2012 Nissan Murano Owner's Manual - Page 361

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WARNING

.

For AWD equipped vehicles, do not

attempt to raise two wheels off the

ground and shift the transmission to

any drive or reverse position with

the engine running. Doing so may

result in drivetrain damage or un-

expected vehicle movement which

could result in serious vehicle da-

mage or personal injury.

.

Do

not

attempt

to

test

an

AWD

equipped vehicle on a 2-wheel dy-

namometer

(such

as

the

dynam-

ometers used by some states for

emissions testing) or similar equip-

ment even if the other two wheels

are raised off the ground. Make sure

that

you

inform

the

test

facility

personnel

that

your

vehicle

is

equipped

with

AWD

before

it

is

placed

on

a

dynamometer.

Using

the wrong test equipment may re-

sult in drivetrain damage or unex-

pected

vehicle

movement

which

could result in serious vehicle da-

mage or personal injury.

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ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) LOCK

SWITCH OPERATIONS

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The AWD LOCK switch is located on the lower

side of the instrument panel (CrossCabriolet

models)

or

on

the

center

console

(Hardtop

models). This switch is used to select the AUTO

or

LOCK

mode

depending

on

the

driving

conditions.

Each time you push the lower part of the switch

*

A

, the AWD mode will switch:

AUTO

?

LOCK

?

AUTO.

LOCK mode

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The

AWD

LOCK

indicator

light

will

illuminate.

AUTO mode

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The AWD LOCK indicator light will turn off.

AWD

mode

Wheel driven

AWD

LOCK

indica-

tor light

Use condi-

tions

AUTO

Distribution of tor-

que to the front and

rear wheels changes

automatically, de-

pending on road

conditions encoun-

tered

[100:0]

↔

[50:50].

This results in im-

proved driving stabi-

lity.*1

Turns

off.

For driving

on paved

or slippery

roads

LOCK

All-wheel drive*2, *3

AWD

LOCK

For driving

on rough

roads

*1:

When the rotation difference between the front

and rear wheels is large, the AWD mode may

change

from

AUTO

to

LOCK

for

a

while,

however, this is not a malfunction.

*2:

LOCK

mode

will

change

to

AUTO

mode

automatically when the vehicle has been driven

at a high speed. The AWD LOCK indicator light

turns off.

Starting and driving

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ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) (if so

equipped)

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