ESP NISSAN KICKS 2023 Owners Manual

WARNING
Do not allow children to play with the
seat belts. Most seating positions are
equipped with Automatic Locking Re-
tractor (ALR) mode seat belts. If the seat
belt becomes wrapped around a child’s
neck with the ALR mode activated, the
child can be seriously injured or killed if
the seat belt retracts and becomes
tight. This can occur even if the vehicle
is parked. Unbuckle the seat belt to re-
lease the child. If the seat belt cannot
be unbuckled or is already unbuckled,
release the child by cutting the seat
belt with a suitable tool (such as a knife
or scissors) to release the seat belt.
Children need adults to help protect them.
They need to be properly restrained.
In addition to the general information in
this manual, child safety information is
available from many other sources, includ-
ing doctors, teachers, government traffic
safety offices, and community organiza-
tions. Every child is different, so be sure to
learn the best way to transport your child. There are three basic types of child re-
straint systems:
• Rear-facing child restraints
• Forward-facing child restraints
• Booster seats
The proper restraint depends on the child's
size. Generally, infants up to about 1 year
and less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) should be placed
in rear-facing child restraints. Forward-
facing child restraints are available for chil-
dren who outgrow rear-facing child re-
straints and are at least 1 year old. Booster
seats are used to help position a vehicle
lap/shoulder belt on a child who can no
longer use a forward-facing child restraint.
WARNING
Infants and children need special pro-
tection. The vehicle's seat belts may
not fit them properly. The shoulder belt
may come too close to the face or neck.
The lap belt may not fit over their small
hip bones. In an accident, an improp-
erly fitting seat belt could cause serious
or fatal injury. Always use appropriate
child restraints. All U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
territories require the use of approved child
restraints for infants and small children.
For additional information, see “Child re-
straints” (P. 1-19).
A child restraint may be secured in the ve-
hicle by using either the LATCH (Lower An-
chors and Tethers for CHildren) system or
with the vehicle seat belt. For additional
information, see “Child restraints” (P. 1-19).
NISSAN recommends that all pre-teens
and children be restrained in the rear
seat. Studies show that children are
safer when properly restrained in the
rear seat than in the front seat.
This is especially important because
your vehicle has a supplemental re-
straint system (air bag system) for the
front passenger. For additional informa-
tion, see “Supplemental air bag warning
light” (P. 1-63).
CHILD SAFETY
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WARNING
•
When sitting in the rear seat, do not
hold onto the seatback of the front
seat. If the side air bag inflates, you
may be seriously injured. Be especially
careful with children, who should al-
ways be properly restrained. Some ex-
amples of dangerous riding positions
are shown in the illustrations.
• Do not use seat covers on the front or
rear seatbacks. They may interfere
with side air bag inflation.
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High temperature warning
light (if so equipped)
When the ignition switch is placed in the
ON position, the high temperature warning
light illuminates and then turns off. This
indicates that the high temperature
sensor in the engine coolant system is
operational.
When driving, the high temperature
warning light may turn off. This indicates
that the engine coolant temperature is
within the normal range.
CAUTION
If the high temperature warning light
illuminates while the engine is running,
it may indicate the engine temperature
is extremely high. Stop the vehicle
safely as soon as possible. If the vehicle
is overheated, continuing vehicle op-
eration may seriously damage the en-
gine. For additional information, see “If
your vehicle overheats” (P. 6-12).
LED Headlight system
warning light (if so
equipped)
This light illuminates when there is an error
with the system.
For additional information, see “Headlight
and turn signal switch” (P. 2-44).
Master warning light (if so
equipped)
This light illuminates red when various ve-
hicle information display warnings appear.
For additional information, see “Vehicle in-
formation display” (P. 2-24).
Rear seat belt warning light
and chime (if so equipped)
This warning light appears for 65 seconds
af ter the ignition is placed in the ON posi-
tion and the engine is started.
This warning light shows the status of the
three rear seat belts. When one of the rear
seat belts are buckled, the corresponding
rear seat belt indicator will appear white or
not illuminate for models with a trip com-
puter. When one of the rear seat belts are
unbuckled, the corresponding rear seat
belt indicator will appear red. Af ter a change in buckle status, a chime will
sound and the warning will appear for an-
other 65 seconds.
Seat belt warning light and
chime
The light and chime remind you to fasten
the driver and front passenger seat belts.
For additional information, see “Seat belts”
(P. 1-9).
Security indicator light
This light blinks when the ignition switch is
placed in the OFF or LOCK position.
The blinking security indicator light indi-
cates that the security systems equipped
on the vehicle are operational.
For additional information, see “Security
systems” (P. 2-38).
Supplemental air bag
warning light
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, the supplemental air bag warning
light illuminates for about 7 seconds and
then turns off. This means the system is
operational.
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control system inspection/maintenance
test. For additional information, see “Readi-
ness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test”
(P. 10-22).
Master warning light (if so
equipped)
This light illuminates yellow when various
vehicle information display warnings
appear.
For additional information, see “Vehicle in-
formation display” (P. 2-24).
