Modern automobiles have more and more features and nevertheless they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Nissan Maxima, depending on its features, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Nissan Maxima? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will demonstrate the distinct ways to start a Nissan Maxima with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Nissan Maxima with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Nissan Maxima with key?

So we commence our article content which is meant to teach you how to start a Nissan Maxima, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various guidelines to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Nissan Maxima:

  • Identify the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Nissan Maxima that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t hesitate to read our article content on orange lights on Nissan Maxima to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Nissan Maxima starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Nissan Maxima,

How to start a Nissan Maxima with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Nissan Maxima with key or will describe you how to do it for a Nissan Maxima equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is roughly the same, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Nissan Maxima with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Nissan Maxima is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Nissan Maxima

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Nissan Maxima

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How do I start a Nissan Maxima without a key?

And finally, we will find out, how to start a Nissan Maxima without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Nissan Maxima is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Nissan Maxima).

There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Nissan Maxima.

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