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:
Audio system
Symptom Table
AUDIO SYSTEM
Symptoms
Check items
Probable malfunction location
The disk cannot be removed.
Audio unit
Malfunction in audio unit.
No sound comes out or the level of the sound is low.
No sound from all speakers.
Speaker circuit short ...
Emission control information label
The emission control information label is attached
to the underside of the hood as shown.
Tire and loading information label
The cold tire pressure is shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. The label is located as
shown.
Air conditioner specification label
The air condit ...
Diagnosis and repair workflow
Work Flow
OVERALL SEQUENCE
DETAILED FLOW
1.CHECK SYMPTOM
Check the malfunction symptoms by performing the following items.
Interview the customer to obtain the malfunction information
(conditions and environment when the malfunction occurred).
Check the symptom.
2.SELF-DIAGNOSIS (C ...
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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