navigation NISSAN LEAF 2015 1.G Quick Reference Guide

*See your Owner’s Manual for information.1 Power Meter2 Headlight and Turn Signal Control3 Li-Ion Battery Temperature Gauge*4 Vehicle Information Display*5 Driving Range*6
Li-Ion Battery Available Charge Gauge7 Li-Ion Battery Capacity Level Gauge8
Windshield Wiper and Washer Switch
9 Trip Computer Switches10 Driving Range Button*
11 Trip/Reset Switch*12 Instrument Brightness Control Switc h*13 Charge Timer Off Switch*14 Charge Connector Lock Switch*15 Charge Port Lid Opener Switch16 Heated Steering Wheel Switch*
17 Steering Wheel Switches for Audio
Control*/Bluetooth
®/Navigation
18 Cruise Control/ Eco Button19 Power Switch20 Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
Off Switch*21 Steering W heel Tilt Adjustment*22 Hood Release*
23 Control Panel*
24 Zero Emission Button
25 Climate Controls
26 Front Passenger Air B ag
Status Light*27 12-Volt Power Outlet*28 USB/iPod
® Connector*
29 Auxiliary Input Jac k*30 Front Heated Seat Switc hes*31 Electric Shift Control System
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NEW SYSTEM FEATURESCARWINGS™/Remote Functions (if so equipped) ........................................................................\
.......2
Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (VSP) System.................................................................2
Around View
® Monitor (if so equipped) ........................................................................\
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Shift Control System ........................................................................\
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Heated Seats
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONCold Weather Range ........................................................................\
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Parking in Extremely Cold W eather ........................................................................\
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Quick Charge in Cold Weather (if so equipped)........................................................................\
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Li-ion Battery Temperature Gauge........................................................................\
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Li-ion Battery Gauges
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Power Limitation Indicator Light

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Charge Port Lid/Charge Connector Lock Switch
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...........7
Li-ion Battery Charging

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..8
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Easy Fill Tire Alert
..................................................10
Clock Set/Adjustment
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......................................................... 10
FIRST DRIVE FEATURESNISSAN Intelligent Key® System ........................................................................\
.....................................11
Rear Hatch Release

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Seat Adjustments

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Outside Mirror Control Switch

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Power Meter

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Electric Vehicle (EV) System Warning Light
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Starting/Stopping the Electric Vehicle (EV) System
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... 14
Headlight Control Switch

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Windshield Wiper and Washer Switch
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Automatic Climate Controls

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FM/AM/SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio with CD Player (if so equipped) ............................................... 17
Cruise Control

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port/iPod
® Interface .......................................................... 18
SYSTEM GUIDETrip Computer ........................................................................\
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Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System ........................................................................\
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System Operating T ips ........................................................................\
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Bluetooth® System without Navigation (if so equipped) .................................................................... 20
Bluetooth® System with Navigation (if so equipped) ........................................................................\
.. 22
T
ext Messaging (if so equipped) ........................................................................\
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Navigation System (if so equipped)
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HomeLink
® Universal Transceiver (if so equipped) ........................................................................\
...... 25
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information and system operation limitations.
•
A cellular telephone should not be used for any purpose while driving so\
full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.
•

Always wear your seat belt.
•


Supplement
al air bags do not replace proper seat belt usage.
•

Children 12 and under should always ride in the rear seat properly secur\
ed in c

