Cruise Test - Part 1

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CHECK STARTING GEAR (D ₁ ) POSITION
1. Drive vehicle for approximately 10 minutes to warm engine oil and ATF up to operating temperature.
  ATF operating temperature :50 - 80°C (122 - 176°F)
2. Park vehicle on flat surface.
3. Set gear selector lever to D position.
4. Move selector lever to P position.
5. Start engine.
  
  Fig 1: Moving Selector Lever To P Position
  Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
6. Move selector lever to D position.
  
  Fig 2: Moving Selector Lever To D Position
  Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
7. Accelerate vehicle by constantly depressing accelerator pedal half-way.
8. Does vehicle start from D1 ?
  Read gear position.
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 2.
  2. No: Go to "8. VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED FROM D1 ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 3: Depressing Accelerator Pedal Half-Way
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
9. CHECK SHIFT UP (D1 TO D2)
  Does A/T shift from D1 to D2 at the specified speed?
  
  Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.
  
  Specified speed when shifting from D1 to D2: Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 3.
  2. No: Go to "9. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D1 --> D2 OR DOES NOT KICKDOWN: D4 --> D2 ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 4: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D1 TO D2)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
10. CHECK SHIFT UP (D2 TO D3)
  Does A/T shift from D2 to D3 at the specified speed?
  
  Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.
  
  Specified speed when shifting from D2 to D3 :Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE "
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 4.
  2. No: Go to "10. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D2 --> D3 ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 5: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D2 TO D3)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
11. CHECK SHIFT UP (D3 TO D4)
  Does A/T shift from D3 to D4 at the specified speed?
  
  Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.
  
  Specified speed when shifting from D3 to D4 :Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 5.
  2. No: Go to "11. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D3 --> D4 ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 6: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D3 TO D4)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
12. CHECK LOCK-UP (D4 TO D4 L/U)
  Does A/T perform lock-up at the specified speed?
  
  Read vehicle speed, throttle opening when lock-up duty becomes 94%.
  
  Specified speed when lock-up occurs :Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 6.
  2. No: Go to "12. A/T DOES NOT PERFORM LOCK-UP ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 7: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D4 TO D4 L/U)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
13. CHECK HOLD LOCK-UP
  Does A/T hold lock-up condition for more than 30 seconds?
  
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 7.
  2. No: Go to "13. A/T DOES NOT HOLD LOCK-UP CONDITION ".
14. CHECK SHIFT DOWN (D4 L/U TO D4)
  1. Release accelerator pedal.
  2. Is lock-up released when accelerator pedal is released?
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO 8.
  2. No: Go to "14. LOCK-UP IS NOT RELEASED ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 8: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D4 L/U TO D4)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
15. CHECK SHIFT DOWN (D4 TO D3)
  1. Decelerate vehicle by applying foot brake lightly.
  2. Does engine speed return to idle smoothly when A/T is shifted from D4 to D3 ?
    Read gear position and engine speed.
  Yes or No
  1. Yes: GO TO NEXT STEP.
    1. Stop vehicle.
    2. Go to "CRUISE TEST - PART 2 ".
  2. No: Go to "15. ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE (LIGHT BRAKING D4 --> D3) ". Continue ROAD TEST.
    
    Fig 9: Pressing Accelerator Pedal (D4 TO D3)
    Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.