2016 NISSAN LEAF warning light

Replacing wheels and tires
When replacing a tire, use the same size, tread
design, speed rating and load carrying capacity as
originally equipped. For additional information, re-
fer to “Specifications” in the “Technical and con-
sumer information” section of this manual for rec-
ommended types and sizes of tires and wheels.
WARNING
• The use of tires other than those rec- ommended or the mixed use of tires of
different brands, construction (bias,
bias-belted or radial) , or tread patterns
can adversely affect the ride, braking,
handling, Vehicle Dynamic Control
(VDC) system, ground clearance, body-
to-tire clearance, tire chain clearance,
speedometer calibration, headlight
aim and bumper height. Some of these
effects may lead to accidents and
could result in serious personal injury.
• If your vehicle was originally equipped with 4 tires that were the same size
and you are only replacing 2 of the 4
tires, install the new tires on the rear
axle. Placing new tires on the front
axle may cause loss of vehicle control
in some driving conditions and cause
an accident and personal injury. • If the wheels are changed for any rea-
son, always replace with wheels which
have the same off-set dimension.
Wheels of a different off-set could
cause premature tire wear, degrade
vehicle handling characteristics, affect
the VDC system and/or interference
with the brake discs. Such interference
can lead to decreased braking effi-
ciency and/or early brake pad/shoe
wear. For additional information on
wheel-off set dimensions, refer to
“Wheels and tires” in the “Technical
and consumer information” section of
this manual.
• When a wheel is replaced, the TPMS will not function and the low tire pres-
sure warning light will flash for ap-
proximately 1 minute. The light will re-
main on after 1 minute. Contact a
NISSAN certified LEAF dealer as soon
as possible for tire replacement
and/or system resetting.
• Replacing tires with those not origi- nally specified by NISSAN could affect
the proper operation of the TPMS.
• The TPMS sensor may be damaged if it is not handled correctly. Be careful
when handling the TPMS sensor. • When replacing the TPMS sensor, the
ID registration may be required. Con-
tact a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for
ID registration.
• Do not use a valve stem cap that is not specified by NISSAN. The valve stem
cap may become stuck.
• Be sure that the valve stem caps are correctly fitted. Otherwise the valve
may be clogged up with dirt and cause
a malfunction or loss of pressure.
• Do not install a damaged or deformed wheel or tire even if it has been re-
paired. Such wheels or tires could have
structural damage and could fail with-
out warning.
• The use of retread tire is not recom- mended.
• For additional information regarding tires, refer to “Important Tire Safety
Information” (US) or “Tire Safety Infor-
mation” (Canada) in the Warranty In-
formation Booklet.
8-36Maintenance and do-it yourself

Wheel balance
Unbalanced wheels may affect vehicle handling
and tire life. Even with regular use, wheels can get
out of balance. Therefore, they should be bal-
anced as required.
Wheel balance service should be per-
formed with the wheels off the vehicle.
Spin balancing the wheels on the vehicle
could lead to mechanical damage.
For additional information regarding tires, refer to
“Important Tire Safety Information” (US) or “Tire
Safety Information” (Canada) in the Warranty In-
formation Booklet.
Care of wheels
For additional information on care of wheels, refer
to “Cleaning exterior” in the “Appearance and
care” section of this manual.
EMERGENCY TIRE PUNCTURE
REPAIR KIT
The emergency tire puncture repair kit (Emer-
gency Tire Sealant) is supplied with the vehicle
instead of a spare tire. It can be used to tempo-
rarily repair minor tire punctures.
If possible, have the vehicle towed to a facility that
can repair or replace the flat tire. Using the emer-
gency tire puncture repair kit may cause a mal-
function of the tire pressure sensor and cause the
low tire pressure warning light to illuminate.
For additional information, refer to “Flat tire” in the
“In case of emergency” section of this manual.
