maintenance NISSAN MAXIMA 2023 User Guide

Ambient image sensor maintenance
The ambient image sensorO1for the High
Beam Assist system is located in front of
the inside mirror. To maintain the proper
operation of the high beam assist system
and prevent a system malfunction, be sure
to observe the following:
• Always keep the windshield clean.
• Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the ambient image sensor.
• Do not strike or damage the areas around the ambient image sensor. Do
not touch the sensor lens that is located
on the ambient image sensor. If the ambient image sensor is damaged
due to an accident, it is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN dealer.
Battery saver system
The battery saver system automatically
turns off the following lights af ter a period
of time when the ignition switch is placed in
the OFF position and the doors are closed:
• Headlights, when the headlight switch is
in the
orposition
• Interior lights, when lef t in the ON position
CAUTION
Even though the battery saver feature
automatically turns off the headlights
af ter a period of time, you should turn
the headlight switch to the OFF posi-
tion when the engine is not running to
avoid discharging the vehicle battery.
LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
(DRL) SYSTEM
The LED DRL automatically illuminate at
100% intensity when the engine is started
and the parking brake released. The LED
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) operate with
the headlight switch in any position. When
you turn the headlight switch to the
position for full illumination, the LED DRL
illuminate at a lower intensity.
If the parking brake is applied before the
engine is started, the LED DRL do not illumi-
nate. The LED DRL illuminate when the
parking brake is released. The LED DRL will
remain on until the ignition switch is placed
in the OFF position.
At dusk, the headlights, interior controls
and switches will automatically illuminate
if the headlight switch is in the AUTO
position.
WARNING
When the LED DRL system is active, tail
lights on your vehicle are not on. It is
necessary at dusk to turn on your head-
lights. Failure to do so could cause an
accident injuring yourself and others.
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4 Monitor, climate, audio, phone and
voice recognition systems
NissanConnect® Owner’s Manual...............4-2
RearView Monitor (if so equipped) ...............4-3
RearView Monitor system operation ..........4-4
How to read the displayed lines ..............4-5
Difference between predicted and
actual distances .............................4-5
How to park with predicted course
lines ..........................................4-7
Adjusting the screen .........................4-8
How to turn on and off predicted
course lines ..................................4-8
RearView Monitor system limitations .........4-9
System maintenance ....................... 4-10
Intelligent Around View® Monitor (if so
equipped) ....................................... 4-11
Intelligent Around View® Monitor
system operation ........................... 4-12
Difference between predicted and
actual distances ............................ 4-16
How to park with predicted course lines ......4-18How to switch the display ...................4-19Adjusting the screen
........................ 4-19
Intelligent Around View® Monitor
system limitations .......................... 4-20
System maintenance .......................4-22
Moving Object Detection (MOD) (if so
equipped) ...................................... 4-23
MOD system operation ......................4-24
Turning MOD on and off .....................4-26
MOD system limitations .....................4-26
System maintenance .......................4-27
Vents .......................................... 4-27
Heater and Air Conditioner (automatic) .........4-29
Automatic operation ........................ 4-30
Manual operation ........................... 4-31
Operating tips ............................... 4-32
Servicing air conditioner ........................4-33
Antenna ........................................ 4-33
Roof Mounted Antenna ......................4-33
Car phone or CB radio .......................... 4-34
iPod®/iPhone® ................................. 4-34

