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Checking Of CVT Position

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  1. Place selector lever in P position, and turn ignition switch ON (engine stop).
  2. Make sure selector lever can be shifted to other than P position when brake pedal is depressed. Also make sure selector lever can be shifted from P position only when brake pedal is depressed.
  3. Move the selector lever and check for excessive effort, sticking, noise or rattle.
  4. Confirm the selector lever stops at each position with the feel of engagement when it is moved through all the positions. Check whether or not the actual position the selector lever is in matches the position shown by the shift position indicator and the transaxle body.
  5. The method of operating the lever to individual positions correctly should be as shown in Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Identifying Shifting Position Of CVT
    G01199460Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Confirm the back-up lamps illuminate only when lever is placed in the R position. Confirm the back-up lamps do not illuminate when selector lever is in the P or N position with the lever pushed against the R position.
  7. Confirm the engine can only be started with the selector lever in the P and N positions.
  8. Make sure transaxle is locked completely in P position.