NISSAN LEAF 2013 1.G Quick Reference Guide
Manufacturer: NISSAN, Model Year: 2013, Model line: LEAF, Model: NISSAN LEAF 2013 1.GPages: 28, PDF Size: 2.13 MB
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rear HaTCH reL ea Se
To open the rear hatch, unlock it and push the rear hatch
opener switch
01 . Pull the rear hatch up to open . The rear
hatch can be unlocked by:
Pressing the button
02 on the NISSAN Intelligent
Key® twice .
Pushing the rear hatc h request switch
03 while
carrying the Intelligent Key with you
.
Pushing the door handle request switc h twice .
Pushing the power door loc k
switch to the
position .
The rear hatch does not lock when closed . To lock the rear
hatch use the request switch,
power door lock, or keyfob.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving
checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual
.
NISSaN INTeLLIGeNT Ke Y® SYSTeM
The NISSAN Intelligent Key® System allows you to lock
or unlock the vehicle, open the rear hatch and start
your vehicle
.
It is important to make sure the Intelligent
Key is with you (that is, in your pocket or purse)
.
To lock the vehicle, push either door handle request switc
h
01 or the rear hatch request switch
02 once or press the button
03 on the keyfob.
To unlock the vehicle, perform one of the
following procedures:
•
Push any request switc
h once; the corresponding
door will unloc
k . Push the request switch again
within 6
0 seconds; all other doors will unlock, or
• Press the button
04 on the keyfob to unlock
the driver
’s side door. Press the button again; all
other doors will unloc
k
.
To open the charge port lid, press and hold the charge
port lid opener button 05 for more then 2 seconds .
The Intelligent Key can also be used to activate the
panic alarm by pressing and holding the button
06 for more than 1 second . Once activated, the panic
alarm and headlights will st ay on for a period of time .
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments
(section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual
.
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SeaT a DJuSTMeNTS
To slide the front seat forward or backward, pull up
on the bar 01 under the front of the seat and slide
forward or bac kward. Release the bar to lock the
seat in position
.
To recline the seatback, pull up on the lever 02 and
lean bac
k. To bring the seatback forward, pull the
lever up and lean your body forward. Release the
lever to loc
k the seatback in position.
SEAT LIFTER (driver’s seat only)
Pull up or push down the adjusting lever 03 to
adjust the seat height to the preferred position .
FO
LDING THE REAR SEATBACKS DOWN
Secure the seat belt on the seat belt hooks 04
located on the side wall
.
To fold the seatback down, pull the release knob 05 .
To return the seatback to the seating position, lift up
eac
h seatback and push it to the upright position
until it is latc
hed. Then return the seat belt to its
original position
.
For more information, refer to the “Safety – Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system (section 1)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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OuTSIDe MIr rO r CONT rOL S w ITCH
To select the right or left side mirror, turn the control
switc
h
01 right or left .
To adjust the mirror angle, move the control switch
01 up, down, right or left .
To prevent accidentally moving the mirror, turn and
set the switc
h to the middle “neutral” position .
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments
(section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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POwer Me T er
The Power Meter displays the traction motor power
consumption and the regenerative brake power
supplied to the Li-ion battery
.
When the battery is charged, power is generated by
the regenerative brake system and the central dot
moves to the left
.
When the battery discharges and power is provided to the motor, the central dot moves to
the right
.
The number of circles will increase or decrease depending on Li-ion battery conditions
(
motor output is limited if the Li-ion battery temperature is too high or too low or if
the Li-ion battery level is low).
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
eL eCT rIC V eH ICL e ( e V) SYST eM warN ING LIGHT
The warning light will illuminate if there is a malfunction
in the following systems:
•
T
raction motor and inverter system
•
Charge port or on-board c
harger
•
Li-ion battery system
•
Cooling system
•
Shift control system
•
Emergency shut off system is activated.
If the warning light illuminates, cont act a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer .
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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HeaDLIGHT CONT rOL Sw ITCH
HEADLIGHT CONTROL
Turn the headlight control switch to the
position
01 to turn on the front parking, side marker, tail, license
plate and instrument panel lights . Turn the switch to the
position
02 to turn on the headlights .
A
UTOLIGHT SYSTEM
The autolight system will automatically turn the headlights on when it is\
dark and off when it is
light
. The system will keep the headlights on for a period of time after you tur\
n the ignition off
and all doors are closed
.
To activate the autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the auT O position
03
t
hen turn the ignition switch to ON
.
To deactivate the autolight system, turn the headlight
control switc
h to the OFF,
01 or
position
02 .
STar
TING/STOPPING THe eL eC T rI C V eH ICL e ( e V) SYST eM
It is important to make sure the NISSAN Intelligent Key® is
with you (that is, in your pocket or purse)
.
