Nissan Murano: Towing safety / Ball mount

Nissan Murano (Z52) 2015-2024 Owners Manual / Technical and consumer information / Towing a trailer / Towing safety / Ball mount

The hitch ball is attached to the ball mount and the ball mount is inserted into the hitch receiver. Choose a proper class ball mount based on the trailer weight. Additionally, the ball mount should be chosen to keep the trailer tongue level with the ground.

Hitch ball

Choose a hitch ball of the proper size and weight rating for your trailer: The required hitch ball size is stamped on most trailer couplers. Most hitch balls also have the size printed on the top of the ball...

Weight carrying hitches

A weight carrying or “dead weight” ball mount is one that is designed to carry the whole amount of tongue weight and gross weight directly on the ball mount and on the receiver...

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Nissan Murano (Z52) 2015-2024 Owners Manual: Starting the vehicle

After starting the engine, fully depress the foot brake pedal before moving the shift lever out of the P (Park) position. This Continuously Variable Transmission is designed so that the foot brake pedal must be depressed before shifting fromP(Park) to any driving position while the ignition switch is in the ON position...

Nissan Murano (Z52) 2015-2024 Owners Manual: Turning the Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) system on and off

Perform the following steps to enable or disable the TSR system. Press the button until “Settings” displays in the vehicle information display and then press the OK button. Use the button to select “Driver Assistance.” Then press the OK button...