Gear Lever/Handbrake - Renault MEGANE User Manual

GEAR LEVER/HANDBRAKE

Gear lever
Selecting reverse gear
Vehicle with manual gearbox: Follow
the grid marked on knob 1 and, depend-
ing on the vehicle, lift the ring against
the knob to engage reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic gear-
box: refer to the information on the
"Automatic gearbox" in Section 2.
The reversing lights will come on as
soon as reverse gear is selected with
the ignition on.
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Handbrake
To release:
Pull the lever 3 up slightly, press
button 2 and then lower the lever to the
floor.
The red warning light
1
strument panel will remain on, accom-
panied by the message "Parking brake
2 on" and a beep if you are driving with an
incorrectly released handbrake.
3
An impact to the under-
side of the vehicle while
manoeuvring (e.g.: strik-
ing a post, raised kerb or
other street furniture) may result in
damage to the vehicle (e.g.: defor-
mation of an axle).
To avoid any risk of accident, have
your vehicle checked by an ap-
proved Dealer.
To apply:
Pull lever 3 upwards. Check that the
vehicle is immobilised. The warning
light
come on.
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on the in-
heating, or even damage, may
occur.
brake at least two extra notches and
engage a gear (1
for vehicles with a manual gearbox
or position P for vehicles with an au-
tomatic gearbox.
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on the instrument panel will
Make sure that the hand-
brake is properly released
when driving (red indicator
light off), otherwise over-
When stationary, and de-
pending on the slope and/or
vehicle load, it may be nec-
essary to pull up the hand-
or reverse gear)
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