Renault Megane Electric (2022 year). Manual in english

CARDS: general information (1/3)

The card is used for:

card operating range

- locking/unlocking of opening ele-

This varies according to the environ-

ments

(doors, luggage compart-

ment: take care not to accidentally lock

ment) and folding out or in of front

or unlock the vehicle by inadvertently

door handles;

pressing the buttons on the card.

- the unlocking of the charging flap

Note: if a door or the boot is open or not

➥ 1.8;

properly shut, locking is not carried out.

- switching on the vehicle lighting re-

A beep sounds and the hazard warning

motely (refer to the following pages);

lights and side repeaters do not flash.

- automatic remote closing of the elec-

tric windows ➥ 1.33;

- automatic remote opening of the

electric windows ➥ 1.33.

Battery life

1 Unlocking the doors and luggage

Make sure that the correct battery type

compartment.

is being used, and that the battery is in

2 Locks all the opening elements.

good condition and inserted correctly.

3 Unlocking/locking the boot.

Its service life is approximately two

years: it should be replaced when the

4 Switching on the lighting remotely.

message “Keycard Battery Low” ap-

pears on the instrument panel ➥ 5.14.

When the battery is flat, you can still

lock/unlock and start your vehicle.

➥ 2.2 ➥ 1.33 ➥ 5.14.

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CARDS: general information (2/3)

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-

Advice

trol.

Avoid leaving the card in hot, cold or

Driver’s responsibility

humid areas.

when parking or stopping

Do not keep the card in a place

the vehicle

where it could be bent or dam-

Never leave an animal,

aged accidentally, such as in a back

child or adult who is not self-suffi-

pocket of a garment.

cient alone in your vehicle, even for

a short time.

Distance lighting function

They may pose a risk to themselves

or to others by starting the engine,

Pressing button

4 switches on

the

activating equipment such as the

dipped beam headlights and the exte-

electric windows or locking the

rior lighting for approximately 20 sec-

doors, for example.

onds. This can be used, for example,

Replacement: need for an

to identify the vehicle from a distance

additional card

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,

please remember that the tempera-

when parked in a car park. Pressing

If you lose your card or require an-

ture inside the passenger compart-

and holding the 4 button for approxi-

other, you can obtain one from an

ment increases very quickly.

mately two seconds activates the exte-

authorised dealer.

rior lighting and a sound is emitted.

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS

If a card is replaced, it will be neces-

INJURY.

Note: pressing button 4 again switches

sary to take the vehicle and all its

off the lighting.

cards to an approved Dealer to ini-

tialise the system.

You may use up to four cards per

vehicle.

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CARDS: general information (3/3)

Fitting a strap 7

Insert the hand strap into the 8 com-

ponent and pass the end of the strap

Slide the rear casing

5 downwards

through the buckle.

while pressing on zone A.

Position the strap at the 6 opening and

close the cartridge.

Note: check that the diameter of the

strap cord 7 will fit the opening 6.

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“HANDS-FREE” CARD: use (1/5)

Deactivating/activating the

“hands-free” mode

Depending on the vehicle, you can de-

activate/activate unlocking when ap-

proaching and locking when moving

away from the vehicle.

You can also disable/activate the sound

signal that is emitted upon locking when

Driver’s responsibility

moving away from the vehicle ➥ 1.108.

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.

There are two ways to unlock/lock the

They may pose a risk to themselves

vehicle:

or to others by starting the engine,

activating equipment such as the

- “hands-free”, when approaching and

electric windows or locking the

moving away from the vehicle;

doors, for example.

- using the card in remote control

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,

mode.

please remember that the tempera-

ture inside the passenger compart-

ment increases very quickly.

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS

INJURY.

Do not store the card anywhere it

may come into contact with other

electronic equipment

(computer,

phone etc.) as this could hinder its

Never leave your vehicle

operation.

with the card inside.

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“HANDS-FREE” CARD: use (2/5)

Hands-free unlocking, when

Remote “Hands-free” locking

If the card has been within the detection

area 1 for approximately 15 minutes,

approaching the vehicle;

With the card on you, doors and lug-

remote locking is disabled. To lock the

With the card in access zone 1, the ve-

gage compartment door closed, move

vehicle, press button 3 on the card.

hicle will unlock.

away from the vehicle: it will lock auto-

matically once you have left the access

The vehicle cannot be remotely locked

The front handles are folded out and

if the card is within the area 2.

zone 1. The front handles are folded in

the hazard lights and side repeaters

and the hazard lights flash twice then

flash once to indicate that the doors

remain illuminated for about four sec-

have unlocked and, on some vehicles,

onds, a beep sounds to indicate that

the door mirrors fold out automatically.

the doors have locked and, on some

vehicles, the door mirrors fold in auto-

matically.

