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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