NISSAN 2010 GT-R Sports Sedan - Manual (Page 191)

Black plate (190,1)
Model "R35-D" EDITED: 2009/ 3/ 11
1. Check the positions of the accelerator pedal
*
1 and brake pedal
*
2 . Adjust the steering
wheel and seat positions so that the correct
driving posture is achieved. (
“FRONT
SEATS” page 1-3)
2. Check that the parking brake is engaged.
3. Check that the shift lever is in the
&
P or
&
N
position. (
&
P is recommended.)
4. Firmly depress the brake pedal. Without
depressing the accelerator pedal, press the
ignition switch once to start the engine.
5. To stop the engine, move the shift lever to
the
&
P position, and push the ignition switch
to the OFF position.
NOTE:
. If the engine is difficult to start, de-
press the accelerator pedal all the way
to the floor and hold it. Push the
ignition switch with the brake pedal
depressed to start cranking the engine.
After 5 or 6 seconds, stop cranking by
pushing the ignition switch to the OFF
position, and then release the accel-
erator pedal. Then perform steps 1 to 4
to start the engine. If the engine starts,
but fails to run, repeat this procedure.
. Starting and stopping the engine over a
short period of time may make the
vehicle more difficult to start. If this
occurs, wait for more than 3 minutes,
and then press the ignition switch
again to start the engine.
. To maintain high performance over a
long period of time, the engine speed is
limited to 5,000 rpm when the engine is
revved with the shift lever in the
&
N or
&
P position, and to 4,000 rpm when the
engine oil or coolant temperature is
low or higher than normal.
. If the ignition switch is pressed before
the shift lever is moved to the
&
P
position, the ignition switch will not
change to the OFF position. If this
occurs, the SHIFT
&
P warning display
appears on the vehicle information
display. When stopping the engine, be
sure to move the shift lever to the
&
P
position and then press the ignition
switch. Failure to do so may result in
discharge of the battery. (
“SHIFT
“P” WARNING” page 2-40)
. If the shift lever was in the &
A
↔ &
M or
&
R
position when the engine was stopped,
then be sure to move the shift lever to
the
&
P position before starting the
engine the next time. If the engine is
started with the shift lever in the
&
N
position, then it may not be possible to
drive the vehicle even when the shift
lever is moved to the
&
A
↔ &
M or
&
R
position. If this occurs, the SHIFT
&
P
warning appears on the vehicle infor-
mation display. (
“SHIFT “P”
WARNING” page 2-40)
CAUTION
If the engine was stopped soon when
the engine is hot, the cooling fan may
operate for approximately 2 minutes
after the engine was stopped to cool
the components in the engine compart-
5-12 Starting and driving