5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving................5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) ..................5-2
Three-way catalyst..............................5-2
Avoiding collision and rollover....................5-3
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving................5-3
Ignition switch.....................................5-4
Automatic transmission..........................5-4
Manual transmission ............................5-5
Key positions ..................................5-5
Nissan vehicle immobilizer system ................5-5
Before starting the engine ..........................5-6
Starting the engine ................................5-6
Driving the vehicle .................................5-7
Automatic transmission (if so equipped)...........5-7
Manual transmission ...........................5-12
Parking brake ....................................5-14
Cruise control (if so equipped) .....................5-15
Precautions on cruise control ...................5-15
Cruise control operations.......................5-16
Break-in schedule ................................5-17
Increasing fuel economy...........................5-17
Parking/parking on hills............................5-18
Power steering ...................................5-19
Brake system ....................................5-19
Brake precautions .............................5-19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
(if so equipped) ...............................5-20
Traction control system (TCS) (if so equipped) .......5-21
Cold weather driving..............................5-22
Freeing a frozen door lock ......................5-22
Anti-freeze....................................5-22
Battery .......................................5-22
Draining of coolant water .......................5-23
Tire equipment ................................5-23
Special winter equipment.......................5-23
Driving on snow or ice .........................5-24
Engine block heater (if so equipped).............5-24
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2006 Altima (l30)
Owners Manual—USA_English (nna)
02/23/06—arosenma
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