flat tire NISSAN MAXIMA 2023 Owner's Guide

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
FLAT TOWING
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground is sometimes called flat towing.
This method is sometimes used when
towing a vehicle behind a recreational ve-
hicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
•
Failure to follow these guidelines can
result in severe transmission damage.
• Whenever flat towing your vehicle,
always tow forward, never backward.
•
Never tow your front wheel drive ve-
hicle with the front tires on the ground.
Doing so may cause serious and ex-
pensive damage to the powertrain.
• DO NOT tow any continuously vari-
able transmission vehicle with all
four wheels on the ground (flat tow-
ing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal
transmission parts due to lack of
transmission lubrication.
•
For emergency towing procedures see
“Towing recommended by NISSAN”
(P. 6-12).
Continuously Variable
Transmission
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continu-
ously variable transmission, an appropriate
vehicle dolly MUSTbe placed under the
towed vehicle's drive wheels. Alwaysfollow
the dolly manufacturer's recommenda-
tions when using their product. DOT (Department of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must
conform to federal safety requirements in
addition to these grades.
Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width.
For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one
and one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly from
the norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
TOWING A TRAILER
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
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Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest,
are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled conditions on
specified government test surfaces of as-
phalt and concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include ac-
celeration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
Temperature A, B and C
The temperature grades are A (the high-
est), B, and C, representing the tire’s resis-
tance to the generation of heat, and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high tem-
perature can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life, and ex-
cessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Mo-
tor Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the mini-
mum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly
inflated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combi-
nation, can cause heat build-up and
possible tire failure. Your NISSAN vehicle is covered by the fol-
lowing emission warranties:
For USA
1. Emission Defects Warranty
2. Emissions Performance WarrantyDetails of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty In-
formation Booklet which comes with your
NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a War-
ranty Information Booklet, or it is lost, you
may obtain a replacement by writing to:
• Nissan North America, Inc.
Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003
For Canada
Emission Control System Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty In-
formation Booklet which comes with your
NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a War-
ranty Information Booklet, or it is lost, you
may obtain a replacement by writing to:
• Nissan Canada Inc. 5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTY
10-20Technical and consumer information

Console box......................2-66
Console light ......................2-76
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) ............................5-16
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ......................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ...............5-16
Transmission shif t selector lock
release........................5-20
Control panel and vehicle information
displayinteraction .................2-33
Controls.........................4-30 Heater and air conditioner controls. . .4-30
Coolant..........................10-2 Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ..................10-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-5
Checking engine coolant level .......8-5
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . .2-5
Corrosionprotection ................7-9
Cupholders......................2-67
D
Daytime Running Light System ........2-51
Defrosterswitch...................2-45 Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch.................2-45
Dimensions and weights ............10-10
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-52
Display ..........................2-17 Informationdisplay...............2-17 Door locks
........................3-4
Drivebelt ........................8-16
Drive Mode Selector ................5-22
Drive Sport Mode Selector ...........5-22
Drivingthevehicle..................5-16
Driving .........................5-124 Cold weather driving .............5-124
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ...............5-16
Precautions when starting and
driving.........................5-4
Dynamic driver assistance switch ......2-58
E
Eco Drive Report....................2-7
Economy - fuel ....................5 -111
Emergency call (SOS) button ..........2-59
Emergency engine shutoff ...........5-13
Emission control information label .....10-12
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-20
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Engine ..........................5-14
Before starting the engine ..........5-14
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ..................10-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-5
Changing engine oil filter ...........8-7
Changing engine oil ...............8-7
Checking engine coolant level .......8-5
Checking engine oil level ...........8-6
Engine compartment check
locations .......................8-3 Engine coolant temperature gauge . . .2-5
Engine cooling system
.............8-4
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation ............10-2,10-7
Engine oil pressure warning light .....2-10
Engine oil viscosity ...............10-7
Engine oil .......................8-6
Engine serial number .............10-12
Engine specifications .............10-9
Starting the engine ...............5-14
EventDatarecorders...............10-22
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) ........5-4
Explanation of maintenance items ......9-2
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items........................... .9-5
Extended storage switch ............2-63
Eyeglasscase.....................2-66
F
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ...........10-12
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher
switch)...........................6-2
Flattire...........................6-3
Floor mat positioning aid .............7-8
Fluid............................8-12 Brakefluid......................8-12
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ..................10-2
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ......................8-11
Engine coolant ...................8-4
Engine oil .......................8-6
11-2

T
Tachometer.......................2-5
Temperature gauge .................2-5
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . .2-5
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start ...............2-42
Three-waycatalyst..................5-4
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)...5-5
Tire pressure ......................2-12
Low tire pressure warning light ......2-12
Tire..............................6-3 Flattire......................6-3,6-4
Spare tire ...................6-5,8-39
Tire and Loading Information label . . .10-13
Tire chains .....................8-36
Tirepressure ...................8-27
Tirerotation....................8-36
Types of tires ...................8-35
Uniform tire quality grading ........10-19
Wheel/tire size ..................10-10
Wheels and tires .................8-27
Towingatrailer ...................10-19
Towingyourvehicle.................6-12
Towing..........................6-13 2-wheel drive models .............6-13
Flattowing ....................10-19
Trailertowing...................10-19
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) .........5-23
Transceiver .......................2-77
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver .........2-77,2-79,2-80,2-81 Transmission
......................8-11
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ......................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ...............5-16
Travel (See registering a vehicle in
another country) ..................10-11
Trip odometer .....................2-4
Trunk access through the rear seat ......1-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ............3-21
Trunklight .......................2-76
Turn signal switch ..................2-52
U
Uniform tire quality grading ..........10-19
USB/iPod® Charging Ports ............2-61
V
Vanitymirror......................3-26
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-10
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch ..........................2-58
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system. . .5-115
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ..................10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate ...........................10-11
Vehicle identification ...............10-11
Vehicle immobilizer system ..........2-42
Vehicleinformationdisplay...........2-17
Vehicle loading information ..........10-15Vehiclerecovery...................6-14
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start
......2-42
Vehicle security system .............2-40
Vents...........................4-27
Visors.......................... .3-26
W
Warninglights .....................2-8
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders........................2-8
Audible reminders ................2-8
Indicatorlights...................2-8
Warninglights ...................2-8
Warning ........................ .1-62
Airbagwarninglight ..........1-62, 2-11
Battery charge warning light ........2-10
Brakewarninglight .............. .2-9
Engine oil pressure warning light .....2-10
Hazard warning flasher switch .......6-2
Loose fuel cap warning ............2-27
Lowfuelwarninglight.....2-10, 2-14, 2-27
Lowtirepressurewarninglight......2-12
Low windshield-washer fluid
warninglight....................2-27
Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-14, 2-10
Supplemental air bag warning
light...................... .1-62, 2-11
Vehicle security system ...........2-40
Warning labels (for SRS) ............1-62
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ......................2-8
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