2017 NISSAN LEAF instrument panel

1 Power Meter2 Headlight, Fog Light and Turn Signal Switch3 Li-ion Battery Temperature Gauge*4 Vehicle Information Display*5 Driving Range*6 Li-ion Battery Available
Charge Gauge7 Li-ion Battery Capacity Level Gauge
8 Wiper and Washer Switch9 Trip Computer Switches10 Trip/Reset Switch*11 Instrument Brightness
Control Switch*12 Heated Steering Wheel Switch* (if so equipped)13 Charge Timer OFF Switch*14 Charge Connector Lock Switch*15 Charge Port Lid Opener Switch


16 Steering Wheel Switches for Audio Control*/
Bluetooth®/Navigation
(if so equipped)17 Cruise Control/Eco Button18 Power Switch19 Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) OFF Switch*20 Steering Wheel Tilt Adjustment*21 Hood Release*22 Control Panel*

23 Zero Emission Button24 Heater and Air Conditioner (automatic)25 Front Passenger Air Bag Status Light*26 12-Volt Power Outlet*27 USB/iPod® Connector*28 Auxiliary Input Jack*29 Front Heated Seat Switches*30 Electric Shif t Control System
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*See your Owner’s Manual for information.

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If the power limitation indicator light is illuminated, follow the instructions provided on the center display.
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.
CHARGE PORT LID/CHARGE CONNECTOR LOCK SWITCH
To open the charge port lid, do the following:



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Push the char
ge port lid opener switch
1
on the instrument panel, or



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Pr

ess and hold the charge port lid opener
button
2 on the Intelligent Key for more
than 2 seconds.



• When the char
ge port lid springs up slightly,
place your hand underneath the lid and
open it fully.
To close the charge port lid, slowly move the lid down and lock it securely in place.
The normal or trickle char ge connector
can be locked to the normal charge port by
pushing of the charge connector lock switch
3.
There are three different positions of the charge connector lock switch 3:


AUTO – The charge connector is locked while charging is in progress and
unlocked automatically when charging is complete.
L

OCK – The charge connector will remain locked until
(unlock) is selected.



(unlock) – When the switch is placed in the level position, the charge port will
unlock and remain unlocked.
TEMPORARY UNLOCK MODE
When the charge connector lock switch
3 is in the AUTO or LOCK position, the
charge connector lock can be unlocked temporarily with the Intelligent Key or the
charge port lid opener switch
1 on the instrument panel.
Press the charge port lid opener button 2 on the Intelligent Key for more than
1 second or push the charge port lid opener switch
1 on the instrument panel.



• The status indic

ator light flashes three times.



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A beep sounds thr

ee times.



• The char

ge connector lock is unlocked for 30 seconds.
Af ter 30 seconds, the charge connector lock is locked.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “Charging (section CH)”, the “Instruments and controls (section 2)”,
the “Pre-driving checks and adjustments (section 3)” and the “Starting and driving (section 5)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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LI-ION BATTERY CHARGING
Before charging the Li-ion battery, see your Owner’s Manual for detailed warnings
and cautions when charging your battery.
There are three methods available to perform the charge operation: normal charge, trickle charge and quick charge (if so equipped).
NORMAL CHARGE
Perform a normal charge using the charger installed in your home.
It takes approximately 5.5-9.5 hours for the 30 kW/h Li-ion battery (if so equipped) to charge from empty to full with a 6.6 kW charger
(if so equipped).
To charge your vehicle:



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Plac
e the power switch in the OFF position.



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Push the char
ge port lid opener switch located on the instrument panel to the
lef t of the steering wheel.



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Pr
ess the charge port tab and open the cap.



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C
onnect the charge connector
1 to the
charge port 2. When connected correctly,
a beep will sound once.
To stop charging:



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Pr
ess the button
3 on the charge
connector to release the lock and remove
the charge connector from the
charge port.



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Close the char

ge port cap and the charge port lid.
TRICKLE CHARGE
Perform a trickle charge by connecting the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) (if so equipped) to a dedicated 110-120V, 15A power outlet.
It takes approximately 26 hours to charge the 30 kW/h Li-ion battery (if so equipped) from discharged to charged.
To charge your vehicle:



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Plac
e the power switch in the OFF position.



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Push the char
ge port lid opener switch
located on the instrument panel to the lef t
of the steering wheel.



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Pr
ess the charge port tab and open the cap.



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C
onnect the EVSE plug
4 to a dedicated
110-120V, 15A power outlet. The EVSE control
box’s green indicator light
5 will illuminate.



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R

emove the safety cap from the
charge connector.
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
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• Connect the charge connector
6 to the
charge port 2. A beep will sound once.



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If plugging in the EV
SE connector to a power
outlet, attach a string to the control box and
hang it on a hook near the outlet or set it on
a suitable surface
7 off the ground.
To stop charging:



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Pr
ess the button
8 on the charge
connector to release the lock and remove
the charge connector from the charge port.



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Close the char

ge port cap and the charge port lid.



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R

emove the EVSE plug from the power outlet, attach the safety cap to the
charge connector and store it in the case.
QUICK CHARGE (if so equipped)
Perform a quick charge by connecting the charge connector of a quick charger at a charge station to the vehicle.
It takes approximately 30 minutes to charge the Li-ion battery to 80% when the low battery charge warning light illuminates.
To charge your vehicle:



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Plac
e the power switch in the OFF position.



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Open the char
ge port lid by pushing the
charge port lid opener switch located on the
instrument panel to the lef t of the steering
wheel and unlatch the charge port cap
9.



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A

lign the groove of the charge connector
with the groove of the charge port then
insert the charge connector.



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Gr

asp the lock lever and then lock the charge connector.



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F

ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment to start charging. When
the equipment is properly installed and ready to charge, a beep sounds twice
and the charging status indicator light will change.
To stop charging:



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F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment.



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Unlock the char
ge connector and remove it from the vehicle.



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A
f ter closing the charge port cap, close the charge port lid.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional
operating and feature information.
For more information, refer to the “EV overview (section EV)” and the “Charging (section CH)” of your
Owner’s Manual.
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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:



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Pr
ess the
MENU button on the control panel.



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Touch the
“Settings” key on the Launch Bar.



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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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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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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.
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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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USB (Universal Serial Bus) CONNECTION PORT/AUX JACK AND
iPOD® INTERFACE
The USB port
1 and the AUX jack 2 are
located on the instrument panel below the
climate controls.
When a c ompatible USB memory device,
iPod® or auxiliary device is plugged into the
USB port or AUX jack, compatible audio files
stored on the device can be played through
the vehicle’s audio system.
Touch the “USB/iPod” key to view the folder list and track listing, playlist, album artwork, album name, artist and songs.
For a full list of compatible devices, refer to the “Audio system (section 4)” of your
Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
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 and the “Audio system (section 4)” of your Navigation System
Owner’s Manual.
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FIRST DRIVE FEATURES
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