engine light is on NISSAN SENTRA 2014 B17 / 7.G Repair Manual

Due to legal requirements in some states and
Canadian Provinces, your vehicle may be re-
quired to be in what is called the “ready condi-
tion” for an Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of
the emission control system.
The vehicle is set to the “ready condition” when it
is driven through certain driving patterns. Usually,
the ready condition can be obtained by ordinary
usage of the vehicle.
If a powertrain system component is repaired or
the battery is disconnected, the vehicle may be
reset to a “not ready” condition. Before taking the
I/M test, check the vehicle’s
inspection/maintenance test readiness condi-
tion. Place the ignition switch in the ON position
without starting the engine. If the Malfunction
Indicator Light (MIL) comes on steady for 20 sec-
onds and then blinks for 10 seconds , the I/M test
condition is “not ready”. If the MIL does not blink
after 20 seconds, the I/M test condition is
“ready”. Contact a NISSAN dealer to set the
“ready condition” or to prepare the vehicle for
testing.This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re-
corder (EDR) . The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa-
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understand-
ing how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
● How various systems in your vehicle were
operating;
● Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened;
● How far (if at all) the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
● How fast the vehicle was traveling.
● Sounds are not recorded. These data can help provide a better understand-
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and
injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by
your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gender, age and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the EDR data with
the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip-
ment is required and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manu-
facturer and NISSAN dealer, other parties, such
as law enforcement, that have the special equip-
ment, can read the information if they have ac-
cess to the vehicle or the EDR. EDR data will only
be accessed with the consent of the vehicle
owner or lessee or as otherwise required or per-
mitted by law.
READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST
EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR)
Technical and consumer information9-21

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ........5-30
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .....................1-36
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact
air bag system) ...............1-44
Side and curtain (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact
air bag system) ...............1-49
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-51
Airbagwarninglight...........1-51,2-17
Air cleaner housing filter ............8-17
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ..........4-19
Air conditioner service ...........4-27
Air conditioner specification label .....9-13
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations .............9-7
Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-16,4-25
Servicing air conditioner ..........4-27
Airflowcharts..................4-20
Alarm system
(See vehicle security system) .........2-21
Anchor point locations .............1-22
Antenna.....................4-66
Anti-lock brake warning light ..........2-13
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-30
Armrests .....................1-4
Audible reminders ...............2-20 Audio system
..................4-27
Bluetooth®audio..........4-61,4-62
Compact disc (CD) player . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD)
player ....................4-36
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player.................4-42,4-48
Audio System iPod®Player.............4-56,4-58
Audio system Radio ....................4-27
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-65
USB interface ............4-52,4-54
Autolight switch .................2-27
Automatic Automatic power window switch .....2-41
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-18
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror .......3-30
Automatic door locks ..............3-6
AUXjack..............4-40,4-45,4-52
B
Battery ......................8-13
Charge warning light ............2-14
Before starting the engine ...........5-13
Belt (See drive belt) ..............8-16
Block heater Engine ....................5-35
Bluetooth®audio............4-61,4-62
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system ...............4-68,4-83,4-93 Boosterseats..................1-33
Brake
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-30
Brakefluid..................8-12
Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-30
Brake system ................5-30
Brake warning light .............2-13
Brake wear indicators ........2-20,8-21
Parking brake operation ..........5-21
Self-adjusting brakes ............8-21
Brakes ......................8-21
Break-inschedule ...............5-25
Brightness/contrast button ...........4-9
Brightness control Instrument panel ..............2-29
Bulb check/instrument panel ..........2-13
Bulbreplacement................8-30
C
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants ...................9-2
Cargonet....................2-39
Cargo (See vehicle loading information) . . .9-14
Car phone or CB radio .............4-67
CD care and cleaning .............4-64
CD player (See audio system) . .4-39, 4-44, 4-50
Child restraints .......1-16,1-17,1-18,1-20
Precautions on child
restraints ........

