Exterior

Removing forward underbody panel

:Nissan Leaf Raise front of car, either by driving onto ramps or by jacking it up. Unbolt seven 10mm bolts at the front and one 10mm bolt at the back.A cordless screwdriver really speeds up this step; you’ll need the appropriate adapter to out a socket on the screwdriver: Remove six plastic anchor plugs: pry […]

Specs and Info

FAQs

:Nissan Leaf Horn upgrade Adding heated seats Do I have to worry about the Leaf battery pack catching fire? Not according to this article.

Interior

Replacing cabin air filter

By ENIAC, originally posted on posted on mynissanleaf.com. Even though there’s an access panel inside the glove box as well as another access panel underneath, which both pop out without tools, I feel the easiest procedure is to remove the glove box. Here’s why. First the cabin filter cover is very tight and difficult to […]

Interior

Seat Heaters

Parts Needed Tools Needed Installation Process Front Seats Rear Seats Center Console Electrical :Nissan Leaf This upgrade describes how to install seat heaters in your 2011 Nissan Leaf. For background, please see the DIY seat heaters forum thread. The purpose of this page is to collect all of the information needed to install seat heaters, […]

Electrical, Audio, Lights

Carwings protocol

Mobile app proxy User Service Vehicle Service :Nissan Leaf Carwings is the telematics system installed in the Leaf. It has four endpoints, apparently: The cellular modem in your car The data center, operated by Airbiquity The web-based Carwings interface An XML-RPC-like proxy used by the iOS and Android applications Mobile app proxy The mobile app […]

Electrical, Audio, Lights

Replacing the stock horn

Information How-To Method 1: From Underneath Method 2: From Above :Nissan Leaf __toc__ Information Replace the stock horn with aftermarket horns for a more… authoritative, horn sound. For example, PIAA 500Hz/600Hz electric horns, Fiamm El Grande Twin Horns, or Stebel Nautilus Compact Motorcycle Air Horn (115 dB on 12V). (The VSP (Vehicles Sound for Pedestrians) […]

Exterior

Fit information for Yakima roof rack

:Nissan Leaf From mynissanleaf.com forums: Vehicle: NISSAN Leaf Year Range: 2011-2011 Fit Type: Top Factory Rack: Naked Roof Weight Limit: 125 Tower/Attachment: Q Towers Required Accessory: None Crossbar Length: 48″ CrossBars Recommended Fairing: 44″ Fairing Front Clips/Landing Pads: Q116 Rear Clips/Landing Pads: Q116 Notes 82. Any load extending over the leading edge of the windshield […]

Specs and Info

New car delivery checklist

Paperwork to bring Things to check for Post-delivery things :Nissan Leaf List of tips on picking up a new LEAF Interwiki: mnl++: some LEAF-specific tips and some non-LEAF-specific tips. Paperwork to bring In the U.S., when going to pick up your new LEAF, bring: Proof of insurance (may vary by locale). Driver’s license Your CARWINGS […]