NISSAN ROGUE 2009 Owner´s Manual

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10-2Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid................................................. 8-11
Controls, Steering wheel audio controls......... 4-23
Coolant
Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants......................................... 9-2
Changing engine coolant........................ 8-8
Checking engine coolant level.................. 8-8
Corrosion protection................................. 7-5
Cover, Cargo cover................................ 2-37
Cruise control...................................... 5-19
Cup holders........................................ 2-33
CVT, Driving with CVT
(Continuously Variable Transmission)...... 5-11, 5-13
D
Daytime running light system..................... 2-27
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside
mirror defroster switch............................ 2-24
Dimensions and weights............................ 9-8
Door open warning light........................... 2-13
Drive belts.......................................... 8-14
Driving
All-wheel drive (AWD)......................... 5-22
Cold weather driving.......................... 5-30
Driving with CVT (Continuously Variable
Transmission)............................ 5-11, 5-13
On-pavement and off-road driving............. 5-5
Precautions when starting and driving......... 5-2
Safety precautions............................... 5-7
E
Economy, Fuel ..................................... 5-21
Elapsed time ......................................... 2-8Electric power steering system................... 5-26
Electric power steering warning light............ 2-13
Emission control information label................ 9-10
Emission control system warranty................ 9-26
Engine
Before starting the engine.................... 5-12
Break-in schedule.............................. 5-21
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants.................................... 9-2
Changing engine coolant........................ 8-8
Changing engine oil and filter................... 8-9
Checking engine coolant level.................. 8-8
Checking engine oil level........................ 8-8
Coolant temperature gauge..................... 2-5
Engine block heater........................... 5-31
Engine compartment check locations.......... 8-6
Engine cooling system.......................... 8-7
Engine oil......................................... 8-8
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation....... 9-5
Engine oil viscosity.............................. 9-5
Engine serial number............................ 9-9
Engine specifications............................ 9-7
If your vehicle overheats....................... 6-11
Starting the engine............................ 5-12
Event Data Recorders (EDR)..................... 9-28
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide).................... 5-2
F
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label............ 9-9
Filter
Air cleaner housing filter...................... 8-16
Changing engine oil and filter................... 8-9
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . . . 2-29
Flat tire................................................ 6-2Flat towing.......................................... 9-24
Floor mat cleaning................................... 7-4
Fluid
Brake fluid...................................... 8-11
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants.................................... 9-2
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid............................................. 8-11
Engine coolant ................................... 8-7
Engine oil......................................... 8-8
Window washer fluid .......................... 8-12
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD)
player............................................... 4-13
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc (CD)
changer............................................. 4-17
Fog light switch.................................... 2-29
Front manual seat adjustment....................... 1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light........ 1-45
Front power seat adjustment....................... 1-4
Front seat adjustment............................... 1-3
Front-seat active head restraints................... 1-8
Fuel
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants.................................... 9-2
Distance to empty............................... 2-7
Fuel economy.................................. 5-21
Fuel octane rating................................ 9-3
Fuel recommendation............................ 9-3
Fuel-filler cap................................... 3-22
Fuel-filler door.................................. 3-22
Gauge ............................................ 2-6
Fuses............................................... 8-19
Fusible links........................................ 8-19
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G
Garage door opener, HomeLink
®Universal
Transceiver......................................... 2-47
Gas cap ............................................ 3-22
Gauge ................................................ 2-3
Engine coolant temperature gauge............. 2-5
Fuel gauge ....................................... 2-6
Odometer......................................... 2-4
Speedometer..................................... 2-4
Tachometer....................................... 2-5
Trip computer.................................... 2-7
General maintenance................................ 8-2
Glove box........................................... 2-35
H
Hands-free phone system, Bluetooth®........... 4-25
Hazard warning flasher switch.................... 2-29
Head restraints....................................... 1-7
Headlights
Aiming control.................................. 2-27
Bulb replacement.............................. 8-25
Headlight switch............................... 2-26
Xenon headlights.............................. 2-25
Heated seats....................................... 2-30
Heater
Engine block heater........................... 5-31
Heater and air conditioner operation........... 4-2
HomeLink
®Universal Transceiver................. 2-47
Hood release....................................... 3-20
Hook