Confirm the parking brake is applied and press the
P (ParK)
button on the shift lever to place it in the
P (ParK)
position .
Depress the brake pedal.
Push the power switc h to start the EV system .
Check that the rea DY to drive indicator light
01
illuminates and the st
art up sound is audible.
Check the Li-ion battery level and the estimated
driving range shown on the meter .
TURNING THE EV SYSTEM OFF
Press the P (ParK) button on the shift lever to place
it in the
P (P
arK)
position .
Apply the parking brake.
Push the power switc h to the OFF position .
For more information, refer to the Starting and driving (section 5)” of your vehicle’s Owner’s Manual .
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HIGH BEAM SELECT
Push the headlight control switch forward
04 to
select the high beam function. The blue indicator
light illuminates in the instrument panel
.
Pull the
headlight switch back to the original position to
select the low beam. The blue indicator light goes off.
Pull and release the headlight control switc h
05 to
flash the headlight high beams on and off.
FOG LIGHT SWITCH (if so equipped)
In order to operate the fog lights you must have your
headlights on with the low beams selected.
Turn the switch (inside collar) to the position 06
to turn the fog lights on
.
Turn the switch (inside collar) to the OFF position to turn the fog lights off
.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
wINDSHIeLD w IP er a ND wa SHe r S w ITCH
Move the lever to the following positions to operate
the windshield wipers:
01 Mist (MIST) - One sweep operation of the
front wipers .
02 Intermittent (I NT) - Move the lever down to
the INT position and then rotate the control
ring
03 away from you to increase INT
wiper speeds .
04 Low (LO) - Front wipers operate at a
continuous low-speed .
05 High (HI) - Front wipers operate at a
continuous high-speed .
06 Pull the lever toward you to activate the
front washer
.
The front wipers will operate
several times
.
RE
AR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
07 Intermittent (I NT) - Rear wiper operates
intermittently
.
08 Low (ON) - Rear wiper operates at a
continuous low-speed .
09 Push the lever forward to activate the rear washer .
T he rear wiper will operate several times .
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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05
0301
02
04
05
MIST
OFF
INT
INT
LO
ON
HI
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auTOMaTIC CLIM aT e CONT rOLS (if so equipped)
01 ON-OFF BuTTON Press the
ON-OFF button to turn the climate control system on or off.
02 au TO Bu TTON The
auTO mode may be used year-round. Press the auT O button and the system will
automatically control the inside temperature (automatic cooling and/or \
dehumidified heating),
air flow distribution and fan speed.
03 T eM P eraT ure CONT rOL Bu TTON Press the temperature control button up
for warmer air or down
for cooler air .
04 Fa N SP eeD CONT rOL Bu TTON Press the fan speed control button to manually adjust the fan s
peed
up
or
down
.
05 MODe Bu TTON Press the MODe
button to manually control air flow outlets. Air will flow from the center vents, side
vents, foot outlets and defroster outlets as indicated by the icons on your control panel display screen.
06 HeaT Bu TTON Press the
He a T button to manually turn on and off the heater.
07 a /C Bu TTON Press the
a /C button when you want to manually turn the A/C on or off.
08 a Ir reCIrC uL aTI ON Bu TTON Press the air recirculation button to recirculate air inside the vehicle . The indicator light
on the button will illuminate. T
his system is used to avoid certain outside odors and helps to
adjust the inside vehicle temperature more effectively
.
Press the air recirculation button again to turn air recirculation off . This allows outside air to
be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent fogging in d efrost, floor, or defrost/floor modes.
The air recirculation mode can only be selected if the air flow control mode is in the ,
or position .
09 DeF rOSTI NG/DeF OGGING F rONT a ND SIDe w INDOw S Press the front window defroster button
to turn the system on . The A/C automatically
turns on when the defroster mode is selected . This feature removes humidity from the air .
Set the temperature control buttons and the fan speed control b uttons to their maximum settings.
10 rear w INDOw a ND O u TSIDe MIr rO r DeF rOST er S w ITCH Push the rear window defroster button to turn the system on or off .
The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes .
11 CLIM aT e CONT rOL TI Me r INDICaT O r
The climate control timer indicator light will illuminate when the timer has been set to
operate at a specific time of day and date .
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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FM/aM/SiriusXM* SaTeLLIT e ra DIO w ITH CD PL aY er (if so equipped)
01 POwe r Bu TTON
Press the
button to turn the audio system on or off.
02 V OL uMe Bu TTON
Press the volume control button up
to increase or down
to decrease the volume .
03 TuNe/ Se eK/CH Bu TTON
To manually tune the radio, press the Tu
N e /S ee K/CH button up
or down
.