1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Top tether strap anchor point locations . .1-22
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6

Chimes, audible reminders...........2-20
Cleaning exterior and interior ...........7-2
Clock.......................4-38 (models without navigation system) ....4-38
Clockset.....................4-38
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ..........9-12
Cold weather driving ...............5-33
Compact disc (CD) player ....4-39,4-44,4-50
Consolebox...................2-37
Consolelight...................2-45
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) . . .5-16 Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-16
Transmission shift selector lock release . .5-18
Control panel buttons ...............4-4
Brightness/contrast button ..........4-9
Enterbutton..................4-4
Setting button .................4-7
Controls Audiocontrols(steeringwheel).......4-65
Heater and air conditioner
controls ................4-16,4-25
Coolant Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine coolant ...........8-8
Checking engine coolant level ........8-8
Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-6
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-24
Cupholders................2-36,2-37
Curtain side-impact air bag system
(See supplemental side air bag and curtain
side-impact air bag system) ...........1-49 D
Daytime running light system (Canada only) . .2-28
Defroster switch Rear window defroster switch .......2-25
Dimensionsandweights ............9-10
Dimmer switch for instrument panel ......2-29
Display controls (see control panel buttons) . .4-4
Door locks .....................3-4
Door open warning light .............2-14
Drive belt .....................8-16
Driving Cold weather driving .............5-33
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-16
Driving with manual transmission ......5-19
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
E
Economy - fuel ..................5-27
Emission control information label .......9-12
Emission control system warranty .......9-19
Engine Before starting the engine ..........5-13
Block heater .................5-35
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changingenginecoolant...........8-8
Changingengineoil.............8-10
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-11
Checking engine coolant level ........8-8
Checking engine oil level ...........8-9
Engine compartment check locations ....8-6Engine coolant temperature gauge
.....2-6
Engine cooling system ............8-7
Engine oil ...................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil pressure warning light ......2-14
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Engine serial number ............9-12
Engine specifications .............9-8
Starting the engine ..........5-14,5-15
Enterbutton....................4-4
Eventdatarecorders ..............9-21
E
xhaustgas(Carbonmonoxide).........5-2
Extended storage switch ............8-24
Eyeglass case ..................2-35
F
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . .6-2
Flat tire .......................6-3
Floor mat positioning aid .............7-5
Fluid Brake fluid ..................8-12
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ..................8-11
Engine coolant .................8-7
Engine oil ...................8-9
F.M.V.S.S. certification label ...........9-12
Foglightswitch .................2-29
Front air bag system
(See supplemental restraint system) ......1-44
Front seats .....................1-2
10-2

FuelCapacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Fuel economy ................5-27
Fuel-filler door and cap ...........3-25
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-25
Fuel gauge ...................2-6
Fueloctanerating...............9-5
Fuel recommendation .............9-4
Loosefuelcapwarning ........2-4,3-25
Fuses.......................8-21
Fusiblelinks ...................8-23
G
Gascap .....................3-25
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-6
Fuel gauge ...................2-6
Odometer ...................2-4
Speedometer .................2-3
Tachometer ..................2-5
Trip computer .................2-7
Trip odometer .................2-4
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-37
Gloveboxlock..................2-37
H
Hands-free phone system,
Bluetooth®.............4-68,4-83,4-93
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlightandturnsignalswitch........2-26 Headlight control switch
............2-26
Headlights ....................8-28
Head restraints ..................1-5
Heated seats ...................2-30
Heater Heater and air conditioner
controls................4-16,4-25
Heater operation ...........4-18,4-26
Hood release ...................3-23
Horn .......................2-30
I
Ignition switch ...................5-8
Ignition Switch Push-Button Ignition Switch ........5-10
Immobilizer system ......2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
Important vehicle information label .......9-12
In-cabin microfilter ................8-18
Increasing fuel economy .............5-27
Indicator lights and audible reminders
(See warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders)....................2-12
Inside automatic anti-glare mirror ........3-30
Inside mirror ...................3-29
Instrument brightness control ..........2-29
Instrument panel ...............0-6,2-2
Instrument panel dimmer switch ........2-29
Intelligent Key system Key operating range .............3-12
Key operation ................3-13
Mechanicalkey ................3-3
Remote keyless entry operation .......3-16
Troubleshooting guide ............3-22
Warning signals ...............3-22 Interiorlight................2-44,2-45
Interior trunk lid release
.............3-24
iPod® Player ...............4-56,4-58
ISOFIX child restraints .............1-20
J
Jump starting ...................6-8
K
Key.........................3-2
Keyfob battery replacement ...........8-25
K

