engine NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 L33 / 5.G Owners Manual

Cold weather driving..............5-35
Compact disc (CD) player ....4-43,4-48,4-54
Compass display .................2-6
Console box ...................2-41
Console light ...................2-47
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). . .5-13 Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-17
Controlpanelbuttons...............4-4 Brightness/contrast button .........4-11
Enterbutton..................4-4
Setting button .................4-7
Controls Heater and air conditioner
controls ................4-21,4-30
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-9
Checking engine coolant level ........8-9
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruise control ..................5-26
Cupholders...................2-40
D
Daytime running light system (Canada only) . .2-33
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-29
Dimensionsandweights.............9-9 Dimmer switch for instrument panel
......2-33
Display controls (see control panel buttons) . .4-4
Door locks .....................3-4
Drive belt .....................8-19
Driving Cold weather driving ............5-35
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
E
Economy - fuel ..................5-29
Emission control information label .......9-12
Emission control system warranty .......9-18
Engine Before starting the engine ..........5-11
Block heater .................5-36
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-9
Changing engine oil .............8-11
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-12
Checking engine coolant level ........8-9
Checking engine oil level ..........8-10
Engine compartment check locations ....8-6
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Engine cooling system ............8-8
Engineoil...................8-10
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Engine serial number ............9-11
Engine specifications .............9-8
Starting the engine .............5-12
Enterbutton....................4-4 Eventdatarecorders ..............9-20
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide)
.........5-2
Extended storage switch ............8-26
Eyeglass case ..................2-39
F
Flashers (See

hazard warning flasher switch) . .6-2
Flat tire .......................6-3
Floor mat positioning aid .............7-5
Fluid Brake fluid ..................8-14
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT)fluid..................8-13
Engine coolant .................8-8
Engine oil ...................8-10
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-15
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ...........9-11
Foglightswitch .................2-34
Front air bag system
(See supplemental restraint system) ......1-44
Front seats .....................1-2
Fuel Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Fuel economy ................5-29
Fuel-filler door and cap ...........3-30
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-30
Fuelgauge...................2-5
Fuel octane rating ...............9-4
Fuel recommendation .............9-3
Loose fuel cap warning ........2-25,3-30
Fuses.......................8-23
10-2

Fusiblelinks ...................8-25G
Garage door opener, HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver....................2-48
Gascap .....................3-30
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Fuel gauge ...................2-5
Odometer ...................2-4
Speedometer .................2-4
Tachometer ..................2-4
Trip odometer .................2-4
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-41
Gloveboxlock..................2-41
Grocery hooks ..................2-42
H
Hands-free phone system,
Bluetooth®.............4-73,4-88,4-99
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlightandturnsignalswitch........2-30
Headlightcontrolswitch ............2-31
Headlights....................8-28
Heated seats ...................2-35
Heated steering wheel .............2-36
Heater Heater and air conditioner
controls ................4-21,4-30
Heater operation ...........4-23,4-30
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver .......2-48Hood release
...................3-27
Horn .......................2-34
I
Ignition Switch Push-Button Ignition Switch .........5-8
Immobilizer system .........2-27,3-4,5-11
Important vehicle information label .......9-11
In-cabin microfilter ................8-21
Increasing fuel economy .............5-29
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders)....................2-10
Inside automatic anti-glare mirror ........3-34
Inside mirror ...................3-33
Instrument brightness control ..........2-33
Instrument panel ...............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch ........2-33
Intelligent Key system Key operating range ..........3-8,3-19
Key operation ................3-10
Mechanicalkey ................3-3
Remote keyless entry operation . . .3-13, 3-19
Troubleshooting guide ........3-17,3-24
Warning signals ............3-17,3-24
Interiorlight....................2-46
Interiortrunklidrelease.............3-29
iPod® Player ...............4-60,4-62
ISOFIX child restraints .............1-21
J
Jump starting ...................6-8 K
Keyfob battery replacement ...........8-27
Keyless entry With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) .....3-13,3-19
Keys, For Intelligent Key system .........3-2
L
Labels Air conditioner specification label .....9-12
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ........9-11
Emission control information label .....9-12
Engine serial number ............9-11
F.M.V.S.S. certification label .........9-11
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . .9-10
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-52
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
System ..................... .1-21
License plate
Installing

the license plate ..........9-13
Light Airbagwarninglight.........1-52, 2-14
Brake light (See stop light) .........8-32
Bulb check/instrument panel ........2-10
Bulbreplacement..............8-32
Charge warning light ............2-11
Console light .................2-47
Fog light switch ...............2-34
Headlightandturnsignalswitch......2-30
Headlight control switch ..........2-31
Headlights..................8-28
10-3

