Nissan 2010 Xterra Automobile User Manual


 
WARNING
If the low tire pressure warning light
illuminates while driving, avoid sudden
steering maneuvers or abrupt braking,
reduce vehicle speed, pull off the road
to a safe location and stop the vehicle
as soonas possible.Driving with under-
inflated tires may permanently damage
the tires and increase the likelihood of
tire failure. Serious vehicle damage
could occur and may lead to an acci-
dent and could result in serious per-
sonal injury. Check the tire pressure for
all four tires. Adjust the tire pressure to
the recommended COLD tire pressure
shown onthe Tireand LoadingInforma-
tion label to turn the low tire pressure
warning light OFF. Ifyou have a flat tire,
replace it with a spare tire as soon as
possible.
Whena sparetire ismounted ora wheel
is replaced, the TPMS will not function
and the low tire pressure warning light
will flash for approximately 1 minute.
The light will remain on after 1 minute.
Contact your NISSAN dealer as soon as
possible for tire replacement and/or
system resetting.
Replacingtires withthose notoriginally
specified by NISSAN could affect the
proper operation of the TPMS.
Do not inject any tire liquid or aerosol
tire sealant into the tires, as this may
cause amalfunction of thetire pressure
sensors.
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
If you have a flat tire, follow the instructions be-
low:
Stopping the vehicle
1. Safely move the vehicle off the road and
away from traffic.
2. Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
3. Parkon alevel surfaceand applythe parking
brake. Shift the manual transmission into R
(Reverse), or the automatic transmission
into P (Park).
4. Turn off the engine.
5. Raise the hood to warn other traffic and to
signal professional road assistance person-
nel that you need assistance.
6. Have all passengers get out of the vehicle
and stand in a safe place, away from traffic
and clear of the vehicle.
WARNING
Makesure theparking brakeis securely
applied and the manual transmission is
shifted into R (Reverse), or the auto-
matic transmission into P (Park).
Never change tires when the vehicle is
on a slope, ice or slippery areas. This is
hazardous.
Neverchange tiresif oncomingtraffic is
close to your vehicle. Wait for profes-
sional road assistance.
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