brake pads replacement NISSAN PULSAR 2014 Owners Manual


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Instrument sand controls
T urn signals/hazard indicatorlights
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The turn signals/hazard indicatorlightsblinkwhen the
turn signal switch orhazard indicator flasherswitchis
turned on.(See ªHeadlight andturn signal switchº
(P .2-17) orªHazard indicator flasherswitchº (P.6-2) .)
V ehicle Dynamic Control(VDC)off
indicator light(ifequipped)
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The Vehicle Dynamic Control(VDC)offindicator light
illuminates whentheVDC offswitch ispushed tothe
ªOFFº position.
When theVDC offswitch ispushed tothe ªOFFº
position, theVDC system isturned off.
(See ªVehicle Dynamic Control(VDC)systemº (P.5-
14) .)
AUDIBLE REMINDERS
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Brake padwear warning
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The disc brake padshaveaudible wearwarnings.
When abrake padrequires replacement, itwill make a
high pitched scraping soundwhenthevehicle isin
motion. Thisscraping soundwillfirst occur onlywhen
the brake pedalisdepressed. Aftermore wearofthe
brake pad,thesound willalways beheard evenifthe
brake pedal isnot depressed. Havethebrakes
checked assoon aspossible ifthe wear warning
sound isheard.
Have thesystem checked, andifnecessary repaired,
by aNISSAN dealerpromptly .(See ªBrakesº (P.8-
12) .)
Intelligent Key buzzer (ifequipped)
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The Intelligent Key buzzer sounds ifany one ofthe
following improperoperations isfound.
. The ignition switchisnot returned tothe ªLOCKº
position whenlocking thedoors.
. The Intelligent Key isleft inside thevehicle when
locking thedoors.
. Any doors arenot closed securely whenlocking
the doors.
When thebuzzer sounds, besure tocheck boththe
vehicle andtheIntelligent Key .(See ªIntelligent Key
systemº (P.3-7) .)
K ey reminder chime
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The keyreminder chimewillsound ifany ofthe
following operations aredetected:
Model withIntelligent Key system:
. The driver's doorisopened whiletheignition
switch isin the ªACCº position.
Model without Intelligent Key system:
. The driver's doorislocked withthepower door
lock switch withthedoor open while thekey isleft
in the ignition switchandtheignition switchisin
the ªACCº ,ªOFFº orªLOCKº position.
Light reminder chime
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The light reminder chimewillsound ifthe driver's side
door isopened andthefollowing operations are
detected:
. The headlight switchisin either the
or
position, andtheignition switchisin the ªACCº ,
ªOFFº orªLOCKº position.
. Thechime willalso sound for2seconds whenthe
ignition switchispushed tothe ªACCº ,ªOFFº or
ªL OCKº position whilethefog lights (ifequipped) are
onwith theheadlight switchinthe ªAUT Oº
position.
Be sure toturn theheadlight switchtothe ªOFFº or
ª AUT Oº(ifequipped) positionandthefog light switch
(if equipped) tothe ªOFFº position whenyouleave the
vehicle.
Parking brakereminder
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The chime willsound ifthe vehicle isdriven atmore
than 7km/h (4MPH) withtheparking brakeapplied.
Stop thevehicle andrelease theparking brake.
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WARNING:
See aNISSAN dealerforabrake system checkif
the foot brake pedalheight doesnotreturn to
normal.
With theengine running, checkthedistance
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between theupper surface ofthe pedal andthemetal
floor. Ifitis out therange listed, seeaNISSAN dealer.
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: Depressing force
490 N(50 kg,110 lb)
Rear drum brake models:
Ð 75 mm (2.95 in)ormore (LHDmodels)
Rear discbrake models:
Ð 70 mm (2.76 in)ormore (LHDmodels)
Ð 85 mm (3.35 in)ormore (RHD models)
Self-adjusting brakes
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Y our vehicle isequipped withself-adjusting brakes.
The disc-type brakesself-adjust everytimethefoot
brake pedalisapplied.
Brake padwear warning
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The disc brake padshaveaudible wearwarnings.
When abrake padrequires replacement, itwill make a
high pitched scraping soundwhenthevehicle isin
motion. Thisscraping soundwillfirst occur onlywhen
the brake pedalisdepressed. Aftermore wearofthe
brake pad,thesound willalways beheard evenifthe
brake pedal isnot depressed. Havethebrakes
checked assoon aspossible ifthe wear warning
sound isheard.
Under somedriving orclimate conditions, occasional
brake squeaks, squealsorother noises maybeheard.
Occasional brakenoiseduring lighttomoderate stops
is normal anddoes notaffect thefunction orperformance
ofthe brake system.
Proper brakeinspection intervalsshouldbefollowed.
For additional information, seeaseparate maintenance
booklet.
BRAKE BOOSTER
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Check thebrake booster function asfollows:
1. With theengine off,depress andrelease thefoot
brake pedalseveral times.When thebrake pedal
movement (distanceoftravel) remains thesame
from onepedal application tothe next, continue on
to the next step.
2. While depressing thefoot brake pedal, startthe
engine. Thepedal height should dropalittle.
3. With thefoot brake pedaldepressed, stopthe
engine. Keep thepedal depressed forabout 30
seconds. Thepedal height should notchange.
4. Run theengine for1minute without depressing
the foot brake pedal, thenturnitoff. Depress the
foot brake pedalseveral times.Thepedal travel
distance willdecrease graduallywitheach de-
pression asthe vacuum isreleased fromthe
booster.
If the brakes donot operate properly,have thebrakes
checked byaNISSAN dealer.
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WARNING:
. Use only newfluid from asealed container.
Old, inferior, orcontaminated fluidmay
damage thebrake system. Theuseof
improper fluidscandamage thebrake
system andaffect thevehicle's stopping
ability.
. Clean thefiller capbefore removing.
. Brake fluidispoisonous andshould be
stored carefully inmarked containers out
of the reach ofchildren.
CAUTION:
Do not spill thefluid onpainted surfaces. This
will damage thepaint. Iffluid isspilled, washit
off with plenty ofwater
immediately.
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Left-Hand Drive(LHD) models
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