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(R evie w w it h N is sa n L E A F \b usto m er)
N is s a n L E A F \b U STO M ER D IS \bLO SU RE F O RM
For u se w it h N is sa n L E A F
IM PO RTA N T \b usto m er In fo rm atio n
N is sa n L E A F
Cong ra tu la tio ns o n yo ur d ecis io n to p urc hase a n ew N is sa n L E A F a n d jo in in g o th ers in re d ucin g ta ilp ip e e m is s io ns a n d o il
de p end ence. T he N is s a n L E A F h as v e ry u niq ue c ap ab ilit ie s b ut a ls o h as u niq ue r e q uir e m en ts f o r n o rm al o p era tio n t h at a re d if f e re n t
fro m o th er v e hic le s y o u m ay h ave o w ned o r o p era te d in th e p ast. O wnin g a N is sa n L E A F th ere fo re r e q uir e s a d dit io nal a n d s p ec ia l
c o nsid era tio n an d und ers ta n d in g re g ard in g th e driv in g an d op era tio n chara c te ris tic s, charg in g , se rv ic e an d m ain te nan ce
re q uir e m ents . T his d ocum ent a n d o ur w eb sit e w ill p ro vid e v a lu ab le in fo rm atio n fo r y o ur c o nsid era tio n.
I. U niq ue \b hara cte ris tic s O f A n A ll E le ctr ic V eh ic le .
The N is sa n L E A F m ay n o t m eet a ll o f y o ur d riv in g n eed s, a n d n o t a ll
m ark e ts m ay b e re ad y fo r th e N is sa n L E A F. T here a re e le m ents o f o w ners h ip to c o nsid er b oth c o m mon w it h in te rn al c o m bustio n
eng in e v e hic le s a n d u niq ue to e le ctr ic v e hic le s, s u ch a s: d riv in g n ee d s – c arg o, p ers o nnel, c o m mutin g d is ta n ce, a va ila b ilit y o f
w ork p la c e a n d \fo r p ub li c c harg in g in fr a str u ctu re , lo cal in ce ntiv e s a n d p erm it tin g p olic ie s, a n d d riv in g s ty le . In m an y c ase s it w ill b e
an id eal ‘p rim ary c ar.’ B ut s o m e p eo p le w il l c o ntin ue to n eed a s e co nd , in te rn al c o m bustio n e ng in e c ar fo r lo ng d is ta n ce d riv e s, o r
w ill w an t a s e co nd c ar w it h m ore c arry in g c ap ac it y o r p erfo rm an ce. T his fo rm w ill a le rt y o u to s e ve ra l fa c to rs to c o nsid er. T H E
NIS S AN L E A F W EB SIT E ( w w w.n is sa n usa .c o m \fle af) C O NTA IN S E S S EN TIA L IN FO RM ATIO N W HEN M AKIN G A D EC IS IO N O N
W HETH ER A N A LL E LE C TR IC V EH IC LE IS R IG HT F O R Y O U. C all u s if y o u h ave a n y q uestio ns ( 1 -8 77-N O G AS E V, 1 -8 77-6 64-
2 73 8).
II. E le ctr ic V eh ic le O pera tio n.
B ecau se t h e N is sa n L E A F is a n e le c tr ic v e hic le , s o m e o f t h e v e hic le ’s s ys te m s o p era te d if fe re ntly
a n d e xh ib it d if fe re nt c h ara c te ris tic s th an in te rn al c o m bustio n e ng in e v e hic le s.
B efo re o pera tin g y o ur v e h ic le o r c o nta ctin g y o ur d eale rs h ip w it h c o nce rn s re g ard in g y o ur v e h ic le ’s o pera tio ns,
p le ase ca re fu lly re ad yo ur O w ner’s M anua l, N is sa n \b E A F W arra nty In fo rm atio n B ookle t, a n d th e \f erv ic e a nd
M ain te nance G uid e fo r nece ss a ry ad d it io nal in fo rm atio n co nce rn in g th e pro per opera tio n, opera tio nal
ch ara cte ris tic s (in clu d in g c h arg in g, tim e to c h arg e, n o rm al b atte ry c a p acit y lo ss o ve r tim e, e ffe cts o n a u to no m y
ra n g e), s e rv ic e a n d m ain te n an ce r e q uir e m en ts a n d t h e t e rm s a n d c o ndit io ns o f t h e a p p lic a b le N ew V eh ic le L im it e d
W arra n ty .
