Renault Megane (2018 year). Manual

1.2

1  Locks all the opening elements.
2  Unlocks all the opening elements.
3  Ignition and front door key.
5  Locking/unlocking of the boot only.
Remote control with switchblade

key:

4 Locking/unlocking using the switch-

blade key. To release the insert from

its housing, press button 4, it comes

out automatically. Press button 4 and

guide the insert back into its housing.

KEY, RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL: general information

(1/2)

The key must not be used for any

function other than those described

in the handbook (removing the cap

from a bottle, etc.).

Advice
Avoid leaving the remote control in

hot, cold or humid areas.

Driver’s responsibility

when parking or stopping

the vehicle
Never leave an animal,

child or adult who is not self-suffi-

cient alone on 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.
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.

1.3

KEY, RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL: general information

(2/2)

Radio frequency remote

control operating range

This varies according to the surround-

ings: take care not to lock or unlock the

doors by inadvertently pressing the but-

tons on the remote control.
Note: If a door or the boot is open or

not closed properly, the doors and boot

lock/unlock in quick succession.

Interference

Interference by factors in the immediate

vicinity (external installations or the use

of equipment operating on the same

frequency as the remote control) may

affect the operation of the remote con-

trol.

Replacement and additional keys

or remote controls.
You must only contact an approved

dealer:
– If you need to replace a key it will

be necessary to take the vehicle

and all of its keys to an approved

Dealer in order to initialise the

system.

– Depending on the vehicle, you

have the option of using up to

four remote controls.

Remote control unit failure
Make sure that the correct battery

type is being used, and that the

battery is in good condition and in-

serted correctly. These batteries

have a service life of approximately

two years.
Refer to Section 5: “Radio fre-

quency remote control: batteries”

for the battery changing procedure.

1.4

Locking/unlocking only the

boot

Press the button 3.

RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL UNIT: use

The remote control A can be used to

lock or unlock the doors and boot.
It is powered by a battery which must

be replaced (refer to the information on

“Radio frequency remote control: bat-

teries” in Section 5).

Locking the doors

Press locking button 1.

The side indicator lights and hazard

warning lights flash twice to indicate

that the doors have been locked.
If a door or the boot is open or not prop-

erly shut, they will lock and unlock in

quick succession and the hazard warn-

ing lights and indicator lights will not

flash.

Unlocking the doors

Pressing button 2 unlocks the doors

and tailgate.
The side indicator lights and hazard

warning lights flash once to indicate

that the doors have been unlocked.

Note:

With the engine running, the ignition

switched on and in accessories position

(refer to “Ignition switch: vehicles with a

key” in Section 2), the remote control

buttons will be inactive.

Driver’s responsibility when parking or stopping the vehicle

Never leave an animal, child or adult who is not self-sufficient alone on

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.

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather, please remember that the temperature inside

the passenger compartment increases very quickly.

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

1.5

RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL UNIT: deadlocking

Never use deadlocking if

someone is still inside the

vehicle.

If the vehicle is equipped with a dead-

locking function, this allows you to lock

the opening elements and to prevent

the doors from being unlocked using

the interior handles (for example, by

breaking the window and then trying to

open the door from the inside).
To do this, press button 1 twice in quick

succession.
The hazard warning lights and indicator

lights give two slow flashes and three

quick flashes to indicate locking.
Special note: deadlocking is not pos-

sible if the hazard warning lights or the

side lights are lit.

1.6

RENAULT CARD: general information

(1/2)

The RENAULT card is used

for:

– locking/unlocking the doors and tail-

gate (doors, tailgate) and the fuel

filler flap (see the following pages);

– switching on the vehicle lighting re-

motely (refer to the following pages);

– Automatic closing of electric win-

dows and, depending on the vehi-

cle, of the sunroof; please see the in-

formation on “Electric windows” and

“Electric sunroof” in Chapter 3;

– starting the engine; please see the

information on “Starting, stopping

the engine” in Chapter 2.

Battery life

Make sure that the correct battery type

is being used, and that the battery is

in good condition and inserted cor-

rectly. Its service life is approximately

two years: replace it when the mes-

sage “Keycard battery low” appears on

the instrument panel (refer to Section 5

“RENAULT card: battery").

RENAULT card operating

range

This varies according to the surround-

ings. It is important to make sure when

handling the RENAULT card that you

do not lock or unlock the doors by inad-

vertently pressing the buttons.

When the battery is flat, you can

still lock/unlock and start your vehi-

cle. Please see the information on

“Locking and unlocking the doors”

in Chapter 1 and “Starting, stopping

the engine” in Chapter 2.

