NISSAN VERSA 2018 Owners Manual

DOT (Department of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must
conform to federal safety requirements in
addition to these grades.
Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature
A
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one
and one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly from
the norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to low-
est, are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades repre-
sent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pave-ment as measured under controlled
conditions on specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction perfor-
mance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include ac-
celeration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
Temperature A, B and C
The temperature grades are A (the high-
est), B, and C, representing the tire’s resis-
tance to the generation of heat, and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high tem-
perature can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life, and ex-
cessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a
level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Mo-
tor Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the mini-
mum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly in-
flated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combi-
nation, can cause heat build-up and
possible tire failure.
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
10-18Technical and consumer information

Your NISSAN vehicle is covered by the fol-
lowing emission warranties:
For USA
1. Emission Defects Warranty
2. Emissions Performance Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:
∙ Nissan North America, Inc.
Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003For Canada
Emission Control System Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:
∙ Nissan Canada Inc.
5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5For USA
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration (NHTSA) in addition to noti-
f ying NISSAN.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it
finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a re-
call and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you,
your dealer, or NISSAN.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153);
go to http://www.safercar.gov; or
write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other in-
formation about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTYREPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
Technical and consumer information10-19

You may notif y NISSAN by contact-
ing our Consumer Affairs Depart-
ment, toll-free, at 1-800-NISSAN-1.
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform Trans-
port Canada in addition to notif ying
NISSAN.
If Transport Canada receives com-
plaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may
request that NISSAN conduct a recall
campaign. However, Transport
Canada cannot become involved in
individual problems between you,
your dealer, or NISSAN.You may contact Transport Canada’s
Defect Investigations and Recalls Divi-
sion toll free at 1-800-333-0510. You
may also report safety defects online
at: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/
fc-cp.aspx?lang=eng (English speak-
ers) or https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/
fc-cp.aspx?lang=fra (French speak-
ers)
Additional information concerning
motor vehicle safety may be obtained
from Transport Canada’s Road Safety
Information Centre at 1-800-333-0371
or online at www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety
(English speakers) or
www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere
(French speakers).
To notif y NISSAN of any safety con-
cerns please contact our Consumer
Information Centre toll free at 1-800-
387-0122.
Due to legal requirements in some states
and Canadian Provinces, your vehicle may
be required to be in what is called the
“ready condition” for an
Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the
emission control system.
The vehicle is set to the “ready condition”
when it is driven through certain driving
patterns. Usually, the ready condition can
be obtained by ordinary usage of the ve-
hicle.
If a powertrain system component is re-
paired or the battery is disconnected, the
vehicle may be reset to a “not ready ” condi-
tion. Before taking the I/M test, check the
vehicle’s inspection/maintenance test
readiness condition. Place the ignition
switch in the ON position without starting
the engine. If the Malfunction Indicator
Light (MIL) comes on steady for 20 seconds
and then blinks for 10 seconds , the I/M test
condition is “not ready”. If the MIL does not
blink af ter 20 seconds, the I/M test condi-
tion is “ready ”. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer to set the “ready con-
dition” or to prepare the vehicle for testing.
READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST
10-20Technical and consumer information

This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data
Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an
EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data
that will assist in understanding how a ve-
hicle’s systems performed. The EDR is de-
signed to record data related to vehicle dy-
namics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to re-
cord such data as:
∙ How various systems in your vehicle
were operating;
∙ Whether or not the driver and passen-
ger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
∙ How far (if at all) the driver was depress-
ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal;
and,
∙ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
∙ Sounds are not recorded.These data can help provide a better un-
derstanding of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-
trivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data (e.g.
name, gender, age and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identif ying
data routinely acquired during a crash in-
vestigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer and NISSAN
dealer, other parties, such as law enforce-
ment, that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR. EDR data will only be
accessed with the consent of the vehicle
owner or lessee or as otherwise required or
permitted by law.Genuine NISSAN Service Manuals for this
model year and prior can be purchased. A
Genuine NISSAN Service Manual is the best
source of service and repair information for
your vehicle. This manual is the same one
used by the factory-trained technicians
working at NISSAN dealerships. Genuine
NISSAN Owner’s Manuals can also be pur-
chased.
For USA
For current pricing and availability of Genu-
ineNISSAN Service Manuals,contact:
www.nissan-techinfo.com
For current pricing and availability of Genu-
ineNISSAN Owner’s Manuals,contact:
1-800-247-5321
For Canada
To purchase a copy of a Genuine NISSAN
Service Manual or Owner’s Manual, for this
model year and prior, please contact your
nearest NISSAN dealer. For the phone num-
ber and location of a NISSAN dealer in your
area, call the NISSAN Information Center at
1-800-387-0122 and a bilingual NISSAN rep-
resentative will assist you.
EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR) OWNER’S MANUAL/SERVICE
MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION
Technical and consumer information10-21

