tow NISSAN LEAF 2017 1.G Owner's Manual

TOWING RECOMMENDED BY
NISSAN
NISSAN recommends that your vehicle be towed
with the driving (front) wheels off the ground or
that the vehicle be placed on a flatbed truck as
illustrated.
CAUTION
• Never tow with the front wheels on the ground or four wheels on the ground
(forward or backward) , as this may
cause serious and expensive damage
to the motor. • When towing this vehicle with the rear
wheels on the ground (if you do not
use towing dollies): Always release
the parking brake.
NOTE:
If your vehicle cannot be moved because
the vehicle cannot to be shifted to the N
(Neutral) position, please refer to the LEAF
Roadside Assistance Guide which is lo-
cated at www.NISSANUSA.com. If your ve-
hicle cannot be moved because the parking
brake cannot be released, refer to “Parking
brake” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
VEHICLE RECOVERY (FREEING A
STUCK VEHICLE)
WARNING
To avoid vehicle damage, serious per-
sonal injury or death when recovering a
stuck vehicle:
• Contact a professional towing service to recover the vehicle if you have any
questions regarding the recovery pro-
cedure.
• Tow chains or cables must be attached only to main structural members of the
vehicle.
• Do not use the vehicle tie-downs to tow or free a stuck vehicle.
• Only use devices specifically designed for vehicle recovery and follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Always pull the recovery device straight out from the front of the ve-
hicle. Never pull at an angle.
• Route recovery devices so they do not touch any part of the vehicle except the
attachment point.
6-14In case of emergency

If your vehicle is stuck in sand, snow, mud, etc.,
use a tow strap or other device designed specifi-
cally for vehicle recovery. Always follow the
manufacturer’s instructions for the recovery de-
vice.
Rocking a stuck vehicle
If the vehicle is stuck in sand, snow, mud, etc., try
to free it by following the procedure below.
1. Turn off the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)system.
2. Make sure the area in front and behind the vehicle is clear of obstructions.
3. Turn the steering wheel left and right to clear an area around the front tires. 4. Slowly rock the vehicle forward and
backward.
•Shift back and forth between the R (Re-
verse) and D (Drive) positions.
•Apply the accelerator as little as possible to
maintain the rocking motion.
•Release the accelerator pedal before shift-
ing between R (Reverse) and D (Drive) .
•Do not spin the tires above 35 mph
(55 km/h) .
5. If the vehicle cannot be freed after a few tries, contact a professional towing service to re-
move the vehicle.
In case of emergency6-15

CHROME PARTS
Clean chrome parts regularly with a non- abrasive
chrome polish to maintain the finish.
TIRE DRESSING
NISSAN does not recommend the use of tire
dressings. Tire manufacturers apply a coating to
the tires to help reduce discoloration of the rub-
ber. If a tire dressing is applied to the tires, it may
react with the coating and form a compound. This
compound may come off the tire while driving and
stain the vehicle paint.
If you choose to use a tire dressing, take the
following precautions:
• Use a water-based tire dressing. The coating onthe tire dissolves more easily with an oil-based
tire dressing.
• Apply a light coat of tire dressing to help prevent it from entering the tire tread/grooves (where it
would be difficult to remove) .
• Wipe off excess tire dressing using a dry towel. Make sure the tire dressing is completely re-
moved from the tire tread/grooves.
• Allow the tire dressing to dry as recommended by the tire dressing manufacturer. Occasionally remove loose dust from the interior
trim, plastic parts and seats using a vacuum
cleaner or soft bristled brush. Wipe the vinyl and
leather surfaces with a clean, soft cloth damp-
ened in mild soap solution, then wipe clean with a
dry soft cloth.
Regular care and cleaning is required in order to
maintain the appearance of the leather.
Before using any fabric protector, read the manu-
facturer’s recommendations. Some fabric pro-
tectors contain chemicals that may stain or
bleach the seat material.
Use a cloth dampened only with water to clean
the meter and gauge lens.
WARNING
Do not use water or acidic cleaners (hot
steam cleaners) on the seat. This can
damage the seat or occupant classifica-
tion sensor (weight sensor) . This can also
affect the operation of the air bag system
and result in serious personal injury.
CAUTION
• Never use benzine, thinner, or any similar material.
• Small dirt particles can be abrasive and damaging to the leather surfaces
and should be removed promptly. Do
not use saddle soap, car waxes, pol-
ishes, oils, cleaning fluids, solvents,
detergents or ammonia-based clean-
ers as they may damage the leather’s
natural finish.
• Never use fabric protectors unless rec- ommended by the manufacturer.
• Do not use glass or plastic cleaner on meter or gauge lens covers. It may
damage the lens cover.
CLEANING INTERIOR
7-4Appearance and care

