Starting and driving, 5 starting and driving – NISSAN 2009 Altima Hybrid - 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
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
Nissan vehicle immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Before starting the Hybrid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Starting the Hybrid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Driving the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
Electronically controlled Continuously
Variable Transmission (eCVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-14
Cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-15
Break-in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-16
Increasing fuel economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Parking/parking on hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19
Brake precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Traction Control System (TCS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Cold weather driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Freeing a frozen door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Anti-freeze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24
Draining of coolant water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Tire equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24
Special winter equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Driving on snow or ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Engine block heater (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
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