2014 NISSAN LEAF Quick Reference Guide

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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.
LANE CHANGE SIGNAL
To signal a lane change, move the lever up or down to the point where the indicator light \
begins to flash, but the lever does not latch.
The turn signal will flash 3 times automatically.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
Move the lever to the following positions to operate
the windshield wipers:
01 Mist (MIST) – This is a one sweep operation of
the front wipers.
02 Intermittent (INT) – Wipers operate
intermittently by moving the lever down to the
INT position and then rotating the control ring
03 to increase or decrease INT wiper speed.
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.
WIPER DRIP
Once the wiper spray cycle is finished, there will be a short delay . Then the wipers will
sweep one more time to clear off any remaining drips from the windshield\
.
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
07 Intermittent (INT) – 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 . The 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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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROLS
01 ON-OFF BUTTON Press the ON-OFF button to turn the climate control system on or off.
02 AUTO BUTTON The AUTO mode may be used year-round. Press the AUTO button and the system will
automatically control the inside temperature (automatic cooling and/or \
dehumidified
heating), air flow distribution and fan speed.
03 TEMPERATURE CONTROL BUTTON Press the temperature control button up for warmer air or down for cooler air.04 FAN SPEED CONTROL BUTTON Press the fan speed control button to manually adjust the fan speed
up
or
down .
05 MODE BUTTON Push the
M ODE button to cycle through the following air flow outlets:



Air flows from the center and side vents.

Air flows from the center , side and foot vents.

Air flows mainly from the foot vents.


Air flows from the defroster and foot vents.
06 HEAT BUTTON Press the H E AT button to manually turn the heater on and off.
07 A/C BUTTON Press the A/C button when you want to manually turn the A/C on or off.
08 AIR RECIRCULATION BUTTON Press the air recirculation button to recirculate air inside the vehicle. The indicator
light on the button will illuminate. This system is used to avoid certain outside odors and
helps to adjust the inside vehicle temperature more effectively.
Press the air recirculation button again to turn air recirculation off. This allows
outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent foggin\
g in defrost,
floor, or defrost/floor modes.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the climate control s\
ystem is in the front defrosting mode or the front defrosting and foot vent mode .
09 DEFROSTING/DEFOGGING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS Press the front window defroster button to turn the system on. The A/C automatically
turns on when the defroster mode is selected. To remove fog or moisture from the front
window quickly, press the
H E AT button and ensure that the A/C button is selected.
Set the temperature control buttons and the fan speed control buttons to\
their
maximum settings.
10 REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR DEFROSTER SWITCH Push the rear window defroster button to turn the system on or off.
The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 15 minutes.
11 CLIMATE CONTROL TIMER INDICATOR The climate control timer indicator light will illuminate when the timer \
has been set to
operate. The climate control timer may be set to a specific date and time.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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FM/AM/SiriusXM®* SATELLITE RADIO with CD PLAYER (if so equipped)
01 POWER BUTTON Press the
button to turn the audio system on or off.
02 V OLUME BUTTON Press the volume control button up
to increase or down
to decrease the volume.
03 TU NE/SEEK/CH BUTTON
To manually tune the radio, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH
button up
or down
.
To scan quickly and stop at the previous or next broadcast station, press the
TUNE/SEEK/CH button for more than 1.5 seconds.
For satellite radio, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH button to switch to the first channel of
the previous or next category.
To change tracks on a CD, press the TUNE/SEEK/CH button.
To fast forward or rewind a track on a CD, press and hold the TUNE/SEEK/CH button.
04 PRESET STATION/CHANNEL KEYS Twelve stations can be set for the FM band, six for the AM band and eighteen for
satellite radio.
To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the \
FM•AM
05 or XM
06 button, then tune to the desired FM, AM or XM satellite radio station.
Now, select and hold the desired preset key (1-6) to store the selected station in memory.

