2018 RENAULT MEGANE Owners Manual

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DRIVING POSITION: RIGHT-HAND DRIVE (2/2)
The equipment fitted, described below, DEPENDS ON THE VERSION AND COUNTRY.
16 Control for adjusting steering
wheel height and reach.
17 Engine start/stop button (vehicles
with RENAULT card).
18 Switches for:
– hazard warning lights;
– electric door locking.
19 Gearstick.
20 Storage compartment/cup holders.
21 Main switch for:
– speed limiter;
– cruise control;
– adaptive cruise control.
22 Assisted parking brake control.
23 Multi-Sense control.
24 Accessories and multimedia sock-
ets.
25 Glove compartment
26 Handbrake.
27 Bonnet release control.

1 Air vent.
2 Demister outlet.
3 Passenger Airbag location.
4 Controls for:
– front seat heating;
– activation/deactivation, depend-
ing on the vehicle, of the ECO or
RS Drive mode;
– activation/deactivation of the
parking distance control system;
– activation/deactivation of the
Stop and Start function;
– lane departure warning.
5 Heating or air conditioning con-
trols.
6 Multimedia screen.
7 Multimedia screen controls:
– screen activation/deactivation;
– volume;
– welcome menu;
– driving aids menu;
– settings.
8 Stalk:
– direction indicator lights;
– exterior lights;
– rear fog lights.
9 Cruise control/speed limiter and
adaptive cruise control controls.
10 Instrument panel.
11 Driver Airbag and horn location.
12 Controls

for:
– on-board computer information
read-out and vehicle settings
customisation menu,
– remote radio and navigation
system.
13 Steering column stalk for wind-
screen and rear screen wash/
wiper.
14 Controls for:
– headlight beam height remote
adjustment;
– lighting rheostat for control in-
struments;
– steering wheel heating;
– luggage compartment lid re-
lease;
– unlocking the fuel tank cover.
15 Ignition switch (vehicles with key).

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šSide light warning light
áMain beam headlight tell-
tale
kDipped beam headlight tell-
tale
fRear fog lights tell-tale
Automatic main beam head-
light indicator light
Please refer to the information
on “External signals and lights” in
Section 1.
cLeft-hand direction indicator
tell-tale
bRight-hand direction indica-
tor tell-tale
A
If no lights or sounds are ap-
parent, this indicates a fault
in the instrument panel. This
indicates that it is essential
to stop immediately (as soon as traf-
fic conditions allow). Ensure that the
vehicle is correctly immobilised and
contact an approved Dealer.
Instrument panel A or B: This comes
on when the driver's door is opened.
The © warning light means
you should drive very carefully to
an approved dealer as soon as pos-
sible. If you fail to follow this recom-
mendation, you risk damaging your
vehicle.
Warning light ® re-
quires you to stop immedi-
ately, for your own safety,
as soon as traffic conditions
allow. Switch off the engine and do
not restart it. Contact an approved
Dealer.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
WARNING LIGHTS (1/6)
B
In some cases, the appearance of a
warning light is accompanied by a mes-
sage.

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WARNING LIGHTS (2/6)
MLow fuel level warning light
It lights up orange when the ig-
nition or the engine is switched on then,
depending on the vehicle, goes off after
a few seconds or is displayed in white.
If it comes on orange while driving and
is accompanied by a beep, fill up with
fuel as soon as possible. There is only
approximately 30 miles (50 km) worth
of fuel left.
®STOP light
This lights up when the igni-
tion or engine is switched on and goes
out as soon as the engine is running. It
comes on with other warning lights and/
or messages, and is accompanied by
a beep.
It requires you to stop immediately, for
your own safety, as soon as traffic con-
ditions allow. Switch off the engine and
do not restart it.
Contact an approved Dealer.
ÀOil pressure warning light
It lights up when the ignition or
the engine is switched on and goes off
after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompa-
nied by the
® warning light and
a beep, stop immediately and cut the
ignition.
Check the oil level. If the level is normal,
the indicator light is being lit by some-
thing else.
Call an approved Dealer.
\bWarning light for electronic
stability program ( ESC ) and
traction control system
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
There are several reasons for the warn-
ing light to come on: please refer to the
information on “Driver correction de-
vices and aids” in Section 2.
DBrake circuit fault warning
light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it comes on during braking and is ac-
companied by the
® warning light
and a beep, it indicates that the fluid
level in the circuit is low or that there is
a braking system fault.
Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow
and consult an approved dealer.
ÚBattery charge warning light
It lights up when the ignition or
the engine is switched on and goes off
after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompa-
nied by the
® warning light and a
beep, this indicates an overload or dis-
charge in the electrical circuit.
Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow
and contact an approved Dealer.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.

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xAnti-lock braking warning
light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it lights up when you are driving, it in-
dicates a fault in the anti-lock braking
system.
Braking will then be as normal, without
the ABS. Contact an approved Dealer
as soon as possible.
ÔCoolant temperature warn-
ing light
This lights up red when the ignition is
switched on or the engine is started.
If it turns red, stop and let the engine
idle for a minute or two.
The temperature should drop.
Otherwise, stop the engine. Let the
engine cool down before checking the
coolant.
Contact an approved Dealer.
WARNING LIGHTS (3/6)
UVariable power-assisted
steering warning light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it comes on while driving, alongside
the warning light
®, this means
there is a system fault.
Contact an authorised dealer.
©Warning light
This lights up when the ignition
or engine is switched on and goes out
as soon as the engine is running. It can
light up in conjunction with other warn-
ing lights and/or messages on the in-
strument panel.
It means you should drive very care-
fully to an approved dealer as soon as
possible. If you fail to follow this recom-
mendation, you risk damaging your ve-
hicle.
ÄToxic Fume Filter System
Warning Light
On vehicles which are equipped with it,
this light comes on when the engine is
started and, depending on the vehicle,
when the ignition is switched off if the
vehicle is in the engine standby phase
(refer to the information on the “Stop
and Start Function” in section 2) then
goes out.
– If it lights up continuously, consult your approved dealer as soon as
possible;
– if it flashes, reduce the engine speed until the light stops flashing. Contact
your approved Dealer as soon as
possible.
Refer to the information on “Advice:
antipollution, fuel economy and driving”
in Section 2.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.

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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.
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.
2 Door(s) open warning light
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
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.
Adaptive cruise control
warning light
Refer to the information on “Cruise con-
trol” 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.
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.

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WARNING LIGHTS (5/6)
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
\fFree wheel warning light in
mode ECO
It lights up in mode ECO when the
“Free wheel in mode ECO” is activated
(ON) in the user settings.
The warning light colour is dim when
the vehicle is not while freewheeling.
This warning light is bright when the ve-
hicle is while freewheeling (automatic
neutral).
Please refer to the information on
“Driving advice, ECO-driving” in
Section 2.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.
Mode warning light ECO
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.

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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. If the driver's or front pas-
senger's seat belt (if this seat is occu-
pied) is not fastened as soon as the
vehicle has reached approximately
12.4 mph (20 km/h), it flashes and a
bleep 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.
You can customise your instrument
panel with the content and colours of
your choice.
For vehicles fitted with a navigation
system, refer to the handbook for the
equipment.
For vehicles not fitted with a naviga-
tion system, refer to the information on
“Vehicle settings customisation menu”
in Section 1.
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.
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