Some things I've been enjoying

[duncan]

The auto lights. I've got them on a few other nsisans too and they are just hassle free. It makes so much sense to have lights that turn themselves on when you need them

The auto wipers. I've never had this before but I've found them excellent (lots of use lately!) The fact the sensitivity is adjustable is surprising and a big bonus as far as I'm concerned.

The key. It took a while to get used to, but now it never leaves (haha) my pocket. Press the door handle to unlock, start button, zoom around, start button again to stop, press door handle to lock again. Really sensible.

And finally, my favourite feature.....the hooning. This car is damn quick around town, nothing sticks with it if I decide to move through traffic. The throttle response is the best of any car I have driven, including a bunch of race cars

[David]

In my quest for Junior member status, here is another post
I love entering a toasty warm car on a cold morning
As the mornings have (finally) got colder and this morning was the coldest so far (in Sydney), being able to switch on the heating from my smartphone 1/2 hour before I leave for work is fantastic. I find by recirculating the air in the car it stays warm for the 20min commute without the need to heat any further , so the battery is not drained

[Jim Hare]

Loving all the same thing Duncan.

Something I have LOVED LOVED LOVED from the start is the little red LED in the ceiling that gently illuminates the controls at night. So sexy!

Question - how do you adjust the sensitivity on the auto wipers? Mine do a single swipe on a sunny day once in a while.

[duncan]

Totally agree David, I noticed our pre-heated car for the first time this morning. We use the timer to have it toasty for 7am each morning.

Jim, that light had been worrying me trying to work out what it was about....should have just looked down to what it was lighting up!

auto wiper adjustment is on the wiper stalk, but I think it is just normal for them to do a dust-induced random sweep every now and then.

BTW, it's not a specific feature....but the car has been an excellent all round daily drive.

[Jim Hare]

Thanks Duncan. Ah, dust sweep huh? That would be fine, just nice to attribute it to something other than the Leaf thinks it's raining on a sunny day!

I'll check out the sensativity and see if it makes a difference. Other than the random sweeps it's been great.

[Phoebe]

Thanks Duncan. I found this adjustment while it was raining hard yesterday and my wipers weren't keeping up. It works well.

[Brian]

Just about says it all

Great logo.

[Phoebe]

Yep, Brian. When I get my printer going again I'll have to print it out and stick it on

[Brian]

Wouldn't it be great if Nissan made such stickers available to us ?

Nissan have made some excellent LEAF ads ; stickers like this would cost them next to nix, and be great marketing.

[duncan]

I just want to add to my Leaf Happy Thread.

How cool is it having a heater that provides full heat from the moment you start the car (or even before if it is plugged in!)

I've been down in Canberra lately with my FFB, it takes 3-5 minutes for the heater tos tart working on a cold morning.....while it doesn't sound like long it feels like forever when it is -5!

I know it's a first world problem, but the Leaf's ability to warm immediately is excellent

[Deleted]

Indeed the autolights are golf-like
Similar to the volt

Not fooled by Mitchell freeway bridges overhead
As in 2011 imiev, Toyota, Lexus and range rover

[ravolt]

Haha- just discovered the auto-lights myself - nice and safe. The kW/km metering is also useful when used in conjunction with the energy monitoring.

[iamlsd]

I found a setting to assign a sound to locations saved in the GPS so when ever we get about 300 metres from home a nice "beachy" sound plays (we live on the coast). Drove my wife crazy until I told her what it was Now she knows what it is she likes and the kids love it.

[Jim Hare]

Wow, that's pretty cool! Maybe I should set it to scream if we're within two blocks of my Mother-In-Law's house!

Just kidding, love my Mummsie in law.

[riddick]

I just realized yesterday that the display screen tells you which door is open/not shut properly. In all the other cars, when transporting family/etc and I saw the 'door ajar' warning on, I had to ask everyone to check which door was left open. In the leaf a little graphic of the car comes up and the door that is not closed properly is drawn on the graphic as open. So I can now just let one of my kids etc know to properly close his door. Lovely :-)

[Deleted]

volt also has that trick as well as golf n probably BMW.
my observation is that the LEAF is a based on the Golf.

[jeffjl]

The way you can fold the wing mirrors in when parked (and on the freeway to reduce drag [not]).

I would have liked them more if they could be set to fold in automatically.

[Jim Hare]

I don't think I would ever want my mirrors to fold automatically! What if I'm looking at them when they disappear?

[Phoebe]

With what the lights and wipers sometimes do automatically for no apparent reason, I agree with you Jim, I'd rather the mirrors stayed put unless I moved them.

[Jim Hare]

I have heard the the phantom wiper sweep is to ensure the sensor is clear or something, which kind of makes sense. The lights have a mind of their own, but usually do the right thing. ;-)

[gabzimiev]

my lancer has fold in mirrors when the car is locked they are in. which makes it really easy to tell from a distance if you've locked the car.

it also has rain sensing wipers which we where told to turn off when not raining as they phantom wipers you've seen can causes scratches to the glass depending on how clean your windscreen is of course.

[Deleted]

I had a golf TDi with autowipers, autolights, electrochromatic rear view mirror, climate control.

went away from that with blumotion golf, flippy rear view mirror, knobs for climate control.

I find it is good to have knobs cos one can go by feel.
unlike touch screens where one has to look.

the volt needs two taps to get to recirculation control.
LEAF and imiev have single physical button.
BMW i3 also seems to have buttons.
Model S is 1 massive touch screen.

imiev's autolights is very sensitive, similar to toyota, lexus, land rover.
Golf, LEAF & Volt's are good.

I'm tempted to go back to VW when the e-Golf comes out.
Robert Llewellyn is a Golf Nut.
The LEAF is based on the Golf I believe.
1 good thing about Golf is that interior lights are all turned off electronically.
with imiev, volt, LEAF, the interior lights can be left on until the 12VDC battery runs out.

The Golf is the benchmark for Hatches.
Everything is in the right places, albeit European controls, ie indicators on the left.

[mike]

My new favorite thing about my Leaf is that it doesn't produce any brake dust. After 3 months and 3000+km, I decided the car needed a wash and polish. Found a lot of discolored OEM factory shipping wax that the dealer missed in the prep process...came off pretty easy with with some petroleum based wax. When I got to the wheels...no hard work at all...didn't need the brush or special cleaner...just wash like the rest of the car. Regen braking is brilliant.

[Phoebe]

Is that why the wheels don't get dirty?