hild restraints or seat belts
according to their age and weight.
•

Do not drink and drive.
F

or more information, refer to the “Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system (se\
ction 1)”,
“Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” and the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your
Owner’s Manual and the “Bluetooth
® hands-free phone system (section 7)” and the “Audio systems (section 4)” of
your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
Additional information about your vehicle is also available in your Owne\
r’s Manual, Navigation System
Owner’s Manual and at www.nissanusa.com.
TAB LE OF CONTE NTS
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AROUND VIEW® MONITOR
(if so equipped)
With the ignition switch in the ON position, the
Around View® Monitor is activated by pressing
the CAMERA button
1, located on the
navigation unit, or by moving the shift lever to the
R (REVERSE) position. The monitor displays various views of the position
of the vehicle.
When the vehicle is in the P (PARK), N (NEUTRAL) or D (DRIVE) position and the CAMERA button
1 is pressed, the following views will display in order:
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NEW SYSTEM FEATURES
APPROACHING VEHICLE SOUND FOR PEDESTRIANS
(VSP) SYSTEM
The VSP system helps alert pedestrians to the presence of the vehicle when it \
is being
driven at a low speed.
When the vehicle starts to move, it produces a sound. The sound stops when the vehicle speed reaches approximately 19 mph (30 km/h) while accelerating.
For more information, refer to the “EV overview (section EV)” of your Owner’s Manual.
CARWINGS™/REMOTE FUNCTIONS* (if so equipped)
Vehicle telematic capabilities enable you to perform remote functions fro\
m a compatible
internet-enabled smart phone or personal computer such as:
Battery status – T he status of the battery can be checked even if you are not in the vehicle.
Unplugged status and charging status – A notification e-mail and/or text message can be
sent if the charge connector is not connected or if battery charging is stopped mid-charge.
Remote charge and remote climate control – Start battery charging or set a time to turn on your climate controls.
Li-ion battery warmer st atus - When the ambient temperature is low, the Li-ion battery
warmer operates automatically and an e-mail notification will be sent \
to remind you of
connecting your vehicle to a charging station.
POIs powered by Google™ - Allows you to search from locations near your vehicle’s current location, near a plotted destination, near the map’s scroll position or near a
searched city center.
*Remote functions are only available when the following conditions are m\
et: Optional C ARWINGS™ (if so equipped) subscription service has been established. Your vehicle and smart phone are in a compatible cellular phone coverage \
area and your personal computer is
connected to the internet.
For more information, refer to the “Charging (section CH)” of your Owner’s Manual and the “CARWINGS™
(section 5)” and “ LEAF navigation system overview (section IT)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
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When the vehicle is in the R (REVERSE) position and the CAMERA button 1 is
pressed, the following views will display in order:
Start from any Control Panel screen
Rear view & bird’s-eye view Front view & front-side view
Press
Press
Press
Press
Press
Front view & bird’s-eye view
Rear view & front-side view
The colored guide lines on the display screen indicate vehicle width and \
approximate distances to objects with reference to the vehicle body line.



• Red 1.5 ft (0.5 m); Y
ellow 3 ft (1 m); Green 7 ft (2 m) and 10 ft (3 m).
For information regarding how to access additional viewing cycles, please\
see your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
There are some areas where the system will not show objects.



•

W
hen in the front or the rear view display, an
object below the bumper or on the ground may
not be viewed
2.



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W

hen in the bird’s-eye view, a tall object near
the seam of the camera detecting areas
3 will
not appear in the monitor.
The distance between objects viewed on the Around View® Monitor differs from the
actual distance.
Objects in the bird’ s-eye view will appear farther
than the actual distance.
For more information, refer to the “Monitor system (if so equipped)
(section 9)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
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POWER LIMITATION INDICATOR LIGHT
When the power limitation indicator light illuminates, power provided to the traction motor is reduced.
This light illuminates in the following conditions:



•

T
he Li-ion battery available charge is
extremely low.



• T
he Li-ion battery temperature is very low.



•

T
he temperature of the Electric Vehicle (EV)
system is high (motor, inverter, coolant system, Li-ion battery, etc.).



• T
he EV system has a malfunction.
If the power limit ation indicator light is illuminated, follow the instructions provided o\
n
the Navigation display.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
LI-ION BATTERY
TEMPERATURE GAUGE
The temperature of the Li-ion battery is in the normal range
1 when the display is within

this zone.
The temperature of the Li-ion battery varies with outside air temperature, road surface temperature,
driving conditions and charging rate.
To protect the battery, power is reduced when the temperature of the battery is too high or low. This does not indicate a malfunction.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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LI-ION BATTERY GAUGES
The Li-ion Battery Available Charge Gauge 1
displays the approximate available Li-ion battery
power remaining to drive the vehicle. Recharge
the Li-ion battery before these lights reach the
bottom line.
The Li-ion Battery Capacity Level Gauge 2
indicates the amount of charge the Li-ion battery
is capable of storing.
The driving range 3 provides an estimated
distance that the vehicle can be driven before recharging is necessary. The driving range
is constantly being calculated, based on the amount of available Li-ion battery \
charge
and the actual power consumption average.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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ESSE NTIAL I N FOR MATION
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FM/AM/SiriusXM®* SATELLITE RADIO
with CD PLAYER
(if so equipped)
1 P OWER BUTTON
Press the
button
to turn the audio
system on or off.
2 V OLUME BUTTON Press the volume

