maintenance NISSAN LEAF 2019 Owner´s Manual

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin- ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the cameras as the monitor screen may be adversely af-
fected. If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
1, the Intelligent Around
View Monitor may not display objects
clearly. Clean the camera by wiping with a
cloth dampened with a diluted mild clean-
ing agent and then wiping with a dry cloth.
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• Excessive noise (for example, audiosystem volume or open vehicle win-
dow) will interfere with the chime
sound, and it may not be heard.
• The MOD system performance will be limited according to environmen-
tal conditions and surrounding ob-
jects such as:
– When there is low contrast be-tween background and the mov-
ing objects.
– When there is a blinking source of light.
– When strong light such as another vehicle’s headlight or sunlight is
present.
– When camera orientation is not in its usual position, such as when a
mirror is folded.
– When there is dirt, water drops or snow on the camera lens.
– When the position of the moving objects in the display is not
changed.
• The MOD system might detect flow- ing water droplets on the camera
lens, white smoke from the muffler,
moving shadows, etc. • The MOD system may not function
properly depending on the speed,
direction, distance or shape of the
moving objects.
• If your vehicle sustains damage to the parts where the camera is in-
stalled, leaving it misaligned or bent,
the sensing zone may be altered and
the MOD system may not detect ob-
jects properly.
• When the temperature is extremely high or low, the screen may not dis-
play objects clearly. This is not a
malfunction.
NOTE:
The blue MOD icon will change to orange
if one of the following has occurred:
•When the system is malfunctioning.
• When the component temperature
reaches a high level (icon will blink).
If the icon light continues to illuminate
orange, have the MOD system checked.
It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for this
service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
• Do not use alcohol, benzine or thin- ner to clean the camera. This will
cause discoloration.
• Do not damage the cameras as the
monitor screen may be adversely af-
fected.
If dirt, rain or snow accumulates on any of
the cameras
1, the Intelligent Around
View Monitor may not display objects
clearly. Clean the camera by wiping with a
cloth dampened with a diluted mild clean-
ing agent and then wiping with a dry cloth.
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5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving.......5-4
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .....5-7
Avoiding collision and rollover ............5-7
Off-roadrecovery ...................5-8
Rapid air pressure loss ................5-8
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ........5-9
Push-button power switch ...............5-9
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system ..........5-10
Operating range for EV start function ......5-10
Power switch operation ...............5-11
Power switch positions ...............5-12
Emergency EV shut off ................5-12
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge . . .5-12
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .......5-13
Before starting the EV system .............5-14
Starting the EV system .................5-14
Driving the vehicle .................... .5-15
Electric shif t control system ............5-15
Parking brake ........................5-19
Pedal type ........................5-19
Switch type (models with electronic
parking brake system) ...............5-20
e-Pedal system ......................5-22
e-Pedal system operation .............5-22 e-Pedal system limitations
.............5-24
System malfunction ................ .5-25
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) (if so equipped) . .5-26LDW system operation ...............5-27
How to enable/disable the LDW system . . . .5-28
LDW system limitations ...............5-28
System temporarily unavailable .........5-30
System malfunction ................ .5-30
System maintenance ................5-30
Intelligent Lane Intervention (I-LI)
(if so equipped) .......................5-31
I-LI system operation ................5-32
How to enable/disable the I-LI system .....5-33
I-LI system limitations ................5-34
System temporarily unavailable .........5-35
System malfunction ................ .5-36
System maintenance ................5-36
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) (if so equipped) .....5-37
BSW system operation ...............5-38
How to enable/disable the BSW system . . . .5-39
BSW system limitations ...............5-40
BSW driving situations ................5-41
System temporarily unavailable .........5-44

System maintenance................5-45
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped) . . .5-46RCTA system operation ...............5-47
How to enable/disable the RCTA system . . .5-49
RCTA system limitations ..............5-50
System temporarily unavailable .........5-52
System maintenance ................5-52
Cruise control (if so equipped) ............5-54
Precautions on cruise control ...........5-54
Cruise control operations .............5-54
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) (for vehicles
without ProPILOT Assist) (if so equipped) .....5-56
How to select the cruise control mode .....5-58
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode . . .5-58
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
operation ........................5-59
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
switches .........................5-61
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
limitations .......................5-68
System temporarily unavailable .........5-72
System maintenance ................5-74
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise control
mode .......................... .5-75ProPILOT Assist (if so equipped)
...........5-80
ProPILOT Assist system operation ........5-82
Turning the conventional (fixed speed)
cruise control mode on ...............5-85
Operating ProPILOT Assist .............5-86
How to enable/disable the Steering Assist . . .5-90
Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
(for vehicles with ProPILOT Assist) ........5-91
Steering Assist ................... .5-102
Conventional (fixed speed) cruise control
mode ......................... .5-108
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
(if so equipped) ......................5-112
AEB system operation ...............5-113
Turning the AEB system on/off ..........5-114
AEB system limitations ...............5-115
System temporarily unavailable .........5-116
System malfunction ................ .5-117
System maintenance ................5-117
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with
Pedestrian Detection (if so equipped) .......5-119
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
operation .......................5-120