Interiorlight..................2-46
Lightbulbs..................8-28
Low tire pressure warning light.......2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-24
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-46
Personal lights ................2-47
Security indicator light ............2-15
Spotlights (See map light) .........2-48
Trunklight ..................2-48
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-10
Lights Maplights ..................2-48
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Door locks ...................3-4
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-30
Gloveboxlock................2-41
Power door locks ...............3-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-27
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-25,3-30
Lowfuelwarninglight ..........2-13,2-24
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-24
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-13
M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Outsidethevehicle..............8-2
Seat belt maintenance ............1-17 Underthehoodandvehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-14
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Maplights ....................2-48
Map pocket ....................2-38
Meters and gauges ................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-33
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror ......3-34
Inside mirror .................3-33
Outside mirror control ............3-35
Outside mirrors ...............3-35
Vanity mirror .................3-33
Moonroof .....................2-45
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® ............3-18
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system . . .2-27, 3-4, 5-11
NISSAN voice recognition system ......4-109
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-4
Odometer .....................2-4
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine oil .............8-11
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-12
Checking engine oil level ..........8-10
Engineoil...................8-10
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6 Engine oil viscosity
..............9-6
Outside mirror control ..............3-35
Outside mirrors .................3-35
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........6-10
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-21
Owner’s manual/service manual order
information ....................9-21
P
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-19
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-30
Personallights..................2-47
Phone, Bluetooth®

hands-free
system ...............4-73,4-88,4-99
Power Power door locks ...............3-5
Power outlet .................2-37
Power rear windows .............2-43
Power steering system ...........5-31
Power windows ...............2-42
Rear power windows ............2-43
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-19,1-25,1-30,1-33
Precautions on seat belt usage .......1-10
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-37
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmablefeatures..............4-7
Push starting ...................6-10
10-4

R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ...........4-73
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-41
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..............4-46,4-51
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-20
Rear power windows ..............2-43
Rearseat......................1-6
RearViewMonitor................4-11
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .......................2-29
Recorders Eventdata..................9-20
Refrigerant recommendation ...........9-7
Registering your vehicle in another country . .9-10
Reporting safety defects (US only) .......9-19
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Child seat belts .....1-19,1-25,1-30,1-33
Reporting safety defects (US only) .....9-19
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment ........1-2
Front power seat adjustment .........1-4
Rear seat adjustment .............1-6
Seatback pockets ................2-39
Seat belt Child safety ..................1-17 Infants and small children
..........1-18
Injured Person ................1-13
Largerchildren................1-18
Precautions on seat belt usage .......1-10
Pregnant women ...............1-13
Seatbeltextenders .............1-16
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-17
Seatbelts...................1-10
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-16
Three-point type with retractor .......1-13
Seat belt warning light ..............2-13
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-35
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-6
Security indicator light ..............2-15
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start ........2-27,3-4,5-11
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-23
Service manual order form ...........9-21
Servicing air conditioner .............4-32
Setting button ...................4-7
Shifting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-14
Shiftlockrelease.................5-17
Shoulder belt height adjustment ........1-16
Sparkplugreplacement.............8-20
Speedometer ...................2-4
Spotlights(Seemaplight) ...........2-48
SRSwarninglabel................1-52
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-11
Jump starting .................6-8 Precautions when starting and driving
....5-2
Push starting .................6-10
Starting the engine .............5-12
Steering Heated steering wheel ...........2-36
Power steering system ...........5-31
Stoplight.....................8-32
Storage......................2-38
Sunglasses case .................2-39
Sunglasses holder ................2-39
Sunroof ......................2-45
Sunroof (see

Moonroof) .............2-45
Sun visors ....................3-32
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-52, 2-14
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-44
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-52
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-37
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-37
Switch Autolight switch ...............2-31
Automatic power window switch ......2-44
Fog light switch ...............2-34
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightandturnsignalswitch......2-30
Headlight control switch ..........2-31
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .....................2-29
Turnsignalswitch..............2-34
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch .....................2-37
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-28
10-5

