2015 NISSAN LEAF towing

• Always pull the cable straight out fromthe front of the vehicle. Never pull on
the vehicle at an angle.
• Pulling devices should be routed so they do not touch any part of the sus-
pension, steering, brake or cooling
systems.
• Pulling devices such as ropes or can- vas straps are not recommended for
use in vehicle towing or recovery.
Rocking a stuck vehicle
If the vehicle is stuck in sand, snow, mud, etc., try
to free it by following the procedure below.
1. Turn off the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system.
2. Make sure the area in front and behind the vehicle is clear of obstructions.
3. Turn the steering wheel left and right to clear an area around the front tires.
4. Slowly rock the vehicle forward and backward.
• Shift back and forth between the R (Reverse) and D (Drive) positions.
• Apply the accelerator as little as possible to maintain the rocking motion. • Release the accelerator pedal before shifting
between R (Reverse) and D (Drive) .
• Do not spin the tires above 35 MPH (55 km/h) .
5. If the vehicle cannot be freed after a few tries, contact a professional towing service to re-
move the vehicle.
In case of emergency6-15

9 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and capacities.....9-2
Air conditioning system refrigerant and lubricant
recommendations .................... .9-3
Specifications ........................ .9-4
Charging system .................... .9-4
Motor ........................... .9-5
Wheels and tires .................... .9-5
Dimensions and weights ................ .9-6
When traveling or registering your vehicle in another
country ............................ .9-6
Vehicle identification .................... .9-7
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate .......9-7
Vehicle identification number (chassis number). . . .9-7
Traction motor serial number ..............9-7
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S certification label ........9-8
Emission control information label ...........9-8
Tire and Loading Information label ...........9-8
Air conditioner specification label ............9-9
Installing front license plate .................9-9Vehicle loading information
.................9-10
Terms .......................... .9-10
Vehicle load capacity ................. .9-11
Securing the load ................... .9-12
Loading tips ...................... .9-12
Measurement of weights ................9-13
Towing a trailer ....................... .9-14
Flat towing ......................... .9-14
Uniform tire quality grading .................9-14
Treadwear ....................... .9-14
Traction AA, A, B and C ................9-14
Temperature A, B and C ................9-15
Reporting safety defects ................. .9-15
Telematics overview .................... .9-16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ................9-18
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order information. . .9-19
Charging information ................... .9-20
Cold tire pressures .................... .9-22

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground is sometimes called flat towing. This
method is typically used when towing a vehicle
behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor
home.
CAUTION
• Failure to follow these guidelines can result in severe reduction gear dam-
age.
• DO NOT tow this vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing) .
• For emergency towing procedures re- fer to “Towing your vehicle” in the “In
case of emergency” section of this
manual. DOT (Department Of Transportation) Quality
Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to these
grades.
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
TREADWEAR
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course. For example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) times
as well on the government course as a tire graded
100. The relative performance of tires depends
upon actual conditions of their use however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service practices and
differences in road characteristics and climate.
TRACTION AA, A, B AND C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A, B and C. Those grades represent the tire’s
ability to stop on wet pavement as measured
TOWING A TRAILER
FLAT TOWINGUNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
9-14Technical and consumer information

