2017 NISSAN LEAF light

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CLOCK SET/ADJUSTMENT
VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY
To adjust the instrument panel clock (for vehicles not equipped with Navigation)
1, use the Settings menu 2 in the vehicle
information display.
The Settings menu 2 is accessed by
pressing the
button
3 on the lef t side
of the instrument panel.
Press the button
4 to cycle through the
various Settings modes.
This clock is link ed to the GPS (if so equipped)
through the center display clock.



• Without an
y adjustments, the correct time
will be displayed based on the vehicle’s
current location.



• Ther
e are also controls in the center display
to compensate for Daylight Savings Time.
NAVIGATION DISPLAY (if so equipped)
To adjust the time and the appearance of the clock on the display:



1.

Pr
ess the
MENU button on the control panel.



2.




Touch the
“Settings” key on the Launch Bar.



3.

Touch the “Clock” key.
The following settings can be adjusted:



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On-screen Clock: The clock in the upper
right corner of the display can be turned ON
or OFF.



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Clock Format (24h): The clock can be set to
12 hours or 24 hours.



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Offset (hour): The time can be adjusted by
increasing or decreasing per hour.



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Offset (min): The time can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing per minute.
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Daylight Savings Time: The application of Daylight Savings Time can be turned
ON or OFF.



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Time Zone: Adjust the time zone. Choose a time zone from the available list.
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REAR HATCH RELEASE
To open the rear hatch, unlock it and push the rear hatch
opener switch 1. Pull the rear hatch up to open. The rear
hatch can be unlocked by:
Pressing the button
2 on the Nissan Intelligent
Key® twice.
Pushing the r ear hatch request switch
3 while carrying
the Intelligent Key with you (that is, in your purse or pocket).
Pushing the door hand le request switch twice.
Pushing the power door lock switch to
the
position.
The rear hatch does not lock when closed.
To lock the rear hatch, use the request switch,
power door lock or key fob.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety
information, system limitations, and additional operating and
feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments
(section 3)” of your Owner’s Manual.
NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY® SYSTEM
The Nissan Intelligent Key® System allows you to
lock or unlock the vehicle, open the rear hatch
and start your vehicle. It is important to make
sure the Intelligent Key is with you (that is, in
your pocket or purse).
To lock the vehicle, push either door handle request switch
1 or the rear hatch request
switch 2 once or press the
button
3
on the key fob.
To unlock the vehicle, perform one of the
following procedures:



•

Push an
y request switch once; the corresponding door
will unlock. Push the request switch again within
60 seconds; all other doors will unlock, or



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Pr
ess the
button
4 on the key fob to unlock the
driver’s side door. Press the button 4 again; all other
doors will unlock.
To open the charge port lid, press and hold the charge port lid opener button
5 for more than 2 seconds.
The Intel
ligent Key can also be used to activate the panic
alarm by pressing and holding the
button
6 for more than 1 second. Once
activated, the panic alarm and headlights will stay on for a period of time.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
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POWER METER
The power meter displays the traction motor power consumption and the regenerative
brake power applied to the Li-ion battery.
When the bat tery is charged, power is
generated by the regenerative brake system
and the central dot
1 illuminates and the
number of circles increases to the lef t.
When the bat tery discharges and power is provided to the motor, the central
dot
1 illuminates and the number of circles increases to the right.
The number of cir cles will increase or decrease depending on the Li-ion battery
conditions. (Motor output is limited if the Li-ion battery temperature is too high
or too low or if the Li-ion battery level is low.)
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT
The warning light will illuminate if there is a malfunction in the following systems:



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Traction motor and inverter system



• Char
ge port or on-board charger



• Li-ion bat
tery system



• C
ooling system



• Shif
t control system



• Emer
gency shut-off system
If the warning light illuminates, contact a Nissan-certified LEAF dealer.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
STARTING/STOPPING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) SYSTEM
It is important to make sure the Nissan Intelligent Key® is with you (that is, in your
pocket or purse).
Confirm the parking brake is applied and push the P (PARK) switch on the shif t lever to place it in the P (PARK) position.
Depress the brake pedal.
Push the po wer switch to start the EV system.
Check that the r eady to drive indicator light
1 illuminates and the start-up
sound is audible.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH
HEADLIGHT CONTROL
Turn the headlight control switch to the
position 1 to turn on the front parking,
side marker, tail, license plate and instrument
panel lights. Turn the switch to the

position 2 to turn on the headlights.
AUTOLIGHT SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The autolight system wil l automatically turn
the headlights on when it is dark and off when it is light. The system will keep
the headlights on for a period of time af ter you turn the ignition off and all doors
are closed.
To activate the autolight system, turn the headlight control switch to the AUTO
position
3 then turn the power switch to ON. To deactivate the autolight
system, turn the headlight control switch to the OFF position, position 1
or position
2.
HIGH BEAM SELECT
With the he adlights turned to the
position
2 or the autolight system
switched to the AUTO position
3, push the headlight control switch forward
4 to select the high beam function. The
blue indicator light will illuminate in the
instrument panel. Pull the headlight switch
back to the original position to select the low
beam. The blue indicator light will extinguish.
Pull and release the headlight control switch
5 to flash the headlight high
beams on and off.
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Check the Li-ion bat tery level and the
estimated driving range shown
on the meter.
TURNING THE EV SYSTEM OFF
Push the P (P ARK) switch on the shif t lever
to place it in the P (PARK) position.
Apply the parking brake.
Push the po wer switch to the OFF position.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety
information, system limitations, and additional operating and
feature information.