Maintenance and do-it yourself8-37

10 Index
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)........5-22
Advanced air bag system ...........1-44
Air bag system .................1-44
Advanced air bag system ..........1-44
Front passenger air bag and status light. .1-45
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-51
Roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-51
Airbagwarninglabels.............1-54
Airbagwarninglight...........1-54,2-19
Air conditioner .................9-10
Air conditioner specification label .....9-10
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........9-4
Alarm, How to stop alarm
(refer to, vehicle security system) .......2-37
Alcohol, drugs and driving ............5-7
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ........5-22
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning
light .......................2-14
Appearance care .................7-2
Exterior appearance care ...........7-2
Interior appearance care ...........7-4
Audible reminders ...............2-21
Autolight system ................2-42 Automatic.....................3-6
Door locks ...................3-6
Automatic climate control
(models with Navigation System) .......4-33
Automatic climate control
(models without Navigation System) .....4-26
Avoiding collision and rollover ..........5-5
B
Battery......................8-12
12-volt battery ................8-12
Battery saver system ............2-44
Intelligent Key battery ............8-20
Li-ion battery .................EV-2
Li-ion battery temperature gauge ......2-6
Before starting system .............5-11
Boosterseats..................1-35
Brake ......................5-15 Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-22
Brakefluid..................8-10
Brakes....................8-16
Brake system ................5-20
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) . . .2-14
BRAKE warning light (red) .........2-15
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) .....2-14
BRAKE warning light (red) ...........2-15
Bulb replacement ................8-22
C
Ceiling light...................2-58
Charge .....................2-50
Charge timer OFF switch ..........2-50
Charge connector lock switch .........2-49
Charge port lid switch .............2-49
Charging ....................3-19
Chargeportlid................3-19
Charging related indicator light .....CH-27
Chargingtimer ..............CH-21
Normalcharge ...............CH-9
Precautions on charging ..........CH-2
Quickcharge...............CH-15
Specifications .................9-5
Trickle charge ...............CH-11
Charging methods ..............CH-21
Charging related indicator light .......CH-27
Charging related remote function ......CH-26
Charging status indicator light .......CH-27
Charging timer ................CH-21
Charging troubleshooting guide .......CH-32
Checking ....................2-13
Checkingbulbs...............2-13
Checking coolant level ............8-9
Child restraints .................1-18
Boosterseats................1-35
Precautions on child restraints .......1-18

Top tether strap................1-22
Childsafety....................1-16
Child safety rear door lock ............3-6
Circuit breaker, Fusible link ...........8-18
Cleaning exterior and interior ........7-2,7-4
Climatecontrol..................4-38 Climate control service ............4-38
Climate control system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........4-38
Climate control system .............4-22
Climate control operation ..........4-22
Climate Ctrl. Timer ................4-29
Clock.......................2-11
Clock setting (models without Navigation
System) ......................4-47
Cold weather driving ...............5-25
Consolebox...................2-53
Coolant.......................8-9 Changingcoolant ...............8-9
Checkingcoolantlevel.............8-9
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Cooling system ..................8-8
Corrosionprotection ...............7-6
Cruisecontrol..................5-16
Cupholders...................2-51D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside mirror
defroster switch .................2-41
Dimensionsandweights.............9-6
Display, vehicle information ...........2-22
Doors ........................3-4
Driving ......................5-25
Cold weather driving .............5-25
Driving vehicle ................5-12
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Driving range ....................2-8
Driving vehicle ..................5-12
E
ECO .......................2-47
ECO switch ..................2-47
ECOindicator..................2-10
Efficient use of your vehicle ..........EV-23
Emergency charge ..............CH-11
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle) shut off . .5-10, 6-3
Emergency shutoff system ...........EV-9
Emission control information label ........9-9
EV Characteristics ...............EV-9
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...........9-18
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) . .CH-11
EV system....................EV-2
EV unique information .............EV-25
F
Flashers (Refer to hazard warning flasher
switch).......................6-2
Flat tire .......................6-3
Flattowing....................9-14
Floormatcleaning.................7-5
Fluid ........................8-10
Brake fluid ...................8-10
coolant.....................8-8
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Reduction gear fluid .............8-10
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-11
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-9
Foglightswitch .................2-45
Frontmanualseatadjustment ..........1-3
Front passenger air bag and status light ....1-45
Front seat, Front seat adjustment ........1-3