1  Unlocking the doors and tailgate.
2  Locking all doors and tailgate.
3  Unlocking/locking the boot.
4  Switching on the lighting remotely.

1.7

RENAULT CARD: general information

(2/2)

Advice
Avoid leaving the card in hot, cold or

humid areas.
Do not keep the RENAULT card in

a place where it could be bent or

damaged accidentally, such as in a

back pocket of a garment.

Replacement: need for an

additional RENAULT Card
If you lose your RENAULT card or

require another, you can obtain one

from an approved dealer.
If a RENAULT card is replaced, it

will be necessary to take the vehi-

cle and all of its RENAULT cards

to an approved dealer to initialise

the system.
You may use up to four RENAULT

cards per vehicle.

Distance lighting function

Pressing button 4 switches on the

dipped beam headlights and the inte-

rior lighting for approximately 20 sec-

onds. This can be used, for example,

to identify the vehicle from a distance

when parked in a car park.
Note: Pressing button 4 again switches

off the lighting.

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.

1.8

There are two ways to unlock/lock the

vehicle:

– the RENAULT card in “Hands-free”

mode;

– the RENAULT card in remote con-

trol mode.

RENAULT CARD: use

(1/5)

Do not store the RENAULT card

anywhere it may come into con-

tact with other electronic equipment

(computer, phone, etc.) as this could

hinder its operation.

Using the card in “hands-

free” mode

In “hands-free” mode, it is possible to

lock/unlock the vehicle without using

any of the RENAULT card’s buttons,

as long as the card is within the access

zone 1.
Note: “hands-free” access can be de-

activated from the multimedia screen

(please see the equipment instruc-

tions).

Driver’s responsibility

when parking or stopping

the vehicle
Never leave an animal,

child or adult who is not self-suffi-

cient alone on 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.
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.

1.9

RENAULT CARD: use

(2/5)

Nota: the “hands-free” system may ex-

perience temporary difficulties if one of

the sensors built into the inside of the

door handle is obscured (by dirt, mud,

snow, gritting salt etc.). Clean the sen-

sors. If there is still a problem, contact

an approved dealer.

“Hands-free” unlocking
With the RENAULT card in zone 1,

move your hand behind a handle 2: the

vehicle will unlock. Unlocking is indi-

cated by one flash of the hazard warn-

ing lights and the indicator lights.
Pressing the button 3 unlocks the entire

vehicle and releases the boot.

Remote “Hands-free” locking
With the RENAULT card on you, and

doors and boot closed, move away

from the vehicle: it will lock automati-

cally as soon as you leave the access

zone.
Note: The distance at which the vehicle

locks depends on the surroundings.
To indicate that the vehicle has been

locked, the hazard warning lights and

indicator lights flash once and then light

up for approximately four seconds, and

a beep sounds in confirmation.

1.10

RENAULT CARD: use

(3/5)

“Hands-free” locking using the

sensor 4
If you wish to lock your vehicle while the

card is within range, make sure that the

doors and boot are closed and place

your finger over the sensor 4 on the

driver’s door handle. The vehicle will

lock.
Note: The sensor cannot be used to

lock the vehicle unless the RENAULT

card is within the access zone 1.

If the RENAULT card has been within

range for approximately 15 minutes,

remote locking is disabled.
The vehicle cannot be locked if the card

is within the zone 5.
If the vehicle is unlocked by pressing

the button on the RENAULT card, but

the doors or boot are not then opened;

remote “hands-free” locking is disabled.

Special features of the locking

system
Having locked the vehicle by pressing

the sensor 4, there is a delay of approx-

imately 3 seconds before it can be un-

locked again. During these 3 seconds,

the door handles can be tried to make

sure that the vehicle is locked properly.
If a door is open or not properly closed:

– when locking using the sensor 4,

the vehicle will lock/unlock in quick

succession, but the hazard warning

lights will not flash;

– the vehicle will not lock as you move

away.

1.11

If, while the engine is running, a door

is opened and closed, and the card is

no longer in the zone 5, the message

Keycard not detected indicates that the

card is not inside the vehicle. This will,

for example, prevent you from driving

away after dropping off a passenger

who has kept the card on them.
The warning disappears when the card

is detected again.

Using the card as a remote

control

Unlocking with the card RENAULT

Press button 6. Unlocking is indicated

by one flash of the hazard warning

lights and the indicator lights.

Locking using the RENAULT card

With the doors and boot closed, press

button 7: the vehicle locks. The indi-

cator lights and hazard warning lights

flash twice to indicate that the doors

have locked.

Note: The maximum distance at which

the vehicle locks depends on the sur-

roundings.