control button up
to increase
or down
to
decrease the volume.
3 TU NE/SEEK/CH BUTTON To manually tune the radio, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH
button up or down .
To scan quickly and stop at the previous or next broadcast station, press the

TUNE/SEEK/CH button for more than 1.5 seconds.
For satellite radio, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH button to switch to the first channel
of the previous or next category.
To change tracks on a CD, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH button.
To fast forward or rewind a track on a CD, press and hold the
TUNE/SEEK/CH button.
4 PRESET STATION/CHANNEL KEYS Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, 6 for the AM band and 18 for

satellite radio.
To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the FM•AM button
5 or
XM button 6, then tune to the desired FM, AM or satellite
radio station.
Now, select and hold the desired preset key (1-6) to store the selected station
in memory.
To retrieve a previously set station, select the radio band where it was stored. Then select the corresponding preset key (1-6).
7 OPE N/TILT BUTTON
To insert a CD, press the OPEN/TILT button and the monitor will open. Insert a CD
into the slot with the label side facing up.
To close the monitor, press the OPEN/TILT button again.
8 ZER O EMISSION BUTTON Press the
ZER O EMISSION button to display a menu screen where several electric
vehicle driving functions can be set.
*SiriusXM ®
Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with an optional s\
atellite radio subscription service.
For more information, refer to the “Getting started (section 1)” and “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation
System Owner’s Manual.
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CRUISE CONTROL
The cruise control system enables you to set a constant cruising speed once the vehicle has
reached 25 mph (40 km/h).
The system will automatically maintain the set speed until you tap the brake pedal, accelerate,
cancel or turn the system off.
To activate the cruise control, push the CRUISE
ON/OFF switch
1. The CRUISE indicator
light in the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set a cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, pus\
h the COAST/SET switch
2 and release. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle will maintain the set speed.
To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch
3.
When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST/SET switch 2.
Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
To cancel the preset speed, push the CANCEL switch 4.
To turn off cruise control, push the CRUISE ON/OFF switch
1. The CRUISE
indicator light in the instrument panel will extinguish.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
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4
USB ( Universal Serial Bus) CONNECTION PORT/
i POD® INTERFACE
T he USB port
1 is located on the instrument
panel below the climate controls.
When a compatible USB memory device or iPod® is plugged into the USB port, compatible
audio files stored on the device can be played
through the vehicle’s audio system.
PANDORA
® OPERATION (if so equipped)
With an iPhone® connected via USB/iPod® interface and the Pandora® app installed on
the iPhone®, there is a Pandora® screen that will display. This acts as an extension of the
iPhone’s® Pandora® interface that will display the station, album artwork (if available) and
menu, “Thumbs Down”, “Bookmark”, “Thumbs Up” and play/pause buttons.
For a full list of compatible devices, refer to “Audio system (section 4)” of your
Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s
Manual and “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
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BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM
A cellular telephone should not be used while driving so full attention \
may be given to
vehicle operation.*
SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS
Press the or button to interrupt the voice
prompts at any time and speak a command after
the tone.
To use the system faster, you may speak the second level commands with the main menu command on
the main menu. For example, press the
or
button and after the tone say “Call Redial”.
The “Help” command can be used to hear a list of available commands at any time.
Reduce bac kground noise as much as possible
by closing windows and pointing HVAC vents
away from the ceiling.
Speak naturally without long pauses and without raising your voice.
When speaking Phonebook names, please be aware some phones require the la\
st name to be spoken before the first name. For example, “Michael Smith” may be
spoken as “Smith Michael”.
To cancel a Voice Recognition session, simply wait 5 seconds, say “Cancel” or “Quit”, or press and hold the
button for 5 seconds.
To increase or decrease the volume of the voice prompts, push the volume \
control switches + or - on the steering wheel or turn the control dial on the audio system
while the audio system is responding.
If the Voice Recognition system does not recognize your voice commands, train th\
e system using the Voice Adaptation Mode. See your Owner’s Manual for detailed information.
For more detailed information and instructions, see your cellular phone’s Owner’s Manual and visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM WITHOUT NAVIGATION ( if so equipped)
CONNECTING PROCEDURE
The vehicle must be stationary when connecting
the phone.



