
• The charging status indicator lights illumi-nate in a specific pattern when the Li-ion
battery warmer operates. The charging
status indicator lights use the same pat-
tern to indicate 12–volt battery charging,
Climate Ctrl. Timer operation or Remote
Climate Control operation. The charging
status indicator lights do not change if the
Li-ion battery warmer operates at the
same time as the above features.
•
The temperature in the passenger com-
partment may not be comfortable if enter-
ing the vehicle too soon before or too long
af ter the scheduled time of departure.
• Air conditioning is limited to the capacity of the electric power when the charge
connector is connected. Therefore, the
temperature may not reach the set tem-
perature due to limitations in air condi-
tioning performance, if ambient tempera-
ture is excessively high or low, or if the
charge connector is connected to a 120–
volt plug outlet.
• The Climate Ctrl. Timer operates the cli- mate control function so that a comfort-
able temperature is provided in the pas-
senger compartment at the scheduled time of departure. The climate control is
set to stop at the scheduled time of
departure.
• Depending on the facilities of charging station, there may be time when it is not
available for charging. Confirm the avail-
ability of the charging facility before set-
ting the Climate Ctrl. Timer. Be sure that
the power switch of the charger is turned
on when setting the Climate Ctrl. Timer.
• When the power switch is turned OFF af- ter changing the setting, the new setting
will be applied.
*models with Navigation SystemRemote climate control
This vehicle incorporates a communica-
tion device that is called a TCU (Telematics
Control Unit). The communication connec-
tion between this unit and Nissan Data
Center allows for various remote function
services.
Even when away from the vehicle, climate
control can be started by accessing the
Web Owner Portal using a cellular phone or
a personal computer. When operation is started, or at the set
start time, the Nissan Data Center ac-
cesses the vehicle. When the vehicle re-
ceives a command for remote operation,
the climate control immediately turns ON
and operates for the specified period of
time. Confirmation of the ON/OFF of the
climate control operation can be checked
by accessing the Web Owner Portal, or by
e-mail.
Completing registration for the
NissanConnect® EV and Services is neces-
sary before using the service. For additional
information, refer to the NissanConnect®
Manual (for Leaf ).WARNING
• Radio waves could adversely affect electric medical equipment. For ad-
ditional information, refer to your
electric medical equipment manu-
facturer for the possible effect on
pacemakers before using the re-
mote climate control.
4-44Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems

When installing a CB, ham radio or car
phone in your vehicle, be sure to observe
the following precautions; otherwise, the
new equipment may adversely affect the
EV control system and other electronic
parts.
WARNING
• A cellular phone should not be used for any purpose while driving so full
attention may be given to vehicle
operation. Some jurisdictions pro-
hibit the use of cellular phones while
driving.
• If you must make a call while your vehicle is in motion, the hands free
cellular phone operational mode is
highly recommended. Exercise ex-
treme caution at all times so full at-
tention may be given to vehicle op-
eration.
• If you are unable to devote full at- tention to vehicle operation while
talking on the phone, pull off the
road to a safe location and stop your
vehicle.
CAUTION
• Keep the antenna as far away as possible from the electronic control
modules.
• Keep the antenna wire more than 8 in (20 cm) away from the electronic
control system harnesses. Do not
route the antenna wire next to any
harness.
• Adjust the antenna standing-wave ratio as recommended by the manu-
facturer.
• Connect the ground wire from the CB radio chassis to the body.
• For additional information, it is rec- ommended that you visit a NISSAN
certified LEAF dealer.
WARNING
• Use a phone af ter stopping your ve- hicle in a safe location. If you have to
use a phone while driving, exercise
extreme caution at all times so full
attention may be given to vehicle
operation.
• If you are unable to devote full at- tention to vehicle operation while
talking on the phone, pull off the
road to a safe location and stop your
vehicle.
CAUTION
To avoid draining the vehicle battery,
use a phone af ter the READY to drive
indicator light is on.
CAR PHONE OR CB RADIO BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE PHONE
SYSTEM WITHOUT NAVIGATION
SYSTEM (FOR MODELS WITHOUT
NISSANCONNECT® SYSTEM)
4-68Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems

