Infiniti QX30 (2018 year). Manual

Before driving a loaded vehicle, confirm that
you do not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) or the Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR) for your vehicle. (See "Mea-
surement of weights" later in this section.)

Also check tires for proper inflation pres-
sures. See the Tire and Loading Information
label.

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.

WARNING

•

Properly secure all cargo to help prevent
it from sliding or shifting. Do not place
cargo higher than the seatbacks. In a
sudden stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal injury.

•

Do not load your vehicle any heavier
than the GVWR or the maximum front
and rear GAWRs. If you do, parts of your
vehicle can break, tire damage could oc-
cur, or it can change the way your ve-
hicle handles. This could result in loss of
control and cause personal injury.

•

Overloading could not only shorten the
life of your vehicle and the tires, but also
could cause unsafe vehicle handling and
longer braking distances. This may
cause a premature tire failure which
could result in a serious accident and
personal injury. Failures caused by over-
loading are not covered by the vehicle's
warranty.

MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHTS

Secure loose items to prevent weight shifts
that could affect the balance of your vehicle.
When the vehicle is loaded, drive to a scale
and weigh the front and the rear wheels
separately to determine axle loads. Individual
axle loads should not exceed either of the
gross axle weight ratings (GAWR). The total
of the axle loads should not exceed the gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR). These ratings
are given on the vehicle certification label. If
weight ratings are exceeded, move or remove
items to bring all weights below the ratings.

Your vehicle was designed to be used to carry
passengers and luggage

CAUTION

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.

TRAILER TOWING

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DOT (Department Of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must con-
form to federal safety requirements in addi-
tion to these grades.

Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For
example:

Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A

TREADWEAR

The treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the govern-
ment course as a tire graded 100. The rela-
tive performance of tires depends upon ac-
tual conditions of their use, however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits, service prac-
tices and differences in road characteristics
and climate.

TRACTION AA, A, B AND C

The traction grades, from highest to lowest,
are AA, A, B and C. Those grades represent
the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled conditions on
specified government test surfaces of as-
phalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have
poor traction performance.

WARNING

The traction grade assigned to this tire is
based on straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include acceleration,
cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.

TEMPERATURE A, B AND C

The temperature grades A (the highest), B,
and C, representing the tire’s resistance to
the generation of heat and its ability to dissi-
pate heat when tested under controlled con-
ditions on a specified indoor laboratory test
wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause
the material of the tire to degenerate and
reduce tire life, and excessive temperature
can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C
corresponds to a level of performance which
all passenger car tires must meet under the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
109. Grades B and A represent higher levels

of performance on the laboratory test wheel
than the minimum required by law.

WARNING

The temperature grade for this tire is es-
tablished for a tire that is properly inflated
and not overloaded. Excessive speed,
under-inflation, or excessive loading, ei-
ther separately or in combination, can
cause heat build-up and possible tire
failure.

UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING

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Your INFINITI is covered by the following
emission warranties.

For USA:

•

Emission Defects Warranty

•

Emissions Performance Warranty

Details of these warranties may be found
with other vehicle warranties in your War-
ranty Information Booklet that comes with
your INFINITI. If you did not receive a War-
ranty Information Booklet, or it has become
lost, you may obtain a replacement by writing
to:

•

INFINITI Division

Nissan North America, Inc.

Consumer Affairs Department

P.O. Box 685003

Franklin, TN 37068-5003

For Canada:

Emission Control System Warranty

Details of these warranties may be found
with other vehicle warranties in your War-
ranty and Roadside Assistance Information
that comes with your INFINITI. If you did not
receive a Warranty and Roadside Assistance
Information, or it has become lost, you may
obtain a replacement by writing to:

•

Nissan Canada Inc.

5290 Orbitor Drive

Mississauga,

Ontario, L4W 4Z5

For USA:

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately in-
form the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to noti-
fying INFINITI.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your re-
tailer, or INFINITI.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1- 888- 327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424- 9153); go to http://
www.safercar. gov; or write to: Administra-
tor, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also ob-
tain other information about motor vehicle
safety from http:// www.safercar.gov.

You may notify INFINITI by contacting our
Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at
1-800-662-6200.

EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTY

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS

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For Canada:

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately in-
form Transport Canada in addition to notify-
ing INFINITI.

If Transport Canada receives complaints, it
may open an investigation, and if it finds that
a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may request that INFINITI conduct a recall
campaign. However, Transport Canada can-
not become involved in individual problems
between you, your retailer, or INFINITI.

You may contact Transport Canada’s Defect
Investigations and Recalls Division toll free at
1-800-333- 0510. You may also report
safety defects online at:

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec- Sur/7/
PCDB-BDPP/Index.aspx.

Additional information concerning motor ve-
hicle safety may be obtained from Transport
Canada’s Road Safety Information Center at
1-800-333-

0371

online

www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English speakers)
or

www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere

(French

speakers).

