light NISSAN LEAF 2015 1.G Owners Manual

EMERGENCY TIRE PUNCTURE
REPAIR KIT
The emergency tire puncture repair kit (Emer-
gency Tire Sealant) is supplied with the vehicle
instead of a spare tire. It can be used to tempo-
rarily repair minor tire punctures.
If possible, have the vehicle towed to a facility that
can repair or replace the flat tire. Using the emer-
gency tire puncture repair kit may cause a mal-
function of the tire pressure sensor and cause the
low tire pressure warning light to illuminate.
See “Flat tire” in the “In case of emergency”
section for more details.
Maintenance and do-it yourself8-35

The following are approximate capacities. The actual refill capacities may be slightly different. When refilling, follow the procedure that
is described in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section to determine the proper refill capacity.
Capacity (approximate)Recommended specifications
US measure Imp measure Liter
Cooling system With reservoir 5-5/8 qt 4-5/8 qt5.3
Pre-diluted Genuine NISSAN Long Life Antifreeze/Coolant (blue) or
equivalent
Reservoir 1/2 qt 1/2 qt0.5
Reduction gear fluid 1-1/2 qt 1-1/4 qt1.4Genuine NISSAN Matic S ATF
Using reduction gear fluid other than Genuine NISSAN Matic S
ATF will cause deterioration in driveability and reduction gear
durability, and may damage the reduction gear, which is not cov-
ered by the NISSAN new vehicle limited warranty.
Brake fluid Refill to the proper oil level according to the in-
structions in the “Maintenance and do-it-yourself”
section.Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid (Available in mainland
US through a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer) or equivalent DOT 3
Multi-purpose grease —— — NLGI No. 2 (Lithium soap base)
Air conditioning system refrigerant —— —HFC-134a (R-134a)
For additional information, see “Vehicle identification” for air conditioner
specification label.
Air conditioning system lubricants —— —With heater pump use NISSAN A/C System Oil ND-OIL11 or equivalent.
Without heater pump use NISSAN A/C System Oil AE10 or equivalent.
Windshield washer fluid (US) ——2.5 LGenuine NISSAN Windshield Washer Concentrate Cleaner & Antifreeze
fluid or equivalent
Windshield washer fluid (Canada) 1–1/4 gal —4.5 LGenuine NISSAN Windshield Washer Concentrate Cleaner & Antifreeze
fluid or equivalent
RECOMMENDED FLUIDS/
LUBRICANTS AND CAPACITIES
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You may notify NISSAN by contacting our
Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at
1-877-NOGASEV (1-877-664-2738) .
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a de-
fect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immedi-
ately inform Transport Canada in addition
to notifying NISSAN.
If Transport Canada receives complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may request a recall campaign.
However, Transport Canada cannot be-
come involved in individual problems be-
tween you, your dealer, or NISSAN.
You may contact Transport Canada’s De-
fect Investigations and Recalls Division
toll free at 1-800-333-0510. You may
also report safety defects online at:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/
7/PCDB-BDPP/fccp.aspx?lang=eng
(English speakers) or https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/
PCDB-BDPP/fccp.aspx?lang=fra
(French speakers)
Additional information concerning motor
vehicle safety may be obtained from
Transport Canada’s Road Safety Informa-
tion Centre at 1-800-333-0371 or online
at www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety (English
speakers) or www.tc.gc.ca/
securiteroutiere (French speakers) .
To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns
please contact our Consumer Information
Centre toll free at 1-800-387-0122.
In addition to Event Data Recorders (EDRs) dis-
cussed elsewhere in this Owner’s Manual, this
vehicle is equipped with electronic modules that
monitor, control and record data concerning vari-
ous vehicle systems, including the motor, batter-
ies, braking and electrical systems. Other elec-
tronic modules record information concerning
driving conditions, including idling, braking, ac-
celeration, trip and other related data, information
about your use of the car and its features such as
air conditioner or headlight usage, diagnostic
trouble codes, vehicle charging, vehicle speed,
direction and/or location.
