2014 NISSAN LEAF air condition

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
REFRIGERANT AND LUBRICANT
RECOMMENDATIONS
The air conditioning system in your NISSAN
vehicle must be charged with the refriger-
ant, HFC-134a (R-134a) and the oil, com-
pressor oil ND-OIL11 or the equivalents.
CAUTION
The use of any other refrigerant or oil will
cause severe damage to the air condi-
tioning system and will require the re-
placement of all air conditioner system
components.
The refrigerant, HFC-134a (R-134a) , in your
NISSAN vehicle will not harm the earth’s ozone
layer. Although this refrigerant does not affect the
earth’s atmosphere, certain governmental regu-
lations require the recovery and recycling of any
refrigerant during automotive air conditioning
system service. A NISSAN certified LEAF dealer
has the trained technicians and equipment
needed to recover and recycle your air condition-
ing system refrigerant.
Contact a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer when
servicing your air conditioning system.
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TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION
LABEL
The cold tire pressure is shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label affixed to the driver’s
side center pillar as shown.
AIR CONDITIONER SPECIFICATION
LABEL
The air conditioner specification label is attached
to the underside of the hood as shown in the
illustration.Perform the following procedure to mount the
license plate.
Before mounting the license plate, confirm that
the following parts are enclosed in the plastic
bag.
• License plate bracket
• Screw ×2
1. Adjust the license plate bracket at the location
(small dimples) .
2. To determine where to drill the hole, mark
along both sides of the mounting holes and
license plate screw holes using a felt-tip pen.
INSTALLING FRONT LICENSE PLATE
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For USA
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying NISSAN.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a
recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or NISSAN.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153); go to http://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other informa-
tion about motor vehicle safety from http://
www.safercar.gov.
You may notify NISSAN by contacting our Con-
sumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at 1-877-
NOGASEV (1-877-664-2738) .For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately inform Transport
Canada in addition to notifying NISSAN.
If Transport Canada receives complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may request
a recall campaign. However, Transport Canada
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or NISSAN.
You may contact Transport Canada’s Defect In-
vestigations and Recall Division toll free at
1-800-333-0510. You may also report safety
defects online at; https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/Index.aspx.
Additional information concerning motor vehicle
safety may be obtained from Transport Canada’s
Road Safety Information Centre at
1-800-333-0371 or online at www.tc.gc.ca/
roadsafety (English speakers) or www.tc.gc.ca/
securiteroutiere (French speakers) .
To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns please
contact our Consumer Information Centre toll
free at 1-800-387-0122.In addition to Event Data Recorders (EDRs) dis-
cussed elsewhere in this Owner’s Manual, this
vehicle is equipped with electronic modules that
monitor, control and record data concerning vari-
ous vehicle systems, including the motor, batter-
ies, braking and electrical systems. Other elec-
tronic modules record information concerning
driving conditions, including idling, braking, ac-
celeration, trip and other related data, information
about your use of the car and its features such as
air conditioner or headlight usage, diagnostic
trouble codes, vehicle charging, vehicle speed,
direction and/or location.
Some of this data is stored by the vehicle for use
during vehicle servicing. Other data concerning
your vehicle’s operation and performance is wire-
lessly transmitted by cellular connection through
the vehicle onboard telematics system upon ve-
hicle start-up or at other intervals to NISSAN.
This data may be used by NISSAN for various
purposes, including: to provide you with CAR-
WINGS™ services (see LEAF Navigation System
Owner’s Manual for details); troubleshooting;
evaluation of your vehicle’s quality, functionality
and performance; analysis and research by
NISSAN designed to, among other things, opti-
mize performance of future electric vehicles in-
cluding improvements in future battery life; to
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TELEMATICS OVERVIEW
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NOTE:
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only
if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no
data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data
(for example, name, gender, age and crash
location) are recorded. However, other par-
ties, such as law enforcement, could com-
bine the EDR data with the type of person-
ally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition
to the vehicle manufacturer and NISSAN
certified LEAF dealer, other parties, such
as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if
they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR. EDR data will only be accessed with
the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee
or as otherwise required or permitted by
law.Genuine NISSAN Service Manuals for this model
year and prior can be purchased. A genuine
NISSAN Service Manual is the best source of
service and repair information for your vehicle.
This manual is the same one used by the factory
trained technicians working at a NISSAN certi-
fied LEAF dealer. Genuine NISSAN Owner’s
Manuals can also be purchased.
