towing NISSAN 370Z ROADSTER 2013 Z34 User Guide

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VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITYGUID-15817EB0-B82E-4396-BF13-DCB94C669F27Do not exceed the load limit of your vehicle
shown as “The combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo” on the Tire and Loading
Information label. Do not exceed the
number of occupants shown as “Seating
Capacity” on the Tire and Loading Informa-
tion label.
To get “the combined weight of occupants
and cargo”, add the weight of all occu-
pants, then add the total luggage weight.
Examples are shown in the illustration.
Steps for determining correct load limitGUID-9421D90B-F8D7-4FAA-8F21-1DA20B437B221. Locate the statement “The combinedweight of occupants and cargo should
never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs” on
your vehicle’s placard.
2. Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg or
XXX lbs.
4. The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For example, if the XXX
amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will
be five 150 lb. passengers in your
vehicle, the amount of available cargo
and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400
−750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs or
640 −340 (5 x 70) = 300 kg.)
5. Determine the combined weight of
luggage and cargo being loaded on
the vehicle. That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be transferred
to your vehicle. Consult this manual to
determine how this reduces the avail-
able cargo and luggage load capacity
of your vehicle.
Before driving a loaded vehicle, confirm
that you do not exceed the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) or the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) for your vehicle.
(See “Measurement of weights” (P.9-20) .)
Also check tires for proper inflation pres-
sures. See the Tire and Loading Information
label.
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LOADING TIPSGUID-C67193DE-BB8D-4966-AC31-739C2C3B1647.The GVW must not exceed GVWR or
GAWR as specified on the F.M.V.S.S./
C.M.V.S.S. certification label.
. Do not load the front and rear axle to
the GAWR. Doing so will exceed the
GVWR.
WARNING
.Properly secure all cargo to help
prevent it from sliding or shift-
ing. Do not place cargo higher
than the seatbacks. In a sudden
stop or collision, unsecured car-
go could cause personal injury.
. Do not load your vehicle any
heavier than the GVWR or the
maximum front and rear
GAWRs. If you do, parts of your
vehicle can break, tire damage
could occur, or it can change the
way your vehicle handles. This
could result in loss of control
and cause personal injury. .
Overloading could not only
shorten the life of your vehicle
and the tires, but also could lead
to hazardous vehicle handling
and long braking distance. This
may cause a premature tire
malfunction, which could result
in a serious accident and perso-
nal injury. Failures caused by
overloading are not covered by
the vehicle’s warranty.
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHTSGUID-007BF927-7086-4838-9400-2E058EBA6F29Secure loose items to prevent weight shifts
that could affect the balance of your
vehicle. When the vehicle is loaded, drive
to a scale and weigh the front and the rear
wheels separately to determine axle loads.
Individual axle loads should not exceed
either of the gross axle weight ratings
(GAWR). The total of the axle loads should
not exceed the gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) . These ratings are given on the
vehicle certification label. If weight ratings
are exceeded, move or remove items to
bring all weights below the ratings.
GUID-19623487-D9B3-47CC-AAF9-05CCF6696A8ADo not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
TOWING A TRAILER

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GUID-81BCA095-E7D3-4CE2-A684-123FD1E1D09ATowing your vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground is sometimes called flat towing. This
method is sometimes used when towing a
vehicle behind a recreational vehicle, such as a
motor home.
CAUTION
.Failure to follow these guidelines
can result in severe transmission
damage.
. Whenever flat towing your vehicle,
always tow forward, never back-
ward.
. DO NOT tow any automatic trans-
mission vehicle with all four wheels
on the ground (flat towing) . Doing
so WILL DAMAGE internal transmis-
sion parts due to lack of transmis-
sion lubrication.
. For emergency towing procedures
refer to “Towing recommended by
NISSAN (except for NISMO mod-
els)” (P.6-19) of this manual.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGUID-21032A3C-932E-4072-9667-FA2CAD191E8CTo tow a vehicle equipped with an automatic
transmission, an appropriate vehicle dolly MUST
be placed under the towed vehicle’s drive
wheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer’s
recommendations when using their product.
MANUAL TRANSMISSIONGUID-8F862C4B-4E77-46AF-A267-BB3D3E9E681A. Always tow with the manual transmission in
Neutral.
. Your vehicle speed should never exceed 70
MPH (112 km/h) when flat towing your
vehicle.
. After towing 500 miles, start and idle the
engine with the transmission in Neutral for
two minutes. Failure to idle the engine after
every 500 miles of towing may cause
damage to the transmission’s internal parts.
