Starting, Stopping The Engine: Vehicle With Card; Conditions For Starting The Engine; “Hands-Free” Starting With The Tailgate Open - Renault MEGANE Vehicle User Manual

STARTING, STOPPING THE ENGINE: vehicle with card

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Conditions for starting the
engine
The card must be inserted in detection
zone 1.
To start:
– vehicles with an automatic gearbox,
place the lever in position P, depress
the brake pedal and press button 2;
– vehicles with a manual gearbox,
depress the brake or clutch pedal
and press the button 2. If a gear is
engaged, the vehicle may only be
started by depressing the clutch
pedal.
Special features
– If one of starting conditions is not ap-
plied, the message "Press Brake +
START" or "Press clutch + START"
or "Select Gearbox Position "P"" is
displayed on the instrument panel;
– in some cases, it will be necessary
to move the steering wheel whilst
pressing the start button 2 to help
unlock the steering column; the
message "Turn Steering Wheel +
START" will warn you of this;
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"Hands-free" starting with
the tailgate open
In this case, the card should not be lo-
cated in the luggage compartment, to
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prevent the risk of loss.
Driver's responsibility
when parking or stopping
the vehicle
Never leave an animal,
child or adult who is not self-suffi-
cient alone in your vehicle, even for
a short time.
They may pose a risk to themselves
or to others by starting the engine,
activating equipment such as the
electric windows or locking the
doors, for example.
Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,
please remember that the tempera-
ture inside the passenger compart-
ment increases very quickly.
RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS
INJURY.
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