NISSAN LEAF 2016 1.G Owners Manual
Manufacturer: NISSAN, Model Year: 2016, Model line: LEAF, Model: NISSAN LEAF 2016 1.GPages: 437, PDF Size: 4.56 MB
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CHARGING INFORMATION
9-20Technical and consumer information
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Technical and consumer information9-21
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The label is typically located on the driver side
center pillar or on the driver’s door. For additional
information, refer to “Wheels and tires” in the
“Maintenance and do-it-yourself” section of this
manual.
COLD TIRE PRESSURES
9-22Technical and consumer information
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10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)........5-22
Advanced air bag system ...........1-44
Air bag system .................1-44
Advanced air bag system ..........1-44
Front passenger air bag and status light. .1-45
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-51
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-51
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-54
Airbagwarninglight...........1-54,2-19
Air conditioner .................9-10
Air conditioner specification label .....9-10
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........9-4
Alarm, How to stop alarm
(refer to, vehicle security system) .......2-37
Alcohol, drugs and driving ............5-7
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.....................3-6
Door locks ...................3-6
Automatic climate control
(models with Navigation System) .......4-33
Automatic climate control
(models without Navigation System) .....4-26
Avoiding collision and rollover ..........5-5
B
Battery......................8-12
12-volt battery ................8-12
Battery saver system ............2-44
Intelligent Key battery ............8-20
Li-ion battery .................EV-2
Li-ion battery temperature gauge ......2-6
Before starting system .............5-11
Boosterseats..................1-35
Brake ......................5-15 Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-22
Brakefluid..................8-10
Brakes....................8-16
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 ................8-22
C
Ceiling light...................2-58
Charge .....................2-50
Charge timer OFF switch ..........2-50
Charge connector lock switch .........2-49
Charge port lid switch .............2-49
Charging ....................3-19
Chargeportlid................3-19
Charging related indicator light .....CH-27
Chargingtimer ..............CH-21
Normalcharge ...............CH-9
Precautions on charging ..........CH-2
Quickcharge...............CH-15
Specifications .................9-5
Trickle charge ...............CH-11
Charging methods ..............CH-21
Charging related indicator light .......CH-27
Charging related remote function ......CH-26
Charging status indicator light .......CH-27
Charging timer ................CH-21
Charging troubleshooting guide .......CH-32
Checking ....................2-13
Checkingbulbs...............2-13
Checking coolant level ............8-9
Child restraints .................1-18
Boosterseats................1-35
Precautions on child restraints .......1-18
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Top tether strap................1-22
Childsafety....................1-16
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6
Circuit breaker, Fusible link ...........8-18
Cleaning exterior and interior ........7-2,7-4
Climatecontrol..................4-38 Climate control service ............4-38
Climate control system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........4-38
Climate control system .............4-22
Climate control operation ..........4-22
Climate Ctrl. Timer ................4-29
Clock.......................2-11
Clock setting (models without Navigation
System) ......................4-47
Cold weather driving ...............5-25
Consolebox...................2-53
Coolant.......................8-9 Changingcoolant ...............8-9
Checkingcoolantlevel.............8-9
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Cooling system ..................8-8
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-16
Cupholders...................2-51D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside mirror
defroster switch .................2-41
Dimensionsandweights.............9-6
Display, vehicle information ...........2-22
Doors ........................3-4
Driving ......................5-25
Cold weather driving .............5-25
Driving vehicle ................5-12
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Driving range ....................2-8
Driving vehicle ..................5-12
E
ECO .......................2-47
ECO switch ..................2-47
ECOindicator..................2-10
Efficient use of your vehicle ..........EV-23
Emergency charge ..............CH-11
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle) shut off . .5-10, 6-3
Emergency shutoff system ...........EV-9
Emission control information label ........9-9
EV Characteristics ...............EV-9
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...........9-18
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) . .CH-11
EV system....................EV-2
EV unique information .............EV-25
F
Flashers (Refer to hazard warning flasher
switch).......................6-2
Flat tire .......................6-3
Flattowing....................9-14
Floormatcleaning.................7-5
Fluid ........................8-10
Brake fluid ...................8-10
coolant.....................8-8
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Reduction gear fluid .............8-10
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-11
