Starting and driving, 5 starting and driving – NISSAN 2009 Nissan Altima User Manual

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5 Starting and driving

Precautions when starting and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Three-way catalyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Avoiding collision and rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Off-road recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Rapid air pressure loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Push-Button Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Push-button ignition switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
NISSAN Intelligent key™ battery discharge . . . . . . . . 5-8

Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10
Driving the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11

Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

(if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
Manual transmission (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-18
Cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19

Precautions on cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

Cruise control operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

Break-in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-20
Increasing fuel economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Parking/parking on hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-23
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-23

Brake precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24

Traction Control System (TCS) (if so equipped) . . . . . . 5-25
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system

(if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-26
Cold weather driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

Freeing a frozen door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Anti-freeze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-27
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-27
Draining of coolant water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Tire equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-28
Special winter equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Driving on snow or ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine block heater (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

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2009 Altima (alt)

Owners Manual—USA_English (nna)
06/14/08—debbie

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