2013 NISSAN LEAF headlights

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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02
03
04
06
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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 .
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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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MIST
OFF
INT
INT
LO
ON
HI
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