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-9
Foglightswitch .................2-45
Frontmanualseatadjustment ..........1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light ....1-45
Front seat, Front seat adjustment ........1-3
Fuses.......................8-17
Fusiblelinks ...................8-18
G
Garage door open, HomeLink® Universal . . .2-59 Transceiver ..................2-59
Gauge.......................2-8 Driving range ..................2-8
ECO indicator ................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge .....2-9
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Li-ion battery capacity level gauge.....2-10
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-6
Odometer ....................2-6
Power meter ..................2-7
Speedometer ..................2-6
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-53
H
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlights ....................8-23
Bulb replacement ...............8-23
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Heatedseatswitch ...............2-47
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....................6-12 Immediate charge
...............CH-25
Immobilizer system ................2-37
Indicatorlights..................2-19
Indicators for operation .............2-23
Inside rearview mirror ..............3-23
Instrument brightness control ..........2-41
Intelligent Key system ..............3-13
Remote keyless operation ..........3-13
Interior light replacement ............8-24
Interior lights ...................2-58
ISOFIX child restraint ..............1-20
J
Jump starting...................6-10
K
Keylessentry...................3-13
With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to Intelligent Key system) .......3-13
Keys ........................3-2 For Intelligent Key system ...........3-6
L
Labels.......................1-54
Airbagwarninglabels............1-54
Air conditioner specification label ......9-10
Emission control information label ......9-9F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label . . .9-9
Motor serial number
..............9-8
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-29, 9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ......9-7
LATCH system ..................1-20
License plate, Installing front license plate . . .9-10
Light .......................1-54 Airbagwarninglight.............1-54
Bulb replacement ...............8-22
Ceiling light ..................2-58
Fog light switch ................2-45
Headlightsbulbreplacement ........8-23
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Indicatorlights ................2-19
Interiorlights .................2-58
Maplights...................2-58
Replacement.................8-22
Warning lights ................2-13
Lightreminderwarning .............2-24
Lights, Exterior and interior light
replacement ...................8-24
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-26
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .........2-6
Li-ion battery warmer ..............EV-5
Limited power ..................2-33
Loading information
(Refer to vehicle loading information) .....9-11
Lock ........................3-6
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Automatic door locks.............3-6
Door locks ...................3-4
Power door lock ................3-4
Rearhatchlock................3-18
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-16
Low tire pressure warning system (Refer to Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)) ......5-2
M
Maintenance...................8-12
12-volt battery ................8-12
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 ....................2-58
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) .....3-3
Mirror .......................3-23
Inside rearview mirror.............3-23
Outside mirrors ................3-24
Vanity mirror ..................3-22
Motor....................5-11,9-6 Before starting system ............5-11
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 .................5-6
Oil .........................9-2 Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Opening rear hatch ...............3-11
Outside air temperature .............2-10
Outside mirrors .................3-24
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information ....................9-19
P
Panic alarm....................3-15
Parking ......................5-15
Parking on hills ................5-18 Parking brake break-in
..............5-21
Power .......................3-4 Power door lock ................3-4
Power steering system ............5-19
Power windows ................2-55
Powereconomy.................5-18
Powermeter....................2-7
Power outlet ...................2-50
Power steering system .............5-19
Powerswitch.................5-7,5-9
Precautions ....................5-20
Brake precautions ..............5-20
Charging ...................CH-2
Child restraints ................1-18
Cruise control .................5-16
High voltage precautions ..........EV-7
Maintenance..................8-5
Road accident precautions .........EV-8
Seatbeltusage ................1-8
Supplemental restraint system ........1-38
When starting and driving ...........5-2
Push starting ...................6-13
Q
Quickcharge .................CH-15
R
Rapid air pressure loss ..............5-6
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Rearcenterseatbelt ..............1-14
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock . . .3-6
Rear hatch....................3-18
Rearseats.....................1-4
RearView Monitor .................4-3
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...............8-10
Remotecharge ................CH-26
