Renault MEGANE - Conditions for Starting the Engine; STARTING, STOPPING the ENGINE: Vehicle with Card; “Hands-Free” Starting with the Tailgate Open

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ENG_UD62539_2
Démarrage, arrêt moteur : véhicule avec carte (BFB - KFB - Renault)
STARTING, STOPPING THE ENGINE: vehicle with card (1/3)
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.
“Hands-free” starting with
the tailgate open
In this case, the card should not be lo-
cated in the luggage compartment, to
prevent the risk of loss.
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1
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;
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.