Fuses.......................8-17
Fusiblelinks ...................8-18
G
Garage door open, HomeLink® Universal . . .2-59 Transceiver ..................2-59
Gauge.......................2-8 Driving range ..................2-8
ECO indicator ................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge .....2-9
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Li-ion battery capacity level gauge.....2-10
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-6
Odometer ....................2-6
Power meter ..................2-7
Speedometer ..................2-6
Generalmaintenance...............8-2
Glovebox.....................2-53
H
Hazard warning flasher switch ..........6-2
Headlights ....................8-23
Bulb replacement ...............8-23
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Heatedseatswitch ...............2-47
Heated steering wheel switch .........2-45
High voltage precautions ............EV-7
HillStart .....................5-24
Hill Start Assist ..................5-24
HomeLink® universal transceiver ........2-59
Hood release ...................3-17
Horn .......................2-46
Howtonormalcharge.............CH-9
Howtoquickcharge.............CH-15
How to trickle charge (if so equipped) ....CH-11
I
If the Li-ion battery becomes completely
discharged....................6-12 Immediate charge
...............CH-25
Immobilizer system ................2-37
Indicatorlights..................2-19
Indicators for operation .............2-23
Inside rearview mirror ..............3-23
Instrument brightness control ..........2-41
Intelligent Key system ..............3-13
Remote keyless operation ..........3-13
Interior light replacement ............8-24
Interior lights ...................2-58
ISOFIX child restraint ..............1-20
J
Jump starting...................6-10
K
Keylessentry...................3-13
With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to Intelligent Key system) .......3-13
Keys ........................3-2 For Intelligent Key system ...........3-6
L
Labels.......................1-54
Airbagwarninglabels............1-54
Air conditioner specification label ......9-10
Emission control information label ......9-9F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label . . .9-9
Motor serial number
..............9-8
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-29, 9-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ......9-7
LATCH system ..................1-20
License plate, Installing front license plate . . .9-10
Light .......................1-54 Airbagwarninglight.............1-54
Bulb replacement ...............8-22
Ceiling light ..................2-58
Fog light switch ................2-45
Headlightsbulbreplacement ........8-23
Headlightswitch...............2-42
Indicatorlights ................2-19
Interiorlights .................2-58
Maplights...................2-58
Replacement.................8-22
Warning lights ................2-13
Lightreminderwarning .............2-24
Lights, Exterior and interior light
replacement ...................8-24
Li-ion battery ...................EV-2
Li-ion battery available charge gauge ......2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge .......2-10
Li-ion battery status check ..........CH-26
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .........2-6
Li-ion battery warmer ..............EV-5
Limited power ..................2-33
Loading information
(Refer to vehicle loading information) .....9-11
Lock ........................3-6
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Automatic door locks.............3-6
Door locks ...................3-4
Power door lock ................3-4
Rearhatchlock................3-18
Low tire pressure warning light .........2-16
Low tire pressure warning system (Refer to Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)) ......5-2
M
Maintenance...................8-12
12-volt battery ................8-12
Generalmaintenance .............8-2
Indicatorsformaintenance..........2-34
Inside vehicle ..................8-3
Maintenance precautions ...........8-5
Maintenance requirements ..........8-2
Outside vehicle .................8-2
Seatbeltmaintenance............1-15
Manual front seat adjustment ...........1-3
Maplights ....................2-58
Mechanical key (Intelligent Key system) .....3-3
Mirror .......................3-23
Inside rearview mirror.............3-23
Outside mirrors ................3-24
Vanity mirror ..................3-22
Motor....................5-11,9-6 Before starting system ............5-11
Motor compartment ................8-7
N
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system ......3-6,5-7
Key operating range of the door lock/unlock
function.....................3-8
Key operation ..................3-9
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System ......2-37
Normalcharge..................CH-9 Home charge ................CH-9
Occasional charge .............CH-9
Publiccharge ................CH-9
O
Odometer .....................2-6
Off-road recovery .................5-6
Oil .........................9-2 Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities ....................9-2
Opening rear hatch ...............3-11
Outside air temperature .............2-10
Outside mirrors .................3-24
Owner’s Manual/Service Manual order
information ....................9-19
P
Panic alarm....................3-15
Parking ......................5-15
Parking on hills ................5-18 Parking brake break-in
..............5-21
Power .......................3-4 Power door lock ................3-4
Power steering system ............5-19
Power windows ................2-55
Powereconomy.................5-18
Powermeter....................2-7
Power outlet ...................2-50
Power steering system .............5-19
Powerswitch.................5-7,5-9