In the USA:
For current pricing and availability of genuine
NISSAN Service Manualscontact:
1-800-450-9491
www.nissan-techinfo.com
For current pricing and availability of genuine
NISSAN Owner’s Manualscontact:
1-800-247-5321In Canada:
To purchase a copy of a genuine NISSAN Ser-
vice Manual or Owner’s Manual for this model
year and prior please contact a NISSAN certified
LEAF dealer. For the phone number and location
of a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer in your area
call the NISSAN Information Center at
1-800-387-0122 and a bilingual NISSAN repre-
sentative will assist you.
OWNER’S MANUAL/SERVICE
MANUAL ORDER INFORMATION
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10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)........5-22
Advanced air bag system............1-41
Air bag system..................1-41
Advanced air bag system..........1-41
Front passenger air bag and status light . .1-42
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system........1-45
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag system........1-45
Airbagwarninglabels..............1-48
Airbagwarninglight...........1-48,2-19
Air conditioner...................9-9
Air conditioner specification label.......9-9
Air conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant
recommendations...............9-3
Alarm, How to stop alarm (see vehicle security
system)......................2-38
Alcohol, drugs and driving............5-6
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)........5-22
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning light .2-15
Appearance care.................7-2
Exterior appearance care...........7-2
Interior appearance care............7-4Audible reminders................2-22
Autolight system.................2-43
Automatic.....................3-5
Door locks...................3-5
Automatic climate control (models with
Navigation System)...............4-16
Automatic climate control (models without
Navigation System)...............4-10
Avoiding collision and rollover..........5-5
B
Battery......................8-12
12-volt battery................8-12
Battery saver system.............2-44
Intelligent Key battery............8-19
Li-ion battery.................EV-2
Li-ion battery temperature gauge.......2-7
Before starting system.............5-10
Boosterseats ..................1-32
Brake.......................5-15
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)......5-22
Brake fluid...................8-10
Brakes.....................8-15
Brake system.................5-20
BRAKE system warning light (yellow)....2-15
BRAKE warning light (red)..........2-16
BRAKE system warning light (yellow).....2-15BRAKE warning light (red)...........2-16
Bulb replacement................8-21
C
Cabin air filter..................4-15
Capacities and recommended lubricants....9-2
Cargocover...................2-53
Ceiling light...................2-58
Charge......................2-50
ChargetimerOFFswitch..........2-50
Charge connector lock switch.........2-50
Charge port lid switch..............2-49
Charging.....................3-18
Chargeportlid................3-18
Charging related indicator light......CH-28
Chargingtimer...............CH-21
Cleaning....................7-6
Normalcharge................CH-9
Precautions on charging..........CH-2
Quickcharge................CH-15
Specifications.................9-4
Trickle charge...............CH-11
Charging methods..............CH-21
Charging related indicator light........CH-28
Charging related remote function......CH-26
Charging status indicator light........CH-28
Charging timer.................CH-21

Front passenger air bag and status light....1-42
Front seat, Front seat adjustment........1-3
Fuses.......................8-16
Fusiblelinks ...................8-17
G
Garage door open, HomeLink® Universal . . .2-59
Transceiver..................2-59
Gauge.......................2-5
Driving range..................2-8
ECOindicator ................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge....2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge.....2-10
Li-ion battery temperature gauge.......2-7
Odometer....................2-6
Power meter..................2-7
Speedometer..................2-6
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox ....................2-53
H
Hazard warning flasher switch..........6-2
Headlights....................8-22
Bulb replacement...............8-22
Headlightswitch...............2-43Heated seat switch...............2-47
Heated steering wheel switch.........2-46
Highvoltageprecautions............EV-7
HillStart .....................5-25
Hill Start Assist.................5-25
HomeLink® universal transceiver........2-59
Hood release...................3-16
Horn .......................2-47
How to normal charge.............CH-9
How to quick charge.............CH-15
How to trickle charge (if so equipped)....CH-11
I
If the Li-ion battery becomes completely
discharged....................6-11
Immediate charge...............CH-26
Immobilizer system................2-38
In-cabin microfilter................4-15
Indicatorlights..................2-20
Indicators for operation.............2-24
Inside rearview mirror..............3-21
Instrument brightness control..........2-42
Instrument panel..................2-4
Intelligent Key system..............3-13
Remote keyless operation..........3-13
Interior light replacement............8-23
Interior lights...................2-58ISOFIX child restraint..............1-19
J
Jump starting...................6-9
K
Keyless entry...................3-13
With Intelligent Key system (See Intelligent
Key system)..................3-13
Keys ........................3-2
For Intelligent Key system...........3-6
L
Labels ......................1-48
Airbagwarninglabels............1-48
Air conditioner specification label.......9-9
Emission control information label......9-8
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label . . .9-8
Motor serial number..............9-8
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-27, 9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN)......9-7
LATCH system..................1-19
License plate, Installing front license plate . . .9-9
Light .......................1-48