NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 A34 / 6.G Owners Manual

Fuel recommendation............9-3
FUEL ECON button............4-4, 4-9
Fuel Econ button
Control panel buttons..........4-4, 4-9
Fuses......................8-21
Fusible links...................8-23
G
Garage door opener, HomeLinkTUniversal
Transceiver...................2-43
Gascap.....................3-12
Gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge.....2-5
Fuel gauge..................2-6
Odometer...................2-4
Speedometer.................2-4
Tachometer..................2-5
Trip odometer.................2-4
General maintenance..............8-2
Glove box....................2-32
Glove box lock.................2-32
Grocery hooks.................2-34
H
Hazard warning flasher switch.........2-24
Head restraints..................1-8
Active head restraint.............1-9
Headlight and turn signal switch........2-19
Heated seats..................2-25
Heated steering wheel.............2-26
Heater
Heater operation..............4-18HomeLinkTUniversal Transceiver.......2-43
Hood release...................3-9
Horn.......................2-24
I
Ignition switch..................5-4
Immobilizer system..........2-16, 3-2, 5-5
Important vehicle information label.......9-10
In-cabin microfilter...............8-16
Increasing fuel economy............5-15
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders).....................2-9
Instrument brightness control.........2-22
Instrument panel.................2-2
Interior light...................2-41
Interior trunk lid release.............3-11
ISOFIX child restraints.............1-25
J
Jump starting...................6-6
K
Key ........................3-2
Keyless entry system (See remote keyless entry
system)......................3-5L
Labels
Air conditioner specification label.....9-11
Emission control information label.....9-10
Engine serial number............9-10
F.M.V.S.S. certification label........9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . .9-9
Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-49
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
System......................1-25
License plate
Installing the license plate.........9-11
Light
Air bag warning light.........1-49, 2-11
Brake light (See stop light).........8-26
Bulb check/instrument panel........2-9
Bulb replacement..............8-26
Charge warning light............2-10
Cornering light...............2-23
Fog light switch...............2-23
Headlight and turn signal switch......2-19
Interior light.................2-41
Light bulbs..................8-26
Low washer fluid warning light.......2-11
Passenger air bag and status light.....1-43
Personal lights...............2-42
Security indicator light...........1-43
Trunk light..................2-43
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-9
Lock
Child safety rear door lock..........3-5
Door locks..................3-3
Glove box lock...............2-32
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Power door locks...............3-4
Trunk lid lock opener lever..........3-9
Low fuel warning light.............2-11
Low washer fluid warning light.........2-11
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-12
M
Maint (maintenance) button
Control panel buttons..........4-5, 4-9
Maint (Maintenance) button, control panel
display....................4-5, 4-9
Maintenance
General maintenance............8-2
Inside the vehicle...............8-3
Maintenance precautions..........8-5
Outside the vehicle..............8-2
Seat belt maintenance...........1-17
Under the hood and vehicle.........8-4
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)........2-12
Manual front seat adjustment..........1-2
Map pocket...................2-29
Meters and gauges................2-3
Instrument brightness control.......2-22
Mirror
Outside mirror control...........3-17
Outside mirrors...............3-17
Vanity mirror.................3-16
Multi-remote control system
(See remote keyless entry system).......3-5N
Nissan vehicle immobilizer system (NVIS) . .2-16,
3-2, 5-5
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating).....9-4
Odometer.....................2-4
Oil
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants.................9-2
Changing engine oil.............8-9
Changing engine oil filter..........8-10
Checking engine oil level..........8-8
Engine oil...................8-8
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . .9-5
Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant
temperature high warning light.......2-10
Engine oil viscosity..............9-5
Outside mirror control.............3-17
Outside mirrors.................3-17
Overheat
If your vehicle overheats...........6-9
Owner’s manual order form..........9-22
Owner’s manual/service manual order
information....................9-22
P
Parking
Parking brake check............8-20
Parking brake operation..........5-12Parking/parking on hills...........5-16
Personal lights.................2-42
Power
Power door locks...............3-4
Power outlet.................2-27
