Starting and driving, 5 starting and driving – NISSAN 2015 Altima Sedan - Owner's Manual 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Off-road recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Rapid air pressure loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Push-Button Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Operating range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Push-button ignition switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Emergency engine shut off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge. . . . . . . 5-10
NISSAN vehicle immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Remote start (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Driving the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) . . . . . . . . 5-13

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) System / Lane
Departure Warning (LDW) System (if so equipped) . . 5-19

BSW system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

BSW driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
LDW system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
BSW/LDW temporary disabled status . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
BSW/LDW automatic deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
BSW/LDW malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Camera unit maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

Cruise control (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

Precautions on cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Cruise control operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

Break-in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Fuel efficient driving tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Increasing fuel economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Parking/parking on hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32

Brake precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34

Brake force distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

Rear sonar system (RSS) (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Front And Rear Sonar System (if so equipped). . . . . . . 5-38

System operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38

Cold weather driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40

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