5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Three-way catalyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
On-pavement and off-road driving
precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Avoiding collision and rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Driving safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Ignition switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Automatic transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Infiniti vehicle immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Before starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10
Driving the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10
Engine protection mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Automatic transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Precautions on cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Cruise control operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Intelligent Cruise Control system (if so equipped) . . . . 5-17
Selecting the intelligent cruise control mode . . . . . . 5-17
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode. . . . . . . . . 5-18
Precautions on vehicle-to-vehicle distance
control mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-18
Conventional (FIXED SPEED) cruise control
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-33
Brake Assist (WITH PREVIEW FUNCTION)
(for Intelligent Cruise Control System equipped
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-36
Using four wheel drive (4WD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Transfer case shifting procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Parking/parking on hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-47
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-47
Brake precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Rear sonar system (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Cold weather driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
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