MEMO
10-22Technical and consumer information

11 Index
A
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system).....................1-42
Air bag system
Front (See supplemental front impact
airbagsystem)..............1-51
Air bag warning labels............1-59
Airbagwarninglight..........1-60, 2-17
Air bag warning light,
supplemental..............1-60, 2-17
Air cleaner housing filter..........8-15
Air conditioner
Air conditioner operation........4-13
Air conditioner service..........4-17
Air conditioner specification label . .10-12
Air conditioner system refrigerant
and oil recommendations.......10-7
Air conditioner system refrigerant
recommendations............10-7
Heater and air conditioner controls . .4-9
Servicing air conditioner.........4-17
Air flow charts.................4-14
Anchor point locations...........1-25
Antenna....................4-49
Antifreeze...................5-29
Anti-lock brake warning light........2-13
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)......5-25
Audible reminders..............2-20
Audio system.................4-17
AMradioreception............4-18
Bluetooth® audio.............4-46Compact disc (CD)
player.............4-29,4-35,4-40
FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player....................4-31
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player....................4-27
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact
disc(CD)player..............4-36
FMradioreception............4-17
iPod®Player................4-44
iPod® player operation.........4-44
Radio....................4-17
Steering wheel audio control
switch ...................4-48
USBinterface...............4-42
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection
Port.....................4-42
Automatic
Automatic power window switch . . .2-31
Automatic door locks.............3-5
AUXjack.................4-30,4-32
B
Battery..................5-29,8-11
Charge warning light...........2-14
Battery replacement............8-20
Keyfob................8-20,8-21
Before starting the engine.........5-10
Belt(Seedrivebelt)..............8-14
Block heater
Engine....................5-31Bluetooth® audio...............4-46
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system..................4-50,4-65
Booster seats.................1-38
Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)....5-25
Brakefluid..................8-9
Brakelight(Seestoplight).......8-24
Brakesystem...............5-25
Brakewarninglight............2-13
Brakewearindicators.......2-20,8-17
Parking brake operation.........5-18
Self-adjustingbrakes ..........8-17
Brakeassist..................5-26
Brakefluid....................8-9
Brakes......................8-17
Brakesystem.................5-25
Break-in schedule..............5-20
Brightness control
Instrument panel.............2-23
Bulb check/instrument panel.......2-12
Bulb replacement..............8-24
C
Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants....................10-2
Cargo
(See vehicle loading information).....10-13
Car phone or CB radio...........4-49
CDcareandcleaning............4-47

CD player
(See audio system).......4-29,4-35,4-40
Childrestraints........1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-23
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren)System..............1-23
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-20, 1-27, 1-33, 1-38
Top tether strap anchor point
locations...................1-25
Child safety rear door lock..........3-5
Chimes, audible reminders.........2-20
Cleaningexteriorandinterior......7-2,7-4
Clock set/adjustment . .4-28, 4-33, 4-34, 4-37
Clock setting (models without Navigation
System)..................4-28,4-39
Clutch
Clutchfluid.................8-10
Coldweatherdriving.............5-29
Compact disc (CD) player . . .4-29, 4-35, 4-40
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT).....................5-8,5-11
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid...................8-9
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)..........5-8,5-11
Controls
Audio controls (steering wheel)....4-48
Heater and air conditioner controls . . .4-9
Coolant
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant.........8-5
Checking engine coolant level......8-5
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-8
Corrosionprotection..............7-7
Cruisecontrol..................5-19Cupholders...................2-29
Curtain side-impact and rollover air
bag........................1-57
D
Defroster switch
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch.....2-22
Dimensions and weights...........10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-23
Door locks..................3-3,3-4
Door open warning light...........2-14
Drivebelt ....................8-14
Driving
Cold weather driving...........5-29
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)..........5-8,5-11
Driving with manual
transmission..............5-9,5-16
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-2
Drivingthevehicle...............5-11
E
Economy - fuel.................5-22
Emission control information label. . . .10-11
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-19
Engine
Before starting the engine........5-10
Blockheater ................5-31
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant.........8-5Changing engine oil............8-7
Changing engine oil filter.........8-8
Checking engine coolant level......8-5
Checking engine oil level.........8-6
Engine compartment check
locations...................8-3
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-8
Engine cooling system..........8-4
Engine oil...................8-6
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation.............10-6
Engine oil pressure warning light....2-14
Engine oil viscosity.............10-7
Engine serial number...........10-11
Engine specifications...........10-8
Starting the engine............5-10
Engine coolant temperature gauge....2-8
EventDatarecorders ............10-21
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide).......5-2
Explanation of maintenance items.....9-2
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items .......................9-5
Extended storage switch..........8-20
F
Flashers
(Seehazardwarningflasherswitch)....6-2
Flattire....................6-2,6-3
Floormatpositioningaid...........7-6
Fluid
Brakefluid..................8-9
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Clutchfluid.................8-10
11-2

Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid...................8-9
Engine coolant...............8-4
Engine oil...................8-6
F.M.V.S.S. certification label..........10-11
Foglightswitch................2-25
Front air bag system (See supplemental
restraint system)................1-51
Frontseats....................1-2
Fuel
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Fuel economy...............5-22
Fuel-filler cap................3-13
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever....3-13
Fuel-filler lid.................3-13
Fuel gauge..................2-9
Fueloctanerating.............10-5
Fuel recommendation..........10-4
Loose fuel cap warning..........2-6
Fuelefficientdrivingtips...........5-21
Fuel-filler door.................3-13
Fuel gauge....................2-9
Fuses.......................8-18
Fusiblelinks...................8-18
G
Gascap .....................3-13
Gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-8
Fuel gauge..................2-9
Odometer..................2-6
Speedometer................2-5
Tachometer.................2-8Trip computer...............2-10
Trip odometer.............2-5,2-6
General maintenance.............9-2
Glovebox....................2-28
H
Hands-free phone system,
Bluetooth®................4-50,4-65
Hazard warning flasher switch........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch......2-22
Headlightcontrolswitch...........2-22
Headlights ...................8-22
Headrestraints .................1-5
Heater
Heater and air conditioner controls . . .4-9
Heater operation..............4-11
Hood.......................3-10
Horn.......................2-25
I
Ignition switch..................5-8
Important vehicle information label. . . .10-11
Increasing fuel economy...........5-22
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders)....................2-18
Instrument brightness control.......2-23
Instrument panel.............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch.....2-23
Interiorlight ...............2-32,2-33
Interiortrunklidrelease ...........3-12
iPod®Player ..................4-44ISOFIX child restraints.............1-23
J
Jumpstarting...............6-8,8-13
K
Key.........................3-2
Key fob battery replacement.....8-20,8-21
Keyless entry
Without Intelligent Key system
(See remote keyless entry system). .3-6, 3-7
L
Labels
Air conditioner specification label . . .10-12
Emission control information label . .10-11
Engine serial number...........10-11
F.M.V.S.S. certification label........10-11
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-12
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . .10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.....................10-10
Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-59
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren)System................1-23
License plate
Installing the license plate.......10-12
Light
Airbagwarninglight........1-60, 2-17
Brakelight(Seestoplight)........8-24
11-3