Some of this data is stored by the vehicle for use
during vehicle servicing. Other data concerning
your vehicle’s operation and performance is wire-
lessly transmitted by cellular connection through
the vehicle onboard telematics system upon ve-
hicle start-up or at other intervals to NISSAN.
This data may be used by NISSAN for various
purposes, including: to provide you with CAR-
WINGS™ services (see LEAF Navigation System
Owner’s Manual for details); troubleshooting;
evaluation of your vehicle’s quality, functionality
and performance; analysis and research by
NISSAN designed to, among other things, opti-
mize performance of future electric vehicles in-
cluding improvements in future battery life; to
TELEMATICS OVERVIEW
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10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)........5-22
Advanced air bag system ...........1-42
Air bag system .................1-42
Advanced air bag system ..........1-42
Front passenger air bag and status light. .1-44
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-47
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-47
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-50
Airbagwarninglight...........1-50,2-18
Air conditioner ..................9-9
Air conditioner specification label ......9-9
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........9-3
Alarm, How to stop alarm (see vehicle
security system) .................2-37
Alcohol, drugs and driving ............5-6
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-22
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light .......................2-14
Appearance care .................7-2
Exterior appearance care ...........7-2
Interior appearance care ...........7-4
Audible reminders ...............2-21
Autolight system ................2-42 Automatic.....................3-5
Door locks ...................3-5
Automatic climate control (models with
Navigation System) ...............4-20
Automatic climate control (models without
Navigation System) ...............4-12
Avoiding collision and rollover ..........5-5
B
Battery......................8-11
12-volt battery ................8-11
Battery saver system ............2-43
Intelligent Key battery ............8-19
Li-ion battery .................EV-2
Li-ion battery temperature gauge ......2-7
Before starting system .............5-10
Boosterseats..................1-33
Brake ......................5-15 Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-22
Brakefluid..................8-10
Brakes....................8-15
Brake system ................5-20
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) . . .2-14
BRAKE warning light (red) .........2-15
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) .....2-14
BRAKE warning light (red) ...........2-15
Bulb replacement ................8-21
C
Cabin air filter..................4-19
Ceiling light ...................2-58
Charge .....................2-49
Charge timer OFF switch ..........2-49
Charge connector lock switch .........2-49
Charge port lid switch .............2-48
Charging ....................3-19
Chargeportlid................3-19
Charging related indicator light .....CH-28
Chargingtimer ..............CH-21
Cleaning ....................7-6
Normalcharge ...............CH-9
Precautions on charging ..........CH-2
Quickcharge...............CH-15
Specifications .................9-4
Trickle charge ...............CH-11
Charging methods ..............CH-21
Charging related indicator light .......CH-28
Charging related remote function ......CH-27
Charging status indicator light .......CH-28
Charging timer ................CH-21
Charging troubleshooting guide .......CH-33
Checking ....................2-13
Checkingbulbs...............2-13
Checking coolant level ............8-8
Child restraints .................1-18

Boosterseats.................1-33
Precautions on child restraints.......1-18
Top tether strap ................1-21
Childsafety....................1-15
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6
Circuit breaker, Fusible link ...........8-17
Cleaning exterior and interior ........7-2,7-4
Climatecontrol..................4-19 Climate control service ............4-19
Climate control system refrigerant
and lubricant recommendations .......4-19
In-cabin microfilter ..............4-19
Climate control system ..............4-9
Climate control operation ...........4-9
Climate Ctrl. Timer ............4-14,4-22
Clock.......................2-11
Cockpit.......................2-3
Cold weather driving ...............5-25
Consolebox...................2-52
Coolant.......................8-9 Changingcoolant ...............8-9
Checkingcoolantlevel.............8-8
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Cooling system ..................8-7
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-15
Cupholders...................2-50D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside
mirror defroster switch ..............2-41
Dimensionsandweights.............9-6
Display, vehicle information ...........2-22
Driving ......................5-25
Cold weather driving .............5-25
Driving vehicle ................5-11
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Driving range ....................2-8
Driving vehicle ..................5-11
E
ECO .......................2-46
ECO switch ..................2-46