NISSAN Intelligent Key®
warning light (if so
equipped)
Af ter the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, this light comes on for about 2
seconds and then turns off. This light illumi-
nates or blinks as follows:
• The light blinks in yellow when the door isclosed with the Intelligent Key lef t outside
the vehicle and the ignition switch in the
ON position. Make sure that the Intelligent
Key is inside the vehicle.
• The light illuminates in yellow when it warns of a malfunction with the electrical
steering lock system or the Intelligent Key
system. If the warning light illuminates in yellow
while the engine is stopped, it may be im-
possible to free the steering lock or to start
the engine. If the light comes on while the
engine is running, you can drive the vehicle.
However, in these cases, have the vehicle
checked and repaired as soon as possible.
It is recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
For additional information, see “NISSAN In-
telligent Key® System” (P. 3-6).
Power steering warning
light
WARNING
• If the engine is not running or is
turned off while driving, the power
assist for the steering will not work.
Steering will be harder to operate.
• When the power steering warning
light illuminates with the engine run-
ning, there will be no power assist for
the steering. You will still have control
of the vehicle, but the steering will be
harder to operate. Have the power
steering system checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service. When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, the power steering warning light
illuminates. Af ter starting the engine, the
power steering warning light turns off. This
indicates the power steering is operational.
If the power steering warning light illumi-
nates while the engine is running, it may
indicate the power steering is not function-
ing properly and may need servicing. Have
the power steering checked. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN dealer for
this service.
When the power steering warning light illu-
minates with the engine running, there will
be no power assist for the steering, but you
will still have control of the vehicle. At this
time, greater steering effort is required to
operate the steering wheel, especially in
sharp turns and at low speeds.
For additional information, see “Power
steering” (P. 5-131).
Rear Automatic Braking
(RAB) system warning light
(if so equipped)
This light comes on when the ignition
switch is placed in the ON position. It turns
off af ter the engine is started.
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Menu itemExplanation
Selective Unlock Allows user to turn selective unlock on or off. When turned on, only the driver’s door is unlocked af ter the
door unlock operation. When the door handle request switch on the driver’s or front passenger’s side door is
pushed to be unlocked, only the corresponding door is unlocked first. All the doors can be unlocked if the
door unlock operation is performed again within 5 seconds. When this item is turned off, all the doors will be
unlocked af ter the door unlock operation is performed once.
Auto Door Unlock Displays the available auto door unlock options.
Shif t to P Doors will unlock when the vehicle is shif ted into P (Park).
IGN OFF Doors will unlock when the ignition is turned off.
OFF Doors will have to be manually unlocked.
Answer Back Horn Allows user to turn the answer back horn feature on or off. When turned on, the horn will chirp and the haz-
ard indicators will flash twice when locking the vehicle with the Intelligent Key.
Wipers Displays the available wipers settings.
Speed Dependent Allows user to turn the speed dependent feature on or off.
Reverse Link Allows user to turn the reverse link feature on or off.
Wiper with Speed Allows user to turn the wiper with speed feature on or off.
Remote Engine Start Allows user to turn the Remote Engine Start feature on or off. When turned off, the vehicle cannot be started
remotely.
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This indicator means that the engine will
start by pushing the ignition switch with
the brake pedal depressed. You can start
the engine from any position of the ignition
switch.
Rear seat belt reminder
This warning appears for 65 seconds af ter
the ignition is placed in the ON position and
the engine is started.
This warning message shows the status
of the three rear seat belts. When one of
the rear seat belts are buckled, the corre-
sponding rear seat belt indicator will ap-
pear white. When one of the rear seat belts
are unbuckled, the corresponding rear seat
belt indicator will appear red.
Af ter a change in buckle status, a chime will
sound and the warning will appear for an-
other 65 seconds.
Release Parking Brake
This warning appears in the message area
of the vehicle information display when
the parking brake is set and the vehicle is
driven.
Reminder: Turn OFF
Headlights
This warning appears when the headlights
are lef t in the ON position when exiting the
vehicle. Place the headlight switch in the
OFF (if so equipped) or AUTO position. For
additional information, see “Headlight and
turn signal switch” (P. 2-44).
Shif t to Park
This warning appears when the ignition
switch is in the OFF position and the shif t
lever is not in the P (Park) position. Also, a
chime sounds when the ignition switch is
in the OFF position.
If this warning appears, move the shif t lever
to the P (Park) position and start the engine.
Shipping Mode On Push Storage Fuse
This warning may appear if the extended
storage switch is not pushed in. When this
warning appears, push in the extended
storage switch to turn off the warning. For
additional information, see “Extended stor-
age switch” (P. 2-60).
Steep slope Apply foot
brake
This warning appears if the “Caution Steep
slope” warning has appeared over about 3
minutes. Then the parking brake will auto-
matically be applied and the brake force of
the automatic brake hold will be released,
and the vehicle may move or roll away un-
expectedly. Apply the foot brake to stop the
vehicle from moving.
For additional information, see “Automatic
brake hold” (P. 5-25).