It is im porta n t to c o nse rv e p ow er (e le c tr ic it y ) a n d p la n y o ur c harg in g n eed s w hen y o u d riv e . T he N is sa n L E A F is p ow ere d b y
ele ctr ic it y a n d d oes n o t r e q uir e , n o r is it c ap ab le o f u sin g , g aso lin e lik e a v e hic le p ow ere d b y a t r a d it io nal in te rn al c o m bustio n e ng in e .
In o rd er f o r t h e v e hic le t o o p era te , t h e v e h ic le b att e ry m ust b e c harg ed w it h e le ctr ic it y in a d va n ce. T he b atte ry p ac k is t h e s o le s o urc e
o f p ow er t o o p era te t h e v e hic le . T he N is sa n L E A F w ill u se e le c tr ic it y s to re d in t h e v e hic le b att e ry a s it o p era te s, g ra d ually d ecre asin g
th e b atte ry ’s s ta te o f c harg e. If t h e v e hic le b atte ry b ec o m es c o m ple te ly d is c harg ed , t h e v e h ic le w ill n o t o p era te u ntil it is r e -c harg ed ,
a p ro cess w hic h c an ta ke a n yw here fr o m 3 0 m in u te s to 2 1 h o urs a s d esc rib ed m ore fu lly b elo w .
A. Meth o d s O f C harg in g T he V ehic le ( 3 ty p es w it h 2 40V r e co m mend ed ):
(1 ) S ta n d ard C harg e. N is sa n h ig hly re c o m mend s a h o m e c h arg in g s ta tio n b e in sta ll e d o n a d ed ic ate d 2 4 0V c ir c uit b y a
p ro fe ssio nal e le ctr ic ia n u sin g a n S AE J 1 772 c o m plia n t c harg in g d ock. N is sa n h as c o ntr a c te d w it h A ero V ir o nm ent to a ssis t y o u in
p urc hasin g a n d in sta llin g a c harg in g d ock.
(2 ) T ric kle C harg e. A lt h o ug h n o t r e co m mend ed f o r r e g ula r u se , a d ed ic ate d 1 20V o utle t m ay b e u se d w it h t h e s u p plie d c harg in g
co rd o r a n S AE J 1 772 c o m pla in t c o rd . C harg in g b y th is m eth o d w ill ta ke m uch lo ng er th an 2 40V c harg in g . W arn in g : to p ro te ct
ag ain st e le ctr ic al h aza rd , s e rio us p ers o nal in ju ry o r d eath : (1 ) D o n o t p lu g in th e c harg in g c o rd u ntil it is in sp ecte d b y a lic ense d
ele ctr ic ia n to c o nfir m th at th e e le ctr ic al c ir c uit c an a c cep t a c o ntin uo us 1 2 a m p d ra w a n d (2 ) D o n o t u se th is c harg in g c o rd in
s tr u ctu re s m ore t h an 4 0 y e ars o ld , o r s tr u ctu re s u sin g f u se -b ase d c ir c uit p ro te ctio n, a n d u se o nly w it h a n e le ctr ic al c ir c uit p ro te cte d
b y a d ed ic ate d c ir c uit b re ake r. S ee y o ur o w ner’s m an ual fo r a d dit io nal w arn in g s.
