2012 Nissan Titan Owner's Manual - Page 96

2012 Nissan Titan Manual

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WARNING ● Your brake system may not be working properly if the warning light is on. Driving could be dangerous. If you judge it to be safe, drive carefully to the nearest service station for repairs. Otherwise, have your vehicle towed because driving it could be dangerous. ● Pressing the brake pedal with the engine stopped and/or a low brake fluid level may increase your stopping distance and braking will require greater pedal effort as well as pedal travel. ● If the brake fluid MINIMUM or MIN fluid reservoir, do brake system has NISSAN dealer. level is below the mark on the brake not drive until the been checked at a ing and abrupt braking. (See "Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning light" in this section.) Charge warning light If this light comes on while the engine is running, it may indicate the charging system is not functioning properly. Turn the engine off and check the generator belt. If the belt is loose, broken, missing, or if the light remains on, see a NISSAN dealer immediately. If the light flickers or comes on during normal driving, pull off the road in a safe area, stop the engine and allow it to cool. If the light remains on after checking the oil and coolant, stop the engine immediately and call a NISSAN dealer or other authorized repair shop. This light is not designed to indicate a low oil or low coolant level. Check the oil level with the dipstick and check the coolant level on the reservoir. See "Engine oil" and "Checking engine coolant level" in the "Maintenance and do-it-yourself" section of this manual. Also see "If your vehicle overheats" in the "In case of emergency" section of this manual. 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. 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. Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning indicator When the parking brake is released and the brake fluid level is sufficient, if both the brake warning light and the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning light illuminate, it may indicate the ABS is not functioning properly. Have the brake system checked, and if necessary, repaired by a NISSAN dealer promptly. Avoid high-speed driv- Engine oil pressure low/ Engine coolant temperature high warning light This light warns of low engine oil pressure or high engine coolant temperature. Instruments and controls 2-15

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WARNING
Yourbrakesystemmaynotbeworking
properlyifthewarninglightison.Driv-
ing could be dangerous. If you judge it
tobesafe,drivecarefullytothenearest
service station for repairs. Otherwise,
have your vehicle towed because driv-
ingitcouldbedangerous.
Pressing the brake pedal with the en-
gine stopped and/or a low brake fluid
level may increase your stopping dis-
tance and braking will require greater
pedaleffortaswellaspedaltravel.
If the brake fluid level is below the
MINIMUM or MIN mark on the brake
fluid reservoir, do not drive until the
brake system has been checked at a
NISSANdealer.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem(ABS)warning
indicator
When the parking brake is released and the
brake fluid level is sufficient, if both the brake
warning light and the Anti-lock Braking System
(ABS)warninglightilluminate,itmayindicatethe
ABS is not functioning properly. Have the brake
systemchecked,andifnecessary,repairedbya
NISSANdealerpromptly.Avoidhigh-speeddriv-
ing and abrupt braking. (See “Anti-lock Braking
System(ABS)warninglight”inthissection.)
Chargewarninglight
Ifthislightcomesonwhiletheengineisrunning,
it may indicate the charging system is not func-
tioning properly. Turn the engine off and check
the generator belt. If the belt is loose, broken,
missing,orifthelightremainson,seeaNISSAN
dealerimmediately.
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.
Engineoilpressurelow/
Enginecoolanttemperature
highwarninglight
Thislightwarnsoflowengineoilpressureorhigh
enginecoolanttemperature.
If the light flickers or comes on during normal
driving, pull off the road in a safe area, stop the
engineandallowittocool.Ifthelightremainson
after checking the oil and coolant, stop the en-
gine
immediately
andcallaNISSANdealeror
otherauthorizedrepairshop.
Thislightisnotdesignedtoindicatealow
oil or low coolant level.
Check the oil level
with the dipstick and check the coolant level on
the reservoir. See “Engine oil” and “Checking
engine coolant level” in the “Maintenance and
do-it-yourself”sectionofthismanual.Alsosee“If
your vehicle overheats”in the “In case of emer-
gency”sectionofthismanual.
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 cov-
eredbywarranty.Turnofftheengineas
soonasitissafetodoso.
Instrumentsandcontrols
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