Warning, Caution – NISSAN 2012 LEAF - Owner's Manual User Manual

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In case of emergency

thing, immediately flush the con-
tacted area with water.

. Keep the 12-volt battery out of the

reach of children.

. The booster battery must be rated at

12 volt. Use of an improperly rated
battery can damage your vehicle.

. Whenever working on or near a 12-

volt battery, always wear suitable
eye protectors (for example, gog-
gles or industrial safety spectacles)
and remove rings, metal bands, or
any other jewelry. Do not lean over
the 12-volt battery when jump start-
ing.

. Do not attempt to jump start a

frozen battery. It could explode
and cause serious injury.

. Your vehicle has an automatic cool-

ing fan. It could come on at any
time. Keep hands and other objects
away from it.

WARNING

. Always follow the instructions be-

low. Failure to do so could result in
damage to the DC/DC converter and
cause personal injury.

CAUTION

. Do not attempt to perform a jump

start on the 12-volt battery at the
same time that the Li-ion battery is
being charged. Doing so may da-

mage the vehicle or charging equip-
ment and could cause an injury.

. LEAF cannot be used as a booster

vehicle because it cannot supply
enough power to start a gasoline
engine. However, a gasoline engine
vehicle can be used to jump start
LEAF’s 12-volt battery.

1. If the booster battery is in another vehicle

*

B

, position the two vehicles (

*

A

and

*

B

)

to bring their 12-volt batteries into close
proximity to each other.

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