The hill start assist system automatically
keeps the brakes applied to help prevent
the vehicle from rolling backwards in the
time it takes the driver to release the brake
pedal and apply the accelerator when the
vehicle is stopped on a hill.
Hill start assist will operate automatically
under the following conditions:
• The shif t lever is placed in the D (Drive), Bmode, or R (Reverse) position.
• The vehicle is stopped completely on a hill by applying the brake.
The maximum holding time is 2 seconds.
Af ter 2 seconds the vehicle will begin to roll
back and hill start assist will stop operating
completely.
Hill start assist will not operate when the
shif t lever is placed in the N (Neutral) or P
(Park) position or on a flat and level road.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the Li-ion bat-
tery: Do not store the vehicle in tem-
peratures below -13°F (-25°C) for over
seven days. If the outside temperature
is -13°F (-25°C) or less, the Li-ion battery
may freeze and it cannot be charged or
provide power to run the vehicle. Move
the vehicle to a warm location.
NOTE:
• Connect the charger to the vehicle and
place the power switch in the OFF posi-
tion when parking the vehicle if tem-
peratures may go below -4°F (-20°C). For
models with 40 kWh battery model, this
provides external power to the Li-ion
battery warmer (if so equipped) when it
operates and does not discharge the Li-
ion battery. Vehicle driving range is re-
duced if the Li-ion battery warmer (if so
equipped) operates (Li-ion battery tem-
perature approximately -4°F (-20°C) or
colder) while driving the vehicle. You
may need to charge the Li-ion battery
sooner than in warmer temperatures. •
The Li-ion battery requires more time to
charge when the Li-ion battery warmer
(if so equipped) operates.
•
The predicted charging time displayed
on the meter and navigation system (if so
equipped) increases when the Li-ion bat-
tery warmer (if so equipped) operates.
• Vehicle range may be substantially re-
duced in extremely cold conditions (for
example under -4°F (-20°C)).
• Using the climate control system to
heat the cabin when outside tempera-
ture is below 32°F (0°C) uses more elec-
tricity and affects vehicle range more
than when using the heater when the
temperature is above 32°F (0°C).
• Climate control performance is reduced
when using the Climate Ctrl. Timer or
Remote Climate Control while the Li-ion
battery warmer (if so equipped) oper-
ates (for models with 40 kWh battery
model). Set only the charging timer [End
Time] when charging in cold weather.
The vehicle automatically determines
when to start charging to fully charge
the Li-ion battery, even if the Li-ion bat-
tery warmer operates. Charging ends
before the set end time if the Li-ion bat-
tery is fully charged.
COLD WEATHER DRIVING
5-154Starting and driving

9 Technical and consumer information
Recommended fluids/lubricants and
capacities.......................... .9-2
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations ............9-3
Specifications ........................9-4
Charging system ................... .9-4
Motor .......................... .9-5
Wheels and tires ................... .9-5
Dimensions and weights ...............9-6
When traveling or registering in another
country ........................... .9-7
Vehicle identification ................... .9-7
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate . . . .9-7
Vehicle identification number
(chassis number) ................... .9-7
Traction motor serial number ...........9-8
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S Certification label .......9-8
Emission control information label ........9-8
Tire and Loading Information label ........9-9
Air conditioner specification label .........9-9
Installing front license plate ...............9-9
Vehicle loading information ..............9-10 Terms
.......................... .9-10
Vehicle load capacity ................ .9-10
Loading tips .......................9-12
Measurement of weights ..............9-12
Towing a trailer .......................9-13
Flat towing .........................9-13
Uniform tire quality grading ..............9-13
Treadwear........................9-13
Traction AA, A, B and C ................9-14
Temperature A, B and C ...............9-14
Reporting safety defects ................9-14
Telematics overview (models with Navigation
System) .......................... .9-15
Telematic Control Unit Gen2K .............9-17
Event Data Recorders (EDR) ..............9-19
Additional Data Recording (on vehicles
equipped with optional ProPILOT Assist) . . . .9-20
Owner's Manual/Service Manual order
information .........................9-20
Char ging
information ................. .9-21
Cold tire pressures ................... .9-23

You may notif y NISSAN by contact-
ing our Consumer Affairs Depart-
ment, toll-free, at 1-800-NISSAN-1.
For Canada
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform Trans-
port Canada in addition to notif ying
NISSAN.
If
Transport Canada receives com-
plaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may
request that
NISSAN conduct a recall
campaign. However, Transport Canada
cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or
NISSAN.
You may contact Transport Canada's
Defect Investigations and Recalls
Division toll free at 1-800-333-0510.
You may also report safety defects
online at: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-
cp.aspx?lang=eng (English speakers)
or https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-
cp.aspx?lang=fra (French speakers)
Additional information concerning
motor vehicle safety may be obtained
from Transport Canada's Road Safety
Information Centre at 1-800-333-0371
or online at www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety
(English speakers) or www.tc.gc.ca/
securiteroutiere (French speakers).
To notif y NISSAN of any safety con-
cerns please contact our Consumer
Information Centre toll free at
1-800-387-0122.
In addition to Event Data Recorders (EDRs)
mentioned in this Owner's Manual, this ve-
hicle is equipped with electronic modules
that monitor, control and record data con-
cerning various vehicle systems, including
the motor, batteries, braking and electrical
systems. Other electronic modules record
information concerning driving conditions,
including idling, braking, acceleration, trip
and other related data, information about
your use of the car and its features such as
air conditioner or headlight usage, diag-
nostic trouble codes, vehicle charging, ve-
hicle speed, direction and/or location.
Some of this data is stored by the vehicle for
use during vehicle servicing. Other data con-
cerning your vehicle's operation and perfor-
mance is wirelessly transmitted by cellular
connection through the vehicle onboard
telematics system upon vehicle start-up or
at other intervals to NISSAN. This data may
be used by NISSAN for various purposes, in-
cluding: to provide you with NissanConnect®
EV & Services or NissanConnect® Services
(For additional information, refer to
“NissanConnect® Manual (for Leaf )”.); trouble-
shooting; evaluation of your vehicle's quality,
functionality and performance; analysis and
TELEMATICS OVERVIEW (MODELS
WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM)
Technical and consumer information9-15

