Nissan Sentra Owners Manual: Brake precautions
Vacuum assisted brakes
The brake booster aids braking by using engine vacuum. If the engine stops, you can stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. However, greater foot pressure on the brake pedal will be required to stop the vehicle and stopping distance will be longer.
Using the brakes
Avoid resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving. This will overheat the brakes, wear out the brake pads faster, and reduce gas mileage.
To help reduce brake wear and to prevent the brakes from overheating, reduce speed and downshift to a lower gear before going down a slope or long grade. Overheated brakes may reduce braking performance and could result in loss of vehicle control.
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Wet brakes
When the vehicle is washed or driven through water, the brakes may get wet. As a result, your braking distance will be longer and the vehicle may pull to one side during braking.
To dry the brakes, drive the vehicle at a safe speed while lightly pressing the brake pedal to heat up the brakes. Do this until the brakes return to normal. Avoid driving the vehicle at high speeds until the brakes function correctly.
Parking brake break-in
Break-in the parking brake shoes whenever the effect of the parking brake is weakened or whenever the parking brake shoes and/or drum/rotors are replaced, in order to assure the best brake performance.
This procedure is described in the vehicle service manual and can be performed by a NISSAN dealer.
Brake system
The brake system has two separate hydraulic
circuits. If one circuit malfunctions, you will still
have braking at 2 wheels. ...
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
WARNING
The Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) is a
sophisticated device, but it cannot prevent
accidents resulting from careless
or dangerous driving techniques. It can
help ma ...
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Before performing diagnosis, confirm that the cellular phone being used
by the customer is compatible with
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Symptom diagnosis
Multi av system
Symptom table
Related to audio
Related to hands-free phone
Before performing diagnosis, confirm that the cellular phone being used
by the customer is compatible with
the vehicle.
It is possible that a malfunction is occurring due to a version change
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Power supply and ground circuit
Combination meter
Combination meter : diagnosis procedure
Regarding Wiring Diagram information, refer to MWI-28, "Wiring Diagram".
1.Check fuses
Check that the following fuses are not blown.
Is the fuse blown?
YES >> Replace the blown fuse after repairing the affected circu ...
