NISSAN SENTRA 2021 Owners Manual

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MaintenanceGeneral maintenance...........9-2Inside the vehicle..............9-3Maintenance precautions.........8-2Outside the vehicle.............9-2Seat belt maintenance..........1-20Under the hood and vehicle.......9-4Maintenance log................9-11Maintenance requirements..........9-2Maintenance schedules............9-7Maintenance under severe operation
conditions....................9-10Malfunction indicator light..........2-15Manual front seat adjustment........1-3Map lights....................2-75Menu button.................. .4-6Meters and gauges..............2-4Instrument brightness control.....2-60Mirror
Automatic anti-glare inside mirror. . .3-29Outside mirror control..........3-30Outside mirrors..............3-30Rearview...................3-29Vanity mirror................3-29Mirrors......................3-29Moonroof.................2-73,7-5Moving Object Detection (MOD)......4-28
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NISSAN Intelligent Key®..........3-2,3-7
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge
indicator.....................5-13NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System................. .2-53, 5-14NissanConnect® Owner's Manual......4-2
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Octane rating (See fuel octane rating). .10-6Oil
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants
...............10-2Changing engine oil.............8-7Changing engine oil filter.........8-7Checking engine oil level..........8-7Engine oil...................8-7Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation.............10-7Engine oil viscosity.............10-7Outside mirror control............3-30Outside mirrors................3-30Overhead sunglasses holder........2-68OverheatIf your vehicle overheats.........6-11Owner's manual order form........10-22Owner's manual/service manual order
information................. .10-22
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Parking
Parking/parking on hills.........5-112Parking brake.................5-23
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free system. .4-67PowerPower door locks..............3-6Power outlet................2-66Powerrearwindows............2-71Power steering system.........5-113Power windows..............2-70Rear power windows...........2-71Power outlet................. .2-66Power steering................5-113Precautions
Maintenance precautions.........8-2Precautions on booster
seats...............1-30, 1-36, 1-41Precautions on child
restraints............1-30, 1-36, 1-41Precautions on seat belt usage.....1-12Precautions on supplemental restraint
system................... .1-44Precautions when starting and
driving.................... .5-4Push starting..................6-11
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Radio
Car phone or CB radio..........4-67FM/AM radio................4-49Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test................... .10-21Rear Automatic Braking (RAB). . . .2-13, 5-74Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA).......5-48Rear Door Alert.........2-31, 2-50, 2-64
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Rear power windows.............2-71Rear seat.....................1-6Rear Sonar System (RSS)..........5-120Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch..................... .2-55Rearview mirror................3-29RearView Monitor................4-9Recommended Fluids............10-2Recorders
Event Data................ .10-22Refrigerant recommendation.......10-8Registering a vehicle in another
country.................... .10-12Remote Engine Start..........3-20,5-15Reporting safety defects (US only). . . .10-20
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Safety
Child safety rear door lock.........3-7Child seat belts.....1-23, 1-30, 1-36, 1-41Reporting safety defects (US only). .10-20Seat adjustment
Front manual seat adjustment......1-3Front power seat adjustment.......1-5Rear seat adjustment............1-6Seat beltChild safety..................1-21Infants and small children........1-22Injured person................1-15Larger children...............1-22Precautions on seat belt usage.....1-12Pregnant women..............1-15
Seat belt extenders............1-20Seat belt maintenance..........1-20Seat belts................1-12,7-7Shoulder belt height adjustment. . . .1-19Three-point type with retractor.....1-15Seat belt extenders..............1-20Seat belt warning light.........1-15,2-13Seatback pockets...............2-66SeatsAdjustment..................1-2Armrests....................1-7Front seats..................1-2Heated seats................2-62Manual front seat adjustment......1-3Rear seat.................. .1-6Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start.........2-53, 5-14Security systems
Vehicle security system.........2-52Self-adjusting brakes.............8-18Service manual order form........10-22Servicing air conditioner...........4-44Shif t lock release...............5-19Shif tingContinuously Variable Transmission
(CVT)
.....................5-17Manual transmission...........5-22Shoulder belt height adjustment......1-19Siri® Eyes-Free................ .4-64Sonar
Rear system................5-120Spark plug replacement...........8-15Spark plugs...................8-15Specifications................ .10-9
Speedometer................. .2-4Speedometer and odometer........2-4Spotlights (See map light)..........2-75SRS warning label...............1-65Stability control................5-116Standard maintenance.........9-7,9-8Starting
Before starting the engine........5-14Jump starting.............6-9, 8-13Precautions when starting and
