2011 Nissan Altima Owner's Manual - Page 91

2011 Nissan Altima Manual

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CAUTION ● Do not ground electrical accessories directly to the battery terminal. Doing so will bypass the variable control system and the vehicle battery may not charge completely. Refer to "Variable voltage control system" in the "Maintenance and do-it-yourself" section later in this manual. ● Do not continue driving if the generator belt is loose, broken or missing. pull off the road in a safe area, stop the engine immediately and call a NISSAN dealer or other authorized repair shop. The engine oil pressure warning light is not designed to indicate a low oil level. Use the dipstick to check the oil level. See "Engine oil" in the "Maintenance and do-it-yourself" section of this manual. Low tire pressure warning: If the vehicle is being driven with low tire pressure, the warning light will illuminate. A CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning also appears in the vehicle information display. When the low tire pressure warning light illuminates, you should stop and adjust the tire pressure of all 4 tires to the recommended COLD tire pressure shown on the Tire and Loading Information label located in the driver's door opening. The low tire pressure warning light does not automatically turn off when the tire pressure is adjusted. After the tire is inflated to the recommended pressure, the vehicle must be driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h) to activate the TPMS and turn off the low tire pressure warning light. Use a tire pressure gauge to check the tire pressure. The CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning is active as long as the low tire pressure warning light remains illuminated. For additional information, see "Vehicle information display" in the "Instruments and controls" section and "Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)" in the "Starting and driving" section and in the "In case of emergency" section. CAUTION Running the engine with the engine oil pressure warning light on could cause serious damage to the engine almost immediately. Such damage is not covered by warranty. Turn off the engine as soon as it is safe to do so. Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) check warning light (if so equipped) When the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, the light comes on for about 2 seconds. If the light comes on at any other time, it may indicate the CVT system is not functioning properly. Have the system checked by a NISSAN dealer. Low tire pressure warning light Your vehicle is equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that monitors the tire pressure of all tires except the spare. The low tire pressure warning light warns of low tire pressure or indicates that the TPMS is not functioning properly. After the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, this light illuminates for about 1 second and turns off. Engine oil pressure warning light This light warns of low engine oil pressure. If the light flickers or comes on during normal driving, 2-12 Instruments and controls

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CAUTION
Do not ground electrical accessories
directly to the battery terminal. Doing
so will bypass the variable control sys-
tem and the vehicle battery may not
charge completely. Refer to “Variable
voltagecontrolsystem”inthe“Mainte-
nance and do-it-yourself”section later
inthismanual.
Donotcontinuedrivingifthegenerator
beltisloose,brokenormissing.
ContinuouslyVariable
Transmission(CVT)check
warninglight(ifsoequipped)
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position,thelightcomesonforabout2seconds.
If the light comes on at any other time, it may
indicatetheCVTsystemisnotfunctioningprop-
erly. Have the system checked by a NISSAN
dealer.
Engineoilpressurewarning
light
Thislightwarnsoflowengineoilpressure.Ifthe
light flickers or comes on during normal driving,
pull off the road in a safe area, stop the engine
immediately
andcallaNISSANdealerorother
authorizedrepairshop.
Theengineoilpressurewarninglightisnot
designedtoindicatealowoillevel.
Usethe
dipsticktochecktheoillevel.See“Engineoil”in
the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section of
thismanual.
CAUTION
Running the engine with the engine oil
pressurewarninglightoncouldcausese-
riousdamagetotheenginealmostimme-
diately. Such damage is not covered by
warranty.Turnofftheengineassoonasit
issafetodoso.
Lowtirepressurewarninglight
Your vehicle is equipped with a Tire Pressure
MonitoringSystem(TPMS)thatmonitorsthetire
pressureofalltiresexceptthespare.
Thelowtirepressurewarninglightwarnsoflow
tire pressure or indicates that the TPMS is not
functioningproperly.
After the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position,thislightilluminatesforabout1second
andturnsoff.
Lowtirepressurewarning:
If the vehicle is being driven with low tire
pressure, the warning light will illuminate.
A CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warning also
appearsinthevehicleinformationdisplay.
When the low tire pressure warning light
illuminates,youshouldstopandadjustthe
tire pressure of all 4 tires to the recom-
mended COLD tire pressure shown on the
TireandLoadingInformationlabellocated
in the driver’s door opening. The low tire
pressure warning light does not automati-
cally turn off when the tire pressure is ad-
justed. After the tire is inflated to the rec-
ommended pressure, the vehicle must be
driven at speeds above 16 MPH (25 km/h)
to activate the TPMS and turn off the low
tirepressurewarninglight.Useatirepres-
suregaugetocheckthetirepressure.
TheCHECKTIREPRESSUREwarningisactive
as long as the low tire pressure warning light
remainsilluminated.
For additional information, see “Vehicle informa-
tion display” in the “Instruments and controls”
section and “Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)”inthe“Startinganddriving”sectionand
inthe“Incaseofemergency”section.
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Instrumentsandcontrols