2003 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 67

2003 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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CAUTION Running the engine with the oil pressure warning light on could cause serious damage to the engine almost immediately. Turn off the engine as soon as it is safe to do so. ¼ Do not drive on dry hard surface roads in the 4H or 4LO position. If the 4WD warning light turns on when you are driving on dry hard surface roads ¼ in the AUTO or 4H position, shift the 4WD shift switch to 2WD. ¼ in the 4LO position, stop the vehicle, move the automatic transmission lever to the N position, and shift the 4WD shift switch to 2WD. If the warning light is still on after the above operation, have your vehicle checked by an authorized NISSAN dealer as soon as possible. Low tire pressure warning light (if so equipped) The light comes on for about 1 second when the key switch is turned ON, and then it turns off. This light warns a low tire pressure. Low tire pressure warning: If the vehicle is being driven with flat tire or low tire pressure, the light will illuminate. Also a chime will sound for about 10 seconds. For additional information, see "Low tire pressure warning system" in the "5. Starting and driving" section and "Flat tire" in the "6. In case of emergency" section. 4WD warning light ( model) The four wheel drive warning light comes on when the key switch is turned to ON. It turns off soon after the engine is started. If the engine or vehicle is not functioning properly, the warning light will either remain illuminated or blink. See "4WD warning light" in the "5. Starting and driving" section. WARNING ¼ If the light does not come on with the key switch turned ON, have the vehicle checked by a NISSAN dealer as soon as possible. ¼ If the light comes on while driving, avoid sudden steering maneuvers or abrupt braking, reduce vehicle speed, pull off the road to a safe location and stop the vehicle as soon as pos- Low fuel warning light This light comes on when the fuel in the tank is getting low. Refuel as soon as it is convenient, preferably before the fuel gauge reaches E. There will be a small reserve of fuel remaining in the tank when the fuel gauge needle reaches E. CAUTION ¼ If the warning light comes on or blinks during operation, have your vehicle checked by an authorized NISSAN dealer as soon as possible. 2-12 Instruments and controls

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CAUTION
Running the engine with the oil pres-
surewarninglightoncouldcauseseri-
ousdamagetotheenginealmostimme-
diately.Turnofftheengineassoonasit
issafetodoso.
4WDwarninglight(
model)
The four wheel drive warning light comes on
whenthekeyswitchisturnedtoON.Itturnsoff
soonaftertheengineisstarted.
If the engine or vehicle is not functioning prop-
erly, the warning light will either remain illumi-
nated or blink. See “4WD warning light” in the
“5.Startinganddriving”section.
CAUTION
°
If the warning light comes on or
blinks during operation, have your
vehicle checked by an authorized
NISSANdealerassoonaspossible.
°
Do not drive on dry hard surface
roadsinthe4Hor4LOposition.Ifthe
4WDwarninglightturnsonwhenyou
aredrivingondryhardsurfaceroads
°
intheAUTOor4Hposition,shift
the4WDshiftswitchto2WD.
°
in the 4LO position, stop the ve-
hicle, move the automatic trans-
mission lever to the N position,
andshiftthe4WDshiftswitchto
2WD.
Ifthewarninglightisstillonafterthe
above operation, have your vehicle
checked by an authorized NISSAN
dealerassoonaspossible.
Lowfuelwarninglight
Thislightcomesonwhenthefuelinthetankis
getting low. Refuel as soon as it is convenient,
preferablybeforethefuelgaugereachesE.
There will be a small reserve of fuel re-
maininginthetankwhenthefuelgauge
needlereachesE.
Lowtirepressurewarninglight
(ifsoequipped)
Thelightcomesonforabout1secondwhenthe
keyswitchisturnedON,andthenitturnsoff.
Thislightwarnsalowtirepressure.
Lowtirepressurewarning:
Ifthevehicleisbeingdrivenwithflattireorlow
tire pressure, the light will illuminate. Also a
chimewillsoundforabout10seconds.
For additional information, see “Low tire pres-
sure warning system” in the “5. Starting and
driving”sectionand“Flattire”inthe“6.Incase
ofemergency”section.
WARNING
°
Ifthelightdoesnotcomeonwiththe
key switch turned ON, have the ve-
hiclecheckedbyaNISSANdealeras
soonaspossible.
°
If the light comes on while driving,
avoidsuddensteeringmaneuversor
abruptbraking,reducevehiclespeed,
pull off the road to a safe location
andstopthevehicleassoonaspos-
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