Nissan Rogue Owners Manual: Towing a trailer

Nissan Rogue Owners Manual / Technical and consumer information / Towing a trailer

WARNING

Overloading or improper loading of a trailer and its cargo can adversely affect vehicle handling, braking and performance and may lead to accidents.

CAUTION

Do not tow a trailer or haul a heavy load for the first 500 (805 km). Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged.
For the first 500 miles (805 km) that you tow a trailer, do not drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and do not make starts at full throttle. This helps the engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads.

Your new vehicle was designed to be used primarily to carry passengers and cargo. Remember that towing a trailer places additional loads on your vehicle’s engine, drive train, steering, braking and other systems.

A NISSAN Towing Guide (U.S. only) is available on the website at www.nissanusa.com. This guide includes information on trailer towing capability and the special equipment required for proper towing.

Loading tips

The GVW must not exceed GVWR or GAWR as specified on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label. Do not load the front and rear axle to the GAWR. Doing so will exceed the GVWR. ...

Maximum load limits

Never allow the total trailer load to exceed the value specified in the “Towing Load/Specification” chart found in this section. The total trailer load equals trailer weight plus its cargo w ...

Other materials:

Cold weather driving
Freeing a frozen door lock To prevent a door lock from freezing, apply deicer through the key hole. If the lock becomes frozen, heat the key before inserting it into the key hole, or use the NISSAN Intelligent Key®. Antifreeze In the winter when it is anticipated that the temperature will dr ...

Front disc brake
Brake Burnishing CAUTION: Burnish contact surfaces between brake pads and disc brake rotor according to the following procedure after refinishing the disc brake rotor, replacing brake pads or if a soft pedal occurs at very low mileage. Be careful of vehicle speed. Brakes ...

Periodic maintenance
HEADLAMP AIMING ADJUSTMENT Inspection PREPARATION BEFORE ADJUSTING Before performing aiming adjustment, check the following: Make sure all tires are inflated to correct pressure. Place vehicle and screen on level surface. Make sure there is no load in vehicle other than ...