Turning the AEB with Pedestrian Detection
system on/off.................... .5-122
AEB with Pedestrian Detection system
limitations .......................5-123
System temporarily unavailable .........5-125
System malfunction ................5-126
System maintenance ................5-126
Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (I-FCW)
(if so equipped) ......................5-128
I-FCW System operation ..............5-129
Turning the I-FCW system on/off ........5-131
I-FCW system limitations .............5-132
System temporarily unavailable .........5-136
System malfunction ................ .5-137
System maintenance ................5-137
Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)
(if so equipped) ......................5-139
I-DA system operation ...............5-139
How to enable/disable the I-DA system . . .5-140
I-DA system limitations ..............5-140
ECO Mode .........................5-142
Increasing power economy .............5-142 ECO drive report
.................... .5-143
Parking/parking on hills ................5-144
Power steering system ................5-146
Brake system .......................5-146
Brake precautions ................. .5-146
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) .........5-148
Brake Assist ......................5-149
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system ......5-150
Chassis control ......................5-152
Intelligent Trace Control (I-TC) ..........5-152
Active Ride Control (ARC) .............5-153
Hill start assist system ................ .5-153
Cold weather driving ................. .5-154
Freeing a frozen door lock ............5-155
Antifreeze .......................5-155
12-volt battery ................... .5-155
Dr aining

of coolant water .............5-155
Tire equipment ................... .5-155
Special winter equipment .............5-155
Driving on snow or ice ...............5-156
Freeing a frozen charge port lid .........5-156
Parking brake .................... .5-156

WARNING
• Do not leave children or adults who would normally require the support
of others alone in your vehicle. Pets
should not be lef t alone either. They
could accidentally injure themselves
or others through inadvertent op-
eration of the vehicle. Also, on hot,
sunny days, temperatures in a
closed vehicle could quickly become
high enough to cause severe or pos-
sibly fatal injuries to people or ani-
mals.
• Properly secure all cargo with ropes or straps to help prevent it from slid-
ing or shif ting. Do not place cargo
higher than the seatbacks. In a sud-
den stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal injury.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS)
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and
inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure
label. (If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle
placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle
has been equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS) that illuminates
a low tire pressure telltale when one or
more of your tires is significantly under-
inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should
stop and check your tires as soon as pos-
sible, and inflate them to the proper pres-
sure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and
can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also
reduces power efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle’s handling and
stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substi-
tute for proper tire maintenance, and it is
the driver’s responsibility to maintain cor-
rect tire pressure, even if under-inflation
has not reached the level to trigger illumi-
nation of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicatewhen the system is not operating properly.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is com-
bined with the low tire pressure telltale.
When the system detects a malfunction,
the telltale will flash for approximately one
minute and then remain continuously illu-
minated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as
the malfunction exists. When the malfunc-
tion indicator is illuminated, the system
may not be able to detect or signal low tire
pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, includ-
ing the installation of replacement or alter-
nate tires or wheels on the vehicle that
prevent the TPMS from functioning prop-
erly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale af ter replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels
allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
Additional information
• When replacing a wheel without the TPMS
such as the spare tire, the TPMS does not
monitor the tire pressure of the spare tire.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING AND
DRIVING
5-4Starting and driving

Seat belts help reduce the risk of injury in
collisions and rollovers.In a rollover crash,
an unbelted or improperly belted person
is significantly more likely to be injured
or killed than a person properly wearing
a seat belt.
OFF-ROAD RECOVERY
While driving, the right side or lef t side
wheels may unintentionally leave the road
surface. If this occurs, maintain control of
the vehicle by following the procedure be-
low. Please note that this procedure is only
a general guide. The vehicle must be driven
as appropriate based on the conditions of
the vehicle, road and traffic.
1. Remain calm and do not overreact.
2. Do not apply the brakes.
3. Maintain a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands and try to hold a
straight course.
4. When appropriate, slowly release the ac- celerator pedal to gradually slow the
vehicle. 5. If there is nothing in the way, steer the
vehicle to follow the road while the ve-
hicle speed is reduced. Do not attempt
to drive the vehicle back onto the road
surface until the vehicle speed is
reduced.
6. When it is safe to do so, gradually turn the steering wheel until both tires return
to the road surface. When all tires are on
the road surface, steer the vehicle to
stay in the appropriate driving lane.
• If you decide that it is not safe to return the vehicle to the road surface based
on vehicle, road or traffic conditions,
gradually slow the vehicle to a stop in a
safe place off the road.
RAPID AIR PRESSURE LOSS
Rapid air pressure loss or a “blow-out” can
occur if the tire is punctured or is damaged
due to hitting a curb or pothole. Rapid air
pressure loss can also be caused by driving
on under-inflated tires.
Rapid air pressure loss can affect the han-
dling and stability of the vehicle, especially
at highway speeds. Help prevent rapid air pressure loss by
maintaining the correct air pressure and
visually inspecting the tires for wear and
damage. For additional information, refer
to “Wheels and tires” in the “Maintenance
and do-it-yourself ” section of this manual.
If a tire rapidly loses air pressure or “blows-
out” while driving, maintain control of the
vehicle by following the procedure below.
Please note that this procedure is only a
general guide. The vehicle must be driven
as appropriate based on the conditions of
the vehicle, road and traffic.
WARNING
The following actions can increase the
chance of losing control of the vehicle
if there is a sudden loss of tire air pres-
sure. Losing control of the vehicle may
cause a collision and result in personal
injury.
• The vehicle generally moves or pulls in the direction of the flat tire.
• Do not rapidly apply the brakes.
• Do not rapidly release the accelera- tor pedal.
• Do not rapidly turn the steering wheel.
5-8Starting and driving

