NISSAN 2012 LEAF - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 273)

6-10 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.