engine NISSAN ALTIMA SL 2018 Service Manual

Top tether strap anchor point
locations...................1-28
Child safety rear door lock ..........3-7
Chimes, audible reminders .........2-18
Cleaningexteriorandinterior......7-2,7-4
C.M.V.S.S. certification label .........10-11
Coldweatherdriving.............5-181
Console box ..................2-57
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .......................5-18
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-18
Controls Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-29,4-38
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-7
Checking engine coolant level ......8-7
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Corrosionprotection..............7-7
Cruisecontrol.................5-64
Cupholders...............2-58,2-59
D
Daytime Running Light System ......2-48
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-43
Dimensions and weights ...........10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-49 Door locks
..................3-4,3-5
Drivebelt.....................8-17
Drive positioner, Automatic . . .3-33, 3-34, 3-35
Driving Cold weather driving ...........5-181
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-18
Precautions when starting and
driving..................5-4,5-11
Drivingthevehicle...............5-18
E
E-CALL (SOS) SWITCH .............2-53
Economy - fuel ................5-165
Emergency engine shutoff .......5-15,6-2
Emission control information label . . . .10-12
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-18
Engine Before starting the engine ........5-16
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-7
Changing engine oil ............8-9
Changing engine oil filter .........8-9
Checking engine coolant level ......8-7
Checking engine oil level .........8-8
Engine compartment check
locations...................8-4
Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Engine cooling system ..........8-6
Engine oil ...................8-8
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation .............10-6
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-12Engine oil viscosity
.............10-7
Engine serial number ...........10-11
Engine specifications ...........10-8
Starting the engine ............5-17
Engine Block Heater .............5-183
Engine coolant temperature gauge ....2-6
EventDatarecorders.........10-20,10-21
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) .......5-4
Explanation of maintenance items .....9-3
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items .......................9-5
Extended storage switch ..........2-55
Eyeglasscase.................2-58
F
Flashers
(Seehazardwarningflasherswitch)....6-2
Flattire....................6-3,6-4
Floormatpositioningaid...........7-6
Fluid Brakefluid..................8-13
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-13
Engine coolant ...............
8-6
Engine oil ...................8-8
Windshield-washer fluid .........8-14
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........10-11
Foglightswitch................2-50
Front air bag system (See supplemental
restraintsystem)................1-53
Front-door pocket ..............2-56
Front power seat adjustment ........1-4
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Frontseats....................1-2
Fuel Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Fuel economy ...............5-165
Fuel-filler door and cap ..........3-27
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ....3-27
Fuel gauge ..................2-7
Fueloctanerating.............10-6
Fuel recommendation ..........10-4
Loose fuel cap warning .........2-34
Fuelefficientdrivingtips..........5-164
Fuel-filler door .................3-27
Fuel gauge ....................2-7
Fuses .......................8-22
Fusiblelinks...................8-23
G
Garage door opener, HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ......2-66,2-68,2-69,2-69,2-70
Gascap.....................3-27
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Fuel gauge ..................2-7
Odometer ..................2-5
Speedometer ..............2-4,2-5
Tachometer .................2-6
Trip odometer .............2-4,2-5
General maintenance .............9-3
Glovebox....................2-57
Gloveboxlock.................2-57 H
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-43
Headlightcontrolswitch...........2-43
Headlights ...................8-26
Headrestraints................. .1-7
Heated seat switches .............2-51
Heated steering wheel ............2-52
Heater Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-29,4-38
Heater operation ..........4-30,4-39
Hill start assist system ...........5-176
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ......2-66,2-68,2-69,2-69,2-70
Hood ...................... .3-24
Horn.......................2-50
I
Ignition switch Push-button ignition switch .......5-13
Immobilizer system ..........2-40,5-16
Important vehicle information label . . . .10-11
In-cabinmicrofilter ..............8-19
Increasing fuel economy ..........5-165
Indicator NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge
indicator...................5-15
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders) ....................2-15
Inside automatic anti-glare mirror .....3-32
Instrument brightness control .......2-49Instrument panel
.............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch .....2-49
Intelligent Around View Monitor .......4-11
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
(for vehicles without ProPILOT Assist) . . .5-67
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
(for vehicles with ProPILOT Assist) ....5-103
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA) .....5-160
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning
(I-FCW).....................5-148
Intelligent Key system Key operating range ............3-9
Key operation ................3-10
Mechanical key ...............3-3
Remote keyless entry operation ....3-14
Troubleshooting guide ..........3-18
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arning signals ..............3-18
Intelligent Lane Intervention (I-LI) .....5-39
Intelligent Trace Control (I-TC) .......5-175
Interiorlight...................2-64
