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:
P0850 PNP switch
Description
When the selector lever position is P or N, park/neutral position (PNP)
signal from the TCM is sent to ECM.
DTC Logic
DTC DETECTION LOGIC
DTC CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE
1.INSPECTION START
2.PRECONDITIONING
If DTC Confirmation Procedure has been previously conducted, always perfo ...
P0031, P0032, P0051, P0052 A/F sensor 1 heater
Description
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The ECM performs ON/OFF duty control of the A/F sensor 1 heater corresponding
to the engine operating
condition to keep the temperature of A/F sensor 1 element within the specified
range.
DTC Logic
DTC DETECTION LOGIC
DTC CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE
1.PR ...
Power supply and ground circuit
BCM
BCM : Diagnosis Procedure
1. CHECK FUSE AND FUSIBLE LINK
Check if the following BCM fuses or fusible link are blown.
2. CHECK POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT
Turn ignition switch OFF.
Disconnect BCM.
Check voltage between BCM harness connector and ground.
3. CHECK GROUND CIRCUIT
Che ...
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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