NISSAN LEAF 2012 Owners Manual

— Do not use if a malfunctionoccurs or if charger has been
damaged in any manner. Return
to a NISSAN certified LEAF deal-
er for replacement.
— The charger contains no user serviceable parts. Do not at-
tempt to repair the charger,
doing so will void your warranty.
CAUTION
. Only charge using a standard 110 -
120 volt, 15A dedicated electrical
outlet (For example do not use an
electric generator) . Failure to do so
may cause charging to fail and could
cause damage to the Li-ion battery
charging equipment due to power
surges.
. NISSAN recommends using genuine
NISSAN charging equipment to
charge the vehicle. Using non-
NISSAN equipment could cause
the Li-ion battery to not charge
correctly and may damage the Li-
ion battery.
. Trickle charging is performed using an AC
110 - 120 volt, 15A dedicated electrical
outlet using the EVSE (Electric Vehicle
Supply Equipment) provided with the vehi-
cle.
. The genuine NISSAN EVSE (Electric Vehi-
cle Supply Equipment) charging equipment or trickle charge cable performs a commu-
nication function with the vehicle before Li-
ion charging starts. If this communication
does not occur because other equipment is
used, the Li-ion battery will not charge.
. Immediate charge, charging timer and re-
mote charge can be performed in the trickle
charge mode. See “Charging timer” and
“Charging related remote function” later in
this section.

To stop trickle charge:
1. Press the button on the charge connector,release the lock and remove the charge
connector from the charge port.
2. Attach the safety cap to the EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) .
3. Remove the electrical plug from the AC 110 - 120 volt, 15A dedicated electrical outlet.
WARNING

NOTE:
To stop charging mid-charge, remove the
charge connector. Charging automatically
stops.
HOW TO QUICK CHARGE (if so
equipped)
Quick charge uses public charging stations (up
to 50 kW of power) to charge the battery in a
short period of time.
WARNING
.Always use a quick charger that is
compatible with the LEAF. Using an
incompatible quick charger may
cause a fire or malfunction resulting
in serious personal injury or death.
. Before starting the quick charge,
carefully read the instructions pro-
vided on the quick charger and
make sure the quick charge con-
nector is properly connected and
locked. Failure to connector or op-
erate the quick charger correctly
could cause damage to the vehicle
or the charging equipment. NOTE:
Quick charging is possible (even several
times a day) if the battery temperature is
not near the red zone. If the battery
temperature reaches the red zone, in order
to protect the battery, quick charging is not
allowed and the power limitation mode
will be triggered.

4. Align*1with the groove of the charge port
and insert the charge connector.
CAUTION
. Be sure to insert the charge con-
nector straight into the quick charge
port right up to the base. Failure to
do so may result in the Li-ion battery
not charging or could cause damage
to the charging equipment.

.When the possible charge time set for the
quick charger is exceeded
NOTE:
. Charging may automatically stop even
if it is not completed.
. If charging stops mid-charge, you can
restart charging by pressing the start
button on the quick charger again.
. The charge connector is locked to the
charge port during charging and can
not be disconnected. Follow the in-
structions on the quick charge equip-
ment to stop charging. Confirm
charging is stopped by looking at the
indicators on the dash. The charge
connector can be disconnected from
the vehicle when charging is stopped.
. When quick charging, the Li-ion battery
charging rate is slower as the percen-
tage available battery charge available
increases.CAUTION
.As the quick charge connector is
heavier in comparison to the other
charge connectors, allowing it to
drop could cause damage to the
vehicle or charge connector or per-
sonal injury. When removing the
connector, be sure to pull it out
straight and as carefully as possible.

and
touch [Charging Timer].