Interiortrunklidrelease...........3-26
ISOFIX child restraints .............1-26
J
Jumpstarting...............6-9,8-16
K
Key........................ .3-2
Key fob battery replacement ........8-24
Keyless entry With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) .......3-14
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KeysNISSAN Intelligent Key® ..........3-2
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
keys......................3-4
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Label Tire and Loading Information label . .10-12
Labels Air conditioner specification label . . .10-12
C.M.V.S.S. certification label .......10-11
Emission control information label . .10-12
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) .........1-66
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) .......5-34
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren)System............... .1-26
License plate Installing the license plate .......10-13
Light Airbagwarninglight........1-66, 2-15
Brakelight(Seestoplight)........8-27
Bulb check/instrument panel ......2-10
Bulb replacement .............8-27
Charge warning light ...........2-11
ExteriorandInteriorlights........8-27
Foglights..................8-27
Foglightswitch..............2-50
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-43Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-43
Headlights .................8-26
Interiorlight.................2-64
Lightbulbs.................8-26
Low tire pressure warning light
.....2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-34
Personal lights ...............2-65
Security indicator light ..........2-17
Spotlights(Seemaplight)........2-65
Trunklight..................2-65
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................2-15
Lights......................8-26 Maplights..................2-65
Lock Child safety rear door lock ........3-7
Door locks ................3-4,3-5
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ....3-27
Gloveboxlock...............2-57
Power door locks ..............3-6
Trunk lid lock opener lever ........3-25
Loose fuel cap warning ...........2-34
Lowfuelwarninglight.........2-14,2-34
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light........................2-34
Luggage
(See vehicle loading information) .....10-13
M
Maintenance General maintenance ...........9-3
Insidethevehicle..............9-4 Maintenance precautions
.........8-2
Outsidethevehicle.............9-3
Seat belt maintenance ..........1-20
Under the hood and vehicle .......9-4
Maintenance log ................9-20
Maintenance requirements ..........9-2
Maintenance schedules .........9-7,9-7
Maintenance under severe operation
conditions.................9-14,9-19
Malfunctionindicatorlight..........2-16
Manual front seat adjustment ........1-3
Maplights....................2-65
Memory Seat ...........3-33,3-34,3-35
Meters and gauges ...............2-4
Instrument brightness control .....2-49
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror . . .3-32
Outsidemirrors..............3-32
Rearview...................3-31
Vanitymirror................3-31
Mirrors......................3-31
Moonroof ..................2-62, 7-5
Moving Object Detection (MOD) ......4-23
N
NissanConnect® Owner's Manual ......
4-2
NISSAN Intelligent Key® ............3-2
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge
indicator.....................5-15
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System..................2-40,5-16
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Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) . .10-6
Odometer ....................2-5
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine oil ............8-9
Changing engine oil filter .........8-9
Checking engine oil level .........8-8
Engine oil ...................8-8
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation .............10-6
Engine oil viscosity .............10-7
Outsidemirrors................3-32
Overhead sunglasses holder ........2-58
Overheat Ifyourvehicleoverheats.........6-11
Owner's manual order form ........10-22
Owner's manual/service manual order
information..................10-22
P
Parking Parking brake operation .........5-25
Parking/parkingonhills.........5-169
Parkingbrake...........2-12,2-15,5-25
Personal lights .................2-65
Power Power door locks ..............3-6
Poweroutlet................2-54
Powerrearwindows ...........2-61
Power steering system .........5-169
Powerwindows..............2-60 Rearpowerwindows...........2-61
Poweroutlet..................2-54
Powersteering................5-169
Precautions Maintenance precautions .........8-2
Precautions on booster
seats............1-23, 1-31, 1-38, 1-43
Precautions on child
restraints .........1-23, 1-31, 1-38, 1-43
Precautions on seat belt usage .....1-12
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ................... .1-46
Precautions when starting and
driving..................5-4,5-11
ProPILOT Assist .................5-91
Push starting ..................6-11
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ..........4-42
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test ....................10-20
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) .......5-125
RearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA) .......5-55
Rear Door Alert ..........2-36,2-37,2-53
Rearpowerwindows.............2-61
Rearseat.................... .1-5
Rear Sonar System (RSS) ..........5-176
Rearviewmirror ................3-31
RearViewMonitor................4-3
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch......................2-43
Recommended Fluids ............10-2 Recorders
EventData.............10-20,10-21
Refrigerant recommendation ........10-7
Registering a vehicle in another
country .....................10-10
Remote Engine Start ..........3-21,5-18
Reporting safety defects (US only) . . . .10-19
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ........3-7
Childseatbelts......1-23, 1-31, 1-38, 1-43
Reporting safety defects (US only) . .10-19
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment ......1-3
Front power seat adjustment ......1-4
Rear seat adjustment ...........1-5
Seatback pockets ...............
