2013 NISSAN LEAF lock

CHarGe PO r T LID
To open the charge port lid do the following:



1
.
Push the c
harge port lid opener switch
01 on
the instrument panel, or
•
Press and hold the c

harge port lid opener button
02 on the Intelligent Key for more than 2 seconds .


2

.


W

hen the charge port lid springs up slightly,
place your hand underneath the lid and open to
the fully open position
To close the charge port lid, slowly move the lid down and lock it securely in place .
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SHIFT CONTrOL SYST eM
This vehicle is equipped with an electric shift control
system, providing smooth and easy shift lever operation
.

There are five shift positions for operating the vehicle: P (Par
K
),
r (r

e
Ver
S e), N (Neu
T ra L
), D
(D

r
I
V
e) and

B-Mode .

•


P (P
ar
K
) - Activated by pressing the P (Par
K

)
button on the shift lever.



•

D (D
r
I
V
e) - F

or normal driving. Activated by
moving the shift lever left and down
. The shift lever will then return to the center position .

•


B-Mode - Engages the regenerative braking system more aggressively whe

n decelerating,
helping to put energy back into the battery pack. Activated by moving the shift lever left and
down
. The shift lever will then return to the center position .

eCO - Consumes less power and helps extend vehicle range .



•

W
hile in either D (D
rIV
e ) or B-MOD
e
,
eCO
can be activated by pressing the e
CO
button on the right side of the steering wheel.





•

W
hile in e
CO
there will be a reduced acceleration response.
For more information, refer to the “eV Overview (section eV)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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HeaTeD S eaTS
The front seats and the rear outboard seats can be
warmed by built-in heaters.
The switches located on the center console 01
(front seats) and on the side of the front passenger
seatback
02 (rear seats) can be operated independently of each other.
The heater is controlled by a thermostat, automatically turning the heater on and off. The
indicator light will remain on as long as the switch is on .
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and Controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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INSTruMeNT Pa NeL CL OCK
To adjust the instrument panel clock
01 , use
the Settings menu in the dot matrix liquid crystal
display
02 .

The Settings menu is accessed by pressing
the
button
03 on the left side of the
instrument panel
.

Press the button
04 to cycle through the
various Settings modes .

This clock is linked to GPS (if so equipped) through the center display clock .

•


W
ithout any adjustments the correct time will be
displayed based on the vehicle’s current location.



•

T
here are also controls in the center display to
compensate for daylight savings time
.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and Controls (section
2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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01
When the low tire pressure warning light flashes for approximately 1 minute and then remains
on, the TPMS is not functioning properly. Have the system checked by a NISSAN certified
LEAF dealer
.

Tire pressure rises and falls depending on the heat caused by the vehicle’s operation and the



o
utside temperature . Low outside temperature can lower the temperature of the air inside the\




tire, whic
h can cause a lower tire inflation pressure . This may cause the low tire pressure



warning light to illuminate
. If the warning light illuminates, check the tire pressure in your tires
.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” and the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your
Owner’s Manual .
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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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0103
02
03
04
06
02
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SeaT a DJuSTMeNTS
To slide the front seat forward or backward, pull up



on the bar 01 under the front of the seat and slide
forward or bac kward. Release the bar to lock the



seat in position
.
To recline the seatback, pull up on the lever 02 and
lean bac
k. To bring the seatback forward, pull the



lever up and lean your body forward. Release the



lever to loc

k the seatback in position.

SEAT LIFTER (driver’s seat only)
Pull up or push down the adjusting lever 03 to
adjust the seat height to the preferred position .
FO

LDING THE REAR SEATBACKS DOWN
Secure the seat belt on the seat belt hooks 04
located on the side wall
.

To fold the seatback down, pull the release knob 05 .

To return the seatback to the seating position, lift up



eac
h seatback and push it to the upright position



until it is latc
hed. Then return the seat belt to its



original position
.
For more information, refer to the “Safety – Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system (section 1)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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OuTSIDe MIr rO r CONT rOL S w ITCH
To select the right or left side mirror, turn the control
switc

h
01 right or left .

To adjust the mirror angle, move the control switch
01 up, down, right or left .