Boosterseats.................1-33
Precautions on child restraints.......1-18
Top tether strap ................1-21
Childsafety....................1-15
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6
Circuit breaker, Fusible link ...........8-17
Cleaning exterior and interior ........7-2,7-4
Climatecontrol..................4-19 Climate control service ............4-19
Climate control system refrigerant
and lubricant recommendations .......4-19
In-cabin microfilter ..............4-19
Climate control system ..............4-9
Climate control operation ...........4-9
Climate Ctrl. Timer ............4-14,4-22
Clock.......................2-11
Cockpit.......................2-3
Cold weather driving ...............5-25
Consolebox...................2-52
Coolant.......................8-9 Changingcoolant ...............8-9
Checkingcoolantlevel.............8-8
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Cooling system ..................8-7
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-15
Cupholders...................2-50D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside
mirror defroster switch ..............2-41
Dimensionsandweights.............9-6
Display, vehicle information ...........2-22
Driving ......................5-25
Cold weather driving .............5-25
Driving vehicle ................5-11
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Driving range ....................2-8
Driving vehicle ..................5-11
E
ECO .......................2-46
ECO switch ..................2-46
ECOindicator..................2-10
Efficient use of your vehicle ..........EV-23
Emergency charge ..............CH-11
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle) shut off. .5-9, 6-2
Emergency shutoff system ...........EV-9
Emission control information label ........9-8
EV Characteristics ...............EV-9
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...........9-18
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) .CH-11
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment)
cleaning ......................7-6
EV system ....................EV-2
EV unique information .............EV-25
F
Flashers (See hazard warning flasher switch) . .6-2
Flat tire.......................6-3
Flattowing....................9-14
Floormatcleaning.................7-5
Fluid ........................8-10
Brake fluid ...................8-10
coolant.....................8-7
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Reduction gear fluid ..............8-9
Window washer fluid .............8-10
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-8
Foglightswitch .................2-44
Frontmanualseatadjustment ..........1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light ....1-44
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
ECO indicator ................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge .....2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge .....2-10
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Q
Quickcharge .................CH-15
R
Rapidairpressureloss..............5-5
Rearcenterseatbelt ..............1-14
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock . . .3-6
Rear hatch....................3-18
Rearseats.....................1-4
Rearview monitor .................4-2
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch .......................2-41
Rear window wiper and washer switch ....2-40
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities .....................9-2
Reductiongearfluid................8-9
Remotecharge ................CH-27
Remoteclimatecontrol.............4-26
Remote keyless entry function, For
Intelligent Key system ..............3-13
Repairing flat tire .................6-4
Repairing tire ...................6-6
Reporting safety defects ............9-15
Road accident precautions ...........EV-8
Roadside assistance program ..........6-2
Rollover ......................5-5
S
Safety.......................1-15 Childseatbelts................1-15
Reporting safety defects ...........9-15
Sceneguide..................EV-22 At home after driving ............EV-22
Before driving your vehicle (models
with navigation system) ...........EV-13
Charging the Li-ion battery .........EV-10
Driving the vehicle .............EV-18
Parking the vehicle .............EV-21
Starting your vehicle ............EV-17
Seat adjustment ..................1-3
Front manual seat adjustment .........1-3
Frontseats...................1-3
Seat belt(s) ....................1-15
Child safety ..................1-15
Infants.....................1-16
Injuredpersons................1-11
Largerchildren................1-16
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-8
Pregnant women ...............1-11
Rear center seat belt .............1-14
Seatbeltcleaning...............7-5
Seatbeltextenders..............1-15
Seat belt hooks ................1-14
Seat belt maintenance ............1-15
Seatbelts....................1-8
Seat belts with pretensioners ........1-49
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-18 Shoulder belt height adjustment
.......1-13
Small children .................1-16
Three-pointtype...............1-11
Seat(s) , Seats ...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-46
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System) , EV system start .....2-37
Servicing climate control ............4-19
Shifting ......................5-11
Electric shift control system .........5-11
Shoulder belt height adjustment, For front
seats .......................1-13
Soft bottle holders ................2-51
Solar cell module .................7-3
Speedometer ...................2-6
Starting ......................5-10
Before starting system ............5-10
Jump starting ..................6-9
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-12
Status light, Front passenger air bag ......1-44
Steering .....................2-45 Heated steering wheel ............2-45
Power steering system ............5-19
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Stopping the vehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-50
Stowing golf bags ................2-54
Sun visors ....................3-21
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-50
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-50, 2-18
Technical and consumer information10-5

Supplemental restraint system.........1-36
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.....................1-36
Switch ......................2-42
Autolightswitch................2-42
ChargetimerOFFswitch ..........2-49
ECOswitch..................2-46
Foglightswitch................2-44
Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Power door lock switch ............3-5
Rear window and outside mirror defroster
switch.....................2-41
Turnsignalswitch ..............2-44
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
offswitch...................2-48
T
Telematics overview ...............9-16
Temperature ....................2-7
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-7
Theft (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System) ,
traction motor start ................2-37
Tilt steering column ...............3-21
Tire........................2-16 Low tire pressure warning light .......2-16
Tires ........................6-3 Flat tire .....................6-3
Low tire pressure warning system ......5-2Tire and Loading information label . . .8-27, 9-8
Tirechains ..................8-32
Tire dressing
..................7-4
Tire pressure .................8-28
Tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) ..................5-2,6-3
Tire rotation ..................8-32
Types of tires .................8-31
Uniform tire quality grading .........9-14
Wheels and tires ...............8-26
Wheel/tire size .................9-5
Tonneau cover ..................2-53
Top........................1-21 Tether strap child restraints .........1-21
Towing......................9-14 Flattowing ..................9-14
Towing a trailer ................9-14
Towtrucktowing...............6-12
TPMS, Tire pressure monitoring system .....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Tractionmotor...................9-7 Traction motor serial number .........9-7
Trailer towing ...................9-14
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-59
Transceiver ..................2-59
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(See Intelligent Key system) ...........3-13
Tricklecharge.................CH-11
Trip computer ..................2-27
Turn signal switch ................2-44
Type of charge and how to charge the Li-ion battery
..................CH-5
U
Underbody cleaning ................7-3
Uniform tire quality grading ...........9-14
Unplugged status ...............CH-27
V
Vanity mirror...................3-22
Vehicle.......................9-6 Dimensionsandweights............9-6
Identification number (VIN) ..........9-7
Loading information .............9-10
Recovery (freeing stuck vehicle) .......6-14
Security system ................2-35
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-48
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . .5-23
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) warning
light......................2-19
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) warning
light........................2-19
Vehicle information display ...........2-22
Vehicle security system .............2-35
Vents........................4-8
10-6Technical and consumer information