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the crash severity. Additionally, the front passen-
ger air bag may be automatically turned OFF
under some conditions, depending on the weight
detected on the passenger seat and how the seat
belt is used. If the front passenger air bag is OFF,
the passenger air bag status light will be illumi-
nated (if the seat is unoccupied, the light will not
be illuminated, but the air bag will be off) . For
additional information, refer to “Front passenger
air bag and status light” in this section. One front
air bag inflating does not indicate improper per-
formance of the system.
If you have any questions about your air bag
system, contact NISSAN or a NISSAN certified
LEAF dealer. If you are considering modification
of your vehicle due to a disability, you may also
contact NISSAN. Contact information is con-
tained in the front of this Owner’s Manual.
When a front air bag inflates, a fairly loud noise
may be heard, followed by release of smoke. This
smoke is not harmful and does not indicate a fire.
Care should be taken not to inhale it, as it may
cause irritation and choking. Those with a history
of a breathing condition should get fresh air
promptly.Front air bags, along with the use of seat belts,
help to cushion the impact force on the head and
chest of the front occupants. They can help save
lives and reduce serious injuries. However, an
inflating front air bag may cause facial abrasions
or other injuries. Front air bags do not provide
restraint to the lower body.
Even with NISSAN Advanced Air Bags, seat
belts should be correctly worn and the driver and
front passenger seated upright as far as practical
away from the steering wheel or instrument
panel. The front air bags inflate quickly in order to
help protect the front occupants. Because of this,
the force of the front air bag inflating can increase
the risk of injury if the occupant is too close to, or
is against, the air bag module during inflation.
The front air bags deflate quickly after a collision.
The front air bags operate only when the
power switch is in the ON position.
After the power switch is placed in the ON
position, the supplemental air bag warning
light illuminates. The supplemental air bag
warning light will turn off after about 7
seconds if the system is operational.Front passenger air bag and status
light
WARNING
The front passenger air bag is designed
to automatically turn OFF under some
conditions. Read this section carefully to
learn how it operates. Proper use of the
seat, seat belt and child restraints is nec-
essary for most effective protection. Fail-
ure to follow all instructions in this
manual concerning the use of seats, seat
belts and child restraints can increase the
risk or severity of injury in an accident.
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the above conditions. Restart the vehicle and
wait 1 minute.
NOTE:
A system check will be performed during
which the front passenger air bag status
light will remain lit for about 7 seconds
initially.
If the light is still OFF after this, the small adult,
child or child restraint should be repositioned in
the rear seat and the vehicle should be checked
by a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer as soon as
possible.
Other supplemental front-impact air
bag precautions
WARNING
• Do not place any objects on the steer- ing wheel pad or on the instrument
panel. Also, do not place any objects
between any occupant and the steer-
ing wheel or instrument panel. Such
objects may become dangerous pro-
jectiles and cause injury if the front air
bags inflate. • Do not place objects with sharp edges
on the seat. Also, do not place heavy
objects on the seat that will leave per-
manent impressions in the seat. Such
objects can damage the seat or occu-
pant classification sensor (weight sen-
sor) . This can affect the operation of
the air bag system and result in serious
personal injury.
• Do not use water or acidic cleaners (hot steam cleaners) on the seat. This
can damage the seat or occupant clas-
sification sensor. This can also affect
the operation of the air bag system
and result in serious personal injury.
• Immediately after inflation, several front air bag system components will
be hot. Do not touch them; you may
severely burn yourself.
• No unauthorized changes should be made to any components or wiring of
the supplemental air bag system. This
is to prevent accidental inflation of the
supplemental air bag or damage to the
supplemental air bag system.
• Do not make unauthorized changes to your vehicle’s electrical system, sus-
pension system or front end structure.
This could affect proper operation of
the front air bag system. • Tampering with the front air bag sys-
tem may result in serious personal in-
jury. Tampering includes changes to
the steering wheel and the instrument
panel assembly by placing material
over the steering wheel pad and above
the instrument panel or by installing
additional trim material around the air
bag system.
• Removing or modifying the front pas- senger seat may affect the function of
the air bag system and result in serious
personal injury.
• Modifying or tampering with the front passenger seat may result in serious
personal injury. For example, do not
change the front seats by placing ma-
terial on the seat cushion or by install-
ing additional trim material, such as
seat covers, on the seat that is not
specifically designed to assure proper
air bag operation. Additionally, do not
stow any objects under the front pas-
senger seat or the seat cushion and
seatback. Such objects may interfere
with the proper operation of the occu-
pant classification sensor (weight sen-
sor) .
