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.
WARNING
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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 ...
Other materials:
System description
Component parts
Component parts location
Front tweeter LH
Steering switches
Audio unit
Front tweeter RH
Microphone
Front door speaker LH
Front door speaker RH
Rear door speaker LH
Rear door speaker RH
Rear woofer RH
Rear woofer LH
Antenna amp.
Satellite antenna
Win ...
Rear seat
Exploded View
Rear seatback assembly (RH)
Seatback striker
Seatback latch release knob
Seatback latch assembly
Seatback silencer (RH)
Rear seatback frame (RH)
Seatback latch release knob finisher
Rear seat bolster trim (RH)
Rear seat bolster pad (RH)
Rear seat bolster (RH)
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General Precaution
WARNING:
When replacing fuel line parts, be sure to observe the following.
Put a “CAUTION: FLAMMABLE” sign in the work area.
Be sure to work in a well ventilated area and have a CO2 fire
extinguisher.
Do not smoke while working on the fuel system. Keep open flames
and sparks ...