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin-
ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the camera as the
monitor screen may be adversely
affected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on the
camera
O1, the RearView Monitor may not
display objects clearly. Clean the camera
by wiping it with a cloth dampened with
a diluted mild cleaning agent and then
wiping it with a dry cloth.
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When the “[X]” icon is displayed on the
screen, the camera image may be receiv-
ing temporary electronic disturbances
from surrounding devices. This will not hin-
der normal driving operation but the sys-
tem should be inspected if it occurs fre-
quently. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN dealer for this service.SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin-
ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the cameras as the
monitor screen may be adversely
affected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
O1, the Intelligent Around
View® Monitor may not display objects
clearly. Clean the camera by wiping with a
cloth dampened with a diluted mild clean-
ing agent and then wiping with a dry cloth.
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SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin-
ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the camera as the
monitor screen may be adversely
affected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
O1, the MOD system may not
operate properly. Clean the camera by wip-
ing with a cloth dampened with a diluted
mild cleaning agent and then wiping with a
dry cloth.
Adjust air flow direction by moving the vent
slides.
Open or close the vents by using the dial.
Move the dial toward the
to open the
vents or toward theto close them.
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VENTS
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5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving..........5-4
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..............5-4
Three-way catalyst ...........................5-4
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) .......................................5-5
Avoiding collision and rollover ................5-8
Off-roadrecovery ............................5-9
Rapid air pressure loss .......................5-9
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ..........5-10
Push-button ignition switch ....................5-10
Operating range ............................. 5-11
Push-button ignition switch positions .......5-12
Emergency engine shut off ..................5-13
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery
discharge ................................... 5-13
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .........5-14
Before starting the engine .....................5-14
Starting the engine ............................. 5-14
Remote Engine Start ........................ 5-15
Driving the vehicle .............................. 5-16
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) .....5-16
Parking brake .................................. 5-22
Drive Mode Selector ............................ 5-22
Normal mode ............................... 5-23
Sport mode ................................. 5-23Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)
...................5-23
System operation ........................... 5-24
Turning the Traffic Sign Recognition
(TSR) system on and off .....................5-25
System temporarily unavailable .............5-25
System malfunction ......................... 5-25
System maintenance .......................5-25
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) .................5-26
LDW system operation ......................5-27
How to enable/disable the LDW system .....5-28
LDW system limitations .....................5-29
System temporarily unavailable .............5-30
System malfunction ......................... 5-30
System maintenance .......................5-30
Intelligent Lane Intervention (I-LI) (if so
equipped) ...................................... 5-31
I-LI system operation ........................ 5-32
How to enable/disable the I-LI system ......5-33
I-LI system limitations .......................5-34
System temporarily unavailable .............5-35
System malfunction ......................... 5-36
System maintenance .......................5-36
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) .......................5-37
BSW system operation ......................5-38
How to enable/disable the BSW system .....5-39

BSW system limitations.....................5-40
BSW driving situations ....................... 5-41
System temporarily unavailable .............5-45
System maintenance .......................5-46
RearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA) ..................5-47 RCTA system operation .....................5-48
How to enable/disable the RCTA system ......5-50RCTA system limitations .....................5-51
System temporarily unavailable .............5-53
System maintenance .......................5-54
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) ..................5-56
How to select the cruise control mode ......5-58
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode ....................................... 5-58
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode operation............................. 5-59
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode switches ............................. 5-61
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode limitations ............................ 5-68
System temporarily unavailable .............5-72
System maintenance .......................5-74
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise
control mode ............................... 5-76Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)
..................5-80
RAB system operation ....................... 5-81
Turning the RAB system on/off ..............5-82
RAB system limitations ......................5-83
System malfunction ......................... 5-84
System maintenance .......................5-85
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection ........................... 5-85
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
operation ................................... 5-86
Turning the AEB with Pedestrian
Detection system on/off ....................5-88
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations .................................. 5-89
System temporarily unavailable .............5-92
System malfunction ......................... 5-94
System maintenance .......................5-94
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW) . . . 5-96 I-FCW system operation .....................5-98
Turning the I-FCW system on/off ............5-99
I-FCW system limitations ...................5-100
System temporarily unavailable ............5-104
System malfunction ........................ 5-105
System maintenance ......................5-106

Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)...............5-107
Intelligent Driver Alertness system
operation .................................. 5-107
How to enable/disable the Intelligent
Driver Alertness (I-DA) system ..............5-108
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
system limitations ......................... 5-109
Break-in schedule ............................. 5-109
Fuel efficient driving tips .......................5-110
Increasing fuel economy .......................5-111
Parking/parking on hills ........................5-111
Power steering ................................ 5-112
Brake system ................................. 5-113
Brake precautions .......................... 5-113
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .............5-114
Brake Assist ................................ 5-115
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ........5-115
Brake force distribution .....................5-117
Integrated Dynamics-control Module ..........5-118
Intelligent Trace Control (I-TC) ..............5-118
Intelligent Engine Brake (I-EB) ...............5-118
Active Ride Control (ARC) ...................5-119Front and rear sonar system (if so equipped) .....5-119System operation .......................... 5-120
How to enable/disable the front and
rear sonar system .......................... 5-122
Sonar limitations ........................... 5-123
System temporarily unavailable ............5-123
System maintenance ......................5-123
Cold weather driving .......................... 5-124
Freeing a frozen door lock ..................5-124
Antifreeze .................................. 5-124
Battery..................................... 5-124
Draining of coolant water ..................5-124
Tire equipment ............................. 5-124
Special winter equipment ..................5-124
Driving on snow or ice ......................5-125
Active noise cancellation/Active sound
control (if so equipped) ........................5-125
Active noise cancellation ...................5-125
Active sound control ....................... 5-126

•Do not stop or park the vehicle over
flammable materials such as dry
grass, waste paper or rags. They may
ignite and cause a fire.
CAUTION
• Do not use leaded gasoline. Deposits
from leaded gasoline will seriously
reduce the three-way catalyst's abil-
ity to help reduce exhaust pollutants.
• Keep your engine tuned up. Malfunc-
tions in the ignition, fuel injection, or
electrical systems can cause overrich
fuel flow into the three-way catalyst,
causing it to overheat. Do not keep
driving if the engine misfires, or if
noticeable loss of performance or
other unusual operating conditions
are detected. Have the vehicle in-
spected promptly. It is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN
dealer for this service.
• Avoid driving with an extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, damag-
ing the three-way catalyst.
• Do not race the engine while warm-
ing it up. •
Do not push or tow your vehicle to
start the engine.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS)
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and
inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure
label. (If your vehicle has tires of a different
size than the size indicated on the vehicle
placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle
has been equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS) that illuminates
a low tire pressure telltale when one or
more of your tires is significantly under-
inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should
stop and check all your tires as soon as
possible, and inflate them to the proper
pressure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and
can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also
reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability. Please note that the TPMS is not a substi-
tute for proper tire maintenance, and it is
the driver’s responsibility to maintain cor-
rect tire pressure, even if under-inflation
has not reached the level to trigger illumi-
nation of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate
when the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is com-
bined with the low tire pressure telltale.
When the system detects a malfunction,
the telltale will flash for approximately one
minute and then remain continuously illu-
minated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as
the malfunction exists. When the malfunc-
tion indicator is illuminated, the system
may not be able to detect or signal low tire
pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, includ-
ing the installation of replacement or alter-
nate tires or wheels on the vehicle that
prevent the TPMS from functioning prop-
erly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale af ter replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels
allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
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TURNING THE TRAFFIC SIGN
RECOGNITION (TSR) SYSTEM ON
AND OFF
Perform the following steps to enable or
disable the TSR system.
1. Press the
button until “Settings” dis-
plays in the vehicle information display
and then press the OK button. Use the
button to select “Driver Assistance.”
Then press the OK button. 2. Select “Speed Limit Sign” and press the
OK button to turn the system on or off.
•
Enabling the Speed Limit Sign screen from
the Main Menu selection will also turn on
the Traffic Sign Recognition system.
SYSTEM TEMPORARILY
UNAVAILABLE
If the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight
under high temperature conditions (over
approximately 104°F [40°C]) and then
started, the TSR system may be deacti-
vated automatically. The “Unavailable: High
Cabin Temperature” warning message will
appear in the vehicle information display.
Action to take:
When the interior temperature is reduced,
the TSR system will resume operating
automatically.
SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
If the TSR system malfunctions, it will be
turned off automatically and the system
“Malfunction” warning message will appear
in the vehicle information display. Action to take:
If the TSR “Malfunction” message appears,
pull off the road at a safe location and stop
the vehicle. Turn the engine off and restart
the engine. If the TSR “Malfunction” mes-
sage continues to appear, have the system
checked. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN dealer for this service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The TSR system uses the same multi-
sensing front camera unit that is used by
the Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system,
located in front of the interior rearview mir-
ror. For additional information, see ”System
maintenance” (P. 5-30).
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