2016 NISSAN LEAF Owners Manual

Note
•The ventilation mode requires a lower
power consumption, so cruising distance
will increase.
• In ventilation mode, temperature is not
indicated on the navigation monitor or on
the air conditioner display.
Dehumidified defrosting/defogging:
Press the front defroster
button (the indi-
cator light will illuminate) .
• To remove moisture or fog on the front window quickly, set the temperature to the high tem-
perature and the fan speed to their maximum
level.
• After the windshield is cleared, press the front defroster
button again (the indicator light
will turn off) .
• When the front defroster
button is
pressed, the air conditioner will automatically
turn on to defog the windshield. The outside air
recirculation mode will be selected to improve
the defogging performance. Fan speed control:
Press the fan speed control
button to
manually control the fan speed.
Press the AUTO button to change the fan speed
to the automatic mode.
Air flow control:
Press the MODE button to change the air flow
mode.
— Air flows from the center and side ventilators.
— Air flows from the center and sideventilators and foot outlets.
— Air flows mainly from the foot outlets.
— Air flows from the defroster outletsand foot outlets.
Temperature control:
Turn the temperature control knob to set the
desired temperature.
Air recirculation:
Press the intake air control
button to
change the air circulation mode. When the indi-
cator light illuminates, the flowing air is recircu-
lated inside the vehicle. Outside air circulation:
Press the intake air control
button to
change the air circulation mode. When the indi-
cator light does not illuminate, the flowing air is
drawn from outside the vehicle.
Automatic air intake control:
To set the automatic control mode, press and
hold the intake air control
button. The
indicator light will blink twice and the inside/
outside circulation will then be controlled auto-
matically. When in automatic mode, the indicator
light will come on when inside air recirculation is
active.
Note
Rear window and outside mirror (if so
equipped) defroster switch:
For additional information, refer to “Rear window
and outside mirror (if so equipped) defroster
switch” in the “Instruments and controls” section
of this manual
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To turn the system off
To turn off the climate control, press the Climate
control system OFF button. The same operating
mode (Heater or A/C) that was active when the
system is turned off is active when system is
turned back on.
Climate Ctrl. Timer
While the charger is connected to the vehicle,
this function pre-heats or pre-cools the passen-
ger compartment of the vehicle to the tempera-
ture set by default before driving. This helps
reduce power consumption from the Li-ion bat-
tery.
As the temperature is set to the factory default
setting, the user cannot adjust the temperature.
The Climate Ctrl. Timer operates the air condi-
tioner using power from the charger. Electric
power from the Li-ion battery is not used.
Once the Climate Ctrl. Timer is set, it automati-
cally starts so the vehicle compartment will be
cooled/heated to the temperature set by default
by the registered departure time. It is therefore
not necessary to set the Climate Ctrl. Timer ev-
eryday.
WARNING
Even if the Climate Ctrl. Timer is set, the
temperature in the passenger compart-
ment may become high or low if the sys-
tem automatically stops. Do not leave
children or adults who would normally
require the support of others alone in
your vehicle. Pets should not be left
alone either. On hot, sunny days, tem-
peratures in a closed vehicle could
quickly become high enough to cause
severe or possibly fatal injuries to people
or animals. Also on cold days, tempera-
ture in a vehicle could become low
enough to cause severe or possible fatal
injuries to people or animals. 1. Push the
switchAon the left side of
the combination meter panel.
2. Push the
switchBuntil “Climate Ctrl.
Timer” is highlighted on the vehicle informa-
tion display and then push the
switch
A.
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3. The “Climate Ctrl. Timer” screen is displayed.To change the time of day and the day of the
week that the climate control timer turns on or
off, or to turn the climate control timer on or
off, push the
switch.
4. To turn the timer on or off, use the
switch to highlight “On” or “Off” and then
push the
switch. If “On” is selected, an
additional screen is displayed that allows you
to change the time or the climate control
timer.
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5. The hour portion of the time is highlighted onthe screen. Push the
switch to change
the hour field in increments of one hour. Push
and hold the
switch to fast forward the
hours. Push the
switch to move to the
minutes field. 6. Push the
switch to change the minute
field in increments of ten minutes. Push and
hold the
switch to fast forward the
minutes. Push the
switch to move to the
day of the week setting. 7. Push the
switch to set the day to on or
off. Push the
switch and then set the
next day with the same procedure. When all
days of the week have been set, push the
switch.
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8. The settings confirmation screen will be dis-played. To confirm and finish setting the cli-
mate control timer, push the
switch.
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
(MODELS WITH NAVIGATION
SYSTEM)
1. Temperature control button
2.
(HEAT) button
3. Climate Ctrl. Timer indicator 4.
(front defroster) button
5.
(fan speed control) button
6.
Rear window and outside mirror (if
so equipped) defroster switch
7.