To prevent accidentally moving the mirror, turn and



set the switc
h to the middle “neutral” position .
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments
(section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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LI-ION BaTT erY CH arG ING
Before charging the Li-ion battery, see your Owner’s Manual for detailed warnings and cautions
when charging your battery.
There are three methods available to perform the charge operation: normal charge, trickle



c
harge and quick charge (if so equipped) .


N

O r
M
a L CH ar
Ge
Perform a normal charge using the charger installed



in your home
.

It takes approximately 3-4 hours to charge the



Li-ion battery from empty to full with a 6.6 kW




(if so equipped) c
harger
.
To charge your vehicle:



•

Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.

•


Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below the instrument panel to the left of



the steering wheel
.



•

Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.



•

Connect the c
harge connector
01 to the charge port
02 . When connected correctly,
a beep will sound once.
To stop charging:



•

Press the button 03 on the charge connector to release the lock and remove the charge
connector from the c
harge port .



•


Close the c

harge port cap and the charge port lid.

T
r
I

CKL
e
CH
ar
Ge
Perform a trickle charge by connecting the Electric



V
ehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) (if so equipped)



to a dedicated 11
0-120 volt, 15A power outlet .

It takes approximately 21 hours to charge the Li-ion



battery from empty to full.
To charge your vehicle:



•

Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.

•


Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below



the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel
.




•

Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.



•

Connect the EV
SE plug
04 to
a dedicated 110-120 volt, 15A power
outlet. T
he EVSE control box’s green indicator light 05 will illuminate .

•


Remove the s

afety cap from the charge connector
.



•


Connect the c

harge connector
06 to the charge port
02 . A beep will sound once .
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08
06
05
01
02
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• If plugging in the EV SE connector to a power outlet,
attach a string to the control box
07 and hang on a hook

near the outlet, or set on a suitable surface off the ground.
To stop charging:



•

Press the button 08 on the charge connector to release the
loc
k and remove the charge connector from the charge port .



•


Close the c

harge port cap and the charge port lid.



•


Remove the EV

SE plug from the power outlet, attach the



s

afety cap to the charge connector and store in the case .

Q

u
I

CK CH
ar
Ge

(if so equipped)
Perform a quick charge by connecting the charge connector
of a quick charger at a charge station to the vehicle .

It takes approximately 30 minutes to charge the Li-ion



battery to 8
0% when the low battery charge warning light



turns on
.

To charge your vehicle:



•

Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.




•

Open the c
harge port lid and the charge port
cap
09 .

•


Align the groove of the c
harge connector with
the groove of the charge port, then insert the
charge connector
.



•


Grasp the loc
k lever and then lock the charge connector.



•


F

ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment to start charging. When the



equipment is properly inst
alled and ready to charge a beep sounds twice and the






c

harging status indicator light will change .
To stop charging:



•

F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment.



•

Unloc
k the charge connector and remove it from the vehicle.



•

After closing the c
harge port cap, close the charge port lid.
For more information, refer to the “eV Overview (section eV)” and the “Charging (section CH)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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TrIP COMPu T er
The Trip Computer
01 is located in the dot matrix
liquid cryst
al display .
With the power switch in the ON position, trip



computer modes can be selected by pressing the
button
02 on the left side of the instrument panel .
The following modes can be selected in the display:




•

T
o 100% Charge – Displays the estimated time



to a full Li-ion c
harge by using either 120 volt or



24
0 volt .




•
e
nergy e conomy – Displays the average and



inst
ant energy economy
.



•
a
verage Speed

– Displays the average vehicle



speed since the last reset
.




•

Driving Distance and
e lapsed Time – Displays



the tot
al distance the vehicle has been driven and



the time since the last reset
.

•


S
OC% – Displays the vehicle’s current state of charge .




•

Settings
– Allows you to adjust the system settings for features such as the clock, reminders



or preferences for alerts, maintenance intervals and language displays
.




· Press the button
03 to cycle through the various setting modes .



· Press the button
02 to choose the selected mode .



•

w
arning

– If there are any
.
To reset Driving Distance and Elapsed Time, go to that mode on the trip computer and hold the
button 03 for longer than 1 second .
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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