2016 RENAULT MEGANE Owners Manual

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WARNING LIGHTS (4/6)
ÉPreheating warning light
(Diesel version)
This should come on when the igni-
tion is switched on. It indicates that the
heater plugs are in operation.
It goes out when preheating is com-
plete. The engine can be started.
2 Door(s) open warning light
Š ‰Gear change indicator
This lights up to advise you to
change to a higher gear (up arrow) or
lower gear (down arrow).
Please refer to the information on
“Driving advice, Eco-driving” in
Section 2.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
ÓBrake pedal warning light
This lights up when the brake
pedal should be depressed. Refer to
the information on the “Automatic gear-
box” in Section 2.
Please refer to the information on
“Driving advice, Eco-driving” in
Section 2.
}Handbrake “on” and elec-
tronic parking brake warn-
ing light
Refer to the information on the
“Handbrake” and “Electronic parking
brake” in Section 2.
åAir bag warning light
This warning light will be dis-
played on the instrument panel when
the ignition is switched on or the engine
is started, and will then go out after a
few seconds.
If it does not come on when the igni-
tion is switched on, or comes on when
the engine is running, there is a fault in
the system.
Contact your approved Dealer as soon
as possible.

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WARNING LIGHTS (5/6)
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
Assisted parking brake fault
light
Please refer to the information on the
“Assisted parking brake” in Section 2.
Emergency active brake
assist
Refer to the information on “Driving cor-
rection devices and aids” in Section 2.
\bECO mode warning light
This comes on when ECO
mode is activated.
Please refer to the information on “Eco-
driving” in Section 2.
Tyre pressure monitoring
system
Refer to the information on the “Tyre
pressure monitoring system” in
Section 2.
Rear seat belt reminder (depending
on vehicle)
Warning light
ß comes on, accom-
panied (depending on the vehicle) by
a message indicating the number of
fastened seat belts on the instrument
panel for approximately 30 seconds,
each time the vehicle is started, a door
is opened or a rear seat belt is fas-
tened/unfastened. Check that the rear
passengers are wearing seat belts and
that the number of seat belts shown as
fastened corresponds to the number of
rear seat places occupied.

Engine standby warning
light
Please see information in the para-
graph on “Stop and Start Function” in
Section 2.
Unavailability of engine
standby warning light
Please see information in the para-
graph on “Stop and Start Function” in
Section 2.
ÐÎSpeed limiter warning
lights
Refer to the information on the “Speed
limiter” in Section 2.
ÏΦ Cruise control
warning lights
Refer to the information on “Cruise con-
trol” in Section 2.
\fAdaptive cruise control
warning light
Refer to the information on “Cruise con-
trol” in Section 2.

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WARNING LIGHTS (6/6)
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
On display C
Passenger airbag ON
Please refer to the information
on “Child safety: deactivating/activating
the front passenger airbag” in Section 1.
¹Passenger airbag OFF
Please refer to the information
on “Child safety: deactivating/activating
the front passenger airbag” in Section 1.
ßDriver’s seat belt reminder
and, depending on the vehi-
cle, front passenger seat belt re-
minder.
This lights up when the ignition is
switched on, then, if the driver's or front
passenger's (if this seat is occupied)
seat belt is not fastened and the vehicle
has reached approximately 12.4 mph
(20 km/h), it flashes and a beep sounds
for around 120 seconds.
Note: an object placed on the passen-
ger seat base can activate the warning
light.
C

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (1/6)
Instrument panel A
lights up when the driver’s door is
opened. In some cases, the appear-
ance of a warning light is accompanied
by a message.
On a vehicle equipped with a multifunc-
tion screen you can customise your in-
strument panel with the content and
colours of your choice.
From the multifunction screen, select
the menu “System”, then “User profile”.
Refer to the handbook for the equip-
ment.
Rev counter 1
(graduations x 1000)
Speedometer 2
This is displayed differently according
to how the instrument panel is custom-
ised.
Overspeed buzzer
Depending on the vehicle and coun-
try, a buzzer sounds for approximately
10 seconds every 40 seconds, as long
as the vehicle is travelling in excess of
72 mph (120 km/h).
3
A
Driving style indicator 3
Please refer to the information on “Eco-
driving” in Section 2.
Trip computer and warning system
Refer to the information on the “Trip
computer and warning system” in
Section 1.
1
2

