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Starting anddriving
. Always usetires ofthe same type,size,brand,
construction (bias,bias-belted orradial) ,and
tread pattern onallfour wheels. Installtirechains
on the front wheels whendriving onslippery roads
and drive carefully .
. Besure tocheck thebrakes immediately after
driving inmud orwater. (SeeªBrake systemº (P.5-
57) .)
. Whenever youdrive off-road throughsand,mudor
water asdeep asthe wheel hub,more frequent
maintenance mayberequired. Fordetails, referto
ªMaintenance foroff-road drivingºinaseparate
maintenance booklet.
. Avoid parking yourvehicle onsteep hills.Ifyou get
out ofthe vehicle anditrolls forward, backward or
sideways, youcould beinjured.
TIRES OF4WD MODEL
T32A130 827-AE5C0 353-CEE0-4F0C-8B42-DD14B0 A90107
CAUTION:
. Always usetires ofthe same size,brand,
construction (bias,bias-belted orradial) ,
and tread pattern onallfour wheels. Failure
to do somay result inacircumference
difference betweentiresonthe front and
rear axles which willcause excessive tire
wear andmay damage thetransmission,
transfer caseandrear differential gears.
. Only usespare tiresspecified foreach 4WD
model.
If excessive tirewear isfound, itis recommended that
all four tires bereplaced withtires ofthe same size,
brand, construction andtread pattern. Thetire
pressure andwheel alignment shouldalsobechecked
and corrected asnecessary .Contact aNISSAN
dealer.
Snow tires
T32A1308 27-786C9A7 D-5F2C-4C44-8252-7577B2315AD6
If you install snowtires,theymust alsobethe same
size, brand, construction andtread pattern onallfour
wheels.
Tire inflation pressure
T32A130827-0 2F5E13F-EB84-4678-B8E3-01C847020459
Check thepressures inall tires, including thespare,
with agauge periodically whenataservice station.
Adjust tothe specified pressureifnecessary .Tire
pressures areshown onthe tire placard.
Tire rotation
T32A130 827-BCA9A BF3-4A1A-42 5E-8276-807FAAD0A08E
NISSAN recommends thattires berotated every5,000
km (3,000 miles).Do not include thespare tireinthe
tire rotation.
Tire chain
T32A130 827-61205 7E2-0991-4 824-9088-F4 4BB593B9BC
Tire chains mustbeinstalled onlyonthe front
wheels andnotonthe rear wheels.
Do not drive withtirechains onpaved roadswhich are
clear ofsnow .Driving withchains insuch conditions
can cause damage tothe various mechanisms ofthe
vehicle duetosome overstress.
GUID-282 AEC18-44 35-4758-87 F0-FE282A2B8D35
Except forEurope: Vehicle Dynamic Control
(VDC) system
For Europe: Electronic StabilityProgram (ESP)
system
WARNING:
. The VDC/ESP systemisdesigned tohelp the
driver maintain stabilitybutdoes notpre-
vent accidents duetoabrupt steering opera-
tion athigh speeds orby careless or
dangerous drivingtechniques. Reducevehi-
cle speed andbeespecially carefulwhen
driving andcornering onslippery surfaces
and always drivecarefully.
. Donot modify thevehicle's suspension. If
suspension partssuchasshock absorbers,
struts, springs, stabilizer bars,bushings and
wheels arenot NISSAN recommended for
your vehicle orare extremely deteriorated,
the VDC/ESP systemmaynotoperate
properly. Thiscould adversely affectvehicle
handling performance, andtheVDC/ESP
warning light
may illuminate.
. Ifbrake related partssuchasbrake pads,
rotors andcalipers arenot NISSAN recom-
mended orare extremely deteriorated, the
VDC/ESP systemmaynotoperate properly
and theVDC/ESP warninglight
may
illuminate.
. Ifengine control related partsarenot
NISSAN recommended orare extremely
deteriorated, theVDC/ESP warninglight
may illuminate.
. When driving onextremely inclinedsurfaces
such ashigher banked corners, theVDC/
ESP system maynotoperate properly and
VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL
(VDC)/ELECTR ONICSTABILITY
PROGRAM (ESP)SY STEM
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Maintenance anddo-it-yours elf
discs/drums. Suchinterference canlead todecreased
braking efficiency and/orearlybrake pad/shoe wear.
Confirm thefollowing forthe TPMS (ifequipped) .
WARNING:
. After atire orawheel isreplaced, theTPMS
must bereset. (SeeªTirePressure Monitor-
ing System (TPMS)º (P.6-2) ,ªTire Pressure
Monitoring System(TPMS)º (P.5-4) andªTire
Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS)º (P.8-
36) fordetails abouttheresetting proce-
dure.)
. When aspare tireismounted orawheel is
replaced, theTPMS willnotfunction andthe
low tirepressure warninglightwillflash for
approximately 1minute. Thelight willre-
main onafter 1minute. Contact aNISSAN
dealer assoon aspossible fortire replace-
ment and/or system resetting.
. Replacing tireswiththose notoriginally
specified byNISSAN couldaffect theproper
operation ofthe TPMS.
Four-Wheel Drive(4WD) model
T32A130 827-29DD0 9B1-18AC-46B3-820F-49E30AE4 94CC
CAUTION:
Always usetires ofthe same size,brand,
construction (bias,bias-belted orradial) ,and
tread pattern onallfour wheels. Failuretodo so
may result inacircumference differencebe-
tween tiresonthe front andrear axles which will
cause excessive tirewear andmay damage the
transmission, transfercaseanddifferential
gears.