Power rear windows............2-37
Power steering fluid.............8-11
Power steering system...........5-17
Power windows...............2-36
Rear power windows............2-37
Precautions
Maintenance precautions..........8-5
Precautions on child restraints . . .1-18, 1-31
Precautions on seat belt usage......1-10
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-35
Precautions when starting and driving . . .5-2
PREV button.................4-3, 4-8
Prev button
Control panel buttons..........4-3, 4-8
Programmable features.......4-8, 4-5, 4-11
Push starting...................6-8
R
Radio
AM-FM radio with cassette player.....4-27
Car phone or CB radio...........4-33
Compact Disc (CD) changer.......4-30
Steering wheel audio control switch. . . .4-32
Readiness for inspection maintenance (I/M)
test........................9-20
Rear power windows..............2-37
Rear seat.....................1-6
Rear sun shade.................2-40
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Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch......................2-19
Recorders
Event data..................9-21
Refrigerant recommendation..........9-6
Registering your vehicle in another country. . .9-9
Remote keyless entry system..........3-5
Reporting safety defects (US only)......9-19
S
Safety
Child safety rear door lock..........3-5
Child seat belts...........1-18, 1-31
Reporting safety defects (US only). . . .9-19
Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment........1-2
Front power seat adjustment........1-4
Seat belt
Child safety.................1-12
Infants and small children.........1-13
Injured Person................1-14
Larger children...............1-13
Precautions on seat belt usage......1-10
Pregnant women..............1-14
Seat belt extenders.............1-17
Seat belt maintenance...........1-17
Seat belts..................1-10
Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-16
Three-point type with retractor.......1-14
Seat belt warning light.............2-11
Seatback pockets................2-29
Seats
Adjustment..................1-2
Automatic drive positioner.........3-19Front seats..................1-2
Heated seats................2-25
Manual front seat adjustment........1-2
Rear seat...................1-6
Security indicator light.............1-43
Security system (Nissan vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start.........2-16, 3-2, 5-5
Self-adjusting brakes..............8-21
Service manual order form...........9-22
Servicing air conditioner............4-20
Setting button
SETTING button............4-5, 4-11
Shift lock release................5-10
Shifting
Automatic transmission...........5-8
Manual transmission............5-11
Shoulder belt height adjustment........1-16
Spark plug replacement............8-15
Speedometer...................2-4
SRS warning label...............1-49
Starting
Before starting the engine..........5-6
Jump starting.................6-6
Precautions when starting and driving . . .5-2
Push starting.................6-8
Starting the engine..............5-6
Startup Screen
Control panel buttons............4-8
Startup screen display..............4-8
Steering
Heated steering wheel...........2-26
Power steering fluid.............8-11
Power steering system...........5-17
Steering wheel audio control switch......4-32
Stop light....................8-26
Storage.....................2-29Sun visors....................3-15
Sunglasses case................2-30
Sunglasses holder...............2-30
Sunroof.....................2-38
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-49, 2-11
Supplemental front impact air bag system . .1-42
Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels.......1-49
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-35
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system).........1-35
Switch
Autolight switch...............2-20
Automatic power window switch.....2-37
Fog light switch...............2-23
Hazard warning flasher switch.......2-24
Headlight and turn signal switch......2-19
Ignition switch................5-4
Power door lock switch...........3-4
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch....................2-19
Traction control system (TCS) off
switch....................2-26
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch....................2-27
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18
T
Tachometer....................2-5
Temperature gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge.....2-5
Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant
temperature high warning light.......2-10
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Theft (Nissan vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start..............2-16, 3-2, 5-5
Three-way catalyst................5-2
Tire
Flat tire....................6-2
Spare tire................6-3, 8-40
Tire chains..................8-37
Tire placard.................9-11
Tire pressure................8-31
Tire rotation.................8-38
Types of tires................8-37
Uniform tire quality grading.........9-18
