2018 NISSAN LEAF wheel

WARNING
∙ Properly secure all cargo with ropes orstraps to help prevent it from sliding
or shif ting. Do not place cargo higher
than the seatbacks. In a sudden stop
or collision, unsecured cargo could
cause personal injury.
∙ The child restraint top tether strap may be damaged by contact with
items in the cargo area. Secure any
items in the cargo area. Your child
could be seriously injured or killed in a
collision if the top tether strap is
damaged.
∙ Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR or the maximum front
and rear GAWRs. If you do, parts of
your vehicle can break, tire damage
could occur, or it can change the way
your vehicle handles. This could result
in loss of control and cause personal
injury.
LOADING TIPS
∙ The GVW must not exceed GVWR
or GAWR as specified on the F.M-
.V.S.S. certification label.
∙ Do not load the front and rear axle to the GAWR. Doing so will
exceed the GVWR.
WARNING
∙ Properly secure all cargo with ropes or straps to help prevent
it from sliding or shif ting. Do not
place cargo higher than the
seatbacks. In a sudden stop or
collision, unsecured cargo could
cause personal injury.
∙ Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR or the
maximum front and rear
GAWRs. If you do, parts of your
vehicle can break, tire damage
could occur, or it can change the
way your vehicle handles. This
could result in loss of control
and cause personal injury. ∙
Overloading and improper load-
ing not only can shorten the life
of your vehicle and the tire, but
can also cause unsafe vehicle
handling and longer braking dis-
tances. This may cause a prema-
ture tire failure which could re-
sult in a serious accident and
personal injury. Failures caused
by overloading are not covered
by the vehicle’s warranty.
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHTS
Secure loose items to prevent
weight shif ts that could affect the
balance of your vehicle. When the ve-
hicle is loaded, drive to a scale and
weigh the front and the rear wheels
separately to determine axle loads.
Individual axle loads should not ex-
ceed either of the Gross Axle Weight
Ratings (GAWR). The total of the axle
loads should not exceed the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). These
ratings are given on the vehicle cer-
tification label. If weight ratings are
exceeded, move or remove items to
bring all weights below the ratings.
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Technical and consumer information

Do not tow a trailer with your vehicle.
FLAT TOWING
Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground is sometimes called flat towing.
This method is sometimes used when
towing a vehicle behind a recreational ve-
hicle, such as a motor home.
CAUTION
∙ Failure to follow these guidelines canresult in severe transmission damage.
∙ Whenever flat towing your vehicle, al- ways tow forward, never backward.
∙ Never tow your front wheel drive ve- hicle with the front tires on the
ground. Doing so may cause serious
and expensive damage to the
powertrain.
∙ DO NOT tow any continuously variable transmission vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground (flat towing).
Doing so WILL DAMAGE internal trans-
mission parts due to lack of transmis-
sion lubrication. ∙ For emergency towing procedures re-
fer to “Towing recommended by
NISSAN” in the “In case of emergency ”
section of this manual.
Continuously Variable
Transmission
To tow a vehicle equipped with a continu-
ously variable transmission, an appropriate
vehicle dolly MUSTbe placed under the
towed vehicle’s drive wheels. Alwaysfollow
the dolly manufacturer’s recommenda-
tions when using their product. DOT (Department of Transportation) Qual-
ity Grades: All passenger car tires must
conform to federal safety requirements in
addition to these grades.
Quality grades can be found where appli-
cable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature
A
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one
and one-half (1 1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly from
the norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
TOWING A TRAILER
UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
Technical and consumer information10-17

Traction AA, A, B and C
The traction grades, from highest to low-
est, are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades repre-
sent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pave-
ment as measured under controlled
conditions on specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction perfor-
mance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include ac-
celeration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
Temperature A, B and C
The temperature grades are A (the high-
est), B, and C, representing the tire’s resis-
tance to the generation of heat, and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high tem-
perature can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life, and ex-
cessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a
level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Mo- tor Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the mini-
mum required by law.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly in-
flated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combi-
nation, can cause heat build-up and
possible tire failure.