To retrieve a previously set station, select the radio band where it was stored. Then
select the corresponding preset key (1-6).
07 OPE N/TILT BUTTON To insert a CD, press the OPEN/TILT button and the monitor will open. Insert a CD into
the slot with the label side facing up.
To close the monitor, press the OPEN/TILT button again.
08 ZER O EMISSION BUTTON
Press the
ZER O EMISSION button to display a menu screen where several electric
vehicle driving functions can be set.
*SiriusXM® Satellite Radio is only available on vehicles equipped with an optional s\
atellite radio subscription service.
For more information, refer to the “Getting started (section 1)” and “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation System
Owner’s Manual.
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CRUISE CONTROL (if so equipped)
The cruise control system enables you to set a constant cruising speed once the vehicle has
reached 25 MPH (40 km/h).
The system will automatically maintain the set speed
until you tap the brake pedal, accelerate, cancel or
turn the system off.
To activate the cruise control, push the CRUISE
ON/OFF switch
01. The CRUISE indicator light
in the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push \
the COAST/SET
switch
02 and release. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain
the set speed.
To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch
03.
When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST/SET switch 02.
Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
To cancel the preset speed, push the CANCEL switch 04.
To turn off cruise control, push the CRUISE ON/OFF switch
01. The CRUISE indicator
light in the instrument panel will turn off.
For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
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USB/ iPOD® INTERFACE
T he USB jack
01 is located on the instrument
panel below the climate controls.
When a compatible USB memory device or iPod®
is plugged into the USB jack, compatible audio files
stored on the device can be played through the
vehicle’s audio system.
PANDORA
® OPERATION (if so equipped)
With an iPhone® connected via USB/iPod® interface and the Pandora app installed on
the iPhone® there is a Pandora screen that will display. This acts as an extension of the
iPhone’s® Pandora interface that will display the station, album artwork if available and
menu, “Thumbs Down”, “Bookmark”, “Thumbs Up” and play/pause buttons.
For a full list of compatible devices, refer to Audio system (section 4)\
of your Navigation System
Owner’s Manual.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s
Manual, and “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
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TRIP COMPUTER
The Trip Computer 01 is located in the vehicle
information 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 charge by using either 120 volts or
240 volts.
• Energy Economy

– Displays the average and
instant energy economy.
• A

verage Speed – Displays the average vehicle
speed since the last reset.
• Driving Distance and Elapsed T

ime – Displays
the total distance the vehicle has been driven and
the time since the last reset.
•

SOC% – 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 – Displays when a warning message is present.
To reset Average Energy Economy, Average Speed, 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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SYSTEM GUIDE
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BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM
A cellular telephone should not be used while driving
so full attention may be given to vehicle operation.*
SYSTEM OPERATING TIPS
Press the or button to interrupt the voice
prompts at any time and speak a command after
the tone.
To use the system faster, you may speak the second level commands with the main menu command on
the main menu. For example, press the
or
button and after the tone say, “Call Redial”.
The “Help” command can be used to hear a list of available commands at any time.
Reduce bac kground noise as much as possible by
closing windows and pointing HVAC vents away
from the ceiling.
Speak naturally without long pauses and without raising your voice.
When speaking Phonebook names, please be aware some phones require the la\
st name to be spoken before the first name. For example, “Michael Smith” may be spoken as
“Smith Michael”.
To cancel a voice recognition session, simply wait 5 seconds, say “Cancel” or “Quit”, or press and hold the
button for 5 seconds.
To increase or decrease the volume of the voice prompts, push the volume \
control switches + or - on the steering wheel or turn the control dial on the audio system while\
the
audio system is responding.
If the Voice Recognition system does not recognize your voice commands, train th\
e system using the Voice Adaptation Mode. See your Owner’s Manual for detailed information.
For more detailed information and instructions, see your cellular phone Owner’s Manual and visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
*Some jurisdictions prohibit the use of cellular telephones while drivin\
g.
BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM WITHOUT
NAVIGATION ( if so equipped)
CONNECTING PROCEDURE
The vehicle must be stationary when connecting
the phone.



1.
Press the
button on the steering wheel. The
system announces the available commands.



2.


S

ay: “Connect phone”. The system
acknowledges the command and announces the next set of available commands.\



3.