( 3 ) Q uic k C harg e. N is sa n is e nco ura g in g th e d eve lo p m ent o f p ub lic c harg in g in fr a str u ctu re a n d c o m patib ili t y b etw een p ub lic
c harg in g s ta tio ns a n d v e hic le c harg in g p orts b ut w e c an no t e nsu re th is w ill o ccur. D C F ast C harg e o r Q uic k C harg e is b ein g
d eve lo p ed b y o th ers c o m merc ia lly a n d if a va ila b le , w ill p ro vid e u p to a 5 0kW D C c harg e. N is sa n c an no t a ssu re y o u th at p ub lic
c harg in g s ta tio ns w ill b e a va ila b le in lo catio ns w here y o u o p era te th e v e hic le , n o r c an N is sa n p re d ic t th e p erio d o f tim e it m ay ta ke
fo r p ub lic c harg in g in fr a str u ctu re t o b e d eve lo p ed . A N is sa n L E A F e q uip ped w it h a Q uic k C harg e p ort w ill b e c o m patib le w it h m ost,
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●Pow er L im it a tio n M od e. T his m od e p ro te cts t h e h ealt h a n d o p era tio n o f t h e v e hic le ’s b atte ry . T his m od e is t r ig gere d in c e rta in
e xtr e m e c o nd it io ns ( h eat, c o ld , lo w s ta te o f c harg e). P ow er a va ila b le to v e h ic le s ys te m s, in c lu d in g it s e le ctr ic m oto r, w ill b e lim it e d
re su lt in g in lim it e d p erfo rm an ce, a c c ele ra tio n a n d to p s p ee d . C harg in g m ay b e a u to m atic all y te rm in ate d , e sp ecia ll y w it h re p eate d
q uic k c harg in g .
C . Cold W eath er O pera tio n. Y o ur N is sa n L E A F m ay b e e q uip p ed w it h c o ld w eath er fe atu re s th at in clu d e a b atte ry h eate r.  In
ex tr e m ely c o ld c o nd it io ns ( e .g . - 4 ˚F ), t h e v e hic le s h o uld b e c o nnecte d t o a c harg in g s ta tio n w he n n o t b ein g o p era te d t o p re ve nt t h e
b att e ry p ac k fr o m fr e ezin g . If u nc o nne cte d , th e h eate r w ill d ra w p ow er fr o m th e b atte ry p ac k a n d w il l s to p o p era tin g if th e b atte ry
p ac k S ta te o f C harg e fa lls b elo w a p pro xim ate ly 3 0 % . In s u ch e xtr e m e c o nd it io ns, ra n g e o f th e N is sa n L E A F m ay a ls o d ecre ase
su b sta n tia lly . U se o f th e h e ate r b elo w 3 2˚F c o nsu m es m ore e le ctr ic it y a n d m ay a ffe c t ra n g e m ore th an a t w arm er te m pera tu re s.
Qu ic k C harg in g m ay a ls o t a ke lo ng er a t s u ch lo w er t e m pera tu re s.  S ee O wner's M an u al f o r im porta n t d eta ils r e g ard in g c o ld w eath e r
charg in g , o p era tio n a n d s to ra g e.
III. V eh ic le F eatu re s.
A . The S ola r P an el S poile r o n S L tr im le ve l s u p plie s m in im al c harg e to v e h ic le ’s 1 2V b atte ry to s u p port o p era tio n o f fe atu re s ( fo r
exa m ple : c h arg in g a c ell p ho ne, o p era tin g t h e v e h ic le ’s c lo ck) a n d d oes n o t c harg e t h e v e hic le ’s li t h iu m -io n b att e ry n o r e xte nd r a n g e.