1. Remove the rear combination attachment bolt
1.
2. Pull the rear combination assembly evenly toward rear of the vehicle
2. 3. Turn the bulb socket and then remove the
bulb
3. If you have a flat tire, refer to “Flat tire” in
the “In case of emergency” section.
TIRE PRESSURE
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)
This vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . It
monitors tire pressure of all tires. When
the low tire pressure warning light is lit,
and the CHECK TIRE PRESSURE warn-
ing appears on the vehicle informationRear combination light
Cargo light
WHEELS AND TIRES
8-26Maintenance and do-it yourself

Wheel balance
Unbalanced wheels may affect vehicle handling
and tire life. Even with regular use, wheels can get
out of balance. Therefore, they should be bal-
anced as required.
Wheel balance service should be per-
formed with the wheels off the vehicle.
Spin balancing the wheels on the vehicle
could lead to mechanical damage.
For additional information regarding tires, refer to
“Important Tire Safety Information” (US) or “Tire
Safety Information” (Canada) in the Warranty In-
formation Booklet.
Care of wheels
For additional information on care of wheels, refer
to “Cleaning exterior” in the “Appearance and
care” section of this 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.
For additional information, refer to “Flat tire” in the
“In case of emergency” section of this manual.
8-36Maintenance and do-it yourself

9 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and capacities.....9-2
Air conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant
recommendations .................... .9-3
Specifications ........................ .9-4
Charging system .................... .9-4
Motor ........................... .9-5
Wheels and tires .................... .9-5
Dimensions and weights ................ .9-5
When traveling or registering in another country .....9-6
Vehicle identification .................... .9-6
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate .......9-6
Vehicle identification number (chassis number). . . .9-6
Traction motor serial number ..............9-7
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S certification label ........9-7
Emission control information label ...........9-7
Tire and Loading Information label ...........9-8
Air conditioner specification label ............9-8
Installing front license plate .................9-8Vehicle loading information
.................9-9
Terms ........................... .9-9
Vehicle load capacity ................. .9-10
Loading tips ...................... .9-12
Measurement of weights ................9-12
Towing a trailer ....................... .9-13
Flat towing ......................... .9-13
Uniform tire quality grading .................9-13
Treadwear ....................... .9-13
Traction AA, A, B and C ................9-13
Temperature A, B and C ................9-14
Reporting safety defects ................. .9-14
Telematics overview
(models with navigation system) .............9-15
Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...............9-17
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order information. . .9-18
Charging information ................... .9-19
Cold tire pressures .................... .9-21

maximum combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo that can be loaded into
the vehicle. If the vehicle is used to tow a
trailer, the trailer tongue weight must be
included as part of the cargo load. This
information is located on the Tire and
Loading Information label.
• Cargo capacity - permissible weight of cargo, the subtracted weight of occu-
pants from the load limit.VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY
Do not exceed the load limit of your ve-
hicle shown as “The combined weight of
occupants and cargo” on the Tire and
Loading Information label. Do not exceed
the number of occupants shown as
“Seating Capacity” on the Tire and Load-
ing Information label.
To get “the combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo”, add the weight of all
occupants, then add the total luggage
weight. Examples are shown in the follow-
ing illustration.
9-10
Technical and consumer information