ECOindicator..................2-10
Efficient use of your vehicle ..........EV-23
Emergency charge ..............CH-11
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle) shut off. .5-9, 6-2
Emergency shutoff system ...........EV-9
Emission control information label ........9-8
EV Characteristics ...............EV-9
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...........9-18
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) .CH-11
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment)
cleaning ......................7-6
EV system ....................EV-2
EV unique information .............EV-25
F
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . .6-2
Flat tire.......................6-3
Flattowing....................9-14
Floormatcleaning.................7-5
Fluid ........................8-10
Brake fluid ...................8-10
coolant.....................8-7
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Reduction gear fluid ..............8-9
Window washer fluid .............8-10
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-8
Foglightswitch .................2-44
Frontmanualseatadjustment ..........1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light ....1-44
Front seat, Front seat adjustment ........1-3
Fuses.......................8-16
Fusiblelinks ...................8-17
G
Garage door open, HomeLink® Universal . . .2-59 Transceiver ..................2-59
Gauge.......................2-5 Driving range ..................2-8
ECO indicator ................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge .....2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge .....2-10
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Li-ion battery temperature gauge.......2-7
Odometer ....................2-6
Power meter ..................2-7
Speedometer ..................2-6
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-52
H
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlights ....................8-22
Bulb replacement ...............8-22
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Heatedseatswitch ...............2-46
Heated steering wheel switch .........2-45
High voltage precautions ............EV-7
HillStart .....................5-24
Hill Start Assist ..................5-24
HomeLink® universal transceiver ........2-59
Hood release ...................3-17
Horn .......................2-46
Howtonormalcharge.............CH-9
Howtoquickcharge.............CH-15
How to trickle charge (if so equipped) ....CH-11
I
If the Li-ion battery becomes completely
discharged....................6-11
Immediate charge...............CH-26 Immobilizer system
................2-37
In-cabin microfilter ................4-19
Indicatorlights..................2-19
Indicators for operation .............2-23
Inside rearview mirror ..............3-23
Instrument brightness control ..........2-41
Instrument panel ..................2-4
Intelligent Key system ..............3-13
Remote keyless operation ..........3-13
Interior light replacement ............8-23
Interior lights ...................2-57
ISOFIX child restraint ..............1-19
J
Jump starting...................6-9
K
Keylessentry...................3-13
With Intelligent Key system (See Intelligent
Key system) ..................3-13
Keys ........................3-2 For Intelligent Key system ...........3-6
L
Labels.......................1-50
Airbagwarninglabels............1-50
Air conditioner specification label .......9-9Emission control information label
......9-8
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label . . .9-8
Motor serial number ..............9-7
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-27, 9-8
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ......9-7
LATCH system ..................1-19
License plate, Installing front license plate . . .9-9
Light .......................1-50 Airbagwarninglight.............1-50
Bulb replacement ...............8-21
Ceiling light ..................2-58
Fog light switch ................2-44
Headlightsbulbreplacement ........8-22
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Indicatorlights ................2-19
Interiorlights .................2-57
Maplights...................2-57
Replacement.................8-21
Warning lights ................2-13
Lightreminderwarning .............2-25
Lights, Exterior and interior light
replacement ...................8-23
Li-ion battery ...................EV-2
Li-ion battery available charge gauge ......2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge .......2-10
Li-ion battery status check ..........CH-27
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .........2-7
Li-ion battery warmer ..............EV-5
Limited power ..................2-33
Loading information (See vehicle loading
information)....................9-10
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Lock........................3-5
Automatic door locks .............3-5
Door locks ...................3-3
Power door lock ................3-3
Rearhatchlock................3-18
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-16
Low tire pressure warning system (See tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)) ......5-2
Luggage side hook ...............2-54
M
Maintenance...................8-11
12-volt battery ................8-11
Generalmaintenance .............8-2
