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:

P0456 evap control system
DTC Logic DTC DETECTION LOGIC NOTE: If DTC P0456 is displayed with DTC P0442, first perform the trouble diagnosis for DTC P0456. This diagnosis detects very small leakage in the EVAP line between fuel tank and EVAP canister purge volume control solenoid valve, using the intake manifold va ...

Side air bag (satellite) sensor
Removal and Installation CAUTION: Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery terminals and wait at least 3 minutes. Do not use air tools or electric tools for servicing. Replace the satellite sensor of deployed SRS front side air bag and deployed SRS side ...

Fuel recommendation
NISSAN recommends the use of unleaded premium gasoline with an octane rating of at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number (Research octane number 96). If unleaded premium gasoline is not available, you may use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rating of at least 87 AKI number (Research ...