Nissan Sentra Owners Manual: If your vehicle overheats
If your vehicle is overheating (indicated by an extremely high temperature gauge reading), or if you feel a lack of engine power, detect abnormal noise, etc., take the following steps.
WARNING
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- Move the vehicle safely off the road, apply the parking brake and move the shift lever to N (Neutral) (manual transmission) or to P (Park) (CVT).
Do not stop the engine.
- Turn off the air conditioner (if so equipped).
Open all the windows, move the heater or air conditioner temperature control to maximum hot and fan control to high speed.
- Get out of the vehicle. Look and listen for steam or coolant escaping from the radiator before opening the hood. (If steam or coolant is escaping, turn off the engine.) Do not open the hood further until no steam or coolant can be seen.
- Open the engine hood.
| WARNING If steam or water is coming from the engine, stand clear to prevent getting burned. |
- Visually check drive belts for damage or looseness. Also check if the cooling fan is running. The radiator hoses and radiator should not leak water. If coolant is leaking, the water pump belt is missing or loose, or the cooling fan does not run, stop the engine.
| WARNING Be careful not to allow your hands, hair, jewelry or clothing to come into contact with, or get caught in, engine belts or the engine cooling fan. The engine cooling fan can start at any time. |
- After the engine cools down, check the coolant level in the engine coolant reservoir with the engine running. Add coolant to the engine coolant reservoir if necessary. Have your vehicle repaired at a NISSAN dealer.
Push starting
CAUTION
Do not push start this vehicle. The
three-way catalyst may be damaged.
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) models and Manual Transmission
(MT) cannot be push-started or towsta ...
Towing your vehicle
When towing your vehicle, all State (Provincial in
Canada) and local regulations for towing must be
followed. Incorrect towing equipment could damage
your vehicle. Towing instructions are available ...
Other materials:
Symptom diagnosis
Squeak and rattle trouble diagnoses
Work Flow
CUSTOMER INTERVIEW
Interview the customer if possible, to determine the conditions that exist
when the noise occurs. Use the Diagnostic
Worksheet during the interview to document the facts and conditions when the
noise occurs and any
custome ...
Brake pedal
Adjustment
BRAKE PEDAL HEIGHT
Remove instrument lower panel LH. Refer to IP-21, "Removal and
Installation".
Disconnect the harness connectors from the brake pedal position switch
(if equipped) and the stop lamp
switch.
Turn the stop lamp switch and brake pedal position swi ...
How to read the displayed lines
Guiding lines which indicate the vehicle width
and distances to objects with reference to the
vehicle body line A are displayed on the monitor.
Distance guide lines:
Indicate distances from the vehicle body.
Red line 1 : approx. 1.5 ft (0.5 m)
Yellow line 2 : approx. 3 ft (1 m)
Green ...
