Nissan Murano Z51 owners manual page 465

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Black plate (465,1) . Check your hitch, trailer tire pressure, towing trailers. Obey the local speed limits. 6. Turn off the engine. vehicle tire pressure, trailer light operation,. When backing up, hold the bottom of the To drive away: and trailer wheel lug nuts every time you steering wheel with one hand. Move your 1. Apply and hold the brake pedal. attach a trailer to the vehicle. hand in the direction in which you want the . Be certain your rearview mirrors conform to trailer to go. Make small corrections and 2. Start the engine. all federal, state or local regulations. If not, back up slowly. If possible, have someone 3. Shift the transmission into gear. install any mirrors required for towing before guide you when you are backing up. 4. Release the parking brake. driving the vehicle. Always block the wheels on both vehicle and 5. Drive slowly until the vehicle and trailer are . Determine the overall height of the vehicle trailer when parking. Parking on a slope is not clear from the blocks. and trailer so the required clearance is recommended; however, if you must do so: known. 6. Apply and hold the brake pedal. Trailer towing tips CAUTION 7. Havesomeoneretrieveandstoretheblocks. GUID-18AE22C3-1763-4039-AB9A-7D6C36240ACD . When going down a hill, shift into a lower In order to gain skill and an understanding of the gear and use the engine braking effect. vehicle’s behavior, you should practice turning, If you move the shift selector lever to Whengoing up a long grade, downshift the stopping and backing up in an area which is free the P (Park) position before blocking transmission to a lower gear and reduce the wheels and applying the parking from traffic. Steering stability, and braking speed to reduce chances of engine over- performance will be somewhat different than brake, transmission damage could oc- loading and/or overheating. under normal driving conditions. cur. . If the engine coolant rises to an extremely . Always secure items in the trailer to prevent high temperature when the air conditioning load shift while driving. 1. Apply and hold the brake pedal. system is on, turn off the air conditioner. . Lock the trailer hitch coupler with a pin or 2. Have someone place blocks on the downhill Coolant heat can be additionally vented by lock to prevent the coupler from inadver- side of the vehicle and trailer wheels. opening the windows, switching the fan tently becoming unlatched. 3. After the wheel blocks are in place, slowly control to high and setting the temperature . Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or stops. release the brake pedal until the blocks control to the HOT position. . Avoid sharp turns or lane changes. absorb the vehicle load. . Trailer towing requires more fuel than normal . Always drive your vehicle at a moderate 4. Apply the parking brake. circumstances. speed. Some states or provinces have 5. Shift the transmission into P (Park). . Avoid towing a trailer for the first 500 miles specific speed limits for vehicles that are (800 km). Technical and consumer information 9-23 [ Edit: 2011/ 7/ 18Model: Z51-D ]

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