To scan quickly and stop at the previous or next broadcast station, press the
T
u
N e /S ee K/CH button for more than 1.5 seconds.
For SiriusXM Satellite Radio, press the Tu N e /S ee K/CH button to switch to the first
channel of the previous or next category
.
To change tracks on a CD, press the Tu N e /S ee K/CH button.
To fast forward or rewind a track on a CD, press and hold the Tu N e /S ee K/CH button.
04 PreSe T STaTI ON/CH a NNeL Ke YS
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and eighteen for
SiriusXM Satellite Radio .
To store a station in a preset you must first select a radio band by pressing the FM•AM 05
or XM
button
06 , then tune to the desired AM, FM or SiriusXM 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) .
07 OPeN /TILT Bu TTON
To insert a CD, press the OP eN /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 OP eN /TILT button again.
08 ZerO e MISSION B uT TON
Press the
Z erO e MISSION 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 optional SiriusXM Satellite 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 CONT rOL (if so equipped)
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 t
ap the brake pedal, accelerate, cancel or
turn the system off
.
To activate the cruise control, push the Cru IS e
ON
/OFF switch
01 . The Cru IS e indicator light
in the instrument panel will illuminate .
To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push \
the COa ST/Se T
switc
h
02 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 aC Ce L/ re S switch
03 .
When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch
.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COa ST/Se T switch
02 .
Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed
.
To cancel the preset speed, push the Ca NC eL switch
04 .
To turn off cruise control, push the C ruI Se ON/OFF switch
01 . The Cru IS e indicator
light in the instrument panel will turn off
.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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04
uSB/iPOD® INTerFaC e
The USB jack
01 is located on the instrument panel,
below the climate controls.
When a compatible USB memory device or iPod®
is plugged into the USB jack, compatible audio files
stored on the device can be played through the
vehicle’s audio system
.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual,
and “audio systems (section 4)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual .
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LI-ION BaTT erY CH arG ING
Before charging the Li-ion battery, see your Owner’s Manual for detailed warnings and cautions
when charging your battery.
There are three methods available to perform the charge operation: normal charge, trickle
c
harge and quick charge (if so equipped) .
N
O r
M
a L CH ar
Ge
Perform a normal charge using the charger installed
in your home
.
It takes approximately 3-4 hours to charge the
Li-ion battery from empty to full with a 6.6 kW
(if so equipped) c
harger
.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below the instrument panel to the left of
the steering wheel
.
•
Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.
•
Connect the c
harge connector
01 to the charge port
02 . When connected correctly,
a beep will sound once.
To stop charging:
•
Press the button 03 on the charge connector to release the lock and remove the charge
connector from the c
harge port .
•
Close the c
harge port cap and the charge port lid.
T
r
I
CKL
e
CH
ar
Ge
Perform a trickle charge by connecting the Electric
V
ehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) (if so equipped)
to a dedicated 11
0-120 volt, 15A power outlet .
It takes approximately 21 hours to charge the Li-ion
battery from empty to full.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below
the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel
.
•
Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.
•
Connect the EV
SE plug
04 to
a dedicated 110-120 volt, 15A power
outlet. T
he EVSE control box’s green indicator light 05 will illuminate .
•
Remove the s
afety cap from the charge connector
.
•
Connect the c
harge connector
06 to the charge port
02 . A beep will sound once .
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08
06
05
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02
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• If plugging in the EV SE connector to a power outlet,
attach a string to the control box
07 and hang on a hook
near the outlet, or set on a suitable surface off the ground.
To stop charging:
•
Press the button 08 on the charge connector to release the
loc
k and remove the charge connector from the charge port .
•
Close the c
harge port cap and the charge port lid.
•
Remove the EV
SE plug from the power outlet, attach the
s
afety cap to the charge connector and store in the case .
Q
u
I
CK CH
ar
Ge
(if so equipped)
Perform a quick charge by connecting the charge connector
of a quick charger at a charge station to the vehicle .
It takes approximately 30 minutes to charge the Li-ion
battery to 8
0% when the low battery charge warning light
turns on
.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Open the c
harge port lid and the charge port
cap
09 .
•
Align the groove of the c
harge connector with
the groove of the charge port, then insert the
charge connector
.
•
Grasp the loc
k lever and then lock the charge connector.
•
F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment to start charging. When the
equipment is properly inst
alled and ready to charge a beep sounds twice and the
c
harging status indicator light will change .
To stop charging:
•
F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment.
•
Unloc
k the charge connector and remove it from the vehicle.
•
After closing the c
harge port cap, close the charge port lid.
For more information, refer to the “eV Overview (section eV)” and the “Charging (section CH)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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