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground is sometimes called flat towing. This
method is typically used when towing a vehicle
behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor
home.
CAUTION
• Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe reduction gear dam-
age.
• DO NOT tow this vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing) .
• For emergency towing procedures re- fer to “Towing your vehicle” in the “In
case of emergency” section of this
manual. DOT (Department Of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
TREADWEAR
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course. For example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) times
as well on the government course as a tire graded
100. The relative performance of tires depends
upon actual conditions of their use however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service practices and
differences in road characteristics and climate.
TRACTION AA, A, B AND C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A, B and C. Those grades represent the tire’s
ability to stop on wet pavement as measured
TOWING A TRAILER
FLAT TOWINGUNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
Technical and consumer information9-13

Charging methods...............CH-21
Chargingrelatedindicatorlight........CH-27
Charging related remote function ......CH-26
Charging status indicator light ........CH-27
Chargingtimer.................CH-21
Charging troubleshooting guide .......CH-32
Checking .....................2-13
Checkingbulbs................2-13
Checkingcoolantlevel.............8-9
Child restraints ..................1-18
Boosterseats.................1-35
Precautions on child restraints .......1-19
Top tether strap ................1-23
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..................4-41 Climate control service ............4-41
Climate control system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........4-41
Climate control system .............4-22
Climate control operation ..........4-22
Climate Ctrl. Timer ............4-29,4-36
Clock.......................2-11
Clock setting (models without Navigation
System) ......................4-51
Cold weather driving ...............5-26
Consolebox...................2-55 Coolant
.......................8-9
Changingcoolant ...............8-9
Checking coolant level .............8-9
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Cooling system ..................8-8
Corrosion protection ...............7-7
Cruisecontrol..................5-16
Cupholders...................2-52
D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside
mirror defroster switch ..............2-42
Dimensionsandweights.............9-5
Display, vehicle information ...........2-23
Doors ........................3-4
Driving ......................5-26
Cold weather driving .............5-26
Driving vehicle ................5-11
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Driving range ....................2-8
Driving vehicle ..................5-11
E
ECO .......................2-48
ECO switch ..................2-48
ECOindicator..................2-10
Efficient use of your vehicle ..........EV-23Emergencycharge ..............CH-11
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle)
shutoff ...................5-10,6-3
Emergency shutoff system
...........EV-9
Emission control information label ........9-7
EV Characteristics ...............EV-9
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...........9-17
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....................9-13
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
FM/AM/SAT Radio with Compact Disc (CD)
Player .......................4-50
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-7
Foglightswitch .................2-46
10-2Index

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 ......1-46
Steering .....................2-46 Heated steering wheel ............2-46
Power steering system ............5-20
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Steering wheel switch for audio control ....4-60
Stoppingthevehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-52
Stowing golf bags ................2-56
Sun visors ....................3-22
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-55
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-55, 2-19
Supplemental restraint system .........1-39
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.....................1-39
Switch ......................2-43
Autolightswitch................2-43
ChargetimerOFFswitch ..........2-51
ECOswitch..................2-48
Foglightswitch................2-46
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightswitch...............2-43
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-42
Turnsignalswitch ..............2-45 Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-49
T
Telematics overview
...............9-15
Temperature ....................2-7
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-7
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
traction motor start ................2-38
Tilt steering column ...............3-21
Tire........................2-17 Low tire pressure warning light .......2-17
Tires ........................6-3 Flat tire .....................6-3
Low tire pressure warning system ......5-2
Tire and Loading Information Label .....8-28
Tire and Loading information label ......9-8
Tirechains ..................8-33
Tire dressing ..................7-4
Tire pressure .................8-29
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Tire rotation ..................8-33
Types of tires .................8-32
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-13
Wheels and tires ...............8-26
Wheel/tire size .................9-5
Tonneau cover ..................2-55 Top........................1-23
Tether strap child restraints .........1-23
Towing......................9-13 Flattowing ..................9-13
Towing a trailer ................9-13
Towtrucktowing...............6-13
TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring System ....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Traction motor ...................9-7
Traction motor serial number .........9-7
Trailer towing ...................9-13
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-60
Transceiver ..................2-60
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to Intelligent Key system) ........3-13
Trickle charge .................CH-11
Trip computer ..................2-28
Turn signal switch ................2-45
Type of charge and how to charge the Li-ion
battery ......................CH-5
U
Underbody cleaning ................7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-13
Unplugged status ...............CH-26
USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection port
(models without Navigation System) ......4-55
10-6Index