Nissan 2016 Leaf - 5 Starting and driving

5 Starting and driving
Precautions when starting and driving ...........5-2
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .......5-2
Avoiding collision and rollover ..............5-5
Off-road recovery .....................5-6
Rapid air pressure loss ..................5-6
Drinking alcohol/drugs and driving ...........5-7
Push-button power switch..................5-7
NISSAN Intelligent Key® system ............5-7
Operating range for EV start function .........5-8
Power switch operation .................5-9
Power switch positions .................5-10
Emergency EV shut off .................5-10
NISSAN Intelligent Key® battery discharge .....5-10
Before starting the EV system ...............5-11
Starting the EV system ...................5-11
Driving the vehicle......................5-12
Electric shift control system ..............5-12
Parking brake ........................5-15
Cruise control ........................5-16
Precautions on cruise control .............5-16
Cruise control operation ................5-17
Increasing power economy ................5-18
Parking/parking on hills ...................5-18
Power steering system ...................5-19
Brake system.........................5-20
Brake precautions ....................5-20
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ...........5-22
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system .........5-23
Hill start assist system ...................5-24
Cold weather driving ....................5-25
Freeing a frozen door lock ...............5-26
Antifreeze .........................5-26
12-volt battery ......................5-26
Draining of coolant water................5-26
Tire
equipment ......................5-26
Special winter equipment ...............5-26
Driving on snow or ice .................5-26
Freeing a frozen charge port lid ............5-27