NISSAN 2012 LEAF - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 158)

Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
off indicator light
This light illuminates when the Vehicle Dynamic
Control (VDC) switch is pushed to OFF. This
indicates that the VDC system is not operating.
See “Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system” in
the “5. Starting and driving” section.
AUDIBLE REMINDERS
Key reminder chime
A chime will sound if the driver’s side door is
opened while the power switch is pushed to the
ON or ACC position.
Make sure that the power switch is pushed to
the OFF position, and take the Intelligent Key
with you when leaving the vehicle.
Light reminder chime
The light reminder chime will sound when the
driver side door is opened with the light switch
in the
or position, and the power
switch in the ACC, OFF or LOCK position.
Turn the light switch off when you leave the
vehicle.
Brake pad wear warning
The disc brake pads have audible wear warn-
ings. When a brake pad requires replacement, it
will make a high pitched scraping sound when
the vehicle is in motion. This scraping sound will
first occur only when the brake pedal is
depressed. After more wear of the brake pad,
the sound will always be heard even if the brake
pedal is not depressed. Have the brakes
checked as soon as possible if the warning
sound is heard.
Electric parking brake reminder
chime
The electric parking brake reminder chime will
sound in the following conditions:
. The electric parking brake reminder chime
will sound if the vehicle is driven at more
than 2 MPH (3 km/h) with the electric
parking brake applied without seat belt
fastened. Stop the vehicle and release the
electric parking brake.
. When the electric parking brake switch is
pulled or pushed while driving.
. When the electric parking brake is applied
and the vehicle moves backward or forward
the chime will sound.
Seat belt warning chime
The seat belt warning chime will sound for about
6 seconds unless the driver’s seat belt is
securely fastened.
12-volt battery charge warning
chime
If the 12-volt battery charge warning light
illuminates, the chime will sound when a warning
message is displayed on the dot matrix crystal
display on the lower display.
When the chime sounds, immediately stop the
vehicle in a safe location and push the P position
switch on the selector lever and apply electric
parking brake. The 12-volt battery charge
warning light turns off on the lower display and
the chime will stop when the parking brake is
applied or the vehicle is placed in the P (Park)
position. Contact a NISSAN certified LEAF
dealer for support. For details of the meter
warnings, see “12-volt battery charge warning
light” earlier in this section.
Electric shift control system remin-
der chime
If an improper shift operation is performed, for
safety reasons a chime will sound and at the
same time, depending on the conditions, the
operation will be cancelled or the shift position
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