2003 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 158

2003 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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5 Starting and driving Precautions when starting and driving ...5-2 Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) ...5-2 Three way catalyst ...5-3 Low tire pressure warning system (if so equipped) ...5-3 On-pavement and offroad driving precautions...5-4 Avoiding collision and rollover ...5-5 Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving...5-5 Driving safety precautions...5-5 Ignition switch ...5-7 Automatic transmission...5-7 Manual transmission ...5-9 Key positions...5-9 Nissan vehicle immobilizer system...5-9 Before starting the engine ...5-10 Starting the engine ...5-10 Driving the vehicle...5-11 Automatic transmission ...5-11 Manual transmission ...5-15 Parking brake...5-17 Cruise control (if so equipped)...5-18 Precautions on cruise control ...5-18 Cruise control operations ...5-18 Break-in schedule ...Increasing fuel economy...Using part time four wheel drive (4WD)...Transfer case shifting procedures...Using all-mode four wheel drive (4WD) ...Transfer case shifting procedures...Parking/parking on hills...Power steering ...Brake system ...Braking precautions ...Anti-lock brake system (ABS)...Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system (if so equipped)...Cold weather driving ...Freeing a frozen door lock ...Anti-freeze ...Battery ...Draining of coolant water ...Tire equipment...Special winter equipment...Driving on snow or ice ...Engine block heater (if so equipped)... 5-20 5-20 5-21 5-23 5-25 5-25 5-32 5-33 5-34 5-34 5-34 5-36 5-37 5-37 5-37 5-37 5-37 5-37 5-38 5-38 5-39

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5 Startinganddriving
Precautionswhenstartinganddriving
.............................
5-2
Exhaustgas(Carbonmonoxide)
..................................
5-2
Threewaycatalyst
...........................................................
5-3
Lowtirepressurewarningsystem(ifso
equipped)
...........................................................................
5-3
On-pavementandoffroaddrivingprecautions
.........
5-4
Avoidingcollisionandrollover
......................................
5-5
Drinkingalcohol/drugsanddriving
..............................
5-5
Drivingsafetyprecautions
..............................................
5-5
Ignitionswitch
.........................................................................
5-7
Automatictransmission
...................................................
5-7
Manualtransmission
........................................................
5-9
Keypositions
.....................................................................
5-9
Nissanvehicleimmobilizersystem
...............................
5-9
Beforestartingtheengine
................................................
5-10
Startingtheengine
.............................................................
5-10
Drivingthevehicle
...............................................................
5-11
Automatictransmission
................................................
5-11
Manualtransmission
.....................................................
5-15
Parkingbrake
........................................................................
5-17
Cruisecontrol(ifsoequipped)
........................................
5-18
Precautionsoncruisecontrol
....................................
5-18
Cruisecontroloperations
............................................
5-18
Break-inschedule
...............................................................
5-20
Increasingfueleconomy
....................................................
5-20
Usingparttimefourwheeldrive(4WD)
.......................
5-21
Transfercaseshiftingprocedures
.............................
5-23
Usingall-modefourwheeldrive(4WD)
.......................
5-25
Transfercaseshiftingprocedures
.............................
5-25
Parking/parkingonhills
......................................................
5-32
Powersteering
.....................................................................
5-33
Brakesystem
........................................................................
5-34
Brakingprecautions
......................................................
5-34
Anti-lockbrakesystem(ABS)
....................................
5-34
VehicleDynamicControl(VDC)system
(ifsoequipped)
....................................................................
5-36
Coldweatherdriving
..........................................................
5-37
Freeingafrozendoorlock
..........................................
5-37
Anti-freeze
.......................................................................
5-37
Battery
..............................................................................
5-37
Drainingofcoolantwater
............................................
5-37
Tireequipment
................................................................
5-37
Specialwinterequipment
............................................
5-38
Drivingonsnoworice
.................................................
5-38
Engineblockheater(ifsoequipped)
.......................
5-39