GUID-847767A6-AC43-4068-BDF0-695D11D7EE17DOT (Department Of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable
on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
TREADWEARGUID-EBD3F3AF-74FA-4332-AA15-3B9E01A51FFFThe treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified
government test course. For example, 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 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 char-
acteristics and climate.
TRACTION AA, A, B AND CGUID-77FAD5AD-8EC3-4E81-978B-00D40AD98203The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A, B and C. Those grades represent the
tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled conditions on spe-
cified government test surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may have poor
traction performance.
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FLAT TOWING UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING

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Console box...
................................................................. 2-42
Coolant Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants ...
............................... 9-2
Changing engine coolant ...
................................... 8-10
Checking engine coolant level ...
.......................... 8-10
Corrosion protection ...
.................................................... 7-8
Cover, Cargo cover ...
.................................................... 2-43
Cruise control ...
............................................................... 5-21
Cup holders ...
.................................................................. 2-41
D
Dampers, Performance dampers ...
............................ 5-30
Daytime running light system ...
................................... 2-34
Defroster switch, Rear window
defroster switch ...
........................................................... 2-31
Dimensions ...
................................................................... 9-10
Drive belts ...
..................................................................... 8-19
Driving Cold weather driving ...
........................................... 5-31
Driving with automatic transmission ...
................ 5-12
Driving with manual transmission ...
..................... 5-16
Precautions when starting and driving ...
.............. 5-2
DVD player operation ...
................................................. 4-58
E
Economy, Fuel ...
.............................................................. 5-23
Elapsed time ...
................................................................. 2-24
Emergency tire puncture repair kit ...
........................... 6-8
Emission control information label ...
.......................... 9-12
Emission control system warranty ...
........................... 9-22
Engine Before starting the engine ...
................................. 5-11
Break-in schedule ...
................................................ 5-23 Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants
...
............................... 9-2
Changing engine coolant ...
................................... 8-10
Changing engine oil and filter ...
........................... 8-11
Checking engine coolant level ...
.......................... 8-10
Checking engine oil level ...
................................... 8-11
Coolant temperature gauge ...
................................. 2-7
Emergency engine shut off ...
................................ 5-10
Engine block heater ...
............................................. 5-32
Engine compartment check locations ...
................ 8-8
Engine cooling system ...
........................................... 8-9
Engine oil ...
................................................................ 8-11
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation ...
........... 9-6
Engine oil replacement indicator ...
...................... 2-21
Engine oil temperature gauge ...
.............................. 2-8
Engine oil viscosity ...
.................................................. 9-6
Engine serial number ...
........................................... 9-12
Engine specifications ...
............................................. 9-8
Engine start operation indicator ...
....................... 2-18
Engine start operation indicator (Manual
Transmission models) ...
......................................... 2-19
If your vehicle overheats ...
..................................... 6-16
Starting the engine ...
.............................................. 5-11
Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...
................................... 9-24
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ...
................................ 5-2
Exterior light indicator ...
................................................ 2-14F
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label ...
............... 9-12
Filter Air cleaner housing filter ...
.................................... 8-20
Changing engine oil and filter ...
........................... 8-11
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) ...
..... 2-36
Flat tire ...
............................................................................. 6-2
Repairing flat tire (with emergency tire
puncture repair kit) ...
................................................. 6-8 Flat towing
...
.................................................................... 9-21
Floor mat cleaning ...
........................................................ 7-6
Fluid Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) ...
.................. 8-13
Brake and clutch fluid ...
......................................... 8-14
Brake fluid ...
.............................................................. 8-14
Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants ...
............................... 9-2
Engine coolant ...
......................................................... 8-9
Engine oil ...
................................................................ 8-11
Power steering fluid ...
............................................. 8-13
Window washer fluid ...
.......................................... 8-15
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD) player ...
.... 4-45
FM-AM-SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
changer (models without navigation system) ...
...... 4-49
FM-AM-SAT radio with compact disc
(CD) player ...
................................................................... 4-54
Fog light switch ...
........................................................... 2-35
Front manual seat adjustment ...
.................................... 1-4
Front passenger air bag and status light ...
.............. 1-35
Front power seat adjustment ...
..................................... 1-2
Front seat, Front seat adjustment ...
............................. 1-2
Fuel Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants ...
............................... 9-2
Fuel economy ...
........................................................ 5-23
Fuel economy information (display) ...
.................... 4-9
Fuel octane rating ...
................................................... 9-4
Fuel recommendation ...
............................................. 9-4
Fuel-filler cap ...