T
Tachometer ....................2-4
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start .............2-27,3-4,5-11
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tire Flat tire .....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-47
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-12
Tire chains ..................8-43
Tireplacard..................9-12
Tirepressure.................8-35
Tire rotation..................8-44
Types of tires .................8-42
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-17
Wheels and tires ...............8-35
Wheel/tire size .................9-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .......2-11
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Towing Flattowing..................9-17
Towtrucktowing...............6-11
Trailertowing.................9-17
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal Transceiver .....2-48
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-13
Shiftselectorlockrelease..........5-17 Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country)
......................9-10
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Trunk access through the rear seat .......1-6
Trunk lid lock opener lever ............3-27
Trunklight ....................2-48
Turn signal switch ................2-34
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-17
USB interface Audio file operation ..........4-57,4-59
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-33
Variable voltage control system .........8-19
Vehicle dimensions and weights .........9-9
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-37
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system .....5-33
Vehicle identification ...............9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ................9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ....9-10
Vehicle loading information ...........9-13
Vehicle recovery .................6-13
Vehicle security system .............2-26
Vehicle security system (NISSAN vehicle immobi-
lizer system) , engine start ......2-27,3-4,5-11
Ventilators ....................4-20
Visors.......................3-32
Voice recognition system ...........4-109 W
Warning Airbagwarninglight.........1-52, 2-14
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-10
Battery charge warning light ........2-11
Brake warning light .............2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Low fuel

warning light ........2-13, 2-24
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-11
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light. .2-24
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-46
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-13
Vehicle security system ...........2-26
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-10
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-52
Warninglights..................2-10
Washer switch Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-28
Weights (See dimensions and weights) .....9-9
Wheels and tires .................8-35
Wheel/tire size ...................9-9
When traveling or registering your vehicle
in another country ................9-10
Windows Locking passengers’ windows .......2-43
Power rear windows .............2-43
Power windows ...............2-42
Rear power windows ............2-43
Windshield-washer fluid .............8-15
Windshield wiper and washer switch .....2-28
Wiper Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-28
Wiperblades.................8-21
10-6

RECOMMENDED FUEL:
Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) num-
ber (Research octane number 91) .
CAUTION
●Using a fuel other than that specified
could adversely affect the emission
control system, and may also affect the
warranty coverage.
● Under no circumstances should a
leaded gasoline be used, because this
will damage the three-way catalyst.
● Do not use E-15 or E-85 fuel in your
vehicle. Your vehicle is not designed to
run on E-15 or E-85 fuel. Using E-15 or
E-85 fuel in a vehicle not specifically
designed for E-15 or E-85 fuel can ad-
versely affect the emission control de-
vices and systems of the vehicle. Dam-
age caused by such fuel is not covered
by the NISSAN new vehicle limited
warranty. ●
U.S. government regulations require
ethanol dispensing pumps to be identi-
fied by a small, square, orange and
black label with the common abbrevia-
tion or the appropriate percentage for
that region.
For additional information, see “Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants” in the “Technical
and consumer information” section.
RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL:
For QR25DE engine models: ● Engine oil with API Certification Mark
● Viscosity SAE 0W-20
See “Engine oil and oil filter recommendations” in
the “Technical and consumer information” sec-
tion of this manual.
For VQ35DE engine models: ● Engine oil with API Certification Mark
● Viscosity SAE 5W-30
See “Engine oil and oil filter recommendations” in
the “Technical and consumer information” sec-
tion of this manual.
COLD TIRE PRESSURE:
See Tire and Loading Information label.
The label is typically located on the driver side
center pillar or on the driver’s door. For additional
information, see “Wheels and tires” in the “Main-
tenance and do-it-yourself” section of this
manual.
RECOMMENDED NEW VEHICLE
BREAK-IN PROCEDURE:
During the first 1,200 mi (2,000 km) of vehicle
use, follow the recommendations outlined in the
“Break-in schedule” information found in the
“Starting and driving” section of this manual. Fol-
low these recommendations for the future reli-
ability and economy of your new vehicle. Failure
to follow these recommendations may result in
vehicle damage or shortened engine life.
GAS STATION INFORMATION