eyless entry With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) .........3-16
Keys, For Intelligent Key system ........3-10
L
Labels Air conditioner specification label .....9-13
C.M.V.S.S. certification label ........9-12
Emission control information label .....9-12
Engine serial number ............9-12
F.M.V.S.S. certification label .........9-12
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-13
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate . .9-11
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-51
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
System ......................1-20
Light Airbagwarninglight.........1-51, 2-17
10-3

Brakelight(Seestoplight).........8-30
Bulb check/instrument panel........2-13
Bulb replacement ..............8-30
Chargewarninglight ............2-14
Console light .................2-45
Foglightswitch ...............2-29
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-26
Headlightcontrolswitch ..........2-26
Headlights..................8-28
Interiorlight..............2-44,2-45
Lightbulbs..................8-28
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-14
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-16
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-45
Security indicator light ............2-19
Spotlights (See map light) .........2-46
Trunklight ..................2-46
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-12
Lights Maplights ..................2-46
Lock Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Door locks ...................3-4
Fuel-filler door lock opener lever ......3-25
Gloveboxlock................2-37
Power door locks ...............3-5
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-24
Loose fuel cap warning ..........2-4,3-25
Lowfuelwarninglight..............2-14
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-14
Low windshield-washer fluid warning light . . .2-16
Luggage (See vehicle loading information) . .9-14 M
Maintenance Generalmaintenance.............8-2
Insidethevehicle...............8-3
Maintenance precautions ...........8-5
Outside the vehicle ..............8-2
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Underthehoodandvehicle .........8-4
Malfunction indicator light ............2-18
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-2
Maplights ....................2-46
Map pocket ....................2-33
Meters and gauges ................2-3
Instrument brightness control ........2-29
Mirror Automatic anti-glare inside mirror ......3-30
Inside mirror .................3-29
Outside mirror control ............3-30
Outside mirrors ...............3-30
Vanity mirror .................3-29
Moonroof .....................2-42
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® .............3-2
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system .............2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
NISSAN voice recognition system ......4-101
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating) ......9-5
Odometer .....................2-4 Oil
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................9-2
Changing engine oil .............8-10
Changing engine oil filter ..........8-11
Checking engine oil level ...........8-9
Engine oil ...................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter recommendation . . .9-6
Engine oil viscosity ..............9-6
Oneshotcall........4-72,4-86,4-95,4-96
Outside mirror control ..............3-30
Outside mirrors .................3-30
Overheat If your vehicle overheats ...........6-10
Owner’s manual order form ...........9-22
Owner’s

manual/service manual order
information ....................9-22
P
Pandora audio ..................4-63
Parking Parking brake operation ...........5-21
Parking/parking on hills ...........5-28
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free
system ...............4-68,4-83,4-93
Power Power door locks ...............3-5
Power outlet .................2-32
Power rear windows .............2-41
Power steering system ...........5-29
Power windows ...............2-39
Rear power windows ............2-41
Precautions Maintenanceprecautions...........8-5
10-4

