5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving ...........5-2
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .......5-2
Avoiding collision and rollover..............5-5
Off-road recovery .....................5-5
Rapid air pressure loss ..................5-6
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ...........5-6
Push-button power switch..................5-7
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system ............5-7
Operating range for EV (Electric Vehicle) start
function ...........................5-7
Power switch operation .................5-8
Power switch positions..................5-8
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle) shut off .......5-9
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge......5-9
Before starting the EV (Electric Vehicle) system . . . .5-10
Starting the EV (Electric Vehicle) system ........5-10
Driving vehicle ........................5-11
Electric shift control system ..............5-11
Parking brake ........................5-14
Cruise control ........................5-15
Precautions on cruise control .............5-15
Cruise control operation ................5-15
Increasing power economy ................5-17
Parking/parking on hills ...................5-18
Power steering system ...................5-19
Brake system.........................5-19
Brake precautions ....................5-19
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ...........5-21
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .........5-22
Hill start assist system ...................5-24
Cold weather driving ....................5-24
Freeing a frozen door lock ...............5-25
Antifreeze .........................5-25
12-volt battery ......................5-25
Draining of coolant water................5-25
Tire equipment ......................5-25
Special
winter equipment ...............5-26
Driving on snow or ice .................5-26
Freeing a frozen charge port lid ............5-26