......................................................... 3-34
Fuel-filler door ...
....................................................... 3-34
Gauge ...
........................................................................ 2-7
LOOSE FUEL CAP warning ...
............................. 3-35
Fuses ...
.............................................................................. 8-23
Fusible links ...
.................................................................. 8-23

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TirePressure, Low tire pressure warning light ...
..... 2-12
Sealant ...
....................................................................... 6-8
Tire replacement indicator ...
................................. 2-21
Tires Emergency tire puncture repair kit ...
..................... 6-8
Flat tire ...
....................................................................... 6-2
Low tire pressure warning system ...
...................... 5-3
Spare tire ...
................................................................ 8-40
Tire and Loading information label ...
....... 8-32, 9-13
Tire chains ...
.............................................................. 8-37
Tire dressing ...
............................................................. 7-5
Tire pressure ...
......................................................... 8-31
Tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) ...
............................................... 5-3, 6-2
Tire rotation ...
............................................................ 8-38
Types of tires ...
......................................................... 8-36
Uniform tire quality grading ...
............................... 9-21
Wheel/tire size ...
......................................................... 9-9
Wheels and tires ...
.................................................. 8-31
Tonneau cover (see cargo cover) ...
........................... 2-43
Top, Soft top ...
................................................................ 3-21
Touch screen ...
.................................................................. 4-4
Towing Flat towing ...
............................................................. 9-21
Tow truck towing ...
.................................................. 6-18
Towing a trailer ...
..................................................... 9-20
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system ...
................. 5-3
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ...
...................... 6-2
Trailer towing ...
................................................................ 9-20
Transceiver, HomeLink
®
Universal Transceiver ...
...................................... 2-50, 2-54
Transmission Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) ...
.................. 8-13
Driving with automatic transmission ...
................ 5-12
Driving with manual transmission ...
..................... 5-16
Transmission selector lever lock release ...
........ 5-16 Transmitter (See remote keyless entry system)
...
.... 3-13
Traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ...
............................................................ 9-11
Trip computer ...
............................................................... 2-22
Trip odometer ...
............................................................... 2-24
Triple meter ...
..................................................................... 2-8
Trunk Interior trunk lid release ...
...................................... 3-19
Light ...
......................................................................... 2-49
Secondary trunk lid release ...
............................... 3-20
Trunk lid ...
.................................................................. 3-18
Trunk release power cancel switch ...
................. 3-19
Turn signal switch ...
....................................................... 2-35
U
Underbody cleaning ...
..................................................... 7-4
Uniform tire quality grading ...
...................................... 9-21
USB memory operation ...
............................................. 4-61
V
Vanity mirror ...
.................................................................. 3-39
Vanity mirror lights ...
...................................................... 2-48
Variable voltage control system ...
............................... 8-18
Vehicle Dimensions ...
............................................................ 9-10
Identification number (VIN) ...
................................ 9-11
Information and settings (models with
navigation system) ...
.................................................. 4-7
Information display ...
............................................... 2-17
Loading information ...
............................................. 9-18
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle) ...
.................. 6-21
Security system ...
.................................................... 2-27
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch ...
..... 2-39
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system ...
.......... 5-28
Ventilators ...
...................................................................... 4-24 Voice command (Bluetooth
®Hands-Free
Phone System) ...
............................................................ 4-94
Voice command (NISSAN voice
recognition system) ...
................................................. 4-106
Voltmeter ...
......................................................................... 2-8
W
Warning
Hazard warning flasher switch ...
.......................... 2-36
Lights ...
....................................................................... 2-10
Tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) ...
............................................... 5-3, 6-2
Warning/indicator lights and
audible reminders ...
.................................................... 2-9
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels ...
................. 1-40
Warning light Air bag warning light ...
................................ 1-40, 2-13
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
warning light ...
.......................................................... 2-10
Brake warning light ...
.............................................. 2-10
Intelligent Key system warning light ...
................ 2-11
Low tire pressure warning light ...
........................ 2-12
Seat belt warning light and chime ...
................... 2-13
Warnings and alerts (vehicle
information display) ...
..................................................... 2-20
Warranty, Emission control system warranty ...
....... 9-22
Washer switch, Windshield wiper and
washer switch ...
.............................................................. 2-30
Washing ...
........................................................................... 7-2
Waxing ...
............................................................................. 7-4
Wheel/tire size ...
............................................................... 9-9
Wheels and tires ...
......................................................... 8-31
Care of wheels ...
........................................................ 7-4
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels ...
......................... 7-5
Window washer fluid ...
................................................. 8-15