Precautions on child
restraints.........1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Precautionsonseatbeltusage........1-9
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-36
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Programmable features ..............4-7
Push starting ...................6-10
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ...........4-67
FM-AM radio with compact disc
(CD) player ..................4-36
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player .................4-42,4-48
Steering wheel audio control switch ....4-65
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test .....................9-21
Rear power windows ..............2-41
Rearseat......................1-4
RearViewMonitor................4-10
Rear window defroster switch .........2-25
Recorders Eventdata..................9-21
Refrigerant recommendation ...........9-7
Registering your vehicle in another country . .9-11
Reporting safety defects (US only) .......9-20
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6 Childseatbelts.....1-18,1-24,1-29,1-33
Reporting safety defects (US only)
.....9-20
Seat adjustment Frontmanualseatadjustment ........1-2
Rear seat adjustment .............1-4
Seatback pockets ................2-34
Seat belt Child safety ..................1-16
Infants and small children ..........1-17
Injured Person ................1-12
Largerchildren................1-17
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-9
Pregnant women ...............1-12
Seatbeltextenders .............1-15
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Seatbelts ...................1-9
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-15
Three-point type with retractor .......1-12
Seat belt warning light ..............2-17
Seats Adjustment ...................1-2
Frontseats...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-30
Manual front seat adjustment .........1-2
Rearseat....................1-4
Security indicator light ..............2-19
Security system (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer
system) , engine start .....2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
Self-adjusting brakes ..............8-21
Service manual order form ...........9-22
Servicing air conditioner .............4-27
Setting button ...................4-7
Shifting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-17
Manual transmission .............5-20 Shiftlockrelease.................5-18
Shoulder belt height adjustment
........1-15
Side air bag system (See supplemental
side air bag and curtain side-impact air bag
system) ......................1-49
Spark plug replacement .............8-16
Speedometer ...................2-3
Spotlights(Seemaplight) ...........2-46
SRSwarninglabel................1-51
Starting Before starting the engine ..........5-13
Jump starting .................6-8
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-10
Starting the engine ..........5-14,5-15
Steering P
ower steering system ...........5-29
Steering wheel audio control switch ......4-65
Stoplight.....................8-30
Storage......................2-33
Storage tray ...................2-33
Sunglasses case .................2-35
Sunglasses holder ................2-35
Sunroof (see Moonroof) .............2-42
Sun visors ....................3-28
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-51
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-51, 2-17
Supplemental front impact air bag system . . .1-44
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels .......1-51
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-36
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .........1-36
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
air bag system ..................1-49
10-5

SwitchAutolightswitch...............2-27
Automatic power window switch ......2-41
Foglightswitch ...............2-29
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ......2-26
Headlightcontrolswitch ..........2-26
Ignition switch .................5-8
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window defroster switch .......2-25
Turnsignalswitch..............2-29
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-31
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . .2-24
T
Tachometer ....................2-5
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge .....2-6
Theft (NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system) ,
engine start ..........2-23,3-4,5-10,5-13
Three-way catalyst ................5-2
Tire Flat tire .....................6-3
Spare tire ................6-5,8-42
Tire and Loading Information label .....9-13
Tire chains ..................8-39
Tireplacard..................9-13
Tirepressure.................8-32
Tire rotation..................8-39
Types of tires .................8-38
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-18
Wheels and tires ...............8-32
Wheel/tire size .................9-9 Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-14
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....5-3
Towing Flattowing..................9-18
Towtrucktowing...............6-11
Trailer towing .................9-18
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) .............5-16
Driving with manual transmission ......5-19
Shiftselectorlockrelease..........5-18
Travel (See registering your vehicle in another
country) ......................9-11
Trip computer ...................2-7
Trip odometer ...................2-4
Trunk lid lock opener lever ............3-24
Trunklight ....................2-46
Turn signal switch ................2-29
U
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-18
USB interface Audio file operation ..........4-53,4-55
V
Vanity mirror ...................3-29
Variable voltage control system .........8-16
Vehicle dimensions and weights ........9-10
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off switch . . .2-31 Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system
.....5-32
Vehicle identification ...............9-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ................9-11
Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate ....9-11
Vehicleloadinginformation...........9-14
Vehicle recovery .................6-14
Vehicle security system .............2-21
Vehicle security system (NISSAN vehicle immobi-
lizer system) , engine start . .2-23, 3-4, 5-10, 5-13
Ventilators ....................4-16
Visors.......................3-28
Voice Prompt Interrupt . . .4-72, 4-86, 4-95, 4-96
Voice recognition system ...........4-101
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight.........1-51,
2-17
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-13
Battery charge warning light ........2-14
Brake warning light .............2-13
Door open warning light ...........2-14
Engine oil pressure warning light ......2-14
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Low fuel warning light ............2-14
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-14
Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light......................2-16
Passenger air bag and status light .....1-45
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-17
Vehicle security system ...........2-21
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-12
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-51
10-6