2019 NISSAN LEAF steering

not inflate in certain frontal collisions. Ve-
hicle damage (or lack of it) is not always an
indication of proper front air bag operation.
The NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System
monitors information from the crash zone
sensor and the Air bag Control Unit (ACU).
Inflator operation is based on the severity
of a collision and seat belt usage for the
driver. For the front passenger, the occu-
pant classification sensor is also moni-
tored. Based on information from the sen-
sor, only one front air bag may inflate in
a crash, depending on the crash severity.
Additionally, the front passenger air bag
may be automatically turned OFF under
some conditions, depending on the weight
detected on the passenger seat and how
the seat belt is used. If the front passenger
air bag is OFF, the passenger air bag status
light will be illuminated. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Front passenger air bag
and status light” in this section. One front
air bag inflating does not indicate improper
performance of the system.
If you have any questions about your air
bag system, it is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer to ob-tain information about the system. If you
are considering modification of your ve-
hicle due to a disability, you may also con-
tact NISSAN. Contact information is con-
tained in the front of this Owner’s Manual.
When a front air bag inflates, a fairly loud
noise may be heard, followed by release of
smoke. This smoke is not harmful and
does not indicate a fire. Care should be
taken not to inhale it, as it may cause irrita-
tion and choking. Those with a history of a
breathing condition should get fresh air
promptly.
Front air bags, along with the use of seat
belts, help to cushion the impact force on
the head and chest of the front occupants.
They can help save lives and reduce seri-
ous injuries. However, an inflating front air
bag may cause facial abrasions or other
injuries. Front air bags do not provide re-
straint to the lower body.
Even with NISSAN Advanced Air Bags, seat
belts should be correctly worn and the
driver and front passenger seated upright
as far as practical away from the steering
wheel or instrument panel. The front air
bags inflate quickly in order to help protectthe front occupants. Because of this, the
force of the front air bag inflating can in-
crease the risk of injury if the occupant is
too close to, or is against, the air bag mod-
ule during inflation.
The front air bags deflate quickly af ter a
collision.
The front air bags operate only when the
power switch is in the ON position.
Af ter the power switch is placed in the
ON position, the supplemental air bag
warning light illuminates. The supple-
mental air bag warning light will turn off
af ter about 7 seconds if the system is
operational.
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This may be due to the following condi-
tions that may be interfering with the
weight sensors:
• Small adult or child is not sitting upright, leaning against the seatback, and cen-
tered on the seat cushion with his/her
feet comfortably extended to the floor.
• The child restraint is not properly in- stalled, as outlined in the “Child re-
straints” section of this manual.
• An object weighting over 9.1 lbs. (4 kg) hanging on the seat or placed in the
seatback pocket.
• A child restraint or other object press- ing against the rear or the seatback.
• A rear passenger pushing or pulling on the back of the front passenger seat.
pushing or pulling on the seatback of
the front passenger seat.
• Forcing the front seat or seatback against an object on the seat or floor
behind it.
• An object placed under the front pas- senger seat.
• An object placed between the seat cushion and center console. If the vehicle is moving, please come to a
stop when it is safe to do so. Check and
correct any of the above conditions. Re-
start the vehicle and wait 1 minute.
NOTE:
A system check will be performed dur-
ing which the front passenger air bag
status light will remain lit for about
7 seconds initially.
If the light is still OFF af ter this, the small
adult, child or child restraint should be
repositioned in the rear seat and the
vehicle should be checked as soon as
possible. It is recommended that you
visit a NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for
this service.
3. If the light is OFF with no front passenger and no objects on the front passenger
seat the vehicle should be checked as
soon as possible. It is recommended
that you visit a NISSAN certified LEAF
dealer for this service.
Other supplemental front-impact air
bag precautions:
WARNING
• Do not place any objects on the steering wheel pad or on the instru-
ment panel. Also, do not place any
objects between any occupant and
the steering wheel or instrument
panel. Such objects may become
dangerous projectiles and cause in-
jury if the front air bags inflate.
• Do not place objects with sharp edges on the seat. Also, do not place
heavy objects on the seat that will
leave permanent impressions in the
seat. Such objects can damage the
seat or occupant classification sen-
sor (weight sensor). This can affect