research by NISSAN designed to, among
other things, optimize performance of future
electric vehicles including improvements in
future battery life; to offer you new or addi-
tional products or services; and as otherwise
may be required by law. Such data may be
shared with NISSAN's parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, successors or assignees; autho-
rized NISSAN certified LEAF dealers; NISSAN's
marketing partners; your fleet company, if
your vehicle is a fleet vehicle; your rental
company, if your vehicle is a rental vehicle;
and third party service providers such as cel-
lular, information systems and data man-
agement providers.
State and provincial laws allow access and
use of data recorded by vehicle devices
with the consent of the vehicle owner or
pursuant to subscription agreement. While
you are not required to allow such access
and use, if you do not so agree NISSAN may
be unable under applicable law to activate
the vehicle telematics system in your ve-
hicle, and certain features of your vehicle
which are dependent on vehicle telematics
will not operate as intended or designed.
These may include features such as auto-
matic charging station map updates, re-mote battery state of charge check, charg-
ing complete notice, remote plug in
reminder, remote charging on, remote cli-
mate control on, drive route planning, driv-
ing tips to improve range, driving history,
billing simulation, ECO ranking, ECO forest,
maintenance reminders, etc. Other fea-
tures that may be developed and offered
by NISSAN in the future may also not func-
tion without telematics data transmission.
NissanConnect® EV & Services or
NissanConnect® Services telematics ser-
vices are provided by NISSAN pursuant to a
subscription services agreement covering
your vehicle. This agreement is necessary for
all owners. This agreement, and an explana-
tion of its terms and conditions, can be found
at the NISSAN Owner’s Portal webpage. Fur-
ther, the operator of the vehicle must also
touch [OK] on the Navi screen to indicate
assent each time he or she starts the car. If
you decide at any time that you do not want
your vehicle to transmit data to NISSAN, you
can deactivate the telematics account asso-
ciated with this vehicle by canceling the sub-
scription services agreement by visiting the
NISSAN Owner’s Portal Webpage or calling
NISSAN at 1-877-NOGASEV (1-877-664-2738). The service can be reactivated later upon
request if you choose. Simply visit the same
website or call the number above. Alterna-
tively, you can turn off the transmission of
certain categories of data through the use of
settings found in the navigation system un-
der Menu, NissanConnect® EV & Services or
NissanConnect® Services, Vehicle Informa-
tion Sharing with NISSAN. Note, turning off
“Vehicle Information Sharing with NISSAN”
will only disable the automatic sharing of
information at vehicle start-up. Certain cat-
egories of data may still be transmitted if
vehicle telematics features are accessed ei-
ther in the vehicle or remotely.
Your agreement to the transmission and use
of data by NISSAN can be provided in various
ways. The vehicle is equipped with a “pop up”
screen on the vehicle navigation system that
will ask for your consent to this data transfer.
A version of the following message will ap-
pear: “Pursuant to subscription agreement,
your vehicle wirelessly transmits recorded
vehicle data to NISSAN for various purposes,
including NissanConnect® EV & Services or
NissanConnect® Services, product evalua-
tion, research and development. By touching
OK, you consent to the transmission and use
9-16Technical and consumer information