Wheels and tires..............8-31
Wheel/tire size................9-8
Tire pressure display...............4-5
Tire rotation maintenance reminder.......4-5
Top tether strap child restraint.........1-26
Towing
Flat towing..................9-18
Tow truck towing..............6-10
Towing load/specification chart......9-15
Trailer towing................9-13
Traction control system (TCS) off switch . . .2-26
Transceiver
HomeLinkTUniversal Transceiver.....2-43
Transmission
Driving with automatic transmission.....5-7
Driving with manual transmission.....5-11
Selector lever lock release.........5-10
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country)......................9-9
TRIP button.................4-3, 4-9
Trip button
Control panel buttons..........4-3, 4-9
Trip odometer...................2-4
Trunk access through the rear seat.......1-6Trunk lid lock opener lever............3-9
Trunk light....................2-43
Turn signal switch (See headlight and
turn signal switch)............2-19, 2-23
U
Uniform tire quality grading...........9-18
V
Vanity mirror...................3-16
Vehicle dimensions and weights........9-8
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch. . .2-27
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system. . . .5-20
Vehicle electronic system...........4-12
Vehicle identification...............9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number).................9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate. . . .9-9
Vehicle loading information...........9-12
Vehicle recovery.............6-11, 6-12
Vehicle security system.............2-14
Vehicle security system
(Nissan vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start..............2-16, 3-2, 5-5
Visors......................3-15
W
Warning
Air bag warning light.........1-49, 2-11
Anti-lock brake warning light........2-9Battery charge warning light........2-10
Brake warning light.............2-10
Door open warning light..........2-10
Engine oil pressure low/engine coolant
temperature high warning light.......2-10
Hazard warning flasher switch.......2-24
Low fuel warning light...........2-11
Low washer fluid warning light.......2-11
Passenger air bag and status light.....1-43
Seat belt warning light...........2-11
Vehicle security system...........2-14
Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-49
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-9
Warning lights..................2-9
Washer switch
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18
Weights (See dimensions and weights). . . .9-8
Wheels and tires................8-31
Wheel/tire size..................9-8
When traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country..................9-9
Window washer fluid..............8-12
Windows
Locking passengers’ windows.......2-37
Power rear windows............2-37
Power windows...............2-36
Rear power windows............2-37
Windshield wiper and washer switch.....2-18
Wiper
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-18
Wiper blades................8-19
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MEMO

MEMO

RECOMMENDED FUEL:
Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) num-
ber (Research octane number 91) .
For improved performance, NISSAN recom-
mends the use of unleaded premium gasoline
with an octane rating of at least 91 AKI number
(Research octane number 96) .
CAUTION
cUsing a fuel other than that specified
could adversely affect the emission
control system, and may also affect the
warranty coverage.
cUnder no circumstances should a
leaded gasoline be used, because this
will damage the three-way catalyst.
For additional information, see “Capacities and
recommended fuel/lubricants in the “Technical
and consumer information” section.
RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL:
cAPI Certification Mark
cAPI grade SL, Energy Conserving
cILSAC grade GF-III
c5W-30 Viscosity preferredSee “Engine oil and oil filter recommendation” in
the “Technical and consumer information” sec-
tion of this manual.
TIRE COLD PRESSURE:
See tire placard.
RECOMMENDED NEW VEHICLE
BREAK-IN PROCEDURE:
During the first 1,200 miles (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.
Follow these recommendations for the future re-
liability and economy of your new vehicle. Failure
to follow these recommendations may result in
vehicle damage or shortened engine life.
GAS STATION INFORMATION
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1. Engine coolant 8-7
2. Window washer fluid 8-12
3. Engine oil 8-8
4. Passenger supplemental front impact air bag
1-35
5. Audio system 4-20; Air conditioner 4-17
6. Supplemental side-impact air bag 1-35
7. Front seats 1-2
8. Spare tire 6-2
9. Fuel filler lid release 3-12; Fuel recommen-
dation 9-3
10. Keys 3-2
11. Supplemental side-impact air bag 1-35
12. Seat belts 1-10
13. Trunk release 3-9
14. Supplemental curtain side-impact air bag
1-35
15. Driver supplemental front impact air bag
1-35
16. Hood release 3-9
17. Meters and gauges 2-3
WGS0016
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