Note: the distance at which the vehicle

locks depends on the surroundings.

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“HANDS-FREE” CARD: use (3/5)

Special features of the

Special features relating to

unlocking system

“hands-free” locking

Under certain circumstances, approach

After locking in “hands-free” mode, you

unlocking is deactivated:

have to wait approximately three sec-

onds to be able to unlock the vehicle

- after eight days of no use of the vehi-

again. During these three seconds, the

cle;

door handles can be tried to make sure

- if the card remains close to the 1

that the vehicle is locked properly.

area of the vehicle for approximately

Note: if a door or the boot is open or not

five minutes after the vehicle has

properly shut, locking is not carried out.

been locked;

A beep sounds but the hazard warning

- after several passes in the vicinity of

lights and side repeaters do not flash.

the 1 area of the vehicle and without

the door being unlocked.

Press the luggage compartment open-

“Hands-free” unlocking

ing button 4 or use the card as a remote

by opening the luggage

control (see following pages) to unlock

compartment

the vehicle and reactivate “hands-free”

mode.

With the card in the area 1 and the ve-

hicle locked, pressing the 4 button un-

locks the entire vehicle.

The front handles are folded out and

the side indicator lights and hazard

warning lights flash once to indicate

that the doors have unlocked.

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“HANDS-FREE” CARD: use (4/5)

Locking using the card

With the doors and boot closed, press

button 3: the vehicle locks.

The front handles fold in and the hazard

lights and side repeaters flash twice

to indicate that the doors have locked

and, on some vehicles, the door mirrors

fold in automatically.

Depending on the vehicle, pressing the

button 3 twice locks the vehicle. Press

and hold the 3 button to close the front

and rear windows.

Note:

- the maximum distance at which the

Using the card as a remote

vehicle locks depends on the sur-

If, while the engine is running, a door

roundings;

is opened and closed, and the card is

control

no longer in the zone 2, the message

- if a door or the boot is open or not

Unlocking with the card

“Keycard Not Detected” indicates that

properly shut, locking is not carried

the card is not inside the vehicle. This

Press button 5.

out. A beep sounds but the hazard

will, for example, prevent you from driv-

warning lights and side repeaters do

The front handles are folded out and

ing away after dropping off a passenger

not flash.

the side indicator lights and hazard

who has kept the card on them.

warning lights flash once to indicate

The warning disappears when the card

that the doors have unlocked.

is detected again.

The card buttons are deactivated

when the engine is running.

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“HANDS-FREE” CARD: use (5/5)

Unlocking the charging cord

Press button 5 to unlock the charging

cable from the vehicle.

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.

Locking/unlocking only the

They may pose a risk to themselves

or to others by starting the engine,

boot

activating equipment such as the

Press the button 6 to lock/unlock the

electric windows or locking the

boot only.

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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CARD: deadlocking

To activate deadlocking

Press button 2 twice in quick succes-

sion.

The hazard lights and side repeaters

flash twice slowly and flash three

times quickly to indicate that the doors

are locked and, depending on the ve-

hicle, the door mirrors fold in automat-

ically.

To deactivate deadlocking

Unlock the vehicle using button 1 on

the card.

The hazard warning lights flash once to

If the vehicle is equipped with a dead-

indicate that the doors have been un-

locking function, this allows you to lock

locked.

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).

Never use deadlocking if

someone is still inside the

vehicle.

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OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS (1/3)

Opening the doors from the

When the vehicle is unlocked, a few

Rear doors

minutes after exiting the vehicle or if

outside

With the doors unlocked, slide your

the ignition is on, slight pressure on the

hand into the handle 3 and pull towards

Front doors

handle 1 fold out the handles electri-

you.

cally.

The front doors are equipped with han-

dles that fold out and in automatically

Once deployed, the handles fold in au-

according to the vehicle status:

tomatically after about 3 minutes if no

action is performed on the opening el-

- when unlocking the vehicle, the han-

ements.

dles fold out to allow access to the

vehicle;

The handle can be brought out man-

ually as well as electrically To do this,

- when locking the vehicle, the han-

move the lock cover 2 and grip the

dles fold in;

end A of the handle 1 with your finger.

As a safety precaution,

- above 3 mph (5 km/h), the handles

the doors should only be

fold in;

opened or closed when the

- when reversing, the handles fold in.

vehicle is stationary.

1.30

OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS (2/3)

Opening from the inside

When driving, the handles fold away

Door/tailgate open buzzer

automatically:

Pull handle 4.

