Styling

There's nothing like a first glance to grab shoppers' interest, but the Maxima's looks are a bit strange. It has elegant curves all over, especially in the rear, that remind me of the most recent models from Infiniti, Nissan's premium brand. Then there's the grille.

It looks like the company took an ax to a stylish front end, affixed a chrome grille to the resulting vertical edge and moved on. It's an unfortunate look, but it's large and at least it stands out.

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    Using the system
    Initialization When the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, NISSAN Voice Recognition is initialized, which takes a few seconds. When completed, the system is ready to accept voice comman ...

    Opener operation
    The fuel-filler door release is located on the floor to the left of the driver’s seat. To open the fuelfiller door, pull up the release. To lock, close the fuel-filler door securely. ...

    Compass display (if so equipped)
    This unit measures terrestrial magnetism and indicates the heading direction of the vehicle. With the ignition placed in the ON position, press the button as described in the charts below t ...