2-56
Seat belt Childsafety ................ .1-21
Infants and small children ........1-22
InjuredPerson............... .1-15
Largerchildren.............. .1-22
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.....1-12
Pregnant women ..............1-15
Seat belt extenders ............1-20
Seat belt maintenance ..........1-20
Seatbelts................1-12, 7-7
Shoulder belt height adjustment . . . .1-19
Three-pointtypewithretractor.....1-15
Seat belt extenders ..............1-20
Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-14, 2-14
Seats Adjustment ..................1-2
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Armrests ...................1-7
Automatic drive
positioner ...........3-33,3-34,3-35
Frontseats..................1-2
Manual front seat adjustment ......1-3
Rearseat...................1-5
Security indicator light ............2-17
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start ..........2-40,5-16
Security systems Vehicle security system .........2-39
Self-adjustingbrakes.............8-21
Service manual order form .........10-22
Servicing air conditioner ...........4-41
Shif ting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-20
Shiftleverlockrelease............5-23
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-19
Sonar Rear system ................5-176
Spark plug replacement ...........8-18
Spark plugs ...................8-18
Specifications .................10-8
Speedometer ................2-4,2-5
Speedometer and odometer ........2-4
Spotlights(Seemaplight)..........2-65
SRS warning label ...............1-66
Stability control ................5-172
Standard maintenance ........9-10,9-15
Starting Before starting the engine ........5-16
Jumpstarting.............6-9,8-16
Precautions when starting and
driving ..................5-4,5-11
Push starting ................6-11 Starting the engine
............5-17
Starting the engine ..............5-17
Steering Heated steering wheel ..........2-52
Powersteeringsystem.........5-169
Steering Assist switch
(forvehicleswithProPILOTAssist).....2-52
Steering wheel .................3-29
Stoplight....................8-27
Storage.....................2-56
Sunglasses case ................2-58
Sunglasses holder ..............2-58
Sunroof ......................7-5
Sunroof (see Moonroof ) ...........2-62
Sunvisors....................3-30
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................... .1-66, 2-15
Supplemental front impact air bag
system ..................... .1-53
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels . . . .1-66
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ................... .1-46
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .......1-46
Switch Autolightswitch..............2-44
Automatic power window switch . . .2-61
Foglightswitch..............2-50
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-43
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-43
Instrument brightness control .....2-49
Power door lock switch ..........3-6
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-43 Turn signal switch
.............2-49
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Tachometer ...................
2-6
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge . .2-6
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start ...............2-40,5-16
Three-waycatalyst...............5-4
Tilt Telescopicsteering............3-30
Tire Flattire..................6-3,6-4
Spare tire ...............6-5,8-42
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-12
Tire chains .................8-37
Tire pressure ................8-30
Tirerotation ................8-39
Types of tires ................8-36
Uniform tire quality grading .......10-17
Wheels and tires ..............8-30
Wheel/tire size ...............10-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .....2-12
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)....................5-5,6-3
Towing 4-wheel drive models ...........6-13
Flattowing.................10-17
Trailertowing ...............10-17
Towingatrailer................10-17
Towingyourvehicle..............6-12
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) ........5-31
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TransceiverHomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ....2-66,2-68,2-69,2-69,2-70
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-13
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-18
Transmission shif t lever lock release . . .5-23
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .....................10-10
Trip odometer ...............2-4,2-5
Trunk access through the rear
seat.................... .1-5, 3-26
Trunklid.....................3-25
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-25
Trunklight....................2-65
Turn signal switch ...............2-49
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Uniform tire quality grading .........10-17
USB/iPod® Charging Ports .........4-42
V
Vanitymirror..................3-31
Variable voltage control system ......8-17
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-9
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system .....................5-172
Vehicle identification .............10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . .10-10Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number)
...............10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.......................10-10
Vehicle immobilizer system ......2-40,5-16
Vehicleinformationdisplay.........2-19
Vehicle loading information ........10-13
Vehiclerecovery................6-14
Vehicle security system ...........2-39
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . .2-40, 5-16
Ventilators ...................4-28
Visors ......................3-30
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Warning Airbagwarninglight........1-66, 2-15
Anti-lock brake warning light ......2-10
Battery charge warning light ......2-11
Brakewarninglight ............2-11
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-12
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Loose fuel cap warning .........2-34
Lowfuelwarninglight.......2-14,2-34
Lowtirepressurewarninglight.....2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-34
Seatbeltwarninglight.......1-14, 2-14
Supplemental air bag warning
light...................1-66, 2-15
TPMS......................2-4
Vehicle security system .........2-39Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders
..................2-15
Warning labels (for SRS) .........1-66
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................2-15
Audible reminders .............2-15
Indicatorlights...............2-15
Warninglights ...............2-15
Warninglights ................ .2-15
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................2-9
Weights (See dimensions and weights) . .10-9
Wheels and tires ................8-30
Wheel/tire size .................10-9
When traveling or registering in another
country .....................10-10
Windows ................... .2-60
Locking passengers' windows .....2-61
Powerrearwindows ...........2-61
Powerwindows..............2-60
Rearpowerwindows...........2-61
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-14
Windshield wiper blades ...........8-20
Wiper Wiper
blades................8-20
Wiper and washer switch ..........2-42
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