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2 Instruments and controls
Cockpit............................ .2-3
Instrument panel ....................... .2-4
Meters and gauges ..................... .2-5
Speedometer and odometer ...............2-6
Li-ion battery temperature gauge ............2-6
Power meter ....................... .2-7
Driving range ....................... .2-8
Li-ion battery available charge gauge .........2-9
Li-ion battery capacity level gauge ..........2-10
Outside air temperature ................2-10
ECO indicator ..................... .2-10
Clock .......................... .2-11
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders .......................... .2-12
Checking Lights .................... .2-13
Warning lights ..................... .2-13
Indicator lights ..................... .2-19
Audible reminders ................... .2-21
Vehicle information display .................2-22
Indicators for operation ................ .2-23
Trip computer ..................... .2-27
Warning information displays .............2-32
Indicators for maintenance ...............2-34
Indicator for timer ................... .2-35Security systems
..................... .2-35
Vehicle security system ................ .2-36
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .........2-37
Wiper and washer switch .................2-38
Washer operation ................... .2-39
Rear wiper operation ................. .2-40
Rear window and outside mirror (if so equipped)
defroster switch ...................... .2-41
Instrument brightness control ...............2-41
Headlight and turn signal switch .............2-42
Headlight switch .................... .2-42
Turn signal switch ................... .2-44
Fog
light switch (if so equipped) .............2-45
Heated steering wheel switch (if so equipped) .....2-45
Horn ............................. .2-46
ECO switch ........................ .2-47
Heated seat switch .................... .2-47
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF switch ......2-48
Charge port lid switch .................. .2-49
Charge connector lock switch ...............2-49
Charge timer OFF switch .................2-50
Power outlet ........................ .2-50
Storage ........................... .2-51
Cup holders ...................... .2-51
Storage tray ...................... .2-51

1. TRIP switch for twin trip odometer (P. 2-5)
2. Trip computer switch (P. 2-22)
3. Instrument brightness control switch(P. 2-41)
4. Headlight, fog light and turn signal switch — Headlight (P. 2-42)
— Turn signal light (P. 2-42) — Fog light (if so equipped) (P. 2-45)
5. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (left side) — Audio control (P. 4-56)
— Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
control (P. 4-71) 6. Steering wheel
— Power steering system (P. 5-19)
— Horn (P. 2-46)
— Driver’s supplemental air bag (P. 1-38)
7. Wiper and washer switch (P. 2-38)
8. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (right side)
— Cruise control switches (P. 5-16)
— ECO button (P. 2-47)
9. Console box (P. 2-51)
10. Shift lever (P. 5-12)
11. Front heated seat switch (P. 2-47)
12. Tilting steering wheel lever (P. 3-21)
13. Charge port lid switch (P. 3-19)
14. Charge connector lock switch (P. CH-5)
15. Charge timer OFF switch (P. 2-50)
16. Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF switch (P. 2-48)
17. Heated steering wheel switch (if so equipped) (P. 2-45)
18. Fuse box cover (P. 8-17)
COCKPIT
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• Since the spare tire is not equippedwith the TPMS, when a wheel is re-
placed, the TPMS will not function and
the low tire pressure warning light will
flash for approximately 1 minute. The
light will remain on after 1 minute.
Contact a NISSAN certified LEAF
dealer as soon as possible for tire re-
placement and/or system resetting.
• Replacing tires with those not origi- nally specified by NISSAN could affect
the proper operation of the TPMS.
CAUTION
• The TPMS is not a substitute for the regular tire pressure check. Be sure to
check the tire pressure regularly.
• If the vehicle is being driven at speeds of less than 16 mph (25 km/h) , the
TPMS may not operate correctly.
• Be sure to install the specified size of tires to the four wheels correctly.
Master warning light
(red/yellow)
There are two types of master warning lights:
yellow and red. These lights illuminate if any
warning lights or indicator lights are illuminated or if various vehicle information warnings appear in
the vehicle information display.
Yellow master warning light
The yellow master warning light is located on the
upper display.
This light illuminates when a yellow warning light on
the lower display is illuminated or when a message
is displayed on the vehicle information display.
Red master warning light
The red master warning light is located on the
upper display.
This light illuminates when a red warning light on
the lower display is illuminated or when a warning
is displayed on the vehicle information display.
Power steering warning light
When the power switch is in the ON position, the
electric power steering warning light illuminates
and turns off when the power switch is placed in
the READY to drive position. This indicates the
electric power steering system is operational.
If the electric power steering warning light illumi-
nates while the READY to drive indicator light is
ON, it may indicate the electric power steering
system is not functioning properly and may needservicing. Have the electric power steering sys-
tem checked by a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer.
When the electric power steering warning light
illuminates while the READY to drive indicator is
ON, the power assist to the steering will cease
operation but you will still have control of the
vehicle. At this time, greater steering efforts are
required to operate the steering wheel, especially
in sharp turns and at low speeds.
For additional information, refer to “Power steer-
ing system” in the “Starting and driving” section
of this manual.
Seat belt warning light
The light and chime remind you to fasten seat
belts. The light illuminates whenever the power
switch is placed in the ON position, and will
remain illuminated until the driver’s seat belt is
fastened. At the same time, the chime will sound
for approximately 6 seconds unless the driver’s
seat belt is securely fastened.
The seat belt warning light for the front passenger
will illuminate if the seat belt is not fastened when
the front passenger’s seat is occupied. The front
passenger seat belt warning light does not acti-
vate until 5 seconds after the power switch is in
the ON position.
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If the security system is malfunctioning, this light
will remain on while the power switch is in the ON
position. For additional information, refer to “Se-
curity systems” in this section.
Slip indicator light
This indicator will blink when the VDC system or
the traction control system is operating, thus
alerting that the vehicle is nearing its traction
limits. The road surface may be slippery.
You may feel or hear the system working; this is
normal. The light will blink for a few seconds after
the VDC system stops limiting wheel spin.
The indicator light also comes on when you place
the power switch in the ON position.
The light will turn off after approximately 2 sec-
onds if the system is operational. If the light does
not come on, have the system checked by a
NISSAN certified LEAF dealer.
Turn signal/hazard indicator
lights
This light flashes when the turn signal switch
lever or hazard switch is turned on.
Vehicle Dynamic Control
(VDC) OFF indicator light
This light illuminates when the Vehicle Dynamic
Control (VDC) switch is pushed to OFF. This
indicates that the VDC system is not operating.
For additional information, refer to “Vehicle Dy-
namic Control (VDC) system” in the “Starting and
driving” section of this manual.
AUDIBLE REMINDERS
Brake pad wear warning
The disc brake pads have audible wear warnings.
When a brake pad requires replacement, it will
make a high pitched scraping sound when the
vehicle is in motion. This scraping sound will first
occur only when the brake pedal is depressed.
After more wear of the brake pad, the sound will
always be heard even if the brake pedal is not
depressed. Have the brakes checked as soon as
possible if the warning sound is heard.
Electric shift control system reminder
chime
If an improper shift operation is performed, for
safety reasons a chime will sound and at the
same time, depending on the conditions, theoperation will be cancelled or the shift position
will switch to the N (Neutral) position.
For additional information, refer to “Driving the
vehicle” in the “Starting and driving” section of
this manual.
Key reminder chime
A chime will sound if the driver’s side door is
opened while the power switch is pushed to the
ON or ACC position.
Make sure that the power switch is pushed to the
OFF position, and take the Intelligent Key with
you when leaving the vehicle.
Light reminder chime
The light reminder chime will sound when the
driver side door is opened with the light switch in
the
orposition, and the power
switch is in the ACC, OFF or LOCK position.
Turn the light switch off when you leave the
vehicle.
Parking brake reminder chime
A chime sounds if the parking brake is set and the
vehicle is driven. The chime will stop if the parking
brake is released or the vehicle speed returns to zero.
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INDICATORS FOR MAINTENANCE
1. Tire replacement indicator
This indicator appears when the customer set
distance comes for replacing tires. You can set or
reset the distance for replacing tires. For addi-tional information, refer to “Trip computer” in this
section.
WARNING
The tire replacement indicator is not a
substitute for regular tire checks, includ-
ing tire pressure checks. For additional
information, refer to “Changing wheels
and tires” in the “Maintenance and do-it-
yourself” section of this manual. Many
factors including tire inflation, alignment,
driving habits and road conditions affect
tire wear and when tires should be re-
placed. Setting the tire replacement indi-
cator for a certain driving distance does
not mean your tires will last that long.
Use the tire replacement indicator as a
guide only and always perform regular
tire checks. Failure to perform regular
tire checks, including tire pressure
checks could result in tire failure. Serious
vehicle damage could occur and may lead
to a collision, which could result in seri-
ous personal injury or death.
2. 3. 4. “Other” indicators
These indicators appears when the customer set
distance comes for checking or replacing main-
tenance items other than the tires. Other mainte-
nance items can include such things as the tire
rotation. You can set or reset the distance for
checking or replacing the items. For additional
information, refer to “Trip computer” in this sec-
tion. For scheduled maintenance items and inter-
vals, see a NISSAN Service and Maintenance
Guide.
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Move the lever up or down until the turn signal
begins to flash, but the lever does not latch, and
release the lever. The turn signal will automati-
cally flash three times.
Choose the appropriate method to signal a lane
change based on road and traffic conditions.To turn the fog lights on, rotate the headlight
switch to the
position, then rotate the
switch to the
position. To turn them off,
rotate the switch to the OFF position.
The headlights must be on for the fog lights to
operate. The heated steering wheel system is designed to
operate only when the surface temperature of the
steering wheel is below approximately 68°F
(20°C) .
Push the heated steering wheel switch to warm
the steering wheel when the power switch is in
the ON position. The indicator light
1on the
switch will illuminate.
FOG LIGHT SWITCH (IF SO
EQUIPPED) HEATED STEERING WHEEL SWITCH
(IF SO EQUIPPED)
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