SYSTEM TEMPORARILY
UNAVAILABLE
Ifthe vehicle is parked in direct sunlight un-
der high temperature conditions (over ap-
proximately 104°F [40°C]) and then started,
the LDW system may be deactivated auto-
matically and the following message will
appear in the vehicle information display:
“Unavailable: High Cabin Temp.”
When the interior temperature is reduced,
the LDW system will resume operating au-
tomatically
The LDW system is not designed to warn
under the following conditions:
• When you operate the lane change signal and change traveling lanes in the direc-
tion of the signal. (The LDW system will
become operable again approximately
2 seconds af ter the lane change signal is
turned off.)
• When the vehicle speed lowers to less than approximately 37 mph (60 km/h).
Af ter the above conditions have finished
and the necessary operating conditions
are satisfied, the LDW functions will resume.
SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
If the LDW system malfunctions, it will can-
cel automatically and “Malfunction: See
Owner’s Manual” will appear in the vehicle
information display. If “Malfunction: See
Owner’s Manual” appears in the vehicle in-
formation display, pull off the road to a safe
location and stop the vehicle. Place the
shif t lever in the P (Park) position and the
power switch in the OFF position and re-
start the EV system. If “Malfunction: See
Owner’s Manual” continues to appear in
the vehicle information display, have the
system checked. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for
this service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The lane camera unit1for the LDW sys-
tem is located above the inside mirror. To
keep the proper operation of the LDW sys-
tem and prevent a system malfunction, be
sure to observe the following:
• Always keep the windshield clean.
• Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the camera unit.
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SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
If the I-LI system malfunctions, it will cancel
automatically. The I-LI system warning light
(orange) will illuminate in the display.
If the I-LI system warning light (orange) illu-
minates in the display, pull off the road to a
safe location and stop the vehicle. Turn the
EV system off and restart the EV system. If
the I-LI system warning light (orange) con-
tinues to illuminate, have the I-LI system
checked. It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for this ser-
vice.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The lane camera unit1for the I-LI system
is located above the inside mirror. To keep
the proper operation of the I-LI system and
prevent a system malfunction, be sure to
observe the following:
• Always keep the windshield clean.
• Do not attach a sticker (including trans- parent material) or install an accessory
near the camera unit. • Do not place reflective materials, such as
white paper or a mirror, on the instrument
panel. The reflection of sunlight may ad-
versely affect the camera unit’s capability
of detecting the lane markers.
• Do not strike or damage the areas around the camera unit. Do not touch the camera
lens or remove the screw located on the
camera unit. If the camera unit is dam-
aged due to an accident, it is recom-
mended that you visit a NISSAN certified
LEAF dealer.
5-36Starting and driving

Malfunction
If the BSW system malfunctions, it will turn
off automatically. The BSW indicator will
blink (yellow) in the vehicle information dis-
play. The indicator next to “Blind spot” in the
“Driving Aids” menu will also blink (yellow).
NOTE:
If the BSW system stops working, the
RCTA system (if so equipped) will also
stop working.
Action to take:
Stop the vehicle in a safe location, place the
vehicle in the P (Park) position, turn the EV
system off and restart the EV system. If the
indicators continue to appear, have the
system checked. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for
this service.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The two radar sensors1for the BSW and
RCTA systems are located near the rear
bumper. Always keep the area near the ra-
dar sensors clean.
The radar sensors may be blocked by tem-
porary ambient conditions such as splash-
ing water, mist or fog.
The blocked condition may also be caused
by objects such as ice, frost or dirt ob-
structing the radar sensors. Check for and remove objects obstructing
the area around the radar sensors.
Do not attach stickers (including transpar-
ent material), install accessories or apply
additional paint near the radar sensors.
Do not strike or damage the area around
the radar sensors. It is recommended that
you visit a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer if
the area around the radar sensors is dam-
aged due to a collision.
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