2018 RENAULT MEGANE Owners Manual

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.

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

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.

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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.
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