tow NISSAN SENTRA 2018 Owner´s Manual

FUEL RECOMMENDATION
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Use unleaded regular gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock
Index) number (Research octane number
91).
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NISSAN recommends the use of unleaded
premium gasoline with an octane rating of
at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number
(Research octane number 96). If unleaded
premium gasoline is not available, you may
use unleaded regular gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of at least 87 AKI number (re-
search octane number 91), but you may
notice a decrease in performance.
CAUTION
∙ Only vehicles with the E-85 filler doorlabel can operate on E-85. Fuel system
or other damage can occur if E-85 is
used in vehicles that are not designed
to run on E-85.
∙ Using a fuel other than that specified could adversely affect the emission
control system, and may also affect
the warranty coverage. ∙ Under no circumstances should a
leaded gasoline be used, because this
will damage the three-way catalyst.
∙ Do not use a fuel containing more than 15% ethanol in your vehicle. Your
vehicle is not designed to run on a fuel
containing more than 15% ethanol.
Using a fuel containing more than 15%
ethanol in a vehicle not specifically
designed for a fuel containing more
than 15% ethanol can adversely affect
the emission control devices and sys-
tems of the vehicle. Damage caused
by such fuel is not covered by the
NISSAN New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
∙ Do not use fuel that contains the oc- tane booster methylcyclopentadienyl
manganese tricarbonyl (MMT). Using
fuel containing MMT may adversely
affect vehicle performance and ve-
hicle emissions. Not all fuel dispens-
ers are labeled to indicate MMT con-
tent, so you may have to consult your
gasoline retailer for more details.
Note that Federal and California laws
prohibit the use of MMT in reformu-
lated gasoline. ∙ U.S. government regulations require
ethanol dispensing pumps to be iden-
tified by a small, square, orange and
black label with the common abbre-
viation or the appropriate percentage
for that region.
Gasoline specifications
NISSAN recommends using gasoline that
meets the World-Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC)
specifications where it is available. Many of
the automobile manufacturers developed
this specification to improve emission con-
trol system and vehicle performance. Ask
your service station manager if the gaso-
line meets the WWFC specifications.
Reformulated gasoline
Some fuel suppliers are now producing re-
formulated gasolines. These gasolines are
specially designed to reduce vehicle emis-
sions. NISSAN supports efforts towards
cleaner air and suggests that you use re-
formulated gasoline when available.
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∙ Vehicle Capacity Weight, Loadlimit, Total load capacity - maxi-
mum total weight limit specified
of the load (passengers and
cargo) for the vehicle. This is the
maximum combined weight of
occupants and cargo that can be
loaded into the vehicle. If the ve-
hicle is used to tow a trailer, the
trailer tongue weight must be in-
cluded as part of the cargo load.
This information is located on the
Tire and Loading Information la-
bel.
∙ Cargo capacity - permissible weight of cargo, the subtracted
weight of occupants from the
load limit.VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY
Do not exceed the load limit of your
vehicle shown as “The combined
weight of occupants and cargo” on
the Tire and Loading Information la-
bel. Do not exceed the number of
occupants shown as “Seating Ca-
pacity” on the Tire and Loading Infor-
mation label.
To get “the combined weight of oc-
cupants and cargo”, add the weight
of all occupants, then add the total
luggage weight. Examples are
shown in the following illustration.
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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 canresult in severe transmission damage.
∙ Whenever flat towing your vehicle, al- ways 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 any continuously variable transmission vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground (flat towing).
Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal trans-
mission parts due to lack of transmis-
sion lubrication. ∙ For emergency towing procedures re-
fer to “Towing recommended by
NISSAN” in the “In case of emergency ”
section of this manual.
Manual Transmission (if so
equipped)
∙ Always tow with the manual transmis- sion in N (Neutral).
∙ Af ter towing 500 miles (805 km), start and idle the engine with the transmis-
sion in N (Neutral) for two minutes. Fail-
ure to idle the engine af ter every
500 miles (805 km) of towing may cause
damage to internal transmission parts.
Continuously Variable
Transmission (if so equipped)
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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StartingBefore starting the engine ........5-14
Jumpstarting.............6-9,8-15
Precautions when starting and
driving.....................5-2
Push starting ................6-11
Starting the engine ............5-15
Starting the engine ..............5-15
Starting the engine (models with NISSAN
Intelligent Key® system) ...........5-16
Steering Power steering system ..........5-71
Steering wheel .................3-30
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-72
Stoplight....................8-33
Storage.....................2-50
Storagetray ..................2-52
Sunglasses case ................2-54
Sunglasses holder ..............2-54
Sunroof .....................2-59
Sunroof (see Moonroof ) ...........2-59
Sunvisors....................3-30
Supplemental air bag warning labels . . .1-62
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................... .1-63, 2-19
Supplemental front impact air bag
system ..................... .1-51
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels . . . .1-62
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................1-44
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .......1-44
Supplemental side and curtain side-impact
airbagsystem................ .1-59Switch
Autolightswitch..............2-42
Automatic power window switch . . .2-58
Foglightswitch..............2-46
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-41
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-41
Ignition switch ................5-9
Instrument brightness control .....2-45
Power door lock switch ..........3-6
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch..............2-40
Turn signal switch .............2-45
T
Tachometer ...................2-7
Temperature gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge. . .2-7
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start ............2-38,5 -11, 5-14
Three-waycatalyst...............5-2
Tilt Telescopicsteering............3-30
Tire Flattire..................6-3,6-3
Spare tire ...............6-4,8-46
Tire and Loading Information label . .10-13
Tire chains .................8-42
Tire pressure ................8-35
Tirerotation ................8-43
Types of tires ................8-41
Uniform tire quality grading ......10-18
Wheels and tires ..............8-35
Wheel/tire size ...............10-10 Tire pressure
Lowtirepressurewarninglight.....2-16
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)....................2-6,5-3
Towing 2-wheel drive models ...........6-14
4-wheel drive models ...........6-13
Flattowing.................10-18
Trailertowing...............10-18
Towingatrailer................10-18
Towingyourvehicle..............6-12
Transceiver HomeLink® Universal Transceiver . . .2-63, 2-64, 2-65, 2-66, 2-66, 2-67
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid......................8-11
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ..........5-9,5-17
Driving with manual
transmission.............5-10, 5-23
Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country) .....................10-11
Trip computer ..................2-9
Trip odometer ...............2-4,2-5
T

roubleshooting guide
(NISSAN voice recognition system) ....4-106
Trunk access through the rear seat ....3-27
Trunklid.....................3-26
Trunk lid lock opener lever ..........3-26
Trunklight....................2-63
Turn signal switch ...............2-45
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