Your NISSAN vehicle is covered by the fol-
lowing emission warranties:
For USA
1. Emission Defects Warranty
2. Emissions Performance Warranty
Details of this warranty may be found with
other vehicle warranties in your Warranty
Information Booklet which comes with
your NISSAN vehicle. If you did not receive a
Warranty Information Booklet, or it is lost,
you may obtain a replacement by writing
to: ∙ Nissan North America, Inc. Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARRANTY
10-18Technical and consumer information

11 Index
A
ActiveRideControl(ARC)..........5-60
Air bag (See supplemental restraint
system) .................... .1-42
Air bag system Front (See supplemental front impact
airbagsystem)..............1-53
Air bag warning labels ............1-63
Airbagwarninglight..........1-63, 2-17
Air bag warning light,
supplemental ..............1-63, 2-17
Air cleaner housing filter ..........8-15
Air conditioner Air conditioner operation ....4-34,4-40
Air conditioner specification label . .10-12
Air conditioner system refrigerant and
oil recommendations ..........10-7
Air conditioner system refrigerant
recommendations ............10-7
Heater and air conditioner .......4-39
Heater and air conditioner
(manual) ..................4-31
Servicing air conditioner ........4-42
Air flow charts .................4-35
Alarm system (See vehicle
security system) ...............2-34
Anchor point locations ...........1-25
Antenna ....................4-64
Antifreeze ....................5-61
Anti-lock brake warning light ........2-11
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-54Audible reminders
..............2-20
Audiosystem.................4-42 AM/FMradio............4-48,4-50
AM radio operation ...........4-50
AMradioreception............4-43
Auxliliary (AUX) devices operation . . .4-52
Bluetooth® audio .............4-59
FM radio operation ............4-51
FMradioreception............4-43
iPod®Player................4-56
iPod® player operation .........4-56
Radio ....................4-42
Steering wheel audio control
switch....................4-63
USB Connections .............4-54
USBinterface...............4-53
Autolightswitch ...............2-42
Automatic Automatic power window switch . . .2-60
Automatic door locks .............3-6
Automatic Emergency Braking
(AEB) ....................2 -11, 5-41
B
Battery..................5-61,8-11 Charge warning light ...........2-12
Battery replacement .............8-21
Keyfob...................8-21
NISSAN Intelligent Key® .........8-21
Before starting the engine .........5-13
Belt(Seedrivebelt)..............8-13
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) ..........5-22Bluetooth® audio
...............4-59
Bluetooth® hands-free phone
system .....................4-68
Bluetooth® connections ........4-84
Connecting procedure .........4-73
Phone indicators .............4-72
Text messaging .............4-80
Booster seats .................1-39
Brake Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ....5-54
Brakefluid..................8-9
Brakelight(Seestoplight).......8-25
B
rakesystem...............5-54
Brakewarninglight............2-11
Brakewearindicators.......2-20,8-17
Parking brake operation .........5-21
Self-adjustingbrakes ..........8-17
Brakeassist................. .5-55
Brakefluid....................8-9
Brakes......................8-17
Brakesystem.................5-54
Break-in schedule ..............5-49
Brightness/contrast button .........4-8
Brightness control Instrument panel .............2-44
Bulb check/instrument panel .......2-11
Bulb replacement ..............8-25
C
Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants....................10-2

Cargocover...................2-53
Cargo (See vehicle loading
information)..................10-13
Car phone or CB radio............4-68
Check tire pressure ..............2-31
Childrestraints........1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-23 LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
forCHildren)System ...........1-23
Precautions on child
restraints.........1-21, 1-28, 1-34, 1-39
Top tether strap anchor point
locations.................. .1-25
Child restraint with top tether strap . . . .1-25
Child safety rear door lock ..........3-6
Chimes, audible reminders .........2-20
Cleaningexteriorandinterior......7-2,7-4
Clockset.....................4-6
Coldweatherdriving.............5-61
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .......................5-15
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ...................8-9
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-15
Transmission shif t selector
lockrelease.................5-18
Control panel buttons .............4-3
Brightness/contrast button .......4-8
Controls Audio controls (steering wheel) .....4-63
Heater and air conditioner controls
(automatic).................4-39
Heater and air conditioner controls
(manual) ...................4-31 Coolant
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-5
Checking engine coolant level ......8-5
Corrosionprotection..............7-7
Cruisecontrol .................5-39
Cupholders...................2-51
Curtain side-impact and rollover
airbag..................... .1-59
D
Daytime Running Light System .......2-43
Defroster switch Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch...........2-40,4-41
Rear window defroster switch . .2-40, 4-33
Dimensions and weights ...........10-9
Dimmer switch for instrument panel . . .2-44
Display......................2-21
Display controls (see
control panel buttons) .............4-3
Door locks ..................3-4,3-5
Door open warning light ...........2-13
Drivebelt.....................8-13
Driving Cold weather driving ...........5-61
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-15
Precautions when starting
anddriving..................5-2
Drivingthevehicle...............5-15 E
Economy - fuel .................5-51
Emergency engine shutoff ..........5-11
Emission control information label . . . .10-11
Emission control system warranty . . . .10-18
Engine Before starting the engine ........5-13
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine coolant .........8-5
Changing engine oil ............8-6
Changing engine oil filter .........8-8
Checking engine coolant level ......8-5
Checking engine oil level .........8-5
Engine compartment check
locations...................8-3
Engine cooling system ..........8-4
Engine oil ...................8-5
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation .............10-6
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-13
Engine oil viscosity .............10-6
Engine serial number ...........10-11
Engine specifications ...........10-8
Starting the engine ............5-14
EventDatarecorders............10-20
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) .......
5-2
Explanation of maintenance items .....9-2
Explanation of scheduled maintenance
items .......................9-5
Extended storage switch ..........2-48
11-2

NISSAN Intelligent Key™............3-2
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System ..................2-36,5-13
O
Octane rating (See fuel octane rating). . .10-5
Odometer ....................2-6
Oil Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants...............10-2
Changing engine oil ............8-6
Changing engine oil filter .........8-8
Checking engine oil level .........8-5
Engine oil ...................8-5
Engine oil and oil filter
recommendation .............10-6
Engine oil viscosity .............10-6
Outsidemirrors................3-28
Overheat Ifyourvehicleoverheats.........6-11
Owner's manual order form ........10-21
Owner's manual/service manual
orderinformation...............10-21
P
Parking Parking brake operation .........5-21
Parking/parkingonhills.........5-52
Personal lights .................2-62
Phone, Bluetooth® hands-free system . .4-68
Power Power door locks ..............3-5 Poweroutlet................2-47
Powerrearwindows...........2-59
Power steering system
..........5-53
Powerwindows..............2-58
Rearpowerwindows...........2-59
Poweroutlet..................2-47
Powersteering.................5-53
Precautions Maintenance precautions .........8-2
On-pavement and off-road
drivingprecautions.............5-7
Precautions on booster
seats............1-21, 1-28, 1-34, 1-39
Precautions on child
restraints.........1-21, 1-28, 1-34, 1-39
Precautions on seat belt usage .....1-10
Precautions on supplemental
restraint system ..............1-42
Precautions when starting
and driving ..................5-2
Programmable features ............4-6
Push starting ..................6-11
R
Radio Car phone or CB radio ..........4-68
FM/AMradio................4-48
Steering wheel audio control
switch....................4-63
Radio frequency remote control Key operation ................3-9
Readiness for inspection maintenance
(I/M) test ....................10-20
RearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA)........5-31 Rearpowerwindows.............2-59
Rearseat.....................1-4
Rearviewmirror................3-28
RearViewMonitor................4-9
Rear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch.............2-40,4-41
Rearwindowdefrosterswitch....2-40,4-33
Rear window wiper and
washer switches
................2-39
Recommended Fluids ............10-2
Recorders EventData................ .10-20
Refrigerant recommendation ........10-7
Registering a vehicle in another
country .....................10-10
Remote Engine Start ..........3-18,5-15
Reporting safety defects (US only) . . . .10-19
Roofrack.................2-54,2-55
S
Safety Child safety rear door lock ........3-6
Childseatbelts......1-21, 1-28, 1-34, 1-39
Reporting safety defects (US only) . .10-19
Seat adjustment Front manual seat adjustment ......1-3
Rear seat adjustment ...........1-4
Seatback pockets ...............
2-49
Seat belt Childsafety................ .1-18
Infants and small children ........1-19
InjuredPerson............... .1-13
Largerchildren.............. .1-19
Precautionsonseatbeltusage.....1-10
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Pregnant women..............1-13
Seat belt extenders ............1-17
Seat belt maintenance ..........1-17
Seatbelts................1-10, 7-6
Shoulder belt height adjustment . . . .1-16
Three-pointtypewithretractor.....1-13
Seat belt extenders ..............1-17
Seatbeltwarninglight.........1-13, 2-16
Seats Adjustment ..................1-2
Frontseats..................1-2
Manual front seat adjustment ......1-3
Rearseat.................. .1-4
Security indicator light ............2-19
Security system (NISSAN Anti-Thef t
System), engine start ..........2-35,5-12
Security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . .2-36, 5-13
Security systems Vehicle security system .........2-34
Self-adjustingbrakes.............8-17
Service manual order form .........10-21
Servicing air conditioner ...........4-42
Shif ting Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) .....................5-17
Shoulder belt height adjustment ......1-16
Side air bag system (See supplemental
side air bag, curtain and rollover air bag
systems) .................... .1-59
Siri® Eyes-Free .................4-65
Spark plug replacement ...........8-14
Spark plugs ...................8-14
Specifications .................10-8
Speedometer ................2-5,2-6
SRS warning label ...............1-63 Stability control
................5-56
Standard maintenance ............9-8
Starting Before starting the engine ........5-13
Jumpstarting.............6-9,8-12
Precautions when starting
anddriving..................5-2
Push starting ................6-11
Starting the engine ............5-14
Starting the engine ..............5-14
Steering Powersteeringsystem..........5-53
Steering wheel .................3-26
Steering wheel audio control switch . . .4-63
Stoplight....................8-25
Storage.....................2-49
Storagetray ..................2-50
Sunvisors....................3-26
Supplemental air bag warning labels . . .1-63
Supplemental air bag warning
light.................... .1-63, 2-17
Supplemental front impact
airbagsystem................ .1-53
Supplemental restraint system Information and warning labels . . . .1-63
Precautions on supplemental
restraintsystem..............1-42
Supplemental restraint system
(Supplemental air bag system) .......1-42
Switch Autolightswitch..............2-42
Automatic power window switch . . .2-60
Foglightswitch..............2-45
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Headlight and turn signal switch ....2-41
Headlightcontrolswitch.........2-41 Instrument brightness control
.....2-44
Power door lock switch ..........3-5
R ear window and outside mirror
defrosterswitch...........2-40,4-41
Rear window defroster switch . .2-40, 4-33
Rear window wiper and
washer switches ..............2-39
Turn signal switch .............2-44
T
Tachometer ...................2-7
Thef t (NISSAN Anti-Thef t System),
engine start ...............2-35,5-12
Thef t (NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer
System), engine start ..........2-36,5-13
Three-waycatalyst...............5-3
Tire Flattire..................6-3,6-3
Spare tire ................6-4,8-37
Tire and Loading Information
label .....................10-12
Tire chains .................8-34
Tire pressure ................8-27
Tirerotation ................8-35
Types of tires ................8-33
Uniform tire quality grading .......10-17
Wheels and tires ...........8-27,10-9
Wheel/tire size ...............10-9
Tire pressure Low tire pressure warning light .....2-13
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).......................5-3
Toptetherstrapchildrestraint.......1-25
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Towing4-wheel drive models ...........6-13
Flattowing.................10-17
Trailertowing ...............10-17
Towingatrailer................10-17
Towingyourvehicle..............6-12
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) fluid ...................8-9
Driving with Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) ............5-15
Travel (See registering a vehicle in
another country) ...............10-10
Trip odometer ...............2-5,2-6
Trunklight....................2-63
Turn signal switch ...............2-44
U
Uniform tire quality grading .........10-17
USB/iPod® Charging Ports .........4-64
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port
(models without Navigation System) . . .4-53
V
Vanitymirror..................3-27
Variable voltage control system ......8-13
Vehicle dimensions and weights ......10-9
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
OFFswitch...................2-47
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system . .5-56
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system . .5-56
Vehicle identification .............10-10 Vehicle identification number (VIN)
. . . .10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(Chassis number) ...............10-10
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
plate.......................10-10
Vehicle immobilizer system ......2-36,5-13
VehicleInformationDisplay.........2-21
Vehicle loading information ........10-13
Vehiclerecovery................6-13
Vehicle security system ...........2-34
Vehicle security system (NISSAN
Anti-Thef t System), engine start . . .2-35, 5-12
Vehicle security system (NISSAN Vehicle
Immobilizer System), engine start . .2-36, 5-13
Vents.......................4-30
Visors ......................3-26
Voice Prompt Interrupt ............4-71
W
Warning Airbagwarninglight........1-63, 2-17
Anti-lock brake warning light ......2-11
Battery charge warning light ......2-12
Brakewarninglight ............2-11
Door open warning light .........2-13
Engine oil pressure warning light ....2-13
Hazard warning flasher switch ......6-2
Lowfuelwarninglight ....2-13,2-15,2-31
Lowtirepressurewarninglight.....2-13
Low windshield-washer fluid
warninglight................2-15
Passenger air bag and status light . . .1-53
Seatbeltwarninglight.......1-13, 2-16 Supplemental air bag
warninglight.............1-63, 2-17
Vehicle security system
.........2-34
Warning/indicator lights and
audible reminders .............2-17
Warning labels (for SRS) ..........1-63
Warning/indicator lights and audible
reminders ....................2-17
Audible reminders .............2-17
Indicatorlights...............2-17
Warninglights................2-17
Warninglights..................2-17
Warning lights, indicator lights and
audible reminders ............0-9,2-10
Warningsystemsswitch...........2-46
Washer switch Rear window wiper and washer
switches ...................2-39
Weights (See dimensions and
weights).....................10-9
Wheels and tires .............8-27,10-9
Wheel/tire size .................10-9
When traveling or registering in
another country ...............10-10
Windows ....................2-58 Locking passengers' windows .....2-59
Powerrearwindows...........2-59
Powerwindows..............2-58
Rearpowerwindows...........2-59
Windshield-washer fluid ...........8-10
Windshield wiper blades ...........8-16
Wiper Rear window wiper and washer
switches ...................2-39
Wiper blades ................8-16
Wiper and washer switch ..........2-37
11-7