Nissan Murano: Towing safety / Weight carrying hitches

Nissan Murano 2015-2022 Owners Manual / Technical and consumer information / Towing a trailer / Towing safety / 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.

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...

Weight distribution hitch

This type of hitch is also called a “loadleveling” or “equalizing” hitch. A set of bars attach to the ball mount and to the trailer to distribute the tongue weight (hitch weight) of your trailer...

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Nissan Murano 2015-2022 Owners Manual: Rear center seat belt

The rear center seat belt has a connector tongue and a seat belt tongue . Both the connector tongue and the seat belt tongue must be securely latched for proper seat belt operation. WARNING Always fasten the connector tongue and the seat belt in the order shown...

Nissan Murano 2015-2022 Owners Manual: Extending engine run time

The Remote Engine Start feature can be extended one time by performing the steps listed in “Remote starting the vehicle” in this section. Run time will be calculated as follows: The first 10 minute run time will start when the Remote Engine Start function is performed...