Coat hooks..................................... 2-38
Luggage hook.................................. 2-38
Utility hook...................................... 2-39Horn ................................................ 2-30
I
Ignition switch........................................ 5-9
Key positions................................... 5-11
Immobilizer system................................. 2-20
In-cabin microfilter................................... 4-5
Indicator lights..................................... 2-16
Inside mirror........................................ 3-25
Inspection/maintenance (I/M) test................ 9-27
Instrument brightness control..................... 2-28
Instrument panel..................................... 2-2
Intelligent Key system............................... 3-8
Intelligent Key system warning light.......... 2-14
Key operating range........................... 3-10
Key operation.................................. 3-11
P position selecting warning light............ 2-15
Remote keyless operation..................... 3-16
Interior light replacement.......................... 8-26
Interior lights....................................... 2-44
ISOFIX child restraint.............................. 1-21
J
Jump starting......................................... 6-9
K
Keyless entry
(See remote keyless entry system)............. 3-6
With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system).................. 3-16
Keys................................................... 3-2
Keys, For Intelligent Key system.................... 3-8L
Labels
Air bag warning labels......................... 1-51
Air conditioner specification label............ 9-10
Emission control information label............ 9-10
Engine serial number ............................ 9-9
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label........ 9-9
Tire and Loading Information label.... 8-31, 9-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)............. 9-8
LATCH system ..................................... 1-21
License plate, Installing front license plate....... 9-11
Lift gate............................................. 3-21
Light
Air bag warning light .......................... 1-51
Bulb replacement.............................. 8-24
Cargo light ..................................... 2-46
Ceiling light..................................... 2-45
Fog light switch................................ 2-29
Headlight switch............................... 2-26
Headlights bulb replacement ................. 8-25
Indicator lights................................. 2-16
Interior lights................................... 2-44
Map lights ...................................... 2-44
Replacement................................... 8-24
Vanity mirror lights............................. 2-46
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders....................................... 2-12
Xenon headlights .............................. 2-25
Lights, Exterior and interior light replacement . . . 8-26
Loading information
(See vehicle loading information)................. 9-12
Lock
Automatic door locks............................ 3-5
Door locks........................................ 3-4
10-3
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10-4
Glove box lock................................. 2-35
Lift gate lock................................... 3-21
Power door lock................................. 3-4
Low fuel warning light............................. 2-14
Low tire pressure warning light................... 2-14
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)).............. 5-3
Luggage floor box................................. 2-36
Luggage hooks..................................... 2-38
Luggage side box.................................. 2-36
M
Maintenance
Battery.......................................... 8-13
General maintenance............................ 8-2
Inside the vehicle................................ 8-3
Maintenance precautions........................ 8-5
Maintenance requirements...................... 8-2
Outside the vehicle.............................. 8-2
Seat belt maintenance......................... 1-19
Malfunction indicator light (MIL).................. 2-17
Manual front seat adjustment....................... 1-3
Map lights .......................................... 2-44
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system)............ 3-3
Meter, Trip computer................................ 2-7
Meters and gauges.................................. 2-3
Meters and gauges, Instrument brightness
control.............................................. 2-28
Mirror
Inside mirror.................................... 3-25
Outside mirrors................................ 3-26
Moonroof........................................... 2-42N
New vehicle break-in.............................. 5-21
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System............. 2-20
O
Odometer............................................. 2-4
Oil
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants.................................... 9-2
Changing engine oil and filter................... 8-9
Checking engine oil level........................ 8-8
Engine oil......................................... 8-8
Engine oil viscosity.............................. 9-5
Outside air temperature display.................... 2-6
Outside mirrors.................................... 3-26
Overdrive OFF switch............................. 5-16
Overheat, If your vehicle overheats............... 6-11
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information.......................................... 9-28
P
Panic alarm......................................... 3-17
Parking
Brake break-in.................................. 5-27
Parking brake operation....................... 5-18
Parking on hills................................. 5-25
Phone
Bluetooth
®Hands-Free Phone System...... 4-25
Car phone or CB radio........................ 4-24
Power
Electric power steering system............... 5-26
Front seat adjustment........................... 1-4
Power door lock ................................. 3-4Power outlet.................................... 2-32
Power windows................................ 2-40
Precautions
Audio operation.................................. 4-6
Braking precautions........................... 5-26
