2014 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 449

2014 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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C and move the 5. Press the shift lever button ᭺ D shift lever to the N (Neutral) position ᭺ while holding down the shift lock release. The vehicle may be moved to the desired location. Replace the removed shift lock release cover after the operation. If the shift lever cannot be moved out of the P (Park) position, have a NISSAN dealer check the CVT system as soon as possible. To turn off the Overdrive off mode, push the O/D indicator light will OFF switch again. The turn off. Each time the engine is started, or when the shift lever is shifted to any position other than D (Drive), the Overdrive off mode will be automatically turned off. WARNING If the shift lever cannot be moved from the P (Park) position while the engine is running and the brake pedal is depressed, the stop lights may not work. Malfunctioning stop lights could cause an accident injuring yourself and others. Accelerator downshift - in D position - For passing or hill climbing, depress the accelerator pedal to the floor. This shifts the transmission down into a lower gear, depending on the vehicle speed. LSD2128 Shift lock release If the battery charge is low or discharged, the shift lever may not be moved from the P (Park) position even with the brake pedal depressed and the shift lever button pushed. To move the shift lever, perform the following procedure: 1. Place the ignition switch in the OFF or LOCK position. 2. Apply the parking brake. A us3. Remove the shift lock release cover ᭺ ing a suitable tool. B using a 4. Push down the shift lock release ᭺ suitable tool. High fluid temperature protection mode This transmission has a high fluid temperature protection mode. If the fluid temperature becomes too high (for example, when climbing steep grades in high temperature with heavy loads, such as when towing a trailer), engine power and, under some conditions, vehicle speed will be decreased automatically to reduce the chance of transmission damage. Vehicle speed can be controlled with the accelerator pedal, but the engine and vehicle speed may be limited. Overdrive (O/D) OFF switch (if so equipped) When the O/D OFF switch is pushed with the shift lever in the D (Drive) position, the light in the instrument panel illuminates. See "Overdrive off indicator light" in the "Instruments and controls" section of this manual. Use the Overdrive off mode when you need improved engine braking. Starting and driving 5-17

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Shiftlockrelease
Ifthebatterychargeislowordischarged,the
shiftlevermaynotbemovedfromtheP(Park)
positionevenwiththebrakepedaldepressed
andtheshiftleverbuttonpushed.Tomovethe
shiftlever,performthefollowingprocedure:
1.PlacetheignitionswitchintheOFFor
LOCKposition.
2.Applytheparkingbrake.
3.Removetheshiftlockreleasecover
°
A
us-
ingasuitabletool.
4.Pushdowntheshiftlockrelease
°
B
usinga
suitabletool.
5.Presstheshiftleverbutton
°
C
andmovethe
shiftlevertotheN(Neutral)position
°
D
whileholdingdowntheshiftlockrelease.
Thevehiclemaybemovedtothedesired
location.Replacetheremovedshiftlockre-
leasecoveraftertheoperation.Iftheshift
levercannotbemovedoutoftheP(Park)
position,haveaNISSANdealercheckthe
CVTsystemassoonaspossible.
WARNING
Iftheshiftlevercannotbemovedfromthe
P(Park)positionwhiletheengineisrun-
ningandthebrakepedalisdepressed,the
stoplightsmaynotwork.Malfunctioning
stoplightscouldcauseanaccidentinjur-
ingyourselfandothers.
Overdrive(O/D)OFFswitch(ifso
equipped)
WhentheO/DOFFswitchispushedwiththe
shiftleverintheD(Drive)position,the
lightintheinstrumentpanelilluminates.See
“Overdriveoffindicatorlight”inthe“Instruments
andcontrols”sectionofthismanual.
UsetheOverdriveoffmodewhenyouneedim-
provedenginebraking.
ToturnofftheOverdriveoffmode,pushtheO/D
OFFswitchagain.The
indicatorlightwill
turnoff.
Eachtimetheengineisstarted,orwhentheshift
leverisshiftedtoanypositionotherthanD
(Drive),theOverdriveoffmodewillbeautomati-
callyturnedoff.
Acceleratordownshift
—inDposition—
Forpassingorhillclimbing,depresstheaccel-
eratorpedaltothefloor.Thisshiftsthetransmis-
siondownintoalowergear,dependingonthe
vehiclespeed.
Highfluidtemperatureprotection
mode
Thistransmissionhasahighfluidtemperature
protectionmode.Ifthefluidtemperaturebe-
comestoohigh(forexample,whenclimbing
steepgradesinhightemperaturewithheavy
loads,suchaswhentowingatrailer),engine
power and, under some conditions, vehicle
speedwillbedecreasedautomaticallytoreduce
the chance of transmission damage. Vehicle
speedcanbecontrolledwiththeaccelerator
pedal,buttheengineandvehiclespeedmaybe
limited.
LSD2128
Startinganddriving
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