Special features

If the a door or the boot is open or not

properly closed, the vehicle cannot be

locked. The vehicle will lock/unlock in

quick succession, but the hazard warn-

ing lights will not flash.

The card buttons are deactivated

when the engine is running.

RENAULT CARD: use

(4/5)

1.12

Locking/unlocking only the

boot

Press the button 8 to lock/unlock the

boot only.

RENAULT CARD: use

(5/5)

Driver’s responsibility when parking or stopping the vehicle
Never leave an animal, child or adult who is not self-sufficient 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 temperature inside

the passenger compartment increases very quickly.
RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

1.13

Never use deadlocking if

someone is still inside the

vehicle.

If the vehicle is equipped with a dead-

locking function, this allows you to lock

the opening elements and to prevent

the doors from being unlocked using

the interior handles (for example, by

breaking the window and then trying to

open the door from the inside).
To do this, press button 1 twice in quick

succession.
The hazard warning lights and indicator

lights give two slow flashes and three

quick flashes to indicate locking.
Special note: deadlocking is not pos-

sible if the hazard warning lights or the

side lights are lit.

RENAULT CARD: deadlocking

1.14

LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS

(1/3)

If the remote control or,

depending on the vehicle, the

RENAULT card does not work

In some cases, the radio frequency

remote control or the RENAULT card

may not work:

– RENAULT card/radio frequency

remote control battery worn or run

flat, vehicle battery flat, etc.

– use of appliances operating on the

same frequency as the card (mobile

phone, etc.);

– vehicle located in a high electromag-

netic radiation zone.

It is then possible:

– depending on the vehicle, use the

radio frequency remote control or

the emergency key integrated in the

card to unlock the front left-hand

door;

– to lock each of the doors manually;

– to use the interior door locking/un-

locking control (refer to the following

pages).

The card’s built-in key

The built-in key 2 is used to lock or

unlock the front left-hand door if the

RENAULT card is not working.

Access with key 2
Slide the rear casing 1 downwards

while pressing on zone A.

1.15

LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS

(2/3)

Using the key integrated in the

RENAULT card
– Insert the tip of the key 2 into the

notch 3 at the bottom of the cover B

on the front left-hand door;

– Move it upwards to remove the

cover B;

– Insert the key 2 into the lock and lock

or unlock the front left-hand door.

Once you are inside the vehicle, put the

key back in its casing in the RENAULT

card.

Locking the doors manually

Turn screw 6 with the door open (using

the end of the key) and close the door.
This means that the doors are then

locked from the outside.
The doors may then only be opened

from the inside or by using the key in

the front left-hand door.

Vehicles with key/remote

control

Using the key
Insert the key 5 into the lock 4 and lock

or unlock the front left-hand door.

1.16

LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS

(3/3)

Interior locking/unlocking

door control

Switch 7 controls the doors, the boot

and the fuel filler flap simultaneously.
If a door or the tailgate is open or not

closed properly, the doors and tailgate

lock/unlock quickly.
If transporting an object with the tail-

gate open, you can still lock the doors:

with the engine stopped, press and

hold switch 7 for more than five sec-

onds to lock the other doors.

Locking the opening

elements without the

RENAULT card or the key

For example, in the event of a dis-

charged battery or the RENAULT card

or key temporarily not working, etc.
With the engine switched off and a

door or tailgate open, press and hold

switch 7 for more than five seconds.
When the door is closed, all the doors

and the tailgate will be locked.
Unlocking the vehicle from the outside

is only possible with the RENAULT card

in the vehicle’s access zone or using

the key.

Door and tailgate status

indicator

When the ignition is on, the indicator

light integrated in switch 7 informs you

of the status of the doors and tailgate:
– indicator light on, the doors and tail-

gate are locked;

– indicator light off, the doors and tail-

gate are unlocked.

When you lock the doors from the out-

side, the indicator light remains lit for a

moment, and then goes out.

Never leave your vehicle

with the key or RENAULT

card inside.

Driver’s responsibility
If you decide to keep the

doors locked when you are

driving, remember that it

may be more difficult for those as-

sisting you to gain access to the

passenger compartment in the

event of an emergency.

1.17

OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS

(1/3)

Opening the doors from the

outside

With the doors unlocked or RENAULT

card on you, hold handle 1 and pull it

towards you.

Opening from the inside

Pull on the handle 2.

As a safety precaution,

the doors should only be

opened or closed when the

vehicle is stationary.

Lights-on reminder buzzer

A warning beep sounds when the driv-

er’s door is opened to warn you that the

lights are still on.

Renault Megane (2018 year). Manual - part 1