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If you believe that your vehicle has a

defect

which

could

cause

a

crash

or

could cause injury or death, you should

immediately inform the National High-

way

Traffic

Safety

Administration

(NHTSA) in addition to notifying INFINITI.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it

may open an investigation, and if it finds

that a safety defect exists in a group of

vehicles, it may order a recall and rem-

edy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot

become involved in individual problems

between you, your dealer, or INFINITI.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle

Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236

(TTY:

1-800-424-9153);

go

to

http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Ad-

ministrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington DC 20590. You can also

obtain other information about motor ve-

hicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.

You may notify INFINITI by contacting our

Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free,

at 1-800-662-6200.

A vehicle equipped with All-Wheel Drive (AWD)

should

never

be

tested

using

a

two

wheel

dynamometer (such as the dynamometers used

by some states for emissions testing), or similar

equipment. Make sure you inform test facility

personnel that your vehicle is equipped with

AWD before it is placed on a dynamometer.

Using the wrong test equipment may result in

transmission

damage

or

unexpected

vehicle

movement which could result in serious vehicle

damage or personal injury.

Due

to

legal

requirements

in

some

states/

areas, your vehicle may be required to be in

what is called the “ready condition” for an

Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the emis-

sion control system.

The vehicle is set to the “ready condition” when

it is driven through certain driving patterns.

Usually, the “ready condition” can be obtained

by ordinary usage of the vehicle.

If a powertrain system component is repaired or

the battery is disconnected, the vehicle may be

reset to a “not ready condition”. Before taking

the

I/M

test,

check

the

vehicle’s

inspection/maintenance test readiness condi-

tion. Push the ignition switch to the ON position

without starting the engine. If the Malfunction

Indicator Light (MIL) comes on steady for 20

seconds and then blinks for 10 seconds, the I/M

test condition is “not ready”. If the MIL does not

blink after 20 seconds, the I/M test condition is

“ready”.

If the MIL indicates the vehicle is in a “not

ready” condition, drive the vehicle through the

following

pattern

to

set

the

vehicle

to

the

“ready condition”. If you cannot or do not want

to

perform

the

driving

pattern,

an

INFINITI

dealer can conduct it for you.

WARNING

Always drive the vehicle in a safe and prudent

manner according to traffic conditions and

obey all traffic laws.

1. Start the engine. Allow the engine to idle

until

the

engine

coolant

temperature

gauge needle points between the C and H

(normal operating temperature).

2. Accelerate

the

vehicle

to

55

MPH

(88

km/h), then quickly release the accelera-

tor pedal completely and keep it released

for at least 10 seconds.

3. Quickly depress the accelerator pedal for

a moment, then drive the vehicle at a

speed of 53 to 60 MPH (86 to 96 km/h) for

at least 9 minutes.

4. Stop the vehicle. Leave the engine run-

ning.

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (US only)

READINESS FOR INSPECTION/

MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST (US only)

Technical and consumer information

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