2009 Nissan Service and Maintenance Guide

1 Publication No.: MB9E-0 ALLU3 Printing : December 20082009 Service AND Maintenance GUIDEN issan, the Nissan logo, and Nissan model names are Nissan trademarks. 2008 Nissan North America, OF CONTENTSOWNER S LITERATURE INFORMATION .. 2 INTRODUCTIONN issan Maintenance .. 3 Why Nissan Service ? .. 4 Nissan Maintenance & REPAIR SUPPORTE xtended Service Plans .. 5 Genuine Nissan Collision Parts .. 6 Nissan Express services .. 12 Genuine Nissan Parts You Can Rely On ..14,16,18,32 Nissan services Designed with You in Mind .. 22,26 Lifetime warranty Replacement Parts .. 36 SCHEDULED Maintenance GUIDED etermining the Proper Maintenance Interval .. 7 Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Items .. 8 Maintenance Log and Records .. 11187405 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 1 OWNER S LITERATURE INFORMATIONINDEX OF TOPICSWHERE TO FIND INFORMATIONR ecommended Fuel, Lubricants, Fluids.

2 Owner s Manual: chapter 9 Radio/CD/Heater/AC Operation ..Owner s Manual: chapter 4 Starting and Driving Your Vehicle ..Owner s Manual: chapter 5 Security System Operation ..Owner s Manual: chapter 2 Changing a Flat Tire ..Owner s Manual: chapter 6 New Vehicle limited warranty .. warranty Information Booklet: page 4 Federal Emission Control Warranties .. warranty Information Booklet: page 7 California Emission Control Warranties .. warranty Information Booklet: page 10 Tire Pressure/Rotation ..Owner s Manual: chapter 8 Tire Warranties/Safety Information .. warranty Information Booklet: pages 15 to 37 Consumer Affairs Assistance .. warranty Information Booklet: page 2 Customer Care/Lemon Law Information Booklet: page 5 Do It Yourself Information ..Owner s Manual: chapter 8 General Maintenance ..Owner s Manual: chapter 82187405 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 23 Preventative scheduled Maintenance is an important investment tooptimize the performance, reliability, safety and resale value of yourNissan.

3 Scheduling your vehicle s Maintenance at the recommendedintervals will ensure your vehicle is running at its best. We want you to enjoy your Nissan vehicle. This Service andMaintenance Guide is designed to help you make sure your vehiclereceives proper and timely Maintenance that is necessary. Key services are explained in detail, along with an outline of scheduledmaintenance to help you maintain your vehicle. Your local Nissan dealercan assist you in determining the best schedule based on your drivinghabits and local to perform scheduled Maintenance may result in excludingportions of your vehicle from warranty coverage and may reduce theperformance, safety, reliability and/or resale value of your vehicle. Seeyour warranty Information Booklet and Owner s Manual for MAINTENANCEM aintain Your Investment187405 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 3 Nissan trained and ASE certified technicians Immediate access to warranty Service history and Nissantechnical information Latest diagnostic, special tools and Service techniques Genuine Nissan Parts that meet Nissan s demanding standards 12 month/12,000 mile parts and labor limited warranty whenGenuine Nissan Parts are installed by your dealer Lifetime limited warranty on select replacement parts Clear, up-front estimates Time guaranteed Express services (at participating dealers) Over 1,000 locations nationwide Shuttle Service /Courtesy van (at participating dealers)4 WHY Nissan Service ?

4 *To safeguard the quality, reliability and safety of your vehicle, anauthorized Nissan dealer is recommended for Maintenance or an authorized Nissan dealer offers you these advantages:For All Your Service NeedsYour Nissan dealer is a full- Service Maintenance and repair center. We recommend using authorized NissanService and Genuine Nissan Parts that we have designed for their reliability, safety and suitability for your Nissanvehicle. We are committed to providing you with quick, efficient and competitively priced Service and Service * May differ or not apply outside the United States, please inquire of your 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 45If someone told you, you could drive your newNissan for the next 7 years or 100,000 miles, almostworry-free of unexpected repair costs, would you beinterested? Nissan s Security+Plus family of extended serv-ice contracts delivers the peace of mind that doesjust that.

5 Security+Plus vehicle protection plans cancover everything from over 1,100 vehicle componentsto roadside assistance to rental vehicle costs andprovide: Nationwide Coverage (over 1,000 Nissandealers nationwide); utilizing: Genuine Nissan Parts(new or in some cases remanufactured); installed by:Factory Trained Technicians (trained by us to workon your vehicle). And you ll be protected againstfuture inflation (rising cost of parts and labor).Security+Plus coverage can be purchased anytime within your vehicle s original 3-year/36,000-milebasic limited warranty period. Just contact your sellingdealer and tell them you d like to take advantage ofone of the best mechanical breakdown plans availablefor your Nissan Service PLANS * Do you currently have someone that maintains your yard?Cleans your house? Maintains your vehicle? WithMaintenance+Plus you ll be hiring Nissan to maintain yourvehicle to factory specification by factory trained Security+Plus, you ll benefit from NationwideCoverage, Genuine Nissan Parts, Factory TrainedTechnicians, and you ll be protected against future inflation(rising costs of parts and labor).