For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of
your Owner’s Manual.
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FOG LIGHT SWITCH (if so equipped)
In order to operate the fog lights, you must have
your headlights on with the low beams selected.
Turn the switch (inside collar) to the
position
6 to turn the fog lights on.
Turn the switch (inside collar)
to the OFF position to turn the fog lights off.
LANE CHANGE SIGNAL
Move the lever up or down until the turn signal begins to flash but the lever does not latch to signal a lane change. Hold the lever until the lane
change is completed.
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 automatically
flash three times.
Choose the appropriate method to signal a lane change based on road and
traffic conditions.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual.
WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
Move the lever to one of the following positions to operate the windshield wipers:
1 Mist (MIST) – This is a one-sweep
operation of the front wipers.
2 Intermittent (INT) – Front wipers
operate intermittently by moving the
lever down to the INT position and then
rotating the control ring
3 to increase
or decrease INT wiper speed.
4 Low (LO) – Front wipers operate at a
continuous low-speed.
5 High (HI) – Front wipers operate at a
continuous high-speed.
6 Front washer – Pull the lever toward
you to activate the front washer. The
front wipers will operate several times.
DRIP WIPE
Once the wiper spray cycle is finished, there will be a short delay. Then the wipers will sweep one more time to clear off any remaining drips
from the windshield.
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MIST
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INT
LO
HI
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7 A/C BUTTON
Press the A/C button to manually turn the A/C on or off.
8 DEFROSTING/DEFOGGING FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS
Press the front defroster button to turn the system on. The A/C
automatically turns on when the front defroster mode is selected.
To defog or remove moisture from the front window quickly, press both the
HEAT button 6 and the A/C button 7 while in fresh air mode. The
driving range will be reduced when using this setting.
Set the temper ature control buttons 3 and the fan speed control
buttons
4to their maximum settings.
9 AIR RECIR CULATION BUTTON
Press the air recirculation button to recirculate air inside the vehicle.
The indicator light on the button will illuminate. This system is used to avoid
certain outside odors and to help adjust the inside vehicle temperature
more effectively.
Press the air recirculation button again to turn air recirculation off. This
allows outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to prevent
fogging in the front defroster, floor vent or front defroster/floor vent mode.
The air recirculation mode cannot be activated when the climate control system is in the front defroster mode
or the front defroster and foot
vent mode
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10 REAR WINDOW AND OUTSIDE MIRROR (if so equipped) DEFROSTER SWITCH
Push the rear window and outside mirror (if so equipped) defroster
switch to turn the system on or off.
The rear window defroster automatically turns off af ter approximately 15 minutes.
11 CLIMATE CONTROL TIMER INDICATOR
The climate c ontrol timer indicator light will illuminate when the timer has
been set to operate. The climate control timer may be set to a specific
date and time.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Display screen, heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems
(section 4)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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To store a station in a preset, you must first select a radio band by pressing the FM•AM button
7 or XM button
8 then tune to the desired AM, FM or
satellite radio station using the TUNE/SCROLL knob
3. Next, touch and hold
the desired station preset key until you hear a beep. The channel indicator will
then display, and the sound will resume. Programing is now complete.
7 FM•
AM BUTTON Press the FM• AM button to switch between FM and AM radio screens.
8 XM BUTTON
Press the XM button to display the satellite radio screen.
9 MEDIA BUTTON Press the
MEDIA but ton to switch display options.
10 DISP BUTTON Press the
DISP but ton to turn the display on or off.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
CRUISE CONTROL
The cruise control system enables you to set
a constant cruising speed once the vehicle
has reached 25 mph (40 km/h).
The system wil l automatically maintain the
set speed until you tap the brake pedal,
accelerate, cancel or turn the system off.
To activate the cruise control, push the CRUISE ON/OFF switch
1 on the steering
wheel. The CRUISE indicator light in the instrument panel will illuminate.
To set a cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push the
COAST/SET switch
2 on the steering wheel and release. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain the set speed.
To reset at a faster cruising speed, push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch 3.
When the vehicle attains the desired speed, release the switch.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, push and hold the COAST/SET switch 2.
Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed.
To cancel the preset speed, push the CANCEL switch 4.
To turn off cruise control, push the CRUISE ON/OFF switch 1. The CRUISE
indicator light in the instrument panel will extinguish.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.

For more information, refer to the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your Owner’s Manual.
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HOMELINK® UNIVERSAL TRANSCEIVER (if so equipped)
The HomeLink® Univ
ersal Transceiver can learn and consolidate the functions
of up to three different hand-held transmitters, operating items such as garage
doors, property gates, outdoor and indoor lights or alarm systems.
To program the HomeLink® Universal Transceiver:



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P
osition the handheld transceiver 1-3 in (26-76 mm) away from the HomeLink
surface, keeping the HomeLink indicator light in view.



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Pr
ess and hold the desired HomeLink button and the handheld transmitter
button simultaneously until the HomeLink indicator light flashes slowly and
then rapidly.



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Both but
tons may be released when the indicator light flashes rapidly.
To verify the programing is complete, press and hold the HomeLink button and
observe the indicator light:



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A solid
, continuous light indicates the programing is complete and the
HomeLink button will activate your device.



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A blinking light that turns to a solid
, continuous light af ter 2 seconds indicates
additional steps are required to complete the programing.
An additional per
son may make the remaining steps easier. To complete the
programing process:



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A
t the receiver of the device that you are programing to the HomeLink
button, press and release the learn or smart button (the name may vary by
manufacturer, but it is usually located near where the hanging antenna wire
is attached to the unit). You have approximately 30 seconds to initiate the
following step.



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Pr
ess and hold the programed HomeLink button for 2 seconds and release.
You may have to repeat the previous two steps up to three times to complete the programing process. HomeLink should now activate your device.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Instruments and controls (section 2)” of your Owner’s Manual, the
HomeLink website at www.homelink.com or call 1-800-355-3515.
HOMELINK
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