Steering lock release
malfunction indicator
This indicator appears when the steering
lock cannot be released.
If this indicator appears, push the ignition
switch while lightly turning the steering
wheel right and lef t.
Tire
This indicator appears when the customer
set distance is reached for replacing tires.
You can set or reset the distance for replac-
ing tires.
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NISSAN VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER
SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System
will not allow the engine to start without
the use of a registered key.
If the engine fails to start using a registered
key (for example, when interference is
caused by another registered key, an auto-
mated toll road device or automatic pay-
ment device on the key ring), restart the
engine using the following procedures:
1. Leave the ignition switch in the ON posi-tion for approximately 5 seconds.
2. Place the ignition switch in the OFF or LOCK position, and wait approximately
10 seconds.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
4. Restart the engine while holding the de- vice (which may have caused the inter-
ference) separate from the registered
key.
If the no start condition re-occurs, NISSAN
recommends placing the registered key on
a separate key ring to avoid interference
from other devices. FCC Notice:
For USA:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions; (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of
the device.
NOTE:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's author-
ity to operate the equipment.
For Canada:
This device contains licence-exempt
transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply
with Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada’s licence-exempt
RSS(s). Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause interference. (2) This de-
vice must accept any interference, in-
cluding interference that may cause un-
desired operation of the device.
Security indicator light (if so
equipped)
The security indicator light blinks whenever
the ignition switch is placed in the OFF or
LOCK position.
This function indicates the NISSAN Anti-
Thef t System (NATS) is operational.
If the NATS is malfunctioning, the light will
remain on while the ignition switch is
placed in the ON position.
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The Emergency call (SOS) button is used in
combination with a NissanConnect® Ser-
vices subscription to call for assistance in
case of an emergency.
The Emergency call button is under a
cover. Press the cover once
O1. The cover
will drop down, exposing the Emergency
call button. Pressing the button
O2will (with a paid
subscription) reach a response specialist
that will provide assistance based on the
situation described by the vehicle’s occu-
pant. For additional information, or to enroll
your vehicle, refer to www.NissanUSA.com/
connect or call 855–426–6628. 1. Type-A USB
There are USB/iPod® charging ports lo-
cated on top of the center console or on
the back of the center console. These ports
will charge compatible devices.
NOTE:
• The USB/iPod® charging ports will not
operate with the display screen. Only
the USB connection port located on the
instrument panel, below the tempera-
ture controls, will operate USB/iPod®
devices through the audio system.
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EMERGENCY CALL (SOS) BUTTON
(if so equipped) USB/iPod® CHARGING PORTS
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•Heavy loading of the crossbars has
the potential to affect the vehicle
stability and handling during sudden
or unusual handling maneuvers.
• Properly secure all cargo with ropes
or straps to help prevent it from slid-
ing or shif ting. In a sudden stop or
collision, unsecured cargo could
cause personal injury.
• Drive extra carefully when the vehicle
is loaded at or near the cargo carry-
ing capacity, especially if the signifi-
cant portion of that load is carried on
the crossbars.
CAUTION
• Use care when placing or removing
items from the roof rack. If you can-
not comfortably lif t the items onto
the roof rack from the ground, use a
ladder or a stool. Do not apply any load directly to the roof
side rails
OA. CrossbarsOBmust be in-
stalled before applying load/cargo/
luggage to the roof of the vehicle.
Genuine NISSAN accessory crossbars may
be available through a NISSAN dealer. It is
recommended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for additional information.
The service load capacity for the roof side
rails is 110 lbs. (50 kg.), however do not ex-
ceed the crossbars load capacity.
Be careful that your vehicle does not ex-
ceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR) or its Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR front and rear).
For additional information regarding GVWR
and GAWR, refer to:
• F.M.V.S.S. or C.M.V.S.S. certification label (lo- cated on the driver’s door pillar).Installing Crossbars (if so
equipped)
WARNING
• It is recommended that you have the
roof rack crossbars installed by a
NISSAN dealer.
•
Protect the painted area on the vehicle
roof under the crossbars by placing a
piece of cloth under the cross bars to
prevent scratch damage.
• Make sure the moonroof (if so
equipped) is in the closed position
during the installation process.
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4. Position FRONT crossbar onto lef t and
right roof rack rail; and adjust right support
in and out until it fits securely into position.
See Fig. 4.5. Make sure that the FRONT crossbar is in
proper position with respect to the roof
rack rail attachment positions, and loosely
install all 4 bolts on FRONT crossbar using
the T–30 TORX® screwdriver provided.
See Fig. 5.
NOTE:
Start with driver side front bolt. Bolts
should not be fully tightened, only par-
tially tightened.6. Tighten all 4 bolts to 8–9 N-m torque
using a T–30 TORX® torque wrench.
NOTE:
a. Start with driver side front bolt.
b. T–30 TORX® torque wrench is not pro-
vided with kit.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for the REAR
crossbar installation.
8. Af ter installation, gently wiggle the cross-
bars to check for any loose fit. If loose fit is
noticed, please uninstall and repeat the
steps 4 through 7.
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