6 What could be easier? Maintenance +Plus offers four Service levels, two serviceintervals and five time and mileage so it s easy to finda plan that s right for you. Didn t purchaseMaintenance+Plus at the time of vehicle delivery? Don tsweat the small stuff, New Maintenance +Plus contractscan be purchased any time within the first 3-months/3,750-miles of original vehicle sale date. If for some reason youmissed this initial window a Used Maintenance +Pluscontract may be purchased at anytime throughout the life ofthe vehicle. Just contact your selling dealer and tell them you dlike to take advantage of one of the best Maintenance plansavailable for your Nissan today.* These products not available outside the United your participating Nissan dealer for 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 5If you have an accident, insist on Genuine Nissan Collision you want your vehicle to be restored using parts made toNissan s original exacting specifications if you want it to last,help to protect your personal safety and to help hold its resalevalue, the solution is simple.

7 Tell your insurance agent and yourrepair shop to use only Genuine Nissan Collision non-genuine parts are copies made from impressions ofNissan parts and may not match the specifications and perform-ance standards of Genuine Nissan Parts. As a result, non-gen-uine parts may not look or fit right, and may be less hood on your vehicle is a good example. Nissan designed itwith hood buckling creases to help prevent the hood from pene-trating the interior of your vehicle in an accident. Non-genuineparts may not provide such built-in some states, the law says you must be advised if non-genuineparts are used to repair your vehicle. Why should you take achance?Replacement Panel LimitedLifetime Corrosion warranty * If you have your collision damage repairedusing Genuine Nissan Outer Sheet MetalPanels you don t have to worry about corrosion. That s because these panelsare warranted against inside out rust-through perforation for as long as you ownyour Nissan .

8 Another reason to insist onGenuine Nissan Collision Repair Parts. GENUINE Nissan COLLISION PARTS6* This warranty does not apply to vehicles not distributed by Nissan North America and/or sold outside the United 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 67 DETERMINING THE PROPER Maintenance INTERVALPREMIUM Maintenance * (Every3,750 miles or 3 months, whichev-er comes first)Premium Maintenance is a Nissan -recommended option that is suitablefor alldriving habits and localconditions. Nissan developedPremium Maintenance for owners whowant the ultimate in preventativemaintenance. With PremiumMaintenance, moremaintenance itemsare regularly checked or replaced thanwith either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2maintenance the Premium Maintenanceschedule may optimize theperformance, reliability, and resalevalue of your vehicle. Depending on your driving habits and local conditions, you should follow one of the three maintenanceschedules listed below.

9 Use these guidelines to determine which Maintenance schedule to use:SCHEDULE 1 (Every 3,750 miles or 3 months, whichever comes first)Schedule 1 features the same 3,750-mileservice intervals as PremiumMaintenance; however, with Schedule 1fewermaintenance items are regularlychecked or replaced than with thePremium Maintenance schedule. UseSchedule 1 if you primarily operate yourvehicle under any of these conditions: Repeated short trips of less than 5miles in normal temperatures or less than10 miles in freezing temperatures Stop-and-go traffic in hot weather orlow-speed driving for long distances Driving in dusty conditions or on rough,muddy, or salt-spread roads Towing a trailer, or using a camper or car-top carrierSCHEDULE 2 (Every 7,500miles or 6 months, whichevercomes first)Schedule 2 features 7,500-mileservice intervals; with Schedule 2fewermaintenance items are regu-larly checked or replaced than withSchedule , Schedule 2 applies onlyto highway driving in temperateconditions.

10 Use Schedule 2 only ifyou primarily operate your vehicleunder conditions other than thoselisted in Schedule 1.*Premium Maintenance is a Nissan -recommendedoption; however, owners need not perform suchmaintenance in order to maintain the warrantieswhich come with their Maintenance may not be available outsidethe United States, please inquire of your 09 SMG Eng 3rd:132594txt 10/1/08 1:40 PM Page 78 EXPLANATION OF SCHEDULED Maintenance ITEMSThe following descriptions are providedto give you a better understanding ofthe scheduled Maintenance items thatshould be regularly checked orreplaced. The Maintenance logindicates at which mileage/timeintervals each item requires Service . In addition to scheduled Maintenance ,your Nissan requires that some itemsbe checked during normal day-to-dayoperation. You can find these itemslisted under General Maintenance inChapter 8 of your Owner s Manual.