2015 NISSAN LEAF traction control

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
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under controlled conditions on specified govern-
ment test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction performance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire is
based on straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include acceleration,
cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
TEMPERATURE A, B AND C
The temperature grades A (the highest) , B, and
C, representing the tire’s resistance to the gen-
eration of heat and its ability to dissipate heat
when tested under controlled conditions on a
specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the material of the
tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and exces-
sive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of perfor-
mance which all passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels
of performance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is es-
tablished for a tire that is properly in-
flated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive load-
ing, either separately or in combination,
can cause heat build-up and possible tire
failure. For USAIf you believe that your vehicle has a de-
fect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immedi-
ately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addi-
tion 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 be-
come involved in individual problems be-
tween 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 information about motor
vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
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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
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