2012 NISSAN LEAF - NISSAN Intelligent Key®

NISSAN Intelligent Key® and Locking Functions

With the NISSAN Intelligent Key® in your pocket or purse, you can lock or unlock the doors and the hatch, as well as start the vehicle.

To unlock the vehicle, push the Request Switch on any door handle. That door will now unlock. Push the switch again within one minute to unlock all doors, including the rear hatch. To lock your vehicle, push any door handle's Request Switch once, after all doors have been closed. The hatch unlocks when you unlock the vehicle. To open, push the OPENER switch under the handle and pull up on the hatch. These lock and unlock functions are operational when the Intelligent Key is within about 2 ½ feet of the corresponding request switch.

The Intelligent Key is also equipped with a remote system for operating door locks. It is possible to lock and unlock the vehicle using your Intelligent Key from outside the vehicle, at a distance of up to 33 feet. To lock doors, press the LOCK button. Your hazard warning lights will flash twice, your horn will beep once, and you'll know that all doors are locked. To unlock the doors, press the UNLOCK button. The hazard warning lights will flash, and the driver's door will unlock. Press again within one minute to unlock all doors and the rear hatch. When the UNLOCK button on the Intelligent Key is pressed, all doors will automatically relock within one minute unless any door is opened, or you push the POWER switch.

If you are near your vehicle and feel threatened, press this PANIC ALARM button for more than one second. The panic alarm will sound and the headlights will stay on for 25 seconds. To turn OFF the panic alarm, press any button on the Intelligent Key. Please Note: If using the PANIC ALARM button to turn OFF the alarm, the button must be pressed for more than one second.

When you have to leave a key with a parking valet, you can remove the Mechanical Key, which is concealed inside your Intelligent Key and keep it with you to protect your belongings. To remove the Mechanical Key, release the LOCK knob on the back of your Intelligent Key and pull the key out. Next, use your Mechanical Key to lock the glove box. Then give the Intelligent Key to the valet and keep the Mechanical Key with you. Your belongings in the glove box will now be secure while you are away from the vehicle.

You may also use your Mechanical Key to lock or unlock the driver's door or all doors from outside the vehicle. To lock the vehicle, turn the key toward the front of the vehicle. To unlock a door, turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle one time. That door will now unlock. To unlock all doors and the rear hatch, turn the key to the neutral position, then turn toward the rear again within five seconds.

You can lock and unlock all doors by pushing one of the POWER DOOR LOCK switches, located on the driver's and front passenger's doors. When locking doors this way, be certain not to leave the key inside the vehicle. You can also lock and unlock a door using the INSIDE LOCK KNOB found on the inside of each door.

Please Note- To prevent accidentally locking your key inside the vehicle, your Intelligent Key has lockout protection. If you attempt to lock your vehicle with a POWER DOOR LOCK switch while any door is open and the Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle, it will unlock all doors immediately and sound a warning chime as soon as you close the door.

Your Intelligent Key can also be used to adjust the hazard indicator and horn beep features. Please refer to your Owner's Manual for complete information on adjusting these features.

The Intelligent Key contains sensitive electrical components. Please avoid these circumstances that could affect its operation:
-Avoid dropping or striking it against another object.
-Keep away from water.
-Keep away from computers, cell phones, TVs and audio equipment with magnetic fields.
-Avoid using a key chain that contains a magnet.