2018 RENAULT TWINGO Owners Manual

2.45
Special circumstances
– If the road contours and bends
do not allow you to stay in auto-
matic mode (e.g.: in the mountains),
we recommend that you change to
manual mode.
This will prevent the automatic gear-
box from changing gears repeatedly
when climbing, and permit engine
braking on long descents.
– In cold weather, to prevent the
engine from stalling, wait a few mo-
ments before shifting the selector
lever from position P or N and en-
gaging D or R.
In very cold weather, the system
may prevent the gears from being
shifted in manual mode until the
gearbox reaches the right tempera-
ture.
Parking the vehicle
When the vehicle is stopped, move the
lever to position P while keeping your
foot on the brake pedal: the gearbox is
in neutral and the drive wheels are me-
chanically locked by the driveshaft.
Apply the handbrake.
An impact to the under-
side of the vehicle while
manoeuvring (e.g.: strik-
ing a post, raised kerb or
other street furniture) may result in
damage to the vehicle (e.g.: defor-
mation of an axle).
To avoid any risk of accident, have
your vehicle checked by an ap-
proved Dealer.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (3/4)

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Breakdown of a vehicle with an
automatic gearbox
Please refer to the information on
“Towing” in Section 5.
When setting off, if the lever is locked
in position P, even though you are de-
pressing the brake pedal and pressing
the unlocking button 2, the lever can
still be released manually.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4/4)
Operating faults
When three horizontal bars on the dis-
play 3 come on accompanied by the
warning light
© or ®, this in-
dicates a gearbox fault. Contact an au-
thorised dealer as soon as possible. To do this, unclip the base of the gear
lever
5 starting on the side below the
air conditioning controls. Then raise the
button 6 and simultaneously press the
unlock button 2 on the lever.
For safety reasons, do not
switch off the ignition before
the vehicle has come to a
complete standstill.
5
2
3
6
6
3
Warning light ® re-
quires you to stop immedi-
ately, for your own safety,
as soon as traffic conditions
allow.

3.1
Section 3: Your comfort
Air vents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Manual air conditioning, heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . 3.4
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7
Air conditioning: information and advice on use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 3.11
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
Passenger compartment storage/fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . 3.17
Ashtray, cigarette lighter, accessories socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 3.22
Rear headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23
Rear bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.24
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Rear parcel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Boot storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Transporting objects in the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 3.28
Roof bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Multimedia equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30

3.2
AIR VENTS, air outlets (1/2)
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1 Left-hand side window demister
outlet.
2 Left-hand air vent.
3 Windscreen demisting vents.
4 Centre air vents.
5 Right-hand air vent.
6 Right-hand side window demister
outlet.
7 Passenger footwell heater out-
lets.
8 Control panel
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4

3.3
Side air vents
Air flow
To open air vent 10, press on the air
vent (point 11 ) until it is open as far as
required.
Direction
To direct the air flow, swivel side air
vent 10.
Centre air vents.
Direction
Move cursors 9 to the required position.
AIR VENTS, air outlets (2/2)
10
11
Do not add anything to the
vehicle’s ventilation circuit
(for example, to remove
bad odours).
There is a risk of damage or of
fire.
9

3.4
Switching air conditioning on
or off
The air conditioning is switched on
(warning light on) or off (warning light
off) using button 2.
The system cannot be switched on if
the control 3 is set to “0”.
The air conditioning system is used
for:
– lowering the temperature inside the
passenger compartment;
– eliminating condensation more quickly.
The controls(depending on vehicle)
1 Distribution of air in the passenger compartment.
2 Air conditioning.
3 Adjusting the ventilation speed.
4 De-icing/demisting of the rear screen and, depending on the vehicle, the
door mirrors.
5 Adjusting the air temperature.
6 Air recirculation.
MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING SYSTEM (1/3)
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7
Vehicles fitted with the ECO
mode (switch 7): when activated,
ECO mode can reduce the perform-
ance of the heating and/or air condi-
tioning. Please refer to the informa-
tion on “Driving advice, Eco-driving”
in Section 2.

3.5
Air recirculation is for:
– isolating the vehicle from the exter-
nal atmosphere (driving in polluted
areas, etc.).
– to bring the passenger compartment
to the desired temperature as quickly
as possible.Switching the air
recirculation on
Push the control 6 to the left. In these
conditions, air is taken from the pas-
senger compartment and is recycled,
with no air being taken from outside the
vehicle.
MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING SYSTEM (2/3)
Prolonged use of air recirculation can lead to condensation forming on t\
he side
windows and windscreen, and discomfort due to the use of non-renewed air\
in
the passenger compartment.
We therefore advise you to return to normal mode (external air) as soon\
as the air
recirculation function is no longer required, by pressing the button 6 again.
53124Distribution of air in the
passenger compartment
Turn the control 1 to choose the distri-
bution option.
WThe air flow is directed to the
windscreen and the front side
window demisting vents.
iThe air flow is distributed be-
tween all the air vents, the
front side window demisting vents, the
windscreen demisting vents and the
footwells.
óThe air flow is directed mainly
towards the footwells.
GThe air flow is directed towards
the dashboard air vents and
the front footwells.
JAll the air flow is directed to the
dashboard vents.
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3.6
Note: the air conditioning is not opera-
tional below 2°C.
If you want to shut off the flow of air, set
the control 3 to “0”. The system is de-
activated: the ventilation speed is zero
(vehicle stationary). You can, however,
still feel a slight flow of air when the ve-
hicle is moving.Adjusting the amount of air
blown into the passenger
compartment
Move control 3. The further the control is positioned to the right, the greater the
amount of air blown into the passenger
compartment.
Demisting
To activate demisting, position con-
trols 1 and 3 to position
W, and
control 6 to position
. If demisting
remains incomplete, press button 2 to
use the air conditioning.
4
5
MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING SYSTEM (3/3)
5314Adjusting the air temperatureTurn the control 5 to obtain the desired
temperature. The further towards the
red the slide is, the higher the tempera-
ture will be.
When the air conditioning system is
used for long periods, it may begin to
feel cold. To increase the temperature,
turn the control 5 to the right.
Rear screen de-icing/
demisting
With the engine running, press
button 5. The integrated indicator light
comes on.
This function permits rapid demisting/
de-icing of the rear screen and de-icing
of the door mirrors (on equipped vehi-
cles).
To exit this function, press button 4
again.
Demisting automatically stops.
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6
Prolonged use of position “0” can
lead to condensation forming on the
side windows and windscreen and
problems due to the use of non-re-
newed air in the passenger com-
partment.