat belt assemblies not in
use during a collision should also be
inspected and replaced if either
damage or improper operation is
noted.
• All child restraints and attaching
hardware should be inspected af ter
any collision. Always follow the re-
straint manufacturer's inspection in-
structions and replacement recom-
mendations. The child restraints
should be replaced if they are
damaged.
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SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND
CHIME
The driver and front passenger seat is
equipped with an enhanced seat belt re-
minder function. If your vehicle is equipped
with an enhanced seat belt reminder func-
tion, a visual and audible alert will operate if
a driver or front passenger seat belt is un-
buckled at speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h) or more under the following con-
ditions:
• If the driver seat belt is not fastened.• The front passenger’s seat belt is not fas-
tened and the seat is occupied by a pas-
senger for 7 seconds af ter the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position.
• The front passenger’s seat belt is not fas- tened and objects or external force on
the passenger seat change the seat belt
reminder classification to Occupied.
The seat belt warning light will flash under
the conditions shown above until the nec-
essary seat belt is securely fastened.
A warning chime will sound for approxi-
mately 90 seconds or until one of the fol-
lowing conditions is met:
• The unbuckled front occupant’s seat belt is securely fastened.
• The seat belt reminder function in the front passenger seat no longer detects
that the front passenger seat is occupied.
• The ignition is turned off or the vehicle is placed in P (Park).
The below situations could result in the
seat belt reminder light being illuminated
and the chime sounding, even with no oc-
cupant present in the passenger seat:
• Heavy objects placed on the seat.
• Someone pushing or pulling on the front passenger seat. • An object placed under the front passen-
ger seat.
• An object placed between the seat cush- ion and center console or between the
seat cushion and the door.
• An object hanging on the seat or placed in the seatback pocket.
• A child restraint or other object pressing against the rear of the seatback.
PREGNANT WOMEN
NISSAN recommends that pregnant
women use seat belts. The seat belt should
be worn snug and always position the lap
belt as low as possible around the hips, not
the waist. Place the shoulder belt over your
shoulder and across your chest. Never run
the lap/shoulder belt over your abdominal
area. Contact your doctor for specific
recommendations.
INJURED PERSONS
NISSAN recommends that injured persons
use seat belts. Check with your doctor for
specific recommendations.
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