NISSAN LEAF 2013 1.G Owners Manual

Make sure the child’s head will be properlysupported by the booster seat or vehicle seat.
The seatback must be at or above the center of
the child’s ears. For example, if a low back
booster seat
1is chosen, the vehicle seatback
must be at or above the center of the child’s
ears. If the seatback is lower than the center of
the child’s ears, a high back booster seat
2
should be used. If the booster seat is compatible with your ve-
hicle, place your child in the booster seat and
check the various adjustments to be sure the
booster seat is compatible with your child. Al-
ways follow all recommended procedures.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
territories require that infants and small
children be restrained in an approved child
restraint at all times while the vehicle is
being operated.
The instructions in this section apply to booster
seat installation in the rear seats or the front
passenger seat.
BOOSTER SEAT INSTALLATION
CAUTION
Do not use the lap/shoulder belt Auto-
matic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode
when using a booster seat with the seat
belts.
Refer to all Warnings and Cautions in “Child
safety”, “Child restraints” and “Booster seats”
earlier in this section before installing a child
restraint.
Follow these steps to install a booster seat on the
rear seat or on the front passenger seat:
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1.If you must install a booster seat in the
front seat, move the seat to the rearmost
position.
2. Position the booster seat on the seat. Only place it in the forward-facing direction. Al-
ways follow the booster seat manufacturer’s
instructions.
3. The booster seat should be positioned on the vehicle seat so that it is stable. If necessary, adjust or remove the head re-
straint or headrest to obtain the correct
booster seat fit. If the head restraint or head-
rest is removed, store it in a secure place.
Be
sure to reinstall the head restraint or
headrest when the booster seat is re-
moved. SeeHead restraints orAdjustable
headrests for head restraint or headrest ad-
justment, removal and installation information. If the seating position does not have an adjust-
able head restraint or headrest and it is inter-
fering with the proper booster seat fit, try an-
other seating position or a different booster
seat.
4. Position the lap portion of the seat belt low and snug on the child’s hips. Be sure to follow
the booster seat manufacturer’s instructions
for adjusting the seat belt routing.
5. Pull the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt toward the retractor to take up extra slack. Be
sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the
top, middle portion of the child’s shoulder. Be
sure to follow the booster seat manufacturer’s
instructions for adjusting the seat belt routing.
6. Follow the warnings, cautions and instruc- tions for properly fastening a seat belt shown
inThree-point type seat belt with retractor.
Front passenger seatFront passenger seat
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7. If the booster seat is installed in the frontpassenger seat, push the power switch to the
ON position. The front passenger air bag sta-
tus light
may or may not illuminate
depending on the size of the child and the
type of booster seat used. See Front passen-
ger air bag and status light.
PRECAUTIONS ON SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
This Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) sec-
tion contains important information concerning
the following systems.
Driver and passenger supplemental front- impact air bag (NISSAN Advanced Air Bag
System)
Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bag
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemen- tal air bag
Seat belt with pretensioner
Supplemental front-impact air bag system:
The NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System can help
cushion the impact force to the head and chest of
the driver and front passenger in certain frontal
collisions.
Front seat-mounted side-impact supple-
mental air bag system: This system can help
cushion the impact force to the chest and pelvic
area of the driver and front passenger in certain
side impact collisions. The side air bag is de-
signed to inflate on the side where the vehicle is
impacted. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple-
mental air bag system:
This system can help
cushion the impact force to the head of occu-
pants in front and rear outboard seating positions
in certain side impact collisions. The curtain air
bags are designed to inflate on the side where
the vehicle is impacted.
These supplemental restraint systems are de-
signed to supplement the crash protection pro-
vided by the driver and passenger seat belts and
are not a substitute for them. Seat belts should
always be correctly worn, and the occupant
should be seated a suitable distance away from
the steering wheel, instrument panel and door
finishers. See Seat beltsfor instructions and
precautions on seat belt usage.
The supplemental air bags operate only
when the power switch is in the ON posi-
tion.
After the power switch is placed in the ON
position, the supplemental air bag warning
light illuminates. The supplemental air bag
warning light will turn off after about 7 sec-
onds if the systems are operational.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT
SYSTEM
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WARNING
The front air bags ordinarily will not inflate in the event of a side impact,
rear impact, rollover or lower severity
frontal collision. Always wear your
seat belts to help reduce the risk or
severity of injury in various kinds of
accidents.
The front passenger air bag will not inflate if the passenger air bag status
light is lit or if the front passenger seat
is unoccupied. See Front passenger
air bag and status light.
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The seat belts and the front air bagsare most effective when you are sitting
well back and upright in the seat with
both feet on the floor. The front air
bags inflate with great force. Even with
the NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System,
if you are unrestrained, leaning for-
ward, sitting sideways or out of posi-
tion in any way, you are at greater risk
of injury or death in a crash. You may
also receive serious or fatal injuries
from the front air bag if you are up
against it when it inflates. Always sit
back against the seatback and as far
away as practical from the steering
wheel or instrument panel. Always use
the seat belts.
The driver and front passenger seat belt buckles are equipped with sen-
sors that detect if the seat belts are
fastened. The Advanced Air Bag Sys-
tem monitors the severity of a collision
and seat belt usage then inflates the
air bags as needed. Failure to properly
wear seat belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident. The front passenger seat is equipped
with occupant classification sensors
(weight sensors) that turn the front
passenger air bag OFF under some
conditions. This sensor is only used in
this seat. Failure to be properly seated
and wearing the seat belt can increase
the risk or severity of injury in an acci-
dent. See Front passenger air bag and
status light.
Keep hands on the outside of the steering wheel. Placing them inside
the steering wheel rim could increase
the risk that they are injured if the front
air bag inflates.
