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Jump Starting the low voltage battery. If the instrument cluster lights are DIM, the 12 volt auxiliary battery can be jump started. The battery is located in the trunk on the passenger’s side under a cover. Use the following Jump Start procedure.
1.Connect the 12 volt Positive (+) booster cable to the 12 volt battery Positive (+) terminal in trunk of the Altima. Connect the other end of the booster cable to the 12 volt Positive (+) terminal of the booster battery.
2.Connect the Negative (-) booster cable to the battery Negative (-) terminal in trunk of the Altima. Connect the other end of the negative (-) booster cable to a good clean metal ground on the booster vehicle’s engine compartment away from the battery.
3.Start the booster vehicle and allow it to run for a few minutes. Make sure all accessories on both vehicles are off.
4.Hold the brake firmly, press the start button and look for the ready light. Once vehicle starts leave vehicle in park - disconnect the negative cable first then remainder of cable disconnects.
Jump Starting the HV BatteryIf the high voltage battery is low you can try to start the vehicle using the following steps, making sure first that the vehicle is not out of gas.
1. Confirm that the instrument cluster lights are BRIGHT and vehicle is in Park.
2. Press the start button to ACC. Mode.
3. Press and hold the start button for 15 seconds. If the vehicle starts this way you should have it checked by your dealer.
Please be careful anytime you are working around Hybrid Vehicle battery terminals.
Stay Safe!
Pat
Huh? Aren't there posts under the hood that are the preferred location to connect the cables to?
That is how I jump started mine the one time I needed to do it.
The manual is available on the NissanUSA.com website if you need a pdf version.
If you hold the unlock button on the key fob for about 3 to 5 seconds, both windows will go down equally. If you stop as soon as they start to go down, they stop at that point. Mine doesn't work if I'm in the car. It only does this outside of the car.
You must have leaned on your fob while it was in your pocket or you unlocked your car and held the unlock button too long. I have accidentally set my alarm off with the fob in my pocket late at night. Boy! Talk about scrambling to find my key to stop the alarm before all the neighbors woke up.
Hope this helps.
Thanks!
Lots of things can affect your average mileage. Have you checked your tire pressure recently?
Does anyone know how to do this for the NAH?
Thanks,
Steve
The adjustment on the 07 NAH with NAV is a Low, Medium, High. It was set on Medium so I set it to high. My preliminary finding is that it is better, but the real test will come when my wife, the primary driver, uses it on the freeway.
I have attached the instruction page. 07NAH-BluetoothVolumeAdjustment
OPERATION PROCEDURE
1. Turn the ignition ON.
2. Turn the audio system off.
3. While pressing the "SETUP" button, turn the volume control dial clockwise or counterclockwise for 30 clicks or more.( When the
self-diagnos mode is started, a short beep will be heard.)
Once you have the opening screen:
1. Press CONFIRMATION/ADJUSTMENT
2. Press Down Arrow
3. Handsfee Phone
4. Press Handsfree volume Adjustment
5. Press Low, Medium or High
6. Press Back and turn off the ON/OFF switch.
The dealers have also been advised that if there is a lot of noise on the callees end to turn down the volume (on the radio) on the phone call which will improve noise canceling.
You can then try it. I hope it works for you.
Thank you,
CharleyHorse :shades:
1) In the trunk, under the carpet, there are the outlines for where the jack and wheel wrench are kept. In addition, there is a cutout for a towhook that is used to screw into the front right hand bumper (should you ever become stuck and have to be pulled out).
I went through my car and it's missing the screw-in tow hook. I contacted my dealer and he told me that no cars come with this tow hook. I replied back (via email), that it's clearly shown on page 6-14 of the owners manual. I went into the dealership and the salesman even said that he can't get it through parts/service. Can anyone out there (who owns an '09 NAH), tell me if their car comes with this tow hook. If not, how did they go about getting it? (Why would a mfg. put something in their manual if they don't supply the part that goes with it???).
2) Gas mileage....I'm still on my first tank of gas and am kind of wondering about the mileage. In Canada, everything is in kilometers. When I left the dealership, the "range" showed 605 km. I'm down to almost 1/2 tank of gas and the range is showing 575 km. I keep running the numbers in my head and I'm not looking at very good mileage (for a hybrid). I owned an '06 Altima 2.5 and the mileage on my hybrid seems very similar to my '06.
Does the mileage get better on the hybrd. I only have about 250km on the car, but it's through almost 1/2 tank of gas and am wondering. It's been mostly city driving with about 50km of the 250 being on highway. Just a sidenote 1.6km = 1 mile.
Appreciate any feedback on the above.
thanks
I asked the same question, and received the same answer. They said it used only when importing the car (getting it off of ships and trains, I guess).
2) I didn't do the math to convert to mpg, but, this car requires a lot of "babying" to get 40mpg or better consistently. I suggest you check out one of the hypermiling sites to learn some of those techniques, if you are really interested.
http://cleanmpg.com
http://ecomodder.com
In Canada, the '09 NAH comes with the basic stereo system (am/fm, single CD)...the Canadian NAH doesn't have the stereo version that you guys get in the states (with the satellite radio/6 pack cd changer, etc) ! I spoke to one aftermarket part supplier (who does mod's to cars), and he claims that the electrical hook-ups are different between the base system and the enhanced "BOSE" system and that you can't replace the basic system with the Nissan BOSE system because it won't hook up.