Bulb check/instrument panel......2-12
Bulb replacement.............8-24
Charge warning light...........2-14
ExteriorandInteriorlights........8-24
Foglights..................8-23
Foglightswitch..............2-25
Headlight and turn signal switch....2-22
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-22
Headlights .................8-22
Interiorlight .............2-32,2-33
Lightbulbs.................8-22
Low tire pressure warning light.....2-15
Passenger air bag and status light . . .1-51
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders..................2-18
Lights ......................8-22
Lock
Child safety rear door lock........3-5
Door locks................3-3,3-4
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever....3-13
Power door locks..............3-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever........3-11
Loose fuel cap warning............2-6
Lowfuelwarninglight ............2-15
Low tire pressure warning light.......2-15
Luggage
(See vehicle loading information).....10-13
M
Maintenance
General maintenance...........9-2
Insidethevehicle..............9-3
Maintenance precautions.........8-2
Outsidethevehicle.............9-2Seat belt maintenance..........1-17
Under the hood and vehicle.......9-4
Maintenance log................9-13
Maintenance requirements..........9-2
Maintenance schedules............9-7
Maintenance under severe operation
conditions....................9-12
Malfunctionindicatorlight..........2-18
Manual front seat adjustment........1-3
Manual windows................2-32
Map pocket...................2-27
Meters and gauges...............2-3
Instrument brightness control.....2-23
Mirror
Outsidemirrorcontrol ..........3-17
Outsidemirrors...............3-17
Rearview...................3-17
Vanitymirror................3-16
Mirrors......................3-17
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating). . .10-5
Odometer....................2-6
Oil
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine oil............8-7
Changing engine oil filter.........8-8
Checking engine oil level.........8-6
Engine oil...................8-6
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation.............10-6
Engine oil viscosity.............10-7One shot call..............4-54,4-68
Outsidemirrorcontrol ............3-17
Outsidemirrors.................3-17
Overheat
Ifyourvehicleoverheats.........6-11
Owner's manual order form........10-21
Owner's manual/service manual order
information ..................10-21
P
Parking
Parking brake operation.........5-18
Parking/parkingonhills.........5-23
Parkingbrake..................5-18
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free
system..................4-50,4-65
Power
Power door locks..............3-5
Poweroutlet................2-26
Powerrearwindows............2-31
Power steering system..........5-24
Powerwindows..............2-30
Rearpowerwindows...........2-31
Poweroutlet..................2-26
Powersteering.................5-24
Precautions
Maintenance precautions.........8-2
Precautions on booster
seats............1-20, 1-27, 1-33, 1-38
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-20, 1-27, 1-33, 1-38
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.....1-10
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-42
11-4

Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-2
Push starting..................6-10
R
Radio
Car phone or CB radio..........4-49
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-27
FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player.....................4-31
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-36
Steering wheel audio control
switch....................4-48
Readiness for inspection maintenance (I/M)
test.......................10-20
Rearpowerwindows.............2-31
Rearseat.....................1-4
Rearviewmirror ................3-17
RearViewMonitor.............4-2,4-4
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch.......2-22
Recommended Fluids............10-2
Recorders
EventData.................10-21
Refrigerant recommendation........10-7
Registering a vehicle in another
country.....................10-10
Remote keyless entry system......3-6,3-7
Reporting safety defects (US only). . . .10-19S
Safety
Child safety rear door lock........3-5
Childseatbelts......1-20, 1-27, 1-33, 1-38
Reporting safety defects (US only) . .10-19
Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment......1-3
Rear seat adjustment...........1-4
Seatback pockets...............2-27
Seat belt
Childsafety.................1-18
Infants and small children........1-19
InjuredPerson................1-13
Largerchildren...............1-19
Precautions on seat belt usage.....1-10
Pregnant women..............1-13
Seat belt extenders............1-17
Seat belt maintenance..........1-17
Seatbelts................1-10, 7-7
Shoulder belt height adjustment. . . .1-16
Three-pointtypewithretractor.....1-13
Seat belt extenders..............1-17
Seatbeltwarninglight .........1-13, 2-17
Seats
Adjustment..................1-2
Frontseats..................1-2
Manual front seat adjustment......1-3
Rearseat...................1-4
Self-adjustingbrakes.............8-17
Service manual order form.........10-21
Servicing air conditioner...........4-17
Shif ting
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT).....................5-13Manual transmission...........5-16
Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-16
Side air bag system (See supplemental
side air bag, curtain and rollover air bag
systems).....................1-57
Spark plug replacement...........8-14
Spark plugs...................8-14
Specifications.................10-8
Speedometer..................2-5
SRS warning label...............1-59
Stability control................5-27
Standard maintenance............9-8
Starting
Before starting the engine........5-10
Jumpstarting.............6-8,8-13
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-2
Push starting................6-10
Starting the engine............5-10
Starting the engine..............5-10
Steering
Power steering system..........5-24
Tilting steering wheel...........3-15
Steering wheel.................3-15
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-48
Stoplight....................8-24
Storage .....................2-27
Storagetray ..................2-28
Sunvisors....................3-16
Supplemental air bag warning labels . . .1-59
Supplemental air bag warning
light.....................1-60, 2-17
Supplemental front impact air bag
system......................1-51
Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels. . . .1-59
11-5