Child restraints................................. 1-19
Cruise control.................................. 5-19
Driving safety..................................... 5-7
Maintenance...................................... 8-5
On-pavement and off-road driving............. 5-5
Seat belt usage .................................. 1-9
Supplemental restraint system................ 1-38
When starting and driving....................... 5-2
Push starting....................................... 6-10
R
Radio................................................. 4-6
Car phone or CB radio........................ 4-24
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD)
changer......................................... 4-17
FM-AM radio with Compact Disc (CD)
player........................................... 4-13
Steering wheel audio controls ................ 4-23
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M)
test.................................................. 9-27
Rear center seat belt .............................. 1-16
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock........ 3-6
Rear power point .................................. 2-32
Rear seats............................................ 1-6
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch............................................... 2-24
Rear window wiper and washer switch.......... 2-23
Recorders, Event data............................. 9-28
Registering your vehicle in another country........ 9-8
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Remote keyless entry
Function, For Intelligent Key system.......... 3-16
System............................................ 3-6
Reporting safety defects (US only)............... 9-26
Rollover............................................... 5-5
Roof
Moonroof....................................... 2-43
Roof rack ....................................... 2-39
S
Safety
Child seat belts................................ 1-11
Reporting safety defects (US only)........... 9-26
Towing safety.................................. 9-21
Seat adjustment
Folding front passenger’s seat.................. 1-5
Front manual seat adjustment................... 1-3
Front power seat adjustment................... 1-4
Front seats....................................... 1-3
Seat belt(s)
Child safety..................................... 1-11
Infants........................................... 1-11
Injured persons................................. 1-12
Larger children................................. 1-12
Precautions on seat belt usage................. 1-9
Pregnant women............................... 1-12
Rear center seat belt.......................... 1-16
Seat belt cleaning............................... 7-5
Seat belt extenders............................ 1-18
Seat belt hooks................................ 1-15
Seat belt maintenance......................... 1-19
Seat belt warning light........................ 2-15
Seat belts........................................ 1-9
Seat belts with pretensioners................. 1-50Shoulder belt height adjustment.............. 1-15
Small children.................................. 1-12
Three-point type............................... 1-13
Seat(s)
Heated seats................................... 2-30
Seats.............................................. 1-2
Security system
(NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
Engine start........................................ 2-20
Security system, Vehicle security system........ 2-19
Selector lever, Shift lock release................. 5-17
Servicing air conditioner............................. 4-5
Shift lock release, Transmission.................. 5-17
Shifting
CVT (Continuously Variable
Transmission)............................ 5-11, 5-13
Shoulder belt height adjustment.................. 1-15
Spare tire...................................... 8-39, 9-7
Spark plugs........................................ 8-15
Speedometer......................................... 2-4
Starting
Before starting the engine.................... 5-12
Jump starting..................................... 6-9
Precautions when starting and driving......... 5-2
Push starting................................... 6-10
Starting the engine............................ 5-12
Status light, Front passenger air bag............ 1-45
Steering
Electric power steering system............... 5-26
Steering lock................................... 5-11
Steering wheel switch for audio controls.... 4-23
Tilting steering wheel.......................... 3-24
Storage............................................. 2-33
Sun visors.......................................... 3-24
Sunglasses holder................................. 2-34Supplemental air bag warning labels............. 1-51
Supplemental air bag warning light....... 1-51, 2-16
Supplemental restraint system.................... 1-38
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.......................................... 1-38
Switch
Audio control steering wheel switch......... 4-23
Fog light switch................................ 2-29
Hazard warning flasher switch................ 2-29
Headlight aiming control...................... 2-27
Headlight switch............................... 2-26
Ignition switch.................................... 5-9
Overdrive OFF switch......................... 5-16
Power door lock switch......................... 3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch........................................... 2-24
Turn signal switch.............................. 2-28
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-31
T
Tachometer........................................... 2-5
Temperature display................................. 2-6
Temperature gauge, Engine coolant
temperature gauge................................... 2-5
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
Engine start ........................................ 2-20
Three-way catalyst................................... 5-2
Tilting steering wheel.............................. 3-24
Tire pressure, Low tire pressure
warning light........................................ 2-14
Tires
Flat tire............................................ 6-2
Low tire pressure warning system.............. 5-3
Tire and Loading information label........... 8-31
10-5
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10-6
Tire and Loading Information label........... 9-10