the operation of the air bag system
and result in serious personal injury.
• Do not use water or acidic cleaners (hot steam cleaners) on the seat.
This can damage the seat or occu-
pant classification sensor. This can
also affect the operation of the air
bag system and result in serious
personal injury.
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• Immediately af ter inflation, severalfront air bag system components
will be hot. Do not touch them; you
may severely burn yourself.
• No unauthorized changes should be made to any components or wiring
of the supplemental air bag system.
This is to prevent accidental infla-
tion of the supplemental air bag or
damage to the supplemental air bag
system.
• Do not make unauthorized changes to your vehicle’s electrical system,
suspension system or front end
structure. This could affect proper
operation of the front air bag sys-
tem.
• Tampering with the front air bag system may result in serious per-
sonal injury. Tampering includes
changes to the steering wheel and
the instrument panel assembly by
placing material over the steering
wheel pad and above the instru-
ment panel or by installing addi-
tional trim material around the air
bag system. • Removing or modif ying the front
passenger seat may affect the func-
tion of the air bag system and result
in serious personal injury.
• Modif ying or tampering with the front passenger seat may result in
serious personal injury. For ex-
ample, do not change the front seats
by placing material on the seat
cushion or by installing additional
trim material, such as seat covers,
on the seat that is not specifically
designed to assure proper air bag
operation. Additionally, do not stow
any objects under the front passen-
ger seat or the seat cushion and
seatback. Such objects may inter-
fere with the proper operation of the
occupant classification sensor
(weight sensor).
• No unauthorized changes should be made to any components or wiring
of the seat belt system. This may af-
fect the front air bag system. Tam-
pering with the seat belt system
may result in serious personal injury. • It is recommended that you visit a
NISSAN certified LEAF dealer for
work on and around the front air bag
system. It is also recommended that
you visit a NISSAN certified LEAF
dealer for installation of electrical
equipment. The Supplemental Re-
straint System (SRS) wiring har-
nesses* should not be modified or
disconnected. Unauthorized electri-
cal test equipment and probing de-
vices should not be used on the air
bag system.
• A cracked windshield should be re- placed immediately by a qualified
repair facility. A cracked windshield
could affect the function of the
supplemental air bag system.
*The SRS wiring harness connectors are
yellow and orange for easy identifica-
tion.
When selling your vehicle, we request that
you inform the buyer about the front air
bag system and guide the buyer to the
appropriate sections in this Owner’s
Manual.
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2 Instruments and controls
Cockpit........................... .2-3
Instrument panel ......................2-5
Meters and gauges ................... .2-6
Speedometer and odometer ............2-7
Li-ion battery temperature gauge .........2-8
Power meter .......................2-9
Driving range ......................2-10
Li-ion battery available charge gauge ......2-10
Outside air temperature ...............2-13
Clock .......................... .2-13
ECO mode indicator ................ .2-14
e-Pedal system indicator ..............2-14
Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders ......................... .2-15
Checking lights .................... .2-17
Warning lights .................... .2-17
Indicator lights .................... .2-24
Audible reminders ................. .2-27
Vehicle information display ..............2-28
How to use the vehicle information display . . .2-28
Startup display................... .2-29
Settings .........................2-29
Vehicle information display warnings and
indicators ........................2-37 Warning information displays
(models with a Navigation System)
.......2-46
Security systems .................... .2-47
Vehicle security system ...............2-48
NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System .......2-49
Wiper and washer switch ................2-50
Washer operation .................. .2-51
Rear wiper operation ................2-52
Rear window and outside mirror (if so equipped)
defroster switch......................2-53
Headlight and turn signal switch ...........2-53
Headlight switch .................. .2-53
Instrument brightness control ..........2-58
Turn signal switch ................. .2-59
Fog light switch (if so equipped) ...........2-59
Horn ............................ .2-60
ECO switch .........................2-60
Heated seat switches (if so equipped) .......2-60
Heated steering wheel switch (if so equipped) . . .2-62E-call (SOS) button (if so equipped).........2-62
Charge port lid switch ................. .2-63
Immediate Charge switch ...............2-63
Steering Assist switch (if so equipped) .......2-63
Rear Door Alert (if so equipped) ............2-64