10 Index
1
12-volt battery.................8-12
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ......5-148
ADDITIONAL DATA RECORDING (on vehicles
equipped with optional ProPILOT Assist) . .9-20
Advanced air bag system..........1-49
Air bag system ...........1-49, 1-52, 1-58
Air bag warning labels ............1-61
Air bag warning light ..........1-61, 2-24
Air conditioner ............4-31, 9-3, 9-9
Air conditioner specification label ......9-9
Air conditioning system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........9-3
Alarm, How to stop alarm
(refer to, vehicle security system) ......2-49
Alcohol, drugs and driving ..........5-9
Antenna .....................4-67
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......5-148
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning
light .......................2-18
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) warning
light .......................2-18
Antifreeze ...................5-155
Appearance care ..............7-2,7-4 At home af ter driving
............EV-22
Audible reminders...............2-27
Audio System (models without Navigation
System) .....................4-46
Autolight switch ................2-54
Autolight system ...............2-54
Automatic ....................3-6
Automatic climate control
(models with Navigation System) .....4-38
Automatic climate control
(models without Navigation System) . . .4-35
Automatic door locks .............3-6
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . .5-112
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
with Pedestrian Detection .........5-119
Avoiding collision and rollover ........5-7
B
Battery.........EV-2, 2-8, 2-57, 8-12, 8-22
Battery saver system.............2-57
Before driving your vehicle
(models with navigation system) .....EV-15
Before starting system ............5-14
Blind Spot Warning (BSW) ..........5-37
Bluetooth® hands-free phone system
without navigation system .........4-68
Bluetooth® streaming audio ........4-65Booster seats
.................1-39
Brake.....2-19, 2-20, 5-19, 5-20, 5-146, 5-148, 8-10, 8-17
Brake fluid ...................8-10
Brake precautions ..............5-146
Brake system .................5-146
BRAKE system warning light (yellow) . . . .2-19
BRAKE warning light (red) ..........2-20
Brakes......................8-17
Bulb replacement ...........8-25, 8-26
C
Car phone or CB radio ............4-68
Care of wheels .................7-3
Ceiling light ...................2-74
Changing coolant ...............8-9
Charge .....................2-63
Charge port lid .................3-20
Charge port lid switch ............2-63
Charging . . .CH-2, CH-10, CH-11, CH-17, CH-25, CH-35, CH-38, CH-51, 3-20, 9-4
Charging information .............9-21
Charging methods .............CH-44
Charging related indicator light ......CH-51
Charging related remote function . . . .CH-50
Charging status indicator light ......CH-51
Charging the Li-ion battery ........EV-12

Charging troubleshooting guide.....CH-57
Chassis control ................5-152
Checking ..................2-17, 8-9
Checking bulbs .................2-17
Checking coolant level .............8-9
Child restraints ...........1-21, 1-25, 1-39
Child safety ....................1-18
Child safety rear door lock ...........3-6
Child seat belts .................1-18
Circuit breaker, Fusible link ..........8-20
Cleaning ......................7-3
Cleaning aluminum alloy wheels .......7-3
Cleaning exterior and interior .......7-2,7-4
Climate control .................4-46
Climate control operation ...........4-31
Climate control service ............4-46
Climate control system ............4-31
Climate control system refrigerant and
lubricant recommendations .........4-46
Climate Ctrl. Timer ...............4-41
Clock .......................2-13
Clock setting (models without Navigation
System) .....................4-56
Cold tire pressures ...............9-23
Cold weather driving .............5-154
Console box ...................2-67
coolant ......................8-8
Coolant ....................8-9, 9-2
Cooling system .................8-8
Corrosion protection ..............7-7
Cruise control ..................5-54 Cup holders
...................2-68
D
Defroster switch, Rear window and outside
mirror defroster switch ............2-53
Dimensions and weights ............9-6
Display, vehicle information .........2-28
Door locks ..................3-4, 3-6
Doors .......................3-4
Driving ................5-4, 5-15, 5-154
Driving range ..................2-10
Driving the vehicle ..............EV-18
Driving vehicle ..................5-15
E
e-Pedal......................2-14
e-Pedal system .................5-22
ECO........................2-60
ECO drive report ................5-143
ECO mode ....................2-14
ECO Mode ...................5-142
ECO switch ...................2-60
Efficient use of your vehicle ........EV-23
Electric shif t control system .........5-15
Electronic parking brake ...........5-20
Emergency charge .....CH-11, CH-17, CH-25
Emergency EV (Electric Vehicle)
shut off ...................5-12, 6-3 Emergency shutoff system
.........EV-10
Emission control information label ......9-8
EV Characteristics ..............EV-11
EV system ....................EV-2
EV unique information ............EV-25
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ..........9-19
EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) ....
CH-11, CH-17, CH-25
Exterior appearance care ...........7-2
F
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification label .....9-8
Flashers (Refer to hazard warning flasher
switch) .......................6-2
Flat tire ......................6-3
Flat towing ....................9-13
Floor mat cleaning ...............7-5
Fluid ................8-8, 8-10, 8-11, 9-2
FM/AM/SAT Radio with Compact Disc (CD)
Player.......................4-55
Fog light bulb replacement .........8-26
Fog light switch .................2-59
Fog lights ....................8-26
For Intelligent Key system ...........3-6
Front passenger air bag and status light. . .1-52
Front-seat mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag system ........1-58
Fuses .......................8-18
Fusible links ...................8-20
10-2Index