Can anyone tell me if they've upgraded their NAH stereo? I would like to know what some options are. I spoke to some auto car stereo places and they've told me that once you replace the deck, you have to add in another piece to have the steering wheel audio works as well. Has anyone replaced the basic stereo with the upgraded Nissan BOSE system?
I'm quite disappointed that in an '09 car, they don't even have satellite radio available across the board. Friends of mine purchased an '09 Hyundai Santa Fe (suv) and it came with satellite radio from the factory!
Appreciate any feedback as the basic stereo is gutless. I've been told that it's made by Clarion. What choices do I have? What have others done?
I came to this forum because I have a similar question. I will be picking up my NAH tomorrow and have been looking into after market stereo/nav systems (didn't want to pay $5000 for the factory packages, and I HAVE to have satellite radio). I use Crutchfield.com often, as they have always been very good. Their website is saying that you will lose the chime (door ajar, lights on, etc) if the factory stereo is replaced (didn't matter if I queried replacing base radio or Bose system with or without nav). I called Crutchfield and one of their techs (who was not very familiar with the issue, but read his tech manual to confirm) and he didn't see any solution to this issue. Now, losing the chime is not a major issue, but I'd prefer that my brand new car work like a brand new car.
With that said, I second your question. Anyone out there who has replaced their facotry system with an after-market system, what have been the negative repercussions (if any)?
Thanks!!
What I've decided to is:
- keep the factory deck (keeps the car looking factory plus I still have the steering wheel controls)
- add in an amp and replace the factory speakers. I'll still have the look of a factory NAH, but the kickass sound of a 20 year old's car (i'm 44).
I've spoken to a quite a few stereo places where I live and to keep the factory deck, you add in an RE-Q5 and then connect the amp to it. It's supposed to help the sound quality.
I'm getting it done this Friday so will keep you posted.
thanks,
Cruiser
1) Kept the factory radio (in Canada, it only comes with the single cd, am/fm)..we don't get the optional Bose system upgrade that you guys in the states get. The shop then installed an RE-Q5 to help produce better sounds (something like a 21st century equalizer that is installed in the dash behind the radio).
2) I then replaced the front door 6.5" speakers with Eclipse SC6500's (they have a removable tweeter).
- the stereo shop replaced the dash tweeter with the tweeters from the SC6500's
3) replaced the rear 6x9's with Eclipse SP6910's
4) to power everything, I have an Eclipse XA4200 amp
5) I've also added in Sirius satellite radio. Actually the stereo shop installed the Sirius receiver in my sunglass holder. It fits perfect and is out of the way when I don't need it.
The system sounds pretty good. I chose Eclipse because they are rated quite high.
For their website, goto: http://www.eclipse-web.com/us/index.html
Something to think about....I went out on the limb because my I didn't even my car a month and I made these changes!...am quite pleased on how they turned out.
Second, the fact that gas prices relaxed some over the last year. I think price will play a role for some time, unless the gas jumps up again. We bought our NAH in May of 07 when we saw the gas prices starting to go up and our Acura RL was getting 19 mpg on premium fuel (20 cents more per gallon).
Tom Scott
2007 NAH
Currently 40K miles and loving every one of them.
San Diego, CA
One last question if I can???
How long did you debate on hybrid or no hybrid?
Has a nice '07 model - they have it priced at about bluebook value - 16k for the mileage etc.
However he has it written on there that it's a salvage title due to it being a recovered stolen vehicle. Assuming that was the case, will carfax or the DMV confirm the nature of the salvage title?
Also what would you offer on a vehicle w/ a salvage title? A certain percent under the BB?
Anything else I should know? Never bought a salvage title car, but this one looks clean and I would like to get it for the right price.
Saturday 01/09/2010; while going at 35 MPH, I had a catastrophic brake failure on my NAH. The brakes were non responsive, could have been a major potential for a FATAL accident if I was doing 65 MPH on highway. Enough to say I am totally pissed about this and Want ANSWERS from Nissan!.
The car is with the dealer now and I will update this thread as more information flows in.
My tow cost $197 to tow me 5 (Yes FIVE) miles to the dealership because the towing company they sent charge commercial rates and because the road side assistance program covers only $100, I am Out 97 dollars! I have another major issue with this and I have asked for the regional specialist of Nissan to contact me, they said it will be within 2 business days and I hope that's true or else I have another thing coming!
:lemon: [B][U]Nissan Case# 6699786[/U][/B] :lemon:
Tip: Do not buy the roadside assistance and get a AAA Plus membership instead
At very least, I would expect the car to shut down when there are no key fobs in range.
There's a problem if the driver can even get in this situation.
What I think happened:
When parked and in EV mode, before you hit the power-off button the car is completely silent. It could happen that you exit the car without hitting the power-off button (and don't notice the "Hey eejit, you left the car on" alarm.) While you're away, the car has been sitting there running its electrical systems and needs to recharge itself...so the IC engine kicks on.
I also dont think starting your car and locking it is that bad , i have been doing it with cars for 25 years, its cold in upstate ny
ps: Just reading some of the forms, I just use Regular Gas and rotate tires(F to B)every 10000km/6000mil with 35psi