Renault MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET Handbook page 198

OPeratIng Faults
On the road
The steering column remains
locked.
Coolant boiling in the coolant
reservoir.
Smoke under the bonnet.
The oil pressure warning light
comes on:
while cornering or braking
is slow to go out or remains lit
under acceleration
White smoke from the exhaust.
5.30
(3/5)
POssIBle causes
Steering wheel locked.
Mechanical fault: damaged cylin-
der head gasket.
Short-circuit or cooling system
leak.
The level is too low.
Loss of oil pressure.
This is not necessarily a fault.
Smoke may be caused by regen-
eration of the particle filter.
what tO DO
Move the steering wheel while pressing the engine
start button (please refer to Section 2 "Starting/stop-
ping the engine").
Stop the engine.
Contact an approved dealer.
Stop, switch off the ignition, stand away from the ve-
hicle and contact an approved dealer.
Top up the engine oil level (refer to the information
on "Engine oil level: topping up/filling" in Section 4).
Stop the vehicle and contact an approved dealer.
Please refer to the information on "Special features
of diesel versions" in Section 2.