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 ...

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Diagnosis and repair workflow
Work Flow OVERALL SEQUENCE DETAILED FLOW 1. GET INFORMATION FOR SYMPTOM Get the detailed information from the customer about the symptom (the condition and the environment when the incident/malfunction occurred). 2. CHECK DTC Check DTC. Perform the following procedure if DTC is displa ...

Instrument Panel
Vent Headlight/fog light/turn signal switch Supplemental front-impact air bag. Horn Meters and gauges. Warning and indicator lights. Vehicle information display Paddle shifters (if so equipped) Wiper and washer switch Audio controls*. Navigation controls* Hazard warning flash ...

On board diagnostic (OBD) system
Diagnosis Description DESCRIPTION The CVT system has two self-diagnostic systems. The first is the emission-related on board diagnostic system (OBD-II) performed by the TCM in combination with the ECM. A malfunction is indicated by the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) and is stored as a D ...