Remoteclimatecontrol.............4-36
Remote keyless entry function, For Intelligent
Keysystem....................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 .......................1-16
Childseatbelts................1-16
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) ....................1-16
Child safety ..................1-16
Infants.....................1-17
Injuredpersons................1-11
Largerchildren................1-17
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-8
Pregnant women ...............1-11
Rear center seat belt .............1-14
Seatbeltcleaning...............7-6
Seatbeltextenders..............1-15
Seat belt hooks ................1-15
Seat belt maintenance ............1-15
Seatbelts....................1-8
Seat belts with pretensioners ........1-53
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-18
Shoulder belt height adjustment .......1-14
Smallchildren.................1-17
Three-point type ...............1-11
Seat(s) , Seats ...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-47
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System) , EV system start ............2-37 Servicing climate control
............4-38
Shifting ......................5-12
Electric shift control system .........5-12
Shoulder belt height adjustment, For front
seats .......................1-14
Solar cell module (if so equipped) ........7-3
Speedometer ...................2-6
Starting ......................5-11
Before starting system ............5-11
Jump starting .................6-10
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-13
Status light, Front passenger air bag ......1-45
Steering .....................2-45 Heated steering wheel ............2-45
Power steering system ............5-19
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Stopping the vehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-51
Stowing golf bags ................2-55
Sun visors ....................3-22
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-54
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-54, 2-19
Supplemental restraint system .........1-38
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system .....................1-38
Switch ......................2-42 Autolight switch ................2-42
Charge timer OFF switch ..........2-50
ECO switch ..................2-47
Fog light switch ................2-45
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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) off
switch.....................2-48
T
Telematics overview ...............9-16
Temperature ....................2-6
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-6
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 ......5-2
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-29, 9-9
Tire chains ..................8-34
Tire dressing ..................7-4
Tirepressure.................8-29
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Tirerotation..................8-34
Types of tires .................8-33 Uniform tire quality grading
.........9-14
Wheels and tires ...............8-27
Wheel/tire size .................9-6
tonneaucover..................2-53
Top........................1-22 Tether strap child restraints .........1-22
Towing......................9-14 Flattowing ..................9-14
Towing a trailer ................9-14
Towtrucktowing...............6-13
TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring System ....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Tractionmotor...................9-8 Traction motor serial number .........9-8
Trailer towing ...................9-14
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-59
Transceiver ..................2-59
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to 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-26
V
Vanity mirror...................3-22
Vehicle.......................9-6 Dimensionsandweights............9-6
Identification number (VIN) ..........9-7
Loading information .............9-11
Recovery (freeing stuck vehicle) .......6-14
Security system ................2-36
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-48
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . .5-23
Vehicle information display ...........2-22
Vehicle security system .............2-36
Vents.......................4-21
W
Warning......................6-2 Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Indicators for operation ...........2-23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-12
Warning information displays ........2-32
Warning lights ................2-13
Warning and indicator lights ..........0-11
Warning information displays ..........2-32
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels .....1-54
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Warninglight...................1-54Airbagwarninglight .........1-54,2-19
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
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 (Refer to Dimensions and weights) . .9-6
Wheels and tires .................8-27
Care of wheels .................7-3
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels .......7-3
Wheel/tire size ...................9-6
When traveling or registering your vehicle in
another country ..................9-7
Window(s).....................7-3 Cleaning ....................7-3
Power windows ................2-55
Windshield-washer fluid .............8-11
Windshield wiper and washer switch .....2-38
Wiper.......................8-14 Pulling up the wiper arm ...........8-14
Rear window wiper and washer switch . .2-40
Rear window wiper blade ..........8-16
Windshield wiper and washer switch ....2-38
Wiper blades .............8-13,8-15
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