- as soon as the vehicle speed ex-

When stationary, the 

7 warning

From inside the vehicle, the front exte-

ceeds around 3 mph (5 km/h);

light indicates when an opening ele-

rior handles can be folded out:

ment (door, luggage compartment or

- when reversing.

- by opening a door;

charging flap) is open or not properly

closed. The warning light 5 indicates

- by pressing the central locking button

Lights-on reminder buzzer

that the door or the boot is open or not

once when the vehicle is locked or

properly closed.

twice when it is unlocked.

A warning beep sounds when the driv-

er’s door is opened to warn you that the

When the vehicle reaches a speed of

lights are still on.

approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), the



7 and 5 warning lights and are

accompanied by a message 6 indicat-

ing that the opening element is open or

not properly closed.

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OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS (3/3)

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.

Special note

They may pose a risk to themselves

or to others by starting the engine,

Once the engine has been switched off,

activating equipment such as the

the lights and accessories (radio, etc.)

electric windows or by locking the

will continue to operate until the driver’s

doors.

door is opened.

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,

please remember that the tempera-

Child safety

ture inside the passenger compart-

To make it impossible for the rear doors

ment increases very quickly.

to be opened from the inside, move the

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS

lever 8 and check from the inside that

INJURY.

the doors are securely locked.

1.32

LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS (1/3)

If the card does not work:

In certain cases, the card may not

work:

- when the card battery is drained, flat

battery etc;

- due to the use of electronic devices

near to the remote control

(e.g.

mobile telephone);

- vehicle located in a high electromag-

netic radiation zone.

It is then possible:

- to use the key that is built into the

card;

- to lock each of the doors manually;

The card’s built-in key

- to use the interior door locking/un-

The integrated 2 key is used to lock or

locking control (refer to the following

unlock the front left-hand door if the

pages).

card does not work.

Access with key 2

Slide the rear casing

1 downwards

while pressing on zone A.

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LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS (2/3)

Using the key integrated in the card

Locking the doors manually

Move the lock cover 3 by pressing the

Turn screw 4 with the door open (using

left part and insert the 2 key into the lock

the end of the key) and close the door.

and lock or unlock the driver’s 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.

1.34

LOCKING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS (3/3)

Door and tailgate status

Locking the doors without

indicator

the card

When the ignition is on, the 5 switch

For example, in the event of a dis-

warning light indicates the locking

charged battery or the card temporarily

status of the opening elements:

not working, etc.

– indicator light on, the doors and tail-

With the engine switched off and an

gate are locked,

opening (door or boot) open, press

and hold the switch 5 for more than five

- indicator light off, the doors and tail-

seconds.

gate are unlocked.

When the door is closed, all the doors

If the ignition is off, when you lock the

and tailgate will be locked.

doors the warning light remains lit for

some time before disappearing.

Note: unlocking the vehicle from the

outside is only possible with the card in

the vehicle’s access zone or using the

Interior locking/unlocking

key integrated in the card.

door control

Switch 5 simultaneously controls the

doors and the tailgate.

If a door or the tailgate is open or not

Never leave your vehicle

closed properly, the doors and tailgate

with the card inside.

lock/unlock quickly.

If transporting an object with the tail-

gate open, you can still lock the doors:

with the ignition off, press and hold

Driver’s responsibility

After locking/unlocking the vehi-

switch 5 for more than five seconds to

cle using the buttons on the card,

If you decide to keep the

lock the other opening elements.

remote locking and hands-free un-

doors locked when you are

locking are deactivated.

driving, remember that it

may be more difficult for those as-

To reactivate the “hands-free” mode:

sisting you to gain access to the pas-

restart the vehicle.

senger compartment in the event of

an emergency.

1.35

AUTOMATIC LOCKING WHEN DRIVING

NB: if a door is opened or closed, it

Operating faults

will automatically lock again when the

If you experience an operating fault

vehicle reaches a speed of 6 mph (10

(no central locking, the indicator light 1

km/h).

does not light up when trying to lock the

doors and luggage compartment etc.),

Activating/deactivating the

make sure that central locking has not

been deactivated by mistake and check

function

that the doors and luggage compart-

To activate: with the vehicle station-

ment are properly closed. If they are

ary and the engine running, press the 1

properly closed, contact an approved

switch for at least five seconds until a

dealer.

beep sounds.

To deactivate: with the vehicle station-

ary and the engine running, press the 1

switch for at least five seconds until you

hear two beeps.

Operating principle

The function can also be activated and

After the vehicle is started, the system

deactivated via the multimedia screen

automatically locks the doors when you

(depending on the vehicle) ➥ 1.108.

are driving at approximately 6 mph (10

km/h) and over.

