NISSAN LEAF 2017 1.G Dismantling Guide

• The colors of the high-voltage harnesses and connectors are all orange. Orange
High-
voltage labels
are applied to the high-voltage battery and other high-voltage devices. Do
not touch the high-voltage battery or other high-voltage devices without always wearing
appropriate PPE.
• Clearly identify the persons responsible for high-voltage work and ensure that other
persons
do not touch the vehicle. When not working, cover high-voltage parts with an
insulating cover sheet and sign or similar item to prevent other persons from contacting
them.
• Be sure to put the removed service plug in your pocket and carry it with you so
another
person does not accidentally reinstall it while work is in progress.
• The high-voltage battery retains high-voltage at all times. Personal Protective
Equipment
(PPE) must always be worn when touching or working on high-voltage
components to avoid risk of electrical shock and severe personal injury or death.
• Immediately insulate disconnected high-voltage connectors and terminals with
insulated
tape.
• The vehicle contains parts that contain powerful magnets. If a person who is wearing a
pacemaker
or other medical device is close to these parts, the medical device may be
affected by the magnets. Such persons must not perform work on the vehicle.
• Because this vehicle uses components that contain high-voltage and powerful
magnetism,
do not carry any metal products which may cause short circuits, or any
magnetic media (cash cards, credit cards, etc.) which may be damaged when working on
the vehicle.
• Keep removed high-voltage battery packs away from rain to avoid electric shock.
•

Do not heat removed battery packs higher than 158° F (70° C) . There is the possibility of a malfunction occurring if the vehicle is changed to READY
status while the service plug is removed.
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5-2 High-voltage Battery Pack Removal
5-2.1
Exploded View
NOTE: : Arrow in illustration depicts vehicle front direction.
1.

High-voltage battery pack 2. Bonding plates 3. High-voltage battery under
cover (front)
4. High-voltage battery under
cover (center) 5. High-voltage battery under
cover (rear)6. Bolts and clips
7. Battery mounting bracket (left) 8. Battery mounting bracket (right) 1
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5-2.2 Removal Procedure
NEVER disassemble or open the high-voltage battery to avoid severe personal injury or
death
by electrical shock.
1. Discharge the high-voltage battery. Refer to 3-1 Discharging Procedures (DG–13).
2.

Raise the vehicle and remove the high-voltage battery under covers (front, center and rear) .
3. Remove the harness clamp (A) and disconnect the high-voltage harness connector (B) from the high-
voltage battery. Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution.
a. Use the following instructions to disconnect thehigh-voltage harness connector. To prevent electrocution, cover battery side of high-
voltage

connector with insulated tape. : Insulated tape A
B
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4. Disconnect the cabin heater harness connector (A) from
the high-voltage battery. Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution.
a. Use the following instructions to disconnect thecabin heater harness connector. To prevent electrocution, cover battery side of high-
voltage

connector with insulated tape. : Insulated tape
5.
Disconnect the high-voltage battery vehicle
communications connector (A) while turning it
counterclockwise. Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution.
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Press release and
pull connector

Disconnect connector
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6. Remove the bonding plates (1) .
Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution.
7. Remove ONLYthe high-voltage battery mounting bolts
(A) (6 bolts) . At this stage of disassembly, NEVER remove the 4 bolts
(B)

shown in the illustration. These remaining 4 bolts
will retain the high-voltage battery to the vehicle body
while the lifter table can be set up in the next step. Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution.
8. Set the pallet (1) onto the lift table (2) .• Align the pallet center mark (A) and the lifter centermark (B) (white line) . Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
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9. Set the pallet (1) under the high-voltage battery.
Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution. To prevent the battery from falling and possibly result in
personal

injury, fasten the pallet and battery together
with fastening bolts.
10. Remove the remaining 4 high-voltage battery mounting bolts (A) . Touching high-voltage components without wearing appropriate Personal Protective
Equipment

(PPE) will cause electrocution.
11. Carefully lower the pallet and remove the high-voltage battery (1) from the vehicle. Touching high-voltage components without wearing
appropriate

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will
cause electrocution. 1
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12. Lower the high-voltage battery from the lift table together
with the pallet.
a. Lift up the high-voltage battery using a stacker.
b. Move the lift table.
c. Lower the high-voltage battery.
d. Operate the stacker and move the high-voltage battery. To avoid serious personal injury, do not move the stacker while the high-voltage battery is
lifted

up because there is danger of tipping over.
13. Be sure service plug socket and high-voltage connectors (battery side) are covered with insulated tape.
14. Dismantling the remainder of the LEAF may be performed like conventional Nissan vehicles once the high-voltage system is properly shut down and discharged.
5-3 Recovery/Recycling of the High-voltage Battery
The high-voltage battery is fully recyclable. For information regarding safe recovery and recycling of the
high-voltage battery, it is recommended you contact the nearest NISSAN certified LEAF dealer.
For assistance in finding your nearest dealer please call Nissan Customer Assistance at: • Nissan EV Customer Support: 1-877-664-2738 (Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 7am -7pm, Saturday 8am - 4:30pm Central time zone)
• Nissan Consumer Affairs: 1-800-647-7261 (US) or 1-800-387-0122 (Canada) (Hours of operation are 8am - 5pm (Monday-Friday) Eastern, Central and Pacific time zones) a
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