Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Towing a trailer
Flat towing
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground is sometimes called flat towing. This method is sometimes used when towing a vehicle behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
- Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe transmission damage.
- Whenever flat towing your vehicle, always tow forward, never backward.
- Never tow your front wheel drive vehicle with the front tires on the ground. Doing so may cause serious and expensive damage to the powertrain.
- DO NOT tow any continuously variable transmission vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal transmission parts due to lack of transmission lubrication.
- For emergency towing procedures refer to "Towing recommended by NISSAN" in the "In case of emergency" section of this manual.
Continuously Variable Transmission
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission, an appropriate vehicle dolly MUST be placed under the towed vehicle's drive wheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer's recommendations when using their product.
Measurement of weights
Secure loose items to prevent weight
shifts that could affect the balance of your
vehicle. When the vehicle is loaded, drive
to a scale and weigh the front and the rear
wheels separately to determ ...
Uniform tire quality grading
DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable o ...
Other materials:
Removal and installation
IPDM E/R (INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE ENGINE
ROOM)
Removal and Installation
CAUTION:
Do not remove the relays from the IPDM E/R. Tampering with the relays may cause
additional incidents
with the vehicle.
REMOVAL
Disconnect battery negative terminal. Refer to PG-67, " ...
Signal buffer system
System Diagram
System Description
IPDM E/R reads the status of the oil pressure switch and transmits the
oil pressure switch signal to BCM via
CAN communication.
IPDM E/R receives the rear window defogger status signal from BCM
via CAN communication and transmits
it to ECM via ...
P1800 vias control solenoid valve 1
Description
The VIAS control solenoid valve 1 cuts the intake manifold vacuum signal for
power valve 1 control. It
responds to ON/OFF signals from the ECM. When the solenoid is OFF, the vacuum
signal from the intake
manifold is cut. When the ECM sends an ON signal the coil pulls the plunger ...
Nissan Maxima Owners Manual
- Illustrated table of contents
- Safety-Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
- Instruments and controls
- Pre-driving checks and adjustments
- Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems
- Starting and driving
- In case of emergency
- Appearance and care
- Do-it-yourself
- Maintenance and schedules
- Technical and consumer information
Nissan Maxima Service and Repair Manual
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