The door can be unlocked:

- by pressing the central door unlock-

ing switch 1;

- at a standstill, by opening a front

Driver’s responsibility

door from inside the vehicle.

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 pas-

senger compartment in the event of

an emergency.

1.36

FRONT HEADRESTS

To raise the headrest

Raise it to its highest position (tilt the

seatback backwards). Press button 2

and lift the headrest to release it.

To refit the headrest

Check that the headrest rods are

clean 3.

Insert the headrest rods into the holes 1

(tilt the seatback backwards). Lower

the headrest until it locks and press

button 2 to adjust to the desired height.

Check that each rod 3 on the seatback

is securely locked.

To raise the headrest

Pull the headrest upwards to the de-

sired height. Check that it is correctly

locked.

To lower the headrest

Press button 2 and guide the headrest

down to the desired height. Check that

The headrest is important

the bonnet is correctly locked.

for safety. Ensure that it is in

place and in the correct po-

sition: the top of the head-

rest should be as close as possible

to the top of the head and there must

be a minimal distance between the

head and the headrest A.

1.37

FRONT SEATS WITH MANUAL CONTROL (1/2)

To raise or lower the seat

base

Move lever 3 as many times as neces-

sary upwards or downwards.

To tilt the seatback

Lift handle 4 as far as possible and tilt

the seatback to the desired position.

Release the handle at the desired po-

sition and make sure that it is locked.

After making adjustments,

make sure that the seat-

To move the seat forwards or

backs are correctly locked

back

in place.

Lift handle 1 to release. Release the

handle at the desired position and

make sure that it is locked.

For safety reasons, carry

out any adjustments while

the vehicle is stationary.

Adjusting the lumbar support

We would advise you not to recline

on the driver’s seat

the seatbacks too far to ensure that

(depending on the vehicle)

the effectiveness of the seat belts is

Push the 2 switch forwards or back-

not reduced.

wards to adjust the lumbar pad.

Nothing should be placed on the

floor area in front of the driver as

such objects may slide under the

pedal during braking manoeuvres,

thus obstructing its use.

1.38

FRONT SEATS WITH MANUAL CONTROL (2/2)

“Favourites” function

Depending on the vehicle, by pressing

the steering wheel control 6, you can

activate the heated seats according to

the stored use settings that you have

previously defined.

For more information on programming

this function, please refer to the multi-

media instructions.

Heated seats

- a third press decreases the heating

to minimum power. One integrated

Depending on the vehicle, with the ig-

warning light comes on;

nition on, you can activate the heated

seats via the multimedia screen 5:

- a fourth press turns the heating off.

In order to avoid unnecessary energy

- pressing the ð

pictogram on the

consumption, the heated passenger

required seat for the first time ac-

seat can be deactivated automatically

tivates the heating system at maxi-

in the absence of an occupant.

mum power. Three integrated switch

warning lights come on;

- a second press decreases the heat-

ing to medium power. Two integrated

warning lights come on;

1.39

FRONT SEATS WITH ELECTRIC CONTROL (1/2)

On vehicles that are equipped, the

Adjusting the seat position

switch 1 can be used to access the

To move the seat forwards or back

“Seats” menu on the multimedia screen

(see following pages).

Move switch 4 forwards or backwards.

For safety reasons, carry

To raise or lower the seat base

out any adjustments when

the vehicle is not being

Adjusting the seatback

Move the back of switch 4 up or down.

driven.

To tilt the seatback, move the top of

We would advise you not to recline

switch 2 forwards or backwards.

the seatbacks too far to ensure that

the effectiveness of the seat belts is

Adjusting the lumbar support

not reduced.

on the driver’s seat

No object should be placed on the

Move the switch 3 forwards, back-

floor

(in front of the driver). such

wards, up or down.

objects may slide under the pedals

during sudden braking manoeuvres

and obstruct their use.

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FRONT SEATS WITH ELECTRIC CONTROL (2/2)

“Favourites” function

Depending on the vehicle, by pressing

the steering wheel control 6, you can

activate the heated seats according to

the stored use settings that you have

previously defined.

For more information on programming

this function, please refer to the multi-

media instructions.

Heated seats

- a third press decreases the heating

to minimum power. One integrated

Depending on the vehicle, with the ig-

warning light comes on;

nition on, you can activate the heated

seats via the multimedia screen 5:

- a fourth press turns the heating off.

In order to avoid unnecessary energy

- pressing the ð

pictogram on the

consumption, the heated passenger

required seat for the first time ac-

seat can be deactivated automatically

tivates the heating system at maxi-

in the absence of an occupant.

mum power. Three integrated switch

warning lights come on;

- a second press decreases the heat-

ing to medium power. Two integrated

warning lights come on;

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