B . Data R eco rd ers . T he N is sa n L E A F is e q uip p ed w it h s e ve ra l d ata re co rd ers : (1 ) a d ata re c o rd er fo r d ia g no sin g re p air s , (2 ) a n
E ve nt D ata R eco rd er (“ E D R”) th at re co rd s d ata in c ra sh o r n ear c ra sh s it u atio ns, s u c h a s a n a ir b ag d ep lo ym en t o r h it tin g a ro ad
o b sta c le . T he E D R r e co rd s d ata r e la te d to v e hic le d yn am ic s a n d s a fe ty s ys te m s fo r a s h o rt p erio d o f tim e, ty p ic ally 3 0 s e co nd s o r
le ss; a n d ( 3 ) T e le m atic s a n d r e co rd ed v e hic le d ata fo r fe atu re s, a n aly s is , a n d r e se arc h . T he N is s a n L E A F r e co rd s d ata c o nce rn in g
va rio us v e hic le s ys te m s, lo catio n, d riv in g p erfo rm an c e, a n d o p era tin g c o nd it io ns. S om e o f t h is d ata is t r a n sm it te d t o N is s a n t h ro ug h
th e v e hic le o nb oard C AR W IN G S ( te le m atic s) s ys te m ( if e q uip ped ). T his d ata is u se d fo r t h e p ro vis io n o f C AR W IN G S s e rv ic es, a s
w ell a s fo r a n aly s is a n d re se arc h b y N is sa n d esig ned to , a m ong o th er th in g s, o p tim iz e p erfo rm an ce o f fu tu re e le c tr ic v e hic le s
in clu d in g im pro ve m ents in fu tu re b atte ry lif e . C erta in s ta te la w s re str ic t a c ce ss to s u ch d ata w it h o ut th e c o nse nt o f th e v e hic le
o w ner. W it h o ut y o ur c o nse nt, th e v e hic le te le m atic s s ys te m w ill n o t fu nctio n a n d c erta in fe atu re s, in c lu d in g a ll te le m atic s, w il l n o t
op era te a s in te nd ed .
C . Cellu la r N etw ork . T he C AR W IN G S s ys te m (if e q uip ped ) c o m mun ic ate s th ro ug h th e A T& T c ellu la r n etw ork w hic h m ay n o t b e
ava ila b le in all are as. C erta in re m ote fu n ctio ns re q uir e a co m patib le sm artp ho ne, no t in c lu d ed or su p pli e d . A co m patib le
G SM \fG PR S c e llu la r n etw ork is r e q uir e d .
D . Road sid e A ssis ta n ce a n d C AR W IN G S T e le m atic s F eatu re s, if e q uip ped , ( s e e III.C . a b ove ) a re in clu d ed t h ro ug h a s u b sc rip tio n
se rv ic e w hic h is c o m plim enta ry fo r th e fir s t 3 6 m onth s. A ft e r th at tim e, a s u b sc rip tio n s e rv ic e c an b e p urc hase d .
IV . V eh ic le M ain te n an ce & W arr a n ty .
A s a n a ll e le c tr ic v e hic le , th e N is s a n L E A F h as u niq ue fe atu re s, s e rv ic e r e q uir e m ents , a n d s a fe ty r is ks th at r e q uir e s p ecia lly tr a in ed
te ch nic ia n s a n d s o m e s p ecia liz e d e q uip m ent.
A . Warra n ty : A ll w arra n ty re p air s m ay o nly b e c o m ple te d a t a c ertif ie d N is sa n L E A F d eale rs h ip . N ot a ll N is s a n d eale rs m ay b e
certif ie d . T he c lo se st c ertif ie d N is sa n L E A F d eale rs h ip m ay b e lo cate d fa rth er a w ay th an y o u w ould p re fe r. In a d dit io n to w arr a n ty
s e rv ic e, N is sa n h ig hly r e c o m mend s t h at a ll m ain te nan c e a n d r e p air s e rv ic es b e p erfo rm ed b y a N is s a n C ertif ie d L E A F d eale r, li s te d
o n w ww.n is sa n usa .c o m \fle af.
B . Mile ag e a t D eliv e ry : Y o ur L E A F’s p ro p er o p era tio n w ill b e te ste d b y N is s a n a ft e r p ro d uctio n a n d y o ur v e hic le w ill th ere fo re b e
d eliv e re d w it h s o m e m ile ag e r e fle cte d o n th e o d om ete r a n d s o m e b atte ry u se w it h m in im al c ap ac it y lo ss.