Indicatorsformaintenance..........2-34
Inside vehicle ..................8-3
Maintenance precautions ...........8-5
Maintenance requirements ..........8-2
Outside vehicle .................8-2
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-3
Maplights ....................2-57
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) .....3-3
Meters and gauges ................2-5
Mirror .......................3-23
Inside rearview mirror.............3-23
Outside mirrors ................3-24
Vanity mirror ..................3-22
Motor....................5-10,9-5 Before starting system
............5-10
Motor compartment ................8-7
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system ......3-6,5-7
Key operating range of the door lock/unlock
function.....................3-8
Key operation ..................3-9
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System ......2-37
Normalcharge..................CH-9 Home charge ................CH-9
Occasional charge .............CH-9
Publiccharge ................CH-9
O
Odometer .....................2-6
Off-road recovery .................5-5
Oil .........................9-2 Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Opening rear hatch ...............3-10
Outside air temperature .............2-10
Outside mirrors .................3-24
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information ....................9-19
P
Panic alarm....................3-14
Parking ......................5-15
Parking on hills ................5-18
Parking brake break-in ..............5-21
Power .......................3-3 Power door lock ................3-3
Power steering system ............5-19
Power windows ................2-55
Powereconomy.................5-17
Powermeter....................2-7
Power outlet ...................2-49
Power steering system .............5-19
Powerswitch.................5-7,5-8
Precautions ....................5-20
Brake precautions ..............5-20
Charging ...................CH-2
Child restraints ................1-18
Cruise control .................5-15
High voltage precautions ..........EV-7
Maintenance..................8-5
Road accident precautions .........EV-8
Seatbeltusage ................1-8
Supplemental restraint system........1-36
When starting and driving ...........5-2
Push starting ...................6-12
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Q
Quickcharge .................CH-15
R
Rapidairpressureloss..............5-5
Rearcenterseatbelt ..............1-14
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock . . .3-6
Rear hatch....................3-18
Rearseats.....................1-4
Rearview monitor .................4-2
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .......................2-41
Rear window wiper and washer switch ....2-40
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities .....................9-2
Reductiongearfluid................8-9
Remotecharge ................CH-27
Remoteclimatecontrol.............4-26
Remote keyless entry function, For
Intelligent Key system ..............3-13
Repairing flat tire .................6-4
Repairing tire ...................6-6
Reporting safety defects ............9-15
Road accident precautions ...........EV-8
Roadside assistance program ..........6-2
Rollover ......................5-5
S
Safety.......................1-15 Childseatbelts................1-15
Reporting safety defects ...........9-15
Sceneguide..................EV-22 At home after driving ............EV-22
Before driving your vehicle (models
with navigation system) ...........EV-13
Charging the Li-ion battery .........EV-10
Driving the vehicle .............EV-18
Parking the vehicle .............EV-21
Starting your vehicle ............EV-17
Seat adjustment ..................1-3
Front manual seat adjustment .........1-3
Frontseats...................1-3
Seat belt(s) ....................1-15
Child safety ..................1-15
Infants.....................1-16
Injuredpersons................1-11
Largerchildren................1-16
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-8
Pregnant women ...............1-11
Rear center seat belt .............1-14
Seatbeltcleaning...............7-5
Seatbeltextenders..............1-15
Seat belt hooks ................1-14
Seat belt maintenance ............1-15
Seatbelts....................1-8
Seat belts with pretensioners ........1-49
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-18 Shoulder belt height adjustment
.......1-13
Small children .................1-16
Three-pointtype...............1-11
Seat(s) , Seats ...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-46
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System) , EV system start .....2-37
Servicing climate control ............4-19
Shifting ......................5-11
Electric shift control system .........5-11
Shoulder belt height adjustment, For front
seats .......................1-13
Soft bottle holders ................2-51
Solar cell module .................7-3
Speedometer ...................2-6
Starting ......................5-10
Before starting system ............5-10
Jump starting ..................6-9
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-12
Status light, Front passenger air bag ......1-44
Steering .....................2-45 Heated steering wheel ............2-45
Power steering system ............5-19
