2013 Nissan Pathfinder Service & Maintenance Guide - Page 15

2013 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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EXPLANATION OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS Steering Gear and Linkage, Axle and Suspension Parts, Drive Shaft Boots Check for damage, looseness, and leakage of oil or grease. Under severe driving conditions, inspect more frequently. Tire Rotation Tires should be rotated every 7,500 miles according to the instructions in the Owner's Manual (except all 370Z). When rotating tires, check for damage and uneven wear. Replace if necessary. Transmission Fluid/Oil, Differential Oil, Transfer Case Oil Visually inspect for signs of leakage at specified intervals. If towing a trailer, using a camper or car-top carrier, or driving on rough or muddy roads: ● replace the fluid/oil every 30,000 miles or 24 months. ● For vehicles with a CVT transmis● Propeller shaft(s) and front drive sion (cube, Murano, Altima, Altima Coupe, Maxima, Rogue, NV200, Sentra and Versa), replace the fluid every 60,000 miles or request the dealer to inspect the fluid deterioration data using a Consult. If the deterioration data is more than 210000, replace the CVT fluid. Automatic transmission fluid for 370Z and NV 1500/2500/3500 is maintenance-free. Off-Road Maintenance Check the following items frequently whenever you drive off-road through deep sand, mud or water: ● Brake pads and rotors ● Brake linings and drums ● Brake lines and hoses ● Differential, transmission and transfer case oil ● Steering linkage shafts ● Engine air filter ● Clutch housing drain (4WD only) 13

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SteeringGearandLinkage,Axle
andSuspensionParts,Drive
ShaftBoots
Check for damage, looseness, and
leakageofoilorgrease.Undersevere
driving conditions, inspect more fre-
quently.
TireRotation
Tires should be rotated every
7,500milesaccordingtotheinstruc-
tions in the Owner’s Manual (except
all370Z).Whenrotatingtires,check
for damage and uneven wear. Re-
placeifnecessary.
TransmissionFluid/Oil,
DifferentialOil,TransferCase
Oil
Visuallyinspectforsignsofleakageat
specifiedintervals.
If towing a trailer, using a camper or
car-topcarrier,ordrivingonroughor
muddyroads:
replace
the
fluid/oil
every
30,000milesor24months.
ForvehicleswithaCVTtransmis-
sion(cube,Murano,Altima,Altima
Coupe, Maxima, Rogue, NV200,
Sentra and Versa), replace the
fluidevery60,000milesorrequest
the dealer to inspect the fluid de-
teriorationdatausingaConsult.If
thedeteriorationdataismorethan
210000,replacetheCVTfluid.
Automatictransmissionfluidfor370Z
and
NV
1500/2500/3500
is
maintenance-free.
Off-RoadMaintenance
Check the following items frequently
whenever you drive off-road through
deepsand,mudorwater:
Brakepadsandrotors
Brakeliningsanddrums
Brakelinesandhoses
Differential,
transmission
and
transfercaseoil
Steeringlinkage
Propeller shaft(s) and front drive
shafts
Engineairfilter
Clutchhousingdrain(4WDonly)
EXPLANATIONOFSCHEDULEDMAINTENANCEITEMS
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