C . Lit h iu m -Io n B atte ry M ain te nan ce: V ehic le m ain te nan ce, in clu d in g m ain te nan ce o f th e lit h iu m -io n b atte ry , is re q uir e d a s a
c o nd it io n o f N is sa n ’s N ew V ehic le L im it e d W arra n ty . B atte ry m ain te nan ce in clu d es c o m ple tio n o f a n a n nual li t h iu m -io n b atte ry u sa g e
re p ort. T hese in clu d e r e p orts a t 1 2 m os., 2 4 m os., 3 6 m os., 4 8 m os., 6 0 m os., 7 2 m os., a n d 8 4 m os., w hic h c an b e p erfo rm ed b y
a N is sa n C ertif ie d L E A F d eale r o r a n y q ualif ie d r e p air fa c ilit y . T he 1 2 a n d 2 4 m onth r e p orts w ill b e p erfo rm ed a t n o c harg e to y o u,
p ro vid ed th e w ork is d one a t a N is sa n C ertif ie d L E A F d eale r. D am ag e o r fa ilu re re su lt in g fr o m a fa ilu re to h ave th ese re q uir e d
se rv ic es p erfo rm ed , o r th at c o uld h ave b een a vo id ed h ad th ese s e rv ic es b een p erfo rm ed , is n o t c o ve re d u nd er th e N is sa n N ew
V ehic le L im it e d W arra n ty . ( S ee y o ur N is sa n d eale r a n d r e ad th e a c tu al lim it e d w arra n ty fo r c o m ple te d eta ils ).
D . Batte ry R ep la c em ent C ost: A s y o ur v e hic le b atte ry a g es, y o u m ay d ecid e to re p la c e th e b atte ry d ue to g ra d ual c ap ac it y lo ss
a n d it s e ffe ct o n v e hic le r a n g e. T he c o st o f fu tu re b atte ry r e p la c em ent m ay b e s ig nif ic an t, a n d m ay b e g re ate r th an r e p la c in g a g as
ve hic le ’s p ow er tr a in .
E . Rep air s : B O DY S H O P W AR N IN G : In t h e e ve nt o f a s ig nif ic an t a c cid ent, t h e v e hic le s h o uld b e d eliv e re d t o a c ertif ie d N is sa n
L E A F d eale r to h ave th e b atte ry p ac k a n d h ig h v o lt a g e p arts s u ch a s th e in ve rte r, in clu d in g th e w ir in g h arn ess, re m ove d p rio r to
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pain tin g . B atte ry p ac ks e xp ose d to h eat in th e p ain t b ooth w ill e xp erie n ce c ap ac it y lo ss. D am ag ed b atte ry p ac ks m ay a ls o p ose
sa fe ty r is ks to u ntr a in e d m ec han ic s a n d r e p air p ers o nnel.
F . Exc lu sio ns a n d L im it a tio ns t o N is sa n N ew E le ctr ic V eh ic le L im it e d W arra n ty : Y o ur N is sa n L E A F c o m es w it h a N is sa n L E A F N ew
V ehic le L im it e d W arra n ty . T he w arr a n ty in c lu d es a n u m ber o f s p ecif ic c o nd it io ns, e xc lu sio ns, a n d li m it a tio ns. S ee y o ur N is s a n d eale r
and r e ad t h e a c tu al L E A F W arra n ty B ookle t f o r d eta ile d in fo rm atio n. S ee y o ur O wner’s M an ual f o r im porta n t t ip s o n h o w t o m axim iz e
th e lif e a n d c ap ac it y o f th e “ L it h iu m -io n b att e ry .”
V . F ed era l a n d S ta te T a x \b re d it E lig ib il it y .
F ed era l a n d s ta te ta x o r o th er in centiv e s m ay o r m ay n o t a p p ly to th e p urc hase o f a N is s a n L E A F. C onsu lt y o ur ta x a d vis o r.
T im e o f O rd er o r S ale A ck n o w le d gm en t
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h ave c a re fu lly re ad a n d u nders ta n d a ll o f th e w rit te n in fo rm atio n c o nta in ed in th is
d o cu m en t c o nce rn in g t h e N is sa n L E A F p rio r t o m y p urc h ase .
R evie w ed b y: Ackn o w le d ged b y:
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