Infiniti Q45 III 3 owners manual page 314

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Infiniti Q45, year of production 2001 - 2006:

the vehicle if it has an abnormal O Always secure items in the trailer toparking brake, transmission damage nose-upornose-downcondition;checkpreventloadshiftwhiledriving.couldoccur. for improper tongue load, overload, O Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or O When going down a hill, shift into a worn suspension or other possiblestops. lower gear and use the engine braking causesofeithercondition. effect. When going up a long grade, O Always secure items in the trailer to O Avoidsharpturnsorlanechanges.downshift the transmission to a lower preventloadshiftswhiledriving.O Alwaysdriveyourvehicleatamoderategear and reduce speed to reduce O Loadthetrailer so approximately 60%speed. Some states or provinces havechances of engine overloading and/or of the trailer load is in the front half andspecific speed limits for vehicles thatoverheating. 40%isinthebackhalf. are towing trailers. Obey the local O If the engine coolant rises to an ex- speedlimits. tremely high temperature when the air O Checkyourhitch, trailer tire pressure, O When backing up, hold the bottom ofconditioning system is on, turn off the vehicletirepressure,trailerlightopera-thesteeringwheelwithonehand.Moveair conditioner. Coolant heat can be ad- tion, and trailer wheel lug nuts everyyour hand in the direction in which youditionally vented by opening the win- timeyouattachatrailertothevehicle.want the trailer to go. Make small cor-dows, switching the fan control to high O Becertain your rear view mirrors con-rections and back up slowly. If pos-and setting the temperature control to formtoallfederal,stateorlocalregula-sible, have someone guide you whentheHOTposition. tions. If not, install any mirrors re-youarebackingup.O Trailer towing requires more fuel than quired for towing before driving the ve-O Always block the wheels on both ve-normalcircumstances. hicle. hicle and trailer when parking. ParkingO Avoid towing a trailer for the first 500 Trailer towing tips on a slope is not recommended; how-miles(800km). ever, if you must do so, and if your ve-O Haveyourvehicle serviced more often Inordertogainskillandanunderstandinghicle is equipped with automatic trans-thanatintervalsspecifiedintherecom- of the vehicle’s behavior, you should prac-mission, first block the wheels andmended maintenance schedule in the tice turning, stopping and backing up in anapplytheparkingbrake,andthenmoveINFINITI Service and Maintenance areawhichisfreefromtraffic.Steeringsta-the transmission selector lever into theGuide. bility, and braking performance will beP(Park)position.Ifyoumovetheselec- somewhat different than under normaltor lever to the P (Park) position beforeO Whenmakingaturn,yourtrailerwheels driving conditions. blocking the wheels and applying thewill be closer to the inside of 9-20 Technicalandconsumerinformation Z04.11.29/F50-DX

owners manual Infiniti Q45

owners manual Infiniti Q45 - year of production: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Infiniti Q45 III 3 owners manual EN