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WARNING
Never let children ride unrestrained or extend their hands or face out of the
window. Do not attempt to hold them
in your lap or arms. Some examples of
dangerous riding positions are shown
in the illustrations.
Children may be severely injured or killed when the front air bags, side air
bags or curtain air bags inflate if they
are not properly restrained. Pre-teens
and children should be properly re-
strained in the rear seat, if possible.
Even with the NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System, never install a rear-facing
child restraint on the front seat. An
inflating front air bag could seriously
injure or kill your child. See Child re-
straints for details.
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WARNING
Front seat-mounted side-impact supple-
mental air bags and roof-mounted cur-
tain side-impact supplemental air bags:
The side air bags and curtain air bags ordinarily will not inflate in the event of
a frontal impact, rear impact, rollover
or lower severity side collision. Always
wear your seat belts to help reduce the
risk or severity of injury in various
kinds of accidents.
Do not lean against doors or windows.
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The seat belts, the side air bags andcurtain air bags are most effective
when you are sitting well back and
upright in the seat. The side air bag
and curtain air bag inflate with great
force. Do not allow anyone to place
their hand, leg or face near the side air
bag on the side of the seatback of the
front seat or near the side roof rails. Do
not allow anyone sitting in the front
seats or rear outboard seats to extend
their hand out of the window or lean
against the door. Some examples of
dangerous riding positions are shown
in the previous illustrations.
When sitting in the rear seat, do not hold onto the seatback of the front
seat. If the side air bag inflates, you
may be seriously injured. Be especially
careful with children, who should al-
ways be properly restrained. Some ex-
amples of dangerous riding positions
are shown in the illustrations.
Do not use seat covers on the front seatbacks. They may interfere with
side air bag inflation.
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1. Crash zone sensor
2. Supplemental front-impact air bag modules
3. Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemen-tal air bag modules
4. Occupant classification sensors (weight sensors) 5. Occupant classification system control unit
6. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple-
mental air bag inflators
7. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple- mental air bag modules
8. Satellite sensors 9. Lap outer pretensioner (driver side only)
10. Seat belt with pretensioner
11. Air bag Control Unit (ACU)
NISSAN ADVANCED AIR BAG
SYSTEM (FRONT SEATS)
WARNING
To ensure proper operation of the pas-
senger’s advanced air bag system,
please observe the following items.
Do not allow a passenger in the rear seat to push or pull on the seatback
pocket.
Do not place heavy loads heavier than 9lb (4 kg) on the seatback, head re-
straint or in the seatback pocket.
Do not store luggage behind the seat that can press into the seatback.
Confirm the operating condition with the front passenger air bag status
light.
If you notice that the front passenger air bag status light is not operating as
described later in this section, please
take your vehicle to your NISSAN cer-
tified LEAF dealer to check the occu-
pant classification system.
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Until you have confirmed with yourdealer that your passenger seat occu-
pant classification system is working
properly, position the occupants in the
rear seating positions.
This vehicle is equipped with the NISSAN Ad-
vanced Air Bag System for the driver and front
passenger seats. This system is designed to
meet certification requirements under U.S. regu-
lations. It is also permitted in Canada. However,
all of the information, cautions and warn-
ings in this manual still apply and must be
followed.
The driver supplemental front-impact air bag is
located in the center of the steering wheel. The
passenger supplemental front-impact air bag is
mounted in the instrument panel above the glove
box. The front air bags are designed to inflate in
higher severity frontal collisions, although they
may inflate if the forces in another type of collision
are similar to those of a higher severity frontal
impact. They may not inflate in certain frontal
collisions. Vehicle damage (or lack of it) is not
always an indication of proper front air bag op-
eration.
The NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System has dual
stage air bag inflators. The system monitors infor- mation from the Air bag Control Unit (ACU) , seat
belt buckle sensors and the occupant classifica-
tion sensors (weight sensors) . Inflator operation
is based on the severity of a collision and seat
belt usage for the driver. For the front passenger,
the occupant classification sensors are also
monitored. Based on information from the sen-
sors, only one front air bag may inflate in a crash,
depending on the crash severity and whether the
front occupants are belted or unbelted. Addition-
ally, the front passenger air bag may be automati-
cally turned OFF under some conditions, de-
pending on the information provided by the
occupant classification sensors. If the front pas-
senger air bag is OFF, the passenger air bag
status light will be illuminated (if the seat is unoc-
cupied, the light will not be illuminated, but the air
bag will be off) . See
Front passenger air bag and
status light for further details. One front air bag
inflating does not indicate improper performance
of the system.
If you have any questions about your air bag
system, contact NISSAN or a NISSAN certified
LEAF dealer. If you are considering modification
of your vehicle due to a disability, you may also
contact NISSAN. Contact information is con-
tained in the front of this Owner’s Manual. When a front air bag inflates, a fairly loud noise
may be heard, followed by release of smoke. This
smoke is not harmful and does not indicate a fire.
Care should be taken not to inhale it, as it may
cause irritation and choking. Those with a history
of a breathing condition should get fresh air
promptly.
Front air bags, along with the use of seat belts,
help to cushion the impact force on the head and
chest of the front occupants. They can help save
lives and reduce serious injuries. However, an
inflating front air bag may cause facial abrasions
or other injuries. Front air bags do not provide
restraint to the lower body.
Even with NISSAN Advanced Air Bags, seat
belts should be correctly worn and the driver and
passenger seated upright as far as practical
away from the steering wheel or instrument
panel. The front air bags inflate quickly in order to
help protect the front occupants. Because of this,
the force of the front air bag inflating can increase
the risk of injury if the occupant is too close to, or
is against, the air bag module during inflation.
The front air bags deflate quickly after a collision.
The front air bags operate only when the
power switch is in the ON position.
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