towing NISSAN MURANO 2023 Owner's Guide

• Have your vehicle serviced more of tenthan at intervals specified in the recom-
mended Maintenance Schedule in the
“Maintenance and schedules” section of
this manual.
• When making a turn, your trailer wheels will be closer to the inside of the turn than
your vehicle wheels. To compensate for
this, make a larger than normal turning
radius during the turn.
• Crosswinds and rough roads will ad- versely affect vehicle/trailer handling,
possibly causing vehicle sway. When be-
ing passed by larger vehicles, be pre-
pared for possible changes in crosswinds
that could affect vehicle handling.
Do the following if the trailer begins to
sway:
1. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal to allow the vehicle to coast and steer as
straight ahead as the road conditions
allow. This combination will help stabilize
the vehicle
– Do not correct trailer sway by steering or applying the brakes.
2. When the trailer sway stops, gently apply the brakes and pull to the side of the
road in a safe area. 3. Try to rearrange the trailer load so it is
balanced as described in this section.
• Be careful when passing other vehicles. Passing while towing a trailer requires
considerably more distance than normal
passing. Remember, the length of the
trailer must also pass the other vehicle
before you can safely change lanes.
• Downshif t the transmission to a lower gear for engine braking when driving
down steep or long hills. This will help
slow the vehicle without applying the
brakes.
• Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or too frequently. This could cause
the brakes to overheat, resulting in re-
duced braking efficiency.
• Increase your following distance to allow for greater stopping distances while tow-
ing a trailer. Anticipate stops and brake
gradually.
• NISSAN recommends that the cruise control not be used while towing a trailer.
• Some states or provinces have specific regulations and speed limits for vehicles
that are towing trailers. Obey the local
speed limits. • Check your hitch, trailer wiring harness
connections, and trailer wheel lug nuts
af ter 50 miles (80 km) of travel and at
every break.
• When launching a boat, don't allow the water level to go over the exhaust tail
pipe or rear bumper.
• Make sure you disconnect the trailer lights before backing the trailer into the
water or the trailer lights may burn out.
When towing a trailer, final drive gear oil
should be replaced and transmission oil/
fluid should be changed more fre-
quently. For additional information, see
“Do-it-yourself ” (P. 8-2).
FLAT TOWING FOR ALL–WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLE (if so equipped)
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.
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CAUTION
•
Failure to follow these guidelines can
result in severe transmission damage.
• Never flat tow your All-Wheel Drive
(AWD) vehicle.
•
DO NOT tow your All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
vehicle with any wheels on the ground.
Doing so may cause serious and ex-
pensive damage to the powertrain.
•For emergency towing procedures see
“Towing recommended by NISSAN”
(P. 6-13).
FLAT TOWING FOR FRONT WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLE (if so equipped)
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 expensive damage to the
powertrain.
•
DO NOT tow your front wheel drive
continuously variable transmission
vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground (flat towing). Doing so WILL
DAMAGE internal transmission parts
due to lack of transmission lubrica-
tion.
•For emergency towing procedures see
“Towing recommended by NISSAN”
(P. 6-13).
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.
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
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Tire pressure......................2-13
Low tire pressure warning light ......2-13
Tire..............................6-3 Flattire......................6-3,6-4
Spare tire ...................6-5,8-40
Tire and Loading Information label . . .10-13
Tire chains .....................8-36
Tirepressure ...................8-28
Tirerotation....................8-37
Types of tires ...................8-35
Uniform tire quality grading ........10-29
Wheel/tire size ..................10-10
Wheels and tires ............8-28,10-10
Toptetherstrapchildrestraint........ .1-31
Towingatrailer...................10-20
Towing..........................6-15 2-wheel drive models .............6-15
All-wheel drive models ............6-14
Flattowing ...............10-28,10-29
Towtrucktowing ................6-13
Towing load/specification .........10-23
Trailertowing ..................10-20
Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) .........5-25
Transceiver .......................2-71
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver ......2-71,2-72,2-73,2-74,2-75
Transmission .....................8-10
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid ..........................8-10
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ...............5-19
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .........................10-11 Trip odometer
.....................2-5
Turn signal switch ..................2-44
U
Uniform tire quality grading ..........10-29
USB/iPod® Charging Ports ...........2-55
V
Vanitymirror......................3-33
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-10
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF
switch ..........................2-50
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system .........................5-123
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ..................10-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate ...........................10-11
Vehicle identification ...............10-11
Vehicle immobilizer system ..........2-34
Vehicleinformationdisplay...........2-18
Vehicle loading information ..........10-15
Vehiclerecovery...................6-15
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start ......2-34
Vehicle security system .............2-32
Vents...........................4-27
Visors...........................3-32
W
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders ........................2-9
Warninglights.....................2-10
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ........................2-10
Audible reminders ............2-10,2-12
Indicatorlights...............2-10, 2-12
Warninglights...............2-10,2-12
Warning ........................ .1-70
Airbagwarninglight..........1-70, 2-12
Anti-lock brake warning light ....2-10,2-12
Battery charge warning light ........2-10
Brakewarninglight.............. .2-10
Engine oil pressure warning light .....2-11
Hazard warning flasher switch .......6-2
Loose fuel cap warning ............2-27
Lowfuelwarninglight......2 -11, 2-15, 2-27
Lowtirepressurewarninglight......2-13
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light..........................2-28
Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-16, 2-11
Supplemental air bag warning
light...................... .1-70, 2-12
Vehicle security system ...........2-32
Warning labels (for SRS) ............1-69
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ..................2-10,2-12
Washer switch ....................2-36
Rear window wiper and washer
switches .......................2-36
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