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Stopping the vehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-50
Stowing golf bags ................2-54
Sun visors ....................3-21
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-50
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-50, 2-18
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Supplemental restraint system.........1-36
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.....................1-36
Switch ......................2-42
Autolightswitch................2-42
ChargetimerOFFswitch ..........2-49
ECOswitch..................2-46
Foglightswitch................2-44
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-41
Turnsignalswitch ..............2-44
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
offswitch...................2-48
T
Telematics overview ...............9-16
Temperature ....................2-7
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-7
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
traction motor start ................2-37
Tilt steering column ...............3-21
Tire........................2-16 Low tire pressure warning light .......2-16
Tires ........................6-3 Flat tire .....................6-3
Low tire pressure warning system ......5-2Tire and Loading information label . . .8-27, 9-8
Tirechains ..................8-32
Tire dressing
..................7-4
Tire pressure .................8-28
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) ..................5-2,6-3
Tire rotation ..................8-32
Types of tires .................8-31
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-14
Wheels and tires ...............8-26
Wheel/tire size .................9-5
Tonneau cover ..................2-53
Top........................1-21 Tether strap child restraints .........1-21
Towing......................9-14 Flattowing ..................9-14
Towing a trailer ................9-14
Towtrucktowing...............6-12
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system .....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Tractionmotor...................9-7 Traction motor serial number .........9-7
Trailer towing ...................9-14
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-59
Transceiver ..................2-59
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) ...........3-13
Tricklecharge.................CH-11
Trip computer ..................2-27
Turn signal switch ................2-44
Type of charge and how to charge the Li-ion battery
..................CH-5
U
Underbody cleaning ................7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-14
Unplugged status ...............CH-27
V
Vanity mirror...................3-22
Vehicle.......................9-6 Dimensionsandweights............9-6
Identification number (VIN) ..........9-7
Loading information .............9-10
Recovery (freeing stuck vehicle) .......6-14
Security system ................2-35
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-48
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . .5-23
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) warning
light......................2-19
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) warning
light........................2-19
Vehicle information display ...........2-22
Vehicle security system .............2-35
Vents........................4-8
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W
Warning......................6-2Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Indicators for operation ...........2-23
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) ..................5-2,6-3
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ...................2-12
Warning information displays ........2-32
Warninglights ................2-13
Warningandindicatorlights ..........0-11
Warninginformationdisplays..........2-32
Warninglabels,Airbagwarninglabels.....1-50
Warninglight...................1-50 Airbagwarninglight .........1-50,2-18
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light......................2-14
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) ....2-14
BRAKE warning light (red) ..........2-15
Low tire pressure warning light .......2-16
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-18
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) warning
light......................2-19
Washer switch ..................2-40
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . .2-40
Windshield wiper and washer switch ....2-38
Washing ......................7-2
Waxing.......................7-2
Weights(Seedimensionsandweights).....9-6
Wheels and tires .................8-26 Careofwheels.................7-3
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels
.......7-3
Wheel/tire size ...................9-5
When traveling or registering your vehicle
inanothercountry.................9-6
Window(s) .....................7-3
Cleaning ....................7-3
Powerwindows................2-55
Window washer fluid ..............8-10
Windshieldwiperandwasherswitch .....2-38
Wiper.......................8-13 Pulling up the wiper arm ...........8-13
Rear window wiper and washer switch . .2-40
Rear window wiper blade ..........8-15
Windshieldwiperandwasherswitch....2-38
Wiperblades .............8-13,8-14
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