Changing a flat tire -3 – NISSAN 2008 Xterra User Manual

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WARNING

If the low tire pressure warning light

illuminates while driving, avoid sudden

steering maneuvers or abrupt braking,

reduce vehicle speed, pull off the road

to a safe location and stop the vehicle

as soon as possible. Driving with under-

inflated tires may permanently damage

the tires and increase the likelihood of

tire failure. Serious vehicle damage

could occur and may lead to an acci-

dent and could result in serious per-

sonal injury. Check the tire pressure for

all four tires. Adjust the tire pressure to

the recommended COLD tire pressure

shown on the Tire and Loading Informa-

tion label to turn the low tire pressure

warning light OFF. If you have a flat tire,

replace it with a spare tire as soon as

possible.

When a spare tire is mounted or a wheel

is replaced, the TPMS will not function

and the low tire pressure warning light

will flash for approximately 1 minute.

The light will remain on after 1 minute.

Contact your NISSAN dealer as soon as

possible for tire replacement and/or

system resetting.

Replacing tires with those not originally

specified by NISSAN could affect the

proper operation of the TPMS.

Do not inject any tire liquid or aerosol

tire sealant into the tires, as this may

cause a malfunction of the tire pressure

sensors.

CHANGING A FLAT TIRE

If you have a flat tire, follow the instructions be-

low.

Stopping the vehicle

1. Safely move the vehicle off the road and

away from traffic.

2. Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
3. Park on a level surface and apply the parking

brake. Shift the manual transmission into R

(Reverse), or the automatic transmission

into P (Park).

4. Turn off the engine.
5. Raise the hood to warn other traffic and to

signal professional road assistance person-

nel that you need assistance.

6. Have all passengers get out of the vehicle

and stand in a safe place, away from traffic

and clear of the vehicle.

WARNING

Make sure the parking brake is securely

applied and the manual transmission is

shifted into R (Reverse), or the auto-

matic transmission into P (Park).

Never change tires when the vehicle is

on a slope, ice or slippery areas. This is

hazardous.

Never change tires if oncoming traffic is

close to your vehicle. Wait for profes-

sional road assistance.

In case of emergency

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