Nissan Murano: In case of emergency / If your vehicle overheats
WARNING
- Donot continue to drive if your vehicle
overheats. Doing so could cause engine
damage or a vehicle fire.
- To avoid the danger of being scalded,
never remove the radiator or coolant
reservoir cap while the engine is still
hot. When the radiator or coolant reservoir
cap is removed,pressurized hot
water will spurt out, possibly causing
serious injury.
- Do not open the hood if steamis coming
out.
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:
- Move the vehicle safely off the road, apply
the parking brake and move the
shift lever to P (Park).
Do not stop the engine.
- Turn off the air conditioner. 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 steamor coolant escaping fromthe
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 comeinto 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
tank with the engine running.
Add coolant to the engine coolant reservoir
tank if necessary. Have your vehicle
repaired. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
CAUTION
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) models cannot be push-started
or tow-started. Attempting to do so
may cause transmission damage...
When towing your vehicle, all jurisdictional
and local regulations for towing must be
followed. Incorrect towing equipment
could damage your vehicle...
Other information:
Your NISSAN is designed for both normal
and off-road use. However, avoid driving in
deep water or mud as your NISSAN is
mainly designed for leisure use, unlike a
conventional off-road vehicle.
Remember that 2-Wheel Drive (2WD) models
are less capable than All-Wheel Drive
(AWD) models for rough road driving and
extrication when stuck in deep snow or
mud, or the like...
WARNING
Failure to follow the warnings and instructions
for proper use of the I-DA
system could result in serious injury or
death.
The I–DA system is only a warning to
inform the driver of a potential lack of
driver attention or drowsiness...