Road Test: Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Nissan Sentra. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The purpose of the test is to determine overall performance of the transmission and analyze causes of problems.
The road test consists of the following three parts:
1. Check before engine is started
2. Check at idle
  
  Fig 1: Charting Road Test Procedures
  Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
3. Cruise test
Before road test, familiarize yourself with all test procedures and items to check.
Conduct tests on all items until specified symptom is found. Troubleshoot items which check out No Good after road test. Refer to ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DESCRIPTION and TROUBLE DIAGNOSES FOR SYMPTOMS .