Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself

Protect your vehicle from corrosion

Wash and wax your vehicle often to keep the vehicle clean. Always check for minor damage to the paint and repair it as soon as possible. Keep drain holes at the bottom of the doors open t ...

Maintenance precautions

When performing any inspection or maintenance work on your vehicle, always take care to prevent serious accidental injury to yourself or damage to the vehicle. The following are general precautions ...

Other materials:

BCM (body control module)
Reference Value NOTE: The Signal Tech II Tool (J-50190) can be used to perform the following functions. Refer to the Signal Tech II User Guide for additional information. Activate and display TPMS transmitter IDs Display tire pressure reported by the TPMS transmitter Read TPMS DTCs Re ...

Stall test
Inspection and Judgment INSPECTION  Inspect the amount of engine oil. Replenish the engine oil if necessary.  Drive for about 10 minutes to warm up the vehicle so that the CVT fluid temperature is 50 to 80C (122 to 176F). Inspect the amount of CVT fluid. Repleni ...

A-bag branch line circuit
Diagnosis Procedure WARNING: Always observe the following items for preventing accidental activation. Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect battery negative terminal, and wait 3 minutes or more. (To discharge backup capacitor.) Never use unspecified tester or other measu ...