Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself

Protect your vehicle from corrosion

Wash and wax your vehicle often to keep the vehicle clean. Always check for minor damage to the paint and repair it as soon as possible. Keep drain holes at the bottom of the doors open t ...

Maintenance precautions

When performing any inspection or maintenance work on your vehicle, always take care to prevent serious accidental injury to yourself or damage to the vehicle. The following are general precautions ...

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Opener operation
To open the trunk lid, push the opener switch. To close the trunk lid, lower and push the trunk lid down securely. NOTE: You can open the trunk lid with the Intelligent Key. For additional information, refer to "NISSAN Intelligent Key" in this section. Cancel switch When the cancel ...

Intelligent key system symptoms
Symptom Table ALL FUNCTIONS OF INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM DO NOT OPERATE NOTE: Before performing the diagnosis in the following table, check "WORK FLOW". Refer to DLK-9, "Work Flow". Check that vehicle is under the condition shown in "Conditions of vehicle" before starting diagn ...

Brake booster
Inspection OPERATION With engine stopped, change vacuum to atmospheric pressure by depressing brake pedal several times. Then with brake pedal fully depressed, start engine and when vacuum pressure reaches the standard, make sure that clearance between brake pedal and floor panel decreas ...