2013 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 99

2013 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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- avoid steep uphill grades. - if possible, reduce the amount of cargo being hauled or towed. The Malfunction Indicator Light may stop blinking and come on steady. Have the vehicle inspected by a NISSAN dealer. You do not need to have your vehicle towed to the dealer. Security indicator light This light blinks when the ignition switch is placed in the OFF, LOCK or ACC position. The blinking security indicator light indicates that the security systems equipped on the vehicle are operational. For additional information, see "Security systems" later in this section. Tow mode ON indicator light (if so equipped) This light comes on when the tow mode function is ON. Turn signal/hazard indicator lights The appropriate light flashes when the turn signal switch is activated. Both lights flash when the hazard switch is turned on. CAUTION Continued vehicle operation without having the emission control system checked and repaired as necessary could lead to poor driveability, reduced fuel economy, and possible damage to the emission control system. Slip indicator light This indicator will blink when the VDC system is operating, thus alerting the driver to the fact that the road surface is slippery and the vehicle is nearing its traction limits. You may feel or hear the system working; this is normal. The light will blink for a few seconds after the VDC system stops limiting wheel spin. indicator light also comes on when The you place the ignition switch in the ON position. The light will turn off after approximately 2 seconds if the system is operational. If the light does not come on have the system checked by a NISSAN dealer. Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off indicator light This indicator light comes on when the Vehicle Dynamic Control off switch is pushed to OFF. This indicates the Vehicle Dynamic Control system is not operating. Push the Vehicle Dynamic Control off switch again or restart the engine and the system will operate normally. See "Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system" in the "Starting and driving" section of this manual. Overdrive OFF indicator light (if so equipped) This light comes on when the overdrive function is OFF. The automatic transmission overdrive function is controlled by the overdrive switch. For additional information, see "Driving the vehicle" in the "Starting and driving" section of this manual. 2-16 Instruments and controls

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– avoidsteepuphillgrades.
– if possible, reduce the amount of cargo
beinghauledortowed.
TheMalfunctionIndicatorLightmaystopblinking
andcomeonsteady.Havethevehicleinspected
by a NISSAN dealer. You do not need to have
yourvehicletowedtothedealer.
CAUTION
Continuedvehicleoperationwithouthav-
ing the emission control system checked
and repaired as necessary could lead to
poor driveability, reduced fuel economy,
andpossibledamagetotheemissioncon-
trolsystem.
OverdriveOFFindicatorlight
(ifsoequipped)
Thislightcomesonwhentheoverdrivefunction
isOFF.
Theautomatictransmissionoverdrivefunctionis
controlledbytheoverdriveswitch.
For additional information, see “Driving the ve-
hicle”inthe“Startinganddriving”sectionofthis
manual.
Securityindicatorlight
This light blinks when the ignition switch is
placedintheOFF,LOCKorACCposition.
Theblinkingsecurityindicatorlightindicatesthat
thesecuritysystemsequippedonthevehicleare
operational.
For additional information, see “Security sys-
tems”laterinthissection.
Slipindicatorlight
ThisindicatorwillblinkwhentheVDCsystemis
operating,thusalertingthedrivertothefactthat
the road surface is slippery and the vehicle is
nearingitstractionlimits.
You may feel or hear the system working; this is
normal.
The light will blink for a few seconds after the
VDCsystemstopslimitingwheelspin.
The
indicator light also comes on when
youplacetheignitionswitchintheONposition.
The light will turn off after approximately 2 sec-
ondsifthesystemisoperational.Ifthelightdoes
not come on have the system checked by a
NISSANdealer.
TowmodeONindicatorlight
(ifsoequipped)
Thislightcomesonwhenthetowmodefunction
isON.
Turnsignal/hazardindicator
lights
Theappropriatelightflasheswhentheturnsignal
switchisactivated.
Bothlightsflashwhenthehazardswitchisturned
on.
VehicleDynamicControl
(VDC)offindicatorlight
This indicator light comes on when the Vehicle
Dynamic Control off switch is pushed to OFF.
This indicates the Vehicle Dynamic Control sys-
temisnotoperating.
Push the Vehicle Dynamic Control off switch
again or restart the engine and the system will
operatenormally.See“VehicleDynamicControl
(VDC)system”inthe“Startinganddriving”sec-
tionofthismanual.
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