Renault RAFALE - Starting, Stopping the Engine

STARTING, STOPPING THE ENGINE
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160 - Driving
Starting
The card must be in the detection zone
1 .
To start:
To start: in P position, press the brake
pedal, press button 2 , then release the
brakepedaloncetheenginehasstart-
ed. On E-Tech full hybrid vehicles, the
READYmessageilluminatesonthein-
strumentpanelalongwithasoundsig-
nal. The message disappears when
thevehiclespeedisaboveapproxi-
mately 3 mph (5 km/h).
Before carrying out any
operation in the engine
compartment, you must
switch off the ignition.
Special features
– If one of the conditions required for
starting is not met, the "Press brake
pedal + START" or "Set gearbox to P"
messageisdisplayedontheinstru-
ment panel;
– in some cases it is necessary to
movethesteeringwheelwhilepress-
ing the start button 2 to help unlock
thesteeringcolumn–inthiscase
theTurnsteeringwheel+START"
message will inform you.
Depending on the vehicle,
you may have a digital key
that offers all the functions
of the card.
However, if a card has been left
inside the vehicle and the doors
have been locked with a digital
key, all of the card's functions will
be inhibited.
For further information, please
see the "Digital key" section 🡺58.
Note:
– theengineunitwillswitchoffauto-
maticallyafterapproximately15min-
utesifthevehiclehasremainedsta-
tionary and the driver's seat belt has
not been fastened. If necessary, you
can restart the engine by pressing the
button 2 once.