driving.................... .5-4Push starting................6-11Starting the engine............5-14Starting the engine..............5-14Starting the engine (models with NISSAN
Intelligent Key® system)...........5-14Steering
Power steering system.........5-113Steering wheel.................3-28Stop light....................8-26Storage.................... .2-66Storage tray..................2-67Sun visors....................3-28Sunglasses case...............2-68Sunglasses holder..............2-68Sunroof...................2-73,7-5Supplemental air bag warning labels. . .1-65Supplemental air bag warning
light................... .1-65, 2-14Supplemental front impact air bag
system..................... .1-52Supplemental restraint system
Information and warning labels.....1-65
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Precautions on supplemental restraint
system....................1-44Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system).......1-44Switch
Autolight switch..............2-56Automatic power window switch. . . .2-72Fog light switch...............2-61Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Headlight and turn signal switch. . . .2-55Headlight control switch.........2-55Instrument brightness control.....2-60Power door lock switch..........3-6Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch................... .2-55Turn signal switch.............2-60
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Tachometer...................2-5Temperature gauge
Engine coolant temperature gauge. . .2-6Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System),
engine start...............2-53, 5-14Three-way catalyst...............5-4TiltTelescopic steering............3-28TireFlat tire................. .6-3, 6-4Spare tire...............6-5, 8-39Tire and Loading Information label. .10-14Tire chains.................8-35Tire pressure................8-28
Tire rotation.................8-36Types of tires................8-34Uniform tire quality grading.......10-19Wheel/tire size...............10-10Wheels and tires..............8-28Tire pressure
Low tire pressure warning light.....2-11Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)...................... .5-5Towing
2-wheel drive models...........6-134-wheel drive models...........6-13Flat towing................ .10-18Trailer towing...............10-18Towing a trailer................10-18Towing your vehicle..............6-12Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)........5-26Transceiver
HomeLink® Universal
Transceiver
. . .2-76, 2-77, 2-78, 2-79, 2-80TransmissionContinuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
fluid
......................8-10Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT)............5-16Driving with manual transmission. . .5-21Travel (See registering a vehicle in another
country)................... .10-12Trip odometer..................2-5Trunk access through the rear seat. . . .3-25Trunk lid.....................3-24Trunk lid lock opener lever.........3-24Trunk light....................2-76Turn signal switch...............2-60
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Uniform tire quality grading........10-19USB interface.................4-54USB/iPod® Charging Ports.........4-64
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Vanity mirror..................3-29Variable voltage control system......8-14Vehicle dimensions and weights.....10-11Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system.....................5-116Vehicle identification.............10-12Vehicle identification number (VIN). . . .10-12Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number)...............10-12Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate...................... .10-12Vehicle immobilizer system.....2-53, 5-14Vehicle information display.........2-17Vehicle loading information........10-15Vehicle recovery................6-14Vehicle security system...........2-52Vehicle security system
(NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System), engine
start
....................2-53, 5-14Vents..................... .4-32Visors......................3-28Voice Prompt Interrupt............4-70
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WarningAir bag warning light........1-65, 2-14Battery charge warning light......2-10Brake warning light.............2-9Engine oil pressure warning light. . . .2-10Hazard warning flasher switch......6-2Loose fuel cap warning......2-29,2-47Low fuel warning light.......2-29, 2-46Low tire pressure warning light.....2-11Low windshield-washer fluid warning
light................. .2-30, 2-47Seat belt warning light.......1-15,2-13Supplemental air bag warning
light.................. .1-65, 2-14TPMS..................... .2-4Vehicle security system.........2-52Warning labels (for SRS)..........1-65Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders..................3-16Warning lights.................3-16Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders....................2-8Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders....................3-16Audible reminders.............3-16Indicator lights...............3-16Warning lights................3-16Weights
(See dimensions and weights).......10-11Wheel/tire size................10-10Wheels and tires................8-28
When traveling or registering in another
country.................... .10-12Windows....................2-70Locking passengers' windows......2-71Powerrearwindows............2-71Power windows..............2-70Rear power windows...........2-71Windshield wiper blades...........8-17Windshield-washer fluid...........8-11Wiper
Wiper blades................8-17Wiper and washer switch..........2-54
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FUEL RECOMMENDATION:
Use unleaded regular gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock
Index) number (Research octane number
91).