NISSAN PATHFINDER PLATINUM 2017 Owners Manual

●Always secure items in the trailer to prevent
load shift while driving.
● Lock the trailer hitch coupler with a pin or
lock to prevent the coupler from inadver-
tently becoming unlatched.
● Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or stops.
● Avoid sharp turns or lane changes.
● Always drive your vehicle at a moderate
speed.
● When backing up, hold the bottom of the
steering wheel with one hand. Move your
hand in the direction in which you want the
trailer to go. Make small corrections and
back up slowly. If possible, have someone
guide you when you are backing up.
Always block the wheels on both vehicle and
trailer when parking. Parking on a slope is not
recommended; however, if you must do so:

Tow mode includes the following features:● Grade logic — Adjusts transmission shifts
when pulling a trailer or hauling a load up a
grade.
● Downhill Speed Control (DSC) — automati-
cally downshifts when driving down a grade
with a trailer or heavy load to help control
vehicle speed.
Driving the vehicle in the tow mode with no
trailer/load or light trailer/light load will not cause
any damage. However, fuel economy may be
reduced and the transmission/engine driving
characteristics may feel unusual.
When towing a trailer, final drive gear oil
should be replaced and transmission
oil/fluid should be changed more fre-
quently. For additional information, refer to
the “Do-it-yourself” section of this manual.
FLAT TOWING FOR 4–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 vehicle, such as a motor
home.

DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable 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 rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course. For example, 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.
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 mea-
sured under controlled conditions on specified
government test surfaces of asphalt and con-
crete. A tire marked C may have poor traction
performance.

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/
7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=fra
(French speakers)
Additional information concerning motor
vehicle safety may be obtained from Trans-
port Canada’s Road Safety Information
Centre at 1-800-333-0371 or online at
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English speak-
ers) or www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere
(French speakers) .
To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns
please contact our Consumer Information
Centre toll free at 1-800-387-0122.

C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ..................10-2
Cargoareastoragebin.............2-56
Cargolight....................2-64
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .10-13
Car phone or CB radio .............4-112
CD care and cleaning .............4-111
CD player (See audio system) .........4-76
Check tire pressure ...............2-28
Child restraints .......1-25,1-26,1-27,1-29
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) System ..............1-29
Precautions on child
restraints.........1-27,1-34,1-40,1-46
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-32
Child restraint with top tether strap .......1-32
Child safety rear door lock ............3-7
Chimes, audible reminders ...........2-17
Cleaningexteriorandinterior........7-2,7-4
Clock set/adjustment ..............4-17
C.M.V.S.S. certification label .........10-11
Cold weather driving ...............5-74
Compact disc (CD) player ...........4-76
Compass ......................2-7
Consolebox...................2-52
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) . . .5-15 Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid .......................8-9
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-15
Control panel buttons ...............4-5
Backbutton..................4-6
Brightness/contrast button ..........4-6 Clockset...................4-17
Enterbutton..................4-7
Setting button
.................4-6
Controls Audio controls ................4-68
Audio controls (steering wheel) ....4-8,4-69
Heater and air conditioner controls .....4-49
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ................10-2
Changingenginecoolant...........8-5
Checking engine coolant level ........8-5
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-5
Corrosion protection ...............7-7
Cruisecontrol ...........5-38,5-38,5-39
Cupholders...................2-54
D
Daytime Running Light System .........2-38
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-35
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) player .......4-85
Dimensionsandweights ............10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel ......2-39
Display controls
(seecontrolpanelbuttons).........4-6,4-9
Door locks .....................3-5
Drive belt .....................8-13
Drive positioner, Automatic ........3-36,3-39
Driving Cold weather driving .............5-74
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-15 Precautions when starting and driving
....5-2
Driving the vehicle ................5-15
Dual panel moonroof ..............2-61
Dual power moonroof ..............2-61
E
Economy-fuel..................5-62
Emergency engine shutoff .........5-12,6-2
Emission control information label ......10-11
Emission control system warranty .......10-30
Engine Before starting the engine ..........
5
-14
Blockheater.................5-75
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ................10-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-5
Changingengineoil..............8-7
Changing engine oil filter ...........8-8
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
Engineoil ...................8-6
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . .10-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............10-7
Engine serial number ............10-11
Engine specifications ............10-8
Starting the engine .............5-14
Engine coolant temperature gauge .......2-5
Enter button ....................4-7
Event Data recorders .............10-32
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) .........5-2
Explanation of maintenance items ........9-2
11-2