1.
Press the
button on the steering wheel.

The system announces the available commands.



2.


S

ay: “Connect phone”. The system
acknowledges the command and announces
the next set of available commands.



3.


S

ay: “Add phone”. The system acknowledges
the command and asks you to initiate connecting from the phone handset.
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
g.
SYSTEM GUIDE
Bluetooth®
Controls
Microphone
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BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM*
WITH NAVIGATION (if so equipped)
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio allows you to use a
compatible Bluetooth® phone to play audio files on
your device. Your compatible cellular phone can be
connected to the vehicle’s audio system, allowing
audio files to play through the vehicle’s speakers.
PAIRING PROCEDURE
Make sure the vehicle is st ationary when pairing
the phone.



1.
Press the
button 1 and select the
“Pair Phone” key.



2.


Initiate pairing from the phone.




•


T

he pairing procedure varies
according to each cellular phone
model. For detailed pairing instructions
and a list of compatible phones, please
visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.



•


W

hen prompted for a PIN code, enter “1234”
from the handset. (The PIN code is assigned
by NISSAN and cannot be changed.)



3.


W

hen the pairing is complete, the screen will
return to the “Phone” menu display.
MAKING A CALL
To make a call, follow this procedure:
1.


Press the
button 1 on the steering wheel.
The “Phone” menu will appear on the control
panel display.
2.


Select the “Handset Phonebook”, “V
ehicle
Phonebook”, “Call History” or “Dial Number” key.
3.


Select the desired entry from the list.
4.


Select “Call” to st

art dialing the number.
SYSTEM GUIDE
RECEIVING/ENDING A CALL
When you receive a phone call, a ring tone sounds through the audio syste\
m.
To accept the call, press the button.
To reject the call, press the button.
To hang-up the phone at the end of a call or to disconnect during call pl\
acement,
press the
button.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s
Manual or please visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
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RECEIVING/ENDING A CALL
To accept the call, press the button on the
steering wheel or touch the “Answer” key.
To reject the call, touch the “Reject Call” key.
To hang-up, press the button or touch the
“Hang Up” key.
For more information, refer to the “Bluetooth hands-free phone
system (section 7)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual or
please visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
TEXT MESSAGING* (if so equipped)
This system allows for the sending and receiving of text messages through the vehicle interface.
SENDING A TEXT



1.

Press the button.



2.


S

ay: “Phone”.



3.


S

ay: “Text Message”.



4.


S

ay: “Send Text”.



5.


T

he system will provide a list of available commands in order to determin\
e the
recipient for the text message. If “Incoming Calls”, “Outgoing Calls” or “Missed
Calls” is selected, additional commands will be listed.



6.


Once a recipient is c
hosen, the system prompts for which message to send. Five
predefined messages are available as well as three custom messages. The system
will indicate what is available to you.
To send one of the custom messages, say “Custom Message”. If more than one custom message is stored, the system will prompt the user for the number of the des\
ired custom
message to be sent.
READING A RECEIVED TEXT MESSAGE



1. Press the button.



2. S

ay: “Phone”.



3. S

ay: “Text Message”.



4. S

ay: “Read Text”.
The text message, sender and delivery time are shown on the screen. Use the tuning switch on the steering wheel to scroll through all text messages if more than one is
available. Press the
button to exit the text message screen. Press the button
to access the following options for replying to the text message:



•


Call B

ack

•


Previous T

ext

•


Read T

ext



•


Send T

ext

•


Next T

ext
For more information, refer to “Voice recognition (section 8)” of the Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
*Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of “Text-to-Speech”. Some applications and features, such as social
networking and texting, may also be restricted. Check local regulations for any requirements before using these features.
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