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! SYmbol- MEAN?
10-22-2010, 08:24 AM
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10-22-2010, 10:24 AM
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Here is the link to Owner's Manual:
http://www.nissanusa.com/content/dam...san-Maxima.pdf
It is all stored here:
http://www.nissanusa.com/apps/techpu...xima&year=2010
http://www.nissanusa.com/content/dam...san-Maxima.pdf
It is all stored here:
http://www.nissanusa.com/apps/techpu...xima&year=2010
10-22-2010, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Doesn't the Alert screen tell you what is up? Like when my tire pressure was low yesterday it lit up and told me under the alert windows and also when I didn't tighten my gas cap it told me my gas cap loose. Pretty sweet!
10-22-2010, 08:23 PM
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10-23-2010, 01:00 AM
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That could be because, as you drive, the tires heat up and that raises the psi. Be sure each tire has at least 33 psi when measured cold. And remember your spare requires 60 psi. You don't want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere with an underinflated spare.
10-23-2010, 06:04 AM
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what if each tire is 31psi, should i put more air or leave it as is?
10-23-2010, 11:59 PM
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Nissan recommends 33 psi, and many here on the board carry a few pounds higher than 33. You are the first one here that I remember carrying less than 33. I would definitely not like the way my car handled at 31 psi. Mushy, sloppy in turns, and the shoulders of the tire wearing out before the center of the tread, shortening tire life.
And the Nissan-recomended 33 psi is COLD pressure. If the car has been driven several miles, the recommended 33 would read higher. When I add air when the tires are warm/hot, I fill them several pounds higher than I intend to carry, then later, after the tires have cooled to ambient temperature, I let out just enough air so that I end up with the psi I want. I carry 37 front and 36 rear.
Kmoney, I would like to encourage you to try 35 psi all around, and see if your car doesn't seem more controlled, and able to take turns better. The tires can carry over 40 psi easily, so 35 psi won't be hurting your tires. In fact, you will be doing them a favor, as low psi is one of the leading causes of tire failure.
One more detail: your MPG will be slightly better at 35 psi than it will at 31 psi.
And the Nissan-recomended 33 psi is COLD pressure. If the car has been driven several miles, the recommended 33 would read higher. When I add air when the tires are warm/hot, I fill them several pounds higher than I intend to carry, then later, after the tires have cooled to ambient temperature, I let out just enough air so that I end up with the psi I want. I carry 37 front and 36 rear.
Kmoney, I would like to encourage you to try 35 psi all around, and see if your car doesn't seem more controlled, and able to take turns better. The tires can carry over 40 psi easily, so 35 psi won't be hurting your tires. In fact, you will be doing them a favor, as low psi is one of the leading causes of tire failure.
One more detail: your MPG will be slightly better at 35 psi than it will at 31 psi.
10-24-2010, 06:47 AM
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Nissan recommends 33 psi, and many here on the board carry a few pounds higher than 33. You are the first one here that I remember carrying less than 33. I would definitely not like the way my car handled at 31 psi. Mushy, sloppy in turns, and the shoulders of the tire wearing out before the center of the tread, shortening tire life.
And the Nissan-recomended 33 psi is COLD pressure. If the car has been driven several miles, the recommended 33 would read higher. When I add air when the tires are warm/hot, I fill them several pounds higher than I intend to carry, then later, after the tires have cooled to ambient temperature, I let out just enough air so that I end up with the psi I want. I carry 37 front and 36 rear.
Kmoney, I would like to encourage you to try 35 psi all around, and see if your car doesn't seem more controlled, and able to take turns better. The tires can carry over 40 psi easily, so 35 psi won't be hurting your tires. In fact, you will be doing them a favor, as low psi is one of the leading causes of tire failure.
One more detail: your MPG will be slightly better at 35 psi than it will at 31 psi.
And the Nissan-recomended 33 psi is COLD pressure. If the car has been driven several miles, the recommended 33 would read higher. When I add air when the tires are warm/hot, I fill them several pounds higher than I intend to carry, then later, after the tires have cooled to ambient temperature, I let out just enough air so that I end up with the psi I want. I carry 37 front and 36 rear.
Kmoney, I would like to encourage you to try 35 psi all around, and see if your car doesn't seem more controlled, and able to take turns better. The tires can carry over 40 psi easily, so 35 psi won't be hurting your tires. In fact, you will be doing them a favor, as low psi is one of the leading causes of tire failure.
One more detail: your MPG will be slightly better at 35 psi than it will at 31 psi.
Last edited by Kmoney; 10-24-2010 at 07:00 AM.
10-24-2010, 04:30 PM
#16
if it was something other than the remarks mentioned above, if you cycle thru the options on the dash there is a warning display, if you click into that it will tell you if its something other than the norm mentioned above.