1. TRIP RESET switch for twin trip odom-eter (P. 2-6)
— Instrument brightness control switch
(P. 2-58)
2. Headlight, fog light (if so equipped) and turn signal switch
— Headlight (P. 2-53)
— Turn signal light (P. 2-53)
— Fog light (if so equipped) (P. 2-53)
3. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (lef t side)
— Audio control (P. 4-3, 4-46)
— Vehicle information display controls
(P. 2-28)
4. Steering wheel — Power steering system (P. 5-146)
— Horn (P. 2-60)
— Driver's supplemental air bag (P. 1-43)
5. Wiper and washer switch (P. 2-50)
6. Steering-wheel-mounted controls (right side)
— Cruise control switches (if so
equipped) (P. 5-54)
— Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
switches (if so equipped) (P. 5-56)
— ProPILOT Assist switch (if so equipped)
(P. 5-80)
COCKPIT
Instruments and controls2-3

— Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
control (P. 4-3, 4-68)
7. Shif t lever (P. 5-15) — ECO switch (P. 2-60)
— e-Pedal switch (P. 5-22)
8. Console box (P. 2-66)
9. Parking brake (switch type) (if so equipped) (P. 5-19)
10. Tilting steering wheel lever (P. 3-23)
11. Charge port lid switch (P. 3-20) — Immediate charge switch (P. 2-63)
— Heated steering wheel switch (if so
equipped) (P. 2-62)
— Steering Assist switch (if so equipped)
(P. 5-80)
12. Fuse box cover (P. 8-18)
2-4Instruments and controls

• When the currently remaining Li-ion bat-tery level exceeds each percentage level,
the charging time will be displayed as [---].
• When the Li-ion battery was fully charge, all the charging time information will be
displayed as [---].
3The currently selected electrical power
(supplied to the charger).
4The estimated charge level of the Li-ion
battery to be reached when the remaining
charging time has passed.
5The remaining charging time before the
quick charger is shut off.
6The electrical power that is actually sup-
plied while quick charging.
When charging is not performed, pushing
the button on the steering wheel will
switch the display to the [Charge Time
Screen]. Select the electrical power that
you wish to show in the Estimated Charge
Time display.
NOTE:
• While charging, the estimated charging
time is calculated based on the electri-
cal power that is currently being sup-
plied to the charger.
•
The electrical power for the normal
charging is displayed at a fixed value.
Therefore, the displayed electrical power
may differ from the one that is actually
supplied.
• For the quick charging, the electrical
power display will change to the actual
electrical power while charging. If the
charging is stopped or the power sup-
ply is stopped (unplugged, etc.), the dis-
played electrical power returns to the
selected electrical power.
• The displayed charging time on each
percentage level is the current estima-
tion, and the actual charging time will
vary depending on the conditions of the
vehicle or the state of charge.
• Right af ter starting of stopping charge,
the estimated charging time may differ
from the actual charging time. The ac-
tual charging time will be displayed
af ter a period of time.
While charging (quick charge
[if so equipped])
2-12Instruments and controls

12-volt battery charge
warning lightLow tire pressure warning
lightHigh beam indicator light (blue)
orAnti-lock Braking System
(ABS) warning light
Master warning light
(red/yellow)Plug-in indicator light
Approaching Vehicle Sound
for Pedestrians (VSP) OFF
system warning lightPower steering warning lightPower limitation indicator light
Automatic Emergency Brak-
ing (AEB) system warning
light (if so equipped)Seat belt warning lightREADY to drive indicator light
Automatic Emergency Brak-
ing (AEB) with Pedestrian
Detection system warning
light (if so equipped)Supplemental air bag
warning lightSecurity indicator light
WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS
AND AUDIBLE REMINDERS
Instruments and controls2-15