Only usespare tiresspecified foreach 4WD model.
WHEEL BALANCE
T32A1308 27-4BEEC6 03-E957-4D 95-B9E4-AE2 CE6D62E1A
Unbalanced wheelsmayaffect vehicle handling and
tire life. Even withregular use,wheels cangetoutof
balance. Therefore, theyshould bebalanced as
required.
SP ARE TIRE (ifequipped)
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T emporary-use sparetire(ifequipped)
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The spare tiresupplied withyour vehicle varies
depending onthe model. SeeªTires andwheelsº
(P .9-7) forapplicable spare
tire.
SDI1912
Spare tirelabel (ifequipped)
A temporary-use sparetire(different sizefrom the
original tire)issupplied withyour vehicle.
Observe thefollowing precautions ifthe spare tire
must beused, otherwise yourvehicle couldbe
damaged orinvolved inan accident.
When aspare tireismounted, theTire Pressure
Monitoring System(TPMS) (ifequipped) willnot
function.
CAUTION:
. The spare tireshould beused onlyfor
emergency. Itshould bereplaced bythe
standard tireatthe first opportunity.
. Drive carefully whilethespare tireisin-
stalled.
. Avoid sharpturnsandabrupt braking while
driving.
. Periodically checktheT-type spare tire
inflation pressure, andalways keepitat
420 kPa (4.2kgf/cm
2
, 60 psi) .(T155/90 D17
tire)
. Periodically checkthespare tireinflation
pressure, andalways keepitat 300 kPa (3.0
kgf/cm
2
, 44psi) .(225/65 R17tire)
. Donot drive yourvehicle atspeeds faster
than 80km/h (50MPH) .
. Donot use tirechains onaspare tire.Tire
chains willnotfitproperly onthe spare tire
and may cause damage tothe vehicle.
. Because thespare tireissmaller thanthe
original tire,ground clearance isreduced. To
avoid damage tothe vehicle donot drive
over obstacles. Alsodonot drive thevehicle
through anautomatic carwash sinceitmay
get caught.
. Donot use thespare tireonother vehicles.
. Donot use more thanonespare tireatthe
same time.
. Donot tow atrailer whilethespare tireis
installed.
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T echnical information
T32A1308 27-1F547A41- 0690-4B8E-BA96-B9DA7 D980C17
The following areapproximate capacities.Theactual refillquantities maybeslightly different. Whenrefilling, followtheprocedures instructedinthe ª8.Maintenance anddo-it-
yourselfº sectiontodetermine theproper refillcapacity .
Capacity (Approximate)
RecommendedFluidsandLubricants
Liter Imp
measure
Fuel 6013-1/4galSee
ªFuel informationº (P.9-4) .
Engine oil*
QR25DEWith
oilfilter change
4.6 4qt Gasoline
engine:
Except forKazakhstan, UkraineandSouth Africa
. Genuine NISSAN engineoil
. APIgrade: SL,SM orSN
. ILSAC grade:GF-3,GF-4orGF-5
For Kazakhstan, UkraineandSouth Africa
. Genuine NISSAN engineoil
. APIgrade: SL,SM orSN
. ILSAC grade:GF-3,GF-4orGF-5
. ACEA A1/B1, A3/B3,A3/B4, A5/B5,C2orC3
Diesel engine:
With Diesel Particulate filter
. Genuine NISSAN engineoil
. ACEA C4LOW SAPS, Viscosity SAE5W-30
Without DieselParticulate filter
. Genuine NISSAN engineoil
. ACEA A3/B4, Viscosity SAE5W-30
For additional information, seeªRecommended SAEviscosity numberº(P.9-
4) .
Drain
andrefill Withoutoilfilter
change 4.3
3-3/4
qt
MR20DD With
oilfilter change
3.83-3/8
qt
Without oilfilter
change 3.6
3-1/8
qt
R9M With
oilfilter change
5.54-7/8
qt
Without oilfilter
change
5.14-1/2
qt
Cooling system(withreservoir)
Total QR25DE
Except
forthe Mid-
dle East andSouth
Africa 8.2
7-1/4qtFor
Europe:
. Genuine NISSAN EngineCoolant orequivalent inits quality*
Except forEurope:
. Genuine NISSAN EngineCoolant (blue)orequivalent*
* Use Genuine NISSANEngineCoolant, orequivalent inits quality ,in order to
avoid possible aluminum corrosionwithintheengine cooling systemcaused
by the use ofnon-genuine enginecoolant.
Note thatanyrepairs forthe incidents withintheengine cooling
system whileusing non-genuine enginecoolant maynotbecovered
by the warranty evenifsuch incidents occurredduringthewarranty
period.
For
theMiddle East
and South Africa 9.0
7-7/8qt
MR20DD MT
model 8.57-1/2
qt
CVT model 8.77-5/8
qt
R9M MT
model 7.97
qt
CVT model 8.17-1/8
qt
Reservoir QR25DE
and
MR20DD Ð
0.853/4
qt
R9M Ð0.571/2
qt
Differential gearoil ÐÐ.
Genuine NISSAN Differential OilHypoid SuperGL-5 80W-90 orAPI
GL -5, Viscosity SAE80W-90
T ransfer oil ÐÐ.
Genuine NISSAN Differential OilHypoid SuperGL-5 80W-90 orAPI
GL -5, Viscosity SAE80W-90
RECOMMEN DEDFLUIDS/
LUBRICANTS ANDCAPACITIES
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