Management - Renault 2000 Megane Technical Note

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244 Coolant temperature sensor (injection and
coolant temperature indication on the
instrument panel).
Three track sensor, two tracks for coolant
temperature information and one track for
indication on the instrument panel.
This system allows the engine cooling fan to be
controlled by the injection computer. It consists of a
single coolant temperature sensor serving injection,
the engine cooling fan, the temperature indicator and
the instrument panel temperature warning light.
DIESEL EQUIPMENT
Coolant temperature management Coolant temperature management
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OPERATION
The injection computer controls, as a function of the
coolant temperature:
– the injection system,
– the engine cooling fan relays:
the fan is kept at a low speed if the coolant
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temperature exceeds 99 ˚C and stops when the
temperature drops below 96 ˚C,
the fan is kept at a high speed if the coolant
!
temperature exceeds 102 ˚C and stops when the
temperature drops below 99 ˚C,
the fan can be controlled by the air conditioning.
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For vehicles without air conditioning, only the low
speed engine cooling fan is operational.
COOLANT TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT
(shared with the injection fault warning light)
The warning light is controlled by the computer.
It is illuminated when the temperature exceeds 120 ˚C.
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