S

ay: “Add phone”. The system acknowledges the command and asks you to initiate
connecting from the phone handset.
SYSTEM GUIDE
Bluetooth®
Controls
Microphone
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4. Initiate connecting from the phone:



• T
he connecting procedure varies according to each cellular phone model.
For detailed connecting instructions and compatible phones, please visit
www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.



• W
hen prompted for a PIN code, enter “1234” from the handset. (The PIN code is
assigned by NISSAN and cannot be changed.)



5.

S
ay a name for the phone when the system asks you to provide one. You can give the
phone a name of your choice.
PHONEBOOK SETUP
The phonebook stores up to 1,000 names for each phone paired with the system.
Depending on your cellular phone, the system may automatically download \
your cellular



phone’
s entire phonebook to the vehicle’s Bluetooth® system.
If the phonebook does not download automatically , entries can be individually downloaded.
To manually download entries:



1.

Push the button on the steering wheel.
2.
After the tone, s ay “Phonebook”.



3.


After the next tone, s
ay “Transfer Entry”. The system acknowledges the command and
asks you to initiate the transfer from the phone handset. The new contact phone number
will be transferred from the cellular phone to the vehicle.



•


T

he transfer procedure varies according to each cellular phone. See your cellular phone’s
Owner’s Manual for details. You can also visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth for
instructions on transferring phone numbers from NISSAN-recommended cellular phones.



4.


T

he system repeats the number and prompts you for the next command. When you
have finished entering numbers or transferring an entry, choose “Store”.



5.


T

he system confirms the name, location and number.
MAKING A CALL FROM THE PHONEBOOK
In some cases, names stored using all U PPERCASE letters may not be recognized by



the voice recognition system.



1.

Press the button.
2.
After waiting for the tone, s ay “Call”.



3.


After the next tone, speak a name of a phonebook entry
. For example, “Michael Smith”.



4.


Once you have confirmed the name and location, the system begins the c\
all.
MAK

ING A CALL BY PHONE NUMBER
1.


Press the button. A tone will sound. 2.
S
ay: “Call”. The system acknowledges the command and announces the next set of
available commands.
3.


S

ay: “Phone Number”. The system acknowledges the command and announces the next
set of available commands.
4.


S

ay the number you wish to call starting with the area code in single digit format.
5.


W

hen you have finished speaking the phone number, the system repeats it back and
announces the available commands.
6.


S

ay: “Dial”. The system acknowledges the command and makes the call.
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BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM
WITH NAVIGATION (if so equipped)
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio allows you to use a
compatible Bluetooth® phone to play audio files on
your device. Your compatible cellular phone can be
connected to the vehicle’s audio system, allowing
audio files to play through the vehicle’s speakers.
PAIRING PROCEDURE
Make sure the vehicle is st ationary when pairing
the phone.



1.
Press the
button 01, and select the
“Pair Phone” key.



2.


Initiate pairing from the phone.




•


T

he pairing procedure varies according to
each cellular phone model. For detailed pairing
instructions and a list of compatible phones,
please visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.



•


W

hen prompted for a PIN code, enter “1234”
from the handset. (The PIN code is assigned
by NISSAN and cannot be changed.)



3.


W

hen the pairing is complete, the screen will
return to the Phone menu display.
MAKING A CALL
To make a call, follow this procedure:
1.


Press the
button 01 on the steering wheel.
The “Phone” menu will appear on the control
panel display.
2.


Select the “Handset Phonebook”, “V
ehicle
Phonebook”, “Call History” or “Dial Number” key.
3.


Select the desired entry from the list.
4.


Select “Call” to st

art dialing the number.
SYSTEM GUIDE
RECEIVING/ENDING A CALL
When you receive a phone call, a ring tone sounds through the audio syste\
m.
To accept the call, press the button.
To reject the call, press the button.
To hang-up the phone at the end of a call or to disconnect during call pl\
acement,
press the
button.
For more information, refer to the “Heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems (section 4)” of your Owner’s
Manual or please visit www.nissanusa.com/bluetooth.
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