Add Cruise Control/Eco Button to 2013 Leaf S

[billaz]

Hey Guys,

I am a new Leaf owner and am expecting my Leaf to arrive this Saturday. One thing I noticed is that I am missing the cruise control and eco buttons on the steering wheel. Does anyone know if this is something I could add to my Leaf? Perhaps order the parts and install myself? I only ask because that was the case with my base model 2014 Kia Soul. All I had to do was buy the actual buttons and a new harness to plug into the clockspring and I had successfully added cruise control. Would be really awesome to achieve the same thing here.

Thanks,

-Billaz

 

[LeftieBiker]

No, I'm afraid it wouldn't work that way. There is a topic on that here and it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to add cruise control to an S.

 

[keydiver]

I posted an easy way to test to see whether the VCM in your S model has the required software, but so far no one has tried it:
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=14805&start=10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[billaz]

Thanks guys. Yeah I think I may take apart the steering wheel when I get it to see what we are working with. I am really hoping this works out like my Kia Soul. All i needed was the steering wheel buttons and a new wire harness. I just hate when companies remove cruise control for marketing reasons. :evil:

 

[BrockWI]

If you get it to work, please post back here. It's the #1 reason (granted there are others) that we will turn the Leaf back in at the end of the lease. I never knew how much I used it

 

[LeftieBiker]

I suppose that I should be grateful for the lack of cruise control, as this is what made me refuse an S for my lease, resulting in me getting an SV with the hybrid heater.

 

[BrockWI]

I suppose that I should be grateful for the lack of cruise control, as this is what made me refuse an S for my lease, resulting in me getting an SV with the hybrid heater.

My reason number 2 to turn it in the end of the lease

 

[mbender]

In case this isn't common knowledge for those who read this, cruise control is now standard across all "models". Came just in time (2015MY) for me to get an 'S' and save a little '$'.

Good timing, Leftie! ;-)

 

[FalconFour]

Thought I'd post here to increase some exposure to the topic at hand. I've taken what seems to be the first baby-step towards bringing cruise to the S, but I hit a bit of a stumbling block as the information shown in the previous thread doesn't match the VCM behind the glove compartment. I'm a bit concerned that (A) I have no way of knowing what the pin signals are, as I don't have access to 2013 LEAF service docs... and (B) I wouldn't be able to add the missing pin (wire) to the connector block as I have *no god given idea* what type of connector that is.

The other thread is here: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=14805&p=430280#p430280 and I hope keydiver is still around - I know I tend to come and go here for months at a time :lol: