2012 Nissan Sentra - Power Steering System (Section PS) (19 pages)

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Manual Description
(SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER" 2, precaution Necessary for Steering Wheel Rotation After Battery Disconnect 2, precaution for Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) "AIR BAG" "SEAT BELT, the Supplemental Restraint System such as AIR BAG” and SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER”, used along.

With a front seat belt, helps to reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver and front passenger certain, system uses the seat belt switches to determine the front air bag deployment, and may only deploy one front, air bag, depending on the severity of a collision and whether the front occupants belted unbelted, information necessary to service the system safely is included in the SRS and SB section Service Manual.

To avoid rendering the SRS inoperative, which could increase the risk of personal injury death, the event of a collision which would result in air bag inflation, all maintenance must be performed by, improper maintenance, including incorrect removal and installation of the SRS can lead personal, injury caused by unintentional activation of the system.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING POWER TOOLS (AIR OR ELECTRIC) AND HAMMERS, when working near the Airbag Diagnosis Sensor Unit or other Airbag System sensors with the Ignition ON or engine running, DO NOT use air or electric power tools or strike near sensor(s) with, when using air or electric power tools or hammers, always switch the Ignition OFF, disconnect, battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before performing any service.

Precaution Necessary for Steering Wheel Rotation After Battery Disconnect, this Procedure is applied only to models with Intelligent Key system NVIS/IVIS (NISSAN/INFINITI, remove and install all control units after disconnecting both battery cables with the ignition knob, always use CONSULT to perform self-diagnosis as a part of each function inspection after finishing work.

DTC is detected, perform trouble diagnosis according self-diagnostic results, for models equipped with the Intelligent Key system and NVIS/IVIS, an electrically controlled steering lock, mechanism is adopted key cylinder, for this reason, if the battery is disconnected or if the battery is discharged, the steering wheel will lock.

Steering wheel rotation will become impossible, if steering wheel rotation is required when battery power is interrupted, follow procedure below before, supply power using jumper cables battery discharged, in case of removing steering gear assembly, make the final tightening with grounded unloaded vehicle.

Condition, and then check wheel alignment, observe the following precautions when disassembling, - Before disassembly, thoroughly clean the outside unit, - Disassembly should be done in a clean work area.

Contaminated by dirt other foreign matter, - For easier and proper assembly, place disassembled parts in order parts rack, - Use nylon cloth or paper towels to clean the parts; common shop rags can leave lint that might interfere with, - Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

- Before assembling, apply the specified grease directed parts, the actual shapes of Kent-Moore tools may differ from those of special tools illustrated here, improper installation or looseness tilt lock lever, inner/Outer socket ball joint end play.

Improper installation or looseness steering column, inner/Outer socket ball joint swinging torque, nOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING, use the chart below to help you find the cause of the symptom.

Check installation conditions of steering gear assembly, front suspension assembly, axle steering column assembly, check if movement exists when steering wheel is moved up and down, to the left and right axial, steering wheel axial end play Refer PS-17, "Steering Wheel", check steering gear assembly mounting bolts and nuts for looseness.

Turn steering wheel so that front wheels come to the straight-ahead position, steering wheel to the left and right until front wheels start to move, when the measurement value is outside the standard value, check backlash for each joint of steering column assembly and installation condition steering gear assembly, perform neutral position inspection after wheel alignment.

Loosen outer socket lock nut and turn inner socket to left and right equally to make fine adjustments, steering wheel is not in the neutral position, check the wheel alignment after adjusting the inner socket.