Precautions ....................5-20
Brake precautions ..............5-20
Charging ...................CH-2
Child restraints ................1-18
Cruise control .................5-16
High voltage precautions ..........EV-7
Maintenance..................8-5
Road accident precautions .........EV-8
Seatbeltusage ................1-8
Supplemental restraint system ........1-38
When starting and driving ...........5-2
Push starting ...................6-13
Q
Quickcharge .................CH-15
R
Rapid air pressure loss ..............5-6
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Rearcenterseatbelt ..............1-14
Rear door lock, Child safety rear door lock . . .3-6
Rear hatch....................3-18
Rearseats.....................1-4
RearView Monitor .................4-3
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...............8-10
Remotecharge ................CH-26
Remoteclimatecontrol.............4-36
Remote keyless entry function, For Intelligent
Keysystem....................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 .......................1-16
Childseatbelts................1-16
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) ....................1-16
Child safety ..................1-16
Infants.....................1-17
Injuredpersons................1-11
Largerchildren................1-17
Precautions on seat belt usage ........1-8
Pregnant women ...............1-11
Rear center seat belt .............1-14
Seatbeltcleaning...............7-6
Seatbeltextenders..............1-15
Seat belt hooks ................1-15
Seat belt maintenance ............1-15
Seatbelts....................1-8
Seat belts with pretensioners ........1-53
Seatbeltwarninglight............2-18
Shoulder belt height adjustment .......1-14
Smallchildren.................1-17
Three-point type ...............1-11
Seat(s) , Seats ...................1-2
Heatedseats.................2-47
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System) , EV system start ............2-37 Servicing climate control
............4-38
Shifting ......................5-12
Electric shift control system .........5-12
Shoulder belt height adjustment, For front
seats .......................1-14
Solar cell module (if so equipped) ........7-3
Speedometer ...................2-6
Starting ......................5-11
Before starting system ............5-11
Jump starting .................6-10
Precautions when starting and driving ....5-2
Push starting .................6-13
Status light, Front passenger air bag ......1-45
Steering .....................2-45 Heated steering wheel ............2-45
Power steering system ............5-19
Tilting steering column ............3-21
Stopping the vehicle ...............6-5
Storage......................2-51
Stowing golf bags ................2-55
Sun visors ....................3-22
Supplemental air bag warning labels ......1-54
Supplemental air bag warning light . . .1-54, 2-19
Supplemental restraint system .........1-38
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system .....................1-38
Switch ......................2-42 Autolight switch ................2-42
Charge timer OFF switch ..........2-50
ECO switch ..................2-47
Fog light switch ................2-45
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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) off
switch.....................2-48
T
Telematics overview ...............9-16
Temperature ....................2-6
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .......2-6
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 ......5-2
Tire and Loading information label . . .8-29, 9-9
Tire chains ..................8-34
Tire dressing ..................7-4
Tirepressure.................8-29
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Tirerotation..................8-34
Types of tires .................8-33 Uniform tire quality grading
.........9-14
Wheels and tires ...............8-27
Wheel/tire size .................9-6
tonneaucover..................2-53
Top........................1-22 Tether strap child restraints .........1-22
Towing......................9-14 Flattowing ..................9-14
Towing a trailer ................9-14
Towtrucktowing...............6-13
TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring System ....5-2
TPMS, Tire pressure warning system ......6-3
Tractionmotor...................9-8 Traction motor serial number .........9-8
Trailer towing ...................9-14
Transceiver, HomeLink® Universal .......2-59
Transceiver ..................2-59
Transmitter, With Intelligent Key system
(Refer to 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-26
V
Vanity mirror...................3-22
Vehicle.......................9-6 Dimensionsandweights............9-6
Identification number (VIN) ..........9-7
Loading information .............9-11
Recovery (freeing stuck vehicle) .......6-14
Security system ................2-36
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off
switch.....................2-48
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . . .5-23
Vehicle information display ...........2-22
Vehicle security system .............2-36
Vents.......................4-21
W
Warning......................6-2 Hazard warning flasher switch ........6-2
Indicators for operation ...........2-23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . .5-2
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). . .6-3
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders...................2-12
Warning information displays ........2-32
Warning lights ................2-13
Warning and indicator lights ..........0-11
Warning information displays ..........2-32
Warning labels, Air bag warning labels .....1-54
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