Recent cars have a growing number of options and although they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Nissan Leaf, depending on its options, it can be difficult to understand how to start a Nissan Leaf? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will explain the several techniques to start a Nissan Leaf with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Nissan Leaf with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Nissan Leaf with key?
So we begin our content which aims to learn you how to start a Nissan Leaf, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Nissan Leaf:
- Find the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Nissan Leaf that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to read our content on orange lights on Nissan Leaf to know the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Nissan Leaf starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Nissan Leaf,
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How to start a Nissan Leaf with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Nissan Leaf with key or will describe you how to do it for a Nissan Leaf equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains pretty much the same, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to follow to start your Nissan Leaf with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Nissan Leaf is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Uncover the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Nissan Leaf
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Nissan Leaf
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How do I start a Nissan Leaf without a key?
And finally, we will discover, how to start a Nissan Leaf without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Nissan Leaf is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to carry out:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Nissan Leaf).
There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a Nissan Leaf.
If you have any further questions about the Nissan Leaf, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Leaf category.
