Nissan Sentra Owners Manual: Towing a trailer
Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
Flat towing
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground is sometimes called flat towing. This method is sometimes used when towing a vehicle behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
- Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe transmission damage.
- Whenever flat towing your vehicle, always tow forward, never backward.
- DO NOT tow any continuously variable transmission vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal transmission parts due to lack of transmission lubrication.
- For emergency towing procedures refer to “Towing recommended by NISSAN” in the “In case of emergency” section of this manual.
Manual Transmission (if so equipped)
- Always tow with the manual transmission in Neutral.
- After towing 500 miles (805 km), start and idle the engine with the transmission in Neutral for two minutes. Failure to idle the engine after every 500 miles (805 km) of towing may cause damage to internal transmission parts.
Continuously Variable Transmission (if so equipped)
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission, an appropriate vehicle dolly MUST be placed under the towed vehicle’s drive wheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer’s recommendations when using their product.
Measurement of weights
Secure loose items to prevent weight
shifts that could affect the balance of your
vehicle. When the vehicle is loaded, drive
to a scale and weigh the front and the rear
wheels separately to determ ...
Uniform tire quality grading
DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable o ...
Other materials:
Replacing
Replace the wiper blades if they are worn.
To replace the windshield wiper blades, follow
the procedure below:
When ignition switch is ON or within
60 seconds after placing the ignition switch
from ON to OFF position.
Quickly push the windshield wiper and
washer lever to the mist pos ...
Dtc/circuit diagnosis
U1000 can comm circuit
DTC Logic
DTC DETECTION LOGIC
CONSULT Display
DTC Detection Condition
Possible Cause
CAN COMM CIRCUIT
[U1000]
AV control unit is not transmitting or receiving
CAN communication signal for 2 seconds or
more.
CAN communication system.
...
The steering switch (meter control switch) is inoperative
Description
If any of the following malfunctions is found for the steering switch (meter
control switch) operation.
All switches are inoperative
The specified switch cannot be operated
Diagnosis procedure
1.Check steering switch signal circuit
Check the steering switch signal circuit. ...
