Gear Lever; Handbrake; Selecting Reverse Gear - Renault Megane Berline Handbook

GEAR LEVER/HANDbRAkE
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Selecting reverse gear

Vehicles with manual gearbox: follow
the grid drawn on knob 1, and depend-
ing on the vehicle, lift ring against the
gear lever knob to select reverse.
Vehicle with automatic gearbox: 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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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 the rear axle).
To avoid any risk of accident, have
your vehicle checked by an ap-
proved Dealer.

Handbrake

To release:
Pull lever 2 up slightly, press button 3
and then lower the lever to the floor.
To apply:
Pull the lever 2 upwards and make sure
the vehicle is immobilised.
Make sure that the hand-
brake is properly released
when driving (red indicator
light off), otherwise over-
heating, or even damage, may
occur.
When stationary and de-
pending on the slope and/or
vehicle load, it may be nec-
essary to pull up the hand-
brake at least two extra notches and
engage a gear (1 or reverse gear)
st
for vehicles with a manual gearbox
or position P for vehicles with an au-
tomatic transmission.
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