Tire chains...................................... 8-36
Tire dressing..................................... 7-3
Tire pressure................................... 8-29
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS)..................................... 5-3, 6-2
Tire rotation.................................... 8-37
Types of tires................................... 8-35
Uniform tire quality grading................... 9-25
Wheel/tire size................................... 9-7
Wheels and tires............................... 8-29
Tonneau cover (see cargo cover)................. 2-37
Top tether strap child restraints.................. 1-22
Towing
Flat towing...................................... 9-24
Tow truck towing............................... 6-12
Towing a trailer................................. 9-16
Towing load/specification chart............... 9-16
Towing safety.................................. 9-21
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system........... 5-3
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system.............. 6-2
Trailer towing....................................... 9-16
Transceiver, HomeLink
®Universal
Transceiver......................................... 2-47
Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid............................................. 8-11
Driving with CVT (Continuously Variable
Transmission)............................ 5-11, 5-13
Transmission selector lever lock release..... 5-17
Transmitter (See remote keyless entry system).... 3-6
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system)...................... 3-16
Traveling or registering your vehicle in another
country................................................ 9-8Trip computer........................................ 2-7
Turn signal switch.................................. 2-28
U
Underbody cleaning................................. 7-3
Uniform tire quality grading....................... 9-25
Utility hook.......................................... 2-39
V
Vanity mirror lights................................. 2-46
Vehicle
Dimensions and weights ........................ 9-8
Identification number (VIN)...................... 9-8
Loading information............................ 9-12
Recovery (freeing a stuck vehicle)............ 6-15
Security system................................ 2-19
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . . 2-31
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system...... 5-28
Ventilators............................................ 4-2
Voice command
(See Bluetooth
®Hands-Free Phone System) . . . 4-31
W
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels.......... 1-51
Warning light
Air bag warning light................... 1-51, 2-16
All-wheel drive (AWD) warning light......... 2-12
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light............................................. 2-12
AWD warning light............................ 5-24
Brake warning light............................ 2-12
Door open warning light....................... 2-13
Electric power steering warning light........ 2-13Intelligent Key system warning light.......... 2-14
Low fuel warning light ......................... 2-14
Low tire pressure warning light............... 2-14
Seat belt warning light ........................ 2-15
Warning lights...................................... 2-12
Warning, Hazard warning flasher switch......... 2-29
Warning, Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS)......................................... 5-3, 6-2
Warning, Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders........................................... 2-11
Warranty, Emission control system warranty..... 9-26
Washer switch
Rear window wiper and washer switch...... 2-23
Windshield wiper and washer switch........ 2-22
Washing.............................................. 7-2
Waxing................................................ 7-2
Weights (See dimensions and weights)........... 9-8
Wheel/tire size....................................... 9-7
Wheels and tires................................... 8-29
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels................ 7-3
Window washer fluid.............................. 8-12
Window(s)
Cleaning.......................................... 7-3
Power windows................................ 2-40
Windshield wiper and washer switch............ 2-22
Wiper
Rear window wiper and washer switch...... 2-23
Rear window wiper blade..................... 8-18
Windshield wiper and washer switch........ 2-22
Wiper blades................................... 8-16
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Xenon headlights .................................. 2-25
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FUEL RECOMMENDATION:Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index)
number (Research octane number 91) .
CAUTION
.Using a fuel other than that speci-
fied could adversely affect the emis-
sion control systems, and may also
affect warranty coverage.
.Under no circumstances should a
leaded gasoline be used, since this
will damage the three way catalyst.
.Do not use E-85 fuel in your vehicle.
Your vehicle is not designed to run
on E-85 fuel. Using E-85 fuel can
damage the fuel system compo-
nents and is not covered by the
NISSAN new vehicle limited war-
ranty.
For additional information, see “CAPACITIES
AND RECOMMENDED FUEL/LUBRICANTS”
in the “9. Technical and consumer information”
section.ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATION:.Engine oil with API Certification Mark.Viscosity SAE 5W-30
See “CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED
FUEL/LUBRICANTS” in the “9. Technical and
consumer information” section for engine oil and
oil filter recommendation.
COLD TIRE PRESSURES:The label is typically located on the driver side
center pillar or on the driver’s door. For
additional information, see “WHEELS AND
TIRES” in the “8. Maintenance and do-it-
yourself” section.NEW VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCE-
DURES RECOMMENDATION:During the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of
vehicle use, follow the recommendations out-
lined in the “BREAK-IN SCHEDULE” in the “5.
Starting and driving” section of this Owner’s
Manual. Follow these recommendations for the
future reliability and economy of your new
vehicle.
GAS STATION INFORMATION