How to Disable Nissan Altima/Murano Engine Braking with Consult3

I have a Nissan Murano Z51 3.5L CVT 2012Y, love the car except DOWNHILL ENGINE BRAKE CONTROL (AUTO ENGINE BRAKE CONTROL in the CVT.  I prefer to control the car myself and I like to use free wheeling to better my gas mileage. I’ve read that this “feature” can be un-programmed by a professional scanner.

Yes, on the Altima/Murano CVT, hill-assist engine braking is a feature that can be turned off.

Here’s the step-by-step using Nissan Consult 3 diagnostic tool.

If you are using a clone, Consult III Plus is a better choice.

 

Launch Starter in which we select Consult-III :

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Press the Connect button :

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Choose vehicle model Murano Z51 after 2010.v. and press the Select button :

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Confirm the selection with the Confirm button :

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Choose Diagnosis :
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Select the type of Can- bus according to the configuration, in this case, the very first, and click the Next button :

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Click on the tablet:

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Choose System Diagnosis :

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Click on Transmission and OK :

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Moving towards Work Support :

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Click on Engine Brake Adj. and Next :

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Currently, the braking level is set to 0 :

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Click on DWN fro several times, until the level of engine braking changes to Off :

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Job completed.
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Disclaimer: The tutorial was translated from Russian. Credit to Car-Buster.

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