To notify INFINITI of any safety concerns
please contact our Consumer Information
Center toll free at 1-800- 361-4792.

WARNING

A vehicle equipped with All-Wheel Drive
(AWD) should never be tested using a two
wheel dynamometer (such as the dyna-
mometers used by some states for emis-
sions testing), or similar equipment. Make
sure you inform test facility personnel that
your vehicle is equipped with AWD before
it is placed on a dynamometer. Using the
wrong test equipment may result in trans-
mission damage or unexpected vehicle
movement which could result in serious ve-
hicle damage or personal injury.

Due to legal requirements in some states and
Canadian Provinces, your vehicle may be re-
quired to be in what is called the “ready con-
dition” for an Inspection/Maintenance (I/M)
test of the emission control system.

The vehicle is set to the “ready condition”
when it is driven through certain driving pat-
terns. Usually, the “ready condition” can be
obtained by ordinary usage of the vehicle.

If a powertrain system component is repaired
or the battery is disconnected, the vehicle
may be reset to a “not ready condition”. Be-
fore taking the I/M test, check the vehicle’s
inspection/maintenance test readiness con-
dition. Place the ignition switch in the ON
position without starting the engine. If the

Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) comes on
steady for 20 seconds and then blinks for 10
seconds, the I/M test condition is “not ready”.
If the MIL does not blink after 20 seconds,
the I/M test condition is “ready”.

It is recommended you contact an INFINITI
retailer to set the “ready condition” or to pre-
pare the vehicle for testing.

READINESS FOR INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE (I/M) TEST

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This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data
Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR
is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as an air bag deployment or
hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems per-
formed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety sys-
tems for a short period of time, typically 30
seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:

•

How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.

•

Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened.

•

How far (if at all) the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.

•

How fast the vehicle was traveling.

•

Sounds are not recorded.

This data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your ve-
hicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under nor-
mal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gender, age and crash location)
are recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR

data with the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a crash inves-
tigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required and access to the ve-
hicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer and INFINITI retailer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that
have the special equipment, can read the in-
formation if they have access to the vehicle or
the EDR. EDR data will only be accessed with
the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee or
as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Genuine INFINITI Service Manuals for this
model year and prior can be purchased. A
Genuine INFINITI Service Manual is the best
source of service and repair information for
your vehicle. This manual is the same one
used by the factory trained technicians work-
ing at INFINITI retailers. Genuine INFINITI
Owner’s Manuals can also be purchased.

For USA:

For current pricing and availability of Genuine
INFINITI

Service

Manuals,

contact:

www.infiniti-techinfo.com For current pric-
ing and availability of Genuine INFINITI
Owner's Manuals, contact: 1-800-247-
5321

For Canada:

To purchase a copy of a Genuine INFINITI
Service Manual or Owner's Manual, for this
model year and prior, it is recommended you
contact your nearest INFINITI retailer. For
the phone number and location of an
INFINITI retailer in your area call the
INFINITI Satisfaction Center at 1-800-361-
4792 and a bilingual INFINITI representative
will assist you.

EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR) (IF
SO EQUIPPED)

OWNER'S MANUAL/SERVICE
MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION

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FUEL INFORMATION

Gasoline engine

CAUTION

Do not use leaded gasoline. Using leaded
gasoline

will

damage

the

three-way

catalyst.

2.0L gasoline engine model:

Use unleaded premium gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock
Index) number (Research octane number 95).

If unleaded premium gasoline is not available,
unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rat-
ing of at least 89 AKI number (Research oc-
tane number 93) may be temporarily used,
but only under the following precautions:

•

Have the fuel tank filled only partially with
unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with
unleaded premium gasoline as soon as
possible.

•

Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt ac-
celeration.

Use unleaded premium gasoline for maxi-
mum vehicle performance.

CAUTION

•

Using a fuel other than that specified
could adversely affect the emission con-
trol system, and may also affect war-
ranty coverage.

•

Under no circumstances should a leaded
gasoline be used, because this will dam-
age the three-way catalyst.

•

Do not use E-15 or E-85 fuel in your
vehicle. Your vehicle is not designed to
run on E-15 or E-85 fuel. Using E-15 or
E- 85 fuel in a vehicle not specifically
designed for E-15 or E-85 fuel can ad-
versely affect the emission control de-
vices and systems of the vehicle. Dam-
age caused by such fuel is not covered by
the INFINITI new vehicle limited war-
ranty.

•

U.S. government regulations require
ethanol dispensing pumps to be identi-
fied by a small, square, orange and black
label with the common abbreviation or
the appropriate percentage for that
region.

RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL

See "Recommended fluids/lubricants and ca-
pacities" in the "9. Maintenance and Sched-
ules" section.

TIRE COLD PRESSURE

See the tire and loading information label
affixed to the driver’s side center pillar.

GASOLINE STATION INFORMATION

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