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (2/6)
Fuel gauge 6
If the level is at the minimum, warn-
ing light
M integrated in the indica-
tor comes on orange, accompanied by
a beep. Fill up as soon as possible.
6
Coolant temperature indicator 4
In normal use, indicator 4 should be
before area 5. Under “intensive” oper-
ating conditions, the needle may ap-
proach this zone. This is not serious
unless the warning light
® comes
on accompanied by a message on the
instrument panel and a beep.
4
5

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (3/6)
Instrument panel B
lights up when the driver’s door is
opened. In some cases, the appear-
ance of a warning light is accompanied
by a message.
Rev counter 7
(graduations x 1000)
Speedometer 8
This is displayed differently according
to how the instrument panel is custom-
ised.
Overspeed buzzer
Depending on the vehicle and coun-
try, a buzzer sounds for approximately
10 seconds every 40 seconds, as long
as the vehicle is travelling in excess of
72 mph (120 km/h).
9
B
Driving style indicator 9
Please refer to the information on “Eco-
driving” in Section 2.
Trip computer and warning system
Refer to the information on the “Trip
computer and warning system” in
Section 1.
8
7

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (4/6)
1211
Coolant temperature indicator 10
In normal use, the indicator 10 should
be before the red zone 11. Under “in-
tensive” operating conditions, the
needle may approach this zone. This
is not serious unless the warning light
® comes on accompanied by a
message on the instrument panel and
a beep.
Fuel gauge 12
If the level is at the minimum, warn-
ing light
M integrated in the indica-
tor comes on orange, accompanied by
a beep. Fill up as soon as possible.
10
15
1314
Instrument panel in miles(option to switch to km/h)
Vehicles not fitted with a navigation
system
– With the ignition off, press the OK
button 13 and the engine start/stop
button 15;
– using control 14, select “Settings”,
“Instrument panel”, then the unit;
– Press the OK button 13 to confirm.
To return to the previous mode, repeat
the same operation.
Vehicles fitted with a navigation
system
On the multifunction screen, select
“System” , “User profile” and “Unit”.
Note: In both cases, once the battery
is switched off, the on-board computer
automatically returns to the original unit
of measurement.
Engine oil level low warning
When the engine is started, the instru-
ment panel display alerts you when the
minimum oil level is reached. Refer to
the information on the “Engine oil level”
in Section 4.
The first time the warning appears, it
can be cleared by pressing switch 13
“OK”.
Subsequent warnings will disappear
automatically after around 30 seconds.

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (5/6)
Head-up display 16
The display details driving and navi-
gation information from the instrument
panel and the multifunction screen.
If fitted to the vehicle, this comes on
when the engine is started and is re-
tracted when the engine is switched off.
16You can adjust certain settings from the
multifunction screen: with the engine
running, access menu “System”,
“Display” then “Head-up display”.
Adjusting the display information
height
Depending on your driving position,
you can raise or lower the information
on the display.
Adjusting the display brightness
You can adjust the brightness (day or
night mode)
– automatically : the brightness will
vary depending on the outdoor light.
– manually: the brightness automati-
cally switches with the activation/de-
activation of the lights.
In both cases, the day mode varies
based on the outdoor brightness.
Good information visibility can be af-
fected by:
– the seat position;
– the presence of an object placed
on the opened display;
– the polarisation of some spectacle
lenses;
– extreme weather conditions (rain,
snow, very strong sunlight, etc.).
In the event of contradic-
tory information between
the instrument panel and
the head-up display/multi-
function screen, please refer to the
information displayed on the instru-
ment panel.
Do not manually force the opening/
closure of the head-up display.
For safety reasons, carry
out any adjustments when
the vehicle is stationary.