2018 NISSAN LEAF warning light

0 Illustrated table of contents
Air bags, seat belts and child restraints..........0-2
Exterior front ....................................0-3
Exterior rear .....................................0-4
Passenger compartment ........................0-5 Instrument panel
................................0-6
Engine compartment check locations ...........0-8
Warning and indicator lights .....................0-9

1. Vents (P. 4-30)
2. Headlight/fog light (if soequipped)/turn signal switch
(P. 2-41)
3. Driver’s supplemental air bag
(P. 1-42)
Horn (P. 2-45)
4. Meters and gauges (P. 2-4) Warning and indicator lights
(P. 2-10)
Trip computer (if so equipped)
(P. 2-9)
Vehicle information display
(if so equipped) (P. 2-21)
5. Wiper and washer switch (P. 2-37)
6. Front passenger airbag status
light (P. 1-42)
7. Center display controls (if so
equipped) (P. 4-2, 4-3, 4-42)
Audio controls (P. 4-2, 4-3, 4-42)
8. Hazard warning flasher switch
(P. 6-2)
9. Center display (P. 4-2, 4-3, 4-42)
10. Passenger’s supplemental air bag
(P. 1-42)
11. Glove box (P. 2-49)
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Warninglight Name Page
or
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS)
warning light 2-11
Automatic Emer-
gency Braking
(AEB) system
warning light (if so
equipped)2-11
or
Brake warning
light
2-11
Charge warning
light2-12
Door open warn-
ing light (if so
equipped) 2-13
Warning
light Name Page
Engine oil pres-
sure warning light 2-13
High temperature
warning light (red)
(if so equipped)2-13
Low fuel warning
light (if so
equipped)2-13
Low tire pressure
warning light
2-13
Low windshield-
washer fluid
warning light (if so
equipped)2-15
Master warning
light (if so
equipped)
2-15
NISSAN Intelligent
Key® warning light
(if so equipped)2-16
Warning
light Name Page
Power steering
warning light 2-16
Seat belt warning
light2-16
Shif t P (Park)
warning light (if so
equipped) 2-17
Supplemental air
bag warning light
2-17
Indicator
light Name Page
CRUISE indicator
light (if so
equipped) 2-17
Engine start op-
eration indicator
light (if so
equipped)2-17
WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS
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1 Safety—Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system
Seats............................................ 1-2Front manual seat adjustment ................1-3
Armrest (driver’s side only) .................... 1-4
Folding rear seat ............................. 1-4
Head restraints/headrests ...................... 1-5
Adjustable head restraint/headrest
components ................................. 1-6
Non-adjustable head restraint/
headrest components ........................ 1-6
Remove.......................................1-7
Removable (without Bose head
restraint/headrest speaker system
only)...........................................1-7
Install ......................................... 1-8
Adjust ........................................ 1-8
Seatbelts ....................................... 1-10
Precautions on seat belt usage ...............1-10
Seat belt warning light ........................ 1-13
Pregnant women ............................. 1-13
Injured persons ............................... 1-13
Three-point type seat belt with
retractor ..................................... 1-13
Seat belt extenders ........................... 1-17Seat belt maintenance
.......................1-17
Child safety ...................................... 1-18
Infants ....................................... 1-19
Small children ................................ 1-19
Larger children ............................... 1-19
Child restraints .................................. 1-21
Precautions on child restraints ...............1-21
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) system ............................ 1-23
Rear-facing child restraint installation
using LATCH ................................. 1-26
Rear-facing child restraint installation
using the seat belts ......................... 1-28
Forward-facing child restraint
installation using LATCH .....................1-30
Forward-facing child restraint
installation using the seat belts ..............1-34
Booster seats ............................... 1-39
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ...........1-42
Precautions on SRS .......................... 1-42
Supplemental air bag warning labels ........1-63
Supplemental air bag warning light ..........1-63