(intake air control) button
8. Climate control system ON·OFF button
9. AUTO climate control ON button 10. MODE (manual air flow control) button
11. A/C (air conditioner) ON·OFF button
Automatic operation (AUTO)
The AUTO mode may be used year-round as the
system automatically controls constant tempera-
ture, air flow distribution and fan speed.
1. Press the AUTO button. The AUTO indicator
will be illuminated.
2. Turn the temperature control knob to set the desired temperature.
When any of the following functions are oper-
ated, the AUTO indicator will turn off.
• The
(HEAT) or A/C button is pressed.
• The fan speed control or ventilator air flow con- trol is operated.
• The intake air control is switched.
However, the functions that were not operated
continue operating in AUTO mode.
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Note
•If thefan speed control button,
MODE button, or intake air control
button is operated while AUTO is in use,
all the other buttons operate in AUTO
mode.
• While the AUTO indicator is illuminated,
electric power consumption of the air con-
ditioner can be economized compared to
the amount consumed while the AUTO
indicator is not illuminated.
The HEAT indicator light and the A/C indicator
light illuminates according to the operation
modes of the climate control system.
Operation
mode A/C indicator HEAT indica-
tor
Cooling ON OFF
Heating (A/C
off) OFF ON
Manual operation
The manual mode can be used to control the
heater and air conditioner to your desired.
The HEAT indicator light and the A/C indicator
light illuminates according to the operation
modes.
Operation
modeA/C indicator HEAT indica-
tor
Cooling ON OFF
Dehumidified
heating ON
ON
Heating (A/C
off) OFF ON
Ventilation OFF OFF
Cooling:
1. Press the A/C button to illuminate the A/C indicator light.
2. Press the
(HEAT) button to turn off the
HEAT indicator light.
• Do not set the temperature higher than the outside air temperature. Doing so may prevent
the temperature from being controlled properly.
• A visible mist may be seen coming from the ventilators in hot, humid conditions as the air is
cooled rapidly. This does not indicate a
malfunction. Dehumidified heating:
1. Press the A/C button to illuminate the A/C
indicator light.
2. Press the
(HEAT) button to illuminate
the HEAT indicator light
Note
Electric power consumption of climate con-
trol increases while A/C button indicator
and
(HEAT) button indicator simulta-
neously illuminate. As a result, the driving
range may be decreased.
Heating (A/C off):
1. Press the
(HEAT) button to illuminate
the HEAT indicator light.
2. Press the A/C button to turn off the A/C indicator light.
• Do not set temperature lower than the outside air temperature. Doing so may prevent the tem-
perature from being controlled properly.
• If the windows fog up, use dehumidified heating instead of the A/C off heating.
Ventilation:
Press the
(HEAT) button and A/C button if
the indicator lights are on so that both indicator
lights turn off.
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Note
•The ventilation mode requires a lower
power consumption, so cruising distance
will increase.
• In ventilation mode, temperature is not
indicated on the navigation monitor or on
the air conditioner display.
Dehumidified defrosting/defogging:
Press the front defroster
button (the indi-
cator light will illuminate) .
• To remove moisture or fog on the front window quickly, set the temperature to the high tem-
perature and the fan speed to their maximum
level.
• After the windshield is cleared, press the front defroster
button again (the indicator light
will turn off) .
• When the front defroster
button is
pressed, the air conditioner will automatically
turn on to defog the windshield. The outside air
recirculation mode will be selected to improve
the defogging performance.
Fan speed control:
Press the fan speed control
button to
manually control the fan speed. Press the AUTO button to change the fan speed
to the automatic mode.
Air flow control:
Press the MODE button to change the air flow
mode.
— Air flows from the center and side
ventilators.
— Air flows from the center and sideventilators and foot outlets.
— Air flows mainly from the foot outlets.
— Air flows from the defroster outletsand foot outlets.
Temperature control:
Turn the temperature control knob to set the
desired temperature.
Air recirculation:
Press the intake air control
button to
change the air circulation mode. When the indi-
cator light illuminates, the flowing air is recircu-
lated inside the vehicle.
Outside air circulation:
Press the intake air control
button to
change the air circulation mode. When the indi- cator light does not illuminate, the flowing air is
drawn from outside the vehicle.
Automatic air intake control:
To set the automatic control mode, press and
hold the intake air control
button. The
indicator light will blink twice and the inside/
outside circulation will then be controlled auto-
matically. When in automatic mode, the indicator
light will come on when inside air recirculation is
active.
Note
Rear window and outside mirror (if so
equipped) defroster switch:
For additional information, refer to “Rear window
and outside mirror (if so equipped) defroster
switch” in the “Instruments and controls” section
of this manual
To turn the system off
To turn off the climate control, press the Climate
control system ON·OFF button. The same oper-
ating mode (Heater or A/C) that was active when
the system is turned off is active when system is
turned back on.
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