Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Special winter equipment

Tire equipment

1. SUMMER tires have a tread designed to provide superior performance on dry pavement. However, the performance of these tires will be substantially reduced in snowy and icy conditions. If you o ...

Driving on snow or ice

WARNING Wet ice (32F, 0C and freezing rain), very cold snow or ice can be slick and very hard to drive on. The vehicle will have much less traction or "grip" under these conditions. Try to ...

Other materials:

Diagnosis system (ECM)
DIAGNOSIS DESCRIPTION DIAGNOSIS DESCRIPTION : 1st Trip Detection Logic and Two Trip Detection Logic When a malfunction is detected for the first time, 1st trip DTC and 1st trip Freeze Frame data are stored in the ECM memory. The MIL will not illuminate at this stage. <1st trip> If th ...

Warning lights
For additional information on warnings and indicators, refer to "Vehicle information display" in this section. Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning light When the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, the ABS warning light illuminates and then turns off. This indicates the ABS is o ...

Variable voltage control system
CAUTION Do not ground accessories directly to the battery terminal. Doing so will bypass the variable voltage control system and the vehicle battery may not charge completely. Use electrical accessories with the engine running to avoid discharging the vehicle battery. Your v ...