WARNING
∙ Always route the shoulder belt overyour shoulder and across your chest.
Never put the belt behind your back,
under your arm or across your neck.
The belt should be away from your
face and neck, but not falling off your
shoulder.
∙ Position the lap belt as low and snug as possible AROUND THE HIPS, NOT
THE WAIST. A lap belt worn too high
could increase the risk of internal inju-
ries in an accident. ∙ Be sure the seat belt tongue is se-
curely fastened to the proper buckle.
∙ Do not wear the seat belt inside out or twisted. Doing so may reduce its
effectiveness.
∙ Do not allow more than one person to use the same seat belt.
∙ Never carry more people in the vehicle than there are seat belts.
∙ If the seat belt warning light glows continuously while the ignition is
turned ON with all doors closed and all
seat belts fastened, it may indicate a
malfunction in the system. Have the
system checked. It is recommended
that you visit a NISSAN dealer for this
service.
∙ No changes should be made to the seat belt system. For example, do not
modif y the seat belt, add material, or
install devices that may change the
seat belt routing or tension. Doing so
may affect the operation of the seat
belt system. Modif ying or tampering
with the seat belt system may result
in serious personal injury. ∙ Once seat belt pretensioner(s) have
activated, they cannot be reused and
must be replaced together with the
retractor. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN dealer for this service.
∙ All seat belt assemblies, including re- tractors and attaching hardware,
should be inspected af ter any colli-
sion. It is recommended that you visit
a NISSAN dealer for this service.
NISSAN recommends that all seat belt
assemblies in use during a collision be
replaced unless the collision was mi-
nor and the belts show no damage
and continue to operate properly.
Seat belt assemblies not in use during
a collision should also be inspected
and replaced if either damage or im-
proper operation is noted.
∙ All child restraints and attaching hardware should be inspected af ter
any collision. Always follow the re-
straint manufacturer’s inspection in-
structions and replacement recom-
mendations. The child restraints
should be replaced if they are
damaged.
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SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT
Both the driver’s and passenger’s front
seats are equipped with a seat belt warn-
ing light. The warning light, located on the
instrument panel, will show the status of
the driver and passenger seat belt.
NOTE:
The front passenger seat belt warning
light will not light up if the seat is not
occupied.For additional information, refer to “Warn-
ing lights, indicator lights and audible re-
minders” in the “Instruments and controls”
section of this manual.
PREGNANT WOMEN
NISSAN recommends that pregnant
women use seat belts. The seat belt should
be worn snug and always position the lap
belt as low as possible around the hips, not
the waist. Place the shoulder belt over your
shoulder and across your chest. Never run
the lap/shoulder belt over your abdominal
area. Contact your doctor for specific rec-
ommendations.
INJURED PERSONS
NISSAN recommends that injured persons
use seat belts. Check with your doctor for
specific recommendations.
THREE-POINT TYPE SEAT BELT
WITH RETRACTOR
WARNING
∙ Every person who drives or rides in
this vehicle should use a seat belt at
all times.
∙ Do not ride in a moving vehicle when the seatback is reclined. This can be
dangerous. The shoulder belt will not
be against your body. In an accident,
you could be thrown into it and re-
ceive neck or other serious injuries.
You could also slide under the lap belt
and receive serious internal injuries.
∙ For the most effective protection when the vehicle is in motion, the seat
should be upright. Always sit well
back and upright in the seat with both
feet on the floor and adjust the seat
belt properly.
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3. Position the lap belt portionlow and
snug on the hips
Bas shown.
4. Pull the shoulder belt portion toward the retractor to take up extra slack
C.
Be sure the shoulder belt is routed over
your shoulder and across your chest.
The front passenger seat and the rear
seating positions’ three-point seat belts
have two modes of operation: ∙ Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
∙ Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) The ELR mode allows the seat belt to ex-
tend and retract to allow the driver and
passengers some freedom of movement
in the seat. The ELR locks the seat belt
when the vehicle slows down rapidly or
during certain impacts.
The ALR mode (child restraint mode) locks
the seat belt for child restraint installation.
When the ALR mode is activated, the seat
belt cannot be extended again until the
seat belt tongue is detached from the
buckle and fully retracted. The seat belt re-
turns to the ELR mode af ter the seat belt
fully retracts. For additional information, re-
fer to “Child restraints” in this section.
The ALR mode should be used only for
child restraint installation. During nor-
mal seat belt use by an occupant, the ALR
mode should not be activated. If it is ac-
tivated, it may cause uncomfortable seat
belt tension. It can also change the op-
eration of the front passenger air bag.
For additional information, refer to
“Supplemental air bag warning light” in
this section.
WARNING
When fastening the seat belts, be cer-
tain that the seatbacks are completely
secured in the latched position. If they
are not completely secured, passengers
may be injured in an accident or sudden
stop.
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vehicle seat belt (if applicable). Not all
child restraints fit in all types of vehicles.
5. Check to make sure the child restraintis properly secured prior to each use. If
the child restraint is loose, repeat
steps 1 through 4.
REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
INSTALLATION USING THE SEAT
BELTS
WARNING
The three-point seat belt with Auto-
matic Locking Retractor (ALR) must be
used when installing a child restraint.
Failure to use the ALR mode will result in
the child restraint not being properly
secured. The restraint could tip over or
be loose and cause injury to a child in a
sudden stop or collision. Also, it can
change the operation of the front pas-
senger air bag. For additional informa-
tion, refer to “Front passenger air bag
and status light” in this section. For additional information, refer to all Warn-
ings and Cautions in the “Child safety” and
“Child restraints” sections of this manual
before installing a child restraint.
Do not use the lower anchors if the com-
bined weight of the child and the child re-
straint exceeds 65 lbs. (29.5 kg). If the com-
bined weight of the child and the child
restraint is greater than 65 lbs. (29.5 kg), use
the vehicle’s seat belt (not the lower an-
chors) to install the child restraint. Be sure
to follow the child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions for installation.
Follow these steps to install a rear-facing
child restraint using the vehicle seat belts in
the rear seats:
1.Child restraints for infants must be
used in the rear-facing direction and
therefore must not be used in the
front seat. Position the child restraint
on the seat. Always follow the child re-
straint manufacturer’s instructions.
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