Nissan Sentra Owners Manual: Towing a trailer
Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
Flat towing
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground is sometimes called flat towing. This method is sometimes used when towing a vehicle behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
- Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe transmission damage.
- Whenever flat towing your vehicle, always tow forward, never backward.
- DO NOT tow any continuously variable transmission vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal transmission parts due to lack of transmission lubrication.
- For emergency towing procedures refer to “Towing recommended by NISSAN” in the “In case of emergency” section of this manual.
Manual Transmission (if so equipped)
- Always tow with the manual transmission in Neutral.
- After towing 500 miles (805 km), start and idle the engine with the transmission in Neutral for two minutes. Failure to idle the engine after every 500 miles (805 km) of towing may cause damage to internal transmission parts.
Continuously Variable Transmission (if so equipped)
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission, an appropriate vehicle dolly MUST be placed under the towed vehicle’s drive wheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer’s recommendations when using their product.
Measurement of weights
Secure loose items to prevent weight
shifts that could affect the balance of your
vehicle. When the vehicle is loaded, drive
to a scale and weigh the front and the rear
wheels separately to determ ...
Uniform tire quality grading
DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable o ...
Other materials:
Eps warning lamp does not turn on
Description
EPS warning lamp does not turn ON when turning ignition switch
ON from OFF. (Check the illumination of the
EPS warning lamp.)
Diagnosis Procedure
1.CHECK EPS WARNING LAMP
Perform the trouble diagnosis of EPS warning lamp. Refer to
STC-31, "Diagnosis Procedure".
Is ...
B0010, B0011 Passenger airbag module
Description
DTC B0010, B0011 PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE
The passenger air bag module is dual stage and is wired to the air bag
diagnosis sensor unit. The air bag diagnosis
sensor unit will monitor for opens and shorts in detected lines to the passenger
air bag module.
PART LOCATION
Refer to S ...
Rear window defogger and door mirror defoggers do not operate
Diagnosis procedure
Regarding Wiring Diagram information, refer to DEF-20, "Wiring Diagram".
1. Check rear window defogger switch
Check rear window defogger switch.
